be sex slaves behind these windows. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. secretary of state john kerry is in rome with a busy schedule of high-level diplomatic meetings, including talks with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. after days of heated debate and political infighting the senator approved a massive spending bill. trying to protect its publishers is spain - is google going too far?

from the strained relationship with russia to the bitter divide between israel and palestinian, u.s. secretary of state john kerry has a lot on his agenda, he met with sergey lavrov, who is raising seriousness about the prospects of u.n. sanctions. >> i'm appreciative of foreign minister sergey lavrov changing his schedule and travelling on short notice to be here. i look forward to our conversations. >> we have more from rome. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry are and russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov met here in roman sunday, a time when u.s. and russian relations reached a low, particularly after last thurks the u.s. senate -- thursday, the u.s. senate passed a ukraine freedom account bill, proposing to impose sanctions against moscow,

and relieves $300 million in hardware to help fight back the parties in the southern regions of crimea. the russians didn't appreciate the bill, and put out strong words calling it an overtly confrontational message, saying they are anti-russian, and russia will not be intimidated into giving up interests and tolerating interference in internal affairs. he'll use strong words again kerry, but he has a few aces up his sleeve and may threaten to withdraw from a deal that sees russia taking the bulk of the iranian nuclear programme to convert to rods so it can only use it to produce energy. it may not be a coincidence at the next meeting to discuss that deal will take place in geneva

on wednesday. >> that report. monday, kerry turns his attention to the middle east peace talks when he meets with israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu. they are expected to discuss a bid for israel to withdraw from the west bank territory. >> something the prime minister says will not happen. are >> translation: we are facing the penalty of a political offensive, an attempt to force us through a resolution to withdraw to 1967 borders, bringing radical islam to the heart of tel aviv and the heart of jerusalem - and we will not allow it. >> they'll move on to london on tuesday, where they are expected to meet a delegation of foreign ministers. hamas is vowing to destroy israel. thousands took to the street marking the 27th palestinian. many are unhappy with the slow pace of reconstruction,

following the war with israel. >> kurdish forces in kobane said it made gains against i.s.i.l. fighters. still the rebels controlled the east of the city. i.s.i.l. fighters, face stiff resistance. three months of air strikes, car bombs and fighting nearly destroyed the city on the border with turkey. the iraqi army said it killed 100 i.s.i.l. fighters in the last 24 hours. jar hafs the latest from bag -- jane arraf has the latest from baghdad. >> in the latest attack, i.s.i.l. detonated a humvee. on the road to ramadi, to the border point. it's a form of attack by the group. they seized hundreds of humvees. the us-made -- u.s. made armoured vehicle sold and given to i.s.i.l. iraqi officials, as well as the tribal officials and fighters

try to battle i.s.i.l. say there's not much they can do. they do not have the weapons or the ammunition to fight against attacks and armored vehicles. that is what they are calling for. in some towns taken over by i.s.i.l. in the past few days, police had to retreat because they do not have enough ammunition. they called for more arms, weapons, air strikes, more of just about everything, they do not want to see large numbers of troops in the province. it is a majority sunni. a lot of tribes turned against i.s.i.l., are fighting the groups. i.s.i.l. engaged in massacres

britain will send more to bases around baghdad, that were used by the u.s. and britain. they are not expected to be in combat. it makes it important for agreement to be reached with the iraqi government. something they are resisting the. >> an impassioned plea from afghanistan's president. >> translation: enough, no more, it's unacceptable, it's inhuman. >> days before a paul out there's -- pull out there has been an escalation on civilians. he says they will not succumb to

terrorism. this morning dick cheney denounced the terrorism report. >> reporter: vice president dick cheney and other bush era officials are facing tough questions as more details come to light from the 500 plus page senate report detailing c.i.a. interrogation techniques in the wake of september 11th attacks. cheney defended the tactics, which included waterboarding, hanging people by their wrists, putting them in coffin-sized bombs. they may sound tortuous to the average perp, but according -- person, but according to the former vice president, they stop short of torture as defined by the justice department. it details steps taken by the c.i.a. to make sure they do not cross the line. that said, vice president chain yes said not only -- cheney said

na only did he believe the techniques were legally justified, they were necessary. >> i told you what is unjustifieded. what 19 armed men with box cutters did on 9/11. >> there's a lot of debate. senator john mccain of arizona, a former prisoner of war himself, takes a different view. >> some of these practices fly in the face of everything that america values and stands for. you can't claim that tying someone to the floor and have them freeze to death is not torture. >> while there is a lot of debate and discussion in congress, there seems to be a little appetite to prosecute anyone in connection with the c.i.a. tactics. on the international level, even more outraged and more questions asked, it was said there should

be an investigation to see if the united states violated the convention against torture. how the united states could be held accountable remains to be seen. >> british lawmakers say they want to see redacted portions of the c.i.a. report, specifically those that detail involvement by the u.k. and intelligence programme. speaking on a british television programme. malcolm rib kind said he was unconcerned with embarrassing british officials. former home secretary allen john said said the government found british agents did not take part in torture the $1.1 trillion spending bill is awaiting the president's signature. it was sent to the white house. according to aides the president will sign it. the final vote is 56 to 40, with half the republicans voting against it. senator john mccain was one of them. >> the reason we are in the debacle we are in, is we refuse to pass any appropriation bills,

most the authorisation bills so we are jammed up at the end of the year. here is a trillion dollar bill with a few hours of debate. >> on the floor of the senate we saw the saul of republican party debated. ted cruz was in the well pushing his constitutional point of order, risking cutting down the government. 5 feet away mitch mcconnell implored senator to vote the other way. >> republicans were not the only one, mass democrat voted against it because of a provision rolling back part of the dot franc financial reforms. we'll examine that an "the week ahead." an american that illegally crossed to north korea was presented to the media. 29-year-old art euro, of texas, said he entered the country for china to convey information to the north korean government.

his mother said the son tried to enter earlier but was deported. status is unclear. 24 journalists had been detained by police in turkey. those arrested were linked to a base, and a cleric who has been critical of the president. >> all the people wanted for questioning or who have been detained for questioning are collected to a work or publications or media organizations that are sympathetic to or supportive of a muslim or islamic scholar living in the united states. gulan used to be close to president recep tayyip erdogan. but they had a spectacular falling out some years ago. these questions comes a year since the organizations, publications led the coverage of corruption allegations, investigations into people at the top of the ruling party.

these people who are detained will say there's no coincidence that it's a year since they started to report corruption allegations, they'll see it as revenge. the reason for the detention, the excuse given when the warrants are exuated, is that these people are adelaide to be destabilizing the government it's been 351 days since three al jazeera journalists were detained in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were sentenced in june to seven years in toura prison. baher mohamed was given a 10 year sentence. they were accused of having ties to the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands the release of journal its. >> to missouri, where the prosecutor released documents related to the michael brown

shooting, including the introduce a friend with michael brown when he was killed. the first set of documents came out a month ago. at the time the prosecutor promised to unseal all the records. he failed to include these records with the first. rough numbers are in from the protests, organizers say 50,000 people marched through new york and another 50,000 in washington d.c. the march was to call attention to unarmed black people two years ago adam lanza shot and killed 20 students and six teachers in sandy hook elementary school. as last year, no public event or memorials. some of the victims parents are going file a lawsuit against bush master, the company that made the gun moved. a father and daughter who

survived the shooting spoke about the wounds running deep in newtown. >> i'll say something controversial. there's a lot of talk in the media about how strong, you know, sandy hook is, and how that which does not kill us makes us stronger. sometimes it leaves you broken, and there's a lot of strife in the community, just to be very honest. i don't want to air our dirty laundry, but with something of this magnitude happens, no one knows how to deal with it. so the local officials did the best they could, state officials did the best they could. state officials are coping in their own way. i have on social media connections with some of the parents. we knew them before the shooting, some i met after the shooting. a lot of those kids were at our home - you know, birthday parties and so forth, we were at their homes. some families we have gotten closer to, others are more distant. there's a lot of debate.

even when i do a programme like this, i try to be respectful of everybody. it's tough to do. >> that was newtown action alliance spokesman eric milligram. after two weeks of intense negotiations at the u.n. climate meeting in peru delegates agreed on a shared approach. many decisions have been put on hold until next year. the draft agreement submits plans to tackle global warming, to be filed next year. developed countries have to provide support tore developing nations, and all countries have to set targets beyond their current undertaking. nick clark reports from the summit in peru. >> reporter: at long last, after endless through the hours rang bling, a resolution. despite the celebration, many say the document is watered down and weak.

>> this is an incredibly weak decision, we came in thinking we'd get an ambitious text. we had commitment to the green fund, and instead we had a half baked deal. >> reporter: there was nearly no agreement. the third draft of the text was rejected out of hand. >> we feel the text needs a little surgery, and would like us to put on our gowns and scaples and insert a few outside it seems it began, and will go on and on. lost and damaged. the u.s. wanted it to stay that way. >> we have no time for lengthy negotiation, and i think we all know that. >> reporter: while the endless back and forth took its toll, the developing countries worked

on the word. china and the u.s., in disagreement over the text here in lima. in the event, it was a small victory to the developing nation, and a forth version of the text on the day. >> we know that we must address climate change. we know that we can address climate change, and we cement the fact that we will address climate change. >> this conference was hosted by one of the countries worst affected by climate change, from melting glaciers to deforestation and all the implications. with that backdrop. the lima conference was about charting a roadmap in a year's time. >> given the optimism before the conference, lima has been a disappointment, saved from failure. there's a lot of work to do if

paris 2015 is to be successful. >> coming up, the government of haiti falls, the ruling party win. little support from voters. >> democracy voters in hong kong stand strong, hours before they were cleared out. sh

voters in japan have given prime minister shinzo abe another turn in office. low voter turn out demonstrates a lack of enthusiasm for his economic and political agendas. >> reporter: japan's voters did as the pollsters and their prime minister predicted they would - giving the government another term in office. those that voted for shinzo abe - there was a lack of zeal.

>> translation: the opposition parties are very weak. we had no choice, even if you wish others could challenge. >> reporter: opponents were fatalistic. >> it's an election designed to be won. it's strategic, as a citizen i wonder why now japanese voter are converiesed by the election, two years into office. there's little enthusiasm on show at this poling station, more a sense of a duty reluctantly performed, even from those who say they voted for shinzo abe the prime minister framed it as abba nomics, after they slipped into recession. abba nomics third -- abenomics was the name. >> he was going to face a tough

next fall. if he delivered 300 seats in the election, he'll sit pretty and will not face a leadership challenge for the foreseeable future. >> this election gives shinzo abe more time to make good on his economic pledges and move ahead with other policies, cementing his reinterpretation of the pass fist constitution -- passivist constitution. it was a big opportunity and the japanese prime minister grasped it with both hands. >> in a few hours, police in hong kong are expected to start clearing out the last remaining protest camp sites. pro-democracy demonstrators will not leave before the police action. protesters occupied parts of the distribute for weeks, saying they'll keep it up for mainland china political strife in yemen led to months of unrest and violence. houthi rebel supporters are

rejecting violence and peace. al jazeera's caroline malone reports from the cultural capital. >> reporter: residents in tiaz want to make their city a symbol of peace. houthi rebels took control in september, and they have been fighting al qaeda affiliates for control in north and central yemen. they want to fight on the rule as part of the capital. >> translation: our decisions, goals and destiny are one. we want to key ties to yemen and should retain the goals. distance to the city. >> reporter: houthis are represented in tiaz by members of the political wing. they have offered to help and support local leaders to keep the peace. >> we are ready to help the authorities and security forces maintain piece and security.

>> reporter: there were protests when the houthis took over policies for recent months. people refused to let the armed group of people in. those representing the tiaz in the government say they'll support the houthis, as long as they present a peaceful approach. >> we are with the houthis in every civilian plan. we rejected a project that sends us back to the days of fighting. well reject this approach, not allowing it to happen. >> this cooperation between local authorities, politicians and the houthi leadership is keeping the city of tiaz peaceful. >> negotiations on a new prime minister in government are expected to begin in haiti tomorrow. several leaders left their post after anti-government protests. political tension could leave the country without a functioning government. >> anger boiling over on the streets of haiti.

anti-government protests swept across the capital and the country. now one of the demonstrators demands is being met. early on sunday the prime minister announced he will step down. his resignation was wide by predicted after the president michel martelly told reporters that president lamothe was ready to make a sacrifice. members are angry over government corruption, and that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> the government was supposed to organise the elections. for four years all they did was corruption. they ruined the corruption, that's why they take to the streets. we'll be in the streets every day. we ask the government to take the president with them. without new elections come january, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree.

that's why many believe the resignation won't be enough to satisfy the crowds. >> reporter: no magic wand can say lamothe or martelly. there's no way they can be saved. >> reporter: the arrest is caused by a deadlock, that la moth's resignation may not broke. haiti will be without a functioning government if it's not solved in january. or a prime minister. >> in italy police uncovered a mafia syndicate operating out of rome's city hall. they were not accused of violence traditionally associated, but prosecutors say they exploited some of rome's vulnerable residents. >> roman's complain about the poor state of their public services. now they have someone to blame. city hall infiltrated by a

mafia-style syndicate. in recent days the police head dozens of arrests. this is the alleged ringleader. hundreds more are under investigation. the group, known as mafia capatali used contacts in city hall to steal hundreds of millions from the public purse. listen to the words of the alleged associate salvatore butsi, recorded in a telephonic intercept. . >> we visited one roma camp implicated in the scandal. many have become italian citizens, but they live in squalor. >> we have been here for 10 years, we haven't had any help. the only thing we received is city hall.

>> yet, mr butsi is recorded bragging about a $50 million profit from faked contracts. corruption in rome has been going on for years, no one knows how long or how deep it runs inside city hall or other public institutions, there's a suggestion in no one wants to know. if you rooted out all the corrupt public officials, there would be hard by any left. >> there is one man said to be beyond reproach, the surgeon, mayor of rome since last june. >> we are cleaning house. we are doing that, you know, in expedite way, and i'm happy that the general producer of rome is hoping to do so. >> i heard it said that you, yourself, made the too clean, too straight to effectively run the city.

>> yes, i heard this argument before. you know, i don't think that there is anybody that could do that better than i can. but certainly i will make any possible effort as i did as a transport surgeon. i would do, you know, new transports of a new vision on this town. >> reporter: roman complaints about public services is grounded in the simple truth, resources sucked dry. efforts to break the stranglehold may have barely scratched the surface coming up, spain's battle with google. will newspapers in spain suffer from the new lawyers, demanding google pay for consent. >> this is harris in ecuador, where advance medical care is reaching outlined communities,

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welcome back to al jazeera america, here is the top stories. secretary of state john kerry is in europe, meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov to discuss sanctions. monday he'll focus on middle east peace, meeting with prime minister binyamin netanyahu enhanced interrogation tactics - the former vice president cheney said the u.s. never tortured prisoners and the programme was effective and lawful. the $1.1 trillion spending bill is awaiting president obama's signature. congress n sent the measure to the white house. the final vote in the senate was 56 to 40. >> tuesday, internet giant google will turn off its google news service in spain. after a new spanish law

requiring a news to pay for content. >> reporter: google news was built on the idea that more visibility for any news report would be a welcome thing. the company seems to be utterly bewildered by spain's new law requiring any news agrigator like google news to pay a fee to spanish publishers for using the content. >> the company finds it unimaginable, is so bewildered that they will not attempt a fix or work around. they'll shut the site down in spain. >> europe caused the head ache for google. france and germany allowing them to publish articles. what is new is the spanish law requires google to pay whether or not the publishers request it. they have to pay even if the publishers don't want to charge google. google is a source of traffic. between web searches, new tube and google news, it's the single

greatest source of traffic. dwarfing other providers, and even facebook, which comes in a distant second. the company wrote in a block post that it doesn't make money from google news, and most sites are happy to have the traffic from which they can make their own revenue. >> spain's law is pushing back. 40 million spaniards are about to go back to the days that many pined for. when their stuff was not pined for. >> joining us from albany is tim stevens, editor for sig net technology news services. tim, why is the newspaper publishing group taking the approach? >> it's a backwards way of looking at things. they hope more people will dom them directly, stopping the news

going from one source to the other. i think they think they can drive more traffic. it is short sighted way of looking at things. people will go to whoever has the biggest news quickly. by shutting it down. they'll face the way it can be discovered. do you think it will, in fact, backfire, and if it does, will there be a way to undo this? >> it will. we saw something similar in germany, but they passed a law. the big difference was it was optional. publishers that opted in, those that said they want google to pay, they did not include publishers in the content listing. so much that they opted out quickly after cuts. the net result is google is not paying anyone anything.

it is more valuable to get the traffic than a revenue. the problem with the spanish is there's no way to opt in or out. they do not make money on google news, there's no reason to pay anyone. >> do you see anyone in the e.u. taking this approach in the future? >> it remains to be seen. it's a frustration for google. country by country. germany are making it optional. if we see this happen in more countries like spain, it will be a huge problem for google. >> time stephens, editor at large for see neat technology news services. the annual meeting of nobel peace laureates wrapped up in home. past winners spoke about global conflict and the importance of spreading democracy. the dalai lama was among the

past lariates that speaking. >> i do this limitation. our hope is everybody, human being, accept the young children, the in fant. humanity must have one goal. a happy world. more equal. more compassionate world. >> this year marked the 25th anniversary of the dalai lama's nobel peace price. >> entrepreneurs work hard to attract businesses like facebook. they invest a lot of time trying to pitch new ideas, struggling to get attention. "real money"'s says that dynamic is changing, thanks to a new start up. >> i want to touch on this idea. >> chris lee is making a pitch. >> we are looking at services using more and more sensors.

>> in the audience, hundreds of start-upsling with wrapped attention. chris lee is pitching on behalf of samsung. for start-ups, this is a chance of a lift. >> for me to team up with samsung, that's great. >> christopher white is the c.e.o. of sneakers, a mobile development start up specialising in apps. >> you move in. >> me got one on one time with samsung to address the company's pitch and work out a deal. >> for me to say one of my clients is samsung, the biggest player - it's huge. >> microsoft hp and experion is one of the few participating in switch pitch. the reason - the companies believe they win too. >> at the end of the day, working with start-ups, we learn from them as well. we need to know the order of big companies. >> michael goldstein is the

c.e.o. of switch pitch, a company that organises the event. he's a manager who finds seed funding for start-ups. and he heard the same thing over and over. big companies were not interested in the start up. they had a specific problem and needed a pisk solution. >> goldstein says in the past year and a half he hosted six switch pitch events matching start-ups to companies, with the average deal between $25,000 and $50,000. >> we tracked $2 million in revenue that has gone from big companies to start-ups. >> big companies say the biggest lure is the start-ups have been vetted ahead of time. >> we have so many emails, we'd love to do something with start-ups, there's not enough hours in the day. >> teresa is an entrepreneur and

res tent. she said having start-ups vetted saves time, and time is money. >> look, you know, time is short. any opportunity where we can connect the right people as quickly as possible is good for everybody. >> there are risks. three out of for start-ups fail. while there's no guaranteed partnerships made through switch pitch will last. the company believes the targetted approach to match making is an odds builder. >> shale oil drilling is on innovation driving production to new heights. the industry may be headed for a fall. >> as the cost of the crude oil plum et cetera. -- plummets, there's a question could it be a victim of its own success. fracking breaks up using oil,

sands and chemicals, made the u.s. the world's leading oil producer. america is churning out 9 million barrels of oil a day, up from 5 million in 2008. as newer wells become more efficient. for example, in south texas, oil wells pumped almost 400 more barrels a day than those built in 2007. that contributed to a drop in oil prices which is a growing problem for drillers. >> the reason crisis dropped is we had a slow down of the global economy. china is not demanding as much oil as thought. more particularly aring there's a lot of supply of oil. a lot more than expected. the u.s. in particular is producing more and more and more oil, month after month after month. with a 40% drop in prices, analysts say the price of oil is getting close to o point where it's no longer possible to

drill. that means energy companies help to propel the u.s. out of recession, are more likely to pare back. lower oil prices could mean fewer jobs, small energy companies relying on big debt to finance their operations. as oil prices drop and stay low, they are more susceptible to mergers and acquisitions. >> the access will be purchased. i hate to say for pennies but more than the outstanding debt. >> we are in a period of sustained low oil price, and that will reverberate through the economy. you have thousands of millions of companies that will by less to do what they do. >> most americans should expect a few extra dollars at the end of the year. an ihs analysis concluded that the average american household will save $750,000 annually.

the only question is whether the savings will help the broader economy and offset the change that could be lost as prices decline liberian officials are turning to the country's educators to help spread awareness. they teamed up with u.n.i.c.e.f. >> we now how to talk to students and encourage parents to send the children to school. we are involved in fighting a war. they'll talk to them. they'll listen to us. >> so far less than half of the country's teachers received that training. >> according to the latest estimates by the centers for disease control and prevention. liberia has the most desks. guinea and syria have the same number of fatalities, the untils of deaths in country to almost 6400.

moscow streets were filled with hundreds of marchers protesting spending cuts for health care and education. demonstrators were angry about school and hospital closures. officials announced plans to shut 15 hospitals. the budget, calls for increases. many in ecuador don't have the luxury of going to hospital. getting surgery seems impossible. one group of doctors is bringing medical care to the patients. >> reporter: on the eve of his gall bladder surgery, they tend to their shoppers selling candy to neighbourhood kids as they have done every night. they tidy everything up to make sure they leave everything in order. they are nervous, preparing to close for the night to get sleep. >> translation: i hope everything turns out okay, so i can come back to my wife and

children. >> reporter: the next morning they arrive for the procedure. he puts his personal effects away and is helped into a gown. nearby the surgical team prepares, scrubbing their hands, donning masks. the scenes would be routine in every hospital. what makes them unique is they are taking place in a parking lot, and the surgical suite is inside the back of a 5- tonne truck. >> this is an area the world population has the least access to. especially where access is hard to get. >> this doctor worked with the mobile surgery unit for two decades since started by ecuadorian surgeon, who believed access to services was critical and needed in ecuador's rural

areas. this man has been the truck's driver, maintenance chief and patient's assistant since of beginning. >> we go where people need us, in the most remote areas, it's good to help people and be part of the project. >> the mobile facility is spartan, but effective. >> doctors performed 7,000 surgeries in the mobile operating room since it started in 1984. results are astounding. zero fatalities, and one of the lowest infection rates in the country. >> reporter: this man is living proof. he and his family were able to find affordable access to medical care, provided by a creative and driven medical team on wheels. the death toll continues to rise in indonesia as search crews look for victims of the landslide. the mud and rocks washed away more than 100 homes. at least 20 are dead, dozens

missing. 11 are being treated nor injuries. indonesia's president visited the area on sunday. a clean-up is underway in california, after the powerful storm on friday. also - how 3d printing may turn a science fiction dream into reality on the moon.

in the after math of a storm a clean up is under way in camarillo in california. rocks, mud, dory destroyed 13 -- debris destroyed 13 homes, the clean-up will take some time. meteorologist kevin corriveau has more. >> in camarillo in california, we are cleaning up. this excavator was in part of the clean-up as the mud slide buried it at the weekend or the end of the week. a lot of homes from damaged when the mudslides came into the garage. you can see the mud and rocks.

over the next couple of days we are watching the next storm system coming in off the pacific. this is storm system number three in two weeks across the area. this will bring rain across california on sunday night, and bring heavy rain across the bay, down to the south on monday, and will stay in the forecast. as we go towards tuesday, parts of nevada will see the rain, extending to los angeles as well. as we go towards wednesday, no break in the rain, and it will start to make its way to tuscon. good rain for the drought, lighter rain in comparison to what we have seen previously. the threat of flooding and mudslides will be in the picture. san francisco, here is your forecast. monday, tuesday, wednesday rain tapers off. look at this on friday - more rain kevin corriveau there 42 years ago today that astronaut boarded a lunar

challenger, the last man to walk on the moon. there has been talk about building a base on the moon, no serious plans. a team of european researchers have an idea about how to accomplish this you are now moon base number one. >> reporter: the idea of a manned base on the moon has been around for decades, and not just in the realms of science fiction. n.a.s.a.'s apollo mission give huge amounts of information. the vast costs of the programme saw it axed in the 1970s. now scientists are looking to the moon, and to mars. >> once you leave earth's orbit and commit to an asteroid or mars, you cut off your support and supply line from earth.

you have to be resourceful. this structure was built by a robotic printer. scientists used tuft, they added water and salt, turning it into a concrete. it can be done on the moon and form the building blocks of a future moon base. using a robotic vehicle or a fleet of them to mix and skirt into place the moon concrete would be faster, cheaper and safer than using astronauts to do the job. >> if you built the moon base with normal technologies, you have to bring all the materials and tooling and astronauts to build the base. with this technology, you send a machine to the moon, a 3d printer and use the dust to build the moon base around the machine. >> the shield protects the mission from small meteor

impacts and block out dangerous radiation. >> on certain parts of the moon and planets like mars, water exists, making it easier. if the resources are there, take the technology. >> we will not set up bases on other plan et cetera or the moon for decades. when we do, new but inno vitive waves will be essential a meteor show lit up the skies over germany, this is considered the best part of the year to look at them. located on the german north sea coast. the stripping of stars burning up, intensifying every year.

coming up on al jazeera america - how one police officer's act of generosity is changing lives in alabama.

>> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass

array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. it was a busy saturday for volunteers at the arlington national cemetery, spending the day laying wreaths at every grave marker, 400,000 of them. it's a tradition, more than 20 years old. it marks the 150th anniversary at the cemetery opened before the end of the civil war profits are growing in the christmas industry. sales are on pace to set a record. that kind of higher demand leads to higher prices. >> thank you very much. >> andrew coal owns a farm in new jersey, where people cut down and buy christmas trees. he's a small player in a billion industry. >> how long will this guy take.

for now, six years. that means they were planted at the start of the recession, which did a number on the industry. as home foreclosures agrees, fewer young people moved out of parents house, national demand for trees slowed. >> if you added up all the time, material and effort you had in it, you are doing it because you love to do it. >> in the last decade total harvests fell by 3.5 million, and one in three christmas tree farms went out of business. surviving farms was hard. more than 150 acres were resourceful. we do landscape maintenance is what we do for a living. this is shaping up to be a good season for andrew and the industry. >> tree sales in general for new

jersey and the nation are rebounding somewhat. >> we found it. this year americans are set to by millions of trees. all the tree, big and little are $50. >> it's related to the cost, but what the market will bear. when it comes to christmas trees the american north-west and the state of north carolina are productive. three out of every five christmas trees are harvested in the areas. the prices demanded by farmers in the regions ripple through the holiday seasons. al jazeera are told that growers urge $20 on every sale. that's 200 to 300 more than last year. by the time they made it to big buck retailers, and street corns in the cities, you cap pay

anywhere from $35 to well over $100 for a designer tree. because of the surge of household and smaller living space, tiny trees are hot this year. >> finally, the unique choice of a police officer making lives better. the officer was called in to deal with a woman court shoplifting. the officer bout the food she admitted she was stealing for her family. >> she started crying saying "i need help, i need to put food in my biby's stomachs." the officers decision inspired an outpouring of donations for this mum, also a grandmother. half a million people sent food to the police station for

families across the city. >> it's wonderful. >> thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. "real money" weekend is next. be sure to check out the website as well. that's aljazeera.com. see you in an hour. consumers are loving the cheap oil prices, but the u.s. fracking boom is in danger of coming to a halt. the dirty truth about cheaper oil. what is next about police shooting - a civil suit against the city - we look at the cost. >> forget about mars, companies are racing to get to the moon. not for the reason you think. >> i'm david shuster in for ali velshi, and this is "real money".