>> this is al jazeera america - live from new york city. i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. an israeli helicopter strike kills hezbollah fighters in the golan heights. fighters focus on nine suspects. other european nations work to prevent an attack. >> president obama's tax plan will be the focus of the stuppion address. does it have a realistic chance of passing congress. after a year of misery and death aring growing hope may draw to an end

we begin with israeli air strike killing. several fighters died in the attack near the israeli occupied golan heights. hezbollah released a statement saying the israeli helicopter fired the missiles. syria carried out several air strikes and attacks. two reporters are covering the story. let's start with nicole johnson in beirut. >> reporter: this is a major hit against hezbollah, currently fighting on the side of the bashar al-assad regime in syria. six of their figures were taken out. two were senior commanders one includes mohammed isar and another is the son of imadd, a

previous commander who had been assassinated. it was a big pit against hezbollah. not the first time they have been hit, but certainly one of the biggest hits carried out about israel in terms of the caliber of this. now, hezbollah has confirmed this has happened they have told us that there'll be retaliatory action they have said that they can carry this out any place at any time. also the situation on the border between lebanon and israel has been very tense for the last couple of address. there has been israeli planes flying over southern lebanon. reconnaissance missions carried out, and we are waiting for the funerals of the hezbollah figures, it's sure to rally supporters out tonne the streets of lebanon nicole johnson reporting there. hezbollah confirmed the attack. israel has not.

we have more from west jerusalem. >> we talked to the israeli army several times throughout the course of the day. we were told that the army does not respond to foreign reports. we are hearing reports from israeli media outlets that are quoting an unnamed source as saying that israel did, indeed carry out the attacks in syria. as i said no official confirmation from the army or the government. what we know we heard earlier in the day, on sunday the lebanese army issuing a statement saying that at some point in the afternoon for israeli army vehicles, they approached the border with lebanon, and hurled tear gas and smoke into lebanese territory at lebanese soldiers. we know that some lebanese media reports suggested that the israeli missiles targeted a rocket-launching cell preparing to fire rockets at israel but

we cannot confirm that. we can say that the attack comes three days after the hezbollah chief threatened to retaliate against israelis air strikes and attacks on syria. he is prepared to do that. as you know hezbollah is a saunch support are of the team sent thousands to fight alongside forces and it was said that these attacks by israel are attacks on the whole of the resistance axis which include tehran hezbollah, and damascus as well. >> that report. israel security says it's cracked the first i.s.i.l. cell on its soil. seven people have been arrested on charges of planning attacks in israel and for communicating with syrian groups.

suspects were caught and were practicing on animals, how to behead people. according to authorities, they admitted to belonging to i.s.i.l. the interior minister said the country expelled nine people with ties to i.s.i.l. authorities believe the suspects supported and recruited for i.s.i.l. expulsions began before the attack on "charlie hebdo". they identified 59 people who travelled to syria to fight. i.s.i.l. released more than 200 captives at the yazidi community. jane arraf has our story. >> most of them were elderly, disabled or sick. all of them were traumatized. among them some of the oldest members of an ancient religious minority under attack from i.s.i.l. when the gunmen rampaged through the homeland. the yazidi were rounded up and taken to talafa near the syrian border. the u.s. and iraq have been bombing kalifa and they were

taken from there to mosul, where i.s.i.l. decided they didn't want them. >> translation: we were emotional when they said they'd send us to tal afar. the driver told us he was taking to us a safe place. i thought it could be tal afar but we ended up in kirkuk. >> reporter: still yazidi in their hearts some changed to islam to avoid death. >> translation: we told them we'd become muslim they didn't hurt us. they kidnapped girls, my neighbour, a young yazidi girl, and another who is christian. >> reporter: kurdish forces picked up the yazidi and gave them medical treatment before sending them to a camp for displaced iraqis. it was not clear why i.s.i.l. released them. activists say it could be because the radical group, under

siege by fighting can no longer take care of a large number of prisoners. i.s.i.l. killed hundreds of yazidi men, it said it will not harm those that convert. >> more than 4,000 yazidi are believed held by i.s.i.l. half are women. the group said it doesn't recognise the religion and considers the women spoils of war, to be used bought and sold. leaving their agonised families waiting and wondering if they'll see them again the u.k. is set to host a summit with u.s. and arab countries to discuss the fight against i.s.i.l. they are set to meet on 23 january attacks behind "charlie hebdo" - a second person was buried. cherif kouachi was buried in gen veiliers. his older brother was buried in

an unmarked grave in reims. protests against the magazine continues around the world. french police continue to hold nine of 12 suspects arrested on friday. we have the latest from paris. the latest from the investigation in paris is nine of 12 have been arrested. they are still being questioned. they had detention extended by 48 hours. three women of the 12 were released on sunday. the remaining one woman and eight men are questioned around the responsibility that they may have provided logistical support to one of the paris gunmen the man involved in the kosher supermarket siege. what is not clear, because it's not made specifically clear by the police is whether there's a connection between the nine individuals and a search for six suspects possibly members of a

wider network connecting coulibaly and the kouachi brothers, they were responsible for the "charlie hebdo" shootings, they have been buried in france. on saturday cherif kouachi buried in an unmarked grave outside paris, where he had lived with his wife. his brother buried overnight on friday under police security in the nearby city where he had lived. jonah hull reporting. another round of nuclear talks in geneva. iran and world powers met for a second time since failing to meet the deadline. limited progress was made. the u.s. secretary of state held meetings with the iranian foreign minister and warned congress not to impose new sanctions on iran. officials are protesting a reluctance to cut oil

production. oil prices plunged 60% since june. despite this o.p.e.c., including saudi arabia wants to retain output shots were fired outside the home of vice president joe biden last night in delaware. the secret service said the gun fire came from a passing car outside the secure perimeter of the residents. the agency investigated. >> president obama, state of union address will focus on tax reform proposals that will benefit the middle class. the president will outline tax breaks as well as new rules for the wealthy. the white house says the changes to the code can generate 320 billion over 10 years. some of the changes include closing a loophole protecting assets from taxation increasing the tax breaks for capital gains

from 28% up to 24% to couples making more than 5,000 and imposing fees. the white house hopes these fees will make risky banking activities like that that caused the meltdown more costly for the companies. i spoke to al jazeera political contributor michael shure, about the tax proposals and what president obama processes to do in terms of financial reform. >> he wants to get rid of the trust fund loophole a cousin of the death tax. when it's called the trust fund loophole it sounds different, sounds like something you would want to support. to that end he wants to take into account that there are childcare tax credits and middle class tax cuts that would come out of that as well. when you look at the trust fund loophole you are looking at

something that is hard to get behind for anybody running for office and certainly someone in congress to do that independent of itself. there is financial reform that has to come into play. that will come in terms of looking at the banks, and how much money the banks will be - banks with assets of $50 billion, will have to pay tax. these are strong fighting words, liberal fighting words and will not play in the republican controlled congress it's meant to have them say "hey we don't want to play like that." the republican response is said to be a smart move. >> ahead of the state of union address, al jazeera polled minister on their thoughts. we asked a university and asked over 1,000 about the economy, education and other things. we asked them to tell us what worries them.

the top three - unemployment. job security was the most common ancited by 16%. behind it was the cost of health care the answer given by 15% of the poll's respondents, and 14% said that now the main concern is paying the bill. later tonight more results from the poll and coming up in "the week ahead", we focus on other major issues that will not make it into tuesday's state of the union speech. tonight on "the week ahead". >> up next on al jazeera. nigeria gets help from neighbours and the fight against boko haram. another african nation declares itself ebola free.

pass a deadly attack by boko haram, they attacked a village. three were killed, 80 abducted.

80 homes were destroyed. it comes as chad troops were deployed joining soldiers from cameroon and nigeria. erica wood has more. >> reporter: troops from chad rolled by on the way to join soldiers from cameroon and nigeria. this is the beginning of a major joint military assault against boko haram, involving regional forces. >> translation: it is important to say that in war there is death and blood and sacrifice. it goes to us. we cannot be indifferent to what is going on. we are concerned, we believe cameroon must not be alone. >> reporter: in that fight chad's president urged other african nations to join number of the issue of whether to form a coalition force is due to be discussed at a meeting of

african union meetings in the copping days. -- in the coming days. >> the armed force recently launched more and more attacks, not just inside nigeria, but outside as well as the violence spreads, thousands are forced to escape. >> our statistics say there are more than 12,000 refugees. there are women, children men and representatives of local authorities. among them are eight nigerian soldiers. >> reporter: the group caused international outrage in april, when it attacked a school in the nearby town of chibok and kidnapped more than 200 girls. most of them are missing, and boko haram says many have been married off to fighters. last week amnesty international released photos showing the scale of the devastation in two towns, caused by boko haram

attacks in january. nigeria is due to hold presidential elections next month, and no doubt safety and stability will be in the forefront of voters minds. a neighbouring country warned a disruption of the polls will have implications not just inside nigeria, but regionally as well. >> the congolese government and the u.n. plan to launch an offensive against f.d.l.r. most of the group has ignored a deadline to put down weapons. those that have surrendered are not cooperating. we have this report from the democratic republic of congo. >> these fighters from the rwandan f.d.l.r. have been on the run since the genocide in 1994. now they have surrendered, they hold a parade in a camp. they are among a minority of fighters that came out before a january 2nd deadline.

congo say they'll attack those in the bush. we are allowed to meet a fighter and his family. the group is accused of atrocities in congo, the rwandan government says leaders committed genocide before that. this man said he came to congo was a refugee and joined later because he had little choice. >> there were eight children in my family. others were in camps, in the forest when the rwandan army attacked. amought when will it stop. that's when i joined. what would you do. after years living as outlaws, people are not in good health. u.n. medics treat the sick. people have to do what their commanders say. most will be better off at home in rwanda. leaders want go home but insist on a dialogue with rwanda to address the injustices. >> in other countries the u.n. is handling conflict and

negotiations. in this region they are not. this is an injustice, and is unacceptable. >> the rwandan government refuses to hold talks. so the people in the camp are stuck in limbo. each of the tents accommodate two families. commanders say it is full there's not enough space, and they want to surrender and go home. that's a problem. the u.n. say that's the ftlr are not cooperating. the older and weaker fighters have been sent and the strongest fighters and best weapon are in the bush. >> the u.n. chief told us the camp is full because the f.d.l.r. leaders are not allowing anyone to go home. >> the idea was to be followed by repatriation. it has made it contingent on political conditions that so far don't like like they are going to be realised. these boys play football with a

home-made ball. the younger people among the fdl >> reporter: were born in congo. their counterparts in the bush may be attacked. here in the camp they are safer, but are waiting for their leaders, politicians and diplomats to determine their future new developments in the effort to stop the ebola outbreak. mali's president declared his country ebola free. it's been 42 days since new infections the medically affected period. six died from the disease last year. schools are scheduled to open in guinea for the first time since the outbreak. liberia said schools will reopen next month. health officials struggled against the virus, which affected 21,000 people and killed more than 8400. the outbreak is contained in three west african nations. sense the summer the united

nations guided the construction of 41 treatment centers and 23 lab tris and west africa. the end may be in sight. >> i anticipate in much of the region we'll be there in the future that's why the number of cases is coming down and will continue to come down and we'll see an end to this outbreak before long. >> the key statistic is the number of new infections. it means that safety precautions and efforts to educate the public about the virus seems to be helping. there's only been 10 confirmed cases, down from 800 new cases in september. world health organisation says a country can't be considered ebola free until there has been no new cases for 42 consecutive days. a team of scientists has been modelling the outbreak and

believes it can be stopped in liberia, by some time this summer, let's hope so. joining us from athens georgia, is a professor from the university of georgia. we appreciate your time. what does the research show in terms of the outbreak of stopping it finally. . >> this is a fast-moving epidemic it was fast when it started and fast in the decline. the work we did was completed in beginning of december and at that time it was entirely clear that we were in the clear. given circumstances we thought the elimination of human to human transmission was a possibility. and, you know now this week the news out of w.h.l. and mali is promising. i hope this means we are in the decline phase everywhere and that we will see an elimination. >> talk about the things that have - that are finally working. what efforts have made this

containment effort be successful? >> well there's a couple of really key things that have gone into it together. without all the ingredients, we wouldn't have seen the gains that we have made in the last several weeks. first is the coordination of of the different n.g.o. and foreign governments and local government involved second is the efforts of west africa the people have pulled together taking ownership. that means people that have been willing to seek treatment tore allow for the bodies of their loved ones that can be infectious. they allowed them to have a safe burial. key for containing the outbreak. international aid is crucial - medical personnel, diagnostic

laboratories and treatment. >> why is it a little more difficult to contain this than in other countries? ist my research mostly focussed on liberia. as much as they tried to follow the outbrable, the quantity of information was so scattered and difficult to stay on top of. it was important to concentrate efforts in the place that we could. >> go ahead, i'm sorry. >> we want to be as helpful as possible. at the time we started we saw the greatest risk transmission was in liberia. we concentrated there and hope to move to understanding what happened in the other countries as well. >> when you talk about understanding, going forward, what are the takeaways that the international community can learn from this? >> so one take away is we need to monitor emerging infectious diseases. we need to improve systems for

communicating what we have learnt. it's important with infectious diseases and the emerging outbreaks that we respond as rapidly as possible. in an epidemic the problem gets bigger faster than interventions can be ramped up. it's like the sooner you respond, the smaller the outbreak will be in the long run. >> that seems like a commonsense, that that is what you would do get on it right away. why doesn't that always happen? >> well partly it has to do with the information that we have. in this case it has to do a little with our experience. ebola has broken out in different parts of central africa in the past and has been contained sooner than it was in this case. it's partly due to the changing demography and development and the particular case where it happened. >> thank you for sharing your

work and information with us. we appreciate it. >> you are welcome. >> nigeria is dealing with the discovery of h 5 bird flu virus at two forms. one is in the south and north. no human infections have been reported. samples have been taken to italy. the h5 virus infected humans in 1997 and killed several hundred people. when al jazeera america returns, the former head of the ac raises concern about the state of signer security. plus... [ sings ] ..the incredible story of a honduran woman who spent nearly two months living in a church to prevent deportation. freezing rain in the north-east creates dangerous driving conditions across the region.

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jazeera america. an israeli helicopter reportedly fired missiles in lebanon europe is on high alert more than 10 days after the attack on "charlie hebdo" in paris. the president is questioning in my opinion attacks. the rest of europe works to prevent further violence. according to the white house, president obama will outline a aplans for tax in the state of union address on tuesday. it will close loopholes, and will ask congress to make attending community college free for many the last combatant on american soil has been released. al-marri was arrested in illinois with conspiracy to provide tools to al qaeda.

today al-marri released a statement saying this: earlier i spoke to jonathan a lawyer who represented al-marri from the time he was declared an enemy combatant and asked about conditions under which his client was held. >> he was isolated. he did not spoke with a single human being other than interrogators, who essentially ipp ter gated and tried to break him through total sensory depravation, sleep deprivation, pain - it's things you read about, many of the things you read about in the senate torture report were applied to al-marri

to break him as a human being. if he pleaded guilty why should you have sympathy. that was a side issue. it was whether or not he was entitled to a trial. it was a fundamental right. the police fbi, can't lock you up and throw you away. throw out the key and not give you a trial. >> it's said that the legacy of the al-marri case is that the idea of military detention has been discredited. the former head of the national security agency warned that the country is not prepared to stave off attacks like on sony. government military websites have not been immune. once the top cyber security told abc news current protections are not working. >> there's a solution. and i think we have got to do that. it begins with what the

president says on cyber legislation, and begins with what the president and the british prime minister says. we have to work with our allies. last week the u.s. central command were hacked. her husband is a u.s. citizen, so are her two young children. rather than leave her family she sought sanctuary at a church in philadelphia. and this weekend he took first steps outside. courtney kealy was there. >> reporter: a family celebration. it begins with a song "christ breaks the chain." part of the lyrics resonate more strongly. "i have a lawyer who defends me is never busy is always on my side." the star of the service is angela nav arrow who received a two year stay of removal stopping her deportation order. she came to visit her parents from honduras and tried to stay

legally, but was unable to. her son, 11, and her daughter are u.s. citizens. so is her new husband. angela says she's lived in fear for over a decade. scared to take the kids to school or the doctor. so what would you say to the critics that said look you weren't supposed to come you have no right to stay. >> god has given everyone the right to a new life. critics should ask what would they do in my circumstances. desperate to keep her family enfact she sought sanctuary. after a petition received 6,000 signatures nationwide and meetings held with homeland security angela got her wish for now. >> the government and elected officials that make the laws they are not the enemy.

the enemy is inaction. >> her family priest gave her this set of rosary beads. as a symbol of victory. then she walked outside for the first time. in nearly two months. angela is one of nine people that went into sanctuary, part of the revitalized movement across the country, the only one that went into sanctuary with her husband and two children. it's not legal in the u.s. to offer sanctuary, a 2011 policies document said deportation orders would not be carried out without prior approval in sensitive locations such as churns. when i asked angela what she would do when she left the church she said she and her husbands are looking for a place to represent.

you are safe,a ceremonial stepping outside, you'll stay here for a bit while you look for a home. okay. >> but i can go. >> reporter: the first thing she did was hold a march from across the street to a small park to say a prayer for others facing deportation. freezing rain in the north-east created dangerous driving conditions. look at this. the icy roads and crashes closed highways and bridges and included the pile up on a major artery outside the city. rebecca stevenson is here with more on the icy storms. they are dangerous. >> they are. we are seeing a lot of rain fall coming up from the south with warmer air. the problem is the warmer air is going north. we have more rain advisories stretching up into the north-east. they have been extended until 9 o'clock. because of the situation of freezing temperatures on the

ground, it is falling, hitting the freezing temperatures and glazing a tenth of an inch of ice. when it comes to the rain fall a lot of folks had a lot all day, and it's coming down heavy at times. three - so far there's more than three record rain falls. this is for today. central park had almost an inch and a quarter of rain breaking a record in 1978. philadelphia broke a record set as far back as 1930. most of the areas getting the rain fall along the coast line and it is causing flood concerns. it is stretching all the way across from philadelphia new york new jersey and connecticut. it is the ice further north that we are concerned about. freezing rain continues, stretching up into maine. it will be a problem overnight along with the snow. for the forecast on monday the

snow will work its way out of the picture and get drying gradually from south to north. in the pacific north-west. it's been a story of the record heat yesterday and now we see a storm system moving through. the big story was in the last storm. an inch and a half of rain in the last 24 hours. an inch and now we are seeing storm reports rolling in. a 59 minneapolis for seatac yesterday, but we are seeing gusts up to 60 minneapolis, and those winds will continue though the night. >> look at the storm reports. wait until you see the last one. in western washington. behind the puget sound from century link field in seattle. we have a tornado reported. it's weak. we don't get tornados here very often. it's interesting to have this weather rolling through.

snow and wind damage reports stretching across further inland. it's a stormy night. some things are settling down we are looking at temperatures. a little above freezing in new york. all the water in place will stay above freezing. at least until tomorrow night. >> a few degrees makes a difference. >> heavily rain in the philippines didn't stop 6 million people attending a mass celebrated by pope francis. we have this report from manila. >> early morning in manila and clear that this is no ordinary sunday. the streets were jam-packed. a stream of people adding to the crush. the first appearance at a catholic university and a message to care for and help the marginalized. >> translation: those that are left to one side are crying.

those who are discarded, those are crying. >> reporter: around rizal park where the last mass was to take place, the rain set in. with the long wait people were in good humour. >> we are happy. i'm here with my family. >> we are very excited. that's why i brought them on here. we want him to be healed. >> francis arrived in a pope-mobile. a jeep combust in this congested city. he spoke at the festival hob ouring the young jesus. not for the first time he gave a traditionalist message. sadly, in our day, the family often needs to be protected against insidious attacks and

programs contrary to all that we call true. all that is not beautiful in our church. >> for the vatican it's a chance to inspire the population. 80% catholic among whom church attendance is falling, and viewed as a fertile region for growth. every filipino wants to go with you. [ cheering and applause ] >> don't be afraid. every filipino wants to go with you, not to rome but to the peripheries. as the rain fell heavily, a final chance for the pope to say goodbye to the philippines and the philippines to him.

so pope francis wraps up his weak in asia marked by extraordinary devotional crowds particularly in the philippines, but also by the controversy over comments about the limits of free speech. and the scolding of local politicians for corruption and inequality. for the millions crowding on to the streets, this is a landmark moment one to remember for a lifetime and big crowds are expected when the pope comes to the u.s. later this year. francis is expected to attend the world meeting of crowds. hotels are running out of rooms and are advising couples who are married to pick a new date. >> up next - renewed optimism in syria, a ceasefire declared as a round of peace talks is about to begin. >> i'll tell you why some people working in the criminal justice system are being targeted and

killed. and how the thai government is using soap opera to battle corruption. syria, a ceasefire declared as a

libyan peace talks are set to resume after the internationally recognised government announced a ceasefire. there's disagreement between the government and a rival parliament over where the talks should be. kim vinnell has the story. >> nowhere encapsulates the lawlessness in libya more than the eastern city of benghazi. the path is blocked. probably once family homes are used for cover, and the streets are deserted. the battlefields is a crowded space. benghazi on one side. troops loyal to a former general khalifa haftar a force aligned with the government. on the other side a number of

militia, including a number of alliances. the fighters seized tripoli in august leading to the re-ipp stating of the congress whose mandate expired, forcing the government to leave tripoli more tobruk and created a deadlock both sides fighting for control. u.n.-sponsored talks began in geneva. the tripoli leadership was not represented. now they have announced a ceasefire, renewing optimism. it's the combination of many months of process to bring together the rival sides who constitute the tripoli government and the tobruk government. one of the conditions for talks to move forward is both agreeing to a ceasefire. it's moderately promising. within the tripoli faction, some actors. main stream militias have

agreed but others have not agreed to the ceasefire the u.n. warns it could be libya's last chance to avoid a civil war. >> the general question is that the country is close to chaos. and if they miss the opportunity, it's difficult to imagine there'll be a situation allowing easily to start a new process. >> medics in benghazi say 600 have been killed in the violence in the past three months alone. a deepening divide between two sides who claim the right to rule the country. >> a key issue in honduras is violence. the country has the highest murder rate in the world. almost all goes unpunished. we have this report. >> everywhere he goes he

watches his back. he is a prosecutor in corruption cases. he asked us not to show his home or car, to protect his family and himself, afraid someone will try to kill him again. a police officer friend warned me that his own police chief asked him to help find two hit men to eliminate two prosecutors. one will be me. two months later, two men stood in front of my car and shot me six times. >> santos was wounded but survived. many legal professionals have not been so lucky. the inter-american commission for human rights says since 201086 legal professionals have been killed. lawyers and prosecutors have been targeted by gangs, organised crime or police anyone that wants to silence them. >> this is one of the busiest

places in the country. we called many lawyers. many fear for their safety and many have left the country. attorney says he is not taking some cases any more as a safety measure. >> crimes like extortion and drug tasking makes me afraid. >> the professionals are targets of retaliation. >> legal and justice professionals are targeted as a result of captures. in 2014 members of 76 criminal organizations and gangs were detained and being investigated. this increased revenge attacks. >> despite the arrests, the observatory of violence says 95% of all killings in honduras are unresolved. lawyers, who received death threats and travels with a body guard says the judiciary is part of the problem. in general, violent death cases are not vetted.

there are great flaws in the ministry investigation department. if the case is vetted. it hardly makes the courts because of obstacles. not even cases involving our colleagues. there's not an investigation ending in a serious outcome. >> the inter-american commission for human rights says the government must urgently approve a law, sitting in don yeses, protecting journalists and legal professionals. after the attack on his life he is living in spain, but is back in honduras and travels with two body guards. he is back in his country, even if he is putting his life at risk thailand's military government is tapping into pop culture, producing a soap opera based on real cases in the

country. we are taken behind the scenes. >> reporter: soap operas in thailand are popular, tracing roots back to the 13th century. the military government recognises this. >> translation: the prime minister changed the time of his weekly address so it want interrupt prime time for soap operas. he's taken it a step further to tap into a massive audience. the gof is producing its own soap opera. the anti-corruption commission is building a tv series. >> translation: i believe in the project each though it's propaganda. when we do good things we should not worry what others say or think. for those involved in corruption, they didn't seem to care what they did, or how it could affect our country. >> the first episode is about a property developer who used substandard materials.

it led to a building collapse this killed 14. star power has been brought to the series. this person plays a heroine in this production. >> translation: i'm proud to be in the series. most of my work is entertainment. i was not he's tant. i'm proud to be part of o force to develop our country. while they film on the other side of bangkok, this story is playing out in real live. yingluck shinawatra facing an inquiry into corruption on a programme. they'll change the name but there'll be little doubt to the thai viewers who the story is about. >> the series may help to increase the awareness of corruption. to change the attitude or behaviour on the issue, we need

more than this. the level of viewer understanding of corruption will depend on how they connect with the characters. >> for most thais, there might be a disconnect since most of the soap operas have escapism and entertainment. to promote action to change the perception of corruption it may take more than a well-and choreographed fight scope. >> thailand's anticorruption commission plans to turn the country's high-profile corruption cases into books and movies. next - why a city in ohio is giving birth control to birds. plus sprai paint and a concrete canvas an eyesore turned into inspiration.

a multi state crime spree allegedly involving two kentucky teens came to an end. dalton hayes and his 13-year-old girlfriend have been on the run for two weeks, stealing cars and

weapons, they were asleep in a stolen vehicle on sunday in panama city. when police vouched them. hazel makes an appearance. authorities plan to expedite the couple back to kentucky. civil rights act visits prepare to mark the anniversary to mamption that lead to the voting -- marches that lead to voting rights acts. there was a march led by open roe wip fri -- oprah winfrey. she was joined by others storing in the movie. graffiti artists are not known for their contributions to civil rights. you are about to meet one that turned illegal spraypainting into a lesson history. we have more from new orleans. brandon nose this art often goes unappreciated. >> it's always on the border

line of vandalism. once known as the gull manner this vacant new orleans apartment complex is where he trespassed into a building coating the walls with giant faces of civil rights icons and personal heroes. and things stopped. the property owners showed up as he was pointing. >> i seen the guys walking up. there was no confrontation, just curiosity. the owners were impressed, wanting to know more about the ideas behind it. >> odems wanted to turn the complex into a sprawling street art exhibit and top it to the republic. the owners agreed he would use the property. in two weeks 30 artists made a pair of 5-storey buildings the canvas a way to tell the stories. towards the '80s when crack hit

the space was different. a lot of people no longer worked. >> maleek was honoured to see his face in the exhibit. he lived here and ran a youth programme. in 2006 after a change in ownership and crime problems he said everyone was evicted. >> to have god-fearing people you know living here. >> there's a tribute to george carter a popular teen whose murder is unsolved. >> this is 15 days if that worth of work. >> what was supposed to be a one weekend exhibit, it's open two months later, attracting several thousand visitors including school groups. >> i was happy because someone remembered this vehicle and their lives. >> soon the buildings and the art will come down. developers have plans for a sports complex and hotel on the property.

graffiti is hard by permanent. he and other artists set out to do what they planned - leave the place better that they found it. >> it's beautiful. exhibits b closes tomorrow. officials in one ohio country are hoping birth control will be the solution to their problem. wayne county is spending millions to renovate a courthouse built in 1878. they ran into a problem. pigeon droppings ruining the view. to deal with the issue officials will add bird control chemicals to the bird seed in the hope that it will cut the population in half. >> a come from behind victory for the seahawks beating the green bay packers winning the championship on their second trip to the super bowl. they'll play the winner of their a.f.c. championship game next

game is 21st. that game was a classic. i'll be back with another news. "america tonight" is next. have a great night. keep it here. a. >> on "america tonight": the weekend edition. on the campus that thomas jefferson built a second look at allegations due process and justice. in the wake of an exposé that shook the student body to its core. >> do you feel that the judgment. >> i hope tonight there is a jury. >> "america tonight's" christof putzel after the school stood accused of h