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and a mass for the masses. millions of catholics in manila as pope francis holds an outdoor service for the faithful good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. thank you for joining us here live from new york. i'm morgan radford. three of the 12 suspects detained in french raids are free. the remaining men will be integrate for another two days. the move comes as much of it remains on high alert, more than 10 days after the satirical weekly "charlie hebdo" attacks. in greece on saturday authorities say they arrested four suspects. police believe that one of the men matched the description of the suspect who belgium authorities believe were behind a cell cyst mantled on thursday. o -- cell it dismantled on thursday. now british and brussels say there's no link between the two. now to jonah hull in paris.

we mentioned three of those men picked up in anti-terror raids have been released. what can you tell us about that investigation? >> nine of the 12 people who were arrested on friday in raids across the paris region are still being questioned. detention has been extended by 48 hours. they are being questioned. it's one woman and eight men. they are being questioned in connection with the possibility that they provided additional support to amedy coulibaly, one. men in the paris attacks, the man involved in the koch rer supermarket a -- kosher supermarket attacks. what is not clear is whether there's a link between nine individuals and the safe for a possible six further suspects part of a possible wider network connecting coulibaly with the kouachi brothers who carried out the "charlie hebdo"

shootings. one of the kouachi brothers has been buried even though for a while no one came forward to collect the bodies. what changed? well overnight on saturday cherif kouachi was buried in a town south of paris, his wife came forward asking the local authorities whether he could be buried in the town. he lived there with her. the local mayor give his position reluctantly, because he didn't have a means to block the bur until, but stip u -- burial but stipulated it be in an unmarked grave. the other gunman said kouachi was buried. in a town where he had lived. >> jonah hull live in paris. thank you for being with us. authorities in yemen

arrested two citizens suspected of being members of al qaeda. the security chief said al qaeda has around 1,000 members in yemen. he didn't say, however, if the two suspects played a role in the attack on "charlie hebdo". in parts of the world protesters filled the streets denouncing the magazine. this week's cover sparked riots. churches and a cultural center were set on fire. dozens were injured. we have more. >> we love our prophet. they were the main chants by muslims who protested around the world. they condemned "charlie hebdo" for publishing a picture of prophet muhammad. it denounced it as it was a figure of muslim's history. protests broke out. and continued on saturday.

lawyers across the country boycotted the courts causing the postponement. >> the law needs to be passed on an international level under which these people cannot hurt the feelings of muslims. we do not meddle in other's religions, in the same way they don't have the right to say anything about our religion. >> reporter: similar protests took place. this is a message from the yemeni people. enough insults against the prophet muhammad. if you don't stop mocking our profit you'll regret it in the future. >> al jazeera, sudan, jordan and al-aqsa mosque demonstrated to express anger on "charlie hebdo." the angriest crowds were found in france's cologneies. in niger numbers died. participates burnt french flags in niger and in the senegalese

capital, one of france's closestal lies. in neighbouring mauritania the president showed up to participate in the protests. last week he refused to join world leaders after the killing of "charlie hebdo" journalists. more telling is the wave of protists taking place across syria. a country crushed by four years of war. seeing the car soon something more important in their lives, a message sent is that there's no chance standing by why most sacred icons are degraded by western media. >> 7 million copies of "charlie hebdo" were being printed and distributed across the globe. >> international outrage over executions in indonesia.

jakarta executed six people, including five foreigners. brazil and the netherlands recalled their ambassadors, and two citizens were among the dead for drug trafficking. indonesia spds president defended the executions saying the war against drug mafia should not be half-hearted. 130 people are on death row for drug offenses in jakarta more than a million braved the rainy weather to see pope francis this morning. it was his final mass as he wrapped up a 6-day visit. he urged followers to protect children from suffering and vice. >> the rain didn't let up all day. nor did the enthusiasm of the crowds. we arrived in the morning. and spoke to some who brought young children to receive

blessings from the pope. a chance to be here for many and witness a huge papal mass. the pope arrived in a pope mobile a signature mote of transport for one and all around the congested streets. and when he spoke, he spoke honouring the geniuses and he spoke about the family adopting a message which he said needed protection from insidious attacks. for all his progressive language he adopted aggressive language. there has been moments of controversy on the plane, speaking about the "charlie hebdo" attacking saying there were limits to free speech

speech,scolding many. this was a landmark event for many president obama will use his state of union address on tuesday to call for tax increases on the wealthy. the white house initiative would raise capital gains rates, from under 24% to 28%. officials say the tax hikes would finance cuts for middle class americans. it is expected to raise more than 200 billion over the n decade. republicans are opposed to methods calling for a tax increase on the rich a group of americans are in cuba, they arrived. it's the first visit by members of congress since president obama announced he was restoring diplomatic ties with cuba. they'll focus on building a constructive relationship

between the two country. vermont senator leahy is leading the party. >> i whether not prejudge them. i'm make my views known. we hope to have more talks and the ability for the two countries to talk with each other. it's overdue. >> the dell quags will meet with ambassadors from mexico spain columbia and norway a car accident shut interstate 84 in oregon for most of saturday. officials believe black ice caused a 26-car pile-up. 12 were injured during the accident. and a man walked away from the crash after his vehicle was crushed between to semi-trucks.

clean-up is expected to last for the next two days. >> ice will not be a problem. we turn to meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> today is sunday there's not a lot on the highways. look at the satellite. rain makes its way to the north, it goes from green to pink indicating that the rain is moving into colder air and is beginning to become freezing rain or drizzle. let's go to the new york metro area. anywhere from philadelphia. it's light at the moment. here in new york it's not turning to rain. up to here is where we are seeing it. this will continue until 10:00a.m.. what is happening any time you get the temperatures at 32, 31 or 30 degrees, that is where it

begins. it's wep the rain falls into the colder area. warnings are out. freezing rain is in effect towards connecticut, as well as southern hampshire and main. here in the south, 10 degrees. to the north, later in the day we are looking at the rain. so the forecast for boston we have the big game in may. boston will not be a problem. it will be wet. temperatures for kick off. 40 degrees. raining all afternoon. >> freed by i.s.i.l. after months of being held in captivity. why the militants in northern iraq let hundreds of yazidi go without any conditions. the fight for justice, the uphill battle of o former marine trying to prevent the repeat of

his father's death. and chinese doctors hoping to use a new procedure to help a paralyzed man walk again. stay tuned.

>> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. a goodwill gesture by i.s.i.l. militants. saturday they released 200] people from the minority yazidi. almost all are elderly men and women in poor health. three are young children. they were taken hostages five months ago, after raiding the towns last sunday. it was a surprise. there'd been no coordination with i.s.i.l. >> the last enemy combat and held on american soil has been released a citizen in qatar was

arrested back in 2001 where he pleaded guilty to one counselled of conspiracy providing support in 2009. he was reportedly tortured time has run out for teen run aways. the love-struck kids wanted for a crime spree have been arrested. they stole vehicles and pilfered checks across the south. 18-year-old dalton hayes and 13-year-old girlfriend were arrested in florida. they had been on the run for two weeks high-profile deadly shootings of black men at the hands of white police officers dominated the headlines in 2014. the department of justice opened civil rights investigations into many cases. as we report one family knows that wait can be too long it's been three years since kenneth chamberlain lost his father. >> november 19th, 2011 my

father was shot and killed by members of the police department. >> he was a veteran and police officer. that morning he triggered his life aid pendant and re laid a medical call from the 68-year-old to white plains police. when officers arrived at his apartment kenneth senior told them the call was an accident and he was fine. kenneth senior refused to open the door to press. this video was shot from the daysar. during the more than hour-long stand off kenneth was still in contact with life aid. those calls have been maid public: a life aid officer tried to cancel the police call. officers said kenneth senior told them he had a knife.

something his family denies. his sister told life aid he was on psychiatric medication. in the report police officers can be heard banking on the door and using racial slurs. officers broke the door down. they used a taser and fired bean bags at kenneth senior. one officer fired a fatal shot. police say it was a warranted use of deadly force. in 2002 a grand jury great with that assessment clearing the officers of all charges in kenneth senior's death. >> the system is flawed and

needs to be changed. >> reporter: that's why kenneth and others are pushing for state overeight of press. >> you -- oversight of police. >> you can't have the police investigating their own officers nor a prosecutor office for convictions to oversee that investigation. it's a conflict of interest. >> reporter: damon jones said recruiting officers that reflect the community is important. >> if you hire people of cover and the police reflect the community of colour you have a better communication. >> some in the west lie a police chief says it's an uphill battle. >> a big challenge is getting people in the community to prepare for the test to score a high where they are reachable and they can hire them. >> reporter: kenneth says the county has a long way to go in

improving trust. >> my father would not want me to be anti-law enforcement. he was law enforcement. he would want me to fix the problem. >> reporter: a problem that could prevent other tragic deaths like his father's meanwhile in washington d.c. there was an effort to counter the antipolice sentiment. demonstrators carried signs reading blue lines matter and marched to the capital, saying it was an opportunity to thank police for their service. >> we were just tired of no support for our law enforce. officers. if you look around whether it's the media, walking down the street there is lack of support everywhere. >> the march comes after a sea of blue rallies were healed across the country. >> how the thai government is

using soap operas to teach corruption. talk about back in business. why a tunnel between the u.k. and france left thousands of passengers with no place to go. stay

the eurotunnel is back up and running after a fire broke

out on a truck transported through that tunnel on saturday. it triggered an alarm suspending personaling and freight services. luckily there was no reports of injuries. >> research on to stem cells to treat a variety of conditions has been happening for decades. now they are on the verge of breaking ground. kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: while all operations are delicate. there's an added level of pressure when it's a world first. on the table is mr wang. paralysed in a car accident two months ago it's hoped this experimental procedure will one day allow him to walk. neurosurgeons are placing a small tube stents, in mr wang's spine. it is what comes next that is pushing the boundaries of medicine. >> translation: from the first surgery a scar formed and took up the damaged part of the

spine. we cut it off and replaced it with a step flooding stem cells. >> reporter: it's hoped the stem cells will regenerate and heal the spine. they have been testing it on animals for the past 10 years, with some success. >> spinal nerves are a bunch of nerves like what we have seen in the cable. we have designed ordinary fibres like a bridge or rail through which nerves can crawl over. it can produce tissue improving the regeneratation capacity. >> it is a multi billion industry and the surgery has yet to be scrutinized by the international medical community. clinics in asia are eager to promote their procedures which watch dogs say are extensive and probably ineffective. surgeons in china will be hoping to replicate the success seen in poland. there, a man paralyzed in a

knife attack was able to walk after cells from his knows were transplanted into his spine. the surgeries were different because of types of cells used and the way they were implanted. recovery if it happened would be slow. developments watched by those hoping for the same cure. time for a check of the forecast. we turn to meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> remember last week we talked about temperatures so cold. we have seen a major change in the temperatures here in the weather pattern. last week seven days ago, we talked about minus 20 and 30 in some locations. this morning chicago is at 35 degrees. look at the chicago river. this is a time lapse of the ice. some has been breaking up and pushing down the river, because the temperatures have been warmer than average.

we expect the temperatures will stay like that. let's look at the forecast. for chicago we expect you to see 35. there was an extended average in miles per hour where it was below freezing. across much of the central plains we'll see the temperatures between 15 and 20 above average for the next several days. get out there and enjoy it. we don't expect to see too much in terms of weather, not until we get to tuesday and snow. chicago here is your forecast. we are expecting to see above average temperatures by the time we get to thursday. >> thank you. oprah winfrey will lead a march through the historical civil rights town of selma. it honours martin luther king's

birthday when he starred in the film selma, about his life. the film centers on the 1965 protests for voting rights in selma. >> speaking of films, thailand military government tapping into pop culture to battle corruption producing a soap opera based on real cases in the country. scott heidler takes us behind the scenes. >> reporter: soap operas in thailand are wildly popular, tracing their roots to the 13th century when they first put story telling on stage. the military government recognises this. >> translation: the prime minister changes the time of his weekly address so it want interrupt prime time for soap operas. >> reporter: he has taken it further. the government is producing its own soap opera. >> translation: the anticorruption commission is

filming a series highlighting real corruption cases. >> translation: i believe in the project each though it's propaganda. when we do good things you shouldn't worry what people say or think. when people are involved they didn't worry how we think. >> the first episode is about a property developer using substandard materials. it led to a building collapse that killed 14. star power has been brought to the series. this woman plays a hero jinx. >> translation: i'm proud to be in this series. most of my work is entertainment. i was not hesitant anticipate this role. >> while they are filming, here at parliament house, a corruption story is playing out.

yingluck shinawatra is facing a hearing on corruption. wasting no time the producers scripted a programme based on this case. they'll change yingluck shinawatra's name in the episode, but there'll be little doubt who the story is about. >> translation: this series might help to increase the awareness of corruption but to change the attitude or behaviour on the issue, we need more than this. the level of viewer understanding of corruption will show how they connect with characters. >> for most there may be a disconnect. to prompt action from them and change the national perception of corruption it may take more than a well coreyo graphed fight scene thailand's anticorruption commission will be turning high-profile corruption cases into books and movies. that'll do it for this half

hour. i'm morgan radford. i'm back with new a minute for the 8 o'clock hour of al jazeera america. thank you for joining us. >> tuesday. from race relations to foreign policies, terrorism and the economy. >> if this congress wants to help, work with me. >> ali velshi kicks off our special state of the union coverage at 7:00. >> we'll take an in-depth look at our nation's financial future. >> then john seigenthaler breaks down the issues. >> we need to know what's going on in our backyard. >> plus, objective analysis and live reports from across the nation and reaction from around the world. the state of the union address. special coverage begins tuesday, 7:00 eastern. right here on al jazeera america.

rounding up terror suspects. countries across europe are stepping up security efforts as officials arrest a number suspected of militant ties. >> diplomatic uproar. why two world powers recall their ambassadors to indonesia after a handful of drug mules were put to death. havoc in haiti a peaceful

protest ending in rubber bullets and tear gas. and a man makes history atop north america's tallest peak. good morning to you, welcome to al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford live from new york city. new york is on high alert in the wake of "charlie hebdo" attacks. anti-islam protests in france and germany have been cancelled with organizers citing security concerns. in paris authorities say they have released three of the 12 men detained in the anti-terror raids on friday. jonah hull is in paris with us. where does the investigation stand phone those in police custody? . as you were saying there, nine of the is it roasted on friday in a series of raids are in detention questioned by police that had their period of

detention extended by 48 hours. three of them three of the original 12 release the sunday morning. it was thought they were questioned around the possibility of providing logistical support, one of the paris gunmen involved in the attack on the kosher supermarket. what is not clear is whether there's a connection between these nine and the six suspects they have been searching for, thought to be a wider network connecting coulibaly to the kouachi brothers the gunmen involved in the attack on "charlie hebdo". . >> we are seeing stepped up security on airports in paris. what measures initials taking to prevent something like this happening again.

>> well france scaled up security. 10.5 soldiers on the streets, something not seen in decades. well over 100,000 armed police officers on patrol around the country. like schools, searches jewish synagogues mosques and transport hubs that you mentions there. this according to the military will go on. a high state of security alert following the attacks. >> i want to talk about the kouachi brothers. one has been buried. even though we know no one came forward to request a burial or take responsibility for those. what changed? >> it was the wife who came forward requesting that he be

buried in the town outside paris, which is the town in which he had lived with his wife. the mayor on saturday announced he'd given permission because he didn't have the legal means to block it. coach achy had gone ahead. a secret burial under police guard. on friday might his brother was buried in the north-east. >> jonah hull thank you for being was. the belgium government is planning on keeping military personnel on city streets while it investigates an alleged terrorist plot against police. searching for a man accused of masterminding the plot. it's the first time troops have been reduced to reinforce police. >> authorities are downplaying

link between the belgium blood. greek police thought one of the many matched a description of a man authorities are looking for. police in brussels and athens say there's no connection between the two. >> authorities in gemmen have arrested two french citizens suspected of being members of al qaeda. he didn't say, however, if the suspects played a role in the attack on "charlie hebdo". . >> in parts of the world protesters filled the streets. this week's cover image of "charlie hebdo" sparked more riots. so died and hundreds injured in nige rer. where victoria gatenby reports. crowds of men gathered outside a church in the capital.

they said they were angry about the depiction of the profit mohammed. they attacked the church ripped payments from the bible and set fire to the building. >> niger is a french cole one. in other parts of the capital protesters set fire to the french flag. >> they offended the profit mohammed, that's why we didn't like this. this is why we protest. the state is not letting us. that is why we are angry today. two churches were attacked. protesters targeted businesses police station and burnt cars near the main mosque. the french embassy warned citizens to stay indoors. there were protests against the "charlie hebdo" in other parts of the world. in pakistan protests broke out

and continued on saturday. lawyers boycotted the courts causing the postponement of 15,000 trials. >> the law needs to be passed on an international level under which the people cannot hurt the feelings of muslims. we don't medal in others religions. similar protests took place in yemen, where the paris attacks were masterminded. this is a message from the yemeni people. enough smults. if you don't stop mocking our profit you'll regret it in the future. >> there was a wave of protests in syria. a country crushed by four years of war. the angriest crowds have been former colonies in west africa. >> 7 million copies of "charlie

hebdo" have been printed and distributed worldwide. it does not stop there. the iranian government banned a newspaper for supporting "charlie hebdo". the paper published a head line quoting george clooney saying "i am "charlie hebdo"", now the etore is chief says it has been ordered to close. the iranian government condemned the magazine i.s.i.l. released 200 from the minority yazidi community. i.s.i.l. took them hostage after raiding their towns last summer. mohammed adow has more. >> this is an incident or develop raising more questions that answers. most of the people have been held by i.s.i.l. transported through the down before being released. it's unclear the circumstances in which they were released.

what we know is that thousands of yazidi mainly gulf remain in the hunt of i.s.i.l. fighters. >> there's more questions than answers. thousands of yazidi are believed to be killed or kidnapped by i.s.i.l. after the advance across northern iraq. >> brazil is expressing outrage after a citizen was executed in indonesia, one of six handed a death sentence for drug trafficking. it has sparked a diplomatic firestorm. >> reporter: most have been on death row for 10 years, including a dutch national. filmed in 2004, shortly after being sentenced to death for producing the drug ecstasy. after the president rejected the requests for pardon the prosecutor general made his

announcement. >> five people will be executed. in total 135 prisoners are awaiting execution. according to the narcotics agency 50 indonesians die as a result of drug use. >> the impact of drugs on our society is unimaginable. it's not only ordinarily indonesians that use them but government officials. it's considered an extraordinary crime. for this crime we need a maximum punishment. >> these are the first executions since the government took office. many will follow this year. despite pressure by foreign policies to spare their life. human rights condemned the decision to carry out

executions accusing a man of using a double standard arguing against the execution of indonesian nationals abroad. but supporting it at home. >> it does not show a commitment to uphold upholding and reporting human rights law. the executions are to be carried out by firing squad three days after the prisoners are notified. >> indonesia often sentences people to death, but rarely carries out the punishment more than a million filipinos turned out to see pope francis. this is the largest mass. the pope urged followers to protect children from sufferers

and advice. >> back at home in the u.s. president obama will hughes his state of union address on tuesday to call for tax increases on the wealthy. the white house initiative will raise capital gains on couples making 5,000 a year. it will go from 24% to 28. the tax hikes will finance tax cuts for middle class americans. the measure is expected to az more than 200. republicans are opposed to a tax increase on the wealthy. >> a delegation of democrats are in cuba where law makers want to explore opportunities. it was the first visit since president obama announced he was restoring diplomatic tries. senator leahy is leading the delegation. >> i'm not going to troy to

prejudge them. i'll make my views known. we hope to have more freedom of expression among cubans and the ability for our countries to talk with each other. >> u.s. cuban relations ease travel and trade restrictions and will meet with ambassadors from mexico spain, columbia and norway. >> police in the united states have been facing criticism over a spike in deaths of unarmed plaque me. some say that criticism is unfair. >> organizers fell short of a goal of creating a sea of blue to show support for police in washington d.c. the exasperation of those that gathered was deep. >> we were tired of no support for our law enforce officers.

if you look at media, there's no support anywhere. >> reporter: there have been many protests calling for reform. the public is for getting that police are putting their life on the line. >> i think that we really need to look at statistics and that honestly if you are not going the crime, you'll be okay. >> when a 12-year-old is not killed. >> i don't know the details. >> i don't know all the details. >> the 12-year-old was tamir rice playing with a toy gun in

cleveland ohio in november. further video was released last week showing he was not given taken, and his 13-year-old sister was wrestled to the ground and canned cuffed. -- and handcuffed. on friday it emerged that north miami police were using mug shots of teens for target pr. >> i was like why is my brother used for target practice. >> the local police chief denied a policy of racial profiling and insisted no disciplinary action would be taken. >> it's an array of pictures. >> it's another incident resonating with those calling for reform. >> at the event in washington demonstrators were unable to understand why those who pledged to risk their lives are being questioned. according to the f.b.i.

there's 400 police killings in the united states each year. >> it's the dead of winter. if you think it's cold where you are, try stepping out at 20,000 feet. kevin corriveau looks at the landmark. >> absolutely. >> climbing in the middle of january... >> cannot imagine. >> this is the first person to do it. here in daneley park he climbed mt mckinley the first to do it as a solo climb. this is his fourth attempt and he made it. believe this it can get to 9 degrees farenheit. it's been recorded 118 with the windchill. fair banks is in a heatwave. we are talking about 13. in that area normally the high

is zero. i want to take you - we are looking at a new accident to the west of philadelphia. this is westbound on highway 76, happening in the last hour 24 cars were involved in this. we are looking at slippery conditions. highways are shut down it's not known if there are casualties. look at the radar. we are expecting to see slippery conditions continue from philadelphia to the north of new york city. we are looking at heavy rain showers to the west thank you. a deadly power struggle in eastern ukraine despite a cease fire. [ explosion ] separatists loyal to russia once again trying to take control of the airport in

donetsk. why the ukranian military is on a deadline to push back the heavily armed rebels. 20 years since one of the blustiest battles history. the wounds of war remain for scores of soldiers struggling to cope with the horrors of conflict. >> it's a growling raise. look at the flip. a spectacular crash taking a teen out of competition. now we are at the finish line for the 2015 dakar rally.

. >> explosions and gun fire. listening to that shaking the donetsk airport in ukraine. fighting over the rebel-held airfield intensified. six were killed. ukraine sent a number of tanks to the front lines as a countermeasure against pro-russian rebels. >> it's been 20 years since the war in bosnia one of the bloodiest conflicts.

100,000 were killed. many in bosnia cannot forget the horror of the war. >> the war in bosnia haunts the present. it distorts lives. this person was a soldier in the bosnian army. he remembers sarajevo under siege. >> this was the largest concentration camp in the world. we couldn't escape. there was danger everywhere. the snipers were shooting down at our buildings here. >> bosnia witnessed some of the worst horrors of the war. >> the conflict has left profound mental scars. >> there have been several times when i couldn't control myself. my memories got worse. i explode easily. i'm not good for anyone especially my family. >> this is one of many ex-fighters suffering post traumatic stress.

he is receiving psychiatric help. in the 20 years since the end of the war, more than 4,000 veterans have taken their own lives. ordinary bosnians are deeply traumatized. this is what daily life in sarajevo looked like. civilians running the gauntlet of sniper fire. it's a war remembered for ethnic cleansing and mass graves. >> 20 years on and sarajevo is a different place. for many bosnians endure psychological drama. a high proportion are suffering post-traumatic stress disorder. there's a generation of people who were children during the war, who count fear and violence among earlier memories. >> around 1,750,000 people in

bosnia herzegovina are suffering stress-induced disorders. >> we are seeing a lot of violently outbursts amongst young people - physical and sexual violence in families. there's an epidemic of violence in society today. >> reporter: the country enjoyed 20 years of peace, more than the opt insists expected. long after the last shots were fired, the aftershots of war are felt the united states also struggles with high rates of veteran suicide. it's estimated 22 u.s. vets take their own lives every day. >> more clashes broke out on the streets of haiti. protesters faced off with police in the capital of port-au-prince where demonstrations turned

violent. the men were accused of being thieves, and protesters are calling on the president to se sign. president martelly began to rule by decree after the parliament was resolve the eurotunnel is up and running after a fire broke out on a truck. it triggered an alarm and suspended freight and train services. there were no injuries. many women have no choice but to go back to their partners as a result of an austerity programme, women rights campaigners are looking to overturn those measures. >> reporter: every year in this country more than 100,000 women report some form of domestic violence to the police. christmas and the new year see a spike in attacks. this woman's case is standarded. government cuts meant she didn't

qualify for legal aid and had to smonths hiding looking over her shoulder in fear of a man that would do her harm. >> i couldn't do anything. i was happy to put up with her abuse. emails veiled threats and everything come through. i have to put up with it log it with the police, and they couldn't always do anything because i haven't got this order in place. >> the point of legal aid is to afford the poor the same rights as the rich. in the case of battered women, it's supposed to mean the state paying the legal fees of an impoverished victim who wants a court order over her victim. >> it's not that legal aid has been stopped, but government cuts make it difficult for women to prove they are worthy. the results are thousands of domestic violence have had no

choice but to return to them. >> has there been social conversationses involvement? >> that made things difficult for the under-resourced women's rights groups that they are no longer eligible for support. >> they are making a difficult choice to do nothing as a result of the legal aid cuts leaving them and their children at risk of violence. >> i am of the mood certainly that we have gone considerably to ensure that those people who should get legal aid receive it. >> in the coming days judges will decide whether to overturn what the government has done. legal aid costs are tiny as a proportion of what the government spends. the question is whether austerity britain can afford to protect the poor and vulnerable. >> austerity measures in europe are not anything new.

in recent years greece was forced to take similar measures because of its crisis. winter weather is wreaking havoc on roads across the east and west. kevin corriveau is hear what look at what is happening. >> we saw accidents west of philadelphia. this is what we dealt with nester day, i want to go closer and show you parts of oregon. look at the radar. now, take a look at the video that came out of the area. we are talking about highway 84. in this accident we had 50 cars and trucks closing both sides of the highway. this is dealing with freezing rain. if you see the temperatures going below 32 in the car, be

careful in this area. >> could three be a charm for former massachusetts governor mitt romney. the g ox p white house hopeful hinting at the possibility of a third bid. why some republicans are backing away. my favourite, weekend politics is coming up next.

our job now is to make sure that every american feels they are a part of country's comeback. that's what i'll focus on in the state of union, how to build on the momentum with rising wages, growing incomes and a stronger middle class and ask the congress to join me in putting aside gains, and finding areas where we agree and can deliver for the american people.

>> president obama in his weekly address giving us a preview of his state of union speech planned. joining me is tara and john. thank you so much for joining us our pleasure to have you with us. let's jump into it. we heard the president saying let's give up the political games. how realistic is that. does he think republicans will play ball and raise taxes on the wealthy. >> i don't think he thinks they'll raise taxes on the wealthy without there being a push-pull. without a give. everywhere in washington nose it comes down to negotiation. the president is aware in order to achieve some goals, he has to give something back. that's the nature of our system. just generally. >> do you think he can find common ground with the republicans here. can it be done? >> prior to the election and during the election both sides talked about compromise now the congress came to the president with proposals, and the

president came to conincrease, and both are looking at the american people saying "see he doesn't want to come promise". >> is it possible. >> it's absolutely possible but they have work to do. >> is this president obama playing offense saying, "i'm not going to sit on the last two years and be a defensive player." he's on the frnings it's welcome. voters want him on the offense, given how the environment is in washington. the single biggest threat to the country is income and equality. for anyone not to take the tax plans, they don't understand the seriousness of the problem. >> from 2009 to 2012, the top 1% saw 95%. that is a function. it is great recession. we go in as a government. we bail out the banks.

we do that by crashing we do that by keeping the income in the stock market. >> that income and equality i want to talk about that. someone who talked about that was mitt romney. let's take a listen to what he said on friday. >> president obama - the richer got richer income and equality. the more people in poverty than ever before. >> so mitt romney is talking about before during his address. and this seems like a departure from the infamous 40% comment. what gives? >> we learnt three things about mitt romney number one he's not ready to leave the public statement, number two there's a lot of republicans that think he should and number three, we don't know if this is an exercise in self ipp dull gens. mitt romney spoke to republican

insiders like members of the republican committee, donor groups but he hasn't said anything to show that he is serious about running for president. unless and until it happens, everyone needs to take a deep breath. you mentioned a lot of high-profile republicans not thinking that he is the man. we are talking rand paul ted cruz rupert murdoch. what does he need to do. >> i would take the first two out of the equation. they are competitors of him. >> they are high profile republicans. >> mitt romney if he is serious, he needs to demonstrate that he has learnt the lessons. he did fundamental things badly in 2012 and has to dismant that he has learnt from that. we focus on income and equality. i'm not sure that he's the best

messenger for that message. i'll give him the benefit of the doubt doubt. >> tara i want your opinion. in the control room - can we pull that up? ♪ oh beautiful ♪ ♪ for spaciousous ties ♪ ♪ forever waves of grey ♪ ♪ for purple mountains majesty ♪ ♪ above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ america ♪ ♪ america ♪ ♪ god ... okay so that felt awkward. >> for many reasons. >> for so many. let me scrub my ears of the souped much besides that does he not think that ads like this are not going to run. she's singing and president obama saying "you have all this money on the offshore accounts", does he not think this will be the first line of attack. >> the fourth thing we learnt

about mitt romney is he should not go on "american idle", of course the adds will un against him. he's not mr 1% he's mr 0.01%. people know that. they know his background. he'll be hit by his opponents on this. if you look at jed bush who is enjoying the front runner status until rom came everyone that the media was looking to jed bush has a lot of shady business deals. >> can he say this? >> in defense of jed, i wouldn't call his deals shady. they may have been lucrative and he did well. tara's point is fair. back to something we talked about earlier, an area where they were most supported, was

the inability to answer questions about his past and biology. >> it was that that seemed shady. >> understood. my point is that mitt is going have to do a better job answering questions like the add we saw defending his business. he can't go in thinking that somehow primary voters forgot. he has to address the issues as jed bush is starting to do coming out of the blocks. >> you mentioned mitt romney and bush. and we mentioned rand paul as a competitor. he talked about mitt romney running to the right of jed bush. let's listen to what he says. >> if he runs to the right of jed bush he'll be to the left of the rest of the party, it may be difficult to occupy. i like mitt romney i think he's

a good perp a great businessman. that is yesterday's news. he tried twice. i don't think there's a third price. >> he is a competitor he hired a campaign manager, rand paul. is he offering the right brand of conserve ittism. >> rand paul is offering posture. he spent the entirety of his first and only term in the senate like a prominent first term sourpt and is not shy of violating the 11th command of thou shall not speak ill of another republican. neither will go well in terms of how he is received by primary voters. if i were him i'd tell him to stop the criticism, start to lay out for the country, reason and

rational for why you want to be president. >> this is history making final week in politics. i agree with you. rand paul has the ability, what i do think he can do is change the dynamics of a republican primary. he has supporters, he has been stealing away from his father. he didn't get as so far but he has a track record in doing the work. to say his father is not helping i do not believe that. rand paul is the copying of the passive aggress ef stripe. >> is that what you mean by naked ambition? >> absolutely. rand paul is more focused on his

position in the republican party than what he is contributing. being a libertarian is disif once you enter no the realm of the government. it's great when you write papers. is you have to indicate what you have done. it's difficult. i would love to see some of his beliefs: we haven't seen anything yet. >> you mentioned fixing the country, tuesday, when we see the state of union address. what do you think the country needs to hear? >> he needs to triple down on what is going on in this country as far as income and equality. i cannot say it enough. this is a huge problem. the country came a long way. we are doing better than we were. the reality is the housing market took longer to recover.

working for people minorities that hold their money. what we see is a huge gulf. workers are working harder. productivity is up. they are working harder and making less. >> i don't disagree. he needs to address income in equality, i disagree with my friend. taking from the rich to give to the poor is not the right way to do it. it's not going to bring about the effect. it will drive a wedge between what they have. >> what is the right way? >> reining in government spending looking at the programs passed. analysing what has worked and what hasn't. tara talked about economic recovery. that has been week primarily because this president and the democratic party believes you can stimulate the american economy through the government. we see the increased jobs

numbers. >> that is like saying those that were sick had cough medicine. we are suffering. >> debatable. we don't have time to debate. thank you both for joining us this morning. always our pleasure to have you with us. the last enemy combatant held on american soil has been released. he is in qatar where he is a citizens. almari was arrested in illinois in 2001, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support. he reportedly was tortured during the detention. four afghan police officers were killed in a suicide bombing. the convoy was targeted in the helmand province so far no one claimed responsibility. violence is frequent in afghanistan. as jennifer glass reports, hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes.

>> at the camp on the outskirts of kabul, the families keep arriving. five in the last month alone. they were forced to leave everything they had. >> that's where this woman, her four sons and 11 grandchildren are from. they didn't arriving at once. group by group they left fertile farmland in the south, too dangerous because of war. >> e don't have anything. our men go out to find work. sometimes they find it sometimes they don't. they bring us a little food and water. >> the camp has no electricity, sewerage or water. people have to save to fill up at a well. there are hundreds of families here. they hope coming to the capital will bring them better opportunity. >> there's no school for the children no mosque not even a

graveyard. community leaders promised a lot, but has given them little. they will not leave. >> we will not think about helmand. people used to farm there. they will not be able to do that if they go back. they are still bombing there. some decide to leave. that's what this person did in 120. he paid smugglers to get him to norway. he was returned to afghanistan in 2013. he counsels afghans planning to leave - legally or otherwise. >> the reasons are insecurity. the reasons are unemployment so those are the reasons encouraging the people encouraging young afghans, going in search of a better and safer life. >> hundreds of afghans died trying to get to the better

life. the force says every step of the journey is risky and dangerous. he offers afghans other alternatives, informs about visas or refugee settlement. with a new government. afghanistan's immediate future does not look promising, and afghans will continue to look for a way to leave. >> more than 3,000 civilians were killed last year in afghanistan. >> protesters in tex awes calling sharia law ain free speech after pope francis says we cannot make fun of faith. we talk to a professor at university after the break and thousands go through what mother nature has to offer. we are at the finish line of a gruelling raise. stay tuned for that.

good morning, thank you for joining us on al jazeera. one of the men killed at the kosher grocery store was the son of a rabbi in tunisia. hundreds gathered to remember him, carrying pictures and holding the flag. >> reporter: this was organised by tunisians who set up a facebook page and a hashtag. people have been touched particularly by the death of this young man because he was young, 21 years old. he was born and raised in tunis. he was studying in france when he was caught up in the attack. he died trying to grab the weapon of the attacker in the kosher supermarket.

it's his dad who is the rabbi, saying that he knew that his son would not stand by and do nothing in such a situation. there are people from different religions, from the jewish community and different political perspectives. they were united in their revugs in the attacks. >> they did not kill anyone. they are against all of that terrorism, jihad, killing incident people. >> i would like to see tunisia and its people united under the same flag. without hatred love and peace. >> many tunisians are united in their condemnation of what happened in france. >> there's a sense of disappointment of depictions of prophet muhammad. as they are in many parts of the

world, about freedom of expression. for now, the focus is on the life and death of one brave tunisian man. >> there were anti-muslim sent nts in the heart of texas where thousands protested outside aesent hosted by sound vision an islamic video company. demonstrators held signs saying sharia law is anti-free speech. there has been an uptake since the rallies. >> a record 6 million catholics got to see pope francis as he wrapped up his pilgrimage. the pontiff celebrated at an outdoor mass in manila where he urged followers to protect children from suffering crime. a 12-year-old girl wept as she asked the pope about suffering. pope francis was moved by the question.

there's 80 million catholics in the philippines. >> joining us is patrick horn back. i have questions about the pope's comments. he weighed in on the "charlie hebdo" incident saying you cannot provoke or instalment the faith of others or make fun of others: what did you think about the comments? >> it's fascinateing. so often we think of pope francis as a secular leader. a lot of comments seemed to show a different side of it it's a reminder that this is not a secular political lead but a leader who has religious values. i think people were sprifed by comments like what you mentioned. some are saying he used the wife

beater's offense. >> the comment that he made is if you make fun of my mother he can punch you. >> i think that that's a human response in some ways. it's something this all of us hold deer. it's a surprising comment fro the pope. from my view we have to make a distinction between the hate speech and humour. we have seen so many camps where hate speeches goes out helping people to commit acts. there's satire and the "charlie hebdo" case is an example of that. >> i'm curious. this is not a secular leader but a religious one.

pumping someone, is that what any biblical text suggests cite would have done. >> it's not turn the other cheek. >> sounds like hit the other cheek. >> the pope is a human being. one thing that we've been shown is the papacy is an office. in this case 78-year-old human being is travelling on a crazy schedule. >> human jet lag. >> at the same time the comment he's making is religion deserves report. it's a helpful point. whether to go - yoiments that we should take it as a political injunction. the guardian raised an interesting question saying is

the pope saying we must respect black sabbath and astrology or is it the size of the faith urging it the right to mockery. >> it's a good question. >> i thought so too. >> i thought about the mormon services response. >> so the huge music am controversial is making fun about certain things. what did they do. they took an ad out on the back page. >> you have seen the play now read the book. >> it's an excellent play. >> if religious traditions do that. it's a perception that some have that might dissipate. that's why the distinction is porp. >> thank you so much well raisers braved

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win. the bikers take risks, solo without navigators it's ex-crucialating to stale on crack. >> see how we look this is what the dakar is about, says this argentine rider. for those getting is this far, there's a feeling of exhaustion often overcome by elation - the joy and relief of getting to the end of the rally, not necessarily winning it or getting a could placing, but surviving it. nearly half of the competitors in the rally did not make it to the end of the every year seems tougher than the last. whether that's a reality or the way it feels is not clear so how far did those dressers trek to finish the -- drivers trek to finish the dakar

rally. it spans 250 miles almost as far as driving from new york to los angeles, and back. speaking of competition, let's get more of a check for your forecast. it's a big day for n.f.l. playoffs. what is in store? >> two big games, two separate codes, big weather. look at the rain coming in it will last all day long. 52 degrees, higher han average for this time of year. we have been talking about the rain moving in. it's not raining yet, but will rain in boston. the temperatures is going to be warmer than average. you will see rain all day long. we suspect a high of 47. back to you. >> thank you so much. and thank you to you for joining us here. that will do it for us here in new york. in 2 minutes live from the newsroom the latest on heightened security we lee you with a look outside

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