>> but idriss - and so many other rohingya muslims living as outcasts in their own land - believe that risking it all on a dangerous journey is better than submitting to a slow death. . >> breaking news overnight - a political icon is silenced. marion barry, former washington d.c. mayor has died. barricades around key buildings as anxiety rises and michael brown's personality call for calm. -- parents call for calm. campus sex assault - the

university bans after an out break of sexual assaults and a strong earthquake good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. thank you for joining us, i'm morgan radford, live in new york. we begin with a developing story overnight. former washington d.c. mayor, marion barry, has died. he served twice, beginning in 1978. his first three terms ended when he was arrested and convicted of crack cocaine charges. after spending time in gaol he staged a comeback, winning re-election to city council in 1993, and a fourth term as mayor in 1995. in 2005 he was re-elected where he served up until now. he died at a d.c. area hospital. the cause of his death is

unknown. del walters joins us, working in washington and covering marion barry extensively. good morning to you. what was your reaction to the news that barry had passed away? dell, it appears we have lost him temporarily the wait continues in ferguson, missouri for the grand jury decision. the grand jury is expected to meet on monday. marchers continue their progress on saturday, calling for criminal charges against officer darren wilson. michael brown's mother joined the group. joining us live with more is john terrett, this morning. you were with the protesters last night. how are they feeling as they continue to wait for the grand jury decision.

>> good morning to you. they are ilat ease with what is going on. yesterday, we told you that the people of ferguson expected the decision to be handed down today, sunday. it looks as if that will not happen. it's been reported that the grand jury will meet on monday. for that you have to deduce that the decision will come monday, later in the week or even after thanksgiving. there is no word from the authorities, it's all un named sources. michael brown supporters turned out in the cold missouri rain to make their voices heard again. >> reporter: a few dozen demonstrators took part in a peaceful protest saturday night near the site where michael brown was kill. aaron brown's mother came out. with tears, lesley mcspadden

hugged demonstrators saying she believed the grand jury's decision is in god's hands. >> police brutality is happening everywhere. you have never seen a complete city rebel against the law. >> she urged peaceful protests. early estate brown's father went door to door delivering turkeys, and chose to deliver at the apartment complex because of the support the residents showed the family. residents are setting up barricades around the center in clayton. some protesters tell al jazeera, they are concerned with the preparations. >> we are believed there may not be an indictment. there's a fear that he'll walk free, and the fact that the national guard has been brought in. they are taking on extra thousands of horse of training. they set up posts over up to. it doesn't give us the most

comforting feeling. they are preparing for war against us. and we know it. >> and aur yell brown, who you saw at the end of my support, is a terrific speaker and passionate advocate for mike brown and other african-american young men that get a raw deal from the police in this town. she said at the end of the interview she did with me that "they hope we'll go away. we are not going to go away. whatever the decision of the griry, we have -- grand jury, we have come together as a family." what she means by that is until african-american american are treated on a par with the white people. >> has ongoing as they remain, so will we, reporting. thank you john terrett for being with us. the deadline of a nuclear deal looms, talk of a possible extension steams be on the table. momentum -- sometimes to be on the table.

momentum is building. there's reports that russia's foreign minister will be arriving as well. >> if mr sergey lavrov is on his way to vienna, and we won't know until there's wheels up, that there is something to talk about, to work towards, despite tensions in the iranian state media quoting a source that a deal is now impossible. we hear also that the french foreign minister is due here later, and that suggests that the british counterpart is not far behind. there are still people talking at the highest levels. john kerry, and zaharie ahmed shah, his iranian counterpart and katherine ashton sitting in his fifth meeting, that source quoted that what they are talking about is an extension, an extension that is an option and we'll begin to discuss it if no deal is reached on sunday.

that may be the case, it may not. i will say this, a year ago in geneva, when talks were at the same stage, there were similar doomsday predictions of failure and at the last minute a deal was produced. that may well be what we have here. the talks have enormously high stakes, cards held closely to the chest, a deal may remain elusive until the final hours. a key concern for the united states is producing a bomb at unprotected nuclear locations. they have not informed international regulators about. now to israel, where the israeli army shot and killed a palestinian man in gaza. it is the first time that an israeli soldier killed a palestinian on the border. nick schifrin joins us live from jerusalem. brick us up to speed here -- bring us up to speed here. what happened, exactly? >> the person killed has been

identified by the palestinian health ministry as 32-year-old fada, a farmer from the israeli soldiers point of view. according to the israeli spokesperson, two people, including him, approached the fence that divides the wall that divides gaza from southern israel. they - the soldiers delivered a verbal warning, the two kept approaching, delivering shots in the air, and that's when soldiers fired into the lower extremities of fada, and palestinian sources say he died shortly therefore. it's the first time an israeli soldier killed anyone from gaza. there has been multiple incidents at the border, including over the last few days, just on sunday last week. a 10-year-old gazan was shot by israeli soldiers in a similar circumstance, and according to the israeli military, two were

stopped leaving gaza, one holding a grenade. the border is tense. even though there hasn't been a real war or activity for weeks. >> what is interesting is that israel's cabinet is expected to vote an several versions of the controversial jewish state bill. what exactly would the bill do? >> yes, if you go back to the israeli peace negotiations, the prime minister made one of his his priorities a jewish state. when it was not received, when the peace talks closed down, it does three things, recognising character. it would institutionalize jewish law as inspiration for israeli law, and delist arabic for traditional language.

prime minister binyamin netanyahu is working for his allies, watering it down on the arabic bed and language on the first two, trying to send a message to palestinians, this is where so many object. 20% of israels are palestinians. a lot of people argue that the bill is racist and marginalise that population. thank you for joining us live this morning. we are appreciate you being was from jerusalem we want to go back to the top story, the death of marion barry. del walters works in washington, covering marion barry extensively. good morning to you. "the washington post" called him the most powerful local politician of his generation, this morning. why would they say that? >> i don't doubt that to tell you the truth. i covered him from 1985 onwards for a full decade.

you have to add a donald rumsfeld or dick cheney and put it in the executive office of the mayor after the '60s, realising that he saw the transformation of the washington d.c., the city that burned to this city that we now know. at one time the national bird of washington b.c. was the crane because there were so many building cranes, he was combative, feisty, but got the job done. one of the things people didn't realise is he was brilliant, three hours shore of a ph.d. and chemistry. a small-town boy rose to power. >> it's interesting you say that. he was the son of a share cropper. he had an infamous drug arrest. he went on to become mayor again. do you tink that people were able to overlook some of the short comings because they were able to youse demons to

political advantage. the demons were something they battered early on. they would recognise there would be a personality. the thing that speaks a lot is 24 years after the arrest in vista hotel, he died in office, serving the people. they are still getting ready for the annual turkish give away. he gives turkey to the needy. he was discharged from the hospital. tweeting to people that they were getting trod do it on tuesday. they were excited about it. >> this morning, the mayor spoke about it. let's take a listen to what she had to say. >> we'll miss marion barry, he's been an inspiration for so many people, a fighter for people, a champion for ward 8. mr barry, i can say this, lived, up until the minute, the way he

wanted to live. >> it's interesting, she is talking about his legacy. we know he appointed close to a dozen women in positions not traditionally held by women, and helped a lot of african-americans get jobs. what do you think his legacy will be for d.c.'s community of colour. >> it's funny you asked me that, because he asked me what i would say about him on the day he died. i said it depends what that day is. now that it's happened, i think his legacy will be here is a man that rose to power and died after the 2014. he had the title mayor for life, and the strangest thing about it is it wasn't the indictment. anything about the political end. he was somebody who served the people. he believed for what he did, in empowering people, men, women,

the city, itself was run by white people, and he used to take great exception to that. he was the one that put many of the faces he felt and gave him the voice, saying you can't stand up to power. that made him a lightening rod. that is the reason they are put back in office. he was a people person. >> a lightening rod. >> thank you for being with us. a controversial article bringing to light a controversy. now they are scrambling to right wrongs. ross shimabuku is here with more. the claims have launched protests and the governor weighed in.

>> that's right. virginia governor terry macauliff called for change at the university of virginia, asking the school to open investigations into claims that it has been a hot bed for sexual assault. it started with a rolling stone article, revealing one plight, after she says she was dragged and gang raped by seven men at a party in 2012. she said she was pressured by friends and administrators to keep quite. it launched a score of responses. students erupted in protests over the weekend, asking the school to take action. when they allow the opportunity to have closed door parties, that's the problem. >> my hope is that the dialogue continues, and that people continue to watch out for people's safety.

>> according to "rolling stone", 183 people have been expelled since u v.a. since 1998. in the same time, no student has been kicked out. the president says they asked police to look into the incident. they put a temporary ban on frat earnties when the spring semester begins. u v.a. is one under federal investigation. >> thajing ross shimabuku. >> the u.s. pledging financial aid to syria, helping 3 million refugees fleeing the war torn country. >> i'm tonya paige reporting from south africa. poachers are killing hundreds. many are removing them from high-risk areas. >> tonight a remarkable quest

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check this out, neighbours helping neighbours, the shovel brigade, 400 samaritan helping those stuck in snow. buffalo was hit with 7 feet of snow. a flood warning is in effect. temperatures are expected to rise today. the weather around the great lakes is not helping the situation in buffalo. we turn to kevin corriveau. i wish i had neighbours like that. >> that is admirable. that is amazing how people got out there. a lot of people cannot do shovelling. the great lakes - i want to take you to the great lakes where yesterday there was freezing

rain. i want to show you what happened where the freezing rain caused problems not just on the highway, the accidents going on, but a detroit airport where a flight slid off the runway. they closed the airport for a couple of hours. things are better across most of the greatlation. what we are dealing with across parts of buffalo is we are dealing with heavy rain showers. now it is rain, take a look at the temperatures. we are lookingal textures into the 40s. we are looking at heavy rain across the region look at this dramatic video of a rescue operation coming out of central japan, where a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit several

villages on saturday. 40 were injured. seven homes destroyed. 400 people were evacuated to shelters. hundreds of homes were without powers. it doesn't stop there. in neighbouring china, four are dead after a quake struck sichuan. the region experiences tremors like back in 2008 a 7.9 magnitude quake left 90,000 dead. >> the u.s. is pledging a new round of aid in syria. the 135,000 package will help the united nations with a budget shortfall to help feed vulnerable people. more than a million refugees are living in lebanon. that's where zeina khodr talked to some people. >> reporter: this is a business graduate and a ballet dancer,

working at this cafe, trying to win a war in native syria. the 26-year-old is one of over a million syrians who live in lebanon. when someone takes everything from you, leaving you with nothing and you have to start over, it's hard. it's hard. even hope now is a precious thing. >> a cafe where she works is frequented by refugees. supporters and opponents of the government are able to sit together. zach doesn't support either side. he's an artist. for him the focus should be on rebuilding a society, which has

been the real victim of a conflict. >> it's destroyed because he can say for a per cent they leave, left syria. 20% died. 20% stays. the students decided destroy. there's no community between the people. [ singing ] >> reporter: zach uses music to try to bring syrians together, his message simple - silencing the guns would mean nothing if people can't live together. syria is a country where wounds are too deep for healing. >> i'm not sure syrians, you know, see a solution as - there are multiple ideologies and

factions but they all want for this war to stop. >> reporter: for now that is hope. >> i don't know, it's like a nightmare. you wish to wake up, but you don't. because every time we think we can go back. something worse happens. >> reporter: it's a harsh reality for these syrians. they know their life and country will never be the same again syria's three year war killed nearly 200,000 and forced millions to fully rhino hunting in south africa. in this case it's for a good reason, how it's saving the lives of hundreds of wild animals. at 8 o'clock a debate for drones goes beyond the united states. indian officials are threatening to ground the business before it even begins, stay tuned.

thank you for joining us. welcome back. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> we are looking at storms. yesterday was texas today louisiana, alabama and pushing into georgia.

let's look at the rain. you are getting fit pretty hard now. here on sunday, where you see the red, that will be severe weather. we talk about hail and winds and a chance of tornados. from what we see yesterday, if we are driving, you may want to check the weather. >> thank you. there's a crisis in south africa, where more than 1,000 white rhinos have been killed for their horns. one park has been hit the hardest, where half the rhinos were killed within its own ruled. tania paige reports on the fight to save them. >> reporter: a pilot herds the rhinos into the opening. timing is everything, and steady hands. the shot is good. the less time he's sedated, the better. after a few minutes, he falls. he's been shot with a tranquilliser in a part of south africa's kruger national park close to the border with

mozambique. poachers slip through the fence. he's in danger, they are after the horns. they are prized in parts of asia as a status symbol for medicinal benefits - although there are none. >> you can take a piece of the horn and link it to a cashing as. before it was difficult in a court case. it's groundbreaking still only a fraction of poachers are caught and convicted. that is why up to 500 rhinos, from poaching hot spots are moved to safe zones. some will go to a high security area inside kruger. others are being sold to private owners, with the proceeds going towards conservation. >> south africa's home to 80% of the world's rhino, 20,000 animals, half are here in kruger

park. it is massive. 20,000 square kilometres, the same size as israel, and there are only 400 rangers to protect the rhino. the rangers are at war with poachers, and it's a porous border to patrol. the boss says more needs to be done to cut the demand from asia, and mozambique and others to break up the crime syndicates. >> how difficult can it be to trace hundreds, ship through your country and out of your country. it must be possible to do something about it. >> they are looking for evidence. they found a single bullet that killed the rhino, and the bones of its foetus. not one, but two lives lost in a war that so far poachers are winning. all right. coming up at the 8 o'clock hour of al jazeera, a texas city bans the fracking practice. we speak to a residents about their concerns. president obama facing a long

battle over his executive action on immigration. that is first up in weekend politics, coming up. >> i'm morgan radford, keep it here. i'm back with you in a minute for the 8 o'clock hour of al jazeera america

>> the constitution of the united states, and the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. saying farewell to one of the most polarizing political figures the last century. the turbulent life and career of former washington mayor marion barry. [ chanting ] and a tense night in ferguson, missouri. what police are now doing to

control the crowds as we await a decision from the grand jury. we are life on the ground next plus, roofs collapsing, pipes bursting and the worst could be coming today. a melt down after what could be considered the snow storm of the century in the great lakes. >> the positive and negative uses has to be identified and consequences defined. >> india struggles with something american has struggled with for years as drones invade air space. he was considered a powerful politician. >> washington d.c. mayor marion barry has died. he served three terms, went to prison on drug charms, and in a final act staged an unlikely political comeback history.

>> this morning at 12:15 counsel member marion barry was brought to the medical center, and we are sad to report and announce the passing of the honourable marion s barry. >> marion barry died on sunday at a medical center in washington d.c. the cause of his death is unknown. he was released from howard university hospital on saturday. officials say he felt fine saturday night. he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. >> we will miss mayor marion barry. he's been an inspiration to so many people, a fighter for people, and a champion for the people of ward eight. mr barry, i can say this. lived up until the minute, the way he wanted to live. >> and defend the laws of the district of column by ape. >> and defend the laws of the

district of columbia. >> he was elected major in 1978. he served three terms before his arrest in 1990, was caught on video tape smoking crack cocaine. when fbi agents burst in he said "she set me up." marion went to prison for six month and did the unthinkable. he ran for office again and won a stint on counsel, and a fourth term as mayor. he was seen by some as a robin hood of thoughts, giving hope to the poor black d.c. residents. that following helped him with his political comeback. a civil rights activist dubbed mayor for life. advocacy on behalf of the poor, les fortunate will be missed. mr barry taught us so much. so much about fighting for

justice, about fighting for the people. it now has become our collective aspect ni to keep his -- responsibility to keep his legacy survive. >> the d.c. major expressed regret and will work with the family to plan ceremonies worthy of a statesman. joining us is ruben, covering washington d.c. during the marion barry area. welcome back, thank you for joining us. you were at the hotel when mayor barry was arrested. do you think he ever really got past that dark period? >> well, i can't speak to him, to what his personal life was like. professionally, critically he made a comeback, he swept back to the mayor office in 1994,

defeating sharon pratt kelly, the mayor elected when barry dropped out of the race after his arrest for drugs. >> what do you think it was about him that really resonated with people in washington. >> barry was a remarkable politician, he had a tremendous ability to connect with voters, many of the voters of the city, particularly those that live in poor and working class neighbourhoods. he attended barbecues and church event. he initiated a summer jobs programme earlier in his mayoral career, creating jobs for tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of young people. and he also initiated a lot of programs for senior citizens. >> sure. you are describing - you

described him as a remarkable politician with these programs, especially for senior citizens and african-american, i want to read what "the washington post" wrote "residents of a city operated nursing home had limbs amputated because of infectious bed source, infant more faulty rates was high, test scores low." why did he endenneder disloiltry, especially to communities of colour. >> you are correct. there were a lot of serious problems during his mayoral terms. he was mayor during d.c.'s crack epidemic, when violence in the city inspired by the crack trade piralled out of control. d.c. was the murder capital of the country during that time. i recount a lot of this in my book. had you ever, barry was almost

nantly forgiven by those who supported him. >> why. >> i heart a quote during -- heard a quote during reporting. one reporter said he didn't have to go inside the church to be forgiven. all he had to do was show up at the steps of the church. people in the city - people who supported him were aware of these problems, they never held it against him personally. there was a strong racial divide. i think a lot of his black african american supporters believed that the white establishment exaggerated problems, or tried directly to bring barry down. >> in that sense he became a symbol of hope for the downtrodden. >> ruben, a former "the washington post" supporter. and author. thank you for being with us this morning the mother of michael brown

is urging calm in ferguson, missouri. and told protesters to remain peaceful. authorities prepare for unrest. on saturday they set up barriers around the building, and grand jurors are expected to reconvene on monday. protesters earlier took to the streets, calling for officer darren wilson's indictment. john terrett is in ferguson on the ground. it appears we lost you, we'll come back to you later in the programme controversial article alleging sexual assault sparked outrage at a top university, protesters gathered at the university of virginia demanding action by school administrators. ross shimabuku joins us, ross, how has the university responded since the pretty serious allegations? >> the university launched on investigation and suspended fraternity activities for the rest of the year, in wake of a graphic magazine article where a

student claims she was gang-raped by seven men at a fraternity party in 2012. [ chants ] >> reporter: protesters outraged outside the psi kappa si fraternity where the alleged assault took place. >> i drove many miles to support the girls that used to live here, still live here, that don't feel they are allowed or welcome to say their piece. >> reporter: a "rolling stone" magazine revealed a student's act of being drugged and gang raped. she said she was pressured by friends and administrators to keep quiet and was frustrated trying to bring justice to the perpetrators. the university president said:

>> i think it is for the best that the article was written, and that people, you know, have to face sort of the harsh reality. [ chanting ] >> reporter: four protesters were arrested for press passing. according to "rolling stone", 183 people have been expelled at u.v.a. since 1998. in that same time no student has ever been kicked out for sexual assault. >> university president teresa sullivan is scheduled to meet with the board of presidents to discuss the allegations contained in the article. >> thank you for joining us ross shimabuku, this morning now to one of the top stories, awaiting the grand jury decision in ferguson, missouri, where john terrett is life this morning. you were there as protesters

continued their march just last night. how do you think they are feeling as they wait out this decision? >> well, i was, and i think peace is very much this the heart of everybody that we speak to here in the town, but they are getting increasingly agitated by the fact that this is taking so very long. yesterday we reported the people of ferguson were expecting the decision to be handed down today, sunday. now it look as if it may not happened. it's been widely reported that the grand jury will meet again on monday, from that we deduce that the decision will come on monday, or later in the week, after thanksgiving. i should say there's no word from the authorities after this. >> where the grand jury is meeting, the police have put barriers up around the courthouse and closed parking spaces here in ferguson, in the target car park up the road,

there are spaces that have been roped off as well. last night in the cold rain of the missouri winter, michael brown supporters were on the streets protesting, nobody more eloquent or vocal an ariel brown, a local woman, and said "we want to the know when our sons come to the town center on saturday night, they won't get shot", she was speaking for michael brown, but all african-american young men and their contentious relationship with the police force. >> he's the catalyst that brought the movement forth. i mean, there has been several michael brown, this particular michael brown is the straw that broke the camel's back. we are tired of it. we are tired of it. there's no reason to kill unarmed civilians. at this point we are not going to take it. we are willing to fight. we are not going anywhere any time soon. >> that was the other part of her message, "they think we are going to gone away, we are not."

>> i got chills listening to her. it doesn't seem an unreasonable request to protect your city's young children. we heard a response from moun's mother saying -- michael brown's mother saying we know this is a tense situation. what more did she say? >> lesley mcspadden attended the demonstration we attended and another as well. in the course of the evening thee made it clear that she is taking encouragement from her own deep faith. take a listen. >> in god's hands it will be handled appropriately and accordingly. we have been in peace for the entire time. i don't think it will change. who we are. we are peaceful people. >> so we wait. no one really nose with certainty when the grand jury decision will come down. it looks like it may be some time this week. the jury is convened until

january. >> john terrett, in ferguson, missouri. thank you for being there. this morning investigators are looking into attack on first responders in florida, a sheriff was shot and killed at a house fire in it'lla hassy. after killing the deputy, the gunman beman shooting. >> the deputy sheriff was shot and wounded by the suspect, as tee continued to walk down the court, additional first responder encountered him, engaged him and shot and killed him. it's unclear of what started the fire, and why he opened fire. the scene of the attack is 600 miles from florida university. the iraqi government was accused of killing eight civilians, women and children in an air

strike attack. this is the after math. five others were injured, and the attack targetting i.s.i.l. fighters but hit civilians. iraqi state media say 85 i.s.i.l. fighters were killed in the area. >> afghan parliament approved two security deals on the role of troops after september. the bilateral agreement with washington, and a separate deal with n.a.t.o. were passed with a majority vote. it comes after president obama approved guide lines for u.s. troops in the country. they'll be allowed to target fighters next year. previous plans limited their role to attacking firefighters and training troops. in buffalo, new york people are hoping store state help. new york governor como is sending in food supplies and rescue trucks to move much of the snow that fell. neighbours are helping

neighbours. that is a shovel brigade. more than 400 good samaritans pitching in to help others out. flooding is concern, and a warning remains in effect until next week. temperatures are expected to rise. >> so, turning to meteorologist kevin corriveau - when can we expect that to fall, and is flooding the issue. >> flooding and structural damage. there's so much snow on the routes. look at the radar, the snow turned to rain. that is making the snow very, very dense, very heavy, and we'll see it. take a look at video coming in, concerning the damage. of course, when you expect to see 4-5 and 6 feet of snow on roofs, it will be a structural problem. there's a lot of roofs we have seen collapse across the region, it will be a big problem. come here, i want to show you what the temperatures are doing. we see them beginning into the mid 40s, through the rest of the

day we have seen a surge in the temperatures. from yesterday look at this. we are looking at toronto, 18 degrees warmer, cleveland at 11, a surge in temperatures. it will continue for the next couple of days. odds of a deal by a deadline fading. iran unlikely to reach agreement with the west on a nuclear programme. tehran made a counter-offer. we talk to a former candidate, and a life report from outside the meetings in vienna the leaf that puts the co in cocaine. now a supplier has a new way of controlling it. locals not so happy it may look like r 2d 2, but this sign org is not signs fiction is ois on patrol.

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sentry francis can, and elderly and poor person's home. a priest and a nun from india momentum appears to be building in indiana, despite reports that there could be an extension of a deal in vienna over iran's nuclear agreement. the u.s. and other world powers are participating in the talks, wanting to kerb iran's nuclear ambitions in return for release of sanctions. jonah hull joins us live from vienna. iranian media is citing anunnamed member of the negotiating team saying that assist impossible. but meetings are going on. are we looking at a last-minute deal that could make the deadline? based on precedence, yes.

that is possible when an interim deal was struck, right up until the last possible moment. we were told that no deal was possible. diplomatic pace is building, foreign ministers are on their way to vienna. sergey lavrov from moscow, and the french and british foreign ministers as well joining their german counterpart here, and john kerry. they are all supposed to have dinner this evening. the pace is building. definitely seems to have tough to talk about. there is no deal. that is not apparent yet. >> what is the next step if, in fact, the talks are extended. >> the question would be what sort of extension do they agree on. in the event that they need to carry on monday. it could be a matter of days. it could be a case of going

away, doing technical work and coming back. the possibility would exist of a honger extension, six months, carrying on an interim deal. the issue is how long it might last. it's finite. they don't want to extend for long. >> outside of where the talks are happening, jonah hull in vienna a former iranian presidential candidate and president of the iranian-american council. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> absolutely. reports are that there's not going to be a deal by monday. what is the hold up. >> the word comprehensive is a problem. >> deprensive. >> yes, they made a mistake using the word comprehensive. i think a deal is possible, but a comprehensive deal is not.

>> why? >> so many little things go into it comprehensive means you have to bring many pieces together. 2 months, three months, six months. the deal would have to be partial. i was in the state department and i raised the issue saying that the word comprehensive is unfortunate. they are not using comprehensive. they are using broad, general, you know, agreement. they've accepted dismro comprehensive was -- that comprehensive was unfortunate. that's a problem. the second problem is the very deadline, setting of time is is it prik. they should have said within the

next six to eight months, they'll have to reach an agreement. and they have to... >> you don't think it's urgent enough to marry a deadline. >> no, the nuclear programme is already under control. the danger has been lifted. iran nuclear programme has been almost 80% contained. >> okay. there's nothing urgent that will make us jump in and make it everything happen tomorrow. at the same time we need to reach an agreement that is permanent as to comprehensive. the dead line, the u.s. side has a problem with a deadline. when you put deadline, you put anxious for the relief. >> do you believe 80% is sorted out. >> we know that iran stopped many of its operations, the

company is not building up more and more. it is where it used to be iran is smarter than it used to be six months ago, a year ago. we are not moving forward, it's going downward. instead of comprehensive, permanent. thank you so much. we appreciate you being with us. >> some. severe weather sparking tornado fears is moving to the east. meteorologist kevin corriveau has more on that. >> we are looking at what is happening across the south. look at the complex we have here, across louisiana. texas dealt with wind damage. it's moving from louisiana to alabama and georgia. we think the tornado threat will be higher today than it was yesterday. we'll watch the area for parts

of georgia, especially to atlanta, causing problems at the airport. extensive areas that we need to watch all the way back to louisiana. this is going to be the afterno afternoon. this is what it looks like. it is warm. we'll see problems when a lot of people want to travel. >> back to you. >> looking forward to the holidays. >> a directive and a dare from president obama. the commander-in-chief takes action on immigration. how much hillary clinton could benefit from the fallout. weekend politics is coming up next. >> it may be the wild west for drones, india struggling to control eyes in the skies. stay tuned.

for those members of congress that question my authority to make our immigration work better or question the wisdom of me acting where congress failed, i have one answer - pass a bill. i want to work with both parties to pass a more permanent legislative solution. the day i sign that bill into law, the actions i take will no longer be necessary all right, that's president obama on thursday night, challenging republicans to pass an immigration bill. that is first up in the weekend politics segment. joining me is david jones, former aid to president clinton, and didi bangui, former aid to george w. bush. lot of experience in the room. didi, is the president right? what is the republicans plan? should they just pass a bill? >> first, let's talk about the

temper tantrum. the midterms - the democrats lost because of president obama. clinton, when he lost, he came to the middle. instead of that president obama is doubling down, throwing a tantrum. >> is it his tantrum when he said a queer and a half ago he threatened to do this. it seems the chicken have come home to roost. >> after the election he was doubling down. everyone nose the democrats know it, republicans know it. he's like forget that, if they don't do to my way, i'll have illegal community organising. that's what he's doing. >> david, did president obama call the republicans bluff? >> first of all, let's talk about the issue, there's 11 million undocumented immigrants, and we can't do, round them all up and deport them. we can't do it or what mitt romney suggested in 2012, self-deportation, a proposal

that mitt romney made. what president obama is doing, okay, is he's taking a bold action because the republicans will not do it. speaker john boehner will not bring up a bipartisan pass bill. he can't do it. the bill will win. he doesn't want that. let's listen to what he had to say to reporters. >> for his action the president chose to deliberately sabotage any chance of a bipartisan reform that he claims to seek. i told the president that he's damning the presidency itself. >> okay, this is interesting to me, didi. "the wall street journal" piece a few days ago said it is urging lawmakers to avoid a shut down. when they are referring to hard liners, how do we trust him and others to govern. >> we are rewarding bad

behaviour. people came to the country illegally, hardworking americans picking up the slack. what about hung airians and romanians, they do it respect tli and illegally. this is a country of laws, president obama is avoiding that. i don't think the person people want that, he's said "i'm going to act unilaterally", a lot of immigrants had backlash too. >> what do you mean? what immigrants? >> the irish. >> they did it legally. they did it the right way. sorry, but illegal is illegal, it's wrong. this is a country of laws, let's do it the right way. what president obama is doing is wrong. it's politics, not policy, they want to register the people to vote. that is what this is all about. >> that's a great question. didi is saying this all but ensures democrats. what republicans is going to... >> wait a minute. do you know what this does? at its core, what it does, which is what we are talking about is

policy. what the executive order does at its core is protect families and keep families together. how? let me tell you how. it suspends a threat of immediate deportation of the parents of u.s. citizens. last i checked, the 14th amendment said people born here were u.s. citizens, and it protects the threat - from the threat of immediate deportation of the parents of young people who came here very young. it keeps families together. it doesn't rip them apart. that covers about 3 million people. that is what the executive order does. congress will not act. it will not act because the republican party, the house members do not - latinos do not matter in their districts. >> what are you talking about? >> will republicans lose a latino vote. if they do something in response. >> there are many latinos that don't appreciate it. there are latinos here legally.

they are like really, we came, worked hard, started business, and people came here illegally, they didn't have to try. don't think that all latinos want this, they don't. >> some think it didn't go far enough? >> it's not the democrats, it's the visor ol republican hateful response towards latinos. >> that is ridiculous. that is an insult. it's not right. >> latinos are watching this. president obama got 68% of the hispanic vote. 68% of hispanic. and here is a fact for you. 100% of latinos in this country can vote for republican or democratic members in the house of representatives, and the republicans would still keep control of the house. >> i want you to respond to that. president obama got shlacked. this is a vote against president obama, and you think it's good for him to double down. sorry about congress, on the

executive branch, the legislative branch, i'm the key. >> where why are republicans using words like lawless, abuse of power. >> there are three fringes. >> there are few executive orders. >> here is the good news much whenever we get control of the senate. there'll be a fire wall. and not blockage by harry reid. it will change in january, president obama nose this. they are trying to do community organising. that is what this is about. democrats will say "the republicans are hateful", i don't think so. the republicans want a lawful country. >> you worked for bush. h w bush used executive order. >> well they all have. this is - this is a double down and a smack in the face. >> george bush - let me say, what george bush did, you worked for him. carl roff you remarked with. what they did - you were

probably there. george w. bush and carl roff proposed addressing the undocumented immigrant problem in this country. they proposed a pathway to citizenship. what happened. >> how is president barack obama doing it different. >> what happened, they were slapped down by the right-wing. slapped down. >> what about those saying president obama is not doing this the right way. >> he is not. >> we'll say that overwhelmingly. it will not help hillary clinton to say this is historic. they do need to go back to what bill clinton did. he did a great job. after he was shall asked he will do with people on the hill. this guy's legacy is through, a failure. i believe the worst president history. >> before we let you go i want to get in a question. we talk about 2016, the white house and hillary clinton.

senator jim webb announced he's exploring an exploratory committee. do you think (a), that he'll do it and (b), that he'll stand a chance in. >> i hope he does, he would be a great candidate. i hope others do. he and hillary clinton will come out. it will make her a tougher candidate. she's the most experienced, and the real race will be on the republican side, a war inside the republican party. here is why. jed bush came out on immigration, and he said some people that cross the border in this country are coming to the united states out of love to be with their families. that is exactly what he said. >> we were strangers once. okay, with that rhetoric is fine. >> that's what jed bush said. he was smacked down. >> didi let's go to jib webb. but i want to hear the response.

>> i like the guy. i liked jim webb. he's scott irish and wrote a great book. that's a great candidate. it's not over yet. this will not be the easy inauguration. what some think, going back to the war. we'll have a fight. it will be a fight. may the best person win. >> it's not over yet. we hope to have you here from many years to come. thank you very much. former aid to george w. bush. pleasure to have you bolivia is a large producer of coca, a plant used to make cocaine. coca farmer draw ire from the community, they say bolivia is not doing enough to police it. they horp on new methods to control sales. >> this idyllic plot has been

farmed since it was inherited from parents. she's proud of bouptful crops. it is this one, concentrated on 1600 square meters of land that is the favourite. this is coca, a leaf used for medicinal and spiritual purposes. it is the raw material for the production of cocaine. plants like this have been at the center of a controversy between bolivia and international drug enforcement agencies for years. the u.n.'s drug agency enforced an aggressive and violent campaign of full eradication of plants in the region, claiming the coca was sold to make cocaine. that was until former president evo morales kicked the d.e.a.

out of the country. >> translation: the d.e.a. wanted to eradicate everything. growers were opposed. co-a is -- coca is there are livelihood. there was deaths and fighting. we found a way out. >> reporter: evo morales put the crops in the hands of a growers group. they encouraged farmers to plant other types of crops. >> growers prefer coca because it can be harvested up to four times a year. that fact and the prices commanded make it more attractive than others such as coffee and others. >> reporter: plifia's former -- behavia's -- bolivia's former drug tsar said most coca is used for illicit purposes. >> translation: that coca is up for human consumption but is not very good. it has a bad feast and is not

commercial. people do not want it, don't buy it. that coca is not going to a traditional market. >> reporter: the government is convinced the approach is an effective way to control the illicit use of coca. >> formers would prefer to be allowed to grow more of it, but prefer self-policing. >> bolivia is the third biggest producer of cocaine, behind peru and columbia, bolivia cut coa leave production since 2011 robots are helping those at a campus, and the k5 is 5 feet tall. it's intelligent as they come. it can sound aharms when it thinks something is wrong. it can work 247.

it's maker hopes law enforcement can use the k 5. >> figuring out where you can fly a drone legally, not easy. india is a country where there's no official rules on flying drones, but a government ban threatens to ground the industry before it takes off. >> reporter: an eye in the sky. showing the daily police what street patrols could look like in the future. this is the latest drone project. >> defense might want everything made of carbon fibre, there are different approaches that industry wants, they are concerned about aesthetic. >> whatever the demand may be, people across india want to fly. his company produces drones.

it won't be long before they capitalize on technology. people are reverse engineering the zones and apply it in a different way. >> drone technology is available, but a lack of guidelines means the future of the industry is, for now. up in the air that's because the government issued a ban on the use of drones because reg u leakses have been put in place. >> entrepreneurs and enthusiasts say potential for the unmanned drone is huge. government authorities struggle. drone users continue to push the limits. >> over the past six months, the film-maker has flown for all sorts of complints, including political parties during the

election campaign. they see the application that end, and the other end. while there has been a ban, we have been approached by government bodies to give them demos. it may look like fun and games, but some net to be looked at by the government. >> positive and negativeesers have to be identified and consequences defined. >> while the government deliberate rates. they'll continue to tijer with the small machines with big potential. >> here in the u.s., the n.t.s.b. uld that the f.a.a. has regulatory authority over drones regardless of their eyes. >> it's supposed to be the next generation of american natural gas. >> i may be a silly lady.

it's scary to go to bed knowing there's a gas rig on fire in my backyard. i guess i can only go to bed and know that if it explodes, i'll never feel anything. >> so there's no shortage of opposition to fracking from coast to coast. after the break we'll talk to a woman saying it caused her cancer. >> a scary moment, a mishap shutting a major american airport. and they can this out. the debut of a bus that runs on number two. >> no joke. stay tuned after the break.

look at this dramatic video of a rescue operation coming out of central japan, where a 6.7

magnitude earthquake hit several villages yesterday. 40 were injured, and 77 homes were destroyed. around 200 were evacuated in china, four are dead after an quake struck the western sichuan province. dozens of homes were destroyed. the sichuan region experienced these tremors, less than 90,000 dead. it's been a magnitude 3.3 earthquake rattling a sunnish. it struck last night. the city saw a smaller 2.2 magnitude. there was no report of serious damage. >> just about 90 minutes away from the epicentre. one of the first towns in america. earlier this month residents

voted to ban the practice. as heidi zhou-castro explained many are worried about their health. >> motion passed. >> as denton city council ratifies the ban scheduled to take effect january 2nd. >> 275 gas wells continue to operate in the town north of dallas. you can find them in a hospital next to a stadium. across a park. >> this is our retirement home. >> when the couple brought the house, the field was quiet. they were tanks back there. and they said - they told us they were water tank. >> but then it 100 foot tower went up, workers pumped millions of gallons of water no the ground. fracking had arrived - day and night.

>> you know, i may be an old silly lady, but this is scary to goat to bed, knowing there's a gas rig on fire in my backyard. i guess i can only go to bed and know if it explodes i will never feel anything. >> in denton three wells exist for every square mile of land. the risk to human health is under study. residents like jena believe their nose bleeds, asthma and cancer in some cases are related to fracking. she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer two years ago. within months, she said, two neighbours developed breast cancer and a third has leukaemia, all living within a mile of three wells. >> there's too many of us in our 30s getting cancer. too many of our animals, that are young, getting cancer at the same time as these wells. >> reporter: coincidence or not. there's too little evidence to know. the perceived threat, the

nuisance, and the fact that 98% of denton's mineral wealth belongs to out of towners turns into support for the fracking ban. whether the ban will be in force remains to be seen. both an industry group and the state of texas sued denton arguing the property law trumps ordnance and should be invalidated. >> we have been usefuling fracturing -- using fracturing for more than 60 years. there's no evidence of rising morbidity. >> the state issues drilling permits. edwin clin says it lead him to think no party what voters say at the polls, oil and gas will win. >> you can't stop them, you can't stop these people. they have more money and time and lawyers. you don't amount to anything

joining us from denton is jeannie, who you saw this the report. thank you for joining us. you have a personal reason. you believe your thyroid man was caused by fracking, did that lead you to get involved in this. >> hi. yes, i have a close friend in peninsula that i watched at a front row seat through skype and watched what his family went through when they had beautiful farmland and it turned into an industrial weight land due to fracking. they were able to set their water on fire. that got me interested in the whole what is fracking and realised that it happened here. >> did that interest you more so than your health? >> at that point i was not diagnosed with cancer. >> got it. >> yes.

that peeked my interest. when i was involved with cancer i was involved with the group. >> the doctor confirmed your cancer was caused by potential radiation by fracking? >> no, i asked my oncologist, i go to a world-renowned center and said could it be caused by radiation due to fracking. and he said he couldn't comment. >> wow. >> when i watched the report what struck me was a feeling of despair. when you think about that and your health issues. how close is the nearest fracking well to your home. >> it's quarter of a mile. >> the ban for the city of denton, not the county. do you expect your organization pushing to expanding this and urging other cities to be the same. >> we did not do it as a blue

print for other city, but for our sit fence. we are a volunteer group, coming together. it started out with a few of us, growing to a few dozen and a couple of hundred. we have ground troops, people that worked to get the ban passed. after we tried working with the oil industry for years to get the wells pushed 1200 feet away from homes, rather than 200 feet. to get them away from hospitals, parks, churches, playground. they would not work with us. the ban was the last resort. >> i want to ask you about something. critics say you are taking away jobs for the city of denton. do you agree with that. >> that's not true. and facts can be found, if anyone is interested, looking at fact tree denton.com. the job course is .2% of the

force, that is involved in fracking. 2% of the city's income comes from fracking. if we didn't have fracking here, and we were able to build more restaurants and more neighbourhoods and fill that with citizens, and more local business, that would bring more to our economy than what is happening now. 98% of mineral owners do not live in denton. quickly before i let you go. help us understand something. the ban is for fracking, but not drilling. can you explain. difference, and why it matters. >> the difference matters. the water usage in fracking is 8 million gallons per drilling for the well. and each well can be fracked up to 17 times, you are talking 136 million gallons of water. we are trading the water commodity in a drought state for

an overabundant amount of garks that's the environmental concern. >> thank you, joining us live from denton texas. thoughts are with you and for a strong and healthy recovery. thank you for wayinging up. >> flight delays into detroit after this happened. icy weather caused an aircraft to slide off the runway on to the grass. the plane was turning a corner when it lost traction. officials closed the airport for two hours while they salted the runways, no one was hurt. it was a victim of a massive storm sweeping across the region. >> it was an amazing storm behind the snow storm. across the lakes. look at the radar. you can see most of the area clearing up. we saw numerous car accidents. the roads were iced over. icing and rain is one of the

most dangerous weather fenn some nones that we can have. we are looking at better continues as temperatures warmed up. most of michigan is clear. more rain is pushing up. i want to show you if we are travelling, one of the biggest days for travel. we see heavy rain through the south-east snow through parts of montana, and for thanksgiving, it will be snowing across the north-east. >> thank you so much. sewerage is generally regarded as, you know, waste. in england, a company is putting it to good use. this is the biobus. powered by human waste. officially it will run on biomethane gas. the biobus travels 37 miles on the yearly waste of one person. >> it's a little terrifying and silly, that's it for news new

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