>> every saturday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> marching on washington - thousands coming together in the nation's capital today to take part in the massive march against police brutality the $1.1 trillion spending bill will have to wait because the senate can't seem to come to an agreement. an update on the showdown on capitol hill one thing the senate accomplished. approving hundreds of millions

to fund the fight against i.s.i.l. the pineapple express brings a tornado to tinsel town good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. thank you for joining us live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. growing anger over police killings reaches the capital. thousands meet in washington d.c. to take part in a demonstration against police violence, coming more than a week after a grand jury decision in the eric garner case, sparking a series of protests around the country. tom ackerman looks back at what broughting to this point today. >> reporter: on the steps of the u.s. capital black staff members of congress walked out to show frustration at the deaths of unarmed black mens at police hands. >> forgive, oh, god, our culpability in contributing to our national pathology.

>> reporter: the latest expression of black american grievance on government. the 1983 march on washington remembered by martin luther king's "i have a dream", speech focussing on jobs and freedom and called for an end in southern says, suppressing voting rights and integrated public places. two decade later, with the laws on the book. the million man march focussing on the black male and self image, and a need to stand up for themselves. and the organizers spoke up about continued police abuse. >> the idea it pervasive in police departments across the country. it is getting worse and not better because white supremacy is not being challenged. >> reporter: that turn out in washington has never been dup duplicated in size. today the march marks a new

change much. >> the fact that they have been sustained, i would argue that we have not seen this protest energy in the united states, amongst young black and brown folks since the antiapartheid movement of the 198 0s. the first black president spoke during king's speech about those that lost their way in pushing for change much. >> legitimate grievances against police brutality tips into the excuse making for criminal behaviour. racial politics could cut both ways. >> president obama's comment a warning, that white backlash could blunt progress. >> a poll shows that americans oppose racial profiling, there's a division between whites and blacks over the recent case of police-inflicted death. two-thirds of blacks say race was a factor in the grand jury's decision not to indict officers in missouri and new york.

less than one in five whites surveyed believe that race played a role. it's that disparity in attitude between the race, that the protesters begun to reckon with. speaking of washington, libby casey is in washington d.c. these demonstrators have been boarding buses from connect are to florida just so they can make it to washington's freedom plaza today. what are they hoping to accomplish. >> good morning, they want to bring the death to unarmed african-americans at the hands of police, and what they see as a lack of accountability in justice in the aftermath. we are talking about the death of michael brown in missouri, eric garner in new york city and last month in cleveland, 12-year-old tamir rice, shot by a police officer. he had a pellet gun.

the police thought it was a real gunment -- gun. the families will be here participating in the march. they will be between the white house, and the u.s. capital building. this is often a quiet moment in d.c., politically, as congress goes home. the senate is here, they'll work through the weekend and organizers hope they'll get their attention. >> you mentioned eric garner, brown, tamir rice, a shadow in the background is reverend al sharpton, and we under he's playing a role in the march today. what is he expected to do? >> absolutely. his group, the national action network is - has brought this event together along with the n axe acp and the you're -- n axe acp and the urban league.

they are used to staging event in the corridor of power, lobbying, trying to effect challenge through legislation. they have a big group. there are other actions around the country, steered by young people frustrated by the system and who they say as ways to effect change. we see the ferguson action group holding a day of resistance. that will be happening around the country and will have a different tone to what is happening in washington, which is considered more a march for justice. >> you mentioned the youth leaders, we'll speak to one heading up to the march as we speak, later in the hour. we look forward to coming back to you. libby casey live in d.c. thank you so much. >> meanwhile the police shooting of tamir rice has been ruled a homicide. the 12-year-old boy was killed by a gunshot wound to the stomach. he was playing with a toy gun in cleveland and the officer thought the gun was real.

a grand jury will decide whether that officer will face charges. in carolina the fbi is investigating the death of a black teenager found hanging from a swing set. lennon lacy committed suicide ruled the coroner. the teen's family do not believe it, saying there are too many unanswered questions. officials with the n axe axe cp -- n axe acp fear it could have been a lynching overseas - a race against time for rescue workers in indonesia, where a desperate search to find survivors caught in a mudslide continues. more than 100 are dead, and many are missing. some workers are using their bare hand to dig through the mud. >> it happened within five minutes. a huge chunk of a mountain came down, bursing into a hamlet, burying all but two houses. most villages were taken by surprise. the landslide happened after two

days of nonstop rains. nearly 700 rescue workers and volunteers are trying to find survivors, a task hampered by bad weather and instability of the lapped. -- in the land. the search is being done using shovels. they are detecting whether signs of life can be found under the rubble. they are waiting for news about a missing relative. in the past 10 years the region suffered from landslides four times, they are very common here, especially during the rainy season of the the national disaster agency estimates half the country's 250 million people live in areas prone to landslides. in the past year it increased due to widespread deforestation. indonesia is a disaster

prone nation, hit frequently by earthquakes and voel canos. a rare tornado struck california on friday damaging houses and cars. ross shimabuku is here with the details. what is happening? >> unbelievable video. it was quick and dangerous. a tornado came on in a flash and lasted minutes. that was enough to cause serious damage and fright. >> oh [ bleep ]. >> as you can see, the tornado tore the rooftops off some of these homes. five were damaged and the wind blew in at 75 miles per hour. the man who filmed the video says it was worse than anything he has seen in the movie. >> i thought the house was going to collapse - like, it just - the wind pulled the door. it closed the door on me. >> i looked up and saw things blowing everywhere.

it was scary. >> the national weather service confirmed that was, indeed, a tornado, rare for los angeles. according to u.s. tornados.com. l.a. has not had a tornado in the past decade. no injuries have been reported. the west coast storm system brought in weird weather. there was a water spout off the southern californian coast off newport beach. >> unusual. tell us about this video. that was crazy. >> absolutely. >> california, let me give you a little perspective. five tornados a year. this particular one was the weakest of all tornados. like i say, it was quick. it came in because of a system that was pushing through. i want to show you the radar. we rode the back 24 hours from now. look here. there's a line of thunder storms making its way through los angeles, that came through, we

talked about how quickly it moved through, lasting for a short amount of minutes. we are looking at drar conditions. over the next 24 hours - all the rain, the storm system, is pushing into the four quarters, and that is where the rain and know will be. over the next couple of days sunday will look good. we'll see drier conditions across much of california. all the damage, mudslides, will go down. this is what we are expected so see on monday. we have a new system coming in from the pacific. it will bring the rain first across northern parts of california, and go towards tuesday. we'll see another event pushing through. the ground is saturated. it is susceptible to flooding, mudslides. they need the rain, but this is not the way you want to see it, in heavy doses. you take what you can get at the

moment. >> they don't know what to expect next? >> exactly. >> it will be better by midweek. >> thank you so much. well, as kevin corriveau mentioned one weather expert believes california has been hit with enough rain to fill 15 million olympic-sized pools. can you imagine it. rob reynolds reports much >> reporter: the storm caused havoc across the state, from cama reeo in the south, to king dale in the north, where roads were snarled by snow. >> the storm blew in. one minute it was raining, next minute it was snowing, 3 inches an hour. >> in los angeles, emergency responders took a boat through the river to rescue a person trapped by raging floodwaters. one of the rescuers nearly got swept away and needed to be rescued himself. more than 22cm of rain fell in some areas, and wind reached

speeds of 200 k/hr. the storm is the result of a tropical atmospheric disruption called the pineapple express. moisture laden air is swept north and east to the pacific coach, where it dropped rain over the land. road traffic was disrupted, trains cancelled and flights delayed. there is a silver lining in the storm clouds. california has been suffering from a record-breaking drought and residents have been longing for rain. they didn't want it all at once and that drought that rob mentioned, it is a subject of our technology show tonight - "techkno "techknow" takes a look at how scientists are using technology this that state to save the record drought the senate is meeting in a rare saturday session.

lawmakers are working on the $1.1 trillion spending bill and are expected to approve a stopgap measure temporarily extending funding through wednesday to avoid a shut down. there's a sticking point, a provision easing banking restrictions. president obama said the bill is imperfect but necessary. senators approved a defense measure on friday. the bill is headed to the president's deck, and it funds basic military operations and raises pay for troops by 1%. that bill authorises funding for training and equipment for moderate syrian rebels and iraqi forces. as oil and gas prices slide - so does wall street. next - a look at what is causing the drop and how it reaches every single corner of the globe and providing healthcare to pregnant women in some of the rural parts of bangladesh. how modern technology is helping

them make life or death decisions. and shedding light on the future - the bike path providing folks with more than just a place to exercise. we'll tell you all about it - coming up next.

minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson may walk away from the game. he lost an appeal on friday. a lawsuit will be filed on his behalf on monday. he was suspended without pay for the rest of the season for disciplining his 4-year-old son. in an interview he said he's been so disappointed with the n.f.l.'s disciplinary process he thought about retirement oil prices sunk to their lowest levels in over

five years. economists say the rapid fall will continue beyond the holiday season. while it means good news for the consumer at the pump, many countries feel it's leading to instability. jonathan betz explains. >> reporter: american drivers are rejoicing this holiday. >> i'm liking the gas prices. helps my wallet and helps me save money. >> reporter: others are groaning. oil prices are dropping like rarely seen before. less than $60 a barrel, down nearly half since june, bringing everything from low gas prices. >> travel a lot more. go home more. it's nice. >> reporter: to cheaper heating oil for homes. >> a lot of customers are buying more. >> reporter: such as home owners like silvia, stocking up. >> i watch the prices at the gas pump to see how low they are going, figuring that oil will go along with it.

>> it is gripling russia, straining under sanctions. the economy relying on the gas industry. low oil prices are driving up the cost of nearly everything else. >> translation: it scares me like nothing else, to be honest. i don't know what will be next. >> reporter: the reason - the world is awash in oil. in north america the shale oil boom is driving up u.s. production. the economist magazine declared is sheikhs verse shale. and saudi arabia refuses to blink. the oil minister insisting, "keep pumping." >> o.p.e.c. has less than 40% of the production. they are a minority of the global oil production and don't have the power to influence prices like in the past. >> reporter: neighbours like iran is furious. their economy runs on oil. its president this week called the sharp drop in prices

treachery and a conspiracy. >> the ones in need of higher prices are the iranians who need $140 and venezuelans needing $100. >> it's draining prices. >> if oil is $50 a barrel, you'll see lay offs. >> reporter: for now, many drives can't help but smile. >> i'd like it to come down more. the way the economy is, i think they made plenty of money in the gas business. >> the u.s. energy department predicts that the average price for gas next year will be $2.# 0 a gallon well, the deadline to sign up for health care under the government plan is approaching. it's this monday if you want coverage for january. analysts expect enrolment under the affordable care act to surpass 9.1 million.

they been smoother than last year bangladesh is working to improve the health care system and reduced the number of mother who die whilst giving birth. it's down 40% over the past decade. in the rural areas many lack access to quality care. the government is using mobile technology to help these women out. >> reporter: this woman is in her third trimester. she takes care of household chores, you not anything requiring exertion. that was not always the case. >> translation: i did not know anything about what i should or shouldn't do for the first few months. i was picking up heavy thinks, i was not eating vegetables. i didn't know i needed to eat more nutritiously. >> reporter: her home is in a village. because she lives in a village, she is half as likely to deliver her baby at a health care facility and twice as likely to be underweight during pregnancy, compared to women in cities.

bangladesh faces a problem when it comes to distribution of health care services. qualified doctors refuse to take postings in rural areas meaning if villagers want medical care, they have to come to the hospitals in the capital. to bridge the urban rural gap the government is turning to simple solutions. health workers set up a voicemail and text message service through rural providers, and a number they can call it something goes wrong. this man says there's a pressing need. he coordinates the project. >> translation: every year 4 million are pregnant in the bangladesh. in the rural areas, we don't have enough to reach them. mobile phones reached almost every house in the country already. >> reporter: they receive voicemail and texts every week,

giving advice about the pregnancy. she listenses with her husband. >> translation: at first i was nervous with the pregnancy, it's our first. we had no idea what we were doing. we are not scared, we know more. >> they are in unfamiliar territory, but take comfort in knowing with the weekly messages, they know help is a phone call away coming up in the next hour, we'll look at kenya's rural health care system. instead of mobile technology, we tell you how an organization is using motorcycles to get people to the hospital coming up, blocking the blockbuster. sony shuts down the production of all films. paving the way to the fewer, the bike path that could change the way the world generates power. all that and more, next.

you're looking at a live look at washington d.c. where thousands will gather to march against police brutality welcome back to al jazeera america, live from new york, i'm morgan radford. let's get another look at the forecast with kevin corriveau. what are we looking at across the country? >> for washington, lovely, 28

degrees. chilly, but the textures will go up -- temperatures will go up, the tie will be ties. look at the temperatures. there's an area of green - cooler to the east and west. under the warmer temperatures we deal with dense fog, dangerous this morning. we have dense fog advisories for texas, colorado, oklahoma, kansas. visibility down less than a quarter of a mile. if you travel, you want to make sure you have the fog lights on. it will be a problem. that will stay until 11:00am in the morning. look how warm the temperatures are. they are well above average. we are talking about temperatures 16 degrees above average. they'll enjoy a beautiful weekend. >> a warm day. and the netherlands is testing out a new experiment in renewable energy options. it unveiled the first bike path built entirely of solar panels. we take a closer look.

>> reporter: they may not know it but the people of the small dutch town are riding over a project that has the potential to change the way we build roads and generate electricity. >> from a distance, a stretch of bike path like this doesn't like out the ordinary. if you examine it. under the hardened glass you see the solar panels. on a fine day, a stretch like this produces enough electricity to power three homes. >> the project took cheap mass produced solar panels, sandwiching them between glasses, silicon rubble and concrete. >> it can have a fire truck on it without damage. we are working on panels for big buses and large vehicles in the long run. >> the panels are connected to smart meters, optimizing out put

and feeding it to street heighting. >> the research groups spent the last five years developing the technology, creating slabs suitable for paving and dirt repellant, and tough enough to endure outdoor conditions. >> we made a set of coatings, robust enough to deal with the traffic loads and give traction to vehicles passing buy - especially the bicycles - and transfer as much light as possible on to the solar cells so the solar cells can do the work. >> reporter: another promote in the netherlands has been exploring alternative roading surface, a tribute to painteder van gogh, this path is lit up by glow in the dark technology and solar powered l.e.d. lights. the solar road team is hoping the compensation of their product will be at selling

point. >> solar panels on roofs are not designed or have a lift of 20-25 years. this is the lift that we want to have for these type of slabs, which means that if we have a pay back time of 50 years, after you have some pay back of the road itself, to it makes the roads cheaper in the end. >> reporter: the team are working to refine the technology, saying within five years they hope to offer a green and cost effective road surface. they say could pave the future sochi pictures reportedly shut down all filming in the wake of a hacking scandal. "the times" of london reports of breach left the company unable to process payments. the group, guardian of peace, continues to release embarrassing documents stolen from sony. the fbi is investigating whether

korea is behind it. >> terry o'neil joins us to discuss the march in washington, bill cosby's allegations, and the outbreak of the university of virginia... >> this is because of a corrupt deal to an assigned to basically support two dodgy businessmen an israeli one, and an egyptian one... >> al jazeera exposes those who 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

it's being called justice for all. thousands headed to the face's capital preparing to protest police treatment of minorities. we are live on the ground at the heart of that demonstration much . >> the fbi now investigating a disturbing death in north carolina. police said it was a suicide - but his family thinks he was limped.

dozens missing after a wall of mud cascades over an indonesian village. next, the fraptic search for -- frantic search for survivors. [ ♪ music ] hitting a high note - the oscars of opera? why the prestigious ceremony was not held in italy for the first time ever good morning, welcome to al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. thank you for spending your saturday morning with us here. momentum is building this morning in washington against what tens of thousands are calling excessive use of force by police. civil rights organizations will hold a marp and the families of -- march and the families of eric garner, michael brown, and trayvon martin are expected to lead them. libby casey is in washington for us this morning. how are the protests expected to be different from the ones we have seen so far? >> morgan, this is the first time that the family members

will gather tight to take a public stand. trayvon martin was not killed by a member of law enforce. his death was a symbol of injustice. the families will be here with civil rights leaders. this was an establishment-type rally. al sharpton will be here with the n.a.a.c.p., and the urban league", they are doing the march between the white house. there are many protests created by young people, outraged at what is going on, wanting to make a difference. action beginning. they are holding event called a day of resistance, in places like new york city. this rally is intended to gain not just the attention of the public, but lawmakers. >> you are there are at the capital. what action is the obama administration taken since the latest waive of demonstrations

began? >> just this week the attorney-general's office, the justice department announced new rules for law enforce. regarding profiling, including racial profiling. it's the first time they've been overhauled in a decade. this is something the attorney-general had been working on for years. he has taken a high profile role in the administration. speaking out about the specific issue of african-americans killed at the hands of police. he is engaged in a listening tour of sorts across the country. he was in chicago yesterday. here is what he had to say to a gathering of law enforce. and community activists. >> he said the tragic losses of these and other americans raised questions. and sparked an important conversation. testing trust that exists between law enforce. and communities they serve and protect. the obama administration is also calling for a number of other

overhauls, more training for police in getting 50,000 more body cameras on law enforce. across the country, taking funding from congress, and the group behind me as well as local entities, which is why event like the march are significant racial profiling, police training and body cameras, libby casey joining us live from washington. thank you for joining us this morning. >> coming up in 10 minutes, we speak with a director of the united youth council and he's on his way to the march that libby mentioned in washington d.c. he'll join us by the phone en route to the march the shooting of tamir rice has been ruled a homicide. he was kill by a gunshot wound to the stomach. he was playing with a toy gun in cleveland. the officer thought it was real. the grand jury will decide whether the officer will face

charges. the fbi launched an investigation into the hanging death of a black teenager in north carolina. his death was ruled a suicide, as roxana saberi reports, there are concerns that it may reason a lynching -- may have been a limping. >> reporter: on the morning of august 29, '17-year-old lenin lacy was found hanging by a dog leash and belt by a swing set in a trailer park, a quarter mile were his home. >> reporter: the state medical examiner ruled it a suicide. his family and the n.a.a.c.p. say initial investigation was insufficient, questioning whether it was a suicide. in this op ed published on "the guardian" website, his mother writes:

she says he was not depressed and looking forward to playing in a football game with his high school team. the n axe a cp joined the -- n.a.a.c.p. joined the family calling for an investigation. >> we must make sure all the leads are vetted before the case is rushed to closure. and concluded as a suicide. >> they did an independent autopsy finding contradictions, saying lennon was found wearing white sneakers he didn't own, shoes two sizes too small. there was nothing by the swing set that lennon could have stood on to hang himself. his death is tied to the deaths of michael brown in missouri and eric garner in new york. she said:

some of lacy's relatives say the teen was in a relationship with an older white woman and there's concern he may have been targeted because of that the senate is meeting in a rare saturday session, working on a $1.1 trillion bill, extending funding through next wednesday to avoid a government shutdown. a sticking point is a provision easing big bank restrictions. president obama says the bill is imperfect, but it is necessary. >> senators did, however, approve a defense measure on friday. it's heading to the president's death and funds basic military operations. the bill authorises funding for training and equipment for moderate syrian rebels, as well as iraqi forces. jane arraf with more. >> iraqi officials say there

were a record number of visitors in kabula and fewer attacks, contributing it to an offensive in i.s.i.l. and baghdad. it was a major offensive with security forces and shia militias, and seems to have cut down on the participation attacks for this major shia commemoration, normally a time of violence, suicide bombings, and other attacks. as millions of people converged on the city and spent days walking there. it's a different story in the west, in anbar province, where the i.s.i.l. forces retook another village. that village, they say, is part of a corridor linking tribes who have turned against i.s.i.l. to the military operations command in the provincial capital ramadi. it is fighting in the west of anbar, nearal -- nearal heet.

they are so desperate they are calling for help on the ground. they say the iraqi government is not sending aid or weapons, and it's a different dynamic from kaboo kaboom. -- kabul, large numbers of forces will not be welcome there. >> reporter: the new twist in the fight against i.s.i.l. police in india arrested a man for running a twitter account in pore of the militants. he's been identified as med ki biswas. he had a widely followed site. he was not a fighter but an executive working in india's silicon valley in indonesia the death toll from a landslide is climbing. 18 people are confirmed dead. rescuers, some using bare hands

and other using sticks and shovels, are searching for hun treads believed to be -- hundreds believed to be buried under the flood. rains set off a landslide destroying a village. tractors and bulldozers are being brought in to help with the rescue efforts take a look at this up close video of a tornado that hit los angeles. the wind blew upwards of 85 miles per hour, taking off the roofs of self homes, the man that filmed this video said it was worse than what he saw in the move yes. >> i thought the house would collapse. the wind pulled the door. it closed the koor on me. >> i looked up and saw things blowing etch. it was scary. >> the national weather service confirmed it was a tornado. according to u.s.tornados.com. l.a. has not had a tornado. no injuries have been reported

from this one l.a. is not the only area hi hard by the weather. storms whipped across the west coast kast. ross shimabuku joins us. will the rain give californians relief? >> california has been hit with enough rain to fill more than 15 million olympic soozed swimming pools. it will not save it from the drought. when it came, it came at a price because it left a path of distrugz. >> from northern calve to southern california, the weather system, known as the pineapple express delivered rain, devastating wind, severe flooding and massive mud slide. >> i never seen anything like this. >> in san francisco a transformer explosion. winds up to the 78 miles per hour downed trees and powerlines. at the height of the storm, 200,000 people lost power.

one person was injured in san jose. >> in kamha rilo outside of los angeles, driving rain, up to 10 inches triggered a mud slide that this residents evacuated. >> i heard the door and a loud think. i knew i was in trouble. >> 10 homes buried in debris. many damaged. the path of destruction - knock down trees and everything that stood in its way. raging floodwaters had emergency responders on the move. one rescue worker had to be rescued himself. traffic was a nightmare. more than 100 accidents on the freeway. 10 times what is norm. >> it claimed the lives of three people, one swept up in the flooding, two in oregon. unbelievable stormy weather. >> unbelievable. look like the west is not out the woods yet. what do you think? >> no, it's not.

this is the second storm in less than two weeks. let's look at what is happening now. things cleared out on the radar chart. all the rain pushing in to the mountain areas. clearing out, good weather to them. up towards washington, they were affected. i want to show you video here. in oregon, up to washington. we are looking at the house, because of the storm surge and high waves, off the cliffs into the water. quite a bit of activity along the stores. there was a lot of wind damage. thousands without power as well. dangerous conditions. another storm on the way. on the weather map we want to take you in here. out towards the pacific, this is the next system. this one is the old system coming into the mountain areas. but this one right here will be a problem as we go through monday take a look at the forecast for monday much heavy rain showers up the coast.

washington, oregon. northern california. then the rain coming into play all the way down to the northern sections of mexico, and the snow. that is one of the things that is a good thing. what it does here across the sierra leone nevadas, provide the water source for the spring and the summer as it melts. in many years we looked at a deficit in the snow pack. hopefully we'll start to get more snow with the storms. of course, we have to deal with the flooding, and the mud plids much the rain is definitely beneficial. >> power out, houses lifting up. monday not much better. >> and the grouped is saturated. rain has -- ground is sature rate. any more rain, it has nowhere to go it's a rally cry of demonstrators from coast to coast. >> it was started as a conversation on facebook. in her own words.

the woman that single handedly who started a revolution tells her story. >> for some people here, the only way to get to a health center is using this. sometimes the ride can be rough. >> as if one rhythm of fire is not enough, a second lava flow is threatening homes in hawaii. stay tuned. on al jazeera america

. >> i can't breathe. >> "i can't breathe", that is the rally cry again. last night at grand central terminal in new york city. demonstrators staged a die in, protesting a grand jury decision not to indict the l.a.p.d. officer accused of killing eric garner. another protest is black lives matter. in our first person report we look at a story behind those words which inspired a most. >> hi, i'm alicia, i'm a cocreator of black lives matter. [ chants ] >>. >> it was started as a

conversation on facebook between myself and patrice colours, and opal timedy. we were responding to the grief and the rage and the frustration of george zimmerman being acquitted of the murder of tony martin, and decided to create a platform to bring people together online to collaborate, strategies and take action offline. people are coming together to really demand transformation, what feels incredible about the moment is that there's a new convening and coalescing of young people and elders who are united in our quest to live in safe and healthy communities, to live in communities that are not militarized and to be better in the way that we live together. when i first started seeing black lives matter signs in

ferguson. it felt - it felt like an honour. it felt like a reflection of the relationships that we had built. and it felt authentic. and it felt like it was bigger than us. and that it was a real battle cry, that people in ferguson were fighting for their lives, and black people everywhere are fighting for our lives. when i see signs like "i can't breathe", and, "hands up, don't shoot", in addition to "black lives matter", it's a reminder that we have a lot of work to do to make sure black lives are valued in the country. this moment feels different to me because we have had some experience now. there has been a lot of really powerful work that's been happening for a long time that's

brought us to this moment. this is not the first time that people responded to police brutality, and ferguson is everywhere. what i see for the movement moving forward is that it gets larger and larger. i fundamentally believe that there'll be major transformations that will happen joining us on the phone is the director of the united youth council. one of the organizers of the march on his way to d c as we speak. salom, good morning to you. you told our protesters, that it was a good thing that the eric garner and michael brown decisions came out around the same time. why did you say that? >> i think a couple of things, one, it galvanized the community around america, number one, and number two, you have seen something i have not seen in 30 years in working. i have seen people from all giversity, all -- diversity, all

races and colours. this touched a serious tone in america. i believe they have really had - it tests the soul of many around the country. >> you mentioned this diversity. do you think the increase in diversity is a function of this incident and the core that it struck in people, or do you think it's a function of the times checking? >> i think it is. i think it's a generational change now. you see more of our young people, black and white, more involved with social media. it's myselfier to get the information out. making up their own decision. you see organizations in new york, where all white demanding and having die ins. this is pretty much - this is a changing of the times in terms of outrage and protests. >> which is interesting, because

we saw the same type of most and diversity. >> we saw the young ones riding away. >> how did you get people to some ut with this event today? >> sal om, can you hear me? >> okay. sal om was on the phone was. he was in delaware on his way to that march. he's director of the united youth council and we thank him for speaking with us. >> protesters won a lawsuit. police used force by firing tear gas into crowds. the tear gas was not suicide until after protests were violent and destructive. people said they were tear gassed. and weren't doing anything but chanting, expressing their anger vocally. and the police need to be held

accountable. that's why we are here. >> a temporary restraining order - a district judge ordered police to warn crowds before firing tear gas and allow a reasonable time for people to disperse first. three people were arrested after police used pepper stray to break up a riot at a western illinois university. it broke out following a peaceful march. the fight was not related to the march. several in the crowd shouted hands up, don't shoot. and "i can't breathe", once officers arrived meteorologist kevin corriveau is here with a look at the forecast. what can we expect saturday? >> a lot of people have beautiful weather. warmer textures in the middle -- temperatures in the middle of the united states. we are looking at great conditions, no clouds. i want to take you to the grand

canyon. we had amazing film. this event, the fog, time lapse of the fog coming into the grand canyon. it happens once every three to five years, this is not in the morning. temperatures are cold are in the cannes yorn compared -- canyon compared to the upper air temperatures, there the fog is developing. when the sun comes out it dissipated. we don't get this event too often. across the united states, the temperatures look like this. we are seeing warmer textures through the central part of the united states, warmer than average, and that in itself is causing a problem this morning with the fog across the region, where you see the grey is dense fog advisory, colorado, kansas, oklahoma, and the panhandle of texas. the fog in the area, down to less that a quarter of a mile. dangerous if you are out on the roads. we expect it to despat as the sun comes up, 11 o'clock or 12

central time. temperatures will look like this, above average of anywhere from lincoln, 59 degrees, dallas at 69, as we look at the rest of the country, we'll look nice from many locations. we'll see in st louis well above average textures, highs of 4 -- above average temperatures, highs of 43. 59 degrees through sundayful unfortunately, that is not going to last long. big storm systems coming up. california - moving across the country. more into details later. they'll go down to normal. >> warm weekend weather. i'm happy. >> for some. >> thank you kevin it's double trouble for folks in the line of fire in hawaii. a new laa flow inching towards a village, burning trees and brush. the original flow from the volcano stalled a few weeks ago. this new plume is not considered

anned in threat. it is less than 2 miles away thousands - as we mentioned - are taking to the streets in washington calling to an end to what they see as police brutality towards african-americans, teri o'neil took to social media with comments on that issue. we'll speak with her and other pressing women's issues in the news right now, lie after the break. >> before the women had no skills, and some of their husbands refused to let them learn. >> we'll talk about the women of war. a day in the life of a woman in afghanistan, and the amazing vanslets they made since the u.s. invasion in 2012. stay tuned.

good morning to you. we hope you are having a happy

saturday. i'm morgan radford, and these are the top stories. travel leaders in iraq are pleading for help from national and international governments, saying i.s.i.l. seized control of 15 villages in anbar province. dozens of iraqi soldiers were killed. senators are back on the hill to debate the budget bill. they'll likely pass a mare -- a measure to extend. president obama is urging them to pass the bill arguing that it is not perfect, but is necessary growing anger over police killings reaches the nation's capital today. thousands from all around the country will gather in washington to take part in a demonstration against police violence. this comes more than a week after the grand jury's decision in the eric garner case sparked a series of protests happening around the country. joining me to discuss this issue

and a host of other topics, making news is teri o'neil, president of the national organization for women, and joins us from washington d.c. before touching on other topics, i want to start with a march in d c. you re-tweeted a number of tweets in support of the black lives matter campaign. why is this issue so important to you right now? >> you know, actually racial justice is one of now's six core issues, including ending violence towards women, reproductionive right and economic justice among the few. we view police brutality against communities of colour as a deeply integrated part of what it is we are trying to change in america. which the way, there's a problem with the police assuming, truly

presuming criminality on the part of young african american men, and criminality on the part of african american women, it's two different ways of expressing that, and the assumption needs to change, and the press need to change the way they conduct their organizations. >> you mentioned criminality and the young men and women, that strikes a cord. let's turn to the n.f.l. and abuse. they revised policy on conduct such as abuse. president obama singled out the n.f.l. saying there'd been an old boys' mentality. you said before that roger goodell is protecting the shield. do you believe the n.f.l. is sincere, if not, should roger goodell fall on his sword and step down. >> roger goodell needs to step down. his version of protecting the

shield is to protect the reputation of the n.f.l. without being transparent, honest or showing compassion if any for the rights and well being of others. particularly victims. you look at the policy, the new policy, it's not new at all. in particular, the women are victimized by domestic violence. they are an afterthought. there's no question about the possible connection. they should connect the dots inside the organization. is there a connection between brain injuries, head injuries to players and domestic violence at home. a number raised the issue. roger goodell keeps trying to fake us all out, and distract our attention so that we are not looking at the real problems that i think are in the nfl. i get that the openers are circling the wagons around mr roger goodell. i think they are harming the

n.f.l. and the game of football. if they continue to circle the wagons, over the long haul they'll degrade the entire league. >> i want to go back to something you said a minute ago when you said that women are an afterthought. ray rice's wife jenna has been on a campaign to rehab ill state his image, if she's forgiving of him, should we forgive him. was this personal matter one that got blown up because of his professional status? >> you know, i'm not saying that fans or the public should fall comthe pleatly in line -- completely behind whatever jena rice has. the fans and wife or girlfriend have a perspective. jenna rice needs to be supported. she is smart, compassionate.

the reality is many women are in love with the men they want the violence to end, not the relationship to end. that's their business. what i thing is the public's business is two things. first, of course, you want perpetrators to be held accountable for their actions. more importantly is to ensure that a victim of domestic mini s that is two things. >> economic security. she can move forward and get back on her feet. neither of those things, important priorities, neither can i find in the new policy of the n.f.l. at all. >> speaking of supporting victims of violence. let's turn to u.v.a. and the sexual abuse story. friends of the victim. saying some of the story is falls. let's look the the woman from

the "rolling stone" magazine. >> what we are missing is there's a good body of research, and the ways in which details come out of time. "rolling stone" took everything as truth, and like i said played adjudicator and fact finder in a way that was inappropriate for the magazine to do. >> emily says that "rolling stone" threw jackie under the bus. do you agree, do you think she's being victimized twice now? >> of course. i agree with that. that is why rape is a least reported crime on college campuses in the military, and throughout society. i believe jackie. in fact, emily is wry, the inconsistencies and things that don't add up in a rape person's story is indicative that an

overwhelming trauma occurred. it takes a long time for trauma victims to work through, not just rape, others as well. i believe jackie. "rolling stone" handled the story badly. i think that this time dash i'm hopeful, that we as a society will not go back to it's believing rape victims. a this moment we have to say wait a minute, just because an accused rapist has the benefit of being presumed innocent. the rape victim needs to have that presunks. women are guilty of lying before they can prove their sentence, that they are telling the truth. that is not okay. if he gets a presumption of innocence, she deserves no less. >> that presumes of innocence brings me to another story that took a major turn, bill cosby in

his sexual assault alleges. beverley johnson came out, accusing him of drugging her, a secret she held for decades afraid of jeopardizing her career. what does it say when a woman as established as beverley johnson was in fear of speaking out. >> that's the reality of rape victims, that they have faced in this country and for a long time. my hope is the allegations surfacing against bill cosby will make a dips in our willingness to believe women who come forward to say that they have been sexually assaulted. >> does bill cosby need to address these allegations? >> whatever he does, i frankly don't thing is nearly as important as what we do as a society to, again - let's put the victim at the center of our attention much let's make sure that she's okey. that on college campuses rape

victims can go ahead and graduate. the vast majority of victims on veg campuses never graduate. rape victims do. rape victims have their entire careers derail. let's pay less attention to the perpetrators, let the criminal justice system take care of the perpetrator, we should look at the survivors, making sure they graduate. let's pay attention to the women. i think we'll be better as a society, really. >> it's a long road ahead. teri o'neil president. thank you for joining us on saturday morning, we appreciate it. >> the united nations said afghanistan is making progress and improving women's rites. girls are enrolling in school, some are members of parliament. there are fears that any effort towards reconciliation with the taliban can jeopardise the gapes.

charles stratford has more. >> reporter: this woman's husband was killed by a suicide bomber two years ago, she has seven children to support. she was given a loan by a microfinancing project for women so she could have an oven built. people bring her flour, she makes the bread and is paid $0.08 per piece. >> translation: if i buy the children choose, i can't afford a hat. i'm grateful. if i hadn't been taught the school and leapt the money life would be harder. >> reporter: she leaves her children at the creche when she comes to her lesson. the women are taught to read and right, taught a skill and money to start a business much they come regularly, to improve skills and pay money back with the cash earnt. >> translation: before the women had no skills and some of their

husbands refused to let them learn. we worked with the community to encourage them. they are more independent and don't need to ask for money. >> reporter: her story offers a glimmer of hope as to women's rights in afghanistan. many are afraid progress made could be lost. i'm here to meet a woman determined not to let that happen. this is one of 69 women members of afghan's parliament. saying despite progress like a law to protect women from violence, the government must do more through funning and education. >> the huge amount of money goes through security. going to education, especially on performance, girls' education. it's a big challenge that we face. the 60% of the budgeted goes to the security issue. women's empower.

is not a priority for the government. >> reporter: her daily struggle represents a fragile beginning of independents for millions of women in afghanistan in terms of education, a mere 15% of afghan women can read and right. speaking of women's issues, a state official wrote headlines when she wrote an article why whim cannot have it all. antonio mora was told in a traditional sense, men never had it all either. >> what my experience made me see was that for millions of women, it is not possible to combine work and family in the way they expected, bringing us to have it all. my title would have been what changes need to be made so more women can stay in the pool, rising to the top, and have it all meant women could do what

men could do. one thing i realised is that women looked at men in the '60, and '70s and said you have a family, i take care of the family. men looked at women and said "i'm locked into being a breadwinner, if i want to spend time with my family, i don't have the choice. i don't think it's possible to have everything. i think we could get to a better balance for women and men. >> you can watch the interview an "talk to al jazeera" today at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >> flight delays a problem for travellers at some of the u.k.'s busiest airports. >> computer glitch caused destruction forcing it to break for an hour. it waslinged to a computer data issue. officials at hooeth roe said there were 38 flights cancelled

overnight top names in opera were honoured. they were known as the oscars of the opera. this year's gala is a big deal not just for the performers, but the host nation as well. [ ♪ music ] . >> the brightest stars of the opera world lighting up the night sky. bruno, who cut his teeth in the 1980s, showed the audience how it's done. [ ♪ music ] the opera oscars is about encouraging new talent. like those that broke on to the scene four years ago.

and vincenzo, who at 23 is the youngest professional tenor in italy. >> translation: with opera it's the wrong approach over the world. it's connected with something old. the singer has to be a man or woman of a certain age. i had the opportunity to see children listen to an opera at the school. i saw the faces of the children and loved it. it should be approachable. eight rewords were handed out. including the barr top of the year. the calibre of talent. they make no secret of raising the profile of the international music scene, establishing doha as a cultural destination.

organizers are clear that it is an investment. the man in charge of attracting foreigners say it's all about relationships. cultural changes is an aim and objective of qatar, before qatar. we do - we work close with different embassies, and make sure that the nationalities, the event, the level are present. qatar's objective is to make sure that the world is here. [ ♪ music ] >> reporter: hoping the international language of music will help to bridge the geographic divide proceeds from the event will go to the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies for humanitarian relief. it's the worst out break,

california tackling a whooping cough epidemic, and they are not the only state. we talk to a doctor after the break no tipping necessary - check this out. a restaurant having customers tag [ speaking foreign language [ speaking foreign language ] ..and you are looking life in belgium, documents and members of the royal family gathering to march the 70th anniversary of a battle.

. >> three, two. we have ignition and lift off of the united launch alliance... >> check, check, check that out. lift off for the atlas 5 rocket. launched from vandenberg air force base. it is a joint venture between lockheed, martin and boeing. it is carrying a pay load said to be part of a reconnaissance

programme in some parts of kenya getting to a hospital is literally an uphill task. bad roads and ambulance services is difficult for those in isolated areas to get to a health center. for the second part of our series, kathryn sawyer travelled to a neighbourhood where some offer the hand on a motorbike. >> this family arrived for an ambulance. she is affected by jiters, sand flies that embed in the skip, lay eggs and spread. jiingers are common and are caused by poor hygiene. . >> it's all over my legs and hands. it is painle. -- painful. >> reporter: her feetar swollen. walking a different. she needs to go to a hospital.

if left too long, it can lead to tetanus, gang green and can be fatal. the motorcycle ambulance is modest with a first aid kit. it is free and can reach homes far and hard to reach. on a normal sunny day the journey would be easy. the day is anything but normal. >> when it rains the road is dredged. movement is difficult. you can see this ambulance has to be pushed most of the way. those that leave here say that it's a better alternative to carry patients or using wheelbarrows. >> riding through the mud needs patients and precision. t the motorcycle is the best option. private ambulances are too expensive. after a difficult trip that took an hour. they get to the dispepsry.

-- dispensary. >> translation: the other day i helped to deliver a baby. we took her to the shops and we give back. >> reporter: stanley an anti-jiggers' campaigner introduced the ambulance. >> we come to see some people in their homes who are not able to walk. they can't even access information on how they can get treatment. >> now she'll have tests and the health workers will decide whether to refer her to the main distribute hospital, about 30km away for administration or to treat her here and send her home this is interesting because kenya was considered a success story in terms of health care. preventible diseases are a maim junior issue. >> i found out last night i have

chickenpox. so i will be home itching and missing everywhere and i can't believe it because this show means so much to me. i can't believe it. but such is life. there it is. and send everyone my love and hope everything goes well. well, such is life, and that was not a movie. it was hollywood and film-maker angelina jolie apologising to her fans, because she will not be attending the premiere of her world war ii film "unbroken", she caught chicken pox. joining us is an assistant professor at the public school of health. 36 years old, angelina jolie, and she has chickenpox. how unusual is that? >> it's relatively unusual. most people in her gerp agency have had -- generation had

chickenpox during childhood much it's possible if you had it you cap get it or that she hasn't had it. we have a vaccine today, and that prevents a lot of chip and adults getting the chicken pox. >> it's unusual for adults. what about to us like me who had it, doesn't it lead to shippingles. >> once you clear the virus of chickenpox, it doesn't go away, it hides in the nuclei of different sells and can come back under stress when your immune system is it fighting something else. it will show up as a rash with a painful itch and burn. that is the shingles. we have a vaccine for that which updates the immune response against it and events the viruses coming back and causing the shingles. >> speaking of vaccines and viruses. 10,000 people, how many cases

have been found in california, calling it the worst epidemic in decades. what gives, why now? >> there are two trends that are leading into the epidemic. the first, we have been talking about this quite a bit. people are starting to question whether it's a good idea to vaccinate their children. the decision to vaccinate is not about the individual, him or herself. when we choose to vaccinate we decrease the likelihood of coming into contact with the virus or bacterium. the bacterium that causes whooping cost has evolved over time. >> that means the vaccine is not working as well. >> one could thing about that and say what is the point of vaccinating, it's the best thing we have. they are less avocation, and the best thing we have aside from

cutting contact with people with the disease. >> if it evolved. they have it in places like michigan does that mean it should be updated. >> the short answer is yes, it would have been updated. the long answer is it's hard to track the evolution of a bug like this. we are starting to see the first report. telling us that yes, the backtear youm is evolving and we should thing about making a new vaccine. the other thing to remember is where we are having outbreaks, there's no coincidence where we have the largest numbers of vaccine. where the choice not to vac sippate drives this. >> what about the mumps, multiple teams coming down with the mumps. why is that? are athletes prone to this? >> there's nothing about being an athlete making you prone to

mumps. it's viral. any of us are prone to it if we are not adequately vaccinated. most have been vaccinated. mumps is a les efficacious vaccines, the two doses... >> less than the whooping cough. >> yes, from the beginning, forget the evolution with the causal agent. >> we are talking about the fact seen. >> and so what happens is you have athletes, there's nothing about them being athletes. they spend a lot of time in close places. it's a contact sport. and that is the thing that transmits them. if these guys practice 2, 3, 4 hours a day, in close spaces travelling, there's no doubt they'll come down with it. >> it's not the imaging i wanted in my brain, but the information i did. >> thank you so much for joining us from columbia. a pleasure to have you here. >> forget tipping and rude

service. this restaurant in china is using robotic waiters. look at that. they are about 3 feet high. the robot can take the order, deliver food and greet the customers. the opener said the hires are a hit with the customers. >> tomorrow on al jazeera - the potential for a government shut down in our weekend politics segment. how the u.s. got to the bring of another shutdown. can washington work? that's tomorrow at 7:30. that will do it for us in new york. thank you for spending our saturday morning with us. coming up in 2 minutes live from doha, the new developments on the i.s.i.l. advance in iraq we leave you with live images in belgium, where there's ceremonies marking 70 years of the battle of the yver.

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>> a suicide attack on an army bus in kabul leave six dead. we'll be live in the afghan capitol. >> this is al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead fighters from isil gain ground in iraq's crucial anbar province. the government calls for back up from baghdad. police in india arrest the man who they say is behind the popular twitter account that supports isil. protesters are angry