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of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can effect and surprise us... >> sharks like affection >> tech know, where technology meets humanity only on al jazeera america >> after the report on c.i.a. interrogation methods some lawmakers say the agency is still not telling the whole truth. >> the c.i.a. has lied to it's over seers and public. >> tonight the calls for accountability. a confrontation with israeli police leaves a palestinian leader dead. tensions in the middle east heating up again. and after weeks of demonstrations in hong kong protesters are about to be swept away without getting any of what they want.
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>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris. we begin with questions of accountabiliti' merging one day after a senate report revealed harsh c.i.a. interrogation practices many call torture. the u.n. counter terrorism chief calls for accountability. >> president obama is focusing on what his administration has done. namely banning the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. he said that will ensure that the same mistakes never happen again. but critics say that's just not enough. and those responsible should be
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prosecuted. water boarding, sleep depravation, tactics use in the post 9/11. >> it's not the president obama who conducts a criminal inquiry into the action of somebody who works at the c.i.a. that's the responsibility of a career federal prosecutor who can take an independent look at this, who can do so without political interference and conduct an investigation and reach a conclusion based on their own view of the facts. >> but there were calls on the senate floor for action. >> it's bad enough not to prosecute these officials, but to award or remote them and risk the integrity of the u.s. government to protect them is
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incomprehensible. the president needs to purge his administration's high level officials. >> the justice department has already looked into allegations of prisoner abuse and chose not to prosecute. in 2012 it ended an investigation into interrogation methods and the deaths of two detainees. and president obama outlawed the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques early in his presidency, and is focused on moving forward. >> there is never a perfect time to release a report like this, but it was important for us i think to recognize that part of what sets us apart is when we do something wrong we acknowledge it. >> but critics want someone to be held accountable, and united nations officials say those who committed torture and authorized it should be prosecuted. today the u.n. special investigator on counter terrorism and human rights released a statement saying it is now time to take action. the individuals responsible for
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the criminal conspiracy must be brought to justice and must face criminal penalties commiserate with the gravity of their crimes. the u.s. does not belong to the u.s. international criminal court which steps in when countries won't prosecute heinous crimes. >> now it's not just looking to find responsibility for actions committed in the past you heard senator mark udall. he wants to see action and he is calling for c.i.a.'s brennan to step down and talked about the ineffectiveness of using torture on detainees. >> libby casey for us at the white house. now part of the new c.i.a. report describes two psychologists the agency hired to create enhanced interrogation
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techniques. roxana saberi spoke to one of the men believed to be one of the so-called architects of the program. >> reporter: i reached james mitchell by phone in florida. he told me he could not confirm oh or deny if he was one of the two psychologists referred to the reporin the report. >> reporter: the senate report refers to two psychologists who helped c.i.a.'s use of brutal interrogation. they said they used enhanced interrogation on subjects. it identifies two contractors using the pseudonyms. their real names are reported as james mitchell and bruce
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jjessen. they said they were not there in realtime and the men and women in the c.i.a. without confirming or denying that i was a part of that interrogation program gave their lives to support the u.s. in our conversation he refused to confirm that he was one of the architects of the program. saying people think i am. i'm not acknowledging it one way or another. but mitchell talks openly about the benefits of waterboarding. >> does waterboarding institute torture. >> you can do it in a way so it shifts' a person's priorities later on. it's like every tool in the tool bag. you can under use it or overuse it. >> reporter: some threatened to quit because it could push al nashiri psychologically. but they insisted that he was still withholding crucial
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information and applying enough pain would eventually help him disclose it. they personally oversaw and conducted some interrogations using the techniques they had devised. mitchell has said he has experience in training interrogators and said the men and women in the c.i.a. did the best they could do. so i applaud them. >> we reached mitchell in florida, he said his phone has been ringing off the hook today, and he said a that the c.i.a. turned it over to a co company and paid them $81 million. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is trying to calm tensions by promising a full investigation into the killing of minister zaid abu
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ein. the minister died doing what he spent most of his life doing. >> reporter: from the beginning this protest was person. palestinians demonstrating against land confiscated by israel. israeli police firing tear gas to disperse protesters protecting nearby usual outposts. in the middle eyewitnesses tell al jazeera an israeli police officer struck him in the chest, and then put his hands around abu ein's neck. minutes later he was out of breath. >> they attacked us. >> a soldier tells another man to go away. abu ein dismisses him, and tells us what would be his final words. >> this is the army of the occupation, and they're stopping palestinians from acting on their rights. they attacked us immediately without anyone throwing a stone or attacking them. this is a terrorist occupying
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army that stops palestinians from acting on their rights. >> reporter: immediately after the interview, abu ein begins to feel faint. he lies down and clutches his chest. he begins to lose consciousness, palestinians call for help. israeli medic begin to administer first aid. >> who did this? you did this, and now you try to save him? >> reporter: the palestinians want to get him to a hospital. protesters carry him towards an ambulance, he's placed on a bu gurney, and he would never regain consciousness. tonight his sister told me that he died a martyr. >> in the end he paid with his life because settlers and soldiers didn't like he raised his voice. >> reporter: they released a statement saying, quote, the event in which abu a ein died
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is under investigation by the israeli authority but some palestinian officials want the coordination to end. president mahmood abbas called abu ein's death a murder. >> what happened today is nothing but a crime. it is a crime by all measures, to which we can cannot remain silent. >> abu ein was a popular political figure because he personally led protests. he sent time in prison but was released in a prisoner swap. tonight his family say he spent much of his life fighting israeli occupation. >> he fight for the freedom of his country. he fight for the freedom of the
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palestine. >> this was a minister. this was supposed to be a peaceful protest. >> abu ein's funeral will be attended by thousands of people surely an event that will increase tension between israeli and palestine. >> nick schifrin reporting from jerusalem for us. congress is running out of time to pass a bill to fund the government. a current authorization expires tomorrow night. the bill on the table funds most of the government through next september. but it only funds the homeland security department through february 27th, and it contains a number of controversial policy provisions. we look at how the bill impacts the pentagon. >> when it comes to the budget the pentagon has two big complaints with congress. it doesn't have enough money for the things it wants, and it forces it to spend way too much money on things it really doesn't need. air force pilots love the low
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slow, a ten-ground attack jet for its combat ability. the air force hates it for its fiscal responsibility. has powerful backers in congress especially from the state where many of the 40-year-old 810s are based. >> the air force spent most of this year fighting congress to retire the 810. why they weren't focused on other important issues, i don't know. >> reporter: the air force would argue the $4 billion cost of maintaining the a-10s is an important issue in these tigh tight-budget times, but it's still a tiny fraction of overall spending. they say government waste has compiled a list of dubious pork project items. for instance, the upgrade of the
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tank. $60million alternative energy research, and $25 million for the star base youth program. which teaches science and math to at-risk youth. but to maintain nuclear weapons the destructive capability of world war ii atom bombs dianne feinstein arguing that the reducing the arsenal could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year. but what is really bugging the pentagon now is that it can take some of the money for things it doesn't want and spend it on things that it does because of
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sequestration rules bars for common sense trade-offs. >> sequestration would literally render it impossible to execute the defense strategy that president obama signed in 2012. >> reporter: but if you're looking for where the congress is forcing the pentagon to waste billions of dollars for pou parochial reasons, look no further than one in five military bases. the congress bars the pentagon were closing any bases because every base, it turns out, is in someone's congressional district. protesters in the eric garner chokehold case called for a day of action today. people gathered on the steps of new york city hall earlier. they're demanding that the city leaders make changes after a grand jury decided not to indict
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the officers involved in the case. >> it does not mean that we're making excuses for violent behavior. we're talking about a structure that is creating something that is mimics across the country. every statistical data said that it's hard to be a black person in this country. >> he said this is not an anti-police movement. attorney general eric holder said that the justice department will investigate the death of eric garner and michael brown, but most league experts say it is unlikely that the two officers involved will see criminal charges. >> reporter: the federal civil rights laws the prosecutors would use date back to the past and has been used in recent times to prosecute police in other cases. while many doubt it will work, we found a federal prosecutor
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thinks that charge may apply to the garner case. >> i'm here to announce that the justice department will proceed with an investigation into mr. garner's death. >> reporter: it was the second time in three months that attorney general eric holder said he would investigate the police officers involved in the death of an african-american man. march 3, 1991, after a high-speed chase the video camera catches police beating up rodney king in los angeles. a state jury acquitted all four officers of all charges. >> we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant lawrence m. powell not guilty. >> reporter: that verdict triggered riots in los angeles and trigged a federal civil rights case that convicted two of the officers. in new york, jason leventhal says he expects the garner case
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will also lead to federal charges. >> what does a federal prosecutor have to do to bring charges against the police officer. >> they have to show that the officer acted woefully from civil rights and in the use of unreasonable force. >> they say force was justified because eric garner was resisting arrest. leventhal disagrees. >> as soon as officer panteleo wrapped his right arm under garner's right arm, garner puts his hands up to show that he's not fighting. he's not resisting. the immediate jump to a chokehold is what makes this case a federal crime. what about the police defense that if garner could speak he
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could breathe. >> he's clearly in respiratory distress, and the officers should have immediately taken steps to help him growth. they should have sat i am up and gotten immediate medical treatment there, too. >> reporter: the police officer who shot and killed michael brown might be tough for prosecute since there is no video, and many questions remain unanswered. but for eric garner's death in leventhal's opinion there is no question. >> with the evidence being as strong as it is, with that elbow being what it is, to me it's clear as day. >> the federal investigation is conducted by the attorney general's office in frack lyn in brooklyn.
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>> detroit is out of bankruptcy but it still has to pay off billions of dollars in debt. also, we told you about the fight over a government funding bill. one part of that plan could have a big impact on retirees. made a fortune betraying an entire nation >> you don't feel you owe an explanation to the egyptian people? >> no...no.. >> al jazeera investigates egypt's lost power on al jazeera america
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>> "time" magazine's person of the year is not a person at all. the magazine instead chose to honor all the people who have taken on the battle against ebola. the editors write that when governments were not equipped to stop the spread, it was these workers who stepped in to do the job. but the battle of ebola is far from over.
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now the president of liberia said that the government has reduced the number of ebola new cases from 100 per day to 10 her day. detroit will begin the ambitious plan to reduce debt. the bankruptcy is over, but they still have to report to an oversight committee. >> hello there, tony, the city's emergency financial manager resigned today. that means tomorrow mike duggen will regain control over the city. a lot was done to get to this point as you know. many sacrifices that allow the city of droid a fresh financial start.
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the move brings the bankruptcy to an end. >> it allows the city to move forward and it gives me pride and satisfaction. i've grown a great fondness for the city. >> detroit was a staggering $18 billion in the red. the city's new restructuring plan calls for eliminating $7 billion of debt, and investing over $1 billion on improving city services over the next ten years. >> so it's truly historic, and it happened because of great partnerships, people working together. that's the great message in all of this. this has been extremely difficult and a hard process for many people. but people work together, and i think we've got an outstanding up come. far better than people's expect separation. >> michigan's governor ray snyder praised him for guiding the city.
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after several protests thousands of retirees greed to a 4.5% reduction to their monthly pensions and healthcare cuts. major creditors gave up hundreds of millions of dollars. once the target of a potential sell off. the deal was also reached to save a collection of city-owned art. >> this is a good day for the city it was a necessary day, to go back to the very challenging job of making the city of detroit work. >> city leaders are also seeing signs of a come back in downtown progress and a lot of people are
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saying they're beginning to see improvements here in the city of detroit. for example, when it comes to calling 911, last year, tony, it wouldn't guarantee a response. city leaders say it does now. >> bisi onile-ere for us in detroit. good to see you. thank you. >> as we said congress is set to vote on a government funding bill, but it could effect millions of retirees. david shuster up for ali velshi. thank you for visiting us. >> let's say you were in the construction industry, supermarkets or trucking, and you've been paid in a benefit plan, and you would have got then benefit plan because of collective bargaining. there are ten million americans who are expecting an amount in their pension each month. what congress has done is this
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pension is underfunded. it's due to run out in ten years. we're going to eliminate 40 years of law and allow the people who were on the hook for these pensions, to cut them by 50%. some folks are thinking i should be getting $4,000, now boom you get $2,000, and by the way there is nothing you can do about it because congress is closing the law that would enable you to sue the benefit plan. that's what's is at stake. >> will anyone take this out of the bill? >> this is an agreement between congressional leaders, and even people who are opposed to this pension system being slashed they don't think they have the votes to make it happen. oh the flip side you have companies saying it's unfair. but it's more fair than having the system run out of money ten years from now and have all those people who expect pensions
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ten years from now getting nothing. >> what are you and the team working on for the top of the hour. >> what sonny is doing is moving forward with the movie who pretend to be tabloid journalists who score an interview with kim jong-un. north koreaers are threatening tnorth koreans are threatening if sony gas on with the film. >> we're following the money in the c.i.a. report. one agent described it as more
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says that any country that ratified the convention if they find an alleged torturer on their territory from whatever country they can extradite or prosecute that torturer. >> the u.n. convention against torture turns 30 today. here's what you need to know about that particular treaty. the u.s. said that the treaty only applies to actions inside the borders. but article 5 of the treaty says torture carried out in territories like the u.s. facility in guantanamo bay are included in the statute. let's take a deep dive into these issues. joining me now is al jazeera's james bays. let's get to it. the u.n. convention on torture, as you know, is an anti-torture
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document. it outlaws cruel inhumane treatment around the world. can the u.n. take any of those involved in to justice? >> many say that the u.s. should take action because the u.s. has signed the convention on torture. it has signed another international binding treaty. the u.n. convention on enforced disappearances which is believed to be relevant in this case. they say the international law is absolutely clear. crimes have been committed, the crime of torture among them, and they should action not only by those who committed the crimes, not only those who physically carried out the for sure, but
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also those including those at the highest level who ordered it. >> i'm curious about the international community's response to the report. are you surprised by anything you've heard so far? >> well, i think some people are very careful and measured about this because the u.s. is such a powerful country. we've had all the country sign up to the international criminal court in new york, they meet here every year, and that's interesting because the international criminal court, you've got the convention of torture. you've been mentioning it, the international criminal of court is the other body that could be relevant. as you know in the report all the countries where this torture took place, the names are blacked out, redacted in the report. we know where they are from lots of reporting over the years. they are places that include lithuania, poland, romania, and afghanistan. now i mention those. there are other countries. i mention those because all of those have signed up for the
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international criminal court. and it potentially could be brought to the international criminal court. international court cases are possible, and the chief prosecutor is already started investigations into interrogations in afghanistan. so it will be a long way off. international justice is very slow, but there is a possibility that this could at some point come before the international courts. it's actually international human rights day today. and considering this all took place 4 hours ago, everybody is talking about this on international human rights day. samantha power sent out a statement condemning violations
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of human rights everywhere in the world. ironically she did not use any words starting with "t" for torture. >> learning more about how much money was paid out to run the inter gas station program. >> following the big money here. according to the senate committee report the c.i.a. ram cost hundreds of millions of dollars to operate, and in many cases the c.i.a. spared no expense telling its officers for wish lists of what it needed, and reminding them to think big. >> it was the wish list that cost hundreds of millions of dollars. reading through the report many amounts are blacked out, but it's clear that money flowed freely. one agent remarked that his office had more money than they could possibly spend.
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a relationship that caused ongoing difficulties for the c.i.a. the c.i.a. eventually gave millions of dollars to the country after which it was reported that there was flexibility with regard to the number of detainees at the facility. another multi-million dollar contract to a company formed by two retired air force psychologists. >> in 2005 the two contractors formed a company specifically for the purpose of expanding their work with the c.i.a. the c.i.a. has paid these two contractors and their company more than $80 million. >> according to the report the two men had never worked as interrogators, and didn't have a background in terrorism. yet they designed most of the methods used. the report also highlights how
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the c.i.a. paid out $1.1 million to cover legal expenses for the company and it's employees. government investigators were told about how the c.i.a. provided millions of dollars to build and maintain secret detention sites in foreign countries including two facilities that were never used. suspects that were mistakenly detained from also paid off after they were released an instructed not to speak about the experience. one prisoner receiving 14,500 euros, roughly $18,000 u.s. at the time of his release. one person associated with the c.i.a. program together government investigators that payments of more than $1 million were made without paperwork, in cash, and out of boxes containing $100 bills. adding we never counted it. i'm not about to count that amount of money for a seat
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receipt. >> the checkbook was clearly wide open here. in addition to gifts to foreign governments there were employee rewards and in one case a c.i.a. officer received $2,500, tony, just for doing a good job. >> make a wish list? >> the money was flowing. >> and think big. appreciate it. you know, considering the c.i.a. used science and employed psychologists to enhance interrogation techniques, jacob ward has more on how science play as role in torture. >> reporter: once upon a time and still in some places today torture was a matter of inflicting physical pain. but in the modern era a terror sort of pseudoscience has created new methods of applying psychological pain. i'm talking about sleep depravation, mock execution, threats to family members. these techniques have the advantage of leaving little or no physical trace on the money which deprives victims and
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international courts of crucial evidence. but the thing to understand is that the researchers who looked at the distinction between physical and psychological torture had found that in the end the affect on the victim is largely the same. whether it's the body or the mind. whether the victim has been sexually assaulted or simply held in a constant state of terrible anxiety a common affect is the disintegration of the personality. the point of torture in a setting like this is to regress the victim to a place where he or she loses all hope of control, freedom, incidentcy, and can do nothing else but comply. of course this new report reveals that the agency engaged in both categories, physical and psychological. th
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>> here is a final added piece of horror. the intelligence community employs an advisory group. in 2006 this group put together a multi part report on interrogation and coercion. it found, and i'm quoting, quote, essentially none of the interrogation techniques used by u.s. personnel in the past half century have been subjected to scientific inquiry or evaluation. it argues using this bucket to induce the sense of drowning through this rag, or actually doing it to someone has no proven ability to get truthful information out of somebody. now whether someone how torture is justified if it's effective, well, let's put that aside for a moment. here is what we do no. u.s. personnel new how harmful torture could be on its victims, and they did it any way, and they ignored what science also knows. there is no proven ability for
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torture to get useful information out of anybody whatsoever. >> strong stuff there. up next on al jazeera america. a deadline coming up for pro-democracy protesters to clear out before police do it for them. what, if anything, did they accomplish. a new policy cracking down on how players handle themselves on and off the field.
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thousands of people coming to say good buy to this place. and it was a cold realization of what is to come. it's estimated 7,000 police officers are on duty today. either on stand by or actively take part in this clearance operation. this is the main side jim boletic home of thsymbolic symbolic umbrella movement. people are still on this site still, and authorities are determined by the end of the day all this will be cleared. there are repeated warnings that people should leave. authorities insist they'll use minimal amount os of force. the big question remains how
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many people will turn up on purpose to forcebly resist the authorities. that's the big question here. the authorities, they do not want to be faced by the problem of having to arrest hundreds if not thousands of demonstrators. they would rather people left here if they have to leave forcebly by the use of batons or pepper spray by authorities as they've shown before, they're prepared to do just that. >> rob mcbride for us in hong kong. now joining us from los angeles is samuel chu. he just returned to the united states from hong kong, and samuel, good to see you again. two months of pro-democracy demonstrations. what is your reaction with it seemingly coming to a close today. >> i think that the mood that you have seen, seeing the images, i think people are ready to move to the next stage. i think there is a sense that
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brutality, and new proposals around the political reform, that is going to be happening. i think while there is a lot of sadness and a lot of anger, i think there is a lot of energy going forward. i think you will see that being translated into the broad community of hong kong. >> that's interesting. i want to know more about that. the demonstrators want t an open and direct electoral process. how do you get the kind of political forms that you are looking for particularly when the street protests have yielded so little? >> i think this is the uniqueness, and in some way the risky business of fighting for democracy in a place like hong kong in the larger context of china because there is no open election right now. there is not that really
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willingness to negotiate. you've seen the last few months have demonstrate there had is a political will out there. while you may not see the kinds of policies concessions democratic process, this process has forced them to delay that, and you can imagine that they are now thinking about this second round very differently than they were when they did the first round because they know that if they don't handle this differently. if they don't at least begin to look at reforms, that they're going to get another up rising, and another protest, and more protest coming forward. i think that's a fact that there might not have been this clearly neatly packaged concessions and negotiations that had happened. you're seeing a shift in
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politician, and in terms a lot more at stake for the government of china as well. >> you know what, samuel, there were clashes last month when the mong kok camp was cleared. i'm sure you're hoping that things proceed peacefully today. >> i think most of the democratic sort of political actions and democracy looks like it will always be a little messy. it's a diversity of opinions. i think you will still see a small, very limited group of radical protesters who will probably insist on staying and resisting, and my hope is that obviously there will not be any injuries, and there will not be any casualties. i think what you're seeing is that all the organizations, the bigger leaders of the movement are saying that they're ready to move onto the next phase.
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even the students who have been at the forefront of occupying the sites over the last two months have resisted the call to retrieve said that they're ready to retrieve. they're ready to go on to the next phase of the movement. i hope, and i think that there will be some resist dense di a small part of the protesters, but i think in large part of the people of hong kong are ready for the next step of the fight. >> you seem really optimistic. a couple of meetings, representatives, you seem optimistic. why? >> i think that my optimism, i think there is a lot of sadness and anger. i think what i see in the larger picture is that you're seeing the birth of the democratic culture, and a whole generation baptized by tear gas. you're seeing the opportunity. for example, going forward. this has shifted the way that people think about the hong kong government and the police force. that is a very big opening to do
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work going forward. there is going to be local council election next year. even though popular opinion has dropped for the actual protest on the street, the occupy central movement went from 30% approval rating last year to at a height 70%. i think that kind of expose in international attention is not something that will go away and can be reversed. yes, i think there has been very little in terms of concrete concession that people can take with them right now this is an unique truly, and i think the civic engagement, and new generation of leaders have been raised up. this is what hong kong has to look forward to. >> samuel chu, he's just back from hong kong, good to see you again. good to talk to you. thank you. >> thank you.
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>> protests against a tax on tap water. people in ireland are furious. now they have folks from detroit in their fight. and then we have david shuster in for ali velshi in "real money." >> wait until you hear about the deal in congress that could mean cuts to your benefits. and nort north korea calls this an act of war.
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>> in the wake of embarrassing incidents, the nfl is calling for tough standards for anyone associated with the league who violates the new rules. >> reporter: after admitting his mistakes in handling the ray rice incident, commissioner roger goodell promised improvement to the league's policy. goodell revealed what he calls a revised and strengthened policy, which was approved by all 32 league owners. the league will implement a new process for its investigations by hiring a new disciplinary officer who will oversee all investigations and decide punishments. appeals will continue to be heard by the commissioner. and there is an automatic six-game suspension for any violatio assault, domestic
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violence and child abuse. goodell reiterated that the league policy applies to anyone associated with the nfl, that means players, coaches, and even owners, including indianapolis colts owner jim irsay who was charged with dui for prescription pain pills. >> the policy is comprehensive. it is strong and it is tough and better for anyone associated with the nfl. being part of the nfl is a privilege. it is not a right. the measures adopted today uphold that principles. >> while all 32 team owners endorse the changes, they did not have any inputt into the recamp policy. and continued annealter case should be collectively bargained. patriots owner bob kraft
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addressed that issue today. >> we gave that a lot of thought. the reason is that is one western who understands what is important, long term interests of the game. owners can is specific interests, players can, short term. but the commissioner will look for the long-term interest of the game. that's what separates us. >> the owners did consider using an independent arbitrator in the future, but they felt anyone outside of the nfl put in that position could water down the league's best interest. >> the two winners of the nobel peace prize received their wards tea. malala yousafzai and kailsakhhs
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satyarthi received their award today. >> it is for those children who want education. those frightened children who want peace. it is those voiceless children who want change. >> today is the time for every child to have the right to life, right to freedom, right to health, right to education, right to safety, right to dignity, right to equality, and right to peace. >> malala was shot in the face by the taliban. just because she was campaigning for education for girls. she is the youngest person to ever receive the nobel peace prize. the nobel prize auctioned off by jackson watson will be returned to the dna pioneer. the anonymous bidder who bought the medal last week for more than $4.5 million. the man described as the richest person in russia said that watson deserves to have the medal for his work. watson won the prize in 1962 for
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discovering the structure of d dna. it's planning to charge for tap water. people in dublin demonstrated today, and it's gaining traction on social media. >> reporter: up until now airlines' water supply had been funded by residents general taxes. but as of january households will face up to hundreds of dollars in water charges per year. the government said it needs additional money for pipes and infrastructure. remember the thousands of detroit residents who had their water cut off earlier this year, well, a group of activists from detroit traveled to ireland to tell the irish that they could soon face the same fate. >> i came to support dublin in their fight for water. water is a living right. i am proof that water can be
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disconnected. >> water is a human right. >> protesters are getting support from this group of musicians through this viral video. watch this. ♪ irish water is not for sale ♪ no privatization ♪ irish water ♪ irish nation ♪ no privatization >> the video has been viewed hundreds of times in the last few days. >> the new midnight runners. maybe not. ines. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >> the long-held theory commentary responsible for water on earth has been debunked. the spacecraf spacecraft rosetta found that water came from the asteroids. still, though, comets did play
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some roles in delivering essential water. did you follow that? that is all of our time for this news hour. "real money" is next with david shuster in for ali velshi today. >> some ten million middle class americans could see their corporate pensions slashed, and the new deal in congress could hit other nest eggs, too. torture for hire. the c.i.a. did not do all the dirty work. some of it was farmed out to contractors. we're following the money trail. and the tiny country that is a big tax haven for some of the best known companies in the world. we'll take a closer look. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. and this is "real
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