>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i'm tony harris. homeland security shutdown. and the house says no to a funding extension as the clock ticks towards a final shutdown. murder in moscow. an outspoken critic of vladimir putin gunned down near the kremlin, leonard nimoy loses his be battle with lung disease.

we are now just five hours away from a partial shutdown at the department of homeland security and it seems congress can't come to terms on keeping dhs open. the house just a short time ago said no to a short term funding bill. mike viqueria is live for us on capitol hill and mike where do things stand right now? >> reporter: tony this was supposed to be plan b when republicans could not or would not pass a clean bill. this was supposed to be a punt. they were to extend the funding for another three weeks while they worked out the internal funding in the caucus on alcohol but it fell apart in public view of reporters and cameras right rite on the house floor. a surprise, many reenls, republicans

conservatives want the be department to go unfunded, some 52 of them voted against the measure joined by 172 democrats a virtual unified front that brought the bill down. we are here 90th was an now. it was an animated debate. time and time again throughout debate the president defended by nancy pelosi just after that. >> mr. president, you have usurped far too much power we can't let you destroy the constitution any further. >> i say to my colleagues, if they wanted tovale the poor choices let the republicans do that. if they have multiagendas here, about integration and the rest, let them go down that path.

>> reporter: it is back to the drawing board with less than five hours to go before the department of homeland security is shut down. cut off of funding from congress. >> wait a minute mike, what happens next? >> that's a good question. i just left the capital next to the row opportune can a is suites of speaker of the house john boehner the top republican leadership was huddled behind closed doors to figure it out. shorter term extension just one week to sort this out and avoid a shutdown. they could pass the so-called clean funding of the department of homeland security without any strings attached. that seems to be very unlikely although the senate has done that and done that by an overwhelming margin. they could try put the extension on the floor of the house later today or the final choice, a shutdown of the department of homeland security, leaving the republicans in the lunch to try to change votes after a public

outcry tony. >> mike, don't go anywhere, i want you part of this conversation. jairch johnson isjairchjairch johnsonjason johnson is np atlanta. are you surprised this was conceived in 2001 in january after the 911 attacks, are you surprised a speaker isn't able to muster the votes at least at the moment for a three week funding extension? there i'm not surprised. i mean look, there are a lot of republicans who do not like john boehner's leadership either his specific soft skills how he leads or his ideologic leanings, one way or the other. 25 republicans defected an did not vote for him to get reelected. i'm not surprised that a mixture

of disliek of dislike of the executive order and dislike ever boehner . >> what is the critique of boehner's leadership style mike? >> i'm surprised. it doesn't matter whether it's john boehner or anybody else, the republican party is divided over this issue. it is almost ungovernable. when you put together the tradition of the house it really gotion goesgoes back to the time of henry clay. in this case democrats simply don't bother to do it going across the aisle as strange as i.t. sounds to theit sounds, trying to get a bipartisan bill that hardly ever happens. but tony one other thing about this dynamic this wasn't supposed to happen. john boehner was thought to have a lot more cushion a lot more pad a lot more room to maneuver.

obviously today it all fell apart. >> jason, how many are how much of this smacks to you at republican efforts to stop anything that the president tries the do? and you too mike. >> there are republicans who believe from their home districts or maybe just deeply from their heart that their mandate, their primary responsibility is to stop major legislative actions by the president of the united states. i'll tell you what tony from an absolute political sciences perspective there is no trouble with disagreeing with the president but you can use the court system to do that. but the idea of locking up and defunding homeland security, when we still don't have an attorney general and we have a world leader coming to visit in four days is preposterous. >> was the idea that maybe the

judge in texas would take care of this whole matter, and do something judicially that be congress wasn't able to do clearly? >> well, that was part of the rational that gop leaders were tell the rank and file and particularly conservatives courts are going to take care of this and give us three weeks how this plays out. the odds are in three weeks we would be back to the same brinksmanship. but what we just heard from our other guest, that is mitch mcconnell, john boehner the knowledge republican national committee, everyone who is thinking strategically, this is exactly what they're trying to avoid. the public is talking about it, they're talking about it, they're not talking about the issues they think they can get traction on where they think they can get the public behind them and build momentum for the

next are election. be. >> does fear of a shutdown, i don't know if that's the right word does it bother the president anymore? >> no. he's in his second term. the people who are worried about that are rand paul, ted cruz and marco rubio they're trying to run for president. these things stick with you like bad commercials. they probably think that someone is going to come up with a 24-hour or 48-hour funding bill so they can work something out. obama knows it is not affecting his legacy, just hurting the republicans for el next year. >> does the president worry about a shutdown anymore mike? >> reporter: i think there's an elements of political mischief here. the genesis of all this, the president said he would not do what he ultimately did on his actions of executive action, the white house knows full well the situation within the republican party particularly on this

issue. i.t. datesit dates back to the prevention administration acknowledge the cleave an within the republican party. the conservatives are just as strong as she are they three have ever been, driving the wagon off the clip tony. >> jason where does this go in your estimation? >> i think there's a chance of a 24 or 48 hour bill.. no democrats are going to agree to a three week delay. i think boehner he's only got to pick offs 11 republicans. i think they can get a 24 or 48 hour extension nothing that goes past the weekend in a hope of working out another plan. i don't think yet that we are necessarily going to see a shutdown. i think there's going to be alas-second attempt. >> jason johnson and mike viqueria for us. he is following this story from the halls of cofng for us.

congress for us. jamie mcintire is live for us. how will hoamsdz employees homeland security knowledge employees be affected? >> most dhs employees would report to work they would not collect a paycheck. the department of hoamsdz models homeland security employs employs over 230,000 people. most of the tsa agents 10% would be furloughed under this plan, most would be at work. coast guard would still be protecting the coast air

marbles wouldmarblemarshals border patrol agents all would be still at work. but the department of homeland security said that doesn't mean there isn't a significant effect on the being department. about trying to be proactive threats against country just the critical functions would continue unless and until congress passes a law that would pay those people retroactively. tony. >> that's what i'm trying wrap my mind around. james heie, the agency that oversees immigration policy won't be affected by the shutdown? gln largely >> largely would not be affected. what would be affected would be the e-verify program, to verify the employment status of people

before they hire them. that requires specific funding of congress so that would be shut down. for the most part, the border control agents, those people who ambassadorswhoendorse the being policies, they won't be paid. >> lrtleall right jamie, thank you. division within the party those rifts are on display at the conservative political action conference. loikslibby casey is on hand. libby, republicans are determined ohave a major influence correct? >> reporter: absolutely. they want to have some influence on capitol hill. even though republicans control both the house and senate many people at c pac said they are not represented. they want to make sure congress

represents their values. >> this election is about taking our country back and it starts by repealing obamacare. >> the conservative base of the republican party is sounding the battle cry at the annual gathering of cpack the conservative political action conference. but just before four years ago that the incoming senate majorities leader was striking a more moderate tone. >> we'll not be shutting the government down, threatening a shutdown on the national debt. >> but the shutdown is being being looming using it to gut president's action on knowledge funding. >> this election is about taking our country back and it starts by repeal obamacare. >> reporter: the conservative because of the republican party is sounding the battle cry at the annual gathering of cpack

the conservative political action conference. but it was less than four months ago just after republicans swept the congress am elections that the incoming senate majorities leader was striking a more moderate tone. >> we'll not be shutting the government down threatening a shutdown on the national debt. >> yet the shutdown is looming over the fight to shut down department of homeland security, gutting the president's executive action on immigration. it is one of the most hot button issues for conservatives. republican leaders say the best solution delay fight until next month. that's not going over well ten miles away at cpack. >> you're just kicking the can further down the road. address it now. it might are painful but when the government was shut down a couple of years ago nothing happened, it was fine. >> they see it as washington getting to pay attention and

somebody finally fighting for what they believe in. are you concerned that might alienate voters, if republicans push hard? there i don't think so at all. after what i've heard all weekend here i think it's time for us to stand up and not fall back. but push forward. and i think that the moderates and the independents i think that's what they want too. i think we want a common goal. >> so less compromising, more standing up for values? >> absolutely, absolutely, yes less compromising and more standing up for values good old american values. >> the potential presidential nominees, well aware that the growing rift within their own party could leave them open to blows from all side. >> you have to know you're willing to fight but lust you're willing to talk. i'm willing to do both and i've shown that in new jersey and that's how we've done it. it's all in the end about

standing up how you believe in. >> how would you describe yourself? >> i would being being describe you myself as a reform-mind conservative that i've actually done it. >> cpac are any of the republican leaders 67 conservative enough for them? >> the cpacers are closely being watching. they say it's boat a symbol and a test how republicans will lead this year and heading into the 2016 presidential race. tony. >> libby casey, thank you. a long term critic of russia's president has been killed. boris n areficationmsof was shot not far from the kremlin. there were reports someone opened fire on him from a passing car. in recent years he biem leading voice against vladimir putin. phil itner has ittne rfers has more

from london. >> no matter who may have been behind it, this was a leading figure within the political establishment, within russia, somebody who leaned towards the west in termination of reform within russia. his death tonight certainly will have repercussions within the russian federation. >> and you know what i'm thinking here phil i'm wondering where the investigation is at this point. my understanding is he was killed less than 100 meters away from the kremlin walls. i would think there are cameras everywhere. there yeah, tony, i mean the fact that he was killed in the shadow of the kremlin right there within the sight of st. bazbaizbazbasil answering can cathedral.

this is happening right now. already though we have seen vladimir putin come out and say that they will pursue this and find who was guilty. and of course, that clearly is a reaction to the possibility that this was a major opposition leader how he died will certainly be played into be the russian political landscape. this is very early days, tony. but having this happen right now in this political environment is a very bill deal within russia. >> phil ittner for us. coming up this hour, a gruesome death of an american blogger inning bangladesh. what he said that may have made him a knowledge target.

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president obama was there as holder's portrait was unveiled at the justice department this afternoon. and holder said there has been much progress there is still plenty of work to do. >> we still have unfinished business and work to do. reform of our criminal justice program must continue and under loretta and sally i'm sure that will be the case. the historic wrongs against our people must be righted. the widening gap of inequals quealtinthe heequalityinequalitymust be reversed. at all cost, all cost, the right to vote must be protected. >> one of the final items on holder's agenda is asking congress to lower the standard of proof in civil rights case he. that could give feds more leeway to prosecute ailgd police alleged

police crimes. ash-har quraishi is live for us. ashhar. >> technical investigation into the ferguson police department and into the shooting of michael brown haven't officially been concluded but after three years the trayvon martin case ended with no charges being filed and we have heard about this burden of proof that you've been talking about and it is so high that it needs to be addressed. >> move back! move back! >> after the deaths of michael brown in ferguson missouri and trayvon martin in florida the justice department investigated civil rights violations. in the martin case it declined to prosecute. it points in the same direction in ferguson. he regrets that and wants to change the rules. >> i think if we adjust those standards, we can make the federal government a better back

stop. make us more a partly of a part of the process in an appropriate way. >> color of justice statutes, who willfully deprive a person of their constitutional rights. since holder took office in 2009 the department of justice has charged 214 defenses in these color of law case cases. the cases are difficult to prove. notorious john burge suspected of torturing suspects over a 20 year period. >> one of the challenges over the current statute is it's used to cover a wide range of conduct, excessive force by police and that is a wide range of conduct to try to crilz criminalize

in one statute. >> against officer being wilson in the michael brown case. >> we've been told there's a much higher threshold that needs to be met. >> community activist patricia bines said that would be a step forward in restoring the faith in the system, who see a lack of charges as a mischairnlg of miscarriage of justice. tony, issues specifically related to law enforcement officials and questions of excessive force. that's something congress has to address when it was pulling away some of that jurisdiction when it comes to this wide-reaching investigative practices by the department of justice we're hearing in the last few days or weeks or months of his term he's going to be pushing the possibilities of being able to discuss that.

tony. >> ash-har quraishi, good to see pickup. allen winegrad, good to talk to you. do you think that the standard for bringing civil rights cases right now is too high? >> you know on a federal level i think it's appropriately high. we're talking about charging cops with crimes for wrongful conduct in the course of their duties. so if -- >> appropriately high? >> appropriately high. and if the issue is, you know, normally you prosecute people you have to prove to a jury that they did what they're charged with acknowledge beyond a reasonable doubt. i don't think that should be changed, i don't think it would be or could be changed under the law. the issue here though is should the federal government be allowed to prosecute cops when they don't intend to do something wrong but something less than that. >> let's define our terms here. what is required now bring kind of a civil action genes police officer? put hate crimes aside here but

to bring a civil action against an officer say in the case of -- the case in ferguson. what's the standard here? >> to bring a criminal charge in violation of civil rights, the government would have to prove that the officer deliberately, deliberately intended to deprive mr. brown of his civil rights. >> and you verbally underline that word for a reason. >> correct. it's not that the cop made a mistake. it was not that the cop was negligent or reckless but that he had a purpose to deprive him of his civil rights. that's what we're talking about. >> what has the attorney general been talking about a different term switching out deliberately for something like negligently or recklessly? i don't want to read between the lines here but -- >> reading between lines those are the things i see. he's not changing the beyond a

reasonable doubt because it is so fj to our fundamental to our criminal justice system. could he bring a case which a lot of state prosecutors are now able to do. >> the chances of him what do you rate the chances of him starting a discussion, in this asiaarea that ultimately could lead to any kind of legislation? >> i think it's an uphill battle. these laws have been on the books for a long long time and i think generally speaking they have worked. obviously there are case he that are getting enormous amounts of attention where people died and they shouldn't have died. the question is you use those cases to sort of change the law in a fundamental way. is the tail wagging the dog or are these cases the dog, in which case, the law should be

changed. >> are there interim steps that shouldn't cause the law to change, that are probably going to get stuck in the congress the way it's functioning these days, are there interim steps that could be taken now that would make sense and restore a bit more confidence in the system? >> yes, there are a couple. one is the justice department could take a more active approach, the way they approach these cases. what i mean is that the justice department will sit back and let the local authorities look at the case maybe the attorney general expressed concern over how the local investigators comported themselves. so maybe the department of justice should get involved more early, more often. the other thing i think is going to help is for the public to have more help how these cases are being handled have more transparency.

>> amen. we've heard more transparency in the grand jury part of it for example. >> that's heart of it. grand juries are secret bodies, they conduct investigations and there's good reason for them to be confidential. even in these cases. these are unique, police officers using deadly force that sometimes end up in the death of citizens and you also have situations of local prosecutors looking at cases local d.a. investigating a cop. >> special prosecutors brought in. >> you you are filling in the blank of my sentence here. that's what attorney general eric schneiderman has proposed. it's worth talking and thinking about. >> allen, i enjoyed thatk. a pleasure having you on. enjoy the weekend. >> good to be here. >> pleasure. he is known as leah tuta. a former teacher turned drug

dealer is brought into being custody. and he did live long and prosper, actor leonard nimoy.

nimoy. >> welcome back to cialg al jazeera america. al jazeera america. it looks like a partial shutdown of department of homeland security. mike viqueria is in washington, what's going on there? >> when the extension of the department of homeland security failed to pass, a solid wall of democrats and conservative republicans, and joan boehner and his knowledge counterparts have been behind closed doors. thus far they have not emerged. they are mulling over options even as the clock ticks something four ½ hours prior to a potential shutdown of the department of homeland security.

meanwhile, tony, a 46 page shutdown plan for the department of homeland security, being put out, not a lot of surprises here. many people, as a matter of fact, virtually all of the employees of the department would be expected to show up and work, problem with that is: they won't be getting paid. among those expected to continue under the job under those conditions airport security personnel, secret service and border activities would proceed. those deemed nonessential would be those involved in planning and training and for example in the training side we know that there are some 500 potential border patrol agents, undergoing training, that program would stop. tony. >> mike viqueria thank you. police the bangladesh are investigating a bangladeshi blogger. he and his wife were ambushed as

they wering were leaving a are bangladesh knowledge knowledge city. be youmaria ines ferre reports. >> two men attacked them with meat cleefers or cleavers or ma ma chet shets s. machetes. >> being in his final article he referred to the charlie hebdo attacks in paris and wrote "such religious extremism is like a highly contagious virus. facebook, one that read, roy lives if america so it is not possible to kill him right now but he will be murdered when he

comes back. police say they're investigating a local group named anse rfertionseralatim. target is down. roy's father spoke after visiting the police station. be. >> translator: i demand thatthe government immediately stops militant activities, brings into exemplary punishment. >> reporter: anger filling the streets with hundreds of people protesting the latest attack in their city. in 2013 a blogger was killed near his home. like roy he spoke out against religious extremism. for these protests, roy's murder represents another failure by the police and bangladesh

government to protect its citizens. >> we are very concerned about this incident that is threatening the secular part of bangladesh. turning had country into a religious state. >> reporter: his wiefer is wife is in critical accountant condition in the country. he called for the freedom of expression to be observed in bangladesh and also a committee to protect journalists says there should be a thorough investigation. >> all right being roxana saberi for us, are roxana, thank you. country's drug lord was arrested in the be michoacan state. held the region captive for

years. >> reporter: one of mexico's most wanted men taken without a shot. fernando gomez being being ran the knights templar. extorting farmers shop keepers and anyone who they could squeeze protection money from. gomez always maintainhe was a man of the people. >> at that time i was a born criminal drug trafficker because i took risks had my bit of opinion they wanted to steal from me and kidnap my family, and i didn't allow that. i'm not going to compare myself to a character from history i'll tell you why did pancho villa raise his weapons? panchoville lapancho vil had a villa was a major being

being thug we all know that. >> then from a federal offensive in the state of michoacan. gomez had been in hiding for more than a year. his authorities conduct ed an all out search to find him. be president enrique 8 pena nieto. being arrest of gomez like be held up as you proof. shows michigan michigan wa michoacan's problems go beyond the arrest of one person. nicole johnston tells us rescuers are working around the clock to find survivors.

>> the pan sheer has seen snow before but this is something different. meters and meters of it, turning jagged is mtle into mountains into smooth slopes. and in the town of bazarac anything but quiet. a convoy of military vehicles blocked the only road through valley. while the commotion president ashraf ghani was flying in to check out the rescue efforts. problem is the only rescue we saw was a lone grader, struggling to clear the road meter by painful meter. this is as far as emergency crews can get the road has been blocked by snow.

that means dozens of villages have been isolated, getting no help on the road. en be this man is desperate for news. his wife and eight children are in a village he can't reach. >> translator: alt my family is stuck up there in the canyon. i have no contact with them for a week. i keep coming up here in case someone comes from the other side of the pass. >> reporter: the don't government says it's doing its best. people are getting angry how long it's taking to clear the snow. >> 18 members of my family are opportunity snow they are getting no help. cars and helicopters are only here for sight-seeing. >> tiny villages all caught out in the heavy snow and does of

avalanches. >> the equipment we have, the bulldozer doesn't have chains on the wheels. we can clear the street quickly and focus on the villages. >> down in the valley people are getting used to living with snow but high in the mountains thousands of their countrymen wait lurgt lurgt urgently to get rescued. >> searching for relisha rudd. blame is falling on her family. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha has been investigating this case for the past year and she is joins us now from washington with more on this. lori jane. >> yes, we're approaching the year anniversary of the last time anyone saw relisha rudd. she missed several weeks of school before anyone noticed she was gone.

janitor in the place where she was living, they found him dead in a city park. they have been unable to being find this little girl. >> it's painful hurtful, too quiet in my house i don't have anybody to talk to like i normally do. my daughter would be that person and she's not here right now. >> "right now," no one seems the know where relisha rudd is. and for last year if detectives had any clues about the nine-year-old's whereabouts they haven't shared them with the little girl's mother, shami conferenceconference calla young. >> all i can do is keep praying and keep praying and hoping that i get some answers. that's it and that's all. >> reporter: for months, relisha's family has come under fire for failure to keep an eye on the child they loved. >> parents have responsibility

also, the mother and grandmother certainly played a role. >> and for being less than forthcoming about the chain of events around her disappearance. >> when you found out she was missing did you not call the police? >> did i not say when i found out she was missing i couldn't think. >> why didn't you call the police? >> if my mind went blank and i like went into shock i'm not thinking straight. >> who called the police to tell them about relisha? we don't know that. we didn't have a phone at the time. >> and there is a lot of finger-pointing about what happened. why was she allowed to hang out president with the adult janitor from the shelter she lived. that was against shelter policy and why did her mother go for days at a time without knowing where relisha lived? we're going to look at the shelter she is lived in, talk to

the police about the last time they saw relisha. >> lori jane are police calling it a cold case? >> they aren't calling it a cold case but they've been less than forthcoming about the case. exploitation ever children, confiscated being items from the janitor's closet that he used and we don't know what it is. >> what is the mother saying about this? >> we sat down and talked with her about the ailingses. details. we confronted her and the chief of police and we asked her about those allegation he and that will be tonight at 9:00.

>> thank you be lori jane. a piss picasso painting, called the hairdresser, found inside a fedex shipment to new york. labeled it a toy with a value of $37. in reality it is worth more than $2 million and the painting was taken from the pompadou center in 1981. social media has blown up, what color is this dress? almost instantly the question became a viral marketing sensation. "real money" answer's ali velshi is with us. >> i started early morning in my

pilates. there are no men in my pilates. what color was this? i was paying for this pilates class. being golden white. buzz feed posted what might have been its single most discussed article. the color of a dress in the picture. depending on who was looking some people said the correct answer, golden white and others insist including a large majority of the staff of my show that it's blue and black. >> me too! >> being it's golden white obvious as the hair that's not on my head. the internet has exploded tony but the business part is many have swarmed this being being issue, #the dress #white and

gold #oreo snap l has a cap the dress is blue and black. hellman's mayonnaise, candy bars, dunn cin dunkin donuts, politicians even jumped on board, john boehner and others, using the be be dress hashtag, department of homeland security, this is weird stuffer. unless you were watching tv yesterday and you understood there were llamas on the run the llamas were white. >> i thought i.t. was blue and black. and i'm telling you it's an optical thing. it's a lighting thing it's a something-thing. >> right right and i suppose the

world is white to flat to some and trownd round to some. ten people can be in a room together like my staff were looking at this thing and it was obvious as ever it was golden white or others, who said it was blue and black. there is interesting theory about how the eye work. interesting. >> huge talker. what else is on the program tonight ali? >> six months after 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed in ferguson, missouri, we are going to be talking to the town's sole black city councilman. we've heard about him a lot. the town was full of protest about, the fact that there'sing no elected officials james wayne, first national media appearance since michael brown's

death. >> appreciate it ali great weekend to you. you can watch "real money with ali velshi." every weeknight. a boy his legos and a robotics kit. >> i was just playing with it hours and hours and hacking together. >> you won't believe awhat this teenage are invented and why it could change the lives of the visually impaired. plus remember technical extraordinary life of actor leonard nimoy.

>> the san francisco bay area teen is using technology to help people with disabilities. he built a braille printer out of toys. now he is getting the backing of industry titans like intel.

our you jacob ward has the information from silicon valley. >> this sets a whole new standard. the tech industry is built on the dreams and tajts talents of entrepreneurs. shobam is a teen. when he was 11 he got a flier in the mail about blindness and asked his parents how blind people could read? they told him to google it. and he found out that braille printers of expensive. >> i found out that 90% of the blind people were living in developing companies. i knew hi to do something about that number and i just came one a braille printer.

>> he built his own out of his lego kit. >> i was playing it for hours and hours. >> after finishing working, he gave the being model to his father who was working at intel. >> oh i.t. works let me see. >> his father went to invest $35,000 into an improved version. >> us the first version whenever i take it out the second version it's not like oh it's real, it's a real consumer, that will be launched. >> spoke ting his dad at the headquarters of intel, being building a cheap and easy braille printer. >> what was this like as a young person, i mean he is a young person but even younger than now. >> he was inquisitive when he was like a child.

>> now shubaum's father spends a lot of time trying to protect his intellectual property. >> that required a lot of be jug juggling what you kind of forms to fill, things have changed for us as a family. we also have a daughter. so we have to maintain the -- both at the same level. >> how do you do that? that must be hard? >> it is very hard. >> shubaum has many plans beyond this project. >> i'm going into high school. i'm not dropping out of school anywhere and maybe do something in the engineering field or the mathematical field. >> what if this doesn't work out out? >> if it fails okay. we've tried it.

be okay. move on. this is going to work. >> jake ward, al jazeera, santa clara, california. david schuster,. >> we have an amazing story. boris nemsof, shot and killed near the kremlin. potential fallout for mr. putin. also the specific type of wood used in the connection of american apartment buildings perfectly legal but dangerous why it's used and how construction can be made safer. and our conversation with the daughter of malcolm x about her father's legacy 50 years after his assassination. >> you know my father was one to address a problem and then solve

it. and so i think he put a mirror up and said, this is our problem, we must address its. we must seriously address it. and if we did we wouldn't have the same challenges this we have 50 years later. >> we will have those stories and more in just a few minutes. >> david, appreciate it. thank you. one of the sci-fi world's best most beloved actors last died. leonard nimoy. >> lerchedleonard nimoy's role in the 1960s star trek series made him a star. he played the half-vulcan half-knowledge cialg human spock.

those the original series lasted only three seasons it became a hit around the world. it was nimoy who came up with the split-fingered vulcan salute resembling the hebrew letter representing god. >> i suggested this, vulcan greeting, boy that took off through culture. >> leonard nimoy was 83. tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> president obama has long spend about his love forking star trek. he said, i had a chance to meet him in person. it was only being natural natural to greet him

with the vulcan salute. live long and prosper. it is clear leonard nimoy did just that. i'm tony harris, we'll see you monday at 7:00 p.m. david schuster is up next on al jazeera america.

the. >> hello everybody i'm david schuster in new york. we begin tonight with breaking news out of russia. moscow just outside the kremlin one of vladimir putin's prominent critics was assassinated. several russian being news agencies have reported, boris nemsof