on twitter, facebook, instagram, google plus and more. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. >> this victory belongs to you. >> republican bill cassidy declares victory, beating out incu incull cum bant -- incumant in

louisiana, mary landrieu. >> about a million people flee shelters as typhoon lashes the east coast of the central philippines. good to have you with you. a highly contested senate race has been decided. republican bill cassidy unseated mary landrieu. it's the last race to be settledar the midterm elections -- settled after the midterm elections. republicans hold every senate seat in the deep south. >> results in louisiana significant and historic for a couple of reasons. with mary landrieu defeated, there'll no longer be a democratic senator from the south, and there'll no longer be

a woman senator of either party from a southern state. the outcome not surprising to a load of people following the race. mary landrieu had been polling below bill cassidy, and had been outspent by a lot of groups that came in to support cassidy. a lot of superpacs and the groups backed by karl rove. it was the most expensive senate race in the history of louisiana. republicans had a lot of momentum. they picked up several seats and were hoping to put an exclamation point on the majority received in november. we heard from both candidates a few moments ago. >> this victory happened because people in louisiana voted for a government which serves us but does not tell us what do. >> thank you. >> tonight we have so much to be proud of.

a record of courage, honesty and integrity, and delivering for the state when it mattered the most. in some of our darkest hours after katrina, rita, gustav, ike and the b.p. yoil spill. >> political observers will tell thaw it came down to advertising, and fun -- money. mary landrieu couldn't keep up. mary landrieu, oh has been a fixture in louisiana -- who has been a fixture in louisiana politics will be leaving her seat and bill cassidy taking over, padding the leave for republicans in the u.s. senate. >> jonathan martin in new orleans. another race was decided tonight. republican garrett graves defeated democrat and former governor edwin edwards. grave will be the next congressman of the sixth

congressional district. i spoke with al jazeera's political contributor michael shure, and asked what mary landrieu could have done differently and what cassidy's victory means for the south? >> it was the second time u.s. special forces tried to rescue american luke somers. he died alongside pooer corgi, expected to be released in the coming days. u.s. officials were shocked by their captors, al qaeda in the area of yemen. >> as a source told me, they started to kill him and tried to escape with him, but the operation was very strong, and they were surrounded. so they killed hip. >> according to media reports, the hostages were wounded but alive when evacuated. we apologise, we want to get the correct report from al jazeera's political contributor michael shure. let's listen. >> you know, it's hard to see.

mary landrieu brought millions of dollars in this her final year into the state of louisiana, she got forgiveness for the loans dating back to katrina. but, you know, when she saw the drubbing the democrats took from all over the country, she had what a lot didn't have. thinking of different ways to campaign, bringing president obama into campaign may not be a bad idea. >> honest, looked like the dye was coast. >> do you think closer ties would have made a difference? >> i don't know if that would have made the difference. perhaps getting him in there. if you look at the margin of victory, every democratic vote in the state may not have made the difference for mary landrieu. it's hard to look back and say she did anything right or wrong. it was not a good time to be mary landrieu. >> tomorrow is a new day. how does this impact the

southern states. >> if you look at virginia, florida as well, you have 19 of 22 senators who are republicans in the south. so, yes, it's a changed complexion for the electorate in the south, and that will effect 2016 looking forward. you may not see democrats spending a lot of money in states to show up. it will be a different focus to see what they do. she took on a controversial issue. how much do you think the support about impact the race. >> it was as blatant a political manoeuvre as she could have made. bill cassidy will be mary landrieu's vote on that. mitch mcconnell, the incoming majority leader of the senate said bill cassidy will be on the energy committee, neutralizingam of from that position.

mary landrieu would not have been the chairman. it was an idle look at me, look what i can do, and i didn't get it done. >> moving forward, what should be expect from cassidy. ? >> he's an interesting guy. he voted and gave money to mary landrieu when she ran. he turned himself into a tea party republican. he caucuses with the tea party. they are in washington, there as a congressman. what you see is unpredictable. i don't think you'll see a ted crews type of -- ted cruz type of penalty coming out. i think he'll be a back bencher for a little while, in the old stale of politicians. he will not be a typical louisiana politician. edwin edwards - even a disgraced democrat couldn't win. you are not going to see a flam buoyancy that you are accustomed to see. >> al jazeera's political

contributor, michael shure. >> thank you. >> strong words from the white house about the killing of an american hosting. luke somers was murdered overnight by his captors, dying in a failed rescue attempt by u.s. commandos. somers and a south african teacher were shot. al jazeera's patty culhane has more. >> reporter: it was the second time u.s. special forces tried to rescue american luke somers. he died along side pierre corgi, south african, who was expected to be released. they were shot by their captors - al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, during a raid in the south-east of yemen. >> as a source told me, they started to kill him and tried to escape with him, but the operation was very strong and they were surrounded. so they killed him. >> reporter: according to media reports, hostages were wounded, but alive.

one died en route. the other on the operating table aboard the u.s.s. makin island. u.s. officials are defending the operation. >> luke somers was murdered. he was taken hostage. his life was clearly in danger. >> reporter: u.s. officials believed somers was going be killed by his captors, al qaeda released a video saying he would be executed. the family released this video clear. >> lucas spent the last two years making yemen his home. he was a good person, doing his best for the population. >> reporter: somers was a free lant photo journalist. he was held hostage for the last 15 month. corgi since may. the group close securing his release has this rehabilitation. >> of course, i'm not blaming them, america has their own

hostages. >> president obama ordered a review on how the u.s. deals with hostages. the u.s. does not pay ransom. analysts expect there'll be more operations like this, despite the outcome. >> i think this needs to continue, i think they need to know they'll be in the business of murder, that there'll be consequences. >> consequences and risk. u.s. officials believe they are worth taking. a south african relief organization says it brokered a deal to free the south african hostage. gift of the givers fared that corgi was to be released on sunday. the organization released a statement saying: al-qaeda has deep roots in the arabian peninsula, especially in yemen. it served as a base for attacks

for more than 10 years. courtney kealy nose the region well -- knows the region well and joins with nor on the impacts. >> al qaeda has been active in yemen. deadly blows, like the suicide attack against the u.s.s. "coal", which killed many soldiers. in 2003, two separate bombings housing westerners outside arabia killed more than 50 people. 2008, an attack on the u.s. embassy resulted in 18 deaths. by january 2009 it morphed into more independent franchise with a murder in saudi arabia and yemen, and called itself al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. on christmas day 2009, the group attempted its first

international terrorist attack. they tried to blow up an airliner over detroit. he failed and was taken into custody. he met with an american-born colleague who recruited on youtube. alabbingy was recruited in 2011. the brothers behind the boston marathon bombings were inspired by watching the english language videos. the goal was to topple the yemeni government. they made attempts to hit western targets. westerners have been warned not to travel outside the capital, and there's been numerous kidnappings. this is the first time an american journalist died whilst being held captive. >> somers was born in britain,

but spent most of his life in america. tonight we hear from his family in seattle. allen schauffler reports from seattle. >> so far family members in seattle have been silent. we have not heard from them since they were notified since somers was killed. the only statement from the sister in london asking that the family have privacy in this difficult time. when we spoke with them before his death, before they were notified about the failed raid in which he was killed, they didn't seem to know that the raid would take place. clearly they knew that he was in imminent danger. especially after he released or his captors released a video of him pleading for help a few days ago. he was a freelance photo journalist, working gipt and had been in -- egypt and had been in yemen since 2011. his family said he fell in love with the country. they knew he was this danger after the earlier failed rescue

attempt. the family made a video of his own and hoped his captors would see it, saying they want them and the world to know what type of man he was. >> when foreign nationals were advised to leave yemen. luke refused to go, saying he felt safe and at home there. he felt the yemeni people would look after him. >> to put it six, lucas is a humanitarian. dedicating a large portion of his life to those who felt persecuted or didn't have a voice. >> that video made hours before the family heard of luke's death. here is some of the photos that luke gathered and shared. he worked for the bbc, al jazeera online for several years during his time in the middle east. no statements from family members, his brother or mother in seattle. after a 15 month ordeal ending

in the worst way for luke somers and his family. >> allen schauffler in seattle a top al qaeda indicted in the u.s. planning to bomb new york city subways, was killed. he was killed in the northern region of pakistan during an army raid. he'd been the chief of global operations since the arrest of 9/11 mastermind. >> the united states secured an agreement in afghanistan to add 1,000 troops to soldiers on the ground at the end of n.a.t.o.'s combat mission. >> outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel said a surge of taliban attacks is a reminder of the need for a foreign presence. the combat mission ends in two weeks. >> officials identified one of 43 students missing in southern mexico. >> what is believed to be the remains were discovered near a garbage dump.

>> adam raney has more. >> reporter: this trash dump is where remains were found, and where the attorney-general said drug gang members killed and burnt all of the 43 students that went missing. moira, seen in the picture, is the only student identified. in the coming days more remains may be confirmed as those of the missing students. >> translation: the confirmation of identity comes as parents of other students gathered in the cap pal. -- capital. >> reporter: alexander has been found dead today. it's confirmed it's him. >> reporter: the announcement comes more than two months after students were attacked by police in the city of iguala allegedly under the orders of the local mayor. they were handed over to members

of a drug gang. the mayor and his wife fled, and were arrested in a dingy apartment in mexico city. more than 70 people have been arrested in the case so far. the search for the students lead to the unearthing of mass grave sites in guerrero, focussing attention on the wider issue of 30,000 people that disappeared in 2006, in mexico's raging drug violence. >> at protests, marchers call on pena nieto to resign. saying that the attorney-general and the interior minister long knew about the collusion between drug gangs and local authorities in the state of guerrero, but the federal government let the problem fester. students wrote a facebook post, for the student confirmed killed. in that post he says that he hopes his death was not in vain, and protesters keep the pressure

up on the government. >> coming up on al jazeera america, a major typhoon makes land fall in the philippines. what residents are facing there. rebecca has details of the storm. >> it's a category 3, albeit it a weak category 3. as they move to the daylight hours, we tubing about the kind of destruction they may expect to see.

a major typhoon hit the coast of the philippines, 6,000 left their homes, the military is on full apert letter. those that -- alert. those that stay behind risk being hit by strong wind and surges. >> there'd been a hope that it may turn away from the philippines at the last moment. it didn't happen. it hit a town on the eastern

coast of the sanar before crawling to the next island, legaspi. the winds, not as strong as typhoon haiyan, but the quantity of water that this cyclone, typhoon is bringing with it. because it's moving slowly, a lot of rain dumped on the same spot for a prolonged period of time. combine that with storm surges from the sea, into coastal areas, and the big problem is likely to be flooding, landslides as well. this is a storm creeping across the philippines. i'm here where the rescue coordination is organised from. the storm will not reach here for two days, giving you an idea of the speed at which it's travelling. the slower it goes, the more water it dumps and potential for serious problems of flooding, flash flooding and landslides rebecca stevenson joining us

with the latest on the storm's track. >> just as he was describing, it did not turn up to the north-west as we expected. it ended up pounding into areas or lashing. that's the definition of typhoon hagupit's name. we saw the move on shore and happened if the overnight hour, the wee hours of the morning. a lot of folks wanting to get sleep even though the rain is coming down, and you see the waves are pounding up against the stores and the docks. at this time winds have been estimated to be 150 miles per hour. the lower end of the category 3. if it's below 111 it's a category 2. it will bring an extensive amount of rainfall to the area of manila, and winds. we've had measurements up to a foot on the eastern coastline.

tacloban, you were hit because the storm game a little further south. now we'll see it move to the south china sea. it will weaken, bringing a lot of rain fall. >> encouraging news. thank you when bernie madoff's ponzi scheme was exposed, it was apparent he was not acting alone. the woman who was his secretary says she was in the dark. in the documentary "in god we trust", airing this weekend on al jazeera america, she details how little she knew about the scam. >> we are not one of the big guys that lost all the money, we lost our life savings, so. >> we have lost everything. i have lost everything, and you have lost everything. >> people have killed themselves. people have lost their health. >> $50 billion.

>> $50 billion gone, vanished. there are allegations that this long-running business was a giant ponzi scheme. >> bangs all over the world -- banks all over the world put money with madoff, and he seemed like a good guy. except he wasn't. >> when it came out he screwed ever ellie wisel, that's the one that got to me, a nobel laureate who survived the hollow caused and this man stole all this man's money. >> this man stole the life of the hard work of so many people. people who were immigrants. they are jews, christians, muslims, hindus. >> my name is eleanor. for the last 25 years, i was bernie madoff's secretary. >> i thought there was more to the man and the crime than i could ever have imagined.

playing out 15 feet from my desk. >> the morning after the arrest i had come into work. the phones were going crazy, and the fax machines. i remember a woman called in. she was starving and didn't know how she was going to pay her bills and didn't know what to do. there's so many people. they all left feeling victimized and ashamed. especially older people. and all they want to know is what should they do. so you tried to do what you could, and it pretty much was not much. >> why did you do it? anything to say to your victims? >> i was going to do something about it. i didn't know what. i was going do everything i could to help the authorities. i knew i was the person that worked directly for him, and i knew that in my files there had to be stuff that would be helpful. >> eleanor is the ultimate pot

of gold. she is honest, she nose all the players. -- she knows all the players. she could be the investigator, the landscape of the business. they would create a phoney spreadsheet on this ib m400, and create a phoney portfolio on the spreadsheet. each month it would show a gain, and mail them out to investors every month. >> white collar crime destroys lives. and it can happen to anyone one of us. >> "in god we trust" airs this sunday at 9:00pm eastern, 6:00 pacific the death of a southern democrat. mary landrieu's loss. republicans hold every senate seat in the south. we'll look at the political landscape next.

welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories we are following. parents of more than four dozen students missing in mexico may be closer to closure. the identity of at least one of the college students has been confirmed in the charred remains found near a garbage dump. a major victory for republicans. bill cassidy defeated democratic incumbent lapped in a -- mary landrieu in a run-off election. bill cassidy's victory means republicans hold every seat in the deep south. the staunch political divide in southern states is likely to have a major impact in the 2016 elections. david shuster reports. >> reporter: the outcome of louisiana senate run-off does little to change the balance of power. it completes a realignment that began 50 years ago with the passage. civil rights act. mary landrieu's loss means

there's not a single democratic senator, governor under democratic control anywhere from texas to the carolinas. when she leaves congress next month there'll be no white democrats left representing the deep south. in louisiana, eight years ago, democrats controlled the legislature and the governorship. republicans have substantial majority in the state house. and mary landrieu is the last state-wide elected democrat. >> it's striking that she's losing against a candidate not viewed as a good campaigner, doesn't come across well on television, but he's a republican, and that is what people are looking at - he's saying vote for me, i'm a republican. >> with the exception of virginia and florida, where the majority of residents from born outside the state. the south is solidly republican, a complete 180 after decades of

democratic dominance. the shift began with the formation shift. prosegregation democrats who nominated south carolina thurman for president. he carried four states in the deep south, despite a dismal showing. he became a republican. after a passage of the 1964 civil rights act, the democratic strong held weakened further. and with each election since then, the number of white democratic members of congress continued to dwindle. after this year's midterms, the new yorkers cody thompson defeated there are more black republicans than white democrats from the deep south. it's good news for south carolina republican. the first african american senator to win an election since restriction. convincing southern white voters to not vote for the g.o.p. will

be a change for any non-republican candidate going forward. mary landrieu won 18% of white voters on election day. unlike southern democrats of old, she voted a long party lines in the senate nearly all the time. it's a wake up call for temen tements -- democrats with ties to the state like hillary clinton. she campaigned in louisiana, for mary landrieu outrage over the death of an american hostage in yemen. 33-year-old luke somers was killed by his kidnappers during a failed u.s. raid. also killed a south african teacher held with him. president obama called the murders barbaric. mike viqueira joining us from the white house. why did the president decide to do the raid now? >> the president demonstrated that he'll go on high risk

missions sending in u.s. commandos. you saw them do it in the case of james foley. they came up empty. he was murdered in syria. you saw him do it in other cases, so days ago. the president sent in commandos to find luke somers, coming up empty. somers was not there. there were other hostages, who were released, not u.s. senators, and the explanation that the president gave in a statement was he was in imminent danger, citing the video released by al qaeda, threatening to kill luke somers within 72 hours, and that was a couple of days ago much the u.s. felt the clock was running and was likely to run out on saturday. >> the vice president had strong words today, right. >> it was extraordinary. the predawn nature of the statement from the president of the united states, and from the secretary of defense. they were written statements, and secretary of state john

kerry, with chuck hagel turning up on this farewell tour spoke the issue and the tragedy there. vice president joe biden in a previously scheduled appearance talking about the middle east in general had this to say. >> this is a despicable crime. we mean what we say, that we'll be relentless in our efforts to bring to justice those who have caused us this pain. some already have been brought to justice but there's more to do. it's a reminder of the violence we face. >> reporter: then there's the issue of pierre corky. he was killed also. this is an individual who was said to be released. those in south africa, working towards his rl are very

disappointed -- his release are very disappointed today. >> mike viqueira in washington. another al qaeda-linked armed group killed a lebanese police officer who had been their hostage. the killing prompted family members and supporters to block roads in eastern lebanon. >> reporter: several dozen lebanese soldiers and police officers were captured by i.s.i.l. and al nusra front fighters. in august, in a battle for the town. it is close to the syrian border. this was the first major incursion into lebanese territory since the war in syria began. five days of fighting followed before a fragile truce took place. it was never clear of fighters. by september negotiations to release the soldiers came to nothing. their desperate families began a

sit-in outside government buildings, pushing for action. on tuesday the lebanese government announced it arrested two women and a number of children. it was hoped they could be used as a bargaining chip to free the soldiers. one of those women was the wife of a senior al-nusra commander. he released this video, demanding the release of his wife and children, rejecting efforts by the qatari government to net the release of the soldiers. later friday night the picture of a lebanese police officer being shot was posted on al-nusra's twitter page in the philippines a swiss hostage made an escape from a rebel group. a wildlife photographer had been held captive for two years. he escaped during a raid by government forces. he was one of two europeans

taken in february 2012. he says the other hostage did not want to take the risk. >> and he didn't feel comfortable with the situation to join me. it was his decision not to come. i asked him minutes before i left to join me. he decided not to join. he wanted to stay there. >> he was on an expedition to photograph rare birds when abducted. he was shot and wounded during his escape. army rangers found him and took him to safety family members of police chokehold victim eric garner is taking comfort. they encouraged protesters to keep up the peaceful resistance. >> and it is just so awesome to see how the crowds were out

there. people who i never would have met or known and still will probably never meet. they are stand-in for my sons. >> and i see all these people yelling out eric garner, you know everything, and i'm overwhelmed. i start crying, my son is "are you all right mum", but look at the love that they are getting protesters are conducting dye-ins, to not indict the police officer involved in garner's death. the sony corporation has fallen victim to another cyber attack. they got threatening emails from the group, calling themselves guardians of peace, the same group that said it was hacked and linked several movies online including social security

numbers with the celebrities. >> the tactic is being used as a weapon of war. we discuss cyber security in "the week ahead". we invite you to join us tomorrow president obama given a clean bill of health after spending the day at walter reed hospital. he had been complaining of a sore throat for a couple of weeks. the hospital ran a fibre optic exam and c.t. scan. the president was experiencing a symptom of acid reflux coming up on al jazeera america - the women's rights movement has been making progress in afghanistan. there's fear that it can unravel. details next.

>> a conflict that started 100 year ago, some say, never ended... revealing... untold stories of the valor... >> they opened fire on the english officers... >> sacrifice... >> i order you to die... >> and ultimate betrayal... drawing lines in the sand that would shape the middle east and frame the conflict today >> world war one: through arab eyes continues episode three: the new middle east on al jazeera america

activists in syria say chlorine gas may have been used in the battle between i.s.i.l. and government forces. in a video posted on social media, i.s.i.l. fighters claim they took over an air base that the security government had been using to launch strikes against them. syrian government says they repelled i.s.i.l. fighters and are in control of base. the syrian observatory for human rights said doctors in the area treated members for i.s.i.l. for breathing difficulties believed to be from a chlorine gas attack a rebellion against bashar al-assad four years ago - fighting rages on. >> this is the after math of an air strike in deraa. inside the cars, victims of the bombing. the men hurry to get him out. he is dead. this is where the rebellion

against bashar al-assad began. now in the fourth year of combat, the fighting is relentless. rebels say they hold much of the city. here they are trying to drive bashar al-assad's forces from the base. using a combination of fire and improvised artillery shells. >> the revolutionaries dominated the hole of the area. it is wrd to be the last strong hold of the regime. it is important because it overlooks the security square that is the newer part of the city, containing government buildings and security bases. most have been turned into barracks. the government sieged the city, preventing food and other supplies getting to rebel areas. before the war 100,000 lived in

deraa, not any more. now it is a battle ground. the u.s. says afghanistan made progress including women's rights. there's an increasing number of girls enrolling in school. there are fears that efforts towards reconciliation and peace with the taliban could jeopardise gains made. >> reporter: this woman's husband was killed by a suicide bomber several years ago. she has seven children to support. she was given a loan so she could have an oven book. people bring her the flour, she makes the bread and they pay. >> translation: if i buy my children shoes, i can't afford a hat. i'm grateful. if i had not been taught this skill or lent money, our life

would be harder. >> reporter: she leafs her children at the creche when she comes for her lessons. the women were taught to read and write, and given $100 to start a small business. they come to improve their skills and pay the money back. >> before the women had no skills. some of the husbands refused to let them learn. we worked with the community to encourage them and help them sell their products. they are more independent now. >> the story offers a glimmer of hope with respect to improving women's rights. there are many who are afraid progress made could be lost. i'm here to meet a woman determined not to let it happen. >> this is one of 69 women members of african's parliament. she said a law to protect women from violence, the government

must do more through funding and education. >> a huge amount goes to education this is a big change. 60% of the budgeted goes to security issues. women's empower. is not like a priority for other government. she has little choice but to be the soul breadwinner for her family. the daily struggle using the skills she learnt represents a fragile independence for millions in afghanistan. one of the largest museums is celebrating a 250th anniversary. it's a treasure trove of art elected around the world. this made it a target for art thieves. >> the winter palace, the

resident of the tsars, stormed at the start of the resolution is harm to the oldest museum in the world. the stately repository of the rich heritage is a treasure house of art collected from around the globe. founded in the greater "74, 250 years ago. the collection totalled 3 million exhibits, including a large display of paintings, and the interior is as captivating as the art on display. the galleries dripping, and it's a target for art leaves. over the last 15 years, nearly $5 million of cultural works vanished from a museum. >> some are audacious. thieves got into an upper gallery, while the caretaker was

out of the room, cut the masterpiece from its frame. this is the pool in an hareme. it was worth a million dollars. it was impossible to sell on, and was returned to the museum and that is unusual. most stolen works of hart are lost forever. >> today the painting is back on display after a painstaking restoration. >> it had severe damage. you can see it on the pictures next to the painting. it had been folded, and canvas and threats were damaged. the painting underwent a long restoration. the restorer had to sow the canvas thread by thread. >> it continues to expand. the latest gallery featuring displays of art. they'd love to open a satellite in new york, as it did in amsterdam. with the embargo between the

u.s. and russia - it would have to be lifted first. it looks unlikely. br film-makers in singapore are facing government censorship that some say are stifling creativity. rob mcbride travelled to singapore and sent this report. >> we come to this country. >> this is a film causing offense. "to singapore with love", is a documentary featuring leftists from the 1950s, and '60s, ex-island abroad. the government refused to allow the general release saying it gave an unbalanced view. >> it took the view that it was self-servin self-serving. >> reporter: the director objected to the ban. preparing to open this year's film festival. he has no stranger to singapore's senses:

one had a scene removed for being racist. >> the artists in singapore tend to be gutsy. it's not necessarily put us off. it means we have to press for change. >> the debate about censorship comes as singapore celebrates independence. opponents of censorship, re-examining the past with openness. the surge in patriotism may not be conducive to greater freedoms. >> it's 15 years since singapore got in the speaker's corner. meant to encourage freedom of express. it is just as likely to be used for cultural events as anything political. singapore has provided a platform for other people's

politics. artists displaying turbulent events from back home. >> they are the only one to go outside the country to show what has happened and express and say what people in the streets cannots say. an unexpected message for singaporeans to take away with them. coming up on al jazeera america, a car manufacturer you may not have heard of. more of a romanian company becoming one of the fastest growing automakers in europe. that's ahead.

welcome back. let's get a check on the forecast. rebecca stevenson joining us. it's been a wet day on the east coast. >> all the way from kentucky, tennessee, getting the rain fall. over the new york area all day long, snow to the north, and upstate new york and parts of pennsylvania too. as it moves out cold air. our big concern in the north-east is going to be black ice.

yes, there's cold air blasting in to areas that still have water around. we'll have slippery spots on the roadways, and see that happening from pittsburgh to philadelphia, boston and new york. colder air coming in, temperatures dropping. we'll start out in the 20s. as we look at the forecast for sunday, it will be drier. across the u.s., we have a drier day, an increase of showers, to the northern californian coastline, shower activities along northern minnesota. monday, a series of storms lining up. breaks in between the rain on the west coast, and it's warmer, so much warmer that we are not going have snow levels low enough to get a good snow pack for the west. the rain and the cool air is starting to slide across the great lakes in the next couple of days. by the time we hit monday. cooler weather coming in for high elevation snow for the

west, continuing with rain showers, and the snow starts to move in. the north-east - we are looking at this closely. it has the participation it bring a mix of rain, snow, sleet in the areas of pennsylvania. touching parts of the northern new jersey. slushy, slippery areas along the hills. getting into new york. a cold rain working into boston. it will be a cold rain. this is the forecast going back to tuesday. we have to watch. it could cause problems and travel. starting out sunday morning, expect chilly textures for the northern portion of the united states. drier, so it will be a nice start with sunshine coming out. highs comfortable to the south and the '70s. staying in the cool near freezing mark. getting a cool rain or rain snow mix over towards detroit and parts of ohio. it will be a chilly day, the

coldest temperatures in the united states. it will be up into northern areas. across the board. nice. >> be nice, it's a tradeoff. >> a romanian company has become one of europe's fastest growing car manufacturers. sales grew 35% in the first six months of this year. the company's success is causing friction. jacob brennan reports. >> reporter: the production line at the factory north of bucharest almost can't keep up with demand. the economic crisis which gripped europe created a nearby. the entry level costs were $9,500. it generated turn over of $5.5 billion. it's a world away from days when the company was state owned. >> i worked under the communist

system, and now using the international standards of renault. the difference between the two is incredible. there's no comparison. >> reporter: 65 cars an how far are coming off the end of the production line. the car flat out to meet demand. with that extraordinary success is a dilemma of thou reward the work -- how to reward the workforce. in 2008 after a 15 day strike a deal was agreed to raise wages and benefits in line with the company's fortunes. the union now wants a new deal. >> translation: multinationals are losing interest in good labour relations. we are in a conflict to ensure they respect the previous deal. they seem to have forgotten the strike of 2008. some years passed. perhaps we need a radical conflict now. >> it is part of the french renault group.

with that comes globalized production. the top boss says wages will rise, but the union must be careful. >> we have to be eyes, patient, and not accelerate too much the wages increase, otherwise we have to reconsider the volumes, election on the project between romania and the other countries, that are capable of making the same. >> the town sits next to the plant. and nearly half the people directly depend on it for their livelihoods. almost everyone you meet has a connection with the factory. >> reporter: it is very important. most of the video in the city work at the plants. relatives, friends, young and old people. work is there for 40 years, and now my wife and kid are working with it. >> the dilemma for the workers is here. negotiating a reward without

driving away the success story that their labour created. >> i'm thomas drayton in new york. "consider this" is next. before we go we'll take a moment to remember luke somers. killed by his kidnappers during a u.s.-led raid. for several years he had sent in images taken of and by luke somers and we leave you with those images. you'd think washington would change on its own. >> families made the final steps them. >> as long as we stand up saying we fight, at some point you have to make good. we begin with a large protest across the country, and the calls for police reform, following the grand jury decision not to charge a new

york city police officer in the death of eric garner. joining us from washington d.c. is the reverend jesse jackson, activist and founder and president of the rainbow push coalition. good to see you. there is, of course, an incredible amount of outrage over the grand jury's decision >> huge protests around the country calling for police reforms. reverend jesse jackson joins us. and contractors may face illness because of service in afghanistan. "meet the press" host jones -- joins us with a look at his new book on president obama. hello i'm antonio mora, those stories and more ahead on .