>> a deadly storm trapping some in homes and stranding others on the roads. >> israel demolishing homes and stepping up security. the latest fallout from the synagog week. >> a suicide bombing leaving five dead in erbil, iraq. we're live on the ground with the significance of this attack

on the kurdish capitol. >> the key stone pipeline failed to pass the senate by a single vote. the future of the oil project. >> right now, more than 225 million americans are braving the coldest november morning in 40 years. it is the result of a bitter arctic chill sweeping the country. >> western new york is making up, just buried with six feet of snow. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> even for a city that is used to lots of snow, this one for the record books. major highways are shut down near buffalo and a lot of people can't get out of their homes. >> five have died as a result of storms. the nag guard has gone called out. while not a blaze, this lake effect snow is aggressive. >> yeah, it certainly is. the snow in buffalo has been falling at an incredible rate of four to five-inch it is an hour

at times, creating near whiteout conditions. >> fast and furious, a wall of lake effect snow pounding western new york in a matter of hours. in buffalo, the extreme conditions bogging down local news reporters covering record breaking storms. >> this is actually a street. >> this storm proving to be too much even for the snow-prone city. some gave up, leaving cars to get completely buried. >> it's horrible. it's just back-breaking. snowblower doesn't even do anything. >> what started at 18 inches tuesday morning piled up to three feet by the afternoon and it has not stopped. to give you an idea of just how much snow has fallen here in the past 36 hours, the yearly average for buffalo is 96 inches. so far, this storm has already dumped 76 inches, practically a year's worth of snow in a single storm. this storm system is blamed for

20 deaths nationwide, mostly because of dangerous driving conditions. some drivers were stranded on the snow-packed roads, the buffalo highways shut down for nearly 20 miles. >> i've been stuck since 5:00 a.m. as you can see, it's white everywhere. cars are stuck. we aren't going anywhere probably for a while. >> the niagara university women's basketball team has been stuck 30 hours now. on the bus, 25 players and their coaches, including the head coach's 1-year-old son. >> we are having difficulty obtaining enough tow trucks to help clean the roads with the cars that are abandoned. >> bracing for another onslaught, two more feet of snow aring expected with the coming days. >> this is a record storm, one that we'll remember beyond that date for years.

>> new york state is not the only state getting hammered. snow slammed the midwest. from kansas city, they hit a new record low, all the way south to atlanta with wind chill were in the teens. >> felt it last night, thank you very much. >> let's bring in nicole mitchell on what is driving the storm. >> obviously lake effect, the wind coming over the water, picking up the moisture. we showed you buffalo, but widespread, places getting five feet easily and all the way, most of these higher totals,er recounty. that's where buffalo is located. as you look at the area, you can see that's bands coming off lake michigan and behind this, more system snow is going to change the wind pattern a little bit and lighten up the snow on the lake effect areas. beyond that, the wind pattern changes back to lake effect, as that wind comes over the lake and especially if it lines right up with the lake, more water,

it's warm water right now, the independent at the 40's, warm air holds more moisture. when it gets back over the cold land, it can't hold the moisture and dumps it in the form of snow. >> if you've ever looked in a lake effect area, it can be snowing where you are and two miles away, be out of the band. this narrow corridor, five, six feet of snow and a mile away, not to bad. >> this is snow over your head. >> over any of our heads. i've lived in these areas, you pretty much give up on the shoveling at that point, because you can't keep up with it. >> let's go to frank, trapped in his home in depugh new york, a suburb of buffalo. nick comb said the totals there, 42 inches. what's it like there right now? >> it's pretty tough.

i mean, you really -- i mean, you really like wherever you are, wherever you are yesterday morning, you're not going anywhere. >> you sent us pictures, i understand. how much has the snow piled up outside your home or are your cars buried, are you even bothering to shovel? >> i made an effort yesterday, and it was just -- i got maybe two feet into my sidewalk, and it was -- it was just like beat ago dead horse. i mean one get out there, you shovel and i came back in, you know and an hour later look out and it's completely covered. it's really, it's really a loft cause at this point. >> i understand that your girlfriend, who is in a cast was unable to get to the doctor's office. how is she doing? >> yeah, her appointment was -- i actually took off half day yesterday from work so that i could come home and bring her to the doctor's office because she haled surgery on her foot a

month ago. we had to cancel the appointment. we made an appointment for today that we had to cancel, because we can't do it. we can't leave, we're stranded here for lack of a better word. >> thank you, frank. >> thanks for having me. >> a we want to turn to the aftermath of that gruesome attack in jerusalem, worshipers going back to the synagog where four rabbis were killed. security across the city has been ramped up. nick schiffron is live in jerusalem, tensions undoubtedly high. what's going on right now? >> del, this morning, we see resilience and crackdown, resilience in the synagog so brutally attacked yesterday. some of the people in that community going back to the synagog, filling the very same space that was attacked yesterday and it was filled with

so much blood after that attack this morning. we saw prayers, traditional morning prayers, even saw prayers celebrating life this morning. we saw an interfaith harmony service, christian, muslim. >>ish leaders coming to pray for peace. in east jerusalem, the part of city annexed, we see a crackdown by police and specifically the demolition of the home who israeli say drove his car into a group of israelis killing a baby and a south american. this is a policy that the israeli government believes prevents any kinds of attacks, demolishing family homes. on the other side are people within the israeli government as well as human rights group saying it does not work at all and it's a form of collective punishment. >> the israeli government saying they are going to increase security forces and procedures in the city. how is this going to affect the tensions there?

>> i think from the israeli government point of view, this is all about security. they've got a list of things that they are beginning to do or beginning to tryout, including demolitions, more check points in east jerusalem. they're going to make it easier for jewish israelis to carry weapons, to carry personal hand guns and increase penalties for protestors. one of the laws that the israeli parliament is discussing is actually to punish anyone throwing rocks at israeli police for up to 20 years. that's the kind of thing that the israeli government is trying to pass to try and increase security and reduce the conflict on the other side, people in palestinian neighborhoods say we've had these check points and things before, this only increases our tension. >> have we heard anything more from prime minister benjamin netanyahu? >> yeah, i think it's really

interesting to look specifically at what he said last night in addition to the condemnation of what he calls incitement by palestinian authority leaders. he said do not take the law into your own hands. that is new. we did not hear that this summer. after three israeli teenagers were kidnapped and found dead, he said "may god avenge their blood." so it's very important to look at netanyahu's statement specifically and see that so far there has not been a revenge attack and he is clearly trying to prevent one. >> we saw what happened last summer. nick, thank you very much. >> stay with us. at 7:20, we'll talk with a palestinian-american journalist about how bad the violence in jerusalem is going to get before both sides take any steps towards peace. >> a united nations support find

if supplies were cut to isil, they could fight for two years. the u.n. security council today is meeting on a way to stop foreigners from joining extremist groups and isil. overnight, a suicide bomber targeting a major government building in iraq kurdish capitol erbil. let's go live to baghdad. what more can you tell us? >> i can tell you that the last attack here was at least seven months ago. there have only been two attacks in erbil all the way through the occupation and invasion of iraq. it was always seen as very safe.

this took place at the erbil governor how was a car bomber able to get around the city and do the attack. it's very shocking, the nature of the attack to a place like the kurdish regional authorities who pride themselves that kurdistan is the saferrest area in iraq. >> is erbil becoming an important target for isil? >> well, it's always ban target.

in the past, isil said they would send a voluntarily of car bombs and suicide bombs into erbil, into kurdish territory generally. we haven't seen them follow up on the threat. there's been no claims of responsibility for the attack, but does follow attacks they have mounted in the past, so it does figure that it might well be isil. this is an attack which shocked people but more importantly comes after beiji oil refinery was taken by iraqi troops. it is in the north. if you're going to want to get revenge on the takeover, erbil is a target. >> ebola testing for a woman who died of an apparent heart attack in new york city. health officials say she came 18

days ago from guinea. she did not show ebola symptoms before she today. >> a plan to allow construction of the key stone xl pipeline failed to make it out of the senate in a 59-41 vote. supporters couldn't get the victim votes required for passage. all 45 senate republicans did vote in favor of the bill along with 14 democrats. libby casey is in washington. mary landrieu was pushing hard to come up with votes to the plan. was she surprised this didn't pass? >> she was expressing confidence down to the wire, but surely she was doing a head count and knew when it stood. this was a uniquely surprising outcome. we just didn't know how it was going to go. that's not common these days in a very predictable congress and a lot was at stake for mary land drew. >> as you can see, all the

other -- >> the political lifeline mary landrieu was looking for came up short by just one vote. >> the 60 vote flesh hold having not been achieved, the bill is not passed. >> with all 45 republicans and democrats voting yes, it failed in the senate. it could make a difference as she fights to save her seat in a runoff against bill cassidy, whose own key stone bill passed in the house. >> we just never talk about quitting where i come from and we don't talk about whining. >> the three term incumbent tried to make the case for the project. >> with our partners in canada and mexico, this can be done, and north america can be the super energy powerhouse of the

planet. >> it wasn't republicans landrieu was fighting, it was members of her own party. >> since when do we give power to a foreign corporation to take land away from american silt sends without their desire? >> it is not a good thing for this country. it is not a good thing for jobs. it is not a good thing for energy independence, because it's going to be exported all that oil and it's actually dangerous. >> after the vote, incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell promised the bill is far from dead. >> this will be an early item on the agenda in the next congress. >> something canada is banking on with republicans set to take control of both chambers of congress in january. >> i'm certainly it will carry on in a senate more dominated by republicans. >> even fit passes, a veto from president obama could follow. >> vetoing an overwhelmingly popular bill would be a clear indication that he doesn't care about the american's people's

priority. it would be the equivalent of calling the american people stupid. >> the president could veto it or come january could horse trade for something that the gop might be willing to compromise on. the white house that said it's letting the review process and it's in the state department's hands play out. >> where does the fight go from here? >> it's not insignificant that for the first time in the fight, the senate did take up this legislation to push it forward. looking at the senators reelect the and freshmen coming in in january, it looks like they would have the 60 votes needed to pass it, but doesn't look like they have the 67 that would be needed to overcome a presidential veto, so it certainly looks like the power still lies with the white house. the president has just said let's let the process continue. >> libby casey in washington,

thank you. >> there was another vote that senate bill that would have required major changes total n.s.a.'s bulk collection of your phone records went down last night, as well. the volt was 58-42, 2 short of what was needed. >> as ferguson awaits a grand jury decision in the death of michael brown, a new independent pan emis helping the community move forward. governor jay nixon swearing in the members on tuesday and the group is made up of community leaders. nixon hopes the panel will face the social issues facing the panel today. >> while they are clearly diverse, they are united by the passion to promote understanding, to hasten healing, to insure equal opportunities and education and employment, and to save guard the civil rights of all of our citizens. >> a st. louis county grand jury is still weighing whether to

indict officer darren wilson for the shooting. coming up, we look inside the ferguson police department, one former officer's perspective on what officer darren wilson may now be facing. >> there is pressure on automakers because of faulty airbags. >> worshipers going back to that six going where four worshipers were killed. a look at the cycle of violence. >> new clashes in hong kong where pro democracy protestors stormed the legislature building and tried to break in. >> $10,500,000,000 is our big number of the day. >> how victims are bernie madoff could be a step closer to getting their money back.

>> today's big number is the money now recovered for victims of ponzi schemer bernie madoff. >> a trustee has been trying to get that money back for the clients madoff cheated.

>> the trustee has recovered 60% of the $17.5 billion lost, about $6 billion has been distributed to victims so far. >> this morning, it was already one of the large effort auto recalls in history and now is getting bigger, as the feds issue an order and a threat. >> this is all over defective and potentially deadly airbags. >> this is a horror story, it really is, and it's been around for a very long time. the existing recall is being expanded to all 50 states, including models made by ford, honda, chrysler, mazda and b.m.w. initially it covered fewer states, because humidity is thought to make the chemicals in the airbags more combustible. a north carolina crash in august involved a ford mustang already recalled, just not in that

state. the airbags contain a propellant that can explode when they explode spraying metal shrapnel inside the car. federal officials are expected to testify thursday, at a kata officials are also expected to testify. the feds ordered a similar recall a few months ago only to find out that most of the replacement parts are simply not available yet. this company makes one third of all airbags used by the auto industry and in that accident in north carolina, when the police got there, it was so bad, they first thought that the woman involved had been stabbed. >> the injuries we're hearing are horrific. >> stepped up security today in jerusalem, a day after the

synagog attack that killed four rabbis, worshipers going back to the same synagog to pray. israel's prime minister has vowed to settle the score with every person that he calls a terrorist. a palestinian-american journalist joins us from washington, d.c. this morning. thanks for being with us. mahmoud abbas condemning the attacks, but in gaza, they were celebrating, handing out candy in the streets. explain how anyone of any faith should not be outraged. >> i don't think i need to explain, it goes without saying. in gaza, you are talking about close to 2 million people in gaza, most of whom who continue to live on the streets or on top of the rubble of their homes, who are victims of the latest 51 days of assault on gaza. to take isolated pictures and images of people passing out

candy on the streets, images frankly i haven't seen myself and extrapolate from that the palestinians in gaza or anyone else are happy about the deaths of five jewish rabbis is absurd. i think the real question -- >> those images have been broadcast on every television network. i think the question then becomes. >> i think -- >> should mahmoud abbas not only condemn the attacks, but the celebrations. >> you've hilt at the heart of the matter with that question. the reality is mahmoud abbas has no authority in gaza or east jerusalem and that is a function of the fact that there is an israeli occupation in both places. if mahmoud abbas were to condemn anything, he would do so without any credibility, integrity or authority, so the question then becomes who actually has the opportunity to sway things in

gaza or east emand the reality is the true question, it is the israeli occupation and only the israeli occupation which has controlled the lives of every single palestinian in both places. we also have to remind ourselves that during that 51 day assault that i mentioned earlier, 95% of the israeli population was behind those attacks, attacks which killed 501 children. you may remember images also of the israeli citizens sitting on sofas watching the bombing of those children. we have to put these things in context. >> the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. if the palestinian continue down that path and the israelis continue down their path is there any hope or prospect for peace? >> i think that's an excellent question, and i don't think there is a hope for prospect for peace. i think the problem, though is not in the individual sensibilities of palestinians and israelis on both sides. i think the problem is with the framework that has defined the

peace process for the last 20 years and that is called the oslo peace process as we all know. it was set up by an american administration 20 years ago on the heels of the first gulf war in iraq and all of the sort of political circumstances that defined the time then have disappeared. we're talking about a completely different middle east with a different power dynamic and it's time to revisit what we have known as the peace process and try to come up with a more creative way of moving things forward. i think it's really important for your viewers, if i may, important for your viewers to know despite the tensions in jerusalem, palestinians and israelis without being pollyannaish about it are very, very aware of the responsibility that they have toward this holy city and the hundreds have millions of people around the world that consider it holy. it's no accident that the wailing wall and the church of the holy sepulcher continue to

be worshipped at by people of all faiths. >> the popular front for the liberation of palestinian, two attackers were both members of that group. >> they may have been, but their families have denied that they were directed in any way to do this sort of thing. it is an organization that traces its roots back to the palestinian national movement of the 1960's. like any national movement, it is one that aims toward the liberation of its people and in this case, people that have been under occupations for 47 years. the group is a defunct organization, has very little sway on the lives of individual palestinians in east jerusalem, so we cannot deceive ourselves into thinking there is some grand conspiracy in east jerusalem now with some kind of underground movement. what this is are two young

people deeply distraught that they cannot travel and continue to live under the kind of occupation that will breed this kind of violence for the foreseeable future unless someone points a way forward that is farther thinking and more progressive. i think that that's very possible if we listen to the people on the ground who have lived this reality for so long. >> as always, we thank you for being with us this morning. >> democracy protestors clashing with police in hong kong. a small group tried to break in so the cities legislature and police pushed the group back. the flareup comes after a relatively quiet last few weeks. protestors have held massive demonstrations since september demanding free elections in 2017. >> the midwest looking to warm up from a deep freeze. >> nicole mitchell is here. warm-1 is a relative term. >> it's going to take a couple

of days. getting to freezing would be a warm up. 27 in atlanta, 32 in houston. anchorage, alaska, 48. you are warmer in alaska than georgia or the accident. twenties into northern parts of florida with widespread freeze warnings. the pattern finally changes. there's another clipper, so cool air in place for a couple more days, finally by the time with he get into friday and saturday, that's that glimmer of hope, minneapolis at 38, that would be the first time above freezing for almost two weeks. >> so it depends on your definition of warm. >> a little warmer at this point, we'll take it. >> tensions running high in ferguson as the city awaits the grand jury decision on michael brown. >> an aljazeera exclusive, a former ferguson police department talks about how his department investigated brown's

death. >> the chaos in columbia that allowed two dozen prisoners to escape. >> adrian peterson challenging commissioner roger goodell. >> an artist identifies at adolf hitler is one of the the stories caught in our global net.

>> you're looking live at a windy and cold morning in new york city, a blustery 22 degrees to start the day, not going to get much warmer. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in this next half hour, what a difference a week makes, why dangerous levels of pollution have dudley returned to beijing. >> traveling to poland where apples have fallen hostage to fighting between russia and the west. >> did a tweet cross the line, an educate or in trouble for a message some call racist. >> western new york is digging

its way out of a record snowfall this morning. buffalo saw more than six feet of snow in nearly 48 hours. residents have been stranded in homes and on the roads. at least five have died as a result of the storm. ther>> there is a bigger securiy presence in jerusalem today following the attack on a synagog which left four rabbis, a police officer and the two attackers dead. worshipers returned to that synagog today to pray. benjamin netanyahu ordered the demolition of the homes of the two palestinian attackers. >> a suicide bombing killed at least five people in erbil iraq. no claim of responsibility yet but that's where the kurdish government is based. a new u.n. report finds isil has enough weapons to fight for the next two years even if their supplies are cut off. >> no announcement from the grand jury deciding whether to indict a ferguson, missouri police officer. a state of emergency is in effect as the jury debates the shooting of michael brown. there are fears that whatever

decision is made, it could provoke violence like ferguson saw this summer. >> they all are essentially hoping for violence, hoping for a big, huge meltdown. >> this feeds into the issues why people are out there protesting, being heavy-handed. >> police say they are going to take a softer stance, ditching the riot gear and wearing regular police uniforms when possible. in an exclusive interview, we have the perspective from a former ferguson police officer. >> john spent 15 of his 28 years in law enforcement working for the ferguson police department, now one of the most scrutinized in the country. >> ferguson, that's your i.d.? >> retired, yes. >> he knew barren wilson. >> i can't remember going on a call with him, talked to him in the hall ways at roll call, that

was pretty much it, because i wasn't assigned to a squad, so i've never been on a call with him. >> did you see this coming? what was your first reaction? >> i was sad, you know, that it had to come down to that, that someone -- you never want to see anyone lose their life, you know, in any type of situation. >> over the past three months, bowman has watched his former department and colleagues come under intense criticism and pressure first after the shooting and the for the aftermath of leaving brown's body in the street for hours. >> the police were in a bad situation. if they would have just picked up the body and just ran with it, and just did a shoddy investigation, or quick investigation, people wouldn't be happy about that. i think no matter what, there's going to be detractors for the please democratic. >> activists say it was the system of a racist and corrupt police department. in response, the federal government launched two separate

investigations, a civil rights inquiry into the shooting and a probe into whether police in ferguson have a history of discrimination or misuse of force. a 2013 report by the missouri attorney general shows ferguson police pulled over black's 86% f the time. the ferguson police department, bowman says, does good work. >> 12 years ago, ferguson was heavily involved in community policing. that kind of went away about seven or eight years ago. >> why? >> man power issues. >> while he and the rest of the community waits for news from the grand jury, he says he knows the stress of the situation is wearing on his old friends at the ferguson police department. >> they're a good group of guys, and they are under a stressful situation right now that none of them asked for. the community didn't ask for this, but i think they're going

to be stronger in the long run. >> aljazeera. >> stay with us in our next hour, we're going to get a live report on the ground. >> south carolina is a step closer to allowing gay couples to with he had, a federal appeals court declined a stay to fake effect. >> in kansas, the state's highest court is bowing out of the gay marriage fight. the justice say gay couples can we had in one county near kansas city but left a wider ruling up to the federal court. a federal judge ruled the marriage ban unconstitutional. >> adrian peterson is suspended for the rest of the season in the wake of his child abuse controversy. >> we have been following this story. the legal system has not seen fit to punishment peterson

severely. it certainly seems the nfl feels differently. >> you could right about that. a montgomery county judge has given peterson two years probation, 80 hours of community service and a parenting class requirement as well as a fine. nfl commissioner wants something more, namely remorse. >> in suspending adrian peterson without pay for at least the rest of the season, nfl commissioner roger goodell specifically cited his lack of remorse for disciplining his 4-year-old son with a whip-like free branch. in a letter to peterson. he wet you acknowledge what you did but said that you would not eliminate whooping my kids and defended your conduct in numerous public text messages to the child's mother. many former players don't agree. >> i do think that he's remorseful and he's even said, you know, i've learned from this, but my personal opinion, i think he got a raw deal. >> the nfl players association filed a grievance to lift

peterson's suspension and demanded that a neutral arbitrator oversee the appeal. in an interview with espn, smith indicates he thinks peterson is being punished for the misdeeds of other accused domestic abusers like ray rice and greg hardy. smith said: >> we don't know if adrien is being made the sacrificial land because the new violence calls for a six game suspension. he's been suspended for a heck of a lot longer than that. >> peterson has missed nine games, albeit with pay. the commissioner said he won't be eligible for return until april 15, saying he must undergo counseling and treatment. >> i liken adrien as a

29-year-old computer that's operating on a dos system, needs to be upgraded, software downloads to find out and learn there are other ways to discipline. >> even if the nfl p.a. is able to over turn the suspension, there's no guarantee he'll be back on the field. his team have the right not a activate peterson on game day. >> another sports controversy, dwight howard now the latest athlete being investigated for alleged child abuse. police in georgia are reopening a case, alleging that he beat his 7-year-old child with a belt buckle. authorities saying they didn't believe they have enough evidence. >> netflix is postponing the launch of bill cosby's new stand up comedy special. it was to premier the day after

thanksgiving. netflix said saturday it would go forward with the show. more women have come forward saying they were sexually assaulted by cosby. >> a riot breaking out at a juvenile detention center in bogota, minors setting fire to beds and attacking police with rocks. 27 people were injured. >> china announced new target emissions among blue skies in beijing. >> it was the result of strict government regulations while the country hosted apec. >> beijing this time last week, clean air and clear skies. it gave local people a sarcastic new plays, apec blue. of course it was never going to last and today the smoggy skies returned. during the summit, china's

president said he hold there could be more apec blue days. days earlier, his government temporarily shut down polluting factories and reduced cars on roads in half. >> we are bearing the consequence of our pollution, the health impact of air pollution here for so long. this kind of a irquality is not acceptable anymore. >> in beijing today, the government's official air quality index was 292, the reading from the u.s. embassy, which most foreigners here trust more reached 334. in other words, extremely hazardous to health. >> for millions of beijingers, it meant a return to stinging eyes and scratching throats. >> what can i say? what can i do?

>> too many car emissions, too many factories around beijing. this is the reason we have such smog. >> people here are worried, the world banks said china's rapid industrialization causes 470,000 premature deaths each year. the pact agreement commits china to insure it's carbon emissions peek by 2030. by then, if present trends continue, more than 7.5 million people could have died here because of the air they breathe. aljazeera, beijing. >> chinese president xi saying 20% of china's renewable energy will be renewable by 2030. >> that is their goal. >> let's look at other stories caught in our global net. a manhattan judge is refusing to drop felony charges for those daredevils that parachuted off the one world trade center tower last year.

the new york daily news said the judge scolded the base jumpers and their accomplice calling the stunt an inexcusable self indulgence. one charge is for burglary. the judge said he's not going to dismiss these charges because it will encourage future behavior. >> which happens in paris. the guys scale the eiffel tower and walk out of jail the next day. >> developing marlee natural brand we'd, it will offer the same pot marlee used to enjoy himself. they're going to are we'd in fused lotions and other accessories. they say this could become the starbucks of marijuana. >> a water color by hitler will be auctioned off saturday and could go for over $62,000. it is a work hitler painted, receiving a lot of global interest. the auction house is receiving a

lot of criticism for the auction itself. >> the world would have been a better place if he would have stayed with his art. >> a new cold war between russia and the west not fought with weapons. >> economic sanctions are impacting banking to food distribution. >> a bittersweet day for a new member of the new york city fire department, sworn in after more than 13 years after her father died at the world trade center. >> clues to the creation of life could be floating out in space with the lander found on a comet surface. that's one of today's discoveries. >> at the height of the cold war >> we're spies... intercepting messages from embassies, military bases... >> one of the america's closest allies... >> we were not targeting israelis... >> suddenly attacked >> bullet holes... ...just red with blood... >> 34 killed... we had no way to defend ourselves >> high level coverups... never before heard audio... a shocking investigation >> a conscience decision was made to sweep it under the rug... >> the day israel attacked america

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>> it's time now for one of today's discoveries, the comet lander has found chemicals that could hold the key to how life

was created on earth. the european space agency said it spotted organic molecules before falling into a deep sleep. >> carbon and hydrogen are considered to be the building blocks of life. >> big questions over just what russia is testing in space. observers say it could be a satellite capable of spying on other spacecraft. others suggest it may have the ability to chase and destroy satellites, a satellite killer. it has been performing maneuvers in place and got close to a piece of junk. >> vice president joe biden is en route to ukraine for a series of meetings amidst growing tensions between the west and russia. >> some call this the new cold war. the weapons this time are economic from oil to apples. >> these polish apple farmers are on the front lines of an economic war raging between russia and the west sparked by the real war in ukraine.

these apples became a casualty after moscow slammed the door on most agricultural imports from the european union, a tit for tat response for economic sanctions slapped on russia. russia is inflicting major pain in this farming community, an hour's drive south of warsaw. orchards for as far as the eye can see grow this, the famous polish apple. poles love these, but so do others. in 2013, poland exported 677,000 tons of apples to russia. that's 56% of all its apple exports, but that all ended on august 1. there's nobody to buy those apples now and that's going to cost polish apple growers $659 million this year. that panic over apples is a symbol of bigger fears spreading across a european continent who's economic health was already turning rotten.

sanctions are taking a big toll on russia's already stagnating economy. lower oil prices put the country on the brink of recession. the ruble plunged to record lows and the bank of russia projected investors would yank $128 billion out of the economy in 2014, more than double the amount they took out the year before. even more important, putin holds a huge weapon in russias economic war with the west. during the 1980s, moscow built a web of pipe lines, linking its siberian gas fields to gas thirsty households and industries in europe, using ukraine as a transit state. europe today is vulnerable if russia turns off the spigot. in an attempt to fix practice problem, poland taking the most aggressive action of any european country to free itself of russia's energy dominance. >> poland expect an l.n.g.

terminal to be built by 2015, helping poland wean off the 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas it imports from russia. half that amount will come into the new terminal by ship. i discussed it with former polish president and cold war icon >> just a few more years, we'll be independent from russia. russia will lose out, because we will not buy. now we are not able to do it, but will be in the immediate future. >> it's part of an economic war planting discontent from board rooms in berlin to away pell orchards in poland.

aljazeera in poland. >> professor, thank you for being with us. besides the apple farmers in poland, who else amongst our allies are hurting because of sanctions against russia. >> up on the northern coast of germany, the former pieces of eastern germany or very linked into the russian economy. they are a port where a lot of european products went out and other products come in. german banks have a lot of positions in europe, which is one reason the german government has been more reluctant than the u.s. to squeeze down on banking sanctions. >> russia is europe's biggest supplier of coal, natural gas, would europe be shooting itself more in the foot to strengthen the sanctions against russia?

>> i think not. one of the important takeaways is that the europeans can adjust, just like the poles are finding new sources of natural gas, they can create and find new markets for apples and convert orchards to other products. russia is more linked to the west than the reverse. it exports oil and no one ferrous metals and is dependent on the west for goods. with the banking sanctions in place, it's harder to get paid for its oil and gas and find markets for it. as a consequence, they can't afford those goods. the european market can adjust, the russians not so much. >> you saw how poland has adjusted, setting up a terminal to take in liquefied natural gas wimp could be shipped. could this in the end be a boon to the u.s., because fracking is

now producing more natural gas than any country. >> certainly we'll export more natural gas because of that this and it will come from other places, as well. it's going to be a boon to natural gas producers and oil producers every place but russia. >> putin seems to think he can weather these economic sanctions. is that based on reality or delusion? >> there is a reality to it, simply because he's sort of whipped up a frenzy of nationalism in russia, and the russian people will put up with it for a while. really, how long does this go on? as long as the russian people are wig to put up with it and given the absence of any real democracy inl democracy in russia, their election are an absolute fraud, putin will hold power until he has a popular uprising. we're going to have to see the masses in the old red square picketing and protesting and refusing to go to work to bring this guy down. >> his approval numbers are still in the 80%, i believe.

>> yeah, he's got double -- double what mr. obama is. >> peter, thank you very much. tonight, we particular a look at the issue on "the new cold war." >> the daughter of a new york city firefighter who died on 9/11 now following in her father's footsteps. the firefighter kevin smith was killed on 9/11. his daughter graduated just as her father did more than 30 years ago. >> i've been waiting for this day my whole life, especially the past 13 years, i've made it, you know, a mission to make sure that i fulfilled my dream. >> josephine smith becomes the first daughter of a fallen 9/11 firefighter to join the fdy.

>> it's busy weather day, let's get right to nicole mitchell with another neck of the forecast. nicole. >> good morning, we've talked about the lake effect snow already this morning but want to mention we now have a clipper moving through the northwest, this will change the area and make it more of a widespread show, but shut down lake effect areas briefly. we have another system coming in from the northwest now, that one starting to bring rain for places like san francisco, this is an area that desperately needs the rain and this will continue up the coastline over the next 24 hours, so place like washington later into the day. the one concern, we've had warm air in place bringing in cooler air, you could have areas with freezing participation especially on mountain passes that makes it very slick out there. >> nuclear talks involving iran of back underway in vienna. >> we'll take a closer look at how tehran managed to get by for

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>> vowing a battle for jerusalem, israeli prime benjamin netanyahu gets tough fooling deadly synagog attack. we're live in jerusalem with the latest. >> up to six feet of snowfall in new york, killing five and leaving others stranded, buffalo trying to dig out before it gets slammed grown expanding one of the largest auto recalls in history, the government demands repairs phon millions more cars because of faulty airbags that

can injury or kill drivers. >> students walking out of a virginia high school over a tweet, called a racist message. >> ramped up security in jerusalem this morning, tensions are running high following tuesday's deadly synagog attack. >> five were killed, and a police officer. >> as a nation, we will settle the score with every terrorist and their dispatchers, and we have proved we will do so, but no one must take the law into their own hands seen if spirit is riled and blood is boiling. >> nick schiffron is live in jerusalem. it has been an emotional morning at the synagog this morning. what's happening there?

>> it has been emotional over there and also you heard from prime minister benjamin netanyahu, a lot of calls for revenge, a lot of calls for a real crackdown in east jerusalem and the palestinian neighborhoods of this community and there has been that crack down, but also throughout this city are real signs of resilience. >> in a synagog brutally attacked yesterday, this morning, they prayed for resilience. they conducted their routine prayers in the same space that hours ago was covered in blood. four people died here. >> tell us about your brother. >> i loved him very much. we all did. he was a loving father, a loving husband, truly, truly cares about everybody around him. >> his younger brother david and

the family sits shiva. >> i'm going to miss learning from him of how to be so special towards your family, your kids, community. i looked up to him in many ways and he taught me a lot. >> outside the synagog, a dozen local religious leaders pray for peace, they appeal he to the community and city to stop the violence and avoid revenge. in the neighborhood where the attackers were from, israeli police are cracking down. yesterday, police clashed with palestinian protestors. the government vows to increase punishment on any palestinians expected of attacking or protesting against israelis. last month, israeli police say a palestinian killed a baby when he drove his car into the crowd. this morning, israeli police bombed his family house. >> it didn't even seem like our house. we have nowhere to go.

>> that will give you a real sense of how jerusalem really does feel like a tale of two cities now. there have been clashes between palestinians and israeli police in two locations, but rely lively speaking, it is actually quiet. some of the people who listen to netanyahu speak very specifically last night. you heard him at the beginning there, saying do not take the law into your own hands. that is not something he he has said before, people wondering whether that has helped keep violence down, but of course the tensions are still very high. >> yet you have also those demolitions of the assailant's homes, which you referred to at the end of your piece there. what effect will that have on the conflict? >> from the israeli point of view, they believe that this stops violence. they believe that it stops attacks, and so what they think is that if families will know

that their homes might be destroyed, they will keep younger members of the family who might want to commit violence from going out and doing that. there is not a lot of evidence, palestinians say, that that is true and what palestinians argue is that it's a form of collective punishment, that instead of actually punishing the people who perpetrate crimes, you are punishing their families or entire neighborhoods. for example last night, all of their neighbors were evacuated before that house was destroyed, so definitely two sides of that argument, put israelis view to continue that policy. >> nick schiffron for us in jerusalem, thank you. >> coming up at 8:20 eastern, we talk with israeli police spokesman about their efforts to increase security in the wake of this attack. >> the u.n. saying a humanitarian truce has been reached in benghazi, libya, the ceasefire set for 12 hours, but can be extended. it allows food and supplies to be brought into the city along with medical care. civilians will be given the

chance to evacuate during that truce. >> this morning, supporters of the key stone xl pipeline are planning their next move, this after the senate rejected an effort to green line its construction. >> we can expect to hear a lot more about key stone in the coming months. >> 59-41, got 60 vote threshold having not been achieved, the bill is not passed. >> after days of twisting arms, in the end, she came up one vote short. louisiana democratic mary landrieu's bid to go around president obama and get senate approval of the key stone xl pipeline failed. >> it was a pitched political battle. she pleaded to colleagues for support. >> the added benefits are these, we don't have to be dictated to by russia and china, hooray.

we can create jobs not only in the u.s., but mexico. hooray. >> the pipeline would carry crude oil extracted from the tar sands of canada. some would traverse under and above major sources of fresh water. it would go through nebraska, then existing pipe lines would carry oil to remainries on the gulf coast. the project has been stuck for six years in the u.s. government's approval process. with all 45 republicans voting to approve key stone, landrieu needed 15 democrats on her side. she got 14. many fellow democrats called the project an environmental nightmare. >> don't unleash the dirtiest oil known to mankind.

>> supporters, including transcanada, the company that wants to build key stone say it would be a boon to the american economy. >> the opponents would like people to believe that there are no economic benefits and no jobs. if that's the case, this will be the first $8 billion infrastructure project in the history of the universe that didn't create massive jobs and massive economic benefits. >> even with this defeat, supporters will fight another day. republicans take over the senate in january. then their leader will likely have the votes to send approval of key stone to the president's desk. >> to let everyone know this will be an early item on the agenda in the next congress and i'm very confident. >> mike viqueira, aljazeera, washington. >> did this defeat in the senate help president obama? i mean, can he use key stone approval as a political bargaining chip with republicans? >> the president was able to get

through this fight without definitively saying whether he would have vetoed this, so still has chases come january when republicans plan to bring it back. the power will likely lie with him. if you look at the makeup of the incoming senate, it seems they will have enough vote for passage but not enough to overcome a presidential veto. he could veto it, he could horse trade and try to exchange it with republicans for other items on his wish list, perhaps environmental issues. the thing is, the white house has said all along that it wants the state department review to continue, that's on going and a nebraska court decision to get resolved. that could come closer. the white house said it won't ultimately give a green light to this project. >> mary landrieu couldn't convince enough democratic to say join her side on this and she's in a runoff election next month in a state where gas and

oil are a huge business. did she earn any political capital last night? >> she made a huge push in the senate everything from railing on the senate floor to essentially pleading behind closed doors to democrats to get behind this and support her. we'll know december 6 when her runoff takes place, but she is trailing in the polls. will the people of louisiana see her effort as fighting back against democrats, fighting back against the unpopular president or will it seem like it's fallen short. republicans for their part were trying to prop up her opponent bill cassidy allowing him to attach his name to the bill that passed the house, so politics certainly on full display yesterday here in washington. >> indeed, libby casey for us in washington, thank you. >> all eyes and ears on another piece of legislation, the senate rejecting a plan to curtail the n.s.a. bulk collection of your telephone records.

it fell two votes short of the 60 votes needed to pass. >> another day of waiting in ferguson, missouri, a decision by the grand jury on whether to charge officer darren wilson in the death of michael brown could come at any time. jonathan martin is live in st. louis morning. it has now been two days since the governor declared a state of emergency. have you seen any noticeable changes on the streets? >> we haven't noticed any specific changes on the ground, even though the government issued a state of emergency a couple of days ago and technically activated the national guard, no extra police presence here or in ferguson. a lot of community members are on edge, concerned that there will be violence, that there will be violence if there's no indictment. so far, the small protests happening here have been very small. many community members are concerned about outside groups who may come in and cause

trouble. >> there's no way of knowing what will happen when the grand jury decision comes down. so far, protests have been peaceful. with the national guard on stand by and local business windows boarded up, some organizers don't like the way things are going. >> it sends a message that we expect the worse, and i worry about that. >> this feeds exactly into the issues why people are protesting, being heavy-handed. >> that was exactly what led to this reaction back in august, when days of violent protests erupted between residents and heavily armed police in the wake of michael brown's death. it's the reason many are concerned now should officer darren wilson not be charged. >> i'm not prepared for war. i'm prepared for peace. >> the missouri governor named a ferguson commission, tasking that the first group of 15 citizens with finding solutions to the problems plaguing ferguson, like poverty,

education and policing among them. >> this commission will maintain open lines of communication, engage the best and brightest thinkers and provide the. with avenues to challenge the energy and good will that exists in our community. >> there is also concern this morning that extremists are going to use the grand jury decision for their benefit. the f.b.i. saying police could become targets and hate groups could target of a americans. >> they all are essentially hoping for violence, hoping for a big, huge meltdown. >> for now, it's a waiting game. >> it's nerve-wracking, day after day, just constantly waiting. t jury is considering charges from voluntary manslaughter to murder. many say it does not appear there will be an indictment. the grand jury process is secretive. we don't know who all has testified, what information they received. right now, everyone waiting and seeing what will happen and

again, it could come any day now. >> school districts are preparing, as well, we understand. >> they are. some of the districts are sending home packets of work, work that could last these students for a week or so in case there is no school, in case they do have to close schools. residents are being told to prepare like they would for a storm, get water and bread, just in case, people not knowing how serious the situation here could be. >> jonathan martin live in st. louis this morning, thank you very much. >> coming up at 8:30 eastern time. we'll talk to a community leader in ferguson about just how they are bracing for that grand jury's decision. >> health officials call it a precaution they are conducting ebola tests on the body of a woman who died of an apparent heart attack in new york city. she game 18 days ago from new guinea and did not show ebola symptoms before she died. >> millions of people across the

country are bundling up for one of the coldest november mornings in 40 years. >> new york hit with six feet of snow. >> that part of new york, they know snow, but this is a lot even for them. >> yeah, really. this is just too much way too fast. buffalo is all but buried under this heavy blanket of snow and conditions have already claimed the lives of five people in the region. the storm stirred up a wall of lake effect snow that's been pounding western new york since tuesday morning. it's been falling at a rate of four to five inches an hour, a the times creating near whiteout conditions and wreaking havoc on roadways. the unrelenting snow shut down the interstate for 130 miles stranding people, including niagara university's women's basketball team, stuck on their bus for 30 hours now. it turned some drivers sue citizen journalists.

>> we've been stuck here since about five am, as you can see, it's white everywhere, cars are stuck. we aren't going anywhere. >> state troopers tried their best to deliver blankets and other supply to say motorists stuck in the snow. to give you an idea of just how much snow has fallen in the past 36 hours, the yearly average for buffalo 96 inches and so far, this storm alone has already dumped 76 inches on the city. that's practically a year's worth of snow in a single storm, and the onslaught is going to continue with another two feet expected through tomorrow, you guys. >> it's a dangerous situation, erica pitzi, thank you. >> anymore mitch, make it stop. >> that's the problem, it's not going to for a couple of days. that buffalo total, that's a person that's 6'4", my dad's height and people not able to see above that.

this is all out of thatter recounty, near buffalo. a lot of these four to five feet of snow that that come down. as this continues to move across, what happens with the snow, you can see we have a more widespread band, that's system snow. that's going to shift the wind flow, turn off the lake effect. more people will see it but less in lake effect areas briefly. what happens when this comes in especially if this is a west to east flow cruiser re, ontario, it has the full lake, so moves over the warmer water of the lake, the air parcels capture more moisture and moves over the cold land and dumps it out. that's what we're seeing today with this next system. it will briefly shift the wind flow won so the lake effect areas will see it wind down a little. then behind the system, the wind flow comes back, more lake effect tonight and tomorrow. >> ok, nicole mitchell, thank you. >> worshipers going back this morning to the scene of that deadly synagog attack in

jerusalem. we're going to talk about the challenges in preventing this type of violence from happening again. >> uber c.e.o. looking to do damage control, why he's apologizing after a top executive proposed hiring reservers to follow journalists. >> mother nature making it difficult in new jersey to get the upper hand in this blaze.

>> these are police and protestors in hong kong, a group tried to break into the legislative council using a metal railing and stones to break through windows in the building. >> a strong storm hits australia leading to severe flooding. this is video where some people were left stranded in their vehicles. >> bitter winds fueling a three alarm fire at a construction site in new jersey, crews struggling to contain the blaze.

nearby residents had to be evacuated after the embers started secondary fires. >> tensions running high in jerusalem following the synagog attack that killed four rabbis and a police officer. worshipers returned to the site. israeli security forces are on high alert and out in full force in jerusalem. israel police spokesman rosenfeld joins us now. >> in new york, there are concrete pillars and barriers around 16 goings. was that the case at the synagog attacked yesterday? >> no, in the neighborhood where the severe and serious attack took place by two israeli arabs that came from east jerusalem, who entered into a quiet

neighborhood, there are many 16 goings and therefore it's unnecessary in that quiet area for there to be huge concrete blocks around that specific neighborhood. there was no specific intelligence, as well, that an attack was going to take place and the ongoing investigation which we're looking into is obviously where did the terrorists plan the attack, did they arrive in the area before actually targeting, did they wait near the area and that's something being looked into in the moment but in general, movement from the the area, taking advantage of those blue i.d. cards and coming in and either driving with their vehicles or walking around is not too much problem. our main focus at the moment is present potential terrorists from coming into the area to target innocent women and children. four rabbis, respectable people

during prayers hacked down and shot and killed. >> what kind of security measures are you taking in east jerusalem? >> in jerusalem in general, there's over 1200 additional police officers to the 3,000 police officers that are already in jerusalem. those units were mobilized and are in different areas not just in east jerusalem but now also in public areas, railway stations, bus stations and near the light railway which runs through jerusalem and thousands are commuting every day. our main emphasis is to heighten security, to check people that look suspicious, suspicious vehicles and heighten intelligence and get to those potential terrorists before they have any opportunity whatsoever. the point i have to make is due to the fact of what weaver seen over the last few days, we've seen the incitement by both palestinian authorities as well as palestinian media that unfortunately has continued to

call upon radicals and fanatics to carry out terrorist attacks and yesterday we saw the sat results of the calls and extremism. >> you see that in places like gaza, yet you had mahmoud abbas yesterday condemn these attacks. how do you contain that? >> we're focusing on the ground level. the different units of the israeli police, border police, national police, undercover units and special patrol units are working as we talk right now to both carry out police operations and get to those individuals that could be potential terrorists and at the same time secure the city. the message to the public is also on the ground level that obviously we're in control of the situation, but we're fully aware that we have to do everything to prevent further attacks and we've called upon the public if anyone sees anything suspicious or sees suspicious vehicles, they should notify us immediately.

we are responding as quick as we can to any incidents. >> i understand there are 250,000 palestinians that live in east jerusalem. how do you balance the civil rights of those innocent palestinians and security? >> we fully respect the different communities, our police officers have an ongoing dialogue with the leaders of the different community. that's been going on for weeks in the different neighborhoods. the arab neighborhoods, we've been speaking to the representatives in order to calm down the situation and i'm referring specifically to the stone-throwing incidents and ongoing incidents that was inside those neighborhoods. our main focus is to make sure that they work together with us in order to prevent other terrorist attacks. the majority of the population in jerusalem don't want to be involved in terrorist attacks. coming for work purposes, come back to their families in a

respect have way. what happened yesterday was unacceptable in any way. an attack on innocent respectable people when they're operating morning prayers in peace and quiet is something the israel police and israelis will not tolerate. >> i think most of the world feels the same way. thank you for your time this morning. >> the united nations meeting today on ways to stop isil recruiting foreign fighters comes on the heels of a new report finding all the group's supplies, if cut off would still have enough weapons to last two full years, this as a key kurdish city has been targeted. >> we have more from baghdad. >> we are hearing that the explosive laden vehicle was driven by a suicide bomber who rapidly his vehicle into the gates and shot at by security there. that's when the explosion detonated, killing both

civilians and security guards and destroying a number of cars around the area. that's really the big question is how was a suicide bomber able to get into erbil itself and also how was it able to get so close to such a secure area. we've seen car bombs here in baghdad before, across iraq, they normally take place in marketplaces or residential neighborhoods. this was against a government building. erbil is very secure, this is only the second attack erbil has seen since 2013. the last attack was in august, when a suicide bomber hit a check post near the university, coming into erbil, so that's really the big question was how this this car bomber able to get into erbil, particularly as isil, the islamic state of iraq and the levant have threatened erbil before, in august they issued a statement saying they were going to send a volley of suicide bombers and car bombers to erbil. >> according to the institute for economics and peace, there

have been more than 6300 deaths in iraq in the last year because of terrorist attacks. >> let's get another check of the wintery weather and possibility of a warmup with nicole mitchell. >> at this point, we're thinking the warmup is in may. a little bit, after this, even 10 or 20 degrees is going to feel better, even though not back to average in some cases. 38 in houston, the 20's new north florida. anchorage right now is 48, so it's warmer in a lot of alaska. temperatures go so far south that we have freeze warnings, so some places that are big growing areas, that's going to be a problem. finally a bit of a shift in the pattern. we have the clipper going through, reinforcing cold air for the next couple days. the warmer temperatures nudge up toward the weekend, that saturday, minneapolis 38 degrees. the average is 39, we're still not quite there yet, but two

weeks below freezing, you'll take above freezing. >> spring break in june doesn't sound the same. nicole, thanks. >> citizens in ferguson, missouri awaiting the decision by the grand jury in the death of michael brown. we're talking with a community leader about how protestors may react when that decision comes down. >> the united nations issuing a review of north korea calling for kim jong-un to be held accountable for crimes fence humanitarian. >> a racist message about prom that could cost a school administrator her job.

>> in new york city, a cold 23 degrees this morning. a new tourist attraction that we'll show you later in the show. >> ahead in this next half hour, the political winners and losers from the failed key stone xl pipeline vote. >> the oxford dictionary chooses its new word of the year. we'll tell you what it has to do with smoking he

>> this morning, people are stranded in their homes and cars, the governor has called in the national guard to help. >> one of the large effort auto recalls in history getting bigger. >> the department of transportation issued an order and threat to at least five major automakers. >> all of this over defective airbags. >> this is a shocking story in so many ways, it really is. millions of vehicles had already been recalled over fears of exploding airbags, but the recalls only impacted a small portion of the country with extreme heat. now they are saying it can impact vehicles everywhere.

>> 3-2-1. >> millions of vehicles in all 50 states now subject to a recall order by the federal government. the national highway traffic safety administration ordering automakers to bring in all cars and trucks equipped with airbags manufactured by takata of japan, including models made by ford, chrysler, mazda and b.m.w. before 2009. driver's side air bags explode metal shrapnel in cars. humidity was thought to make the chemicals more com bust i'm. the expansion comes after a crash in north carolina in august. it marks a significant shift to the feds scrambling to handle the situation surrounding the deadly defect. federal officials are expected to testify before a nat

committee on thursday, along with executives from da kata accused of covering up the problem when they first discovered it 10 years ago. >> you do not get these cars off the road when you had 10 years to do it? >> a possible victim filed suit in florida. she crashed her honda over the summer. initially, police thought shed been stabbed. >> they were out there wondering who would try to kill my sister. >> more than 14 million vehicles from 11 automakers have been recalled worldwide over concerns about the airbags. five deaths have been linked to the defect. >> there is a part b. to this. last month, the national highway traffic safety administration urged millions of car owners to have their vehicles fixed immediately, only to learn that replacement parts are not yet available. in fact, honda is actually

accused of discouraging dealerships from notification because they were still waiting for the parts to come in. [ laughter ] >> how long. >> switching gears, we go to ferguson, missouri right now. a new independent panel is working to help the community move forward as the city awaits the decision from the grand jury over the shooting keith of michael brown. miranda jones joins us this morning from st. louis. the governor issuing a state of emergency in ferguson ahead of the grand jury decision. how that this affected activists on the ground? >> there's a lot of anxiety in the community overall. i think the state of emergency infuriated a few people, and especially those people that have been on the ground, they've activate add state of emergency without having an indictment or

any reason so far to have done that. >> it's interesting that you say that people are already on edge. do they have an opinion as to how they think the grand jury is going to move? >> i would say 95% of the community feels he that there will be no indictment, i think it really speaks to the confidence that people do not have in the justice system in our area. i believe that it's a sad statement that we are so confident that there will be no indictment. >> miss jones when you talk to people who say that they are confident that there will be no indictment, do they believe that it's because officer darren wilson did something wrong or maybe that the grand jury did something right? >> bully because officer wilson

did something wrong. there was an unarmed teenager who had his hands up as far as the stories have been told, and for that reason something should be done and an indictment seems to be the thing that would happen. unfortunately, we just don't have confidence that that will take place. >> we're hearing a lot of conflicts evidence that is coming out. how do you sort that out and are you confident that the grand jury can sort through it and come up with a reasonable decision? >> the confidence level in our justice system in this area is pretty low. i would hope that they could sort through all the evidence and really get to the bottom line that if you have two men and there's a point that where, you know, a police officer is certainly justified to do what he he needs to do to protect an serve but there gets to a point where he he did too much and resulted in the death of an 18-year-old teenager. at this point, you know, we are

certainly hoping that the grand jury will be able to decipher right from wrong and come to a good judgment. >> you are a member of the school board in nearby jennings, missouri. what's the plan for the school system there if violence breaks out and what you are telling kids there, how should they react? >> the plans have been very elaborate on behalf of all the school districts in the north county area and surrounding suburbs. they have done an amazing job getting prepared, having alternative routes, making sure their school lunches are being offered to those kids who are in low poverty areas. they are also working very diligently to make sure their parents understand their process and they have made just great elaborate plans. as far as what we tell kids, you know, when the governor did issue a state of emergency, my own child was what does that mean, mom, what does that mean? i had to explain to her that allowed them to activate certain

different parts of the government to try to help and keep us protected. they are very anxious, kids. they feel the anxiety from the parents. they know that a lot of things are happening around them and the best thing we can do is try to keep them focused and try to keep very light-hearted and good discussions about what's going on in the community. schools ever also sent homework and extra work home just in case the indictment comes down to the kids won't miss the beat academically. i think that's very smart and very good stewardship on behalf of school districts in our area. >> we wish the best, whatever that might be. thank you very much. >> harsh allegation against north korea, the u.n. saying its leadership should be held criminally accountable for crimes against humanity. >> earlier this year, a u.n. commission of inquiry looked into pees of human rights in north korea.

the head of has commission said they were comparable with the crimes of the nazis. they've come up with the resolution suggesting that the country should be sent to the international criminal court. it came to a vote despite a great deal of lobbying by the north koreans. an overwhelming majority voted in favor of the resolution, 55 countries abstaining, that result despite just before the vote, this threat from the north korean representative. >> the outrageous and unreasonable human rights campaign staged by the united states and its followers in the attempts to eliminate the state and social system of the dprk is compelling us not to refrain any further from conducting nuclear

tests. >> this committee has voted saying it believes that the north korean file should be referred to the international criminal court in the hague, but only the u.n. security council actually has the power to make a referral. the security council hasn't proposed any vote on this, but if it did, i think we know he where it stands, two of the permanent members, china and russia voted no in the third committee. >> the measure still faces another vote by the general assembly in december. >> iran saying it will less pressure from the west to make concessions in the nuclear talks taking place in and you say tree he i can't this week. negotiators say the november 24 deadline for a deal is unlikely to be met. sanctions against iran have crippled its economy he. many suspect that is why iran has been forced to the negotiating table. >> the success of those sanctions did not happen

overnight. >> they've been a defining feature of u.s.-iranian relations since the 1980 seizure have the u.s. embassy in tehran. economic sanctions, a tool that for decades failed to bring iran's leaders to heel. >> for a long time, the is lackist government that took over in tehran in 1979 sort of learned to live with the sanctions imposed by the united states. >> such as the 1980 u.s. ban on iranian oil imports, a move that didn't stop countries such as japan from buying up iran's crude. lack of international support hampered president clintons efforts to reign in tehran with a broader sanctions regime. in 2006, when hard line iranian president ahmadinejad defied the united nations by restarting eye ires rain yum enrichment program

with a global consensus started to take shape. the u.n. security council approved the first round of sanctions against iran. by 2011, with iran still failing to comply with international demands, washington upped uppede ante an barred oil transactions with iran's central bank, measures that would culminate in europe blocking iran's access to the international payment system. >> cutting iran off from the international global system prevented payment for ail, by far its most valuable export. it was a game-changing mover that would triple iran's economy and force iran to the negotiating table. >> it really surprised them. they not only haven't been able to go around these sanctions they had done with earlier sanctions, they have admitted to themselves that there's no way around it. >> in 2013, under the leadership have newly elected president,

the question is no longer if sanctions will work, but when. >> secretary of state john kerry is expected to arrive in vienna for the talks later this week. >> we are learning more about tracy morgan's injuries after a car crash in the summer. he is still fighting to recover from a severe brain injury. he sustained a broken leg and nose, ribs in the crash with a wal-mart truck. the comedian with him was killed, three others hurt in the accident. >> uber's c.e.o. is apologizing after a company executive suggested hiring a team oh to dig up dirt on journalists opposed to uber. the c.e.o. said the comments don't reflect the company and that uber will earn because the

public trust, but he is not going to fire that executive. >> a virginia educator retweeted a message this are calling racist. >> the students here were so angry about this tuesday they walked out of class. >> they were indeed and did indeed. students at the high school were upset when this tweet surfaced. this summer, the school's a saysant principal retweet add post that frequently makes jokes of a racial or sexual nature. it showed a picture of seven young black students coupled with seven young white women all apparently dressed for an event like prom. the caption read "every white fathers worst nightmare." students walked out of classes and protested outside of the school after they say school officials and the school board

turned a deaf ear to their complaints. >> >> what she has to understand is that she's in a position of power at a school that is basically full of the people that she's talking about, and me being a young african-american, i don't think of myself as anyone's worst nightmare. >> the offending tweet has since been taken down and so has the assistant principal's twitter account. the stands say they don't want her fired, they just want school officials toage something bad is happening here. school officials are saying they are taking the matter seriously and taking action. >> you ever got to wonder what was going through her head when she retweeted that. >> it's a thing in today's culture that retweets are considered endorsements. people have to understand that. >> the senate voting down the ketone xl pipeline. >> for one lawmaker, it could make or break her job.

>> the future of a billboard advertising unveiled in new york city's time square, the stunning new screen covering an entire city block. >> it is time for our big quote. >> following that deadly attack in jerusalem, the alarm over the recent escalation in violence "this is a war of neighbors and the religious dimension makes it even more horrifying." >> who is offering that stark assessment, next.

>> who said this is a war of neighbors and religious dimension makes its even more horrifying? >> israeli author and journalist talking about attacks in and around jerusalem in recent weeks. an attack at a synagog yesterday left five victims and two

attackers dead. >> a heart attack victim in new york who's body was being tested for ebola, those tests did come back negative. she came to the u.s. from guinea and did not show ebola symptoms. >> the construction of the key stone pipeline bill has failed to make it out of the senate tuesday night. 14 democrats joined all 45 republicans, but supporters couldn't muster the votes required for passage. mitch mcconnell saying the key stone bill will be back on the senate agenda when republicans take control in january. let's talk about it with a professor of campaign management at nyu. this defeat viewed as a temporary setback. it is going to be january before it winds up back on the table. what do you think happens then with the new republican congress? >> they are going to put it on the table immediately.

they are going to be able to pass it. they certainly have the numbers. i think most people feel that either president obama is going to veto it, or he's going to use it as a bargaining chip in order to get something else that he wants. i think he's under a lot of pressure and has a legacy issue here, so i think he's going to veto it, and he has a veto proof majority. they're not going to be able to override that veto. they only override 10% of vetoes in the house. >> why are republicans so wed to this pipeline. the oil goes elsewhere. is it really about jobs or just opposing president obama? >> i think the key stone pipeline has become symbolic on both sides, whether talking about the republicans or the environmentalists. for republicans, it's symbolic of their efforts to oppose the obama administration and liberals, but to say this is a way for us to create energy

independence, increase jobs. they firmly believe that although the data on the other side shows that's not necessarily the case. >> the damage to the environment is said to be minimal, so is the president really opposed to the key stone xl pipeline or trying to take another poke at republicans. >> i think he does feel that for environmentalists, this is a symbolic move to cut down on crude oil and increasingly dangerous way to be moved through the united states and increase emissions 17%. that would be a problem. while the dodge may be minimal on this one pipeline, i think they want to take an he really stand and say look it, we can't have anymore of this kind of dangerous oil extraction. >> mary landrieu, did what happened last night help or hurt her. >> i don't think this has an impact. some described it as a hail mary. she pushed for this vote, wanted to say she had clout in the

senate to move it forward. she doesn't have the clout to move i had forth, although she got close. it looks like she is going to loose by eight, nine points down there. she simply doesn't have the support. she's going to have a very difficult time. >> a new billboard is turning heads in new york times square, hundreds of tourists braving the cold to see the enormous panel turned on. it's eight stories tall, spans an entire city block. renting that space could run $2.5 million for a month. >> some new words in the dictionary could make you scratch your head. >> a slacktivist. >> what does that mean?

>> surely you know what it means. >> do you know what a bud tender is? you do? great. we have one. >> time to make the already pretty thick dictionary even thicker, the annual update. this year, some intriguing additions. >> did you take part in the ice bucket challenge? if did you, that makes you a slacktivist. you like to take part but are not too bothered about physical effort. ever hear of a budtender? not many have, a seller of cannabis, strictly where it is legal, of course.

here's how it works, experts scan 150 million words every single month. they look at conversations people are having in the street, look at things said on line and form a short list of the most commonly used words. the winner is picked using very specific criteria. here it is in your finest english language: >> this year's is a real page turner. this is 2014's worth of the year. vape. yeah, vape. stumped? ok, here's a visual translation. to vape is to use an electronic cigarette, because you exhale vapor, not smoke. a word comes with its own set of

complications. >> i did a story about electronic cigarettes and we have a man who vapes and should we call him a vapor, vaporer, vapist? >> vapor is the usually term, they go to vape shops, they are cloud tasting, there are so many words associated with it. >> last year's word was selfie. vape may not be as obvious but at least now is as official. aljazeera, london. >> there are 4 million americans that vape these days. some other words are podcasts and unfriend. >> let's see if there is vapor in the cumulus clouds. >> the lake effect winds will

shut down, so widespread area will see snow and behind it, lake effect will turn back on. in buffalo, still another foot or two over the next days and it will crank back later and a new system moving into the northwest, already rain in northern california. >> ok, thank you. >> in other words, brr. tune in this evening for the next installment of ali velshi's series of tensions between the west and russia. >> that's it for us here. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. coming up, the latest from erbil where a suicide bombing left five dead. >> a look at our images of the day, the ever-changing marquees in new york's times square. >> a 25,000 square foot billboard is the latest edition. >> we'll see you right back here

tomorrow at 7:00 a.m.

>> a suicide bombing in iraq's kurdish region killed five people. >> from doha, also ahead, israel begins demolishing homes of palestinians behind recent attacks in jerusalem. >> burkina faso's interim prime minister is named. >> going to the polls, i've returned to the birth place of the revolution. i'll ask people here if anything has changed.