access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. hello, i'm del walters in new york. you are watching our continuing coverage of the house homeland security committee hearings on immigration reform that the president eye announced in a nationwide news conference last month. libby casey is in washington, d.c. libby the battle line has been drawn for sometime. perhaps, i guess the one thing they both have in common is that they agree that the house has done nothing. >> well, that is true to some degree. now house republicans would like to do this piecemeal approach work on securing the border, and

then see what comes next. but democrats say that just is not realistic, because it loses the incentive to pass overall reform. the senate has passed immigration reform, the white house has supported it, the house has not gone forward. what we're seeing right now with department of homeland security secretary jay johnson is a very measured dialogue, frankly, even though we see some very different opinions from republicans and the secretary, so far a civil dialogue, and what we're hearing is democrats defend what the white house has done, and try to get to the legality of this issue. we see them -- such as sheila jackson lee say, look, the president has said he is not an emperor, he couldn't go it alone on immigration reform by just granting people citizenship across the board, and he hasn't

done that. he hasn't granted citizenship. he has not given them even a pathway to citizenship. what he has done is deal with deportations and enforcement. and democrats say he does have per view over that. republicans disagree. and you heard the chairman say it's essentially against democracy. >> the chairman saying he wanted this hearing to be civil, does that surprise you when prior to the election there was talk that the president was acting like an emperor, and there were others suggesting that the borders would be opened up to terrorists, the likes of isil. >> that's right. and you still hear republicans using that sort of language. and we will continue to hear them use words like monarch and emperor to describe the president's actions, but that describes his executive action approach, that's different than going after the content, the substance of immigration reform.

because there is concern from republican leadership that if they attack that too fiercely they could alienate latino voters. oftentimes house hearings in particular have a lot of pushback and heat on both sides of the isle. the house is much more of the scrappy place of the people's business, but this is really lead by the chairman. so if he is setting a tone the rest of the members will likely follow that. so that's up to him and that's how he has chosen to approach this issue. it does not the issue that there are stark differences of opinion. republicans have been behind closed doors, house republicans talking about their strategy, and we're hearing initial reports come out of that that what they plan to do is take an initial vote, essentially disapproving of the president's

action on immigration. that way they can formally disapprove of it. the next step is to deal with the budget. because if congress doesn't come up with a new budget by thursday, we could face another showdown over shutting down the government. so what republicans are at this point planning to do is take a vote that could fund the government moving forward, but it would target one department in particular, the one that jay john san heads. the department of homeland secure if i, and that funding measure they would only pass a temporary, continuing resolution to get them over the hurdle of this potential government shutdown, and when they control the house and senate come january, they can dig into that particular department once again. that's what house republicans are looking forward to as their strategy. >> so how much of this has to do with the old thing called 2016,

the presidential elections just two years away, because we are talking about a large number of latino voters who may be coming out for one party or another. so are we seeing calmer rhetoric because they want to be more engaging as opposed to being confrontational? >> that's a good question. i guess it really depends on who you talk to in the republican ranks. whether they should have a confrontational attitude or not. and just because you are seeing this very civil hearing today doesn't mean you won't hear more fiery rhetoric in the coming weeks. house members represent very disparate parts of the country, and with gerrymander directed, and people living together of like-minded interests, you can get house republicans who are more centrist, and you can get some who are very far right of center. and they have very different approaches.

and you are seeing that more measured approach today. the motivation can certainly be not to alien nate latino voters, but some republicans are so fired up about this, and it will play back at home very well if they do bring a lot more heat to this issue. >> before i let you go, is there a sense in washington that anything aside from what the president did with his executive action is going to happen on immigration either with this congress or the house and senate that will be sworn in on january? >> it keeps changing del. a lot of republicans said the president has poisoned the well by moving forward on this. but there is a growing movement among republicans who say let's do something. let's take out our own turf here, and force the white house to adapt to us. so these are all things republicans are mulling over.

they have time to regroup and think about this, before they control the house and senate in january, and you can expect it to go through a couple of more sickles of we should do something, we shouldn't do something in the coming weeks, because that will be a key part of their strategy on how they approach governing and controlling both bodies of congress in the new year, so it will be revealing on both of those fronts. >> change is constant in washington. we are watching the hearing on immigration measures put into place by president president just about a month ago. we will go back now. >> -- how much i appreciate the forthrightness with which you approach the questions and the concerns that we have, and the leadership you provided to the department over almost the last year. as you know, mr. secretary, you visited my district within a

month of your appointment, your confirmation, and you saw firsthand and you heard firsthand from people who live along the border, work along the border, what their main issue is. they are concerned about people coming here illegally, seeking work, but they are even more concerned about the traffic of drug smugglers and the potential violence that comes with them. that's one of the reasons i cosponsored along with many members of this committee the act which passed unanimously here and has yet to be brought to the floor. i also cosponsored hr17 a by-partisan bill, which passed the senate. i have said from day one that

the congress needs to act. and we have failed in our responsibility to act to secure the border, and to fix the broken immigration system, and because of that failure, unfortunately, executive action has been taken. i believe it should be done in concert with congress, but we have failed on our side of the bargain. i fully support the mccain flake bill sitting there ready for us to take up. could you, mr. secretary, initially -- my first question is, could you address how the executive action comports with the mccain flake bill particularly as it regards both border security and immigration. i know it's not comprehensive, but to what extent was that bill a template for action that can be taken, and must be taken to secure the border and fix the system. >> well, the executive actions that we have taken are no

substitute for s744, which does a number of things, including an earned path to citizenshicitize. we do not have executive authority to provide an earned path to citizenship. we do have executive authority to provide deferred action for those who have been here for years, similar to the bill, who have not committed any crimes, and who have basically become integrated members of the american society to offer them the opportunity to be accountedable. that is not citizenship or lawful permanent residence. in that is simply you are deemed lawfully present in the country for a period of time. we also are enhancing border security in a number of ways, but, again, border security is something that is not cost free. so we have reprioritized recent

illegal entrants, which we plainly have the authority to do, but i need help with resources. i need help on the southern border in arizona, texas, new mexico, for added detention capability, added surveillance capability, added vehicles and equipment. i received your letter about the eastern border along arizona, and i plan to if you will have me, come back early next year to arizona. i owe the ranchers another visit, and i want to come back to arizona now with a year's -- the benefit of a year's experience on the job to talk more about border security and see what we can do. >> i appreciate your willingness to come back and look forward to having you there. let me focus on the issue of border security. i think the answer from my

experience, is pretty straightforward. border patrol agents at the border, not 10, 15, 20 miles back. more horse patrols in the rugged territory. arrow stats that allow us to have radar looking down into the mountains. more mobile surveillance systems at the border. and i hope the task force will look at these strategic options and include stakeholders such as ranchers, business people, residents of the communities there, as well as others to make sure we get it right going forward. >> congressman i can affirm for you when i talked to the border patrol myself, once thing they always mention is aerostats. so that's a priority. >> thank you. >> chair recognizes mr. duncan. >> thanks mr. chairman. it comes to no surprise that i

disagree with the president. it's not as much the issue of immigration and dealing with undocumented workers as to what he actually did. i think he crossed a line with a constitutional separation of powers, but i hear a lot of double speak in his speech and in the words that i have heard today. i'll give you an example. the president said in his november 20th speech about this unconstitution executive action. fell lens not families, criminals not children [ inaudible ] will prioritize just like law enforcement does every day. but in the publication may 2014, it documented that dhs released 68,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions.

[ inaudible ] last year released 68,000 immigrants with criminal convictions. how do you reconcile, mr. secretary, what the president said with the actions of the agency? >> with regard to those who are releas released from detention, first of all there is a supreme court case which you may have heard of, which mandates that after six months, if the person is not going to be repatriated, we have to let them go -- >> so why aren't we repate reiting these people? >> well, that's something that requires a willing partner on the other end, which i have conversations with the state department about to encourage -- >> we had a hearing about that last week, and these countries

should take these back. i didn't mean to interrupt. >> if i may finish my sentence, yes, thank you. a number of releases are mandated by law, and a number are ordered by an immigration judge. with regard to the instances where a immigration official releases somebody, what i have recently directed is that the approval for that be at a higher level of the ice field officer. i want to know that we're applying a consistent standard to those circumstances because they may jeopardize public safety, and i have also directed that a person should not be released because of reasons for fiscal constraint. we will find a way to pay for it if we believe somebody should not be released for reasons -- >> i think some reports came out that sequestration really had

nothing to do with the release of folks last year. i could go back and find that documents. let me ask you this, at the end of the year of 2014, how many criminal aliens be released? what will your report show for 2014? >> i believe it's less than fy '13. fy '13, i believe was 36,000. i think the number for fy 30 will be about 30, and i think it should be lower, which is why i have enhanced -- raised the approval authority for that. >> i think one of the biggest problems with getting any kind of immigration issues passed in the united states congress is a lack of trust of the american people in the administration to enforce the laws. they have told me, why would you pass another law when the administration fails to enforce

the current laws that are on the books? why pass another one that is not going to be enforced either? and then you hear about 68,000 criminal illegal aliens that have been released that further roads the trust of the american people. they want to see enforcement of the law, and when they see that 50%, 49%, i'll give you that, are released. we know who they are. we have got their name, they came here on a visa. that's low-hanging fruit for enforcement. so i ask you this, how many of the visa overstays are granted immunity through the president's action? any? >> offhand i don't know the answer to that. congressman i will say this, though, i would like to see -- i would like to see the congress pass a bill. i would like to work with

congress on passing a bill. the president has said that would be his preference. >> i think congress can pass a bill when the american people start regaining trust in the administration to actually do their laws and enforce the laws that are already on the books, and i yield back. >> chair recognize mrs. o'rourke from texas. >> thank you mr. chairman. mr. secretary i want to thank you for your accountability. you mentioned you have been before congress 13 times in the 12 months you have been here. your responsiveness to our questi questions and requests. there's a long way to go still, but in the last 12 months we have seen more transparency than we have seen in years. and through you i want to thank the president for this very difficult decision that he made. aer very imperfect decision by its very nature. a temporary way to address some

of the fundamental requirements, but i think the status quo is untenable. it amounted to effective amnesty, and we're going to gain some accountability and bring families and people who are working in our communities out of the shadows, in a community like mine where 25% of the population are immigrants, more than 40% of the kids who live in my community are raised by parents who are immigrants, this is going to be a boom. it is going to make us more secure. a city that is already the safest city in america today. so on behalf of the people i represent i want to thank you and i want to thank the president. i do, however, want to address an issue that congressman smith and duncan brought up and that is the release of convicted criminals center cornen and i

wrote a letter to ice and have yet to receive a response almost a month ago with important questions about the status of those who have been released where they are, how we improve our working with local law enforcement so our police and sheriffs departments know when these criminals are released and are able to track them and account for them. so i just appreciate your response to that. >> part of the -- one of the things i have directed is that we notify local law enforcement when someone is released. that is part of -- i think that should be done. i will personally look for your letter and make sure it is responded to promptly if it hasn't been already. but i will look to make sure we have a general rule of responding within 14 days to members of congress. >> and mr. secretary, i would

like to make a point and try to turn it into a question about the president's response to our immigration system thus far. and i feel like there has been this implicit political involvement where there is going to be a step up in deportations. i believe this president has deported more people from this country than any president prior, 2 million at this point. and unfortunately in many cases that is breaking up families, which this current action, i think will help reduce. and i think the bargain was that in return, we were going to be able to gain the trust of both parties in congress, and be able to pass meaningful immigration reform, and that obviously has not happened. i'm concerned about the comment about stepping up border security, prioritizing the deportation of recent arrivals,

i spent some time at the family detention center, which really has effectively become a deportation machine. and i think we are shortcutting due process, and i think we threaten to return families and have returned families and children into some very dangerous situations. certainly there are those who should be deported, but there are those who qualify for asylum in our country. in our effort to satisfy security, i want to make certain we don't shorten due process, and when it comes to border security, you and others have said that the border has never been more secure. in the el passo sector the average agent deport 4.5 people a year. so when we talk about stepping up border enforcement, and this

southern border campaign strategy, i would like to know what that means for my community. is that simply repositioning reforces along the border as my colleague, congressman barber said, moving the border patrol up to the line of the border, or are you asking for ultimately more border patrol agents? more walls? more of these militarization measures, which i think show us we have a problem of diminishing return right now. you mentioned not even 500,000 this year, at what point do we have enough security on the border? >> first of all, i have been to artisha myself. it is being closed. i -- it is being closed in lou

of a larger facility in dilly, texas. as i mentioned earlier, i want to make sure the conditions of detention there are adequate and meet the appropriate standards. i believe that added detention capability on the southern border and some disagree with me, is essential to border security, and it's essential to border security going forward in the future. it is correct that apprehensions are way down from where they were 15 years ago. resources are way up, but i believe we can do better, and so i'm not going to sit here and declare we have a secure border. we can do better, and i think we know how to do better, and the congress and the executive branch together can spend the time and effort to do better on

border security. we have made great strides but there is more to do. our southern border campaign plan is not simply repositioning assets. it is to bring a more strategic, consolidated approach towards how we secure our border, bringing to bare the assets across my department, not in a stove pipe fashion, but in a more coordinated way, region by region. so there is one person in the southwest who is responsible for bringing to bare all of the assets of my department on border security in arizona, new mexico, and in texas. >> gentlemen's time has expired. chairman recognizes the in coming chairman of government reform and oversight, congratulations. >> thank you. mr. secretary thank you for being here. i hope you are able to convey the love and gratitude for the

men and women who serve on the border patrol, the agents who put their lives on the line every day for this country. we thank them for their service. what do you say to someone who believe that the president took action to change the law? >> we did not change the law. we acted within the law. >> can you play the clip -- this is from november 25th, this is the president in nevada, talking about this. >> but what you are not paying attention to is the fact that i just took an action to change the law. >> so you say he didn't change the law, but the president says he changed the law. >> he acted within existing law. he acted within our existing legal authority. listen, i have been a lawyer for 30 years, somebody plays me an

8-word except from a broader speech, i know to be suspicious. [ laughter ] >> it says, now you are absolutely right, that there have been a significant number of deportations. that's true, but what you are not paying attention to is the fact that i just took action to change the law. point number 2, the way the change in the law works, and he goes on -- >> you are listening to continuing coverage -- i'm del walters in new york, you are listening to our continuing coverage of the hearings into the oversight of the president's action on immigration. libby casey is following the hearings from washington, d.c. the only levity i have seen in the hearing so far. that being jeh johnson quickly counting how many words were in that sound bite. but i was instruct during the entirety of the hearing that you

might have thought you were somewhere back in 1999 because congress was civil and appeared to be acting to get something done. >> you are probably not the only who is surprised. the chairman using words like hypocrisy in referring to the president's actions. still an exchange of beliefs and debate over these issues. we'll see the house weigh in more. we are watching to see speaker boehner shortly reveal the house republican plan. >> libby casey for us in washington. thank you very much as always for being with us throughout our continuing coverage. we have been following the security coverage of the president's immigration action. i'm del walters in new york, as always we invite you to stay

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time to round up the global top stories this hour. kenya's president has sacked his interior minister and declared war, he says on al shabab, after the group killed 36 people in the north of the country. the attack was at a quarry in the same part of the country where dozens of bus passengers were killed over a week ago. french parliament discussing a voted on a proposal to recognize

palestine as a state. it is non-binding but symbolic. it comes after a similar resolution by the british and spanish parliament. iraq's government has agreed to end an oil dispute with the kurdish region. kurds will get about $13 billion a year helping in their fight against isil fighters. now the attack in kenya. al shabab's spokesman has responded to the president's warning. >> translator: the threats do not bring anything new to the fight between them and us. they forced us into this war. we told them they will not achieve anything from going to war with us. we told them they know nothing when it comes to war. today they see with their own eyes what war tastes like. we are waiting for them. they have nothing new to show.

they will not sleep in peace as long as they are occupying muslim land. these are just some of the victims of the world's worst industrial industry in india 30 years ago. the leak of deadly gas killed and injured thousands. in total as many as 25,000 may have lost their lives. as reported many women who were made widows are still struggling to make ends meet. >> reporter: for 30 years, this woman has struggled to do basic chores like cooking. she didn't breathe properly and suffers from debilitating headaches because of toxic fumes she inhaled. she says this precious box of medicines keeps her alive. >> translator: as we were running from the goose i gathered my children go my arms. my 3 year old died then in my

arms. my five year old after him. then their father died. i lost all of them within three months and when i couldn't open my eyes because gas burns i gave birth to my fourth child. >> reporter: hundreds of women like her moved into this purpose-built community. here every door leads to a story of lost poor health and struggle. many women say they have been unable to recover from the disaster, but 30 years on, most concede things are unlikely to get better. earning a living has been one of the biggest challenges for the widows. for years this woman has tried to empower them with skills. >> translator: women look after needs of children and families so they have had to deal hardest with this loss. with the loss of their husbands, with the loss of their children, with the loss of their brothers.

>> reporter: many thousands of people died when poisonous gas leaked from this pesticide factory on december 3rd, 1984. only a handful of indian executives from the company have been prosecuted for the accident. and while compensation has been paid to the victims, the authorities have often been blamed for not doing enough before, during, or after the leak. >> the problem is such that we might not have reached the persons at the exact time of the precise time that it was needed. [ inaudible ] for 30 years. >> reporter: these words don't mean much to her. her granddaughter who's name means light in hindi was born years after the accident. she is a beacon of hope for a woman who's life has long been cloaked in darkness.

it may be surprising given what has been happening over the past two months, but protesters in hong kong are urging fellow protesters to end their sit-ins. they say they are concerned about people's safety after two days of vie -- violent confrontations. >> reporter: it was an emotional address made by the founders of the campaign which started around 64 days ago. they announced they would surrender tomorrow, and appealed to students to retreat, and the reason is they are concerned for the safety in the wake of violent clashes we have seen. they said this site is now considered a dangerous place, and the police action was out of

control, and the hong kong administration is heartless. they want the movement to continue, but they want to get it off of the streets and keep it peaceful, but they want the campaign now to be one of peace and a community campaign as something that was maintained on the streets here in the central part of hong kong, but they also said they would respect the students decision if they decide to stay. the fbi is looking into a major cyber attack it says on sony pictures. it is reported that they are also looking into whether hackers from north korea were involved. sony is due to release a film about a cia plot to assassinate the north korean leader. they have condemned the movie, calling it, quote, terrorism. here is a little look at it. >> i'm agent lacey with central intelligence. the cia would love it if you

could take kim out. >> hum? >> take him out. >> for coffee? kimchi? >> no, take him out. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? what! ♪ >> hello, north korea. >> tech analysts told us why cyber crimes like what happened at sony will only become increasingly common. >> it doesn't matter. who did it. what matters is that it has happened and it can be done. it may have very well been north korean military. but it gives us a really scary view of the picture, and it's particularly scary because it's sony that has been hit. and sony of all companies should not have been hit, because they suffered the massive cyber attack in 2011, when it's play

station network was taken down for a month, and 77 million private accounts were hacked. so if sony after that experience can be hacked now, so seriously, then what hope have other companies with perhaps less expertise? >> what we're going to do now is slightly presearch that vote i was telling you about in the french parliament, due pretty soon, but we need to analyze it before the end of the news hour. we do expect them to recognize palestine as a state, a non-binding motion being put forth by the ruling party in france. it's worth having a listen to some of the debate taking place there. >> translator: reprisals and destruction of houses. each party has the

responsibility to do everything possible to avoid the continuation of violence, finally, with responsibility, because we are aware of talking about a subject which is very sensitive, which affects communities, and it has repercussions on our own territory, no one can ignore the anti-semitic violence in our country. it's our duty to condemn them, and warn them of any instrume instrumentalization of the conflict. we would specify the area of this resolution in order to avoid frustration or -- or pain. on the 4th of march, 1982, as a result of a discussion by [ inaudible ] he said that it is for -- the people who live -- for the people who live in this part of the world to

deal with their affairs. it will not seek to substitute itself over the countries concerned. >> just one of the speakers in the national assembly in paris ahead of a vote on whether or not to recognize palestine as a state. let's get reaction from our correspondent in just a moment, but first to paris. i have said that it is non-binding and not going to make a great deal of difference to the situation on the ground, so what do they see as the point of this? >> well, david it might not be binding or it might be symbolic, but this vote is going to be a huge boost for the palestinian

diplomatic offensive. it is part of a growing momentum that has put israel on the defensive, and it comes a week of it announced it was going to talk to the u.n. security council, a proposal for the recognition of a palestinian state within two years. this is a timetable that the french are happy with, and according to the foreign minister of france he says the french government is drafting an agreement that has been drafted together with the british and the germans, and it's going to be taken also to the u.n. security council for the resumption of the middle east peace process. this is also something that has really angered not only the israeli government, but also jews here in france. france has the biggest jewish community in europe and - and -and --

[ overlapping speakers ] >> demonstrations going on here. >> mohammed sorry for interrupting you. but we get the point. we have got the vote. and we'll be back with you later on. >> let's go back a little bit in time. take a look at what mohammed described as momentum. the u.n. general assembly upgraded the status. while it does continue to grow, by october nearly 70% of the 193 u.n. member states recognize the so-called state of palestine. and sweden, briton has voted to recognize palestine as a state. today france's national assembly is voting. israel says it will not follow suit. as we said let's go to our

correspondent in the middle east live for us now in ramallah. no doubt the palestinian people will be very pleased at what they are hearing if the french do vote to recognize palestine as a state. but in reality it is not going to make much difference, is it? >> well, although if it passes this motion would be non-binding, it is still very significant for the palestinian leadership and people. france is a permanent member of the united states security council. they are trying to end the israeli occupation within two years. we know the french are working very closely with the palestinians to achieve a resolution. and there is on initiative by the french, germans, and brits for a draft resolution at the u.n. to end the israeli

occupation within a deadline through multi-lateral negotiations. we have heard palestinian officials over and over again say that any country in the world that believes in this the two-state solution and supports it, must recognize palestine as a state before israel destroys it completely. so this is why this is very significant, and we have been seeing recently that france and the palestinians are seeing eye to eye, the palestinians are pushing for a two-year deadline, the french have supported that as well. the palestinians are looking for a resolution of the conflict that includes the previous lines, and the french have supported that as well, so if this motion passes, the palestinian liberation organization would not only have an important european power on its side but also one that supports a deadline for the end of the israeli occupation, and as well one that is based on the internationally recognized

parameters for a palestinian state. >> thanks very much. now to andrew simmons now in jerusalem. andrew are you hearing anything from the israelis about their attitude towards this vote, and whether it is likely to make one iota of difference. >> well, it may not involve the policy, david, but there has been a presumptive strike from benjamin netenyahu. he was asked what he would make of a vote for recognition. he said that that would be a grave mistake. now how israel responds will be interesting. that's quite possible because this is a non-binding vote. they will move through dip attic channels. there is likely to be a statement from the foreign ministry. when the u.k., ireland, and

spain went for none binding similar votes, the world was this could actually prejudice peace talks. well, the question has to be put not only just by countries outside of israel, but in israel itself, what chance is there now. so there is a recognition here amongst all parties that what mohammed referred to earlier on as momentum is taking place. and the european dimension is figuring larger on the scale here. it isn't necessarily going to change policy, but there is a concern about possible snowballing of a momentum of diplomatic moves, getting bigger and bigger. and it hasn't surprised many politicians here, but i hasten to add that any sort of reaction from israel right now is going to be tempered by the political crisis going on right now, because it's quite likely that

on wednesday there will be an early election called because of a crisis with the government here in the sense that agreement can't be reached on a host of measures, and -- and prime minister netenyahu has come to a crunch time with the finance minister here and it looks as if there is going to be elections. so right now they are expecting this to go against them, but subdued anger, i think will be the sort of response you will get. >> andrew thank you very much indeed. ending our report so far on that vote due to take place pretty soon. coming up, we'll be asking what is next for this footballing legend. we'll hear from the manager who knows him better than most. ♪

♪ >> now i get a bit of a breather and you get the sport. >> thank you so much. mario has apologized for posting a picture on social media that has prompted allegations of anti-semitism. the image included a picture of the computer game character, super-mario, and had the words jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a jew. he has now apologized saying the post was meant to be anti-racist with humor. he is already expected to miss

liverpool's game away on tuesday, due to a hamstring injury. liverpool's victory on saturday ended a run of three straight league defeats. >> i have got some very, very good players. so we know that we happen to be fully concentrated, but we want to keep this momentum going that we have. >> there are five other games in england on tuesday: >> winning 4-4 at a top club like manchester united is the most important thing in the week, or in a day, and especially when we are in the league table on the [ inaudible ]. you have to win.

otherwise others shall overcome you. >> arsenal's manager says he is certain that the club-playing legend does have a future at the club. he announced on monday he wouldn't be signing another contract with the new york red bulls. he says he doubts the 37 year old would ever play professionally again, but could come back to arsenal as a coach. >> he is intelligent, committed, loves the game, and just to think -- to really to think do i want to sacrifice all of the rest of my life to being involved in that job. >> [ inaudible ] star has been named african footballer of the year. the 24-year-old is the first algearian to win the award. he is said to play at next month's african cup of nations.

in the nba the denver nuts beat the utah jazz with just seconds left in the game. the jazz came back from a 22-point deficit. and with just under 30 seconds left, the denver's game winner, the nuggets beat the jazz 103-101. utah has now lost six games in a row. minnesota vikings running back is set to appeal his indefinite suspension from the nfl at a hearing on tuesday. the league banned peterson for at least the remainder of the season without pay. he is accused of using a tree branch to discipline his 4-year-old son. the 2012 mvp has only played one game this year, after being charged with child abuse. a coroner in the u.s. state of ohio has ordered a special examination into the death of a college football player who shot

himself. it's to look for signs of traumatic brain injury. john hendren reports from chicago. >> reporter: his brief life ended after he complained to family of repeated concussions on the field. he had been missing for four days. he texted his mother that he was sorry if he had been an embarrassment. police say he apparently fatally shot himself in a rubbish bin. >> it appears that he died from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: he is just the latest in a long line of players who complained of life altering head injuries. junior say killed himself in 2012. the u.s. institutes of health found he suffered brain abnormalities associated with head injuries.

george's family said his injuries left him confused. >> the days of the leather helmet in football there were far fewer concussions. people weren't using their head as a weapon. >> reporter: doctors ahead injuries are also prominent in lacrosse, rubby, and soccer. and doctors are also finding head injuries in child athletes. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: players mourn their fallen teammate. >> i which he would have talked to me. if you are struggling. i love you to death and i hope you found peace and you are happy. >> reporter: the national football league recently agreed to a settlement with former players that could exceed

$675 million. the collegiate aesthetic association is spending $70 million to monitor athletes with head trauma. >> that's all your sport for now. >> thank you very much indeed. you may have seen that picture behind us. it's japan's space agency probe. it is going to launch in the next few hours, hopefully to mine an asteroid. >> reporter: about the size of a frig, it is setting out on a six-year asteroid hunt in deep space. the $260 million spacecraft uses novel ion engines a system which uses electricity to accelerate gas particles. >> that makes a jet which goes extremely fast, at about 30 or 40 kilometers perfect. but it pushes a little bit of a

push in a very efficient way, and that's enough to really steer the spacecraft along the orbit. >> reporter: it has a long way to go. more than 5 billion kilometers. 2.5 years into the mission, craft is expected to catch up to its asteroid. and then it will spend 18 months experimenting. >> it is going to produce a crater and material -- >> we're going to interrupt that, because the vote has taken place in the french assembly. need to get the result of that vote. i understand it has been passed, recognizing palestine as a state. i wonder if my producer can tell me how overwhelming that was.

okay. all i can tell you at the moment is that it has gone through the national assembly. it is a non-binding vote. this means it will be urging the national assembly, the french government to recognize palestine as a state. but the french go has previously said it will not be rushed into this, but does see it as a possibility in the not too distant future. we go to ramallah. we talked earlier on -- at least you and our colleague talked about momentum in terms of getting palestine recognized as a state. what is that momentum? >> well, the hope here among palestinians and -- here at the -- at the palestinian liberation organization, which represents palestinians aboard is that more european countries would follow suit.

they understand that france is a very important player in european politics, and a permanent member of the united nations security council. rz ♪