this is al jazeera america live in new york city. two police officers are under arrest charged with murder for shooting into a vehicle and killing a six-year-old boy. more signs pointing to the possibility that a bomb brought down that airliner over egypt. ballots in myanmar. first election in 30 years. a deserve trend noticed by

doctors cause iing issues with middle aged white men in america. it was one of the most disturbing things i witnessed and that's how one officialist describing footage that led to the arrest of two police officers involved in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy with autism. >> reporter: state police moved quickly to arrest two police officers for rilling a little boy and wounding his father. investigators say six-year-old was strapped in the front seat his father at the wheel of this suv in a police chase this past tuesday night. police say he was killed, his father wounded when police officer norrise greenhouse

junior and derek stafford opened fire in a dead-end street. >> both those individuals will both be booked on one count of second degree murder and one count of attempted second degree murder. >> reporter: initially they were placed on leave while investigators poured over 911 calls conducted eyewitnesses interviews and reviewed the crime seen. >> we took some of the footage. i'm not going to talk about it but i will tell you. it is the most disturbing thing i've seen. >> reporter: police have who not explained why they were chasing the car. reports say they were chasing a warrant which turned out to be false. he had no outstanding warrants. >> i don't know what he was thinking. i don't know why he wouldn't just stop. he cannot do nothing wrong. >> nothing is more important as the badge that we wear on the uniform. that badge has been tarnished.

>> reporter: police are being investigated for a video that appears to show them punching and kicking jay walkers. >> what the bleep bleep this incident occurred early friday morning. they were trying to cross the street, it is said, before the light turned green. they say the officer stopped them and tension escalated quickly. two of the jay walkers were taken to jail after they were restrained. a third woman was handcuffed but released. the austin police department say as a standard protocol the chain of command will review the response to resistance and the incident to determine what led up to the event captured in this video and whether the officers' actions were in compliance with apd policy. a solemn tribute at the crash site of the russian jet. flowers and a child's shoo shoe

were placed on top of the plane wreck acknowledge. at the same time egypt confirmed there was a loud noise heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recorder. >> reporter: it has been seven days since metrojet 9268 fell out of the scree taking 224 people to their deaths. flowers were laid on saturday at the crash site in the desert. after a week of leaks and rumors and speculation, finally an official statement from the egyptian crash investigators. >> debris is scattered over a wide area. more than 13 kilometres in length which is consistent with an in-flight break up. some parts of the wreckage are missing and it is hoped to locate them in the next coming days. >> reporter: the lead investigator confirmed that metrojet flight 9268 was 23

minutes and 14 seconds into its journey. it had reached an altitude of 32,888 feet. it was travelling at 281 knots. the auto pilot had been engaged. everything seemed normal. then catastrophe on the cock voice recorder. >> a noise was heard in the last second of the cvr recording. an analysis will be carried out by specialized labs in order to identify the nature of this noise. >> reporter: a team of 47 investigators from five countries are working on the various aspects of the inquiry. an darnel group of air bus advisers brings the total to 58 people. there was no mention of whether the debris had been tested for trace residue and no indication of how long it will take to analyse the noise heard just before the plane broke up. the effort to bring tourists out

of egypt will continue. at sharm el-sheikh airport, the scene has calmed down considerably. thousands of stranded tourists are told to wait in the resort and not come to an airport until a plane becomes available. the foreign minister of hungary has been in cairo saying that eau egypt is not off limits. >> these decisions can have serious consequences. currently what i see is that no-one has provided us with any kind of evidence that would have made me to put the travel ban on egypt. until i'm not provided with any kind of such an evidence, i will not make that kind of decision. you can be sure about that. >> reporter: but there is much we cannot be sure of. questions still to be answered about what happened to this plane, missing wreckage must be found, complex analysis conducted and if it was a bomb,

those responsible must be identified. paul brennan more than 40 planes to egypt bring back stranded tourists. moscow suspended all flights into the country earlier this week. tourists can only bring hands luggage for them which will be transported back to russia. many of those tourists will not return for quite some time. we will talk to an expert on how much the plane crash will affect egypt's industry. ash carter minced no words today. he accused the cold war enhe of endaerpging the world order. >> in europe russia has been violating sovernity. in syria russia is throwing

gasoline on an already dangerous fire. prolonging a civil war that fuels the very extremism russia claims to oppose. at sea, in the air, in space, and in cyber space, russian actors have engaged in challenging activities. most disturbing moscow's nuclear say behr races questions about strategic stability. their respect for norms against the youth for nuclear weapons. and whether they respect showed with regard to brandishing nuclear weapons. we to not seek a cold, let alone a hot war, with russia. we do thought seek to make russia an enemy, but make no mistake, we will defend our interests and our allies, the principle international order and the positive future it

affords us all. we're taking a strong and balanced approach to deter russia's aggression and to help reduce the vulnerability of allys and partners. we're adopting our operational posture and contingency plans as we on our own and with allies work to deter this aggression and are reduce the position of our allies and apparents a threat in a variety of ways, including modernizing long range bombers. what's in store today for china and taiwan. leaders met for the first time in 66 years. the meeting was held in singapore and lasted less than an hour. the talks come ahead of the presidential elections in taiwan where ma's opposition appear set to knock his party out of its leadership position. al jazeera reporting from singapore. >> reporter: security was tight in anticipation of the leaders' rival. armed--a rival.

armed personnel at the ready, taking no chances for the leaders. president president xi jinping president xi jinping and then president ma ying-jeou. if anyone doubted the importance of this meeting between the two presidents, just take a look at the press floor that hassa arrived. over 500 of them. they will look at every handshake and entirely and wondering what the impact of this meeting will be on both china and taiwan. neither officially recognises the other as head of state. china sees taiwan as its rogue province off the chi meself cost. taiwan regards itself as an independent country. by 1949 and after a bloody civil war, p communists declared the peoples republic in china in beijing. they created their own party on

taiwan. the talks were a surprise to many on the sidelines of a regional summit in taiwan. president president xi jinping president xi jinping dismissed any contact with them. he has much at stake. >> if president ma mow is able to successfully carry out this meeting, i think it would solid phi his legacy. his position historically and also, perhaps, his post presidency life. >> reporter: he and his party who are flagging opinion polls before election is due in the new year. president president xi jinping spoked before the talks started. he was positive. >> 66 years of development of the cross-strait relations indicates that no matter how much wind and rain, both sides have been through, no matter how long we have been kept away from each other, no force can keep us apart. >> reporter: the meetings lasted less than an hour.

this is what ma had to say afterwards. >> translation: both sides should stick to one china policy, but we have to recognise that although there is one china, we agree to disagree on its definition. there are different interpretations. >> reporter: political commentatores this was a symbolic meeting. while all smiles on saturday, the up coming elections in taiwan could see the anti china opposition taking power. then it would be back to the drawing board for both before his departure chine eau president president xi jinping held talks with the leaders of sipping important. the two day visit aimed to boost the relationship between china and the city state. leaders discussed bilateral ties ares regional and international issues. the visit marks the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties. back in taiwan protestors were not happy with the meeting.

the protestors who identify themselves as the free taiwan party rallied for the island soverin, ty outside the building. >> reporter: these protestors on the straight of taipai did not want this to go ahead. most of the people here want independence for taiwan, official independence, internationally recognised as its own country. they think president she and president ma is something that they do not believe in. the dpp party, the opposition party that is likely to win an election in january. they're also after independence of taiwan long-term, but they're not part of this protest. they don't want taiwanese people to think that they wouldn't be able to keep the lines of communication open with beijing if they were in power

andrew thomas. right now people in myanmar are casting their votes. it is the first relatively free and fair election. we will take a look at whether democracy is truly coming to that asian nation. a mascot controversy on the campus of the college in new england. it is pitting students against alumni. in the next hour we will examine dying with dignity, when it comes to children in tonight's deeper look. stay with us. us.

the people of myanmar are now voting in what's been called the first relatively free election in 25 years. aung san suu kyi is legally blocked from running, but her party is expected to win the most seats in parliament. after half a century of military rule myanmar began moving forward in democracy in 2011 when a partly civilian government led by a pro military party took office. a majoritiful myanmar's 30 million registered voters are hoping for change. live from yangon. the turn out is expected to be high in this election. there are millions of voters.

>> reporter: absolutely, and we sue cues started before polling stations opened. they open at 6 in the morning. half an hour before they were due to open, queues were starting. when the gates finally opened, there were at least 100 people waiting to cast their votes. we're at the polling station where the opposition leader aung san suu kyi is due to cast her vote. the level of media interest in this is staggering. now, this election is seen as a turning point for myanmar. it is certainly a more exclusive election than-- inclusive election than the last election in 2010. that was held when the country was ruled by the military. they are resigned so they can take part in the election.

the party that won was the union party that rules, one that is dominated by military personnel. the main opposition party, the national league for democracy, had boycotted the election because many of its leaders were and still are in prison, including the leader of the opposition today. aung san suu kyi former political prison. they boycotted the election. this election is different, however. international observers are being allowed in. the nld is matching the ruling party in strength and the number of candidates it's fielding, and there's hope that the election results will be respected unlike the election in 1990 thank you so much. joining us now is myra gappar a human rights aborigining activityist, a political advocacy group.

do you consider this to be the first true democratic election in myanmar in more than a quarter of a century. is this true democracy as you see it? >> no. i wouldn't - i mean, starting from the very beginning, even if - it is not going to have the right to hold the presidential position. that is already tells us it is not democratic. on top of that, considering 20% of the total population of the burmiese people are not able to vet for many different reasons. some of them or ethnic minoritys in the ethnic states, they are totally pushed out. so how do we call this free and fair and credible election? or democrat election? it is not do you see this has a step towards - doctor - as a step towards that? >> you can look at it in a couple of different ways. it could be a step to work.

if it is a step to it, it will be a long process where views of survivors or many people who are in the persecution situation cannot wait for that long process. because it will take decades how do you think this will impact the economy of myanmar? >> well, one way or the other, this election will do affect economic in burma to a certain extent because the regime or military in government, one way or the other they're trying to find a way to bring about some kind of legitimacy to themself so that sanctions will be lifted, more company will come in, more investors will come in and do political development. there will be some way for

economic development, but on the other hand what about those who are suffering. if we are going to bring about political change and democratic change, we can just look at economic development, but what about the lives of those who are suffering. millions of them. 800,000 to a million population. then what about the refugees at the thailand burma border, another 100,000 plus and displaced people in the north who have been displaced since 2011. what about the life of these people? it sounds as if you're saying, do you think that myanmar is almost going through this for these motions for the international community as opposed to do doing what is right for the people? >> exactly. i cannot agree more than that because if they are really wanted to move towards democratic reform, for the

better for the people of burma, they do have to look at the situation of the people on the grounds, how much they better the life of these people, b people. the people are still suffering. they cannot even vote so how do you make that progress? >> the progress has to be made, the international community cannot put emphasise on this election alone, but they have to look at the step-by-step reform process. if the nld win, can they run the office, can they form their government? even if they can form the government, can they advance the constitution because the fundamental problem right now in burma is the constitution that solely gives the power to the bermese military. they can do anything and nobody can say no to them. they have the power.

we have to wait - we have to go to the point where berma is ruled by the civilian government and the military goes understand the civil-- under the civilian government but not above thank you for that. we appreciate it. world health organisation declared sierra leone ebola free after reaching 42 days without any new cases. out break of the disease killed nearly 4000 people there over the course of 18 months. authorities rescuesd several hundred refugees in the sea on saturday. a u.n. greek coastal brought-- saved many people. the body of a toddler was found off the coast. there had not been any refugee

deaths in the area for 11 days. in bucharest nine people have died from injuries suffered at a fire in a nightclub. more than 100 people remain hospitalised. mass protests over the tragedy, led to the bankrupt resignation of the prime minister. a wave of straights is hitting airlines and stranding passengers. the german carrier cancelled over 500 flights on saturday, the second day of the strike by cabin crew members. over 50,000 passengers were affected. the strikes can expected to continue over next week. the dispute is over pensions and salarys. on this week's episode on third rail president obama's approach to national security will be discussed which is different to that of the former president. >> reporter: do we think that america should be the leader in the world?

i think we should. i think when we step out, others like putin step in. that's a problem. can you say i'm going to stop all the surveillance. when you haven't been on the inside to know what that surveillance is picking up >> when we look at our country over the last 50 years, this being the police officer of the world, michael is talking about how things have changed on the ground. i'm thinking about nixon. when he took over in 1969, we were in vietnam. the problem is that we have this consistent policy where it is like this thing called the forever war. it never seems to end. yes, we should be concerned about security, but clearly approaches that are being put out there are not working and in my opinion mr robert had a disaster that was created by mr bush. i don't defend obama for the drone attacks, but i don't think how you can get out of what we have been in for 10 years. >> i think what we've seen is there is an acknowledgment that

you cannot fight counter insir gen cease-- you can watch the entire episode of third rail tomorrow night. police in texas say a judge shot last night is expected to recover from her injuries. she was ambushed outside her home in austin. she is the presiding judge in the area. she was appointed to the bench by george w bush in 1999. she was criticised last year after making comments to a jury. no arrests have been made. emergency crews are on the scene of a freight trial derailment. there were no injuries. railway personnel are working to spokane ethanol leaks from five tankers into the river. the railway said there is no

threat to the public and a voluntary evacuation has opinion listed-- evavuatin has been lifted. patriotic pride on display at sporting events. you might be surprised to know who is paying for it.

>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. welcome back. here is a look at your top stories.

the leaders of china and taiwan met today for the first time in over six decades. the talks were held in neutral singapore and lasted less than an hour. the talks come ahead of january's presidential elections in taiwan where the opposition party appears set to knock out the leadership party of president ma. two police officers are under arrest accused of murdering a six-year-old and injuring the father. he was shot on tuesday when police were trying to arrest his father. one investigator says police videoed the incident may be the most disturbing thing he has ever seen. russian emergency service workers paid a solemn tribute at the site of the plane. 224 people died. egypt confirmed today that there was a loud noise heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recorder. that reinforces u.s. and british suspicions that the plane was brought down by a bomb.

the crash is likely to scare away many tourists and that hurts egypt, at least 11% of its economy depends on tourism. tourists also bring in nearly 20% of crucial foreign currency revenues. egypt was just trying to rebound from attacks on tourists that cut the number of visits to the country by a third. tourism expert jerry sorkin says now even fewer people are expected to travel to egypt. >> reporter: in countries like egypt they're so dependent on tourism. we see what it has done to countries like jordan after major disasters, major terrorist attacks. the public just stays away and the compact from a socio-economic standpoint is tremendous. a lot of the major tour operators that are european based who send these chartered flights will certainly think twice now about sending their clients to egypt. even though in many of these

case, and i can speak for jordan and others, this situation 99% of the time is very safe, very enjoyable and there's no sense of any security issue, but people's perceptions change. for a tour operator who - one is online spending time promoting a destination, they say it is not worth it. one doesn't think what the cost is now to recommence these thors. there might be a tourism department that brings people to egypt and they may say they don't to do this with the costs associated with this incident tour operators are likely to take egyptian destinations off their web sites in 2016 and 2017. a new study shows middle aged white men in the u.s. are dying at a faster rate than their

counterparts. between 45 and 54 years old from 1999 to 2013. some of the reasons include they're more likely to commit suicide or over dose on cheaper opiods, or drinking shown by chronic liver disease. >> reporter: more middle aged white americans are dying than before, specifically those without higher education. those are the findings from a new study by two princton economists, these two here. they were studying statistics on happiness and suicide when they noticed some unprecedented numbers. a spike in the suicide rate among american white men and women between the ages of 45 and 54 with no more than a high

school diploma. that led them to uncover a surge in the overall rate of death for that group. between 1999 and 2014 the more at all iterate for-- mortality rate increased by 134 deaths per 1000 people. at the same time nearly every other race and ethnicity, every other age grouped in every other nation, saw a decrease in the death rate. however, the findings indicate that suicide alone does not account for the jump. further research showed that substance abuse is also playing a significant role. afflictions like liver disease from alcoholism and overdoses of prescription drugs and heroin are contributing too. the study shows deaths fell amongst middle aged americans with a college degree, but the increase was so large among those with a high school education or less it dragged the

mortal iterate up for the entire demographic. it is not clear why other groups are being spared. though researchers have several theories, including pronounced racial differences in the use and mi use of prescription drugs-- misuse of drugs. still, it provides new evidence of a development investigators have been analysing for years, the health of poorly educate white americans let's bring in dr david newman. we appreciate you coming in. just first were you surprised by these findings? >> i think everybody was probably surprised by these findings. it's an aggregated statistical paper that looks at everything that has been going on over the last 15 years. people up on the public health side have noticed this, but this puts it all together what do you make of it?

>> there's a lot going on here. clearly the isolation of this group compared to other groups and the trend lines looking so different for this group than everyone else is a big concern some of the reasons, it covered a lot of ground, right, but the thing that seemed to keep jumping out at me was the suicide rate. what do you make of that? >> well, you know, a number of things to say. when you're trying to talk about cause and effect or understanding what underlies this kind of data the first thing to know is obviously this is an observational study that is looking at statistics and you can never say anything definitively about cause and effect, but on the other hand the suicide issue is a big issue. clearly the suicide issue for this particular demographic is a worsening problem over about ten or 15 years and that trend line keys just going up. it does look concerning in that particular respect what are some of the other reasons? not necessarily reasoning, because i appreciate the point that you're making, but some of

the other things that you noticed in some of the reporting around this. >> well, so as everybody has noticed, the drug and the opiate problems that we have in this country and around the world to it some at theing, but in particular this this country in relation to prescription drug use. that's clearly an issue. the fact that when you look at education and separate outer this demographic in terms of education, it's clearly the people who have a high school or less education who are bearing the brunt. that is an important health notation the way that you deal with all of these things isn't necessarily the same, but how do you begin to address some of these issues? >> well, you know, i think everybody has noticed that the suicide issue and the financial stressors and the angst, depression and alcohol use, those are all issues that are essentially social issues, right sure >> there are a number of things happening, and whether you like or don't like the politics of this, more than half suicide in this country are that

successfully completed are done with a gun. easy access to guns does mean impulsive moments does that mean that our suicide rate in the u.s. is higher than other countries? >> it is. particularly as it relates to gun access and gun violence. so it's one thing to notice on the medical side of things we always notice that. when you talk about how much investment we've had in this country, in things like social programming that directs at addiction, addiction programs, mental health, those are all issues that clearly underlie this and as a percentage of our gdp, we probably put less into social programming than many of the other comparison countries that have been looked at to try and compare trend lines here. those trend lines all look better in those countries than here. so is one thing that public researchers will notice as well at least there's a conversation about it now if nothing else. >> for sure thank you for coming in. we appreciate it very much. >> thank you rescue teams in brazil. take a look at this.

use small planes and drones today to search for at least 19 people confirmed missing since thursday's mining disaster. heavy mud flows continue to pour through small villages. more than 100 miles away from where two dams burst. the dams held millions of tonnes of rock and harmful mud eau waste water from an iron ore. residents are advised to shower and discard clothing. workers were expanding the side of the dams when burst. now for the weather. >> reporter: we are looking at another cyclone. believe it or not, here in the sea. last we believing we were knacking about cyclone chap. now it is cyclone meg. this is so rare that for areas such a yemen and also oman they have only had three storms since 1891. screech in the last week we are looking at two cyclones right

here. this is the one we're talking about now. this is cyclone meg. i want to show you because it's taking a very similar course. what cyclone chap did last week. take a look at this video as it made its way into yemen. we saw flooding. that's what we expect to see as this next storm comes into play f eight people dead with this particular storm as well as hundreds of people injured. this is one of those areas that do not handle cyclones well because they are simply not prepared in these situations. coming back to this now. the storm is making its way towards the west on a very similar track as the previous cyclone. it's moving over some cool water and the reason because of that is the previous cyclone brought up some cooler water from the deeper depths, but we still expect to see this cyclone equivalent to a category 2 right now make its way to the west and before it makes a land fall in yemen again, this could be another category 1 equivalent

storm. so we're going to be watching this very carefully. this is unprecedented. this is extremely rare. back to you thank you very much. character controversy, why some people want the unofficial mascot to be put in the history books for on good. a long lost guitar that john len onused. i will tell you the stunning amount it sold for at auction.

controversy is growing over a college's unofficial mascot. it is named after lord jeffrey emerest, british commander in the 18th century. he also advocated for the mass killings of native americans. >> reporter: this college football team, the lord jeffs on field at the start of a grudge match with rivals. its parents weekend here and everyone is cheering them on but not amp is keen on the mascot's name >> i think it is deeply offensive. >> reporter: it is one of the most prestigeous and liberal art schools in the country. its unfinancial mascot is lord jeffrey amhurst a british commander in chief who is said to have favoured wiping out native americans by giving them blank ets infected with small

pox. >> it matters enormously to these people who associate the mascot with their time here, and their love of the college. it matters tremendously to students and there are people on both sides of the issue. the discussion is what's important. >> reporter: but this person is the leader of the native american students organisation on campus. she says while the discussion is important, sometimes she thinks that's all the college does. >> how many times can we have the same form and discussion that we've had countless times at this point. i can't tell you how many meetings i've been to without there being any real actions. >> reporter: of course, the controversy is not new. the red skins football is mired in controversy. the free burg team has a team called the midgets. ad adids offer sources to teams

that wanted to go away from a controversial name. this man's dad was on the football team and he is con conflicted about the mascot issue. >> i do realise that it bears some negative historical connotations. for me personally i've always seen him just as a mass cat. >> reporter: to be fair, the name doesn't really come up that often. the sports teams tend not to have it on their uniforms. you can find it on t shirts and other items of clothing that can be bought here. occasionally in the school newspaper when they're writing about the sports teams in their column. >> reporter: this lady is spear heading an effort to have those handful of references removed. a poll has been organised for december so students can vote on the issue. >> we intend to ask do you or do you not want to keep lord jeff as our unofficial mass colt. >> reporter: then you will know? >> we will have evidence.

>> reporter: a few years ago an mo on ose wandered on to the campus and many suggest a moose might replace lord jeff. for today, everyone is just here supporting the team. whatever the name of the mascot it seems patriotism in sports goes hands in hand in america. much of the military pomp and circumstance, it's an lab tait advertisement for the military. the pentagon paid millions over the past three years for those saal utes. >> reporter: saluting the troops is now a regular thing across the states. teams are not holding these events just out of love of country. they're queueing the pentagon of paying the teams to do so. >> there's a lot of good things that professional sports do to

honor the men and women who serve in the military, but these millions of dollars are not acceptable. >> reporter: according to mccain, the military has sent 1.2 million dollars a year since 2012 of what he called paid pay tree on theism-- patriotism. the pentagon wants to spend 507 million dollars on advertising next year. the senators think the teams should be picking up the tab for the family reunions, color faireds and flag ceremonies. >> when you find out the taxpayer pays for it, it kin of cheapens the whole lot. >> reporter: the situation raises a basic question. why is the military advertising in the first place? the pentagon considers this a part of basic recruitment and contrary to mccain's charge that this is an inappropriate form of outreach, marketing experts say

paid patriotism is a sophisticated way of building ties between the public and the military. >> your goal is to make people aware of why you are brand and aware of service opportunities and branches of the military and also to make them feel positively about it and want to find out more information. so i think it's incellediblely effective and i think it's entirely appropriate and i think it's actually more efficient and probably a better use of spending than some of the traditional advertising, which is also necessary. >> reporter: the sport leagues for their part say they're reviewing their deals with the military and are promising refunds. since the senator has outlaid the practice of paid patriotism, however it is still going to advertise itself and its mission to the country ran doll pinkston is here now. >> we have another troubling story involving a police

shooting. two officers have been arrested after chase ends with multiple rounds shot into a car. the suspect was wounded. his six-year-old son was killed. we will also take a deeper look about dying with dignity when people with terminal illness. what happens when it is a child saying they want to end their life. the pentagon is ready to release a plan to close a prison. where will the prisoners be transferred thank you for that. imagine owning a guitar for years and went to discover it was actually one owned by john lennon. not only that, it was used to record some of the first beetles songs. it went for a record nearly two and a half million dollars at an auction. >> reporter: hits like love me do, i want to hold your hand and please, please me. music magic made from the strings of this gibson j 160 e.

some have called it one of the most influential instruments from the early days of the beetles. >> what makes it the holg grail of ghi tarss? >> it's john lennon. he played, performed recorded so many songs on this guitar. this was john's baby. john loved this guitar. >> reporter: were there any modifications made to this guitar or is this as it was when john lennon was playing it in 1962, 1963? >> it's a fantastic part of this. there was no modifications made. this guitar can be played today. >> reporter: can you play us something? >> i'm actually really nervous holding this guitar right now because it's such an important piece of our pop culture history. my job is to preserve it until it changes hands. it's a huge responsibility and great honor. for me to be holding this, so it is so important, it was stolen from him in a christmas show in 1963.

it resurfaced over 50 years later. a gentleman bought this guitar for about $169 in the mid 1960s. >> reporter: obviously having no idea what he was buying. >> he just bought a guitar. he was moving up to canada in 1969, so he sold the guitar to his friend john mccall, the current owner of this guitar for $225. [ ♪ ] >> why did he decide to auction it? >> he felt an overwhelming sense of responsibility owning something that was so iconic and so important. he said he felt intimidated by it because it was owned by john lennon. >> the original price for lennon's loved guitar, $174. resale price $225. estimated worth at auction, more than a million dollars. owning a piece of music history. priceless.

jennifer london here is a sentence for you. presidential donald trump is hours away from hosting saturday night live despite calls for n.b.c. to dump him. >> reporter: donald is not going to brag or say he's the best at anything right donald? >> that's right. i'm going to do the best job anyone has ever done. not saying it coalition of his panic groups demand that he not appear. trump has proven a ratings winner in prime time in all three of the republicn debates. now for looking for people with the right stuff. next how the agency is searching for next generation of as sastronauts. sastronauts.

america space program will begin accepting application fours a new class of astronauts. they can find themselves aboard the ori, on space craft. this next group will help put a person on mars. a two-month recruitment process begins next month. mars may have looked a lot like earth a few billion years ago. scientists say over time powerful winds stripped the red planet of it's atmosphere. more on this discovery. >> reporter: to know why march

mars is a cold planet you only need to understand the sun. n.a.s.a. scientists announced that the planet's one thick atmosphere which made it a warm wet place was stripped away by powerful solar storms billions of years ago. unlike today much less active sun, those winds penetrated mares and left it vulnerable to the sun's radiation. the result was the looks of life. >> the wind at mars was thought to have taken place earlier when the sun was more active, when the solar wind was more intense. so today the rate of loss at mars is low. >> reporter: that loss of air is due to a quarter pound of atmosphere every second. the space craft entered the orbit last september. instruments have analysed solar

winds. n.a.s.a. says it even documented a solar storm eating away at the planet's atmosphere in march. among the other major findings there was the discovery of water on mars. >> we've have visual and mineral evidence of water on mars from orbit. roves have found rocks and evidence that ancient mars has enough water to support life. >> reporter: so much so that maars looked very similar to earth >> when we look at ancient mars, we see a different type of surface, one that had valleys that look like they are carved by water, lakes that were standing for long periods of time. we have seen an environment that was much more able to support liquid water. >> reporter: n.a.s.a. said solar storms are much less active today and not as intense, but as for any chance that earth could one day, even billions of year now from now, suffer the same

fate mars. >> when earth is losing atmosphere, the rate of loss would be low. we don't have anything to worry about in terms of the earth as atmospheredisappearing on us the news continues now thanks. this is al jazeera america in yorke with a look at today's top stories. understand arrest, officers charged with murder after a shooting wounds a suspect and kills his six-year-old son. critical clue. annie gypped official reveals how the cockpit voice recordi s recordings. casting votes, myanmar holding its first democratic election in nearly 30 years. it's a hard breaking situation. should a child suffering from a terminal illness have the choice to end their own life? we will take a deeper look at dying with