>> every saturday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> a big vote in the senate on the keystone xl pipeline. but in washington appearances may be more important than the actual outcome. >> it's necessary to have the resources in place in advance of any announcement of the grand jury's decision. >> missouri's government explains his order to call out

the national guard while announcing the city's underlying problems. and why science and security experts are keeping watch on a mysterious russian satellite. >> this is al jazeera america i'm tony airries. we begin in washington where senators are voting on a bill to move forward in construction of the controversial keystone xl pipeline. mike viqueira join us from capitol hill. this comes several hours of rather lively debate in this issue. >> that's right. it comes after six years of an approval process that is still ongoing in battle in the senate.

it appears at this point mary landrieu might be one vote shy. she has 59 senators in approval of the pipeline, and this has become a big cause for arkansas and louisiana states, that are likely to see a change it has been a battle all day long and largely been democrat versus democrat.

>> we don't have to be dictated to by russia or china. we can also create jobs not just in the u.s. but mexico. >> the ceo of the pipeline company said that it needs 50 permanent jobs when you could have so many more millions of jobs if you embrace clean energy. >> so right at this moment the vote started five minutes ago as we came on the air. we'll know 15 minutes or two whether the effort to go around president obama and the approval process is going to be successful. >> what might we expect the president to do with it. >> it's complicated on this when you throw in the run off sheets. s she's way often, and it's

unlikely this will help her in any way they'll veto this, it will need 67 senators to override this senator. right now they're stuck on 59. but keep in mind republicans take over in january. we're still in a lame duck-democratically controlled senate right now. >> thank you. >> canada has been keeping a close eye on the debate in washington. that's because transcanada corporation wants to transport oil to refineries along the gulf coast.

>> canada hopes to tripp its production in 125 years. just beneath the ground here in northern alberta. that's why the transcanada pipeline company has been seeking approval for more than six years. >> there is a great deal of continental security by connecting that supply and demand, but it does far more than bringing security. it brings jobs and economic benefits. >> tens of thousand was jobs in construction alone the company claims but that's not enough, says activists, to offset the oil production and reaction on climate change. they hope to delay the final u.s. decision on the line. in canada there has been less opposition but they welcome the push back south of the record.

>> more americans than ever are aware of this project. people are talking about it, and that's a democratic process under way. >> they will keep expanding in years to come. so far the country's unprecedented lobbying in washington keystone xl haven't paid off. that's why recent development developments in congress are being watched here by supporters and opponents alike. >> it may take another year or two. at the end of the day the keystone line will go through for sure. >> they feel the government has not been doing enough on climate change. it's a very rather feeling that a decision is loafer due, long

over due. >> five israelis were killed, and four of them held dual citizenship. president mahmood abbas condemned the attack, but the u.s. i israel is vowing to respond. >> i will deal harshly for this. we won't accept this. we will win. we'll maintain la law and order on the streets of jerusalem. those who carried out the attack will be destroyed. i'll strengthen the security on the streets of jerusalem against attacks and also its defense. >> nick schifrin is in jerusalem for us. he joins us live. what is the latest?

>> you just heard prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowing to revenge the attacks. they'll punish those throwing rocks and even their parents in attempts to restrict the violence, but it will be very difficult as this lone wolf attack really expands and violence expands and tension that we've been talking about for weeks begins to boil. >> 3,000 people all of them men are feared could trigger violence. they carry the bodies of jewish worshipers through the streets, towards the synagogue that just hours before was the scene of a shoot out. police heard multiple shots, and inside signs of a massacre,

pools of blood where victims were stabbed or shot. an invite actual object for observing jews once worn by the victim and a torah once held by the victim. this was not any attack. it was a place of worship, committed by two cousins yielding butcher knives and guns. the attacked after 7:00 tonight it was clearly designed to inflict as much damage as possible. >> more than a decade ago he moved back to israel from the united states. he took this photo, one of the victims right after he was stand. >> the first one was right outs. it was pointing nowhere. it was all over.

>> one resident wails a prayer to protect israel. others call for revenge. at the same time five miles away in a palestinian neighborhood, protesters. his cousin picks through his bedroom. >> every day they raid neighborhoods. they beat us day. every day they arrest people. >> and every day there is death and grief. the same group said that it carried out today's attack. last night they filled his grave with dirt. tonight jewish mourners fill today's victims graves with dirt. last night palestinians morers prayed in their east jerusalem

cemetery. tonight jewish mourners prayed at their west jerusalem syste cemetery. >> there have been at least six attacks in jerusalem, around jerusalem, and the occupied west bank. there has been so much tension in the last few weeks. six is high, even four this high time of tension a sign that the violence will likely decrease. >> nick schifrin for us in injuries recommend. this morning's incident is the latest in a string of lone wolf attacks. now in juvenile a 16 of-year-old palestinian boy was burnt alive in a jerusalem forest in revenge attack in the deaths of three young israelis. in october a palestinian man drove thinks car into a crowded jerusalem train station kill two pedestrians. two days later a rabbi was shot

and seriously wounded. then on november 5th two people were killed when a palestinian man drove his van into a crowd. and then yesterday a palestinian bus driver was found hanged in a bus depot. the police and israeli corner believe i that he killed himself but th his family believe he was murdered. president obama is calling for palestinians and israelis to come together and pull themselves out of what he calls a spiral of violence. what did the president have to say? >> they called it horrific and without justification. he called on leaders and ordinary citizens on all sides to try to reduce the tensions. reject violence, and try to work together on a path towards peace. he said too many israelis and

palestinians have died in recent months. >> we could be democrat in the strongest terms these attacks. four people were killed including three american citizens. this is bad for both nations. israel has lost the unite, and the family is going through enormous grief. >> you can hear it in the president's voice as he talks about the cycle of violence in the middle east that threatens to spiral downward and very difficult to emerge from. these kinds of acts make lowering tensions, the goal the president has asked for, much more difficult. >> what do we know about the americans killed? >> well, there were three americans among the four killed.

the rabbi who was known as kerry by his friends from his hometown in kansas city moved to israel to devote his life to religious studies, and there with a 43-year-old rabbi who immigrated from the united states and leaves behind a wife and five children. >> one more for you. is there a sense that the president will do more now to move along long-term peace talks? >> every time something happens there is an effort to redouble the efforts. it's been a fruitless process. secretary of state john kerry did talk to the israeli president, and mahmood abbas to try to make moves to reduce tensions. i have to say when president

netanyahu decide he was going to take the tough actions to destroy the homes of the alleged attackers, that's not going to do anything to calm things down. >> jamie mcintyre for us in washington. >> the ferguson community is worried about what will happen if the grand jury decide not to indict the officer involved in the shooting death of michael brown. jonathan martin joins us live now. the government talked about the ferguson commission today. what is it, and what's its mission here? >> it's something that he wanted near ferguson, missouri. he said 300 people applied to be part of it. you have lawyers, doctors, teachers, young people in the

community, and now they'll go and look at the big issues in ferguson that were highlighted by the death of michael brown and the protest that follow the social and economic issues. things like poverty, education and of course the way law enforcement interact with the people in the community. he tasked them to figuring out what the problems are examining, and making recommendations. here's what the governor said during the newsness. >> the most important work the mission accomplishes will not be what is written on sheets of paper or website. it will be seen and felt in our daily lives as concrete changes that are brought about in our institutions, our workplaces, our communities, and our interactions with one another. change of this magnitude is hard, but maintain the status quo is simply not acceptable.

>> i can tell thought the governor will empathize with this group. they say it's their job to figure out what the solutions are. so they have until september 2015 to come back with recommendations for the governor and the state. we talked to people here in the community. they say they're hopeful this will bring about lasting change, but other people feel that they are not sure. they're doubtful that this could really bring about something substantial. >> the governor issued a state of emergency, as you know. has there been a noticeable change in the environment there since that announcement? >> the governor issued a state of emergency about this time yesterday afternoon. while it activates national guard, at this point people, i

think, because of the state of emergency has been activated before any really true violence or issues here. people are concerned and fearful that the process could get bad. again if there is no indictment i think the state of emergency is more source of fear in some people not knowing how bad things could potentially be. >> jonathan martin for us in ferguson, missouri. coming up, mystery in space, russia launched something into orbit, but no one seems to know what it is or what it's doing. we'll see why it's such a big deal. and the senate has--actually is voting on the keystone xl pipeline. we'll dig into the politics behind today's vote. that's coming up.

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shinzo abe announced he'll hold elections after the country is shown to slip in recession. abe said that he wants the public to be heard on his national growth strategy. he said that he'll delay another planned tax hike in 2015. a fight between russia and the u.s. but it's not just about politics but money. sanctions could cost billions. all this week on real money ali velshi takes a look at what is being called the new cold war. good to see you, what aspect of this story are you covering on this program? >> one of two things. one is energy. we'll let the viewers and you wait to see that. we'll talk about energy. the other is apple. there was a way that made this story very clear to me. i was in poland, and in poland they grow something like the gruyeck apple.

it's equivalent to a champagne grape. you can only grow it in a particular region and it's a fabulous apple. as you go through the polish countryside its orchard after orchard after orchard. two-thirds of the market for these apples is russia. and now russia imposed sanctions on poland and other european country. no more apples were sold to russia. the polish farmers have these apples. they started a campaign to get people to eat more apples. there is nobody else to buy these things. you have these polish farmers not selling their apples. they're rotting. then you have russians paying more for apples than they used to. and in the whole process these are regular people who are hurt by this discussion. those poles, they're really upset with russia. they don't want invasion. any pole who is over the age of

50 knows that russia dominating or germany is dominating, so they're obviously understandably worried. they thought that after the fall of the berlin wall things would be different but now they're back to the cold war. >> i thought there was more there. my apologies. i can't wait for it. the reality is everybody gets hurt when nations misbehave. ali velshi, "real money" coming up at 7:00 eastern on al jazeera america. so speculation is growing about a mysterious russian satellite launched in may. it has been seen moving through space in an very unusual way. jake ward is live for us. help us to understand if everyone assumed this was a piece of space debris space junk but now it's behaving differently. there is an unknown object.

2414-8 e was supposed to be space junk that came off a launch from the russian space project in may. but then it moved on its own. it was a powered object, and then it did something very weird. it reconnected with one of the rocket boostest that it discarded on its way up. it has led to wild speculation. what does experience suggest that it might be up there doing? >> well, there are a number of space programs under way to tackle something like space debris, which is a big problem. the amount of space junk up there, it could be something that is up there to clean that. it could be a simple research program. but seeing that the russians said nothing about the launch.

it's worth noting that there is a whole other world of space budget that you and i just can't even fathom. there is a dark bucket in most countries. here in the united states you know the hubble telescope one of the great observe stores a $1 billion project spent on that project. it turns out that the government had under wraps two secret alternate hubble programs that were used for spying, not to look out at the university but to look back at us. and that was donated to nasa. money kicking around for black programs shows that there is undoubtedly the same thing going on in other countries. up until now we've been worried about china, and anti-satellite weapons systems, tested a couple in 2007 to great national outrage. it looks like it may be russia reigniting a longstanding soviet era military program, and is

talking about probably something that could either grab on to another satellite, maybe take it over. we're not really sure, but obviously just amateur and professional observatories are very interested. >> jake ward, san francisco, for us. new developments tonight. officials have called for a nationwide recall of drivers side airbags. an earlier recall only in states of high humidity because humid continues cause the bags to rupture. the defect has been connected to several years and three deaths. >> we look at what happens next in this controversial project, and the governor who says you have to be crazy to want to be president. that's next with david shuster and power politics.

>> you breaking news from washington. supporters of the keystone pipeline did not get enough streets override the expected veto from the president. it needed 60 votes to move forward but only got 59. it companies days after the house approved the safety measure. >> it fell short by one as we anticipated. tony, there is aned a danger here on capitol hill. the leadership never leads by one vote. thit's not looking good for

mary landrieu, a last-ditch effort to get her on the board to score some points. ultimately unsuccessful, tony. the question now is what happens to the keystone pipeline? it's still in the approval process where it has been for the better part of six years within the administration. there are a number of environmental concerns as we are all aware, but here's the wrinkle, this vote, if it had passed likely would have been vetoed by the president. now republicans are taking over the senate in january. they are going to have the 60 votes they need in all likelihood. then the president is going to

have to decide if there is a majority in the senate. they sent approval of the pipeline, we start it all over again. >> mike viqueira for us on capitol hill. you teed us up perfectly. let's take a dive in this keystone pipeline vote. david shuster and michael shure joins us from los angeles. david, let me start with you. what is the president going to do with this? he'll see it again. >> he'll actually see it. the white house at this hour is suggesting that the president would have vetoed this not because of any opposition to the keystone pipeline, but they felt that they were taking executive short away from the white house and allowing congress to take decisions away from the president. and for that reason the white house and the president was going to veto this. they would come back and say we recommend it and they move forward j. >> that's the process that they set out.

there are nor issues connected to this. the state department has some work that it's doing on this. the president has said that there is a process in place. let's walk through the process before an ultimate decision is made on this. >> right, that's right. barbara boxer today, the senator from california, said that we would not be here today were it not for mary landrieu. this process would not have been taken up in the lame duck without mary landrieu and the position that she finds her in louisiana. this is exactly what the situation is going to be. it's not going to friendly crowd when they come back but you may have that state department review unless it turns into a five-year review. but you have the possibility that one of these state supreme courts, nebraska specifically, where the pipeline is to run through, one of the state's supreme courts say no, imminent domain is involved, and the bill the president would see next

time is going for different than the bill he would see this time. >> mary landrieu in some way believes in this project. but it feels like something of a hail mary to me here. >> mary landrieu suggested that the senator from west virginia, was going to vote with her, and then he said not so fast, and what swung rocker feller against this is that he felt that the people were talking about the job creation from the xl pipeline had overstated the impact, that fact it would create maybe 3,000 temporary construction jobs, 35 permanent jobs, and rockefeller felt that was not enough to overcome his environmental concerns. >> talk about the politics of this. you mentioned just a moment ago. you have mary landrieu and barbara boxer, two democratic senators on opposite sides of this. this is a fight within the party. >> well, it is a fight within the party whenever you're trying

to russell up the votes for something that is mainly unpopular within your caucus, and always becomes a little bit of a fight. i don't think it was described today as co contentious and nothing more than that. it's an issue that divides certainly parts of the democratic party with another part of the democratic party. mary landrieu is not new to this issue. he's passionately behind it for quite awhile. >> does she get any help from democrats moving forward in her recall election? i know she's asking for help from the president, but i can't imagine-- >> well, you make a good point there. i'm going to jump in and let david have this in a second. the idea that these senators lost terribly, these democratic senators two weeks ago. two weeks ago today. they didn't bring the president is. mary landrieu has to make sure that her base comes out to vote for her. black louisianians are a big part of her base. the president even by going into

louisiana, what else does she have to lose. the polling has her down 16 points in that state. bring the president in is what i would be saying if i was advising mary landrieu, which is probably why i'm not advising mary landrieu. she is not going to move voters. her base to come out in a run-off election after a general with such poor turnout by talking about keystone pipeline. >> mary landrieu needs a miracle to win this election, and maybe president obama coming in might energized african-americans in louisiana and help can the democratic base, but it might also hurt mary landrieu even more with some of the white male voters that she needs to stay competitive. she made the choice, look, i'll stay consistent. i haven't had the president around me at all. i've distance myself from the president. she has stayed consistent. i don't think it's going to help her. i think she's going to lose by

16 points and she should have thought about an alternative strategy. >> is that how far behind she is? >> she's 15 or 16 points down and maybe she close as little bit because of her raw political power on the ground is good. she's very good at retail politics, but in a run off that may not be enough. >> michael shure. >> 91% of the advertising that's done on the air in louisiana since election day, 91% has been for bill cassidy and 9% for mary landrieu. the democrats did not leave her on the senate floor. they left her. for her then to--there is reason to think that she should have sort of employed them a little bit. >> michael shure in los angeles, and david shuster, pleasure, man. let's turn to today's power politics as president obama considers taking executive action on immigration reform. he's getting divided encouragement from house democrats. david? >> well, tony, democrats have given many, many reasons why

they want the president to take unilateral action on immigration reform. urging president obama to go big for even loftier reasons. >> the entity or the person who is going to be really happen is gone. i believe that is, in fact, the case. that is going to be joy in heaven. >> joy in heaven. the angels will sing. president obama is expected to make a decision and possibly announce it by the end of this week. across the country republicans can continue to attack the affordable care act by accusing president obama and his administration by misleading the public. former adviser of secretary of state john kerry is coming back saying that republicans have lost perspective. >> there is a big difference between obamacare and two wars we were lied to about getting in. big difference. let's keep this in perspective here. the fact is president obama said more people would have access to healthcare, they do.

and 2016 presidential politics wisconsin governor scott walker said he's considering a presidential campaign, but he acknowledges that you have to have a few screws loose to want the job of president. >> you have to be crazy to want to be president. if anyone has seen pictures of this president and any other presidents, they can see before and after, no matter how fit or young they are they age pretty rapidly. >> hillary clinton is considering a run for the democratic presidential nomination, and walker just took a shot at clinton's age while promoting himself. >> i think about hillary clinton, i could run 20 years from now for president and still be about the same age as the former secretary of state is right now. >> ouch. >> that is tough stuff. he's not the only republican to note clinton's age. and they have noted the rigors of running for president and

it's a taxing effort to go through. another sign up effort has started for signing up for the only bea obama healthcare. >> introducing the luck health plan. >> no health conference. >> there is nothing to it. >> that's what i call freedom. >> it's call the luck plan for a reason. it's based entirely on luck. >> funny. the guy with broken limbs playing soccer. humor can be effective. we'll see how effective it is with younger potential sign ups. >> and you need those youngsters. those invincibles to make the whole scheme work. >> yep. >> david shuster. appreciate it. thank you. we'll take another look at

stories making medicine lines. maria ines ferre is here for us. >> reporter: south carolina made two strides towards marriage equality today. a federal appeals court same-sex couples will be able to marry in the state starting at noon on thursday. shortly after that decision the federal judge ruled in favor of a gay couple who want their out of state marriage recognized in south carolina. investigators looking into fuel issues after a single-engine plane crashed into a home in chicago. the pilot was trying to land after having engine trouble. it landed in a living room narrowly missing a couple asleep in their bed. >> they were in a bedroom next to the living room. most of the plane is in a living room. they just very lucky that where they were at, that they're unhurt. the living room floor has

collapsed into the basement, so before we can start working we have shore up the basement to hold everything in place so we can start working and letting the ntsb do their investigation also. >> the pilot died on the scenes. although fuel leaked on the lain responders were able to avoid explosions. text books are claimed to be misleading. among the ideas proposed is the notion that moses and solemn inspired u.s. of democracy. >> there was a subtle christian tilt in many of the text books. the text books would seem to assume that the students and the instructors themselves are christians. >> today's vote is preliminary. the final vote is on friday.

also in texas, hundreds gathered in college station this morning to remember those who died in a log pile collapse there in 1999. the accident happened when texas a&m students were helping to build a 60-foot log tower. 12 died when the tower collapsed and 27 were injured. it started the exact moment the accident occurred 15 years ago today. it's only november but there is three feet of snow in and around buffalo, new york. it shut down a 132-mile stretch of the interstate, and national weather service said that the storm is dumping around three to four inches of snow per hour. and forecasters say snow off the great lakes will continue at least through wednesday. >> no! it's too early. >> i'm already talking about snow. >> if we're talking about snow, oh, christmas, right around the

corner. >> yes. >> yikes. marie, we appreciate it. still to come. critics say the emission proce admission process i in elite clocks across the country may pit students against each other.

>> roxana saberi has been looking into this today for us. >> the test is in its early stages but scientists at the national institute of aging hope that it will help doctors to identify and treat patients with alzheimer's before it gets too serious. >> when silver i can't began

forgetting where she was, her husband realized something was very wrong. >> you watch a loved one deteriorating in time it takes over all aspects of the person's existence. >> they've discovered a new blood test that can detect alzheimer's in people like sylvia and do it ten years before it's onset. >> the whole definition of frailty about 80% of it is neurological. and if we can step in early and do something to minimu minimize frailty, we'll have a healthier population. >> scientists analyzed the blood of patients and healthy adults. they had a higher build of irs 1

even a decade before diagnosis. >> by the time they have those symptoms and signs most of the nerve cells are irretrievebly damage: we're trying to get in when they may have deposits on them, and we can peel these democracies off. >> this could be a game changer if doctors can come up with a treatment that slows down or stops the disease. the findings may not help those already living in alzheimer's, but it could help a growing number of people who get the disease and loved ones who suffer with them. >> for good or bad we mary, love each other and this turn of events does not mean that i'll stop loving her and carrying about her. >> the scientist who is did the study believe it could take them seven to ten years to make the test available to the public. they want to expand their study to test 10,000 people. so far they've tested just under 200. >> i love that guy at the end of the piece. so dedicated.

>> new york city has eight public high schools that have long-been considered a path to success for students from low-income families. students have to pass a rigorous test, but that test is at the center of a fight that may be pitting minority groups against each other. sara hoy has the story for us. >> they are the jewels of the crown. feeders to the best colleges and for generations a golden ticket for city kids. kids like kinade. at 13 she knows her ticket out of the south bronx is education. >> in school, it's a lot of kids who don't care about learning at all. you're the only one who wants to learn. even if they call you nerd or whatever, it doesn't matter because you know what you're doing is right. >> so in your mind are you going to coming. >> yes, i am. i definitely am. >> but before college she has to get into high school, and she's

aiming high for a shot at one of the premiere schools. for more than 70 years admission has been based on a test called the specialized yo test. 30,000 eighth and ninth graders take the grueling two-hour test for a chance to earn a coveted seat. but now the test itself is under attack. students are finding their neighborhood schools don't adequately prepare them for what is on the test. at her school, less than 10% of the students pass state standardized tests for math and english. the two subjects needed for the test. the result, record-low numbers of black and latino enrollment in these top public schools. >> america tonight sara joins us. what do people wanted in this admissions process we're talking about now. >> they want to expand things to

include things like your grade point, attendance, extracurricular activities, not just the test but who you are as a whole. >> the whole person. >> correct. >> who is fighting the proposed changes, and beyond that tell me why. >> you have the ncaa who has filed this civil rights complaint saying this test is disproportionately affecting black and latino students. we don't have enough of them in these elite schools. we have a group of parents and alumni and the mayor trying to make sure that more people are included to make sure that this test is more inclusive. >> who would be most impacted by any change. >> anyone who is in the system. right now you have a high level of asians. and they say if you change the test we may be effecting this number. >> i can't wait to see the rest of it tonight. >> you can see the more of sara's reporting tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern here at al jazeera america. there are more young people

today on earth than ever before. a new u.n. report said governments around the world need to work to meet rising demands in education and healthcare. let's take a look at the numbers. there are 1.8 billion people who are 10 to 24 years old. of that number more than 350 million are in india alone. and in the 33 poorest countries, nearly a third are between 10 and 24. the u.s. and china have 20% in that age bracket. coming up on al jazeera america a big push back against the car service at uber after the executives said that they should pick up journalists. >> on part two of the new cold war. we look at people caught in the process fire of the economic war. i go to poland where farmers are

in danger of losing everything. i have that and more on "real money."

>> an american tonight investigative report >> i want the schools to want me >> no matter what... i'm still equal... >> what if you had a brilliant mind? >> i want to get into a competitive school... >> but life has been a struggle... >> black and latino kids... they feel shut out of these schools and shut out of the opportunities that they offer >> and you only have a solitary chance to turn your world around >> the way to get entrance is through taking one single exam... >> testing under fire an america tonight investigative report only on al jazeera america >> what is going on here. soccer's governing body, fifa,

hassaged a criminal complaint over the next two world cups. this comes after an investigation by fee at a if a's ethics judge into russia's winning the 2018 bid and qatar winning the 2022 bid. both countries were cleared of wrongdoing but fifa was criticized for making large parts of the original report by an u.s. investigator public. so there you go. the nfl has suspended adrian peterson for the rest of the season without pay. this comes two weeks after the minnesota vikings running back pleaded no contest to hitting his four-year-old son. michael yves is here with much more on this story. >> yes, the league can't get rid of these abuse stories so far this season. handing down the six-game suspension of adrian peterson, nfl commissioner roger goodell handed down the hammer. in a letter announcing his

decision goodell told peterson this was due to the age of his son that peterson used the switch as a weapon and highways shown no remorse for thinks conduct. goodell went on to say that they would implement a a program, but it would require continuing engagement. goodell said you must commit yourself to rehad a billtive effort, and have no lie aggravation of the law or league policy. while they may have expected additional punishment by the league they're not accepting today's ruling and they plan to appeal. >> our initial reaction is tha that--the process that the nfl has employed at the end of the season is arbitrary,

inconsistent. you get a feeling that they're making it up as they go along. it's not in the best interest of the game, and certainly not in the best interest of the players, and not in the best interest of our responsers. >> after those comments from smith the players' union said that an nfl executive told peterson that the nine games he missed while on the commissioner's list would be considered as time served. again, peterson and the union plan to appeal today's suspension. meaning there is a chance he could play this sunday while that appeal process runs its course. >> so it's court process has played itself out. >> he pled no contest. >> and so the league, the league is saying, but you know what, we've got a different standard here. >> the league has jurisdiction to give punishment beyond what the legal system hands out. but they say the action by roger goodell conflicts with what they were told previously. >> this is clear. if the union has this as in terms of evidence proved, then

it's really muddied for the commissioner again. >> they also believe they had that in the ray rice situation as well. >> michael yves with us. michael, appreciate it. and giancarlo, a record-breaking contract for giancarlo s it, anton, wow, that is the most lucrative contract in the history of professional sports in the united states. that's more than the a-rod deal. more than anybody's deal. >> er. >> 154,000 per game. anything else we should know? >> heavily back loaded. he gets $218 million over the final seven years that have contract. he'll earn, if you will in terms of the stats he puts up, the first six years of the deal is going to be back loaded so the marlins have enough money to put a team around him to try to win. >> because they have not done

that in a while. they went to world series but they give away all their talent. this is the first time they've signed one of their best players to a long-term deal. >> michael yves with us. appreciate it. thank you. so car service app uber is doing damage control after one of its executives threatened to dig up journalists critical of the company. >> it's a big pr mess. the comments were made at a dinner where a buzz feed reporter wases present. ubers vice president emil michael promoted the idea of digging up dirt on journalists including their families. he specifically named sara lacy, who you see in this video. she is the founder of pando daily and writes about silicon valley. she expressed outrage over the comments and so did over reporters and customers, too. the executive e-mail and tweeted an apology to lacy directly. the company ceo went on activity

for say that the comments are terrible and do not respect the company. now uber has been trying to turn around bad publicity. they've been accused of shady cut throw practices, and uber ceo was asked why the press was so hard on the company. >> when you're starting, when people start to perceive you as the big guy you're not allowed to be scrappy fierce. if you're the little guy, if you're the little guy, that's cheered. that's lauded. that's the heroic sort of start-up story. but again as you get to a place where people perceive you as the big guy or the man, you have to approach things differently. you have to communicate differently. and we're not there yet. >> now this incident did not help at all. it has been great for uber's competitor lift. they're posting screen shots of this. they're deleting their app

saying they're switching to the competition. >> ines. thank you. that's all the time we have for this news hour. "real money with ali velshi" is up next at the top of the hour here on al jazeera america. >> russian president, vladimir putin, points a finger at the upstairs. blaming it for igniting a new cold war. tonight, part two of my series, examining the growing tensions between russia and nato. and the how the polish farmers are on the front lines of the economic war, and the keystone pipeline, it's not dead yet. i will talk to someone who says it deserves to live on, and another blow to the american dream. why owning a home keeps getting more and more out of reach for the m