>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. online threats, an arrest after threats of racial violence at the university of missouri. tonight a campus on edge and the message from the student body president. wild weather, tornadoes, thunderstorms and more threatening millions, the risk to the nation's midsection and where the system is heading next. the push for peace, the diplomatic effort underway to end the war in syria and the key victory by syrian troops over

i.s.i.l. and helping veterans as the u.s. honors their service, one city is determined to get homeless vets off the streets. another tense day on the campus at the university of missouri. the school's board of curators met in emergency session this evening following protests over racial tensions at the school and online threats to black students and faculty. andy rosegen has the story. >> social media over the university of missouri campus has blown up in the last 24 hours over threats and rumors and gossip. but there was one social media post that could not be ignored. it popped up on yickyack.

about six hours later this 19-year-old student was under arrest. police were able to hunt down hunter park, about 75 miles from the main campus in columbia. he is a sophomore in computer science. he had no weapons in his possession whether apprehend. apprehended. >> a number of classes were cancelled, in fact all of sydney's classes were cancelled. >> i was scared for the people who do live on campus and i was -- well i was nervous enough to text my parents. >> those students who did show up were buried in their cell phones inside an avalanche ever rumors. even the student body president peyton head posted a message that the kkk had been spotted on

campus and students should stay away from windows. vague references kept popping up on social media, making everyone wondering what to believe. >> you never know what's going to happen. >> students like christina were more angry than frightened. about anonymous threats. >> i've been going here for three years. what makes it different because somebody says something like that. hopefully it will be our fear and they'll protect us. >> the campus is very much on edge as it makes its way past the protests. student body president peyton head. >> a lot of people weren't comfortable with change. change wasn't supposed to be

comfortable. >> they also criticized misleading information online around campus. the creators of that website yickyack said that wasn't what the site was all about. arrest of a student late today, at northwest missouri state, connor stottlemeyer was arrested for his post that threatened to kill black people. antonio. school official is being called upon to resign. several hundred students staged owalkout today, they protested against the school's president as he stood by and watched. the students say they are angry about what they see is his slow response to reports of recent race related incidents at the cool school. a powerful storm system is moving through middle of the country tonight. it already spawned several tornadoes, damaging winds, also

flipped over semi trucks. al jazeera's meteorologist kenji. the storm is pushing through chicago now. >> the storm pushing through chicago, not going to see tornadoes in chicago but probably some very, very high winds up to 60 miles an hour. let's go closer. as the storm is progressing first of all a well defined center of circulation there going through iowa. that is iowa where we saw ten tornadoes that were reported across the area. we are still looking at quite a bit of wind with this storm and that is going to continue tomorrow as well. you can see the line of thunderstorms right now pushing through the southern part of illinois for st. louis, the threat is over, but that actual line of thunderstorms goes all the way down towards mississippi and it is a long enough frontal boundary that we are going to see the threat of severe weather there. take olook at what we have seen through the evening, ten tornadoes in iowa.

, that is where we see wind damage gusting up to 60 miles per hour and tens of thousands of people this evening, illinois to kansas is without powrt. severe thunderstorm watch is in effect. be pushing to illinois as night progresses. take a look at high wind warnings, across the great lakes as well as even western new york tomorrow. the wind is still going to be a major problem. >> an awful lot of people will be seeing those storms. thank you kevin. the white house appears to be pushing harder for a diplomatic solution to the war in syria. secretary of state john kerry and russian minister sergey lavrov spoke. significant advance against i.s.i.l. al jazeera, zeina khodr has more. >> reporter: this is a significant break through and a

strategic gain, the siege of queris military airport last now been broken. i.s.i.l. has been pushed back. the syrian government and its allies have an air base in the north of the country after losing control of others over the years. if the mill tri is abl militaryn ground, they have won this battle but the war has many fronts and the government and its allies have mounted multiple offenses across northern syria mainly against the rebels and not i.s.i.l. again i.s.i.l. there has been little success. the u.n. special envoy to syria says there is a momentum that shouldn't be missed. world leaders are scheduled to hold another round of talks on saturday but even before a u.n. led peace process can begin, the players should agree on a list

of participants. the syrian government has long called its opponents terrorists, now it must recognize an opposition. it is not just those friendly with russia but finding common ground won't be easy. >> going to be very difficult for different parties to agree on representatives of the syrian conflict. another challenge is to find really someone or a party that could represent all the different oppositions within the syrian opposition. >> reporter: russia has denied that it prepared a special document for syria but says it has ideas for further discussion. one of those reportedly involves an 18 month constitutional reform process which won't be chaired by president bashar al-assad. it is not clear if assad's other ally iran is on board.

assad's opponents don't want him to be involved in the transition process but the proposal also says that the president can take part in future elections. and that is unacceptable to the opposition who wants a specific time frame for his departure. another point of contention is an agreement on who should be considered a terrorist in syria. for the first time the u.s., russia, saudi arabia and iran, the main backers of the warring sides are sitting at the same table. clearly this is progress but the hard bearing ha bearings bargab. zeina khodr, al jazeera. >> global coalition to counter i.s.i.l, it was his job to assemble that coalition. >> thousands of refugees made it into macedonia on tuesday and

wednesday morning. a four day ferry strike in greece ended on friday, that finally allowed people stranded on the greek islands to move north. the record number of refugees has prompted european leaders to impose new rules on asylum seekers and to work with some african nations to prevent people from coming to europe. now african refugees in italy fear the new rules could japanese their stay. claudio lavonggo for al jazeera. >> tens of thousands of kilometers from mali. for suliaman, he turns it into a business, organic yogurt. >> translator: i left malli in 2004, it took me four years to

get to italy. ended up in rome, there was no work so i created my own. i started make home made yogurt quite popular in mali. it's working well. >> dangerous crossing of the mediterranean every year in search of a better life. since jan more than 140,000 reached italy alone. 3,000 more died trying. sulaiman managed to find a respectable life. others hope to continue their journey to other countries in northern europe. germany promised to offer shelter to 160,000. but so far only 116 of tell were

located elsewhere in europe. >> we need to step up efforts to get the relocation numbers increased. we need to take measures overseas for those entitled to international protection so they don't have to take dangerous journeys and risk their lives to obtain something they are any way going to be entitled to. i think we have to look at legal channels safe channels for those who have legitimate reasons to move economically. >> while tens of thousands of refugees wait in italy for their chance to deliver life in europe, sulaiman continues. claudio lavanga, al jazeera, rome. >> what do authorities do elsewhere, ahead the next fight in the fantasy world. and how austin, texas is trying to make sure that ever veteran

in the city has a home.

>> on this veterans day americans are honoring those who have served in the armed forces. parades and ceremonies were held in many communities and at arlington national cemetery, president obama appeared, and admitmore work needs to be done.

>> the unacceptable results we see, like unnecessary wait times, are a challenge for all of us if we are to match our words with our deeds. >> president obama urged citizens to keep veterans in their thoughts all days years round. performance bounces to employees in 2014, the extra pay came as the agency was being investigated for its performance. some pay went to offices where veterans were facing long wait times after filing health claims. in 2009, the white house set an ambitious goal to end veteran homelessness by 2016. at john siegenthaler reports, while austin has fallen short of

its goal. >> we are going to end veteran homelessness this this city. >> steve adler player of austin texas, part of a nationwide effort to a call to action of the obama administration back in 2009. >> when a veteran comes home kissing the ground it is unacceptable that he should ever have to sleep on it. >> several major cities signed on, with plans to take veterans off the streets, and awrch became a trail blazer for destitute men and women. when president obama made that announcement there were approximately 234 homeless in that city. >> we have traditional homes that are lined up at this point that we are in the process of filling. >> i definitely want to get off the street. >> as austin may have missed the self imposed deadline, the city

seems to be on the right track. mayor adler says they will reach that many goal late next year. the homeless fund is double the original goal now the biggest challenge may be finding adequate accommodations. the local apartment association president says he is asking apartment owners to step up. >> housing is scarce in general not just affordable housing. the coalition in its place echo will do its part to match up a worthy veteran to the unit. >> john siegenthaler, al jazeera. >> a texas grand jury has indicted more than 100 bikers who were involved in a deadly shoot out in may. members of rival gangs accused of engaging in organized criminal activity. nine people died, 20 were

injured during shootout in waco. more than 70 others were arrested at the scene. the grand jury will consider charges against them next week. the two biggest fantasy sport sites on the web said, they will fight back. shut down fan dual and draft kings operations in new york. as ines ferre reports, the industry is waiting to see if others will be sanctioned. >> the top 2 fantasy sporlt sites are now playing defense after new york's attorney general ordered they stop accepting wagers from new york betters. all eyes are on florida where the fantasy sports industry is under national investigation. claiming fantasy sports is

illegal gambling and fan dual and draft kings games are rigged. he wants that to change. >> play by the rules, play as intended. be fair. and you have to have the proper licensing supervision and regulations like everybody else. >> at draft kings we play for glory. >> fan dual and draft kings won't comment on lawsuits but insist their businesses are not gambling. draft kings writes, fantasy sports are clearly a game of skill. on tuesday two state legislators unveiled a bill that would make fantasy sports exempt from florida's gambling laws. >> it's like the best adrenalin rush ever. >> seen as industry-friendly records show at least one of the lawmakers received campaign donations from the fantasy sports trade association in september. >> in terms of sport in general --

>> tay juan martin doubts that the state will follow new york state'new yorkstate's lead. >> the more males or females participate in daily fantasy denial in that regard the media rights holders win, the leagues win, as well as the sponsors win. >> whether or not it's gambling three win. >> they win, they win. >> ines ferre, al jazeera, miami. >> more than a third live with their parents. what's behind the trend and what it could mean. and the cutest video you'll see, the national zoo's baby panda take its first steps. next.

>> a higher percentage of young american women are living at home with their parents than at any time since before world war ii. 36% of women between the ages of 18 and 34 live with family members. that is higher than it was in 1940. economists at the pew research center who did the study say that these women are more likely to have college degrees, also

half as likely to be married as women of their age 75 years ago. social psychologist and writer jane adams joins us from seattle. it's good to have you with us. >> thank you for having me. >> women have been going to college for decades. >> that's true. >> why do you think just now we're seeing this change? >> although most of the media says it's economic and result of the recession, it has more to did with the relationship between parents and their grown kids these days. it has changed a lot. parents today want to have an open authenticit authentic relah their kids. if they feel having them at home is going to support them and having a more successful life later, when they are through with school and out in the workforce they're willing to have them there. there's a difference in terms of

independence between what women and men feel about independence. >> that parents who allow kids to live at home later? >> absolutely, i believe they feel that's the only way they're going to keep them there and that's true. men have always had a certain amount of independence regardless where they live because they're men. in the 70s and 80s when womsd began twomen began to livs because their parents were living in loco parentus, they couldn't have sex under their parents roof. these days they can. >> you mentioned young mem. member. men. on average they marry later but while the percentage of men living at home has gone up it's well below what it was in 1940. so do you think -- why is the

trend affecting more women in relative terms? >> again i think it's primarily relational. there are women today in their 20s who talk to their parents and when i say talk i mean e-mail text, im, several times a day. they're not doing their growing-up out of their parents sight, they're doing it in front of them. again an older generation -- >> more for women than for men? >> it's always been between 35 -- since the ple millenium, % more women than men, it takes women's longer to start their lives in terms of schooling. when women and men are going to school part time and working part time, they don't want to live in a lower standard than

what their parents are accustomed to, they want cable tv and internet. >> what do you think is the long term consequences for american society? >> i've often said the third decade of parenting and the third decade of living for 20-somethings is important no solidifying the kind of relationships that parents and children are going to have for the rest of their lives. the more emotionally secure they are, dependent rather than interdependent, to continue the relationship lovingly and closely into their adult lives those who manage to get through their adolescence relatively unscathed in relationship to their parents,. >> maybe it's a good thing, jane adams, it's a pleasure to have you with us. >> thank you so much.

>> days after a painting sold for $170 million, a blue moon diamond has set a record in switzerland. >> sold. >> the blue moon sold at sothebys for more than $48.4 million. a hong kong buyer bought the jewel, over 12 carats. it was sold by a new york jeweler. people across india celebrated the festival of lights or dawali. blesses a clean house with are are prosperity. symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.

a giantanda cub bebe, in case you're wondering, bebe means precious treasure in mandarin. that's it. ray suarez is up next with "inside story." have a good night. >> self insured people, better or cheaper options. the affordable care act c has reduced the number of uninsured people, but a number have dropped their coverage. what's the diagnosis? shopping for care, it's the "inside story."