government. >> the cia admitted it. >> "freeway - crack in the system". only on al jazeera america. ♪ >> this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york. here are today's top stories. >> what they did here will reverberate through the ages. >> thousands gather for the memorial of the thousands of courageous men and women who crossed the edmund pettus bridge 50 years ago on what has known as "bloody sunday." and iran driving isil from yet another town. and the agreement to improve the lives of women why progress on

many fronts have stalled and some say even gotten worse. [music] >> president barack obama joining tens of thousands of people in selma alabama marching in the foot steps of history. he was there to mark the anniversary of the pivotal today of the america's right for civil rights. 50 years ago many processed the edmund pettus bridge, and they were greeted with batons and tear gas. it pushed president lyndon b johnson to pass the voting rights act. >> we honor those who walked so

we can run. we must run so our children soar and we will not grow weary, for rebelieve in the power of an awesome god and we believe in this country's sacred promise. >> both tony harris and robert ray are in selma. we'll begin with tony, history made once again in selma. >> del, you said it so correctly. what a momentous day. we weren't sure what to expect when we arrived today. i spoke with a number of my colleagues and we thought perhaps would be a somber day because after all we're marking 50 years since that march across the edmund pett us bridge. it was a peaceful protest and things went horribly wrong for those protesters. they were set upon by the alabama state police and beaten

and bloodied. but today the spirits were really high. congressman, john lewis a real hero of the civil rights movement, a man who led the march 50 years ago picked up on the theme of the day, the energy of the day and he brought the past into the here and now. >> the southern movement is saying today that we all can do something. i say to you don't give up on this thing that has great meaning to you. don't get lost in a sea of despair. stand up for what you believe. >> and the president, it was a moment that everybody was waiting for the first african-american president here on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. the president's remarks moving the crowd and describing the clash of armies, not as a clash of armies but a clash of wills

to determine the meaning of america. some more of what the president had to say earlier this afternoon. afternoon. >> our union is not yet perfect but we are getting closer. our job is easier because somebody already got us through that first mile. somebody already got us over that bridge. the march on selma was part of a broader campaign that spanned generations. the leaders that day part of a long line of heroes. we gather here to celebrate them. we gather to honor the courage of ordinary americans willing to endure billy clubs and the chastening rod, tear gas and the

trampling hook. then and women who lived through the blood and would march to justice. >> the president went on to describe a civil rights agenda, his civil rights agenda, things he would like to accomplish in the remaining time in his presidency. highlighted by rolling back poverty in the country, a guarantee of--a guarantee of good education, a solid good education for everyone, and strengthening the voting rights act. then there was the moment, the commemorative moment that we were all waiting for. it did not fail to deliver. the president of the united states, the first family, his predecessor george w bush and former first lady laura bush walking hand in hand across the bridge. >> you couldn't help the optics.

the two presidents walking hand in hand, one white one black and the transition of power did not involve baton tear gas or horses. >> no, no, none of that, and there are a couple of thanks of note here. there was--there was a little disappointment at the top leadership in the house the republican-controlled house. and certainly senate well, the senators from alabama were here, and there was a large delegation here. the other thing i suppose i'll remember, two things, first we talked earlier about the moment that people were trying to capture, and i'll be forever taken by the number of cameras in the air taking pictures of the stage. president bush and president. >> obama: of course, and then there were the pictures of parents holding their children.

>> robert ray has been talking to people who came out to retrace those who stood up for civil rights 50 years ago. robert, your thoughts on this historic day in selma alabama. >> i can tell you from a personal standpoint how exciting it is to be here in alabama at this 50th anniversary in honor not only for those of us who had the pleasure to listen to everyone speak and also the people who came from around the country, but the other 40,000 people estimated by officials who have converged here in selma today and will march tomorrow. a pleasure to speak to everyone, and a very peaceful afternoon and as tony noted, a beautiful afternoon. we got a chance to speak to many different people here in the streets today including the

governor of alabama and others who came into the state from around the country. let's have a listen from what some of them have to say. >> our children, you know, they have opportunities that we never had before. that my mom never had before, and it's important for us, number one, to be able to make sure that our kids understand the privilege that they had and not only that, to understand that even though they had that privilege, there are some people who don't look at them the way that they should. >> i'm very proud of where we are right now. but there is no question, there is still a divide between blacks and whites in the south and in alabama. >> well, there is a divide sometimes in blacks and white, not just in alabama but amen all over the country. that's what i'm talking about. we need to work on--it's a personal-type thing. [music] >> well, for me, just the blessing to see that people are

out, and we see that america has changed, there are still a lot of changes to do, but we're on our way. >> do you understand the gravity of today? >> yes, i think it's a privilege to see the people and i directly understand the sacrifices they made so i would be able to see this generation, and how it is now, even though it could be better. >> i think the speech that the president gave is a very powerful speech, something that the nation needs to hear and understand that it's not just one color but all colors that he's just trying to make things better for them. >> so that bridge right there represents an universal bridge and a symbolic, and martin luther king was excited about

the fact that people are concerned, speaking out and their voices are being heard. >> a lot of even voices, you can hear that sometimes it's better not to have a correspondent or an anchor talk over the story and just listen to the people. that's what we've been doing all day. not only the people on the streets here but the speakers on the stage including barack obama. >> robert, as the sun sets behind you, i can see that there are still people on the bridge, on the edmund pettus bridge. what does that say between today and 50 years ago that 50 years ago they couldn't wait to get off of that bridge, and 50 years later they don't want to leave. >> oh, exactly. it's a pure celebration as they walk across the bridge tonight and enjoy this weather. anticipateing tomorrow and the

march that would begin in selma 50 years from that historic day. that's what people are here for. they're looking forward to a better race relations in the country and celebrate. we've been talking about that word all day. you noted earlier in the day that why are we celebrating rather than it being a dark day? well they're moving forward and that's what people want here from americans today. >> robert ray, live in selma alabama, thank you very much. earlier today i talked to journalist and author les payne. he told me today that we're at another pivotal point in the fight for equal rights. >> it's the same issue. 50 years later we're book ending this same issue to make sure that a black life is similar equal to a white life. we've not reached that point yet. >> are you optimistic as we look at the events unfolding in selma

today? >> enormously optimistic. because i think this generation the millennium, they will step forward, and they will provide the leadership in--that is needed to respond to their condition, and hopefully they would do it in a background and sense of what went before. but they have to adjust. they should not make the mistakes of the past but they have to create new solutions to problems as they crop up. >> as you heard tony and robert report from selma this week, bringing back difficult memories for many including one alabama centurion, who was there when there were dividing lines between black and white and in selma. she remembers it like today. [ ♪ come by here, lord, come by

here ♪ >> you can never remember selma and forget the bridge. here where the jefferson highway leaves town towards montgomery is the first steps where the fighting against jim crow began. ♪ come by here, my lord, come by here ♪ >> and here a local woman barely known outside of her alabama hometown became the image of bloody sunday seen around the world. ♪ oh, lord, come by here ♪ ♪ >> today amelia boynton is 103 but she clearly recalls the terror of that day as officers tried to stop the marchers, demanding the right to vote. >> beating them with sticks with billy clubs, anything they had, they began to beat the

people and they did everything they could to get the people to run back while they were beating them. >> on the pettus bridge over the alabama river amelia boynton was among the hundreds to face the brutal forces of a renegade sheriff. >> finally he hit me in the back of my net neck, the back of my shoulders. it hurt, but i didn't know what to do. i had no idea what i should do. then the second hit fell to me, and i fell to the ground. that i was unconscious. >> even then the torture didn't end. an officer pumped tear gas into her eyes and mouth.

>> then somebody came and said to the state trooper somebody dead over there. he said, somebody's dead? if anybody's dead we're going to let the buzzards eat them. >> but amelia boynton didn't die. in time she and the marchers finally did make their way to montgomery. five months later president johnson was able to force through the voting rights act. 50 years later on the anniversary of bloody sunday amelia boynton is living to see her community guided by black leaders. joie chen, al jazeera, selma alabama. >> coming up we speak with congressman john lewis one of the leaders of the march he talks about his long fight for

civil rights. next on a day when boko haram renews it's attack on nigeria, a bold pledge from that notorious group. from hong kong they say they're not happy with vendors buying up their goods just to resell them in mainland china. now three teens who left home to fight with isil now facing the parents. was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america.

>> the iraqi army now said to be making he had way in the battle for tikrit, they're talking isil positions on the outskirts that have city. isil seized control of tikrit last june. today u.s. general martin dempsey said that iraqi military will win that battle. we have more on the bulldozing of hatra. >> another ancient city destroyed, this one hatra 110 kilometers south of mow cull. and on the list of heritage

sites, it was on that list because it was an unique confluence of greco roman and eastern influences. could you see that in the fortified walls that still remained. even people who don't follow archaeology know that city from the film of "the exorcist." scenes were shot there. there has been an international effort to protect hatra and nineveh and nimrud. but that fight is proving difficult. they have still have yet to reach tikrit. they cleared towns and villages along the way but they're not quite into the city. they want say that they and iraqi partners have taken back the town al baghdadi. it is close to a military base where the u.s. and other

coalition members operate. but sources on the ground there including provincial and local politicians say it is around al baghdadi. as we've seen in tikrit, iran are back in the lead, but the u.s. has made clear that it has and wants to remain a key partner in this fight particularly in places like western anbar. >> isil tonight stepping up its attack on christian villages. they say they launched a new assault near hasaka where isil kidnapped hundreds of assyrian as last months last month. we'll look at the deepening

crisis in syria tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. a fifth explosion from outside of the city wounded a soldier and members of a defense unit. >> in northern nigerian these are victims of the latest attack by suspected boko haram fighters. medical workers struggle to save those they can. a scene that has become routine in the north. >> the dead are in the morgue, and the injure ready being treated. there are reports that it was the work of male and female suicide-bombers. it is possible but i can't confirm it now.

>> this is the bloodiest attack on the city since boko haram attempted to seize it at the end of january. people here have become so used to the violence and are concerned. the nigerian military have taken back many towns and villages from the fighters, but they still face resistence from boko haram. now the group has stepped up its attacks on soft targets like markets and bus stations, and in is causing a lot of concern among nigeriaens who have witnessed some bombings before in urban areas. al jazeera abuja nigeria. >> u.n. andu.s. and european leaders say they're united in their goal to reach a deal with

iran. the powers in the talks are all on the same page. the power to, persuade iran to scale down it's program for the lifting the sanction pills while there has been progress month work is needed. >> the reason we don't have an agreement is we believe there are gaps that have to be closed. there are things that have to be done to further strengthen, we know this. >> the next round of talks set for sunday. the deadline is the end of this month. russia detaining two suspects in connection with the death of boris nemtsov president vladimir putin promising a few investigation. the kremlin said that they're pursuing leads. authorities in hong kong preparing foreanother day of violent clashers. more and more groups are angry with cross border traders who buy up misdemeanor and

merchandise, and then sell that merchandise in china. >> protest by hong kong groups by mainland chinese leaders. they're called parallel traders. visitors using multiple entry visas, crossing the board with goods they resell in mainland china. they say life in local border towns unbearable. >> it's effecting property prices and the cost of goods in the shops and it's getting harder for people to get around in public transport. >> while the vast majority of hong kong people would reject violence, a survey by one of the main political parties has found 70% are in favor of measures to control visiting numbers. >> there are no measures taken.

you can see in the last few weeks there are protests and serious conflicts. >> the problem is bringing in measures that just target the traders and don't put off the growing influx of mainland chinese visitors and tourists buying everything from real state to luxury goods. many would point out that their shopping trips have helped hong kong through recent economic down turns and they don't understand why they're resented. in their view, do you want our money or not. >> the issue has fueled the debate with the troubled relationship with mainland china, especially in the wake of the occupied centralized movement calling for greater freedoms. >> because it reflects the hong kong people with the government the lack of ability to do things without referring decisions to be made up in

beijing, it's standing up for the hong kong interests rather than the interests in bay jesus christ. that emanates the core reason for the protest in the first place. >> the demonstrations will have a worrying tendency to turn violent. rob mcbride hong kong. >> a madison police officer is on leave after shooting and killing an unarmed black teenage teenager. police say they got a call that robinson was jumping into traffic after 6 p.m. a second call said the man was responsible for a battery. the police officer said that robinson assaulted the police officer, knocking him down with a blow to the head, leading to that shooting.

>> i want to be very transparent. he was unarmed and that's going to make this all the more complicated for the investigators, for the public to accept, to understand, and to wait patiently for what other circumstances, if any were there that were attended to this scene such that deadly force had to be used. >> robinson's mother said her son was not a violent person. >> my son has never been a violent person. my son was so into watching everything that happened in ferguson, and he was one of the people who spoke out about this constantly. to know, to have him turn around and die of the same thing that he was so fearful of, it's not--it's not fair.. [ chanting black life matters ]

>> madison police cleave saying that robinson the officer had been involved in a prior shooting but was found to have done nothing wrong. we have more on the event of the civil civil rights movement. >> our country will never be the same because of what happened on that bridge. >> now u.s. congressman john lewis sits down with al jazeera's john significant about his life-long fight for civil rights. >> an al jazeera special report "race in america: selma."

>> here is look at our top stories at this hour. marking 50 years since bloody sunday. that day in 1965 was when

peaceful civil rights protesters were attacked. some survivors of that day in today's crowd and heard the president's speech in which he said that racial history cast it's long shadow upon us. more than 50 people are dead. the bombings caused another 140 injuries. it comes a day when boko haram aregioned pledge. now back to our top story the 50th anniversary of selma. one of the leaders of that march on bloody sunday 50 years ago was john lewis now an u.s. congressman, who has been serving on capitol hill for three decades. he's also the only surviving

speaker from that march in washington where dr. martin luther king gave his "ii have a a dream speech." >> i was arrested, 40 times in the 60s and five more times since i was in congress. beatbeaten left bloody, unconscious. there is a picture of you in this office where you're down on the ground, and the police are beating you, do you remember that moment? >> i was hit right here. the scar is still there. i just--i thought i was going to die. i said to myself, i'm going to die here on this bridge. this is my last non-violent protest. that day "bloody sunday" was a turning point, a major turning point in the struggle of civil rights. it mobilized hundreds of

thousands of people around america. >> explain to people why you chose selma for this march? >> selma this little town in alabama chose herself. in selma 1956, only 2.1% of african-american citizens were registered to vote. people had to stand in an unmovable line. go down to the courthouse on the first and third mondays of each month to attempt to register. they had to pay a full tax. one man was asked to count the number of jelly beans in a jar. in selma you had a mean sheriff big man tall, by the name of jim clark. he was just mean. he went to bed mean.

dreamed mean and got up mean. 60 people down at the courthouse and sheriff clark met me at the top of the steps. he said john lewis. you're an agitator. your he a troublemaker. you're the world's lowest humanity. i said sheriff i may be a troublemaker but i'm not an outsider. i grew up 90 miles from here, and we're going stay here until these people are allowed to register to vote. he arrested me and 60 other people. a few days later dr. martin luther king jr. and others came to selma and dr. king was arrested. the protest at the courthouse continued every single day except for sunday. one day in february 1965 a young man by the name of jimmy lee jackson was involved in a non-violent protest a few hours from selma.

he was shot in the stomach and a few days later he died in selma. because of what happened to him we made a decision to march from selma to montgomery. so in 1956, at the church we conducted a non-violent workshop. we lined up in twos to walk in an ordinarily peaceful, non-violent fashion to hospital gospelry. we get to the highest point on the edmund pettus bridge. down below we saw a sea of blew of alabama state troopers. a man smoke up and said i'm with the alabama state troopers. this is an unlawful march. you will not be allowed to continue. i'll give you three minutes to disperse and return to your homes or to your church. a young man from dr. king's organization walked beside me, helping to lead the march.

he said, major give us moment to kneel and pray. he said troopers advance. and you saw sheriff clark's posse on horseback. they came towards us, beating us with night sticks, shredding us with horses. releasing tear gas. i still don't understand it. how could people be so vicious to beat their fellow citizens? we were ordinarily. we were peaceful. we were not even saying anything. we were walking on the sidewalk, on the bridge. >> you were beaten so many times during the civil rights movement movement. >> i grew up accepting that peace was the way of life, the

way of living. i never had a desire to strike back. i became convinced that the way of love, the way of peace the ability to forgive is the better way. >> what do you see as the most important issues in civil rights today? >> one of the most important issues today is to fix the voting rights act. i was talking to a young man whose been protesting in ferguson missouri, and we talked recently about the fact that african-americans are in the majority, but they don't vote. he said to me, well, if you don't believe in the system, it's hard to believe that your vote matters. what is it about the system that even today when we have a black president of the united states that african-americans are either reluctant to go to the polls, or they don't think that

iters. >> you have to participate. if you want to change things. if you want to make things better say come and walk with me. our country is a better country and we are a better people. we're not there yet. but you cannot give up and lose hope. you cannot give up in a sea of despair. >> what message do you have for people today. >> i would say listen to me, young man. listen to me, young brother. we come too far to stop now. there is still work to be done. >> congressman john lewis. alabama's governor george wallace blocked her from enrolling, but that did not stop her. vivian malone jeans became one ofjones became one of two african-americans to enroll in school. randall pinkston spoke with her sister sharon malone.

>> people would call the house and i would answer the phone and i was all of four years old. people would call with death threats, calling names. >> what did your sister tell you about her reasons for wanting to go to the university of alabama? >> well, you you are six generations alabama. my parents my sister felt as if if anyone deserved a good public education in the state of alabama, it would be our family. she started this process in 1960 and it took two and a half years through the legal challenges before she finally got the go ahead to go. >> did your sister ever share with you being frightens anxious, scared out of her wits about going to that foreign place for black people? >> you know, this is something that continues to amaze me because of all the emotion she

had, i think fear was not one. i think that she never gave in to that fear because if she did i don't think she would have ever been able to walk out of her room. i think that she and my parents were people of great faith and they felt that they were doing the right thing and that, you know all would be taken care of. >> she went to the school with james hood. >> yes. >> what happened to him? >> james hood withdrew after. >> now she is alone. >> she is alone. >> how was that for her? >> i--it almost makes me want to cry when i think about what college life must have been for her. you think about what college is supposed to be. it's supposed to be fun exciting and friendships and she spent a lot of her time at the university of alabama alienated. she said even the young women

who would speak to her in the dorm, they would not--when they walked past her on campus, they would look the other way. the first day of class she walked in, and the professor said i'm going to head with this lecture. anybody who wants to leave can leave. she said, half the class got up and walked out the door. >> did she say anything about governor wallace and his rigid resistence to her entry. >> again, one of the amazing things about vivian is she refused to be bitter. she never had a personal conference conversation with him. she never understood what he did whydid. >> never had a conversation with him. >> never. >> in 1996 what did she think of governor wallace asking her to see him for an apology.

>> i think it again speaks to the graciousness that my sister had. they spoke. they spoke of forgiveness. the governor wallace was a different man than the governor wallace of 1963. >> why is it important to reflect about 50 years ago and what happened in selma alabama. >> if you understand what happened 50 years ago then maybe you can see what's happening today. and there is a lot that has changed for the better in the state of alabama, but there are a lot of issues that have put us back front and center where we were 50 years ago in alabama. we were still fighting about issues of voting rights, and it makes me sad that we are now again, fighting some of the same issues that we fought and thought we won 50 years ago. >> you're going to selma to montgomery.

>> to selma. >> why is it important to go back? >> me and my family, we're part of the fabric of alabama. i can't imagine not honoring the many people who were on that bridge and the many, many people who were fighting the fight long before that confrontation at edmund pettus bridge. >> we're going to have more on selma tonight. we foutz on the race in america and selma's legacy. that's coming up at 8:00 eastern 5:00 p.m. pacific time. >> this list of names was listed by brazil he's supreme court.

andinvestigators allege private firms played corrupt officials in order to get lucrative contracts at petrobras, the state-owned oil firm. the president has been cleared of any involvement in the scheme. speaking before the list of names was released, she said her focus is on fixing brazil's struggling economy. >> we are now entering a new phase in confronting the crisis in which a number of different measures will be needed, a new trajectory so we can grow. >> rousseff is newly elected for a second term and struggling.

>> you wouldn't necessarily have to wait for the end of the investigation or for the sentencing process. if there is evidence against that member of parliament it would go to the ethics board and then to the floor for an open vote by the chamber of deputies. >> under brazilian law elected politicians can only be tried by the supreme court, they will decide if there is enough proof to put them on trial. >> the families of three british teenagers believed to have gone to syria to join isil are now blaming police. they say authorities withheld important investigation. and as they explain they believe that information may have stopped the teens were living. >> they're just 15- and 16 years old, and they likely made it from london to syria. how could throw successful school girls fly to turkey

unaccompanied and without telling anybody. when the teens went missing their families made emotional appeals. >> please, come home. >> this cctv footage shows them at a bus station in istanbul before a long road journey to the border. we now know that u.k. police had spoken to them, first in december after a school friend of theirs ran away to syria and then in february they gave them letters to ask permission to speak to their girls about their friend. >> if we would have known this wouldn't have happened. we would have stopped them. >> what would you have done? >> yes we just discuss about it and we take the passport away from them.

the metropolitan police service issued a statement saying that there was nothing to suggest at the time that the girls were at risk and indeed, their disappearance comes at a great surprise. the girls were spoken to in december 2014 as part of a routine inquirely by the officers investigating the disappearance of one of their friends. the families said that the police could have done more to get the letters directly to the girls' families. but with more and more young people leaving britain to join fighters in syria everyone will want to learn lessons from this story. >> a promise report on a promise made two decades ago. we'll look at how far that world has come to bring an end of violence against women. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day. i liked it.

it's hard to believe that a friend would set you up. people don't get federal life sentences and beat them. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> the cia admitted it. >> "freeway - crack in the system". only on al jazeera america.

>> it was 20 years ago in beijing the nation of the world promising to bring an end of violence to women. they signed the platform for action a blueprint for advancing women's rights. tomorrow leaders already honoring that agreement on international women's day celebrating how far women have come. this celebration held an abuja nigeria. participants say that there have been major gains but there is long way to go. the girls kidnapped by boko haram still have not been found.

>> from the kidnapped girls at gunpoint violence against women across the world is a grave concern. the united nations said 3 million girls are at risk of genital mutilation, so-called honor killings like this one in pakistan reportedly take the lives of 5,000 women every year. >> her family was waiting for us at the main gate and then attacked us. they beat her to death. >> it's hard to know how many women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. that number is at 30%. but in some countries it's up to 70%. those staggering statistics have u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon have the protection of women and girls his number one priority. he started a campaign to stop violence against women. we sat down with the secretary

general to hear his take on how far the world has come. >> the process has been too slow, and the result is too uneven. i'm asking all the leaders through their political will to change all stereotype traditions and mentality. >> we need religious people. we need people from the civil society to educate the people around them that this is not religion. this is not the way that cultures and civilization believes. >> why is which ban is pushing for men to get involved. >> what do you think are the biggest obstacles to getting men to leading this charge to prevent violence against women? >> there is still a long, deeply

rooted tradition that some how what they believe in misperceptions. >> india may be an example of a society on the verge of change. in a new documentary one of the convicted murderers in the gang rape of a woman on a bus in india blame the woman victim for her own death. but that very mindset sparks outrage and anger in the streets. >> they're not punished properly. they will think that it is acceptable. >> for the man leading the charge, what is not acceptable is the lobe pace of change. >> we have to really accelerate this. >> the secretary general is calling for full worldwide equality by 2030. al jazeera. >> still ahead russia's economic problems starting to hit

russians where they eat: restaurant.

>> well, say it ain't so, more snow falling in the boston area bringing it to 106 inches in a single year. but it's also being felt in dollars and cents. losses to the massachusetts economy, $1 billion in lost wages and profits restaurant, retailers especially feeling the pinch. manufacturers reporting that they're just starting to catch up on back orders. rebecca stevenson now with our weather. >> a welcome break from weather today, and also into our sunday. it's going to be warming up in places where we've got all the snow and ice. get ready for a lot of puddles to develop across the area, the northeast and parts of the northwest. it will stay cold with snow showers. we have those skirting across the great lakes early today, and we'll see showers track across

parts of maine. with temperatures cool across the canadian border we have warming coming up from the south. that will melt all the snow that came down across kentucky and virginia. we'll have puddles from that melting snow, so expect the creeks to run high with temperatures will get into the 40s, even some 50s further south, d.c. 52 on your sunday. we've got sunshine for you breaking through the clouds at times. but it is showers and thunderstorms, the houston texas, all the way up through parts of new orleans. you're going to keep an eye to the sky. the early week will bring lots of rainfall, and the pacific northwest sticks with the warm comfortable temperatures. >> thank you very much. it's been 25 years since the

collapse of communism, since then muscovites have developed the taste of eating out. with the rise of economic problems many are shutting their doors. >> making a fine pizza and good pasta, too for that matter. for 11 years they've been serving muscovites italian food. now its doors are closing the storm of economic factor have taken its toll, factors like a weakened ruble and russia's ban on fresh produce from the e.u. >> this is italian key seen cuisine, and things have gotten very expensive. and the rent, since january they've raised it two times. this was a family restaurant. can you imagine what this means

for our staff? some have gone from waiters to managers. we're closing with tears in our eyes. >> it's not just mass at a. these are tough times for lots of moscow restaurant. a number of industry experts are predicting that's the quarter of all the capitol of eateries that will shut their doors in 2015. but restaurant owners like svetlana is telling us with russia's worsening economic situation diner's habits are changing. more people seem to be sharing food rather than ordering their own. and drinking water rather than ordering alcohol. in short they're spending less. but the situation is not as bad as all that, say some in the business. yes, times are tough but tough times result in better business models. >> the market has to renew itself any way. businessmen should look for new market models. if something doesn't work you have to find

another way. but it's very sad that some people lose their businesses because they can't fulfill their obligations, pay their salaries or rent. >> not much consolation for svetlana. if she can find a smaller place with cheaper rent, she'll reopen. if she can't it's finito for svetlana. >> thomas, good evening. >> hi, this is al jazeera america. >> obama: what they did here will reverberate through the ages. >> thousands gathered to honor them including many who were there on bloody sunday. and boko haram announce their allegiance to isil on the same day that it launches new attacks in