jonah lomu leaves the park for the final time. his casket will go to the family home for private funeral. al jazeera, auckland, new zealand. >> this is the moment we finally determine we would save our planet. >> climate summit representatives from 200 nations gathering in paris discussing how they will save the planet. the jury selection under way for one of the officers involved in the death of freddie gray in baltimore. turkey will not apologize for shooting down the russian fighter jet.

and donald trump's campaign amid another controversy. >> this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters. world leaders are in paris today. they're discussing climate change and what they can do to save the planet. white house press secretary josh earnest saying this is the first time in years there is hope for re-election. >> we've seen countries warned the world take the kind of steps they were unwilling to take. we've seen steps around the world which brings us optimism there is built up momentum coming to an agreement that will fight climate change. >> the leaders much 150 nations are taking part in the talks in paris. al jazeera's mik mike viqueira.

>> you heard josh earnest talking about the positive and hope to come out of this meeting. real action on climb change. but it's relative to when has happened before. there is a meeting in 2009 you'll recall in president obama's first term in copenhagen in denmark. no agreement reached there. and what they've done here they've eventually said that all the countries or many of the countries they're looking for you mentioned 150 world leaders represented. they're looking for commitment and ledges to meet targets to reduce carbon emissions over the next several years. president obama has set a target for the united states to reduce its emissions from 26 to 28% below 2005 levels to have that done by 2025. but in terms of concrete commitment or legally binding agreements it isn't likely to be anything like that, and president obama will face the

hostile conference if he were to enter into something that was that concrete. del, you mentioned that the president has had a busy day. he has met with the chinese leader and the prime minister of of india as well. here's a little bit of what he had to say. >> our generation may not see the full realization of what we do here, but the next generation will be better off from what we do here. can you imagine a more worthy award than that? >> president obama very positive upbeat and addressing those nations. yet he warns if no action is taken he warns of disappearing coastal areas. he warns of economic catastrophe and a flood of human refugee. >> president obama putin and president obama talking, what were they talking about this

time? >> according to the white house they were talking about a host of issues, including climate change. typically what happens, and you're right at these venues. while there may not be a former set scheduled meeting a bilateral meeting. they have what are called informal conversations. president obama expressed regret over the death of the russian pilot shot down by the turkish f-16s allegedly over turkish air space. and the need for russia to focus its airstrikes on isil and not on some of the opposition groups backed by the united states and it's allies. >> thank you very much. we are following several several important court proceedings. the suspect in colorado springs goes before the judge later today. and chicago police officer

justin van dyke will learn whetherrer whether he gets bail. he faces first-degree charges for shooting a black teen. he shot him 16 times. we'll go to battle another where the jury selection is underway in the trial of an officer charged with the death of freddie gray. we're live outside of the courthouse, john, the jury selection is underway. what is the latest? >> yes, good morning to you, del. the jury selection was slated to get under way at 8:30 this morning, but it got under way proper at 10:00 a.m. the judge has moved into a phase of questioning, which will not take place in open court, so he wilso we will not hear what he says to years. he has a selection to 75 to 80 people today. and these are the questions that he has been asking. number one, do answer of you have a relationship with law enforcement. to that many of the potential

jurors stood up. question number two, do answer of you have strong feelings towards manslaughter. and dozens stood up to that one. and then there is a routine question in court. there is a particular significance to the freddie gray case. would you give greater weight to police witness, someone in an uniform. the reason we think that question was asked, the reason why it's so significant today is because we're expecting the vast majority of witnesses in this case to be from law enforcement. so what would normally an routine question given significant weight today. >> what implications could this have for the other five officers involved in policing and in general? >> well, i think it gives a mastiff advantage because the other five officers, all of whom have pleaded not guilty just as they have today are going to learn the case against officer

porter, which is likely to be very similar to the case against them. it does give a big advantage. you know, the state attorney here representing the state of baltimore was very keen rather than put all six officers in one case, she wanted to try them individually in this ways. she and the city are pointing out that people should not take the outcome of this particular court case against officer william porter as the wire case. and the relationship between the african-american community and the city of baltimore. they say take all six cases before taking a final judgment. that's where we're at regarding that particular situation as for the changing of policing in baltimore, well, to a certain extense that's already begun. we saw the police accused of backing off during the summer of violence. that happened all over the country as well. the police are aware of the

youtube generation they're dealing with when making arrests. >> how long do we expect the trial to last? >> well, i can answer that very quickly. we know it's not going any later than december 17th because the judge told us that. but the other five cases began in the new year lasting down through april. >> thank you very much. prosecutors are hoping today's hearing in colorado springs can offer clues behind that deadly attack in that planned parenthood clinic friday. he killed three people and injured nine others. he's being held without bond. we're learning more about the two civilian who is died. jennifer, the mother of two, was reportedly at that clinic supporting a friend. and the father of a two and army vet who served in iraq. his brother said he's heartbroken. >> why? he didn't know him.

my brother was not for abortion. he was not participating in abortion. >> sereric sweyscy, a six--year veteran of the colorado air force, the he leaves behind two children. the university saying that ththat a threat to attack the campus, they're trying to find who posted that threat online. a storm has left tens of thousands of people without power. >> more rain over flooded roadways and rivers where deadly storms hit part of the southern plains over the holiday weekend. eight are dead in texas. another six in kansas. some drivers were stuck inside

their cars including 29-year-old benjamin floyd. his vehicle is seen here. he died after being swept off the road while driving to work. >> he told 911 that water was coming into the vehicle. >> at this texas farm rescuers had to step in to save these farm animals. in oklahoma and kansas ice and freezing rain are to blame for much of the problems over the thanksgiving holiday. thousands of homes and businesses lost power leading the governor in oklahoma to declare a state of emergency. frozen highways over wichita, kansas, made driving all but impossible. many cars and trucks were veered off the road. >> as that storm passes, other storms are forming in hard hit areas. >> we cleared out that storm system that impacted us. and we have another one that we're dealing with.

where you see the brightest blues, that's the potential for the most snow today. especially on the south dakota and minnesota border, some of these areas can see areas of widespread to a half foot and some places a foot or more. a lot of these winter storm warnings go throw the day. some of the your counseling areas go until tomorrow. we could still see some of that lingering, but a lot of heavy snow. there is a little freezing prescription. not a big ice storm like we saw with the last one, but that will make the roads slick in places. we need the colder temperatures to do that. a lot of the mid west not getting out of the 30s. temperatures taking a nose dive since the latter part of last week where there was mild air but it is warm enough to support rain. the heaviest rain, tennessee, north carolina could see three

inches over the next several days. what we have going on this morning as we get into today and tomorrow, more of that rain moves across the east coast. to the northeast as well. still some snow wrapping around and still chicago a little bit more into wednesday could see some that have snow. by the time we get through wednesday and especially thursday, most of this clears out and we have a much quieter pattern except for the west coast behind that. there is a break on the way. >> nicole, thank you very much. no reports of injuries or damage after an earthquake rattled the middle of the country. 4.7 the quake hit around 4:00 a.m. coal lime people reported feeling the ground stake. >> the latest batch of e-mails from hillary clinton's server will be released. this weekend clinton receiving the endorsement of boston's

mayor marty walsh. on the report side donald trump will meet with african leaders and religious leaders saying that the evangelicals were going to endorse him. he planned a very public press conference after several of the pastors said they did not want the meeting to be misinterpreted. people fleeing the island and it's financial problems are finding growing influence in one florida city. and turkey standing ground after it shot down the russia jet, and why it will not offer an apology.

>> congress is getting back to work after it's thanksgiving recess. for the next two weeks lawmakers

will be focusing on one thing, that being the budget, of course. congress has until decembe december 11th to pass a funding bill to avoid government shutdown. the new issues including federal funding for planned parenthood and whether to accept syrian refugees. puerto rico's governor will decide whether the island will be able to make it's next huge debt payment. it is owing $50 million and that check is due tomorrow. the financial difficulties are forcing many puerto ricans to leave, and many are heading to central florida. >> for years the area has been referred to as little puerto rico, and the bakery has been long its popular taste of home. but there is nothing about this puerto rican community, central florida is home to 400,000 migrants from the island and it's growing at a pace not seen in decades. this family arrived just weeks

ago driven from puerto rico by a deepening financial crisis. >> i came here july 3rders, and then i had an interview, and then i started work on the 7th. it's better. >> one of the first things carol did when she moved was register to vote. puerto ricans are u.s. citizens by birth. with the estimated thousands of families arriving each month, that's significant. >> it's the highest concentration of puerto ricans in the corridor. >> they say that both political parties are keenly aware of the growing voice that this community has, and voters are asking some searching questions. >> a lot of them are paying very close attention to where the candidates stand on helping puerto rico in order to support that candidate. >> the region of central florida has always been considered in

elections, but this latest wave of migrations has become more important. when puerto ricans move, they do so by the hundreds. historically hispanic tend to vote for the democratic party. but with so many independent voters up for grabs he sees an unique opportunity. >> if we can lend it to the county, that could be a blueprint for future elections. plus if the elections are close and florida is on the line, what we do here in oceala county, we could decide who we have for the next president. >> florida is poised to be the state with the largest number of puerto ricans in the u.s. and it's thought that the exodus from the island will continue for some time to come. but growing with the new arrivals is growing political

influence. >> afghanistan is warning americans to leave the country. diplomats have received information of an imminent threat in kabul. they say it could happen in the next 48 hours, but they did not offer up any other details. the turkish prime minister saying that his country will not apologize for shooting down that russian warplane. the prime minister said that his county should not have to apologize for defending it's borders. at the same time russia threatening sanctions. we have more on the stand off and how it's effecting the economic standing of the two countries. >> thturkey has offered the olive branch for talks, but the kremlin is not accepting. russia said there will be no talks until turkey apologizes for downing that russian jet.

the turkey's prime minister said that they will not apologize they have the backing of the united nations as well. we understand there is 90,000 turkish workers in russia. their work permits are not going to be renewed at the end of the year. most of them will have to come back. agriculture products will not be able to transported from turkey to russia. these are arrangement also end for turks who want to go to russia and the holiday booking period for the summer when russians start booking their holidays, there will be no more packaged tours. they've already taken hit this year with the falling value of the ruble, but it looks like russians will not be able to holiday in summer until some accommodation is reached between turkey and russia before the end of the year. >> the singer paint turnin pink

has been named an unicef ambassador. she'll raise money to deliver food packets to children around the world. and she'll get children more involved in physical activity. she said he was inspired to become an ambassador after a trip of unicef to haiti. why a practice in california drawing blood from babies is raising concern. and the plight of the butterflies, how the climate change could mean an end to the monarchs in mexico.

>> for years the blood of babies in california has been collected and screened for any genetic disorders they might have, and those samples then can be sold for research. that has some critics concerned about privacy. >> as any parent can tell you the birth of a child is a blur of hurried parking, terrible pain and anxiety and a lot of medical forms. when my kids were born here in california we were asked to sign a form that would allow the state to do genetic screening using blood samples. when we looked at it, it made

sense. the form allows the state of car to take a pin point of blood, but it's now possible to use that glad to sequence a baby's dna revealing all the genetic information for a doctor or scientist to see. those samples are maintained by the department of public health in richmond, california. this place is a treasure trove of genetic information. your average database only offers a few thousand people at most. but this place has the information of pretty much everyone born in california since 1983. that is millions of people worth of genetic information. those samples are available to more than parents and state health workers. every state has a state screening program like this, but california's program makes samples available to law enforcement and private companies which can pay to use the samples for gene sequencing and research.

the department of health did not respond to request for comment, but the samples are passed along to paying companies as anonymous data. but the information is so unique that privacy advocates say it's possible to cross-reference them and identify individuals. the resale practice is so alarming that a state assembly introduce a consent but it failed to pass and the database continues to grow. >> all of us have deceases that run in our families, and we hope to be able to predict that. >> he said my kids stand to benefit much more being part of the database than they

otherwise. >> for people who have these diseases, the parents don't care about privacy. they care at some level, but the number one priority is to solve what is wrong with their child and lead to a treatment. >> i have the right to have the samples destroyed but researchers are hoping that i won't do that because the coding of our bodies can help to bring healthy children into the world. >> millions of monarch butterflies fly to mexico each winter, but now the number is coming down. >> a sanctuary after a journey of thousands of kilometers. these monarch butterflies flow from the cold of a canadian winter to the warm temperatures of mexico. >> this is a bill grahammage. they cross 5,000 kilometers from canada to here. we're taking care of them.

we keep protecting the areas here. >> in the last 20 years the butterfly's numbers have come down. last year there were around 35 million. it is blamed on illegal tree cutting as well as the use of pesticide and climate change. large areas of milk weed plants where the butterflies lay their eggs have been destroyed. but the u.s. and mexico have been planting more trees and have tightened the controls in logging and the use of chemicals. >> it is our responsibility to take care of these kinds of places. there are very few such places in the world. two or three maybe, and it's amazing to see these butterflies arrive. >> environmentalists and mexico hope this year those changes will mean millions more monarch butterflies and even more tourists. al jazeera. >> we can find out later today

what students at ithaca college think of its president. it will release the survey of confidence in its president. that came amid protests over the issue of race. the school's faculty will release the results of their separate survey next week. and the unforgettable selfie. two canadian brothers snapping this picture after finding the bird was caught in a trap. they used a branch to open the trap and release the bald eagle. it appears to be unharmed, and it flew to a nearby tree. anyone who logs in to this website is getting this message and asking customers to hold. cyber monday is usually one of the busiest shopping days onli online.

we have more live from london next. >> the global fight against climate change, this many world leaders right now in paris to discuss it. will they follow through with their promises? hello from me david foster, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also in this program. >> if there was no violation there would not be such a crisis today. >> turkish prime minister tells nato his country was right to shoot down a russian jet. israel courts bring a verdict against two israeli