what's the cost? how will it impact our future? >> i hope that when i'm 50 i'll be a millionaire from this >> from fiction to fact, al velshi investigates the business of space on al jazeera america jew crowds of protestors try storm city hall in st. louis, over the shooting death of michael brown. >> officials in cleveland taking a different approach in the shooting of a 12-year-old waving a toy gun, releasing video. >> members of opec are looking at cutting the amount of crude they're producing.

>> aljazeera goes undercover to expose the illegal jade trade in asia, why the country that produces the most of it only reports a fraction of the money it makes. >> happy thanksgiving, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm richelle carey. there's a sense of normalcy in ferguson, missouri this morning. >> it was a different story on the other side of the country. these are pictures whether dozen were arrested during a protest there last night. >> in st. louis, police arrested several people who stormed he city hall. hundreds marched and held a mock trial of darren wilson, of course the officer who shot and killed teenager michael brown. >> john is with us, happy thanksgiving -- >> thank you -- the holiday off

to a peaceful start in ferguson, thanks to a combination of very bad weather and last night being the eve of thanksgiving. it appeared to calm things down a little bit. a peaceful protest in st. louis got out of hand when demonstrators tried to storm city hall. police in riot gear quickly moved in, arresting three for unlawful assembly and assaulting a city marshall. more than 10 miles away in ferguson overnight, cold rain and snow showers covered the area, keeping many protestors home. those who were out, raised their voices. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> while one demonstrator let the american flag speak for him, all while members of the national guard stood by, demonstrators showing frustration with the grand jury decision not to indict darren

wilson for killing michael brown. wilson claims he is remorseful. >> i'm sorry that their he son lost his life. >> it sounds like you don't feel responsible. >> i did my job that day. >> brown's parents call his words insulting. >> i don't believe it. >> why do you believe the officer is saying this? >> because it makes him look good. >> because he covered himself. >> from what? >>ryes wrongness. what he done. >> the grand jury's decision is casting a shadow on businesses. violence broke out inside a hair salon. she was robbed in august but doesn't want her children's future to be stolen. >> i have to think about my safety and my children's safety and them having to live their lives. >> this morning on a boarded up storefront, a sign of hope. >> you're going to see more boarded up store fronts and

artwork springing up all over ferguson. a footnote for you guys, there were just two arrests in the immediate area last night, down from 40 on tuesday and 60 on monday. >> it is cold now, going to be warmer, temperatures going into the 50's and thanksgiving only lasts a day, are they concerned that the protests will ramp up again monday and tuesday? >> yeah, they are. we saw humvees parked at target where the command center is, very, very close to ferguson. there were about 30 humvees, and jay nixon, who is the governor of missouri said that he felt that the additional national guard on tuesday was helpful and he'll be monitoring throughout the holiday weekend to see if there is need for additional members of the national guard. in the meantime, we don't know where this is going to happen but are told by the protestors that there will be holiday shopping disruption, protestors

saying don't shop. >> we are hearing report that residents are raising funds to help businesses. what can you tell us about that? >> this is the untold story of ferguson in the last couple of days. we've been able to witness it, but we haven't been ail to film it until now. now we hear and you heard from dellana jones in her hair salon. she is determined to keep that business open for her children, if nobody else. we've heard reports of protestors monday nightlineing up outside mom and pop businesses, of which there are many in ferguson and telling the violent protestors to go away and leave these businesses alone, and because of that, although 24 businesses burned on monday night in ferguson, many survived. >> thank you very much. >> protests continued across the

country. most of the unrest was in california. in los angeles, 130 people were arrested as they marched through the streets. there were also 35 arrests in oakland where for a second night crowds gathered in the bay area, making their way through the streets. it turned rowdy when some protestors vandalized property. in san diego, crowds tried to shut down interstate five. many had proceeded succeeded doing so wednesday morning, but police prevented it last night. >> the most robust pro tests did not happen in the u.s. this is london. more than 1,000 people gathered outside the u.s. embassy holding signs saying london stands with ferguson, jail racist cops and black lives matter. no arrests were made. >> coming up at 7:20, we'll talk to a former police officer about the training process, were there

things darren wilson could have done differently that night in august. >> things tense in cleveland. the family of a 12-year-old boy killed last week release a statement calling for calm, this after the surveillance video showed their son being gunned down by police officers. they say they thought this boy was holding a real gun. it turned out to be a fake. >> cleveland police say the release of the videotape and recording of a phone call for the members of the public to help people come to their own conclusions about what happened. >> this is not an effort to exonerate, it's not an effort to show the public that anybody did anything wrong. this is an obvious tragic event where a young member of our community lost their life. >> the family authorized the release. the video shows the 12-year-old playing with his toy gun for several minutes. he appears to be twirl the gun like a cowboy, pointing the gun

in several directions. the man who called the police is sitting in a gazebo. he repeatedly it is the gun is probably fake. >> it's probably fake, but he's scaring people. >> the police say they will investigate why the callers comments were not relayed. police say there was no orange tip which marked it as a toy. the officers, one with less than a year on the force draw weapons. what happens next is unclear but within seconds, the boy was on the ground. >> if that was realtime exactly how that zone car pulled up and exactly how long it took for that confrontation to take place, i have one and a half to two seconds. >> when calling in the shooting, one officer describes the 12-year-old as an adult. >> shots fired, male down, black male, maybe 20. >> the release of the video appears to be an attempt at transparency on the part of the

cleveland police department. protests shut down a busy highway on tuesday night. when aljazeera spoke to local protestors, they were quick to connect the killing to what they say is the system take killing of black youth by the police and the need for better law enforcement training. >> it's a travesty, but also a wakeup call to show cleveland is no difference than ferguson, the difference is they are more proactive. >> they say the killing of this 12-year-old is just another example of the disproportionate use of force against the black community not just in cleveland, but across the country, the official investigation into the incident continues. >> a grand jury is going to decide whether to charge those officers in cleveland, rochelle. >> this morning, a deadly attack is rattling afghanistan, a suicide bomber hit an embassy vehicle in kabul. five were killed and 34 injured. the taliban says it was behind

the attack. i understand you spoke with representatives from the british embassy. what are they saying? >> i spoke to a british embassy representative about half an hour ago. devastated there at the embassy over this attack, they say that there were no embassy staff killed in this suicide car bombing, including one foreign national. from what we gather, the vehicle that they were traveling in, traveling along this area on the road east of kabul, from what we hear from speaking to witnesses in the area, it seems a vehicle drove alongside of them before the explosive device was detonated. as an indication of just how powerful this blast was, this vehicle that the embassy staff was traveling was blown 42 meters across a four lane highway landing on the other side of the road, a devastating attack for the british embassy

and indication of just how terribly fragile the security situation here is. >> absolutely. the taliban has claimed responsibility, not that there's ever a reason for something like this, but what are they saying their motivation was? >> the taliban were quick in claiming responsibility. they released a statement saying that they were targeting foreign invaders. there have been statements by the taliban in recent weeks that they were going to escalate their attacks on foreign targets. this comes on the back of a security agreement being signed by the new president here allowing foreign troops to stay in the country after the majority leave at the end of this year to assist afghans in training, in training afghan troops. the taliban vowed that they were going to step up attacks against foreigners after that agreement

was signed. >> thank you very much. >> israeli officials saying they have arrested more than 30 members of hamas suspected of planning large scale attacks against jerusalem, saying hamas members were looking to go after light rail stations and the city's largest soccer stadium. israeli telling the wife of a palestinian man she can no longer live in jerusalem. her husband carried out an attack on a synagog and now she is paying the price. benjamin netanyahu pledging punishment if they participate in violence against israelis. >> pope francis called on european leaders to reform their policies, his comments coming at italy struggles with the in flux of migrants. >> this used to be a hotel. it's long since closed, but the lobby still packed and the rooms all taken. 160 migrant families live in

this place on the edge of rome. it has a roof and that is enough. for people like a former child soldier who fled the sudan war, it's home. >> ok, otherwise i kill myself. that's what we are fighting for to find a solution, because nobody can take care of you. >> 165,000 migrants have arrived in italy so far this year. that is 100,000 more than last year. their goal is to get to the tiny italian island in the mediterranean sea and to europe. thousands drown trying. when the ship comes in, the welcome may not be what they hoped for especially for those who find themselves stranded in

italy. the country have to remain under u.e. rules. >> some prefer the sea to the war. they think at least we have a chance in europe, but when i arrived in italy, i found the situation here worse than where i fled from. >> the fact is for many people who do find their way to rome, this is what they can expect, dozens of derelict buildings around the edges of the city now turned into shelters housing as many people as can physically fit through the doors. in some cases, there isn't a remove to keep the rain out, but it provides a sense of safety, a place more secure than the country from which they fled. >> the u.n. said the problem of refugees stranded needs fixing urgently. here are suggestions. >> to increase the number of places for resettlement,

increase the number for human visas and for sponsorship. that would allow for sure to prevent many people to decide to cross the mediterranean this way. >> as e.u. officials gather in rome, the migrants keep arriving. these are the lucky ones. they survive. many more will die trying. they feel they have no alternative. aljazeera, rome. >> at least 3,000 migrants have died trying to reach italian shores this year. >> in greece, labor unions are staging a 24 hour strike. the mood has brought general services to a standstill, protestors angry about pension and salary cuts. those are aimed at getting out of a recession. unemployment is at 26%. >> spain's prime minister is set to unveil anti corruption reforms. his party has been plagued by scandals. the heal minister sent down

after linked to an alleged kick back scheme. >> it's not been a good month for the government, battered by a series of corruption scandals, the latest one, the resignation of the health minister wednesday evening, accused of benefiting from a kickback scheme that has damaged the ruling popular party, an accusation that she has denied. one after the other, those accused have been named and shamed for their alleged financial in discretions. the popular that's right's former treasurer and the former president of the catalan region. even the royal family hasn't escaped scrutiny, dealt a blow as accusations of tax fraud were leveed at king's sister. her husband is charged with miss appropriating public funds opinion spaniards have continued to suffer the punishing effects

of the worst financial crisis in recent history. the corruption has tainted both sides of the political divide, but the prime minister's party has suffered the worst of it, trying to regain control, he attempted to turn to his party's wrongdoings. >> it is true. i apologized and today, i do it again from this podium. we have made mistakes and we are going to work on that so it doesn't happen again in the future. >> observers say the amounts of arrests is evidence of the law getting tough on corruption. anger and dissatisfaction in spain are widespread. brief in the system that sunk to an all time low. the parties may have promised to reform themselves, but many seem ready for a change to the two party system that has dominated spain since the end of franco's dictatorship. >> 43 people will be tried for corruption, including a former

small town mayor. >> many are waking to a white thanksgiving. >> let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> happy thanksgiving. >> back to you guys, as well. this is a nice packing snow in a lot of case, good for snowballs or snow men. this is wayne county in pennsylvania. really pretty on the trees, as well. the down side was hundreds of flights canceled or delayed yesterday, and also i saw a report of at least 100 different accidents up the northeast as people are getting used to driving in it once again. it's always hard that first snow. you can see the main system has moved out, a little spottiness behind that. you can't rule out a couple of flakes for sprinkles going by today. wouldn't be the heavy stuff like yesterday. off to the northeast, much better, the main system clearing out, much better forecast for today, a lot of the day will be pretty quiet.

temperatures are going to be cooler than average, new york at 39 and was the other good thing yesterday, the winds were low enough. they got the balloons blowing up for the parade, last year, winds were a problem. they had to keep them floating. this year, there won't be a problem floating them nice an high. >> why this viral video you're looking at could be very damaging evidence against hong kong police. >> dramatic images of the unrest in missouri. what some traverse are talking about the moment in time they capture. >> the battle to stop ebola from spreading, the vaccine appears to be working and could be available much sooner than expected. >> 46 million is the big number of the day. >> that is the number of people hitting the road to celebrate a day of thanks.

>> today's big number,

46 million, that's how many americans will travel this those holiday. >> aaa saying that is up 4.2% from last year. 89% will make the journey by car, 3.5 million are going to fly. >> the average trip is over .500 miles and even though gas prices are down, higher air fairs and hotel cost mean a lot of you will be paying more. travel through monday will cost the average person $570. >> doctors are saying that there is progress in trying to develop that vaccine against ebola. the first test in people will show it is working with no dangerous side effects. don mccain has more. >> for most people who catch ebola, it is fateful. for those who survive, it's a painful, debilitating disease and there is no cure and no vaccine. for the past months, teams of researchers have been working to change that. this drug is currently being tested as a potential vaccine.

it's called cad3 and works stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against ebola. so far, it's been given to two small groups of volunteers, one on a light dose, another on a larger dose. >> the results with the higher dose were really quite favorable. virtually all of the people who received the higher dose got a very robust antibody response, which is the classical response that vaccines elicit. >> when it was given to animals, it proofed effective, but moving from a laboratory to vaccines in west africa will be expensive. specialists say large pharmaceutical companies will need to help. >> they have the infrainstruct tour develop the vaccines quickly and if deemed successful and safe and effective, they'll also have the ability to mass

produce the vaccines when the time comes to administer them to the general public. >> the next stage for the drug trial will take place in liberia, where the number of new cases of ebola has stabilized, but that is not the position in sierra leone. the world health organization says the capitol freetown remains an intense area of transmission and the rate still rising. >> we believe people are engaging in practices that are not necessarily conducive breaking the transmission, so although the beds at the most physical men festation are shot, there are aspects that will be useful. >> perhaps the most useful thing would be a working vaccine. aljazeera. >> a spanish judge saying health officials were justified in euthanizing an ebola patient's dog.

excalendar bur belonged to teresa romero. she recovered. the dog's death is said to of a violation of animal protection laws. >> in long congress, seven police officers have been arrested, accused of beating a pro democracy protestors last month. this was caught on camera by a local t.v. station. it appears as though police kicked and punched this man. meanwhile, traffic is flowing freely for the first time in almost two months. police cleared the main protest site there. two leaders of the protest have been band from going back. >> there is an official title of kim jong-un's sister, a senior leader of the party, acting now as vice party director. she is said to be a close and influential aid to her brother. she is believed to be 26 or 27.

in communist korea, women rarely hold a position of authority. >> absent representatives from eastern ukraine where rebels have been fighting against government forces, parliament is working to form a ruling coalition and will pick a new prime minister. >> there are a lot of you traveling to and from this morning for thanksgiving. >> lets check on the forecast so you know what to expect. >> such a better day today than it was yesterday, as all these people were stuck at the airports up and down the east coast with the nor'easter we were dealing with. fortunately the winds weren't at high as expected, but rain and snow caused problems. today that is clearing out. as we get back to the map, in the northeast this has cleared out nicely for us and will continue to do so as we get into the next couple of days. there it is, on its way. we have left a couple of areas northern parts of the country, a little clipper system into the northern tier, so places like north carolina can get that and another system hitting the west

coast is going to bring a rain concern across the region. some temperatures this morning in the midwest below average, single negatives, wind chills 10 and 20 below zero, you want to bundle up, even though the roads are better. >> so stay inside and eat a lot. >> always. >> what else? >> thanks, nicole. >> the michael brown case in ferguson, missouri shedding a light on a much larger issue in america. >> black men are more often the victim when police fire their guns. we're going to speak with a former police officer now private eye about training her officers. >> it is called the most important opec meeting in years, why leaders of opec are looking to drive up the price of oil per barrel. >> desperate times call for desperate measures for airline passengers looking to get home, it's one of the stories caught in our global net.

>> welcome back to you on this

thanksgiving morning, a live picture of new york city, not very crowded now. give it a few hours and it will be, because the macy's thanksgiving day parade will be kicking off shortly and there's everyone getting ready for it. welcome to al jazeera america. ahead this half hour, a deeper look at policing in america after startsic show it disproportionately targets black men. >> going justified cover in the black market jade trade. one country underreports billions of dollars less than they may be collecting. >> the next our, enjoy the cranberry saws, you'll be helping the farmers who grow them. >> let's look at top stairs this morning. spain's prime set to unveil measures to stop government corruption. >> an ebola vaccine shows know

dangerous side effects. it is being deployed, officials hope to have it ready by january. health care workers in west africa will be the first to receive it. >> in ferguson, missouri, the cold weather seems to be affecting the protests on the ground there. officials say only a few dozen people braved the snow and cold wednesday night. earlier in the day, hundreds were arrested when they stormed the city hall in st. louis. demonstrations over police treatment of young black men are taking place across the country. >> we look at how race is a factor in the anger are across the country. >> one month after the ferguson shooting, a white south carolina policeman confronts and kills an unarmed motorist. that officer was charged with a felony and lost his job. eight michigan officers fired 45 shots to kill a homeless black man armed of a pen knife.

like darren wilson, the officer who killed michael brown in ferguson, the justifies they give is stark. >> can i shoot this guy, you know, legally can i. the question that i answered myself was i have to. if i don't, he will kill me if he gets to me. >> for many young black men like in chicago, the police are seen as the predators. >> our people are stopped, we are frisked, we are criminalized, we are targeted, we are invaded, we are jailed and we are killed. >> the f.b.i. reported that among 400 fatal police shootings each year, 18% were blacks aged 18-34, double the rate for whites in the same age group. while most of the officers involved were white, nearly 80% of those killed by black policeman were also black. experts say those fatalities are just a slice of the grim realities for young blacks in america. >> one out of three black men

between the is on probation, or parole. los angeles, philadelphia, baltimore, washington, 50 to 60% of all young men in color are imprisoned, or probation or proles. president barack obama is calling for better police training, a goal has will require more than recruiting for black officers. >> it becomes important that we have diversity in our police departments and community, but what's really important as well is that we have well trains, well qualified, well paid police officers, men and women he who feel supported. >> a mission to pursue for years to come. tom ackermann, aljazeera, washington. >> vincent hill is a former police officer who now works as a private detective and joins us

this morning from atlanta. we appreciate it. let's start with ferguson, and officer darren wilson. he said that he engaged michael brown because he says that it is not his job just to sit back and wait. what are your thoughts on that and what is the training for a situation like that? >> well, i agree with part of that, you know, obviously, he had -- officer wilson had a legal right to approach michael brown, whether it was the incident at the convenience store or the incident of walking in the middle of the street. now, i don't think anyone will ever know what actually happened inside the car, but there are ways once officer wilson exited his vehicle that i believe the situation could have been deescalated based on training, whether it be intermediate weapon, pepper spray, baton or things of that nature. >> are officers taught to deescalate?

>> yes. any officer is taut deescalate, starting in the police academy, and annual in-service training. just because you start with deadly force doesn't mean you have to end with deadly force. you can draw your weapon on a suspect and holier your weapon and go to tailer, pepper spray, baton, yes, it's definitely something taut police. >> it's pretty powerful what you just said, just because you start with deadly force doesn't mean you have to end with it. in grand jury testimony, officer wilson said his taser was too bulky to carry. he was asked could you have used a taser. do a lot of officers prefer not to carry a taser? >> i'm not sure what the policy of ferguson police is as far as tasers. from experience, i can tell you police officers do carry a lot of equipment on their belts, some officers carry two sets of handcuffs, the radio case, the baton, pepper spray, so it

doesn't leave a lot of room for carrying other items, but if it's issued to you as a means of detaining a suspect, then you should definitely carry it. >> so, let's turn now to the situation in cleveland. a 12-year-old child shot by police in cleveland had a toy gun, and the video that we are seeing, the police car that comes up immediately comes very close to this child and the situation is over in a matter of seconds acknowledge child is dead. what is your impressions from what you see what protocol should have been? >> it's interesting. you know, i had a situation like that years ago in south nashville where a juvenile had a fake gun. the only difference is, and when i watch this video, disturbed me that they pulled up so close to the 12-year-old. that's known as the kill zone. you never pull that up close to someone that the radio dispatcher has told you has a gun. in my case, you know, i used

tactics, parked a little bit further away and started yelling commands and the juvenile was able to put down the gun. i don't see where that juvenile would have had time to comprehend demands because they pulled up in the kill zone. >> we set this interview up, the story right before you talked about, that black men are far more likely in an interaction with police to be killed than whites. can you put that in some perspective for us. is that a matter of training? a matter of how we see each other racially. is that a combination of all those things? >> i wouldn't say it's training. an armed suspect has no racial bounds. a white person can kill me just as well as a black person could. i think it's more of the stereo typical male blacks that we're dealing with in america that has everything to do with that. >> can you explain that? >> well, i mean, when you look at the average white police

officer, they maybe working in a predominantly black neighborhood where they would perceive someone as being a thug or a gangster or something of that nature, when you take that mentality to the streets and to your job, then you're going to get those results. >> ok. so you're saying basically, it's the baggage that everyone brings to the table. former officer vincent hill, thank you for your perspective. >> thank you for have gone me, happy those. >> you, too. >> there are iconic images coming out of the protest and violence in ferguson, missouri. they paint a profound and sometimes grim picture of a divided nation. >> when michael brown was shot and killed by police officer darren wilson august 9, shock turned to anger, protest, looting, pain. this cover distills the divide. the artist said i wanted to

comment on the tragic wrist we are witnessing. he lived in st. louis for 17 years. the pain for all involved is obvious, a mother's grief as her son's body laid dead in the street for hours before it was taken away. the response from the community was loud and clear, black lives matter, don't shoot, stop police brutality. this picture taken by scott olson who spent time in ferguson in the work of michael brown's death described the scene. i heard explosions and people started running up the street towards us. all of a sudden the police started firing tear gas into the crowd. i was running backwards and looking for pictures at the same time. i made the frame, but after that, you just keep running. olson was arrested for refusing to leave a public sidewalk, his arrest captured by another photographer. the decision announced monday night, a no-bill from the grand jury, darren wilson would not be charged with a crime. protestors took total streets

again, an ironic image seemingly from a war zone as the holiday season approaches. the next day, after protestors set fire to police cars and ransacked businesses. perhaps the most memorable image from august, a 25-year-old man throwing tear gas back at riot police. nobody new exactly what we were about to get into. we thought we were going to have our first quiet night. the images show a city and country still hurt and still divided. >> coming up in our next hour, we'll talk to aerial brown, a part of the peaceful demonstrations in ferguson since august. she said the fight for justice is not over, not yet. >> oil prices at a four year low as opec ministers meet today to discuss production levels. several gulf countries signaled opec would not be cutting

production. >> we take a look at the opec meetings and the one country that could help your wallet on your next road trip. >> it's the most closely watched opec meeting in years. one member is commanding the spotlight. >> opec today is saudi arabia and the 11 dwarves. the other 11 members cannot cut production in any significant way that could move oil prices upward. >> as the world's largest oil exporter and opec's swing producer, saudi arabia traditionally held sway over global crude prices by altering how much it pumps. this year has laid bare how weak that grip has become. in june, global benchmark crude started tumbling toward ate dollars a barrel thanks to u.s. producers flooding the market with new supply at a time when demand in europe and asia is he being. >> even though oil prices are

falling because of forces beyond opec's control, many cartel members and non-members like russia that need higher prices for government budgets are pushing for a production cut. the saudis have signaled an unwillingness to curtail output and jeopardize their share of an increasingly competitive market. the saudis are saying why should we for go revenue so you can free ride on us for a higher price. >> with u.s. oil producers challenging opecs condition in america, some believe the saudis are leveraging their lower extraction costs to test the upstarts. >> the saudis would like to see what happens in north america and the plays in u.s. and canada when you have an environment of low prices. are these guys ready to sweat it out or does production fall

offer. >> opec may not be as powerful as it was. when it comes to waging a price war, the saudis are still king. >> let's go to joan that hall in vienna. the four year low on the price of oil, jonah, are things going to change? >> perhaps not immediately. the price of oil has fallen again on thursday, even lower, a brand new four year low beneath $80 a barrel. with all eyes on and you had rain, the oil minister of saudi arabia in the last couple of days has shrugged off this as a problem and is of the view that the markets will adjust and stabilize the oil prices themselves. he made no comments at all when he arrived at this meeting. the u.a.e. foreign minister said this is not the time to panic. the sense out of opec is that there may not be movement in

this meeting, key to any cap on production, of course is the worry that they may lose ground to other producers outside opec, so the thinking is that the production levels will remain likely as they are 30 million-barrels a day. >> obviously low gas prices are a win for consumers, but who are the losers? >> good for consumes, good for oil consuming countries, of course, including the struggling economies of europe and china, who's growth is slowing down. the losers, well opec could end up being a loser if it's perceived to have lost influence because its hands are tied over market forces it can't control. opec, the other big producing countries outside opec will suffer. many of them have little else to sustain their economy but oil, they've become used to years of high oil prices.

they won't know where to turn. among the big losers, russia, nigeria, iran and venezuela. >> thank you very much. many people still remember those gas lines of the 1970's and odd-even gas rationing during the carter administration. many say it cost him his presidency. >> i'm not old enough to remember. >> it's history. >> let's look at other stories caught in our global net. the south china morning post said it has banned chinese shoppers from buying clothes, saying chinese not admitted, staff excluded. one worker called chinese customers too annoying. >> wow, tis the season. >> yeah. >> the world's most expensive drug is about to go on sale, $1.5 million per patient. the guardian saying it is the first mainstream drug to use

gene therapy that treats a rare condition that clogs the blood with fat. only a few hundred people are thought to have the condition. fewer can afford it. >> what would you do to get home? the telegraph is reporting a group in russia turned to human power when their plane, yes, a plane got tuck on the tarmac. the brakes froze so they got out and pushed. these passengers were oil workers headed home after working several weeks away from home, so they were going to get there no matter what. the temperature was 62 below zero. >> then they charged them $25 for their bags. >> hope for peace after 50 years of fighting, columbia farc rebels release two people held captive and may release a top general. whether these movers bring an end to a long time war. >> jade is a multi-billion dollars industry in asia. one company makes billions but only reports a fraction of

profits. aljazeera goes undercover to find out why. >> there's something thousands of miles out in space protecting us here on earth.

>> it is time now for one of today's discoveries. an invisible shield is help keeping the earth safe. >> they say it stops high energy particles from reaching the earthly's surface. >> some speculated it could be from a cloud of cold gas, others think it may have something to do with the magnetic field. scientists call it a major puzzle. >> >> farc rebels promises to release an army general this

weekend. negotiations were halted after the rebels seized five officials. a frequent guest writes about latin america. >> the government and farc rebels have been talk peace for decades. do you also releasing these soldiers is going to put the peace process back on track? >> that's a possibility that once they are released, the core, the government will get back to havana, just as with the guerillas. they have achieved three points out of a six-point agenda, land acquisition, we're talking about the end of an i will lit sit

drug trade as well ass participation. this is the opportunity to finish up what they've started. >> why now? what's changed? >> nothing has changed. we are talking about that even though this has been a peace process for 18 months, they still commit criminal activities. they have blown oil fields in colombia, kidnapped people, committed extortion against upper middle families in the countryside. >> the critics are saying that any talk right now of peace or compromise really is letting the farc rebels off for the atrocities they have committed. do you see that as a problem, as well? >> this is one of the topics that are very thorny right now, because one of the six-point agendas talk about victim reparation. this means that guerillas, rank and file had to pay, you know, they have to go to jail for certain number of times.

they want to go unpunished and that's why it's so controversial right now. i think there has to be a commitment, because farc will not get away with things. that's one of the things they need to realize. they need to have a peaceful end. >> are you surprised to see this offering from farc and is it a good will gesture or is there a hidden agenda? >> there's definitely a hidden agenda. i don't believe they're doing this willingly, because they have received a lot of pressure from the government and from the public eye. they, you know, kidnapped a high ranking officer, we're talking this is -- they really got in trouble, saying, you know, we messed with the wrong guy, we are getting a bad reputation from the, you know, because of our actions, so they are trying to get back on track with what they have accomplished and trying to finish up the work. they hope that's it, because we are talking the longest conflict in five years, the largest number of displaced persons

after syria and darfur. >> you just got back from mexico, 43 missing students now. you said journal you have thes are not only worried, they're also worried about their own safety. why? >> because we are talking about how they are not able to accomplish their job, and this is why, you know in relation to mexico, this is very important, the peace process is so important, because part of the point that both the government and guerillas are trying to achieve is an end to illicit trade. imagine if the guerillas stopped drug trades, how that will affect the war on drugs in mexico, let alone how this will affect military -- >> domino effect. >> no doubt. we're talking colombia is the second largest recipient of military aid after egypt. imagine how that will affect the military budgets of the united states. >> thanks for being with us. >> thanks very much. >> let's turn to myanmar where

advocates say the trade of precious gems has affected violence. jade is a billion dollars industry, there are questions now about who is selling it. >> the chinese covet jade. >> we have on old saying, gold is valuable, but jade is priceless. >> there's also a widespread belief that jade protects you. the best jade known as jadeite comes largely through the black market. mined in myanmar, most is emported through china, but trade figures don't add up. official revenue from jade exports over three years was $1.3 billion, a study estimated totally jade sails were 12 times higher. the myanmar government won't speak to us on camera about the

missing billion. a senior official admits there's an illegal jade trade. >> don't worry about setting up a company, you just need $1 million, a stone will be delivered if we transfer $200,000 or $300,000. >> also with a hidden camera, we meet a struggler of raw jade in the northern state. he holds the rank of major under the government's border guard force. none of the check points along the way inspect his car. >> we smuggle jade by the truck load, pay royalty to the commanders. >> after the raw stones cross the bored tore china, attaches are paid to legalize them. having masters create scrummures that cost a foreign. for collectors in china, they

are worth it. in the last few years, i had has proved to be a far superior investment than real estate. >> china's growing affluence will continue the trade, but the black markets are controlled by rough forces. >> the import of jade by myanmar is banned by the u.s., a way of cutting off funding to the military. >> there is a new faa report showing an uptick in near crashes involving planes and drones. there have been 25 reported close calls since june, most fair airports. the faa is getting to release rules on drones due out by the end of the year. >> let's get a check have the fact on this thanksgiving morning, nicole mitchell has that. >> a lot of traditions, one of course being the macy's parade. you can see out here the balloons will fly high this year, the winds light, and all

of that weather cleared out, just a chance for a sprinkle or flake to go by. that's really nice to hear. temperatures will be the only thing you'll want to watch through the day. they're on the chilly side, wind chill's could be 30 degrees. mostly it's just about stuffing yourself. i have a lot of people that like to take a walk afterwards. all through the south, southwest, very warm and dry, so not too bad. still just snow showers in the northern tier, but a pretty cooperative forecast, just that cool air on the east coast, so you just have to have a couple layers. you might have a couple layers after eating. >> i resent that remark. nicole, thank you very much. >> a secret operation in yemen to rescue an american citizen, the u.s. focus the u.s. now has in containing the terror threat there. >> competition between cranberry rye farms is becoming fierce as

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>> every saturday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> shifting anger over the grand jury decision in the michael brown shooting case as calm returns to ferguson. demonstration in parts of the country now boiling over with police arresting dozens. >> the taliban claims responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing overnight, the uptick in violence rocking the afghan capitol almost daily. >> weather headaches snarling traffic and leaving thousands of passengers waiting to fly on one of the busiest travel days of

the year. >> getting a jump start on black friday, retailers hours away from opening the doors to shoppers. could the big savings backfire on their bottom lines? >> good morning, happy thanksgiving. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm richelle carey. there's a tentative return to normal in ferguson, unrest easing thanks to snow and colder temperatures. >> in los angeles, dozens were arrested following a protest there. >> in st. louis, police locked down city hall after protestors stormed in. they were shouting shame, shame. while outside hundreds marched and held a mock trial for darren wilson, the officer who shot and killed michael brown. >> things calmer overnight in ferguson, but there seems to be more national guard troops moving in. are they expecting more unrest once the weather warms up? >> potentially, yes.

there is a potential for more demonstrations as the weekend goes on. people will be disrupting black friday and holiday shopping, so we should have a wait and see. we have pictures of humvees parked in the target car park in ferguson. this is the command center used by police, there are about 30 humvees there. we saw national guard deployed at key locations throughout the town, including gas stations, shopping malls and other areas where public might gather and protest and potentially try to do damage. jay nixon, the governor says he thinks it was helpful that the national guard were deployed tuesday night. he'll monitor the situation closely over the weekend to see whether additional troops need to be deployed.

>> there was a report released about an alleged bomb plot. >> two men caught in the f.b.i. sting, this happened before the grand jury handed up its decision, allegedly trying to buy pipe bombs, this is the work of the st. louis dispatch newspaper. the two men were allegedly trying to blow up the iconic gateway arch, the symbol of st. louis from the observation deck and trying to kill bob mcculloch, the st. louis county prosecutor who brought this grand jury into ping and tom jackson, the ferguson police chief. this is the work of the post dispatch, but national media picking up on this. >> what do you know about the hash tag trending, stolen lives? >> well, this is something which is very unique to this day, to thanksgiving. this hash tag stolen lives has

been got together. the idea is when you sit down with your family, a couple of hours time, you leave one place setting empty, so there will be an empty chair and an empty place meant to remind you of all those people who ever been victims of police violence recently, including michael brown and eric garner, who was killed in that chokehold on stanton island and the man shot by police in the apartment complex in brooklyn last thursday. they want you to take a photograph and post it to hash tag stolen lives. >> in los angeles, 130 people were arrested as they marched in the streets. hundreds took part in the protests. in oakland, 35 people were arrested for a second night, crowds making their way to the

streets. protestors broke away and started vandalizing property. the biggest protests were in london, more than 1,000 people gathered outside the u.s. embassy, many holding signs that read london stands with ferguson, jail racist cops and black lives matter. police did not make arrests. >> we are looking closer at the shooting death of that 12-year-old boy in cleveland, police putting out surveillance video at the request of the boy's parents. >> the officer shot only seconds after arriving on the scene. >> this video is silent and grainy but shows a 12-year-old at a cleveland park on saturday, waving around what appears to be a gun. the man sitting in the gazebo behind him calls 911 saying a juvenile is pointing what looks lake a safe gun at people. >> i don't know if it's real or not. >> the dispatcher radios two officers, but she doesn't mention that the suspect is a child and that the gun may not

be real. >> in a park by the youth center is a black male. >> rice hanks around, talks on a cell phone and then sits in the now empty gazebo. officers pull up on to the grass. rookie timothy bowman yelled at rice to raise his hands. the men draw their weapons within 10 feet of the boy. >> shot fired, male down, black male, maybe 20, black resolver, black handgun. >> rice died hours later. >> this is an obvious tragic event where a young member of our community lost their life. we've got two officers that were out there protecting the public that just had to, you know, do something that nobody wants to

do. >> the officer is on administrative leave. a union representative said a rookie killed rice. as police now know, the gun was fake. it was this pellet gun, but the orange tip that usually identifies replicas was missing. >> we'll review the file and review that tape to see if there was anything tactically that could have been done better. >> the police released the video after rice's parents sent a letter on tuesday saying we feel thes of the patrol officer who took our son's life must be made public. they called for calm saying we ask for the public to demonstrate peacefully. >> protestors rallied in cleaved monday an tuesday. some so-called for a grand jury to indict the officer who shot rice. the boy's family said words can't describe their pain. >> i don't know why they he did that, he was only 12. he wanted to play basketball in the nba. he loved everybody. >> police have about three months to finish their investigation, then a grand jury

will look at the evidence to decide whether to indict the officer who shot rice. aljazeera. >> a cleveland police official said the investigation could take up to three months. >> israeli officials have broken up a plot to target jerusalem, arresting 30 members of hamas. the security service said the men planned to go off the light rail stations and city's soccer stadium. >> the u.s. is ramping up its military assault against isil. officials say a dozen ground attack planes will be in the air as early as this week and half a dozen missile firing drones redeployed in the next several weeks. >> two people have been arrested at heathrow airport suspected of supporting fighters in syria. the married couple were held after arriving from istanbul. they received intelligence that the two had tried to enter syria but had to turn back in turkey. >> the taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly

bombs in the capitol this morning. a suicide bomber was driving a vehicle packed with explosives. he set off the bombs near a car from the wish embassy. five were killed, including one british citizen, 34 others injured. the attack comes as foreign troops plan to pull out by the end of this year. >> afghan security forces racing to another suicide talk along a highway that is one of the most dangerous places in cob bull. it targeted a british embassy vehicle. >> it was a land cruiser vehicle and car, both came together and the explosion happened. >> the force of the blast threw the vehicle across four lanes of traffic. security forces and foreign troops sealed off the area. >> there were lots of wounded

and dead. the attack was against foreigners. i saw a minivan full of injured. the police rushed the injured to the hospital. >> the taliban claimed responsibility, saying they had targeted what they describe as foreign invaders. >> the suicide bombers happened behind me. the authorities removed the vehicles but say they've seen massive rise in attacks in kabul and across the country in recent weeks. >> there have been numerous other steaks along with. >> really a bad road over the last months. the compound of foreigners were targeted early this month. the majority of nato forces is expected to leave afghanistan by the end of this year. the taliban threatened to step up attacks by foreigners after an agreement was signed in september that allowed foreign troops to remain and train afghan forces. it seems they are keeping their word. charles stratford, aljazeera, kabul. >> earlier this week, two

american soldiers were killed in kabul in a bomb attached to a bicycle exploded. >> representatives from opec meeting today in vienna. stopping the slide in prices of crude on the agenda, but cutting production may be off the table. we have more from vienna. >> the price of oil has just hid a brand new low, beneath $80 a barrel, a relatively low price, not historically, but big producers have gotten used to much higher prices and that's the concern. the problem is there is too much oil on world markets because of the emergence of the united states as a major producer of shale oil. there's also low demand because of slow growth in big economies, europe and china, opec could stabilize prices by cutting production, but the big producers inside opec worry that in a more competitive

marketplace, they may lose market share to producer outside opec, so the expectation is that they will leave production levels as they are. >> the u.s. is not a member of opec but is the world's largest producer of oil at more than 13 million-barrels per day, the highest producing opec member is so you had rain, 9.6 million-barrels per day. >> if you were flying to the northeast, that didn't go so well. >> hundreds of flights had to be canceled due to a storm. we report on the bumps on one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> low gas prices, more traveling, just when thanksgiving was looking easy, a winter wake up call, major storm barreling through the northeast on one of the busiest travel days of the year, backing up roads and canceling hundreds of flights. >> weather slowed us down, so we missed our flight, but we got it handled. >> melissa saw the storm coming

and left early. >> i heard that there was snow coming in and everything, so and i'm traveling by myself with the kids and dog, so wanted to get a head start. >> new york, laguardia, philadelphia and new jersey airport saw a quarter of flights canceled or delayed. >> it doesn't matter the if it's the city that you're in, all it takes is one city in the northeast. >> at command centers across the country, airlines have been preparing for the storm. >> we've got spare aircraft and crews. >> the military opened up for restricted air space. >> more highways in the sky that we can move planes through to get people to their destination officially. >> 46 million americans are traveling for the holiday, up from last year and the highest number in seven years. most, by far, nearly 90% will drive, encouraged by gas prices less than $3 a gallon, the

lowest since 2010. >> if only the weather would cooperate. >> i don't want to deal with the traffic. it's not the weather, nature's nature. >> spoken like a thankful traveler. jonathan betz, aljazeera, new york. >> that is the classic definition of a good news/bad news story. >> absolutely. let's go to nicole mitchell for more on the weather that is causing some problems. >> including not just the air travel problems, but at least 100 accidents that were reported up through the northeast, and a lot of clouds--plows on the road, as well. highest totals, 12 inches or more in some cases, a foot of snow that came down and it's not going to be melting anytime quickly. the storm has moved out. on the radar, there's the big are system and that heaviest band of snow continues to clear out. there's a little spotty stuff behind this. this is a few flakes farther to the south, a drop or two that

goes by. what is left behind this is colder temperatures, so anywhere from new york, 39 to atlanta, at 48. the east coast is running with temperatures that are about 10-20 degrees below average. now if you're feeling sorry for yourself on the east coast, minneapolis, a high of 11. we still have wind there with the next system going through the midwest, that is dropping the wind chills this morning, minus 11 in minneapolis feels like minus 10 on your skin which hopefully i also not exposed in any way shape or form. this is the coldest day of the holiday weekend. >> that yea five in l.a. looked very good. >> tempting to a lot of people. >> calm taking over ferguson following a few nights of violence, but not so for other parts of the country. we talk about how to help restore peace to the community. >> in oklahoma, a video showing man taking people hostage and

what one of his captors had to say. >> one mother lion giving her cubs tough love when it comes to crossing a stream. that video and the others from our citizen journalists.

>> thousands marching in north korea in pyongyang were rallies behind the government decision of a u.n. resolution condemning the civil rights record. >> a storm brought rain and hail which hurled down from the sky. local police reported downed power lines and trees. that's scary. >> a mother lion in kenya shows her crossing the stream to get to their meal and letting the little ones figure out how to do the same. they managed to do just that. >> is that them crying? >> a brief reprieve from the violence in ferguson. >> the tensions spreading to st.

louis on wednesday. protestors are still angry over that glen decision on monday. >> activists demand justice for the dote of michael brown and express anger at the system that let the police officer go free. he maintains he acted in self defense when he shot the unarmed black man. >> i greatly enjoy working in ferguson, i do. >> that's not going to hop again. >> young it's possible? do you think they would accept me? do you think it would be safe for me? those are all questions not only for me, the other officers, as my attention brought to me going to hurt one of them? >> the brown family don't believe the officer was threatened. >> why not? >> for one, my son would -- he

respected law enforcement. two, who in their right mind would rush or charge at a police officer that has his gun drawn? it sounds crazy. >> on the eve of the thanksgiving holidays, the browns appeared with the wife of eric garner and two new yorkers who also died in incidents involving police. the message is that this is an issue bigger than ferguson. >> this will be their first thanksgiving with an empty seat at the table. >> in ferguson, many are trying to rise above the images of division and destruction with volunteerism and a little holiday cheer. camp gold isn't ready to take the boards down from her arts and crafts store, but she wants to improve the community's image. >> i want it to look like we're alive and moving and not just sitting back and doing nothing. >> what are your holiday wishes?

>> peace on earth. >> and peace everyone ferguson. >> especially here. >> aljazeera, ferguson, missouri. >> ariel brown has been a fixture on the ground in ferguson as well as here on aljazeera america. good morning, happy thanksgiving. officer darren wilson taking to the wear waves saying he has a clear conscience. what's your reaction to that? >> this interview was literally moments of my life that i can't get back, it was a joke. that just poured salt on an open wound. i feel like it's a sociopath just to have the nerve to go on national television this soon and pretty much pretend as if he was a victim the whole time, likening himself to a 5-year-old when this man is 6'4", 220 pounds. this interview was a piece of work. >> does he not have a right to

try and clear his own name? >> i would say so, yes, absolutely, but i would say with everything being so soon and with a just took place, the reaction, the rioting and things like that, i think him coming on television, really, it's an opportunity for emotions to boil over yet again, because now he's given a story that no one agrees with and i just don't think it was smart. i think it was pretty disrespectful to michael brown's parents. >> at one point he says he would have done the same thing if michael brown was white. take a listen. >> is there anything you could have done differently that would have prevented that killing from taking place? >> no. >> nothing? >> no. >> and you're absolutely convinced when you look through your heart and your mind that if michael brown were white, this would have gone done in exactly the same way. >> yes. >> no question? >> no question.

>> do you believe him when he says if michael brown had been white the same thing would have happened? >> i could possibly believe that, had he not been fired from jen ins police department a few months prior to being employed with ferguson police department, but i'm sorry, i'm losing my mic here, but i don't believe that at all. i think that when you difficult someone 90 days to come up with a good story, of course he would have done anything different, he's getting off clean, getting away with murder. i'd probably say the same thing if i were him. >> the anger remains, but the rage seems to have subsided. was it the cooler weather or did cooler heads prevail and are you concerned that the world is going to look elsewhere now that the buildings are no longer being burned? >> oh, absolute not. we're not going to let this go. the fact that so many other cities nationwide are standing in solidarity with us, it's going to be very hard for the situation to be ignored. we're going to fight and the fact that he's come out and said what he said, i mean, the

story's just not adding up, it's going to give everyone the feel to fight and keep going with this until we get some realistic responses out of what's happened here from higher above, we're not letting it go. >> you make the trip from wichita, seven hours, because of your 12-year-old son. i talked to a mother, her son was shot 15 years ago in new york. what will you say to your son if we have this same conversation 15 years from now because nothing has happened? >> i guess right now, i'm letting my son know that i'm fighting for you every day, i'm fighting for you every weekend, we will get on the highway every weekend. i'm fighting now so you don't have to fight later. i hope i don't have to have this conversation 15 years later. with the eight things are going, i don't think i'm going to have to. i'm pretty confident in the movement and what we're trying to accomplish here. we want reform and we're fed up.

when you get someone to a point they're fed up, there's no turning back. we're going that make changes. >> we wish you a very happy thanksgiving. >> thank you. >> supreme court justice root bader ginsburg is in the hospital this morning. the 81-year-oldunder went a heart procedure wednesday. doctors placed a extent in her coronary artery to release a blockage. she is expected to leave the hospital later this week and go back to court monday. >> there has been an uptick in near crashes between planes and drones, 25 reported close calls since june, most near busy airports. the f.a.a. is working on rules covering drone usage expected to be out by the end of the year. >> we are learning more about what happened during an intense hostage situation in oklahoma, police releasing new surveillance video. the suspect is pushing a man with a gun to his message. the hostage feared for his life as he tried to talk to rogers.

>> we got in the elevator and i asked him, i said i've got a young family and they depend on me, please don't kill me. he said if i wanted to kill you, you'd already be dead. >> the suspect has ptsd from his time in the military. >> weather systems may cause travel problems. >> let's go to nicole mitchell with more of these storms coming but now going. >> we had the big one in the east coast has moved out. that was our real trouble maker. you can see this on the radar, a little disturbance that moved through. this is light precipitation with this. we are going to see as this clears out, places like north dakota into minnesota could see snow. cold air, that is what we'll will be talking about in the central portion of the united states. we've had more of an active pattern into the west coast.

watch for rain. you can see this around places like seattle, but we've had this for the last few days, so around that area, we definitely have the situation where we have some flood concerns and at least some watches up for that, as we get into today, and then as i said, temperatures a big story. you go to the east coast, a lot of tees 10, 15, 20 degrees blow having a for the highs, so it is sweater weather as we do that black friday shopping. >> that will work, thanks nicole. >> two weeks ago, we were talking about immigration, a hot topic at home and europe. we are live in rome where leaders are gathering to discuss the growing and sometimes deadly issue facing their countries. >> the ultimatum mexican citizens are now giving their president in the wake of the disappearance of 43 students there. >> bumping up the start of black friday, we talk with a marketing consultant about whether the early start could backfire. >> the final frontier exploring...

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>> you're looking live at new york city and the macy's thanksgiving day parade preparations. that is madison square garden in the foreground. welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in this next half hour, it is a battle over the bog. why low cranberry prices are pitting farmers against one another to get ahead. a few thousand dollars to spend, the meal you can buy for the price of a new car. >> first a look at our latest headlines. the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing in afghanistan. the attacks struck near a british embassy in kabul. five were killed, 34 hurt. the attack comes at troops prepare to pull out of the country. >> thousands of travelers are stuck after a snowstorm forced flight cancellations. this is one of the busiest travel days of the year and some

areas got a foot of snow creating dangerous conditions for drivers. the cold weather impacted the size of protests in ferguson, missouri. officials say only a few dozen people braved the snow and cold wednesday night. earlier in the day, a few demonstrators were arrested when they stormed city hall in st. louis. >> in italy, immigration is a major source of tension there. administrators are meeting to talk about how to handle those trying to reach the continent. who is at the summit and what do they hope to achieve? >> the question is more who isn't at the summit. there is a huge list of participants here, 58. pretty much every european country and much of africa are here for a series of meetings held between european countries and their african counterparts.

they discussed migration in general. the meeting is being held in italy, a country itself really struggling with a huge number of immigrants coming from africa. a high representative of foreign policy at e.u., saying this is a real priority and it will be treated at such. since january, 165,000 migrants have landed in europe. they get on boats on the north african coasts fleeing syria, places where there is unrest and war and try to come to europe through an island in the mediterranean sea. as soon as they land, they are effectively in europe, and can be taken to the italian mainland and get into the european --

into europe. >> it is a major debate that is contentious. what is the likelihood of the agreement in terms of strategy? >> this meeting is happening behind closed doors. we have spoken to someone who was in the meeting and he told me there is a real effort to come to agreement. the fact is that different policies had different responses. for the last year, the italian navy saw the italian navy search and rescue, pick up boats and take them back if they saw people trying to make their way to europe. that has been replaced by a europe-wide initiative called operation it true to know, concentrating on border security. it just operates 30 miles off

the italian coast and goes no further. there have been different debates over whether or not the original or the new verse is the best way to tackle this issue. >> this morning in rome. thank you very much. >> in hong kong, police officers have been arrested after accused of boating a pro democracy protestors, caught by a local t.v. station. it appears as police kicked and punched the man. >> traffic is fleeing freely for the first time in months as police cleared the protest site there. two protestors have been banned from going back. >> kim jong-un's sister a seen year leader of the worker says party. she will act as vice department director in the central party committee. she is said to be a close and in flu ensell aid to her brother. >> we are learning more about a daring rescue mission by u.s. troops in yemen. "the new york times" reports

that american journalist held hostage by al-qaeda and was the target of this predawn operation. two dozen members of the navy he will light team took part in the raid. the report said they did not find the american but did rescue eight other hostages. here to give us in sight is political analyst, what are your thoughts on the mission? >> basically, there's some conflicting news by different accounts by the yemen government, when it said they basically rescued eight individuals, one saudi and six yemenese. they said they rescued and american and british and south

african citizen. they are not clear, didn't disclose names. to my knowledge. there are no american reporters on the ground in yemen. the last reporter in yemen was actually deported about a few months ago -- a couple months ago from yemen, so basically, there is no american reported on the ground. some others say there's an american spy on the ground. to me, it seems like it's basically could b be an intel group. both governments cannot say they might be spice on intel groups on the ground, because that could cause problems. to me, obviously, the indicators might indicate that these are -- could be intel groups on the ground. >> you talked about the two governments, u.s. command dose work with a small group of trained yemen troops. what has the cooperation between

between the u.s. and yemen. >> very close sides, this is a very interesting development, because mainly in the past, u.s. and the yemen government used drones to kill what they call terror, but at the same time, as many incidents and drones, a lot of yemenese civilians were killed because of the drone strikes. today, this is an interesting development that the military operation were able to capture or kill individuals, or guide individuals, that's what the statement said, that means they can bring -- if there is a serious issue, to actually capture a guide or members, they can bring them to trial. they can capture members and bring them to a fair trial where they can insure accountability and transparency.

right now, both governments don't disclose anything, there is no accountability off transparency. >> it is very difficult for reporters to be in the country to get to the truth because of how dangerous it is. >> lately, there were very good reporters in yemen, one an american, adam braun, who was basically kicked out but the yemenese authorities because he was reporting in a balanced way. it is very difficult, information out of yemen is difficult, because not a lot of americans or even english reporters on the ground. >> what is the relationship, the relations between the hooty rebels and al-qaeda group? >> there is no relation. they both dream ideology that have the same ideology, uses force and violence to capture or to seek power.

houthi trying to tell the west and americans basically they could be the more active group to fatal died in yemen. it's a very dangerous thing, because a lot of people in yemen don't like houthis especially in the southern and central part of yemen. houthi's are basically given the chance to fatal died and they recruit more tribe members. basically houthis right now are trying to bring itself to power, so it needs the presence of the west and america. it's a militia trying to take over the country. they took over parts in yemen, for example the sea port and defense areas and also occupy the capitol. >> a volatile situation with not a lot of choices. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me.

>> it's been two months since students went missing in mexico protesting when they were held by police, never to be seen again. as we report, with few loads, critics are asking the mexican president to resign. >> anger in mexico is spreading, and what triggered it, the disappearance of 43 students, allegedly captured by local police and handed over to drug gangs before being burned and buried in a mass grave. >> mexico has seen marches like these for two months now. people here tell us that the country has woken up. this was for many the final straw. >> the case highlighted a fear held by many, that there's a corrupt relationship between authorities, police and the powerful drug gangs. the government says 10,000 people have gone missing since the president took office.

activists say the victims' bodies are rarely found and 95% of the cases not prosecuted. torres said the 43 students became everyone's children. her little boy's sign reads your kids could be the next to disappear. >> it's frustrating to think that he will grow up in this country without freedom to express himself, without the opportunities that the missing students were also denied. >> now, a larger social movement wants the president himself to take responsibility and step down. >> stop killing students and step down. he never brought justice to the students. >> he promised a new kind of politics, but the stands say corruption is rampant, and many don't trust the government. a chant from the rural area now

echos nationwide, one relative said no one believes the government. >> if it was their sons, they would have been found within two days, why haven't they found our children? >> he says his grandson could still be alive, but only the powerful get answers in mexico. aljazeera, mexico city. >> nearly 75 people have been arrested in connection with those disappearances. >> the obama administration calls it a solid start with room for improvement. 1 million people have applied for covering on healthcare.gov. only about half have actually completed the process of choosing a plan. 50% of those who enrolled were uninsured. >> a new study finds breast cancer rates going down. statistics were looked at over

30 years, suggesting improvement in screenings are working. it found early detection gave drugs a better chance of working. >> less than 18% of adults are now lighting up to smoke, researchers say those who do smoke likely live in poverty. they are likely between the ables of 25-44. >> the battle cry is going out, shoppers start your engines, stores getting ready for black friday experience on thanksgiving thursday. >> we're going to talk with a marketer about whether black friday is still relevant.

>> gas prices are down significantly from last year. >> while many are saving at the

pump, they are suffering at the supermarket. we report on why. >> it's a cash bonus most people weren't expecting, the average price of gasoline is $2.81 per gallon, a 14% drop from a year ago. one rule of thumb estimate is that every 10-cent decline in gas prices equal $3 billion more pumped to consumers. one analyst crunched the numbers this way. you're a family using 97 gallons of gasoline a month. compared to june, you'd be saving $79 a month. what is not visible are higher food prices. >> food prices do sort of matter, but it seems like pump prices matter a whole lot more, just because they're more visible. >> food accounts for more of the family budget than filling a gas tank. one group tracking consumer

spending estimates $5 billion will be saved in november and december from cheaper gas but expects higher food prices to cost $10 billion compared to a year ago. beef for one is jacking up consumer bills. it's hit record highs with a pound of ground beef up 23% at $4.15 a pound. economists say there is low supply and high demand. droughts in texas and california has taken a toll on supply and consumer demand growing. dairy products also cost more. a gallon of milk is up nearly 9% from a year ago, and costs an average $3.76. that's more than a gallon of gasoline. prices have been boosted in part by an increase in e ports of milk. overall, the cost of food for the year is expected to rise between two and a half to three

and a half percent. lower income families are hurt the most. >> everyone has to eat, but everyone doesn't own a car and that makes a big difference. >> aljazeera. >> opec is meeting today in sienna and could slash oil production to raise the price of crude. >> wal-mart opening for black friday sails at 6:00 p.m. tonight. some employees plan to walk out, taking parted in a nicewide strike to protest company policies, asking for better work schedules and a wage increase to $15 an hour. meanwhile, some companies are bucking that trend, opening their doors and keeping them closed on thanksgiving. costco, north strom and home depot waiting until friday to open their doors. how did we get here?

black friday is now thursday. >> thursday is now wednesday, it's week and a half. when something becomes a frenzy and starts to work, it becomes too much. at some point, it needs to be reeled in. if you told me you would have costco he not opening on thanksgiving, i would say great. sentiment has turned and it's ok now. >> there are commercials on television right now that are anti black friday commercials, at what point does it become irrelevant and just regular shopping? >> that is where we are now, between the internet and ability to go in anytime. you can go to amazon and pretty much get the same prices that you can get on black thursday at wal-mart. why are they forcing workers to work throughout the night. you are looking at companies that realize we're going to make the same profit either way, and we can look great in the process

by saying we care about our employees, go take the night off to be with your family. >> this morning i saw a shopping mall that is opening, but not all the stores will open, which means the support staff for the fall fall victim to the policies of the store that they have nothing to do with. >> if there was no internet or other way to shop, if people had to go back to work friday, black friday used to be not to take the whole day off, but go into work a few hours late. the office internet connection used to be stronger, back when you were on dial up at home. that shifted. if you can go on line and buy everything in two seconds, what's really the point? >> don't get me started on christmas in july when the decorations really go up. we see the stores opening earlier and earlier, k-mart all day, macy's this evening.

is it follow the leader or is there really a strategy? >> a lot of the stores are really waiting to see how the other stores pan out. wal-mart's wal-mart, they can do whatever they want, the biggest store in the world, they can say they're open 24 hours a day and can do it, they're wal-mart. you're seeing smaller chains and independent stores saying we care about our employees for a change. this they come in the next day refreshed, relaxed, better able to handle customer service, that goes a long way. >> one of the reasons these sales happen is because the public shows up. how much of the blame goes on the public? >> last year, a lot of stores opened at midnight, 9:00 p.m. and they weren't jammed. they weren't that crowded. of course in the midwest, people are going for the door busters. people don't need to deal with that. they'll go the next morning, because it won't be that

crowded. the day of -- the era of breaking down the door and trampling at midnight if not coming to a close is very near. >> the hot item that everybody has to have, is there one of those this year? i ever not seen it and if so, would you get it for me when you go out? >> there is a new curved television that is pretty awesome, but there's no one major -- >> no iphone. >> no iphone, the gal lacks see s4 was released from samsung, as well. there's not one very specific thing this year. >> are you going out shopping today? >> i am not. i am not. i don't have anyone to buy for, i have no friends. [ laughter ] >> happy thanksgiving. >> but you do have anchors to keep happy. all right. >> cranberry farmers getting a

helpling hand from the government, the fda purchasing berries to stabilize prices. we look at why some are struggling to stay afloat. >> a fall day perfect for a hip-deep harvest, cranberries are flooded, the berries corralled on the surface and entire a loading machine. there are too many berries this year and the prices farmers can command are dropping. >> it costs 30 cents a pound and if you're getting 10 cents a pound, you can hang on for a while. >> growers who belong to the huge cooperative ocean spray which handles two thirds of the countries cranberries should be ok. prices are prearranged. smaller independent farmers could take a holiday hit. >> they're struggling, trying to find alternatives. there's only so many niches out

there. >> pure unfiltered juice from washington. >> looks good. >> we are the farmers, we also produce our juice, do our own distribution, sales and marketing. >> part of the young couple's survival strategy in an industry under pressure is a narrow target market, stole bars and restaurants. when the tart juice is mixed into high end cork tails, but for those who aren't able to find a new niche, 2014 could be a bitter harvest. >> small family farmers, five, 10, 20, 30, 40-acres that are the salt of the earth on these rural communities and there are hundreds of them out there, are going to be hurt a lot. >> the shakeout might last several years.

>> if turkey and potato salad is a little low brow for thanksgiving, homestead steakhouse has a menu, offering a thirty-five thousand-dollar meal. that is for a party of four. >> it might be a deal, right? this is what's on the menu. organic turkey stuffed with seven pounds of japanese filet mignon, gravy in fused with a bottle of wine that costs $1,750. butternut squash with black truffled. appears served on 24-carat gold place. >> you still come with an old piece of tin foil. >> and you take it home. [ laughter ] >> these are live images, thousands gathering in new york to see iconic balloons.

there's snoopy in the background, spiderman, as well. there is a new entry this year, thomas the tank engine. about 25 million people are be spected to watch that parade on t.v. >> nicole mitchell has a check of your thanksgiving forecast. >> so much more cooperative for this year than last year. last year we were dealing with the winds, all those balloons had to float lower so they didn't get out of hand. temperatures are cooler, bundle up. parades start to finish, temperatures about the same in the 30's. if you hit sales later in the evening, about the same wind chill, just a chance for a sprinkle. the other big holiday tradition, stuffing yourself looking good. most of the southern tier of the country is running below average and just chances for snow around the northern tear around the great lakes and through the northern plains and northwest. shopping day on friday is pretty

quiet, as well. we just keep that cooler pattern on the west coast. you are turning yourself into a balloon, whatever you're doing this thanksgiving, i hope the stretchy pants are up to the task and you have a good one. >> you, too, nicole. >> coming up, we're going to have the latest on the deadly attack in kabul, afghanistan. >> tomorrow, much more on the situation in ferguson, missouri. will a thanksgiving parade restore calm in the city? >> a look at images of the day, president obama and the first family getting in the thanksgiving spirit. >> the obamas helping out a traditional holiday meal, the underprivileged kids in washington, d.c. is who they were serving. >> enjoy your family, friends and food. >> the thanksgiving turkeys were pardoned this year at a zoo in virginia.

have a great thanksgiving.

>> europe faces up to a humanitarian crisis, how to stop thousands of people drowning on the treacherous journey to a better life. >> our top stories on aljazeera: >> at least five dead in afghanistan as a suicide bomber attacks a vehicle drop the british embassy. >> the world's biggest oil sellers consider emergency measures as oil prices tumble. >> mourning the loss of