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for the holiday shopping season. ♪ this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i stephanie sy. protesters in chicago are hitting stleets trying to disrupt all of that friday shopping. demonstrations are planned on up scale north michigan avenue. that is the city's main shopping area. the protesters are outraged that it took more than a year for a white police officer to be charged with murder in the shooting death of a black teenager. our correspondent is live right now on chicago's magnificent mile. it looks like a windy day there, andy, but it is also supposed to be a busy shopping day. where are protesters targeting shoppers? >> because they want to hit chicago in its wallet. you can see there are shoppers out here right now. there it is a cold windy day and the protesters will be gathering

in about a half hour from now. and they have one big role, economic disruption. there have been a couple of nights of protests since the release of the laquan mcdonald shooting video. this one stephanie, is is much more organized, it has the old guard, people like the reverend jesse jackson rainbow push coalition, along with the chicago teacher's union, along with the millennials, the younger activists that are trying to shake things up. but they have one unified goal. >> the magnificent mile must be shut down on black friday. >> absolutely. >> the chicago board of trade, magnificent mile, everything that they hold near and deer to them will be addressed. >> reporter: this all comes from

the release of that shooting video where an officer shot laquan mcdonald, 16 times in october of 2014. some might say that because he was arrested and charged with first degree murder, that this might be enough for the protesters, but they say far from it, they say the fact that it took a year to charge the officer, also the fact that he had about 18 complaints against him during his career for things like racial slurs allegedly, and police brutality and yet still remained on the force, and the basic fact that through all of this, police long maintained that he was using self-defense, however, the video does not appear to show that, and witnesses driving past also disputed that. stephanie? >> how are businesses there reacting to this disruption? >> reporter: well, i have talked to a number of them. a lot of them don't want to talk about bad news, but those who did talk said we're prepared for

this. one said as far as he was concerned the weather was more of an issue here. but we see these protests on michigan -- the mag mile, michigan avenue, so it's not unheard of around here. >> andy thank you. chicago police have made an arrest in the death of the 9-year-old boy who was shot execution style in an ally earlier this month. investigators say he was lured to his death as part of a war between two street gangs in the city. his father was connected to one of the gangs. belgium authorities say they have charged a man for being involved in terrorist attacks. the prosecutors office is declining to say who the person is, or if they had any role in the paris massacre. belgium has been searching for one suspect in the attacks for two weeks now. officials say it is likely he is getting help while he issen the

run. and it has now been two weeks since the attacks in paris. france today is remembering the victims. ♪ >> the somber ceremony was one of the first formall gatherings since the attack. president hollande asked all french people to hang a flag in their window today in tribute. jacky rowland has more from paris. >> reporter: it was an extremely solemn occasion, in which president hollande very much assumed the mantel of national leader, statesman, and took on the responsibility for summing up and articulating the mourning and commemoration of the whole of france.

he started very much by paying tribute to the 130 individuals who lost their lives and the hundreds of others who were wounded. he said these were people who loved life, whereas the attackers were those who followed a cult of death. the president also reaffirmed french values, in particular the value of freedom which was under attack on november 13th. and he said that french culture, the french lifestyle, french universal values would prevail. he also made a very firm undertaking to fight and ultimately defeat isil, the movement, which said that it was behind these attacks. just one footnote, there were at least two families who stayed away from the ceremony on friday. they said the authorities hadn't earned the lessons from the attacks earlier this year at the

newspaper charlie hebdo, and the government hadn't made good on its promise to improve security, intelligence, and make the french public feel safe. that is their personal view, but the large majority of families were represented here. >> jacky rowland reporting from paris. the foreign ministers of russia and syria just wrapped up their meeting in moscow. they were talking aboutening the war in syria. the two have reportedly agreed on creating a list, identifying isil locations and isil fighters that they will target in syria. on thursday, president hollande said russia has promised to focus its efforts in syria only on isil fighters. rory challands told us about the latest developments. >> reporter: the two discussing the ways -- practical ways that they are finding to push the vienna process forward. the vienna process is the means by which hopefully some kind of

political resolution will be achieved in syria. the first of the things to find a way of creating the environment for intra-syrian dialogue, dialogue between the government and the opposition forces. now [ inaudible ] was saying that damascus has already come up with the list of representatives that it is going to be having at these talks. it's now up to the opposition forces to come up with a political platform, but also decide on who they are going to be sending to discuss things with the government. >> rory there are also continuing tensions over turkey's downing of that russian military jet near the syrian border earlier this week. i imagine the syrians and russians are on the same page on that issue. >> reporter: absolutely. they say turkey is a supporter of terrorism and it does that,

they said, by a number of different things. it does that by funding and supporting groups inside syria that are fighting against the syrian government. they also say that turkey is complicit in the illegal trade of oil that is coming from isil-controlled areas -- being trucked into turkey and then sold on as differently labeled oil on to the global market. >> rory, we should mention that the president of turkey has disputed those claims that it is benefiting from the isil oil trade, but russia is now talking about potential sanctions, right? how soon will they go into effect and what do they include >> reporter: we know that one of them is going to be faking effect on the first of january 2016. that was just announced by sergei lv and that is the

abolition of the vie-free tourist program. beyond that, we also know there are various economic sanctions on the way. we know that, because essentially they are being tested already. we know that there are various consignments and shipments of turkish produce, imports coming from turkey that are now being stopped on russian borders. now that is a strong suggestion that there are going to be embargoes and things like that just around the corner. the russian government has given its ministries a couple of days to draw up a list of things they think need to be banned. >> rory challands reporting from moscow. russia's defense ministry says it has also suspended a military hot line with turkey that was set up to share information on russian air strikes in syria. authorities in mali have arrested two suspects linked to

last week's attacks at a luxury hotel. the men were reportedly identified by using information found on one of the attacker's cell phones. 20 people including 14 foreigners were killed when gunmen stormed the radisson blu hotel in mali last friday. shoppers are already out buying this friday. the national retail federation says it expects stores to be busier than they were last year. in that group is forecasting sales to jump more than 3.5% in november and december of this year. and online shopping has already hit a record high. adobe says consumer have spent more than $1 billion on line so far, over a quarter of those sales were from mobile devices that is the most ever from smartphones and tablets. the sales are tempting the black friday shoppers, but will the

weather scare them away? we're seeing a brood area that is being immarketed now or will be. heavy rain has definitely picked up in portions of the southern plains and even areas of ice. let's put this into motion. we have seen that freezing precipitation especially in the southern plains, we could see that through tomorrow morning. northern parts of texas, for example, could get a quarter inch up to a few places getting a half inch. that's when we start to see tree branching breaking off, power lines going down, in addition to the mess on the road. it doesn't move that quickly, the southern edge of it, because we have high pressure in the north. the southern corridor is going to get a lot of rain because it doesn't move that quickly. that's why we already have so

many different flood concerns across the region, because we could over the next two or three days get some places that easily see a half foot of that rain. and these are places that were already inundated with flooding. otherwise temperatures, highs, for example, 71 ahead of the system. a lot of 60s up the east coast, but behind the system thetures drop dramatically. places like denver only in the 20s day. health officials say they think they know the cause of an e. coli outbreak linked to chicken salad sold at costco. at least 19 people in seven states were sickened after eating the chicken salad from costco. and california is asking volkswagen to recall another 16,000 cars including some audi

and porchia models. a cheap software was found on thousands of those cars dating back to 2009. earlier this month, regulators accused vw of installing the software on about 10,000 cars. the technology allowed cars to cheat diesel emissions tests. president obama calls for americans to do more to care for refugees. and a peaceful way forward. pope francis tells kenya how to keep its young men from facing a violent future. ♪

president obama is calling on americans to do more to help

refugees. he said much of america's greatness comes from the generosity of the american people and despite the call from some politicians to keep refugees out, many americans have written to him offering their homes. >> nearly four centuries after the mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims. men and woman who want nothing more than a chance for a better future for themselves and their families. what makes america, america is that we offer that chance. and ben carson is traveling to jordan today. he is called for stronger vetting of syrian refugees coming to the u.s., even comparing the process to stopping rabid dogs. he joined many other republican presidential candidates who have criticized president obama's plan to admit thousands of syrian refugees into the u.s. over the next year.

a syrian american filmmaker is trying to show the experience for an american audience. he says his short film is the story of his life and millions of others on a desperate journey to safety. >> there is -- we just want to feel there is an issue. >> reporter: surrounded by monitors, this film director is closing in on a final cut. >> you can cut to something else, then, right? >> reporter: the short film is called the outcast and tells the story of a young syrian couple fleeing their war-torn country. >> we have an interesting story, interesting characters who are very related to the current time. >> take one. >> reporter: he group up in damascus in a conservative middle class family and worked

in tv production, before being awarded a scholarship for his master's here in chicago. the film's main character is a woman. >> my husband -- >> reporter: played by chicago journalist and actress, she is forced to navigate her foreign surroubings after being separated from her husband. >> this woman has to dig deep and overcome struggles on her own. you can face a lot of stuff, but if you look into yourself and figure it out, you can find a way to survive. >> reporter: he wrote and directed the outcast as a way to confront some of his own experiences. city sounds americans take for granted were an unnerving reminder of his home country. >> for a moment, the same memory

came back, and it felt like you are not here for a second, it felt like you were there. >> in a war zone. >> in a war zone. >> it's not necessarily a political story, it's just a human interest story, so people can see they are just like us. they are trying to get to a better life. fast forward and it is still happening in syria, the crisis, but it's even worse, and i hope that a story like this can show people that everyone has the same needs, right? we all want food, shelter, love, and security, and it doesn't matter where we're from at the end of the day. >> reporter: the director says it is very much his own personal story, but it's also the story of many others. pope francis is now in uganda for the second leg of his visit to africa. he'll say mass there on

saturday. earlier this morning the pope spoke before a crowd of thousands in kenya. he also visited one of the city's most note -- notorious slums. >> reporter: the pope said today was the highlight of his trip because he got to meet young people and the poor and hear their problems and aspirations. and he spoke very strongly against corruption. he said there is corruption in many other places including the vatican, but ending it starting with individuals. he spoke about the need to empower the youth. frustration makes it easier for young people to be radicalized.

so it he was very passionate about the need to empower people. the pope also spoke out against tr tribalism. and his message has been unity and reconciliation. people hope leaders not only heard but will act on some of the things he said. and there's a new way to hear the pope's message, through music. ♪ >> those are the sounds from a new album out today called "wake up." part of the proceeds from the pope's musical debut will go towards a refugee support fund. it's home to the nation's worst drivers, up next, which state gets that dubious honor. and critics are once again accusing donald trump of being insensitive. why trump says he deserves the apology.

donald trump is demanding an apology from the "new york times." the paper accused the republican front runner of mocking the appearance of a reporter.

that reporter covered trump expensively in the '80s and '90s. >> reporter: it was impersonation similar to much of trump's campaign. >> he is like, i don't remember! maybe that's what i said! >> reporter: he was referring to a journalist with a debilitating disease that effects his joints. the joirnallist along with local officials have contradicted trump's claimses. >> these stories were checked out, and weren't true. so it didn't happen. >> reporter: other unsayables that muslims should be treated with suspicious, that torture is acceptable in the interest of national security, and that mexican immigrants are rapists. it's nothing new, trump has a history of alleged racism in his

business dealings. >> he is a businessman. he knows how to get things done. >> reporter: but trump's lead needs context, first it's way too early in the process to be predicting out comes. those likely to vote for the next republican presidential candidate don't start paying attention to the race until just before the first caucus next february. secondly the opinion polls are those who identify as republican and not those who are likely to vote. at this point, herman cain also noted for its controversial statements was in the lead. but trump's numbers also have to be put into a national context. 25% of americans identify as republicans, 27% say they support trump. as nate silver pointed out, that

represents 6% of the u.s. population. or the same number who believe the moon landings were fake. >> they were dancing in the street, and they were dancing on roof tops. >> reporter: that's not to say his candidacy isn't significant. the republican establishment hasn't firmly pushed back against trump. it's not as if the other candidates considered main stream are any less extreme in their attitudes. they are just less quotable. sheila macvicar, al jazeera, washington. a mystery in san francisco where police are trying to explain this. more than a dozen baseballs chained to street poles. officials brought in the bomb squad to investigate one that looked like it could have been a bomb. if you are one of the estimated 46 million drivers on the road this holiday weekend

you may want to plan a detour. montana is on top of the list of worst drivers for a second year in a row, based on the number of fatal crashes becaused by dunking drives or speeds. minnesota was called the safest state to drive. and a disprizing discovery in a jewelry collection. a pink diamond that was previously listed as a worthless crystal. the government is having the jewels reappraised from the collection of markos. >> one way or another after 30 years, slowly, we're getting back what was taken from us. >> the philippine government says the markos family took

billions of dollars in asset when they fled. thanks for watching. i'm stephanie sy. the news continues next live from doha. ♪ russia questions turkey's intentions in syria, as their war of words continues. ♪ hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. france remembers the 130 people who died in the paris attacks. and how africa is trying to end the lung-running tradition of child