this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york. here are the top stories. racial tension on campus. racism has the football team and members of the student body standing together at the university of missouri, and they are calling for the university president to step down. one year away, 365 days until voters in the u.s. elect a new president. a look at the battles that lay ahead on the campaign trail.

historic national elections in myanmar. for the first time openly contested in a quarter of a century. a live report from yank on, and chilling concerns. cryotherapy. it's growing papularity and the kitchen rangers -- dangers of being and mines 240 degrees we begin with a campus protest that is going nationwide. nationwide attention. it's becoming political as well. some myself state lawmakers are calling for the president of the university of missouri to resign. tim malt has been under fire from black students for what they say is a lack of leadership after a number of racial incidents on campus. saturday, several black football players at the school decided to

boycott football activities until he stands down. the football coach offered his support to the teens, the state's governor have weighed in. al jazeera's paul beban has more on the controversy. >> reporter: protests are not usually part of the football playbook, but racial tension on the campus of missouri may put the football surface on hold. the tem says they refused to take the field. the black student government tweeted a picture of more than 30 black players linked arm in arm with jonathan butler, he says he's willing to die unless university president tim wolf resigns, who is under fire for a tem bid response to a string of incidents. including a slur and swastika smeared in species.

tuesday, student activists told wolf the time for talking was over. >> conversations, including conversations with protesters, where they came in, and asked questions, and i expressed my position. >> i don't care what you do, i want you to move. that's why we are here. i'm not here for a press conference, i don't want to talk to anybody. i need for you to leave. >> reporter: thursday night when wolf spoke with students, he was shouted down. >> this is because you don't believe you have the equal opportunity of successes. >> you don't believe... >> reporter: back in october butler led a protest that stopped the home coming parade. thursday, four days into a hunger strike butler told "the washington post" he was exhausted and had pain but the suffering was worth it. the campus in columbia has been on edge since the shooting of

michael brown last year in ferguson, 100 miles from the school. a number of the black students enrolled from ferguson. a predominantly black community. columbia is white. sunday, the football team's coach declared his support for his team, a photo showing black and white. captured we are united exactly one year from today americans will go to the polls to choose the next president of the united states. 14 republicans are still in the running for the g.o.p. nomination, with the latest polls showing donald trump with a narrow lead over ben carson. there are three canned gets in the ways for the democratic nomination, which appears to be hillary clinton's to lose. polls showing her 15 to 31 points ahead of senator bernie sanders. here is how the next 12 months will shake out. the first votes to be cast on february 1st on the iowa caucuses.

nominees will be unveiled at the national convention in july, starting on the 18th for the republicans, 25th for the democrats. the last of three will be on october 19th. the election will be held 20 days later. now, ben carson is pushing back against claims he embellished his life story. the retired neurosurgeon said his rise in the polls made him a target for media scrutiny that is helping him. >> there's no question i'm getting specialist scrutiny. there's a lot of people that are threatened and they see a polling against hillary and polling that i do. they are worried. no question about it. >> former reality tv star donald trump returned to nb as the host of "saturday night live." it was the highest rated episode in nearly four years.

everyone laughed. there were protesters at rockefeller center bernie sanders says the white house race needs to be more about the candidates position and less about their personal lives. >> i think it might be a better idea. it's crazy, that may be we focus on issues impacting american people and what candidates are saying, rather than spending time exploring their lives. i think the reason that so many people are turned off to the political process has a lot to do with the fact we are not talking about the real issues impacting real people. >> last month a judge cleared the way for challenge to north carolina's voter i.d. law. the law requires voters to have a photo i.d. on hand. as al jazeera's correspondent reports, challenging the laup unfairly disprim nates against -- law unfairly

discriminates against people. >> reporter: for decades, sandra looked forward to november. that's because every two years it gave her a chance to vote. last year she got a phone calm. >> they said sorry, but your vote didn't count. it was a let down. >> that's because she had recently moved from another state. she was recently disabled, she had not updated her driver's licence to use as voter i.d. >> we have a bill to ensure integrity... >> north carolina in 2013 implemented photo i.d. sandre and others found votes disqualified. long-standing laws allowing for same day registration was eliminated. the u.s. justice department and a coalition of activists took the state government to court arguing that lawmakers changed the law making it harder for minorsities to cast a -- minorities to cast a ballot.

taking into account alternate i.d. is. it resulted in the nation's first black president. defendants argue that other states do not have early voting but experience african-american turn out. and argue that changes to north carolina's election laws are not racially motivated. those supporting the lawsuit disagree. and are hopeful the strict i.d. voting laws and other restrictions are over turned. >> it doesn't motor whether democrats or republicans are putting in place voting restrictions, the losers are the same in north carolina and the south, and that is african-american voters. >> reporter: sandra agrees. >> we should have a voice and opinions. sometimes it feels like we are

bullied. there's a lot at stake the the out come of the case could have precedence setting implication for voters, across the united states pauline marois officials are counting votes. official results are expected on monday. 80% of voters are thought to have participated in the first openly contested election in 25 years. many were out before dawn to wait for the polls to open. no matter the result, uncertainty remains about how quickly the systems changes. florence louie reports. >> reporter: before daybreak, before the polling stations opened. voters in myanmar waited their turn for a chance to vote for the government they want. >> for the next generation, for real changes. that's what we are hoping from for . hopefully there'll be change.

>> this day, that we can make a change for the future, a brighter future for our country >> reporter: for nearly 50 years a military government ruled the country until handing over power four years ago, since then. the ruling party, mostly consisting of former military officers, have been in charge. the woman seen by many to bring change is opposition leader aung san suy kyi. she was under house arrest when the last general election was held. a process largely considered fraudulent by the international community. this election is different the the national league of democracy is taking part. international observers have been allowed into the country. it's first for myanmar to invite international observers.

are doing to work. it will hoped the transparency and it's hoped it will be displayed throughout the counting and the announcement of the result. >> reporter: there are allegations of errors in the voter list and irregularities in advance voting. and there'll be no voting in seven townships and villages because of security concerns, following fighting between the armies and government soldiers. holders of temporary identity card holders that voted in last elections will not be allowed to this time. the move affects more than 1 million rohingya, the muslim minority in the west, that is discriminated against and unrecognized by the government. and whatever the outcome of sunday's vote, the military will still play a part in government. because the constitution guarantees it a quarter of seats in parliament. that didn't seem to matter, not on this day, and not to those who voted. polling closed after an eagerly anticipated election. the first held by a semi-civilian government. despite its flaws. the election is a step forward

for the fledgeling democracy in myanmar to discuss this further, joining us via skype is richard, editor of "the economist", and author of "blood dreams and the changing faceful burm a". we appreciate you joining us, it is changing. how optimistic are you about the election process. >> this is important. it's a significant step forward, the first competitive vote for a generation or two. what happens next is probably more important because the military have a lock on power. 25% of the seats in both aweses of parliament the seats, m.p.s appointed. seeing as it takes over 75 of

parliament. how it's negotiated. they'll have a lot of moral fibre, but will not have the seats to do that. it will be in an interesting position. >> for there to be really substantive change, do you say the constitution will have to change. >> yes, this is the 2008 constitution, drafted by the military, with the purpose of impressing the power in the state. under the terms, the military acts within a state. and carries on without your impunity, and it's heavily involved in the economy. for myanmar to move forward in a liberal democratic manner, and the constitution has to change and the army distracted from all the areas of lie, the economy

that it dominates. >> at this point it seems it's one step in a lengthy process. let's talk about the election. there's 91 parties, some more powerful than others, what prediction do you have for the party. do you think it will come out on top or might it be conclusive. >> the national league for democracy, it's pound do do well. the question is whether it can clear - get a majority in memories to do that. to do that, 67" of the seats because of the army reserved 25% block of m.p.s. that is a tall order. i'm expecting the ethnic minority party to do well. the party that it represents, or the kachin in the hill areas, the peripheries of burma, most of the parties i suspect will do

well. they will hold the balance of power. for things to change in myanmar, you'll need an alliance of opposition parties between the n.l.d. and the ethnic minority parties. it will be hard to net. there's a lot of mistrust between the ethnic minorities. and speaking of the minorities. let's talk about the rohingya who continue to be non-existent and not seen in their own country. >> is it destined to be that way. it took so long to get to this type of election. the constitution needs to change and it seems the rohingya are on the outside looking in. the rohingya are not citizens of - their statists, not citizens of myanmar or any other country. there's reckoned to be 800,000 living in wretched continues,

many refugee camps in the western rakhine state. last time, in 2010 they had voter cards and were allowed to vote. this time around they were disenfranchised. the only hope for them is that aung san suy kyi does somehow come to power or a member of hear party is president, and they can take strong action on civil right and resuman rights and afford the rohingya protection, and today i noticed that a lot of rohingya were expressing support for aung san suy kyi, even if she, herself, has not been able to publicly support them or mention her name. frankly, their condition has become so bad under the military that any change in the shape of the n.l.d. doing well is better than the status quo.

>> richard, editor "the economist", thank you. >> a rocky relationship and binyamin netanyahu returns to the united states for a meeting with president obama. and later, refugees coming to america are settled into their new home. appear

a top u.s. navy official said the recent nuclear deal with iran has not stopped the country pursuing activities that the u.s. seems as dangerous. vice admiral kevin don lan said that why it's a significant step, tehran is pursuing activistsize that could threaten the u.s. >> iran came to the table. that's a change this behaviour. i don't want to underplay that.

in terms of what we are seeing outside of that, i don't know na we have seen a change in behaviour. >> vice admiral said iran's destabilizing activities include transporting military equipment to yemen and seizing foreignships. >> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu meats with president obama at the white house on monday. the first meeting between the two leaders in more than a year. relationships reached a lee after binyamin netanyahu accepted an invitation to capitol hill. before living israel on sunday, the prime minister had said he would discuss many issues with president obama and talk about events in the middle east coming up in the next hour, we'll focus on binyamin netanyahu's visit and it's

complicated and contentious. police say a palestinian attacker rammed a vehicle into a group of israelis at a hitch-hiking station in the west bank. four bystanders were injured. later in the day, police released this surveillance video showing a palestinian woman stabbing an israeli security guard at the entrance to a west bank settlement, he was injured. >> suspected russian air strikes hit duma on saturday. 23 were killed, including several women and children. according to the syrian observatory for human rights. russian air campaigns have been responsible for more civilian than military deaths. russian officials deny the claims against them russia and jordan revealed little about a deal to coordinate military operations in syria.

it's believed jordan wants to protect the groups it supports from russian air strikes. we have more the russians and jordanians are not saying much about an agreement they reached to coordinate military operations in syria. the u.s. and russia conduct separate bombing ampains. jordan is a member of the coalition. officials say working with the russians doesn't represent a shift in allegiances, rather a shift in international negotiations. >> russia has taken a major role in syria. it's vital to have a coordination between us and the russians. the safety of our borders and the southern part of syria is important to jordan. >> reporter: to secure the frontier, jordan supported and trained rebels behind the border.

jordan doesn't want russian air strikes to target the rebels. these fighters say they don't trust russia, even though they are supporting opposition forces. >> they are targetting civilians, and other businesses. we describe it as an invasion. it is apart from the problem and not the solution. >> how can you discuss the enemy hitting you, offering help. >> the russian jordanian understanding is of great importance. russia and jordan agrees on the need to keep syrian state institutions intact in final settlement. jordan has ties with the moderate rebels and defectors. russia would like to see reintegrated into the syrian army in the future. former deputy prime minister said iraq descended into chaos, when the army was dismantled after the 2003 u.s.-led invasion, and thinks russia will prevent a similar scenario to

prevent the food hold. >> we would like to mush for means to see the peaceful opposition in syria is integrated into the army and institutions. some of them have legitimate grievances, and they must be listened to. and their demands must be reported. if we are to arrive at the peaceful resolution. >> they appear to be interested in cooperating with russia. >> they discussed the agreement with tribal leaders. it could be an indication that russia is a powerful player in syria. >> a memorial service was held in st. petersburg russia for the 224 victims killed above the russian air bus that crashed. al jazeera's rory challands has more from moscow.

224 chimes for 224 lives ended suddenly and violencely. the sombre sound of a tolling bell, the culmination of a service held and a christian world's largest cathedrals since isaac. according to russian orthodox tradition a memorial to the dead is held on the ninth day. it's more than a week since the metro jet plane was destroyed. and we are waiting for a conclusive explanation as to how and why. western governments thing it was a bomb. i.s.i.l. said it destroyed the plane as a revenge for the russian air campaign. russians have a variety of abuse. >> translation: we can only judge by what we are being told. if it was i.s.i.l., that has the right to exist. >> i think it's the plane that is to blame. it's a technical error. >> translation: there have been many versions.

from what we are told, i'm inclined to think that it it was on board. the kremlin says we shouldn't jump to conclusions. all russian flights were suspended on friday. a precaution, tourists started to arrive back in their home country this weekend. if an i.s.i.l. bomb is proven to be what destroyed the jet. don't expect a backlash against russia's foreign policies, vladimir putin's power has been marked by several attacks and tragedies. the response is to grieve and move on. if anything, look for a hardening of attitudes. more support for the bombing in syria. sorrow is often followed by anger. modern governments can be good at shaping public opinion for their own uses - and the kremlin is better than most votes are being tallied in

myanmar. live updates from the capital of a country's landmark election a quarter of the century in the making. >> added a country struggling with economic woes. the burden of arriving refugees is having an impact. impact.

it's monday morning in myanmar, and voters are waiting for results in historic elections that happen on sunday. thousands of candidates ran for three-quarters of the seats in parliament. the other quarter is reserved for the military. questions remain about whether the election can bring change. the opposition party has expressed confidence in the outcam. scott heidler joins us live from yangon, myanmar there you go. how likely is a shift towards democracy with the election? >> what it is, it's a first step

down the path to democracy. there are many institutions and as you pointed out, 25% of the seats in parliament are guaranteed to be military appointments. although this was what seemed to be a successful election on sunday. it's not perfect. there are irregularities, minor irregularities moving in and up from election day. and we are hearing so far there was nothing major. it's a shift towards democracy. aung san suy kyi, the opposition leader, very popular here, and the face of democracy, the move towards democracy. she can't be president. obviously there are some steps that need to go through before the nation is fully on the way to demack wasry, complete

democracy, the way we look at the election, the nation is looking at the election, the international community is looking at it, it's a step in that direction. >> scott, when will we know who has won? what is happening with the election right now? >> yes, that's a good question. we'll hear from the election commission in a couple of hours. we don't expect a big announcement. them to say this is the winner. we expect them to outline how the numbers are going to come out. there's some very rural areas in the country. since this was an historical election, there isn't the mechanism in place that long to tabulate like this. there's no exit poll numbers like there are in the united states. there's no immediate track of this. we'll hear something coming out of the election commission in the next 2-3 hours, and we

expect an official result. that will take time, possibly weeks. after that that's when the horse trading goes on between the political parties and how the seats are divided up. there'll be time before there's a government in place. scott heidler in yangon. thank you very much when hundreds of thousands of refugees entering europe through greece, it changed how some places look, how they are doing business. as al jazeera's al jazeera america reports increased profits led to mixed feels for some business owner. >> reporter: a scene full of contradictions. juxtaposing money against misery as it showcases profit and poverty. >> yes, 51. >> many businesses on lesbos, about to close down, are kept alive. >> reporter: refugees line up to pay what little money they have to local businessmen and women,

who learned to acclimate. the sandwich may be simply, but menus are in many languages. catering to crisis left a bad taste in the mouths of some benefitting from it. like maria. happy to be making extra cash from selling sim cards, she feels conflicted. >> translation: everybody takes advantage of them. the poor people. i don't think there is one single business that doesn't benefit. in the past there was nothing here, it was just an empty street. that sums it up. now it's like a street party. >> reporter: in the capital one new restaurant is not offering arabic menus, it has other other middle eastern quisines,

promising a taste of the homeland that syrians fled. the owner insists his endeavour is good for residents and refugees. >> translation: we should adopt and accept the people and support them in any way. there's a difference between profiting from doing honest and hard work and exploitation. >> reporter: a short walk down the street. comfort is in a short supply. >> the price of the shops are very high. when you go to the shops you find that it is crowded. >> reporter: this man feels that some local businesses are trading off their suffering. most of the refugees we spoke with, sleeping in the parking lot, told us that prices are not an issue, they don't have enough money to buy food at a grocery store or eat at a restaurant. many say the money brought with them is close to running out. still, even at this hour,

surely one of their darkest they choose to see some light. >> we find difficulties in the island. but we find kindness in the people. that is what makes us feel happy. because we - we cannot find the kindness and - in our countries. i don't know what to say. i don't know. >> reporter: as the economy on lesbos changes, people change with it. this may look like simple supply and demand, but for now the only thing you can see clearly is a surplus of despair the overwhelming number of refugees travelling to europe this year raised questions about which countries will take responsibilities for them. united states has received some criticism for its decision to accept 10,000 syrian refugees.

according to the state department the u.s. takes in half of all resettled refugees in the world. al jazeera's melissa chan takes a look at the program after 10 years, angelique welcomes her relatives and, most of all, her mother to america. the journey for the refugees who fled war-torn democratic republic of congo is part of the refugee resettlement programme, the largest in the world. >> they are happy to be in america. they have been waiting so long, five years. >> at the airport the new arrives meet family members and case manager who will help them over the days and weeks, start their new lives in albuquerque. first with some start ir money, and everything from applying for

social security, registering for school and registering a crash course in english. >> the first week you feel the shock, and they realise they are really here. >> this woman works at a resettlement nonprofit. >> here we have a couple of donations of baby food. we get about 125 individuals per year. >> refugees show up at the airport with nothing. ahead of their arrival the office prepares basics, in apartments for three months and everything in it. >> we have rice, sugar beans that we give them. we are prepare a box roughly this size with all the essentials. the state department makes a one of time payment for refugees. in this case about 1,000 u.s. dollars. most of the moneys goes to buying a mattress. >> there's pillowcases, bath

towels, everything that you have in your apartment. that is what we try to give participants. >> it's hard. do you have a list of things you do. >> yes, we do. >> from can openers, microwaves. what americans consider essential are foreign to those half a world away. >> i feel 90 days, we have requirements that we try to get done. the process for an individual varies. >> this man and his wife left kabul in august. their time in the reception and placement programme is winding down and they are pressured to find work. >> i have business degree. but i'm fortunate. i can find job as i want. >> those degrees carry little value in the u.s.

he has received one offer, a minimum wage at $8.50. working 25 hours a week, reaching the dream the family realises will take years. >> when i call with them, talking with them. my mother says you are good, you are lucky, you are there, you are safe. we are not. don't be sad, thing about your son's future. because you are good. maybe in the future you are a baby, and become a good man. >> you might think new york city chicago or los angeles is better places for strangers and a strange land to move through. those are multicultural metropolises. not all of them move to a big city. >> many head to medium sized cities. boi [s] [e], places that are not too big or small. >> it's a community where, you

know, people know each other, care about each other. there's affordable housing. good jobs, the schools are welcoming and refugees find cities like that very comfortable. >> beautiful. okay. very good. the goal is not to set them up for failure in an overwhelming environment. refugees need time to learn english, in order to transfer scilts from a home country to use in the united states. this man keeps trying determined that his degrees will matter, if not immediately, then down the line. but for the latest arrivals who have not had the chance to think that far ahead. they are glad to be alive.

>> the fact that i am here is because of the grace of god. he decided that i will not die in the congo, i will come to america nephews, nieces, mothers and daughters reunited in the moment unlikely place, but one of promise, safety and security working to calm the heated debate. talks are under way in paris to work out details about what countries can and should do to help the rest of the world fight the impact of climate change. and later the chilling investigation into a popular treatment that may not be giving patients the benefits they think they are getting. getting.

>> everyone has a story... and the only way to see all of america, is to see the human stories... one at a time. get to know the people, their struggles, their hardships and their triumphs. >> it gives me a lot of pride. >> our american story is written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. the paris climate change conference doesn't start until the end of the month. three days of more informed talks got under way in the

french capital. environmental officials and representatives from 70 countries are attending. a key issue is how wealthy countries can support developing nations to reduce carbon emissions. president obama and other world leaders are expected to speak at the global summit starting on november 30th. the west bank is reporting that climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030. a report release the sites a disruption of agriculture and the spread of disease such as malaria as causes. the poor are unprepared to deal with rising sea levels or droughts. turning to kevin corriveau with more on the weather. >> we are looking at tropical level. in the arabian sea, we are talking about the cyclone that made landfall. look at the n.a.s.a. picture. a high quality picture.

you can see the eye here making landfall. in was earlier today. it was equivalent to a category 3 hurricane. last week we had a cyclone that doesn't make landfall but skirted the island. there were eight deaths and hundreds of people injured because of the storm. now the storm is on the west. we'll see a landfall with the storm in yemen as we go through the next couple of days. we want to go closer and show you what we expect. the track of the storm is in the gulf of aden and is making its way to the west. tuesday morning, the storm will turn to the north-west as a category 1 or a tropical stomp, and push its way and die quickly inland because it is so dry across the region, it will not have the fuel. we expect to see heavily rain fall, flash flooding across the

region. with the last cyclone, when it made landfall in yemen, we saw 2 feet of rain across the area. i want to take you to the atlantic and the caribbean, weir watching that area push to the kakkos. now the national centre is saying in this has a 70% chance of development in the next 48 hours. we are coming to the end of the hurricane season at the end of november. this area, because it's the warm waters, we'll watch to see where this goes. some of the forecast models say we expect to make its way to the north-west across the bahamas, but make a turn to the north and the north-east. we somewhere a frontal boundary that is coming off the united states and should take with it. what we will see across the coastal region is a lot of rip tides. it will be dangerous. it is not beach season.

we'll watch it and see beach erosion for those areas. thank you. a pain relief treatment called cryotherapy is gaining popularity. nevada health officials are investigating this form of cold therapy after an employee died whilst using the machine. al jazeera's correspondent takes a look at benefits and risks of cryotherapy. >> reporter: it's the latest trend in the grey area between health and beaut yip. >> we are not a medical face alt iility. >> reporter: a growing number of ci vo therapy -- cryotherapy centers claims to offer benefits:. >> there's nothing in the literature to show it helps with depression or increases energy levels or decreases inflammation. >> reporter: the concept of using cold for injuries is

century's old. whole body ciro therapy is not something you can do at home. clients pay up to $100 to step into a chamber. it's pumped with liquid nitrogen. the nash eens are not approved by the -- machines are not approved by the f.d.a., but they regulate whole body cairo therapy when it's cross-examine cryotherapy. centers market the procedures medal benefits, and they have access to the public. the f.d.a. told us it can take action against the centers, but could not confirm whether it was conducting investigations. >> is it fair to say there's no regulation. >> there is no regulation. >> that has been the reality so far. a death in nevada is calling

this into question. 24-year-old chelsea, who worked at a las vegas center was found dead in a chamber. she may have been doing a cryotherapy session by herself. the state of nevada expanded an inquiry into the industry. it's been insisted to be safe as long as clients are healthy and supervised. i went to cryolife in new york to experience it for myself. >> you'll feel pins and needles. >> reporter: it was like standing inside an airconditioner. i didn't feel cold, i felt my toes getting numb, so i did the minimum minute and a half. i can't say i noticed a difference, many enthusiasts insist the benefits are ream. >> yourp body feels invigorating, energy flows, tingling. >> a feeling that they say is

enough to keep them going back a profile of determination, the afghan teenager striving to make sure other children get the best education possible. >> i want...

the church. >> why do you think you didn't get the medal of honor? >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> we gonna bring this city back one note at a time. >> proudest moment in my life.

attempts from over the world are in qatar taking part in the world robot olympiad. the competition is fast and mechanical. with 2.5 hours to finalise and build the robot these must move the correct block to the mountain, know easy feet. this brings together more than 3,000 robots from more than 45 countries intend on learning and showing off their skills. >> we have different designs with the advantage. we can talk to each other and know about and learn from them. >> it makes our brain more advanced.

>> no matter how big or small, you have to manage. sti. listening to the people talking about things, and you learn about it. >> in one competition teams designed robots to extract resources from potentially dangerous places - from water on mars to volcanic ash mining. each team was judged on creativity and ingenuity. >> we have seen something way out of the box, and in the theme, but something we have not seen or expected whatsoever. that is cool to see. like someone who found micro-organisms and which you can say is a natural resource. >> reporter: then there's football. two robots a side with thousands man hours behind the design and build of each robot player. classic lego building blocks led to the imagination of generations.

add to it robotics, and some of the smartest mind and you have a spectacle of a serious global sporting event. >> when you look at what they are able to do and programme the robots to do, it's incredible. obviously that gets people interested. science is fun, if education is fun, people will be interested, and be interested in becoming the scientist or engineers of the future. >> a malaysian team takes the title, but the consensus is that bringing young people from around the world together in the technology is a winning formula randall pinkston is here with the next hour. >> israeli president binyamin netanyahu is on the way to the u.s. to meet president obama tomorrow. it's binyamin netanyahu's first visit to the white house in more

than an i can't remember, expected to patch things up with the president and bring a shopping list. we'll preview the meeting the latest from louisiana, where a 6-year-old was shot dead by police chasing his father. some of the stories ahead a 14-year-old afghan girl has been fom nated for the children's international peace prize for her work promoting education and children's rights. the prize announced monday and the winner a grand of $$100,000. jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: aziza rahimzada is teaching the dare alphabet to children that may never have learnt to read. aziza rahimzada says knowledge removes obstacles, she would know. parents doesn't want to send children to her makeshift school in the afghan capital kabul. >> translation: i spoke with the families. any chance i could get. sometimes by the water pump.

or wherever i saw them, i would talk to them. they liked me, so they let their children come to school. >> reporter: that was four years ago, aziza rahimzada has been teaching the kids since he was 10 years old and advocates with the government and education officials. they live in a refugee camp, many can't go to government schools because toe don't official i.d.s, others missed out because they spent so much time gathering water for their families. aziza rahimzada got water piped in and got them into schools. none of it would have happened without aziza rahimzada's father. he defied neighbours and relatives to send her to school. >> i was not educated. my other children were not educated. she was the only one interested. i gave as much financial support as i could afford. >> that was not much. aziza rahimzada had to work selling street food.

she had support from a charity teaching circus skills. aziza rahimzada was born here. her house has no indoor plumbing or running water. she has big dreams, and hopes every child in afghanistan will have an education. aziza rahimzada is nominated for an international peace prize that could get her an education grant and 100,000. she says winning would go a long wab to helping her school become a model or the rest of the country. i didn't know about the award. i've been helping the kids for four years. my words are valuable. i want to share my knowledge with everyone. the nomination brought her some attention. if she win, her voice by me heard by a wider audience. two years oog another girl championing education won the prize

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