banking. we have it right. we will manage and be stewards of the economy. that turned out to be nonsense. >> you'll hear more from sheila here some "on target" at 10:30p.m. that's our show for today. i'm ali velshi thank you for joining us. massive data breach. hackers access a u.s. government agency again. this time potentially stealing personal information for millions of current and foreign workers. secret surveillance days after congress curbed the powers of the n.s.a. new revelations the agency's operations were more extensive than previously known. fracking investigation. scientists say the drilling

method has not caused contamination, but it could. >> and a crowded field. what the big pact of g.o.p. presidential contenders could mean for the race for the white house and why the republican losers could end up winning in the long run good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america america. we begin with what appears to be a data breach at a federal agency. u.s. officials allege chinese hackers broke into the office of perm management stealing data of millions of current federal employees. mike viqueira is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: the story started to break on thursday. the office of personnel management revealed the data of 4 million employs could be susceptible and reports say that china was defend the attack on the federal government

computers. the o.p.m. is the research department responsible for job assignments, performance ratings, training and background checks and clearance investigation for individuals and candidates who are candidates for shengsly sen post. background information from the department of interior that the department may be subject to attack. another victim another agency subject to attack. they say they are working with the department of homeland security determining if personal data was a breach. as for o.p.m. they put out a statement that read in part as a result of the incident o.p.m. will send notification to individuals, whose perform ii personally identifiable information, may have been

compromised. since the investigation is on going exposure may come to life. they will conduct decisional notifications as necessary. in the meantime o.p.m. offering employees who are affected essentially an insurance policy 18 months free of charge to protect credit and warning federal employees to check the financial institutions stock portfolios and credit unions against act itty and breaches. the n.s.a. has reportedly been targetting hackers around the world. it's part of a programme intended to attract internet activity abroad. and it involves surveillance of american citizens, that is raising questions about privacy.

>> reporter: newly published documents leaked by edward snowden reveals a programme in which the n.s.a. collaborated with fbi to target foreign based hackers in the counter-terrorism programme. documents showed in 2012 the justice department gave the n.s.a. prime ministers to begin to track malicious computer activity coming into the u.s. from abroad. >> the revelations coming days after congress approved the freedom abbing, a lil intended to curb the spy powers and increase transparency. a memo described a request for help from the fbi in its investigation of foreign based hackers. the memo goes on to describe how using the surveillance system would be cost efficient and avoid duplication efforts.

intercepted communications would be forwarded to the f.b.i. the plan supposedly executed in 2012 was not publicly disclosed. the revelation comes while concern grows over high profile cyber attacks against american companies and individuals. north korea has been linked to last year's hack attacks against sony which shut down the company's communications, and cost the entertainment giant an estimated $15 million. the agency has been seeking less restrictions in surveillance ests, but opponents -- effort, but opponents argue it could hurt americans. >> being a victim having a code or attachment may be justification for the n.s.a. to grab your email without a warrant. >> the environmental protection

agency says there's no evidence that fracking is having an impact on the water supply. a study released by the agency warped it could. john terrett joins us from washington. walk us through the findings. >> those are the findings the headline from the e.p.a. found no evidence of serious threat widespread around the country to drinking water supplies. in the same report in the next paragraph. the e.p.a. says certain working practices at some sites mean that some supplies are vulnerable. >> that's what we mean say environmental campaigners, when it comes to fracking and fresh water. there's no guarantees. >> hydraulic fracturing fracking for short pumps sand and chemicals into the earth. now the environmental protection agency, in a preliminary report

taking five years and cost $29 million says: line the agency found a small number of cases where wells and waste water management affected drinking water. that alone, bust the myth that fracking doesn't harm drinking water. >> for a long time the industry has been pushing back saying it does not impact drinking water resources. it shows it does in numerous areas, and showed the process from where you get the water to how you dispose of it there's problems within each of that. >> the e.p.a. report is unable to abate concerns of this man who believes it's making his daughter sick.

>> i want to see her jumping and running again. i love my daughter. >> reporter: records showed three wells have been fracked within half a mile of school within the past three years. in its report three years overdue, the e.p.a. notes findings could have been limited, meaning oil and gas companies failed to react making it impossible to draw conclusions in certain areas of the country. >> there was a lack of cooperation throughout for all five years, and the e.p.a. did the best they could, given the data gaps and lack of cooperation with the industry. >> yes, withholding of information is a concern for environmental campaigners. there's good news. the preliminary report goes on to scientific review there'll be a public consultation period. the hope is that that will enhance the debate. look for the full report to be

published next year. >> environmental scientists say there has been no slow down in climate change as some had suggested. researchers from the oceanic atmospheric association says it did not support the theory that global warming together a hiatus. two years ago it was suggested that the rate of global warming was slowing offer the past 15 years. a day after it was revealed a top f.i.f.a. official admitted taking millions in brakes. tonight another former leader says he is going to spill an avalanche of secrets. paul beban has the latest on the widening corruption scandal. >> reporter: john warren is a -- jack warner is a former f.i.f.a. executive with a flare for the dramatic. re released a video entitled

"jack warner - the gloves are off." >>. >> in the face of this so to speak, i have kept quiet. i will do so no more. >> reporter: warner says he fears for his life. seeking to a group of supporters he said that will not stop him spilling the beaches about why f.i.f.a. president sepp blatter stepped the down. >> i also will give them my knowledge of transactions at f.i.f.a. included but not limited to sepp blatter. warner is one of 14 world soccer officials indicted by the united states. accused of accepting more than 150 million in bribes. accused of racketeering money laundering and bribery. he denied the charges in an

earlier video, calling it a conspiracy, because it was angry that it lost its bid for the 2022 world cup to qatar. >> if f.i.f.a. is so bad. why does the u.s. want to keep it. >> the article is from the onion, a satirical website, saying f.i.f.a. would give its own world cup. warner didn't know the article was fake. the announcement that he's ready to talk comes on the heels of revelations from another executive chuck blazer. cording to a court transcript from blaiser's guilty plea in federal court in 2013, he and others were fade $10 million in bribes, in return for supporting south africa's bid for the world cup. the transcript revealed that

warner's two sons agreed in 2013 to cooperate with u.s. authorities and cut their own deals, a sign that the avalanche of secrets that warner promised to deliver may have engulfed him and his family. the situation in ukraine may be spiralling out of control following fighting. ukraine's president told his military to be prepared for a full-scale invasion by russian forces. ash carter tomorrow will meet with leaders in germany, and the u.n. security council will hold app emergency meeting. in ghana's capital city a gas station explosion killed 150 people. it swept up fuel storage tanks. many were gathering at the gas station to take shelter from the rain. ghana announced three days of mourning. >> in china, a capsized cruise

ship with hundreds on board is back upright. authorities say there's no chance of finding anyone else alive. more than 350 people are missing from monday night's accident on the yangtze river. 82 bodies have been recovered. another contender jumped no the crowded race for the g.o.p. presidential nomination. former texas governor rick perry. we look at what the packed field means, and for those that don't make the cut. family members of a muslim man killed in what the family calls a terrorist operation speak out about his death. per cent pass

an emotional vice president joe biden led the mourning for his son beau biden. hundreds game to dover, the legislative haul to pay

respects. beau biden died of brain cancer at the age of 46. president obama will deliver the yule any at his funeral on saturday the family of a muslim man fatally shot by place are looking for answers. sehail rahman was under surveillance. family members say it's not the man they knew. >> reporter: 48 hours after police shot and killed sehail rahman, his family peaking through an attorney broke their silence. >> he was loved by their family they are devastated. it's an overwhelming experience. they lost a loved one, a loved one accused of terrible things. among the accusation, that sehail rahman was plotting to behead boston police officers and was radicalized to follow i.s.i.l. >> no. >> some members of the family

who planned to bury him are speaking out about the charms. >> if it wasn't for him being muslim we would not hear terrorism. we would not hear i.s.i.s. >> police were attempting to question him about an ongoing terrorism investigation, and were forced to fire in a parking lot after he lunged at officers with a knife. he had originally tractored activist geller. who sponsored a prophet muhammad drawing. now fears for her life. >> clearly i'm under 24 hours guard, that has dramatically changed. anybody speaking critically of muslims will find themselves in this situation. boys in blue called the police an easy tart. >> he was going to take out someone in blue. if he cotton the bus and we lost

sight of him. who knows what he could have done police in northern colorado fear a sniper may be on the loose. a 65-year-old was shot dead vek tim of a random attack. they are trying to determine if the killing is connected to a pair of shoot i'ming in the area -- shootings in the area including one in which a man riding a bike was kill. >> former governor rick perry is making another presidential run, making it official in an airplane hangar in dallas. perry said president obama made a mistake when he pulled u.s. troops out of iraq. he said if elected he'd boost homeland security yip. >> we have the power to make things new again, projects our strength and get the economy

going. that is why today i am running for the presidency of the united states of america. >> he officially threw his hat into the ring for 2016. five more will announce soon that they are running. >> joe watkins, an aide for president bush joins us. >> by the time it's said and done we can see 20 republicans running, governors, senators business women, a doctor. is it good for the party, or could it be muddying the message? >> it could be a good thing. it broadens for americans what the definition of a republican is there was a time people thought every republican was conservative. now you have all sorts. you have tea party, establishment, all of them happy to be in the presidential race and more on the way.

>> what argument is it, that a vigorous campaign that a punch of candidates will compete. there were a lot of candidates and that didn't turn out well. >> what matters is how much money you raise. you have the iowa caucuses and the new hampshire primary, and the smartest are the ones that realise who the audience is who they need to move to win in the primaries. that really has everything to do with how credible a candidate you are, and the money you raise has everything to do with whether you have staying power. you have to in the early statement, stick to your knitting. you have to raise money and build organizations and get the message out to the primary voters ones that will demonstrates whether or not you are credible. >> the number of people here is raising an issue when it comes

to what you are talking about. fox and c number of number of announced the -- cnn announced the debate for for the top 10 and a second tier will be on the same night as fox as the top so. the "new york times" says it will have a hunger games feel about it. there'll be a lot of pressure to get into the debate. >> a lot of pressure. they have to do the right thing, they have to raise money with the audience that matters, and show that they are credible. you have a chance for a statutory republicans to not be overly concerned by comments. you have so many conservatives, if they win 5-6% that's okay. republicans win 10 or 11% of the

votes. they don't have to say anything. that's what happened in the past. >> why are we seeing so many candidate. in 2012 there was a punch of candidates rising to the top in the polls. the favourite won the nomination is every one of these hopeful to win the white house. >> not everywhere running for the presidency is running to with respect the presidency. there's people running for different reasons, maybe to position themselves to be governor of the state or the vice presidential nominee. that happens. joe biden was candidate for presidency in 2008 and became president obama's vice president. some are campaigning for the vice president si, sorts running for the next cycle, the presidential cycle. >> could it be to raise the profile. and make money in speeches.

i hate to be cynical. they come to mine. >> if i was smarter i may run for president. you are right. that's why people run. that's why they are paid fees on tv and in the media. >> it will be an interesting race. >> a new plan to get rid of sea lines. and scaring them away from a killer whale. and whim could be a step closer to getting a drug for their sex drive.

a panel of f.d.a. advisors are recommending the approval of a libido drive for women. the f.d.a. rejected the so-called little pink pill before because of questions on side effects. advocacy groups accused it of gender saying it held it to

higher standards to drugs like ving ra an unusual step to control unwanted sea lions, they are hoping a mechanical whale will help to scare them away. david shuster joins us. ... >> it seems funny, but they are serious. >> it is serious. they tried everything aring noise,s irritating them with beach balls. so a parade threat killer whale with a sound system - may as well try it. >> reporter: not your normal day at the boat launch. a 22 good orka a killer whale floating into service as a marine mammal tool fooly lined as a vessel. the for all of this the

californian sea lion population has boomed. varying with seasonal migration, but it tops 2,000 at the mouth of the river. they made a mess of the docks, costing so,000 a year -- costing 50,000 a year. >> this is not a safe place. they were not meat or designed to lounge on docks -- meant or designed to lounge on docks. >> the bigger see lion is expected to ate more salmon putting pressure on endangered shots. in bell i'ming ham washington top, tour operate your terry saw the pictures from yestorria and had an idea based on years. >> how do orcas and see lions get along. >> they don't. >> buszard happened to have his

own orca. >> we have no idea where it will work or not. >> this week his friend and project partner gave us a tour. >> the eyeballs of the whale will be running port and starboard. >> reporter: the crew worked around the clock refurbishing the whale. it's matterized -- motorized and can send a message "we are here and we are hungry." that's the theory. terry pibleed up the phone -- picked up the phone and cold called the port of yestorria. >> i hold him i had a whale. he said get it done. >> the freshly painted and customized orca made the tripe to yestorria. it's not universally welcome. the sea lions have supporters.

>> and the orca good or bad idea. >> it's a better idea. >> you are still not a fan. >> i'm not a big fan. i love the animals. so after a day of testing and tinkering, they did get this thing under way. let's role the video tape in front of crowd of 300. they managed to launch this thing under lites own power and disaster. they took it outside the breakwater into the river. it eventually flipped. the captain had to be rescued and it's tide to the dock. we don't know if the orca will swim again and the see liens stayed put. >> making a racquet behind you. final, congratulations to al jazeera america colleague ray suarez, the host of "inside story", he received the journalist of conscious award at

lincoln center presented by educational video center helping struggling teens by getting them involved in journalism and film production. i'm antonio mora thank you for joining us ray is next with "inside story". have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] there are 435 voting members of the u.s. house of representatives, that's roughly one for every 735,000 people in the country, but which people. a texan named sue evenwell is suing the government to define districts not by the number of people but the number of citizens eligible to vote. a