stan >>. o obit wary. >> we know we can do better, and for years we haven't done much about it. well, today we're doing something about it. >> president obama is taking executive action on immigration and opening a political battle on republicans. >> he's damaging the presidency itself. >> secretary of state john kerry extends a trip for last-ditch efforts to strike a deal on iran's nuclear program. as tensions build ahead of a grand jury announcement in ferguson, michael brown's father calls for peace and justice.

>> no matter what the grand jury decides i do not want my son's death to be in vain. >> and how a vote of 15 people in texas today will affect students' text books across the country. >> one day after he announced what he will do on his own to fix the nation's immigration system president obama was on the road to las vegas to remote the plan. the president signed two presidential memorandum associated with the executive action. and mike viqueira joins us from the white house. two things here: what is the significance of the president's visit to las vegas, and what did he have to say about his plan you had. >> tony, it was a passionate,

fired up president obama at del sol high school in las vegas. the significance of that is a certain similar industry outside of obama's second term. he visited the secon high school a second time pushing off executive reform. the legislation died in the house. the president was frustrated, and he said he would be taking this action unilaterally at the end of the summer. he put it off and now he's moving forward. here is a taste of the atmosphere in las vegas today. >> while i support a path to citizenship, and so do all these legislators here, this does not

mean that undocumented immigrants receive the same privileges a citizens receive. only legislation can do that. >> they have to step forward. register, undergo a background check, then they can work legally and pay taxes in this country. the president moving forward, there is nothing--there is very little that referenc republicans can do in the short term to stop them. >> the republicans vowed to stop president obama from carrying out his executive action. any word on what they plan to do? >> they don't know. and it's really a problem. because the confidentiality base tea party activists are angry, incensed, you might say, over what the president has done.

yet the trillion means that they can stop the president, turns out it does not apply in this case. what the president wants to do is implement through a system free and clear from the appropriations and spending bill processes that go through the house through which the congress can exercise the power of the purse, in which case cut off funding from what the president wanted to do. john boehner had a press conference in washington. he vowed action, but he has not been specific. >> for this action the president has chosen to deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek. as i told the president yesterday, he's damaging the presidency itself. >> and so tony there are state localities acting on their own, trying to take the president to court. we've heard the governs of indiana, wisconsin, saying that they may take the president to court. this governor-elect in texas,

other officials trying to stop it in that fashion. and then in january the house and senate a lot of people were talking about blocking nominations, and retaliating in other ways, but unclear at this point what republicans will do. >> we will see. thank you. speaker boehner and others republicans made good on their threats. delayed the employer mandate coverage, and second, allocating $175 billion in subsidies to insurance firms the g.o.p. called that an illegal give away. >> as i warned the president, he can't act the elected representatives and the people to trust you to enforce the law if you're constantly demonstrating that you can't be trusted to enforce the law. >> the white house has yet to respond to the laws. democratic whip calling it, quote, an exercise of futility

and frivolity. in ferguson, missouri, michael brown's father called for peace in the city. this comes as they wait for the grand jury to decide to indict. he said that vandalizing property is not the answer. >> i thank you for lifting your voices to interracial brutality an. i do not want my son's death to leato be in vain. i want it to lead to change, change for everyone. >> johjohn terrett in ferguson, missouri. what is the latest? >> this is from the executive

holding a news conference, and the mayor in attendance. it was designed-toed to tell people how they would be protected. there were small protests outside of ferguson police headquarters, yet police were heavy handed with those protesters and many were arrested. journalists asked how can you justify getting heavy handed in this way before the grand jury has even handed down their decision. this is what he had to say. >> the information that we had was that there was less lethal equipment that was used. we have tried to establish lines of communication. that's what we've done. this morning we talked about how the interaction went before protesters and the police last night, and we were able to dialogue about what the police

response was, and the reaction of the protesters. >> tony, the grand jury has been meeting today. the word on the street is that it's the lat day of meeting. there is no official word when the decision will come down. >> the attorney for michael brown's family also held a press briefing today. what message was he trying to send? >> you heard the message that was played from mike brown sr. saying please be peaceful whatever the decision. the family's attorney gave a news conference, and he said that the people of ferguson are really quite frightened about what may happen here. >> there are members of the community who are on edge, anxious, nervous, fearful, they're scared. they range from the young to the very old. people having expressed concerns about their medicine and they've been able to get to medicine. by and large let's just face it, the city is really in a panic at

this point in anticipation of this decision. >> and tony, eric holder, the attorney general, getting in on the act as well. he has a message for the police and protesters, to the police, don't let peaceful protest get out of hand. to protesters, take on board the gravity and seriousness of this subject, don't do anything to demean that in john terrett for us in missouri. people planning to protest when the decision is announced. right now there are demonstrations planned in 90 cities, 34 states as well as toronto, canada. police are getting ready for dealing with large crowds. secretary of state john kerry is staying longer than planned in meets in vienna. he has held meetings, but gaps

continue, nick schifrin is in jerusalem now with more. >> reporter: officials in iran and u.s. have been talking about the iranian nuclear program for more than ten years, and it could all come down to this weekend. officials here in israel and in the u.s. agree that if iran were to make a nuclear weapon, it could do so in just a few months. what is on the table fundamentally on the table this weekend, removing iran's ability to make a nuclear weapon or making it much harder, but making that deal is not going to be easy. for more than a decade iran has built a vast nuclear infrastructure. it could be for peaceful energy, or it could create components of a nuclear weapon. this weekend may be the last best chance to make a deal that president obama regularly references in his messages to the iranian people. >> iran would have access to peaceful, nuclear energy, and we will have addressed peacefully,

can diplomacy one of the greatest challenges to international peace and security. >> the u.s. hopes to block iran's three potential passes to a nuclear we will. plutonium. ukrainiauranium. and covert path. the u.s. hopes that monitors get enough access to know if iran secretly starts creating a weapon. >> if iran truly wants to resolve its differences with the international community, and if sill tate the lifting of economic sanctions, it will have no better chance than between now and november 24th. >> if a deal gets made, iran will get a massive economic boost. removing sanctions would give iran access to $120 billion in overseas accounts, and $40 billion with oil sales every year. iranian students would be able to study in the west, and iran will become more of a regional power, which sanctions have

helped prevent. >> sanctions are the most important part of the problem. they must be removed. they have not produced any positive results. >> what iran would not have to do, destroy its nuclear infrastructure. that's where opponents pounce. >> the idea of giving an enrichment capability to the iranians given 30 years of lyi lying, deceit, american blood on their hands, and recent tweet of annihilating israel is insane. >> do not sign the deal with iran to remain a nuclear state. >> just yesterday, in a press conference israel wants u.s. to eliminate iran's ability to research and communicate with nuclear north korea. >> it's enabled the iranian to make the agreement meaningless in the future. >> despite the critics for 11 years the u.s. iran and e.u.

have been negotiating. they know the details well. but whether they can make a deal is anything but clear. the chief u.s. negotiator, wendy sherman, who you saw in that report, said that negotiations are like mushrooms, they usually do best in the dark. we do not know, and we will not hear from officials just how close they are or aren't to a deal. as you mentioned in an introduction, they say that there gaps remain. president obama says that it's 50/50 that the two sides will come to a deal. either way they'll continue speaking all weekend until their self-imposed deadline of monday night. >> vice president joe biden stopped in turkey to mend fences. it wants united states to focus on defeating bashar al-assad

and defeating isil. these pictures were taken in imrati. >> on friday they took in all four sides of the city. there are government forces within the city. they called in reinforcements. now the idea of the pro government troops is to push the isil fighters back on all four sides of the city. the clashes are ongoing. this is the largest offensive that we've seen isil mount on the city of ramadi. if you look at anbar as a whole, there is isil presence or occupied completely by isil. if you come from this border with syria where isil are bringing in reinforcements, it is quite feesful that they can mount an attack like this. the iraqi army are confident that they will be able to repel the attack against ramadi.

the time is surprising. nobody was expecting quite the size of the attack, particularly as we're seeing a concentration of coalition airstrikes within the area. now they're saying that they will try and boost and push isil fighters back, as i say. but isil, through social media sources, are saying they will take the whole of the province of anbar, andrea mad di, and ramadi in particular are crucial to isil. if they managed to lining all of that town, it does give them the whole province, and makes it that much more difficult to get rid of them. >> bahrain is holding it's first parliamentary election sinc since 2011. police fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against tomorrow's vote. 260 candidates are competing for 40 seats. they plan to boycott tomorrow's vote.

the islansaying that the island kingdom has not tried to resolve the issues that sparked the protest in the first place. >> first you have to give people a chance to speak. you have to give them their basic rights, then you can have dialogue with them. we don't have these things in this country. >> thousands of people were arrested in violent clashes three years ago. the divide is more economic than religious. one in three young people in bahrain does not have a job. despite the fact that the country is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. bahrain is a close u.s. ally and hosts the navy complete. a new weather threat in new york to tell you about today. after search feet of snow fell in some areas the worry now is what happens when it melts if temperatures rise too quickly. well, there could be extensive flooding. rebecca stevenson with more for us.

>> that is essentially the forecast. we're looking at a rapid warming coming in. right now if that warm air moves up we've got another dangerous situation set up in the northern u.s. we're getting quite a bit of rainfall riding up. nice warm air on top of the cold air in place. now temperatures right now fargo, 33, just barely above the freezing mark. note the temperatures are well above freezing from denver to tulsa, and then go to the east, chicago, detroit, you're all in the 20s. with the warm air coming on top, it will bring .1 of ice to the top. it will definitely be a problem with roadways and sidewalks tomorrow. as the warm air most east there is our flood watch for the northeast portion of lake erie where we had all that snowfall. we still have a snow advisory in place for parts of ontario.

and there is that warm up. it will bring problems. a lot of water on the roads. >> and then it freezes at night. >> meteorologist: well, it won't be for the next several days as temperatures get up to 70. >> 70? >> meteorologist: we have to wait until tuesday-wednesday to get out of that. >> 70 sounds great. rebecca, thank you. vice president joe biden in ukraine. his message? the united states is keeping a close eye on russia. also, before he open fired in an elementary school there were a number of missed opportunities to get treatment for adam lanza. we have that report just ahead.

>> it's been one year since the last protest in independent square. vice president biden was there

for a memorial for those who died during the protest. >> a solemn start to a new national holiday for ukraine's president. president poroshenko laying a wreath in remembrance of those who died. there was anger from some in the crowd accusing the government of failing to find and fu punish the killers. >> today i will sign a decree to the heroes of ukraine. >> this comes after mos months of protest. the civil war has claimed more than 4,000 lives. more still die every day despite a two and a half months cease-fire. ukraine on friday accused russian troops of firing across the border for the first time during that period. the ukraine wants military aid

and weapons from its u.s. ally. for now vice president joe biden used his visit to kiev to announce non-lethal aid, and he rounded once again on russia. >> it's simply unacceptable in the 21st century for countries to attempt to redraw borders by force in europe or anywhere, for that matter, or to intervene militarily because they don't like the decision their neighbor has made. >> in rebel-held donetsk, no street gatherings, unless you count the daily crush at the bus station. many here in the ukrainia ukrainian-controlled territory are in search of functions ban banks. >> for ordinary people it's just meant that war and nothing more. >> the infrastructure has been demolished. the security situation is worse.

and the financial situation is worrying everybody here. life has become hard. >> the hardship is far from restrictive from this part of the ukraine. the economy as a whole is in terrible. inflation on the rise. international aid stalled. already the optimism of a year ago seems like a world away. with thousands gathering in independent square as they mark 12 devastating months and wonder what will happen to their country in the course of next year. al jazeera, donetsk. >> both russia and china are looking to stake a claim in the arctic, investing in the northern-most part of the earth. we take a look at the new cold war. it's cold there, that's for sure. ali velshi is with us now.

they're interested in this area. tell us why. >> i was over in europe. we were in poland and bulgaria, and then we went to the arctic. it's something that harry was talking about. it's not just europe that those tensions are being felt. they've spread into the arctic. russia and china have partnered up to compete with with the west to gain foothold in the far north. why? it's said to hold 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and 30% of its national gas. >> three factors matter most in real estate and geopolitics. location, location, location. and for those are interested in waterfront property with breathtaking views, plenty of wildlife, and the potential for future riches, this island could be a hidden gem. up here in the high norwegian arctic it seems that there is nothing but land. but very little of it is for

sale save one parcel on a mountain across the bay behind me. you can't even see it for all the snow and fog. what is interesting is that a chinese businessman wants to buy that land. there is very little economic value in owning land up here today. so one wonders whether it's a greater strategic value. >> that's the story, but you have to actually watch "real money" to get. the chinese and the russian have established these foot holds. one thing that i learned, that is a ship going through the arctic from shanghai to new york would save $2 million in fuel costs just one way versus doing it through the suez canal the way it is now. >> that's speaks pretty loudly. can't wait. before we let you go. i think you'll enjoy this. maybe you've seen this already. it's not often that we hav sing canada's praises. we should do it more. let's take a listen of what happened before a hockey game in toronto this week.

have a look. ♪ national anthem >> then the mic goes crazy and watch what happens. [ audience begins singing national anthem. ] >> are you hearing this, ali? >> i didn't think my people knew all the words to that. canadian are always warning that americans will take over. i think that's a room full of americans. these are the world's closest friends and greatest partners and the world ace longest undefended border, and i think there is something to it. >> i wanted to share that. >> it warms the cockcals of my heart. >> they need to be warmed often. ali, we'll see you tonight at 7:00. "real money." oh my, and the boss is in the

room, too. on wall street today. the dow hit an all time high of 88, the s&p 500 also hit hit a w mark rising for a fifth straight week. and we've added music to the closing number. okay. president obama's immigration action will have an impact. and a very visible dividing line between the haves and have nots on the edge of detroit.

>> president bush will hit the road to announce the changes he will make to the immigration

system on his own. he said millions of undocumented immigrants will be protected from deportation. the president also repeated his call for congress to pass an immigration bill. >> the actions i've taken are only a temporary first step. i don't have the authority to do some really important reforms. we should be creating new programs for farm workers. we should be adding visas for the high-tech sector. we should be creating a pathway to citizenship. [applause] only congress can do that. >> house speaker john boehner said that the move sabotages any chance of passing any immigration reform bill. he said that republicans will do all they can to stop the president from enacting his plan. taking a deep dive on this issue is ben montarosso, director of an advocacy group. also with us al jazeera's political correspondent michael

shure. >> how significant is your view is this action that the president is taking? >> i think it's a huge victory for our community after many, many years of fighting. we finally see some relief for 5 million people, understanding more is to come. we do have hope that this gives us an opportunity to tell congress you do your job. president obama did his job. >> will large numbers of people who are currently undocumented come out of the shadows to essentially be put on a federal list? do you see that happening? >> i definitely see that happening. our communities wants to show this country that if there is an opportunity to come out of the shadows and live and contribute to this country we want to do that.

you we have do it. no one of us who have families here at to feel persecuted or be afraid to take our kids to school from being ail to return to our families after doing what we need to do. we want to participate, and we'll make sure that that happens. >> is interest anything that republicans can do to stop this executive action were moving forward? >> as a practical matter they should prioritize other things, really, from the political standpoint because there isn't very much that they can do to dismantle what the president laid out last night, and what ben eloquently just now talked about. he is the answer to the president's legislation or executive order. the legislation would be the further response to the president. so what they can do is come up with a bill, and they can come

up with a bill that makes them a party that is listening to people like ben, and that would be the best thing for them to do rather than fight it tooth or nail. what they could do in a practi practical way, if they wanted to, they could hijack some of the nominations from the president, they could in some cases do budgetary constraints, but that would not carry forward, and it would not do what they want it to do. >> let me turn back the clock with this question. how disappointed have you been and your organization has been with the president over the years for not moving forward until now on this. and how disappointed are you and your organization with republicans who have had an opportunity to move forward, certainly in the house on a bipartisan bill that was passed over 18 months ago? >> is the question to me? >> to you, ben, yes. >> let me tell you one thing. i'm not disappointed with the president for this. i'm angry and upset with the

republicans for not doing their job. they had the opportunity to do t and they chose to play politics with it. what bothers me the most of all of this is that they're saying all the times in every single election that they have the opportunity, they say obama committed to do immigration reform and he didn't do it. in 2008 we had the biggest financial crisis in the countr country in many years. in 2008 the healthcare reform was passed. in 2010 the house was led by the republicans, and it was even a harder job for the president. i think it is unfair for us to be just upset at the president. i'm more upset and angry at the republicans for not only making excuses for not having come out with anything. they haven't told us what they don't like. show me what you like. fix this problem, because we've been doing this for so many years. you've helped the system to separate so many families.

this system is leaving orphaned kids because of the system that we have. >> i'm listening to ben and the passion in the response that i'm sure you can feel. don't the republicans need to tread lightly? not everyone will see age over the process. many will see this as anti-immigrant. >> yes, you put the question very well, tony. that's the problem that the republicans have right now. articulating that they're upset with the president without also taking themselves out of the running, literally, with a whole sector of americans who would be voting in 2016. so they have to be very careful. which is why a lot of republicans from outside of congress are urging their party to engage rather than just to fight on this. and they have to find a way of articulating it. it almost came as a benefit to speaker boehner that congress went into recess today.

he doesn't have to answer that question every day. they can think about it and reform what they're going to do when they come back in the lame duck recess and then when the republicans come back in january. they'll use that time to listen to what their caucus and conference are saying in the senate and house, and come up with something that listens to what ben is saying a little bit, but also let them stake a claim in this fight. >> ben, last one to you here, are you concerned that the next president might actually reverse the executive action? where would that leave the people who have come out of the shadows? >> i don't think that it's going to be any president-elected in this country that is not going to have to commit to the latino community to fix immigration reform. the next president either helps to get the immigration we form that we need, but i don't think that the country is ready to elect a president that is against immigration reform. look at what happened to mitt

romney. he wanted self deportation. two days later everyone else was talking about immigration reform, and they've been toying around with us for two years. the republicans have had to come to an understanding themselves. they want to be the political party of some congressional districts, they want to be the political party that is going to help this country move forward. >> ben, i appreciate your thoughts on this, and al jazeera's political correspondent, as always, michael shure, appreciate it. good weekend to both of you. let's take a look at other stories making headlines across america. >> there were many missed opportunities to treat gunman adam lanza. he fatally shot 26 people at an

elementary school and then killed himself nearly two years ago. there was a strategy of accommodating lanza rather than trying to address his underlying problems. and three cleveland men are said to be reunited today 40 years after beg convicte being convicted of a murder they did not commit. one man was released, but his brother and childhood friend were still behind bars when the only witness to the killing recanted this week. >> this has been a 40-year battle. it's not that we won. it's that we have finally been heard. >> ricky jackson, who was 19 years old when he was sent to prison, was released this afternoon. the marijuana business in colorado now has its own bank. the state issued a charter to the fourth corner credit union to service a cash-only industry. marijuana businesses have had trouble getting accounts at traditional banks.

and a california couple is pleading for the return of their three stolen therapy dogs. the dogs were in a puck up truck that was swiped from a church parking lot on tuesday. the truck was recovered but the dogs were nowhere to be found. the car thief refuses to talk to them. the cities of detroit-- >> you want to read that one? >> sure, let's do it. >> you want to read it. >> the cities of detroit and grosse pointe park are neighbors, but it appears that the upscale grosse pointe park is not happy sharing a border with downtrodden detroit, and it has taken to blocking streets in town to let detroiters know that they're not welcome. bisi onile-ere reports. >> reporter: detroit and grosse pointe park share a border, but both towns appear to be worlds apart. the contrast is stark. on one side of the border,

abandoned homes, burnt out structures. a black city plagued by bankruptcy and crime. across the street a thriving suburb. a mostly white manicured city. for many detroiters the fences and barriers erected by the suburb over the years show a divide that evokes charges of racism. today there is a new barricade that is opening up old wounds. >> it is disgusting. i do not approve of it. >> long-time detroiter dorothy roach and her daughter often travel to grosse pointe park to shop. but the road they would normally take to drive into the suburb is now blocked. this past spring grosse pointe park laid down concrete closing off the intersection. a round about was constructed, and three wooden sheds that house a farmers' market went up.

>> i'm disturbed by this, and it sends a very clear message, very clear stay out. >> now when you reach this intersection you have to hang a left into this gravel parking lot. and then hang a right and take another right, and then go through this round about before crossing over. >> i think its blatant. it is. it's a racial issue, and it's offensive to me as someone who lives in the park. >> but not everyone is offended. this grosse pointe park hardware store has been in the family for decades. >> anybody who says it's racial, if that's what you want to believe, i guess i can't change your mind. i look at it and say grosse pointe is trying to do something positive for this area. >> but some question whether the suburb have the power to block off the street in the first

place. grosse pointe park never discussed the project with detroit until complaints from both sides of the border started pouring in. we spoke with the suburb city manager by phone. >> if our city had 21 empty homes on the border, it would not be received by anyone. >> but in august grosse pointe park reached an agreement with detroit, which includes removing the sheds and opening the road back up and return detroit will demolish 20 blighted properties over the border. it says its still waiting for detroit to get the ball rolling. >> it's the constant looking at this all the time all around me, i don't have to put up with this. this is ridiculous. >> a tale of two cities in a divide that will take time to heal, even after the wall comes down. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera,

detroit. >> and coming up, texas approves dozens of controversial history and social studies text books that christics say distort the facts and it could end up in classrooms nationwide.

>> a big decision in the united states today. students in texas will get new history in social studies text books. books that came under fire for conservatives and liberals. a state panel approved nearly 90 books today, and those books may end up in the hands of students in other states as well. roxana saberi has more for us. >> reporter: the board approved 89 of 95 books. some critics say that it exaggerated the democracy. and conservative groups say that it proke promoted islam and climate change. >> they will be updated to meet requirements of four years ago. the board approved the proposed books on friday after spending weeks living to complaints from both the right and the left. >> we want to make sure that we

have the correct information in the text books. >> liberal critics say that some remembe will question the ideology. >> they want to lesson the role of slavery in u.s. history. that's impossible. >> our government free market system seems t to belittled and not emphasized. >> publishers tried to respond to complaints for the last two months. they agreed to some changes but refused others. citing one concern one publisher agreed to remove this sixth grade lesson. it says that antarctica may be shrinking from global warming. >> thianother says aliens landing ornater saying this

planet it great. he says we qualify for affirmative action. and the publisher turned on request to change a passage reading the roots of democratic government date back to biblical figures such as moses. some teachers say they'll have to work harder to give students a more balanced perspective. >> any history will deal with any book that it put in their hand. they have to. it's the ones that don't have a great content knowledge and the ability to find primary sources that are going to be locked in to what might be a bad text book. >> texas is one of the country's largest buyers of books, and those books are often marketed to other states. what's printed in texas could end up in other states, too. >> so true. roxana, appreciate it. good weekend to you. let's bring in roy white, you heard a bit from in that piece from ox san i roxana. he's with one of the groups

asking for changes. the board approved 89 of 95 books. are you happy with the decision despite the controversy? >> from a standpoint of truth in texas check points this is just another fry for us. our process is taking the reviews and critiques, putting them together and forming a tool that the local parents and school members can use at the local district. we'll evaluate all the books and give them a final grade of good, poor, or worst, and pass that information along to the 1200 school districts. today's action is really kind of moot from our standpoint. we're continuing to wor working on. we just want the facts in the text books. >> you're getting feedback from what groups? organizations? >> we get the same feedback from you. we have a team of experts that we work with, they correct the text books and work with the publishers. i will tell you that the publishers have been very responsive to us, and to others,

and we're very appreciative. we want to help them sell books. the children need the best books possible. we don't want to exclude books, and some groups want to exclude content in the text book for example climate change things. we said we don't want that taken out of books. we want both sides told. it's important. >> oh, okay, the feedback is important. tell me why you think it is so important to have this kind of citizen involvement in the review process? look, not everyone is an expert in this area. >> well, let me ask you this. are you involved in your children's-- >> absolutely. absolutely. >> and so we had over 1500 citizens who wrote to the school board. we had the largest ever effort in the history that i'm aware of to affect the writing and editing of the text book by the public. quite frankly the public has not been engaged in this. it is actually a tremendous plus and should be encouraging.

we've had seven or eight states asking how do we duplicate this effort? how do we get the grassroots efforts going? oftentimes it's too late. the books have been printed and we can't do anything. the publishers have been awesome and we say thanks to them. >> what is next? what is the goal moving forward? you're telling me today, a step in the process. >> the next step is compiling results and giving them out to the 1200 school districts and letting them know that you as a local member of the school board, you can impact and look at this chart and look at which of these books are the best, good, poor, worst, give your child the best book they can. not the worst book. that will empower people and let them take back their school districts. >> roy white is chairman of trust in text. roy, good to see you. thank you for your time. >> have a great day, and stay warm. >> will do.

egyptian president fattahalcicy said he may pardon two of the three al jazeera journalists jailed in egypt. i asked if a reconciliation agreement between egypt and qatar brokered by saudi arabia could clear the way for a presidential pardon? >> there is a political banter between egypt and qatar because egypt accused qatar of supporting the muslim brotherhood. so i think saudi ayyub is pushing for qatar and egypt to have the hope that this could ease the situation. there is definitely some pressure from different parts, and certain from egyptian

diplomats to have som. this would be a great sign. >> when is the appeal scheduled to be heard? >> so the appeal is set for the first of january. the families hope that i they could be released before the end of the year. we have a sense that they want to respect the process of the appeal. and then in the next month, it could be a good sign that we'll have one or two of the appeals, and then there could be a presidential pardon. i think its hard, it seems hard that they would be pardoned before, but it would definitely be very, very soon after that.

>> coming up on al jazeera america. social media reacts to president obama's executive action on immigration. sparks are flying. then it is real money with ali velshi at the top of the hour. >> america and russia aren't the only countries trying to plant their flags in the north? china is also trying to take part of the arctic, too. we'll have that next on "real money."

>> you're probably not surprised to hear this. immigration is trending right now following the president's executive action. >> undocumented immigrants who qualify to stay here are celebrating today. this was posted just a short

while ago from a rally this afternoon. thanks, president obama, for letting my parents stay. god bless you. this little girl holding this sign. now blanca is an activist for dreamers, people who were brought here illegally when they were children. this is her reaction after hearing the president. >> this means that we're going to stay together. this is the biggest news, that we're staying together. >> and reactions also came in from jose vargas. i now can have my temporary status, and see my mom in the philippines after 21 years. >> that's right, because you can travel. >> he's an immigration activist who has been very vocal about this. but we also hav have reactions from those who don't agree with the president. and so who is going to refund

the $18,000 i spent to bring my wife here legally. and immigration action has been a trending topic all day with hundreds of thousands of tweets. >> yeah, it's going to continue. it will. ines, have a great weekend. >> so how do you spell champion? it's not as easy as you might think. the best 100 scrabble players in the world are gathering. for the first time slang is being allowed. we have reports now from london. >> you are looking at scrabble gold. these letters in the right order could net a massive score. see if you can figure the word out. we'll leave is here for you for just a moment. and what this lot wouldn't give for a set of letters just like that. 200 big brains right here at the scrabble championships. >> i'm from poland. >> i have come from kenya. >> i have come all the way from south africa. >> the international championships, no less. scrabble is worldwide there is

no better place to be than london right now. abdullah is from pakistan. a 14-year-old with big dreams. >> i will be number one one day. >> you have ambitions. >> big ones. >> that is where he is aiming, the main stage, the big tournament. it's hungry work. this is an old game with a modern approach. each move scrutinized by players relayed to players worldwide. a hobby enjoyed in 120 countries. >> it's a fun game. >> and wo one in the midst of a big change. >> for those who love scrabble but are horrible at it, this shows you what words can and cannot be used. traditionally slang has been banned from this, i say traditionally, because 500 slang words have been added.

things like hashtag, severally and blog. the word on the street is now the word on the board. for those with a limited vocabulary. this is fantastic news. for those who are traditional, it means that they've got to start learning all over again. >> some people can be purist about the language and not want to add selfie, but these are words that everyone knows. >> no doubt this champ would have guessed the big one, and here it is again to put you out of your misery. that's the word quinzie. ever heard of it? probably not, but it could get you 401 points. it's a shelter made out hollowing out a pile of settled snow. >> you have to have quite the vocabulary. this should be a good match. >> i'm brilliant. okay, that's a lie but sometimes it's good to have plan b up your

sleeve. literally, but only, of course, if you don't get caught. al jazeera, with brainy people in london. >> "real money with ali velshi" is here next. have a great weekend. >> the arctic frontier could be the next battle ground in the new cold war. tonight, see how countries like russia and china are already planting their flags in the frozen north. also, down to the wire negotiations on a nuclear arms deal. i'll tell you why russia isn't the only country you have to worry about. and a mom finally catches a break that could help her build her american dream.