>> earth in peril. >> submerged countries, abandoned cities, field that no longer grow. >> world leaders meet in paris to confront climate change. but what will they or can they accomplish? mid east challenge. >> i.s.i.l. can be defeated. >> one of the world's leaders talk to us about the pressure of defending his country. mission to africa.

>> together we say no to hatred. >> pope francis in the war torn central african republic. and gold, why indians are in no hurry to cash in on their government's exchange plan. good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin tonight in paris. a city still reeling from a terror attack and now under even tighter security as leaders from around the world have gathered there for climate talks. the u.n. sponsored summit got underway today, nearly 200 nation are taking part. their goal: a deal to reduce carbon emissions and impose a cap on global warming. president obama led the american delegation to france. today he acknowledged the role the u.s. has played in harming the environment, and said it has a responsibility to undo that

damage. it's unclear what kind of agreement might emerge in the next two weeks. developing nation hs including indian, republicans in congress are vowing to block any attempt for that purpose. mike viqueria has the story. >> good evening, antonio. for president obama it is a short trip to paris but with an ambitious agenda. finding a consensus on global warming it may not be enough to halt the rise in global temperatures. president obama's first stop in paris, an unannounced trip to the bataclan, the pairs stage that saw the worst of the carnage two weeks ago where mr. obama silently paid his respects. later, addressing an unprecedented gathering of some 150 leaders, mr. obama painted a

grim picture. >> submerged countries, abandoned cities, needles 92 longer grow, more conflict, even more floods of desperate peemtiopeoplesseeking the sanctf governments not their own. >> mr. obama has pledged to cut u.s. emissions by 26 o28% over the next 20 years. in paris, he sat down with countries along with the u.s. at number 2 represent the world's four largest sources of carbon in the atmosphere. china whose leader xi jinping has promised to halt emissions by 2030. >> the two largest economies in the world and the two largest carbon emitters we have determined it is our responsibility to take action. >> there was an informal meeting with russian president vladimir putin. and a bilateral meeting with

narendra melody of india, who later touched on a chronic point of disagreement. the responsibility of industrialized nations who have grown rich over time while spewing carbon, to shoulder their burden in cutting back. >> it is not just a question of historical responsibility. they also have the most room to make the cuts and make the strongest impact. >> still, india has also pledged to reduce emissions. and unlike past failed summits where only developed nations were expected to act, the goal in paris is to get commitments from all, including poor or still developing countries. to help foot the enormous costs leaders were joined by microsoft founder bill gates who announced a plan to team with 19 governments and 28 billionaires in a multipart effort to fund

climate change. limiting owner global warming to 2° sells use. cell yus. >> i believe in the words of dr. martin luther king, jr. there is a saying as being too late, that had time is almost upon us. >> one thing coming from the paris summit a renewed urgency to stop a climate catastrophe. mike viqueria, al jazeera, washington. >> the need to reduce carbon emissions, beijing and new delhi, the capitals of china and india respectively, were nstled ienveloped in thick and noxious fog. construction projects were halted and people were urged to stay indoors.

in some parts of the world climate change is less about air than it is about water. places like the philippines are hoping for relief from the increasingly powerful storms that have hit their islands. al jazeera's mar ga ortigasga om manila. >> already the path of typhoons that develop in the pacific, climate change are making these typhoons stronger and more unpredictable. as it is more than 20 on average strike the country but for example in 2013, the strongest typhoon on record up until that time cut a swath across the central islands and left millions homeless . it also left more than 6,000 homeless. the country is still recovering from that typhoon. the president of philippines will not only be asking for the more developed countries to cut

down on their emissions but to contribute to funding for poorer nations that are vulnerable to climate change will need to make communities more effective and resilient to conditions brought about by extreme weather cons. >> marga ortigas from manila. joins us from clemson, south carolina, tonight, very good to see you again. the word historic is being used even before an agreement is reached in paris. but is there a danger that the summit will lead to no real improvement at the environment's expense because the current commitments so far are well short of what climate scientists say is needed to keep temperatures down. >> well, i think antonio, mostly what we're seeing is a commitment of the will which of course precedes any specific action that any of us takes, right? so what we need is that kind of

commitment of the will. so i hope that's what comes out of paris. of course it has to be backed up by real policies that work. and that's financing what we try do as a free enterprise answer to this. >> i know you have those free enterprise suggests. but then looking at what you're saying this commitment of the will, some critics are saying that the talks are rigs to produce an agreement -- are rigged to produce an agreement no matter what. because developing countries which represent three quarters of the world have no real obligations to keep emissions down, it's just that commitment of the will. >> right. well, of course, it is true, as ms. miracle said today we the developed world have an obligation to lead on that. at republicen.org, we have a tremendous opportunity to lead. it is not just this obligation

and this sense of moral giltd. igilt. it's also this great opportunity in free enterprise to invent the fields of the future and to watch them be sold around the world, serving customers, lighting up dark villages that currently go dark at night, but also, creating jobs and wealth in a lot of places, hopefully including america. so we're -- what we call energy optimists and climate realists. certainly realistic about the climate challenge, we try not to dwell on that so it becomes oppressive, we are energy optimists, this incredible opportunity for next wave of technology. >> and your suggestion is that there are solutions that could get conservatives on board? >> yes. once we make sure that it's presented as -- in a way that's consistent with deeply held

beliefs among fellow conservatives, that we believe that people should be accountable for their actions. that all the cost should be in on all of the fuels, that all the subsidies should be removed. if you do that then the free enterprise system can solve this in a very economically sensible way. and so that's what we deeply believe. >> in talking about -- >> and so we're not trying to -- >> i want to talk about economic incentives because economics are a big part of this. because one of the big divisions in paris is because you know opponents say that any agreement is going to be a shakedown of developed countries. that they have to repay what's referred to as ecological debt and then will have to transfer $100 billion a year to assist developing countries. so if that's the case, republicans have already said, in congress, that that's simply not going to happen. so what are the chances of an agreement coming out of paris that is really effective?

>> well, it is surely true, and deeply held belief, that i have that you know to much that is given much will be required, right? it's a view shared by many conservatives. so we know that we're blessed and we've got a great deal of wealth and opportunities in the developed world. but that's not all doom and gloom and it's not all guilt. it's now this incredible opportunity to lead and to create wealth in the process. and so yes. i believe that free enterprise can do that. it's a lot of faith in free enterprise but i think it's well placed. if you look for example at the cell phone revolution, the opportunities that came to us because of cell phones where the developed, the undeveloped world has leapfrogged our technology and now have cell technology that they never had the situation where they had land lines. and so similarly, if we develop

micro-grids and distribute energy systems they'll leapfrog us and the incredible opportunity that comes from that is that the developing world will enjoy energy at night and opportunities to learn and contribute to the world economy, create customers in those places. so we're talking really some exciting opportunities in free enterprise. >> well, we'll see what comes out of these two weeks of the summit. bob engliss, good to have you as always, thank you. a lot of back room politics on the sidelines of the climate talks. today russian president vladimir putin sat down with benjamin netanyahu. stressed the issue of military cooperation which is relevant in syria. meeting tomorrow to further coordinate operations there. turkey's prime minister refused

to apologize to russia for chuting down a russian jet. the prime minister did however offer high level talks to ease tensions between the two countries. he also again said the russian pilots were flying in turkish air space and were warned several times before shots were fired. russia denies both of those claims and has implemented several economic sanctions until they get an apology. the pentagon today supported turkey's account of what happened with the russian fighter jet, so did the american ambassador to nato. denied russia's claims that it had plans to fly near the turkey-syria border. nadim baba has more. >> the first time that an american official has gone on the record and so explicitly stated that the u.s. has data

backing up turkey's version of events on november the 24th, saying that the russian plane had in fact entered turkish air space. until now they hadn't been so forthright, although they offered turkey their full support. just before the american ambassador spoke there was this press conference between the nato secretary general and amed davutoglu, and said that all are allies defended turkey's right and air space, at the same time welcoming turkey's offer to establish discussions. at that time it is not clear what those contacts are, they seem to be still pretty much severed right now.

>> nadim baba at the nato talks. air to air missiles, the kremlin says the move is being made to help pilots defend themselves against other attacks. the pentagon immediately called on both russia and turkey to reduce the rising tensions. in syria russian air strikes are being blamed for the death of at least 44 people in a crowded market in the northwest. there are questions whether russia was targeting anti-assad forces instead of i.s.i.l. osama ben javad has the story. >> where you after the other they kept coming. people in the syrian town of area had had to bury multiple

bodies in mass graves. >> we put every three or five bodies in each bag. >> the main market was packed with morning shoppers when it was bombarded repeatedly. people here blame russia for the attacks. >> it is the largest market in the city. the russian air strike left about 44 people killed and more than 70 injured. people here are breadwinners and want to make a living. it is a large gathering from the country side as they came here for shopping. >> and idlib province wasn't the only place hit. this father in duma was looking for his daughter who he said was studying in the house. another air strike. it's not clear how many first responders or civilians were killed or injured in the second attack. the syrian opposition and its allies accuse russia of carrying

out attacks to support syrian president bashar al-assad. many civilians are also being killed. these pictures are from i.s.i.l. controlled raqqa. cities targeted by the syrian air force, backed by russia. barrel bombs have hit damascus, aleppo and raqqa. people have been used to picking themselves up after beaming tacks. but those born since the conflict began can't understand why their parents can't stop fighting. osama ben javad, al jazeera. says he will let parliament make the final decision. cameron plans to call a one day debate on wednesday, that would lead to a so-called free vote, allowing members to vote their conscious insteaconscience instg party lines. give cameron the authority he needs to extend the campaign

limited to only targets in iraq. two years ago, parliament voted against allowing attacks in syria. five air strikes against i.s.i.l. in iraq. in targets ramadi, sinjar and mosul over the weekend. french parliament voted to increase bombing activity following the paris attacks two weeks ago. the iraqi army is warning citizens in the i.s.i.l.-held city of ramadi to get out immediately. iraqi state tv told residents to head south to an area secured by the army. al jazeera's imran khan is in iraq and says it's clear signs the government is getting ready to retake the city from i.s.i.l. >> this operation had a break through on thursday when they took the key palestine bridge, a

key supply route of i.s.i.l. strongholds. they've managed to take that bridge which means i.s.i.l. are effectively cut into two and can't reinforce their fighters in ramadi. what iraqi officials are doing is going through neighborhoods very slowly and methodically. this operation has been a year in the making and prime minister haider al-abadi has blamed everything from the heat to the lack of coalition air strikes. weakened i.s.i.l. forces plowg iraqi forces to go in. what we have been told is any civilians still trapped in ramadi are able to leave as long as they wave white flags. we haven't seen any pictures of people waving white flags nor arflags norare there any picture

requesting to leave. >> imran khan reporting from erbile in iraq. group has taken control of the libyan city of sirte. sirte is a gateway to libya's oil fields and refineries which i.s.i.l. has begun targeting. libya has two rival governments and no functioning political system. officials in france say two french nationals were arrested after trying to make their way to i.s.i.l. training camps in libya. they were stopped in tunisia near the libyan border on november 13th the same day as the paris attacks. it is the first case made public of potential french i.s.i.l. recruits traveling to libya instead of syria. still ahead on al jazeera america. a message of unity, pope francis on his lace day in africa calls for solidarity between christians and muslims.

and an enormous lawsuit in the wake of enormous damage caused by the break of a dam at a mine in eastern brazil.

>> after almost three decades of having the same leader, burkina faso has a new president. former prime minister roch kabore got the most votes.

protests forced blaise compaore to resign after over 27 years in office. at the democratic republic.congo, in north kivu province which borders the two country. the u.n. says at least 24 people died, the rebels attacked a hospital and hacked at least 27 people to death. pope francis is back at the vatican tonight after concludedg his first trip to africa. central african republic was his last stop. where he called for the end to the violence that has torn the country apart.

gerald tan reports. >> pope francis ventures into a dining drus portiodangerous par. calls for leaders to unite. >> christians and muslims and members of traditional religions have lived together for many years. together we say no to to hatred. >> many say the pope's visit is important. years of conflict divided communitiesen along religious lines. the violence has forced nearly a million people from their homes. >> god willing if central africans listen to what the pope says for he is a servant of god if we listen and work with that peace will return. >> reporter: this is the final leg on the three country african tour which has taken pope francis to kenya and uganda. he is central african republic

despite security warnings from the french that underscores the need for national reconciliation. >> lay down these instruments of death. arm yourself instead with righteousness. >> never before has the head of the roman catholic church visited an active conflict zone. some regard it as a chance for hope during troubled times. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> on his trip home from african today the pope was questioned about the climate summit in paris. asked if he thought the summit would be a turning point, the pope said it was now or never and the world is on the limits of suicide. he believes in the goodwill of the summit's delegates and hopes and praise that they will do something. despite aids being the number one cause of death in africa acknowledge the pope spoke on the issue of condom use, he

refused to debate the issue, he cited arms trading and the impact of the aids epidemic. though pope's trip through africa has just come to an end, the pontiff's next international trip is already on the books. the pope will begin in mexico city, chapas near the qayoumin n

border.

>> half a million fields will lie fallow. >> if we had another year of this severe drought, i'd say all bets are off. >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of

international news a warning to american citizens about the threat of imminent attack in afghanistan. but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. the suspected gunman in the attack on a planned parenthood clinic in colorado appeared before a judge for the first time today. robert dear is being held without bond accused of killing two civilians one police officer and wounding nine others. he faces an initial charge of first degree murder. a conviction could lead to the death penalty. a jury trial got underway today in the first of six officers charged with the death of freddy gray. gray suffered a spinal injury while in police custody. charged with involuntary manslaughter, wreckless behavior and assault. in new york, sheldon silver was convicted of corruption today. silver is a former speaker of the state assembly.

a federal jury found him guilty of all seven counts, fraud, extortion and money laundering. silver used his office to collect bribe i and kickbacks. diplomats say they have received credible authority of an imminent attack in kabul. could happen in the next 48 hours but didn't give tonight more details. >> the u.s. embassy in kabul received these report of a specific and credible threat but it does not pertain to the u.s. embassy u.s. citizens or u.s. interests. the message however strongly urges u.s. citizens to exercise caution moving around the city. >> a source at the embassy in kabul says the attack could include car bombs. turkey detained 1300

migrants around the resort town of ivachek. the roundup came a day after the european union agreed to $3 billion in aid to help turkey deal with the refugee crisis. two israeli youths were found guilty today of kidnapping and burning to death a palestinian teenager but the verdict of the alleged ring leader is delayed while the court considers his insanity plea. stefanie dekker is in jerusalem. >> an insanity plea at the last hour. this is a man accused of masterminding the murder of a palestinian teenager, ben david arrived in court on monday morning. the judge now needs to assess ben david's state of mind at the time. >> translator: we're surprised at this last minute insanity plea. the suspect's lawyers have delayed his final verdict. it is manipulation, you can't

get away with this crime which he reenacting for the police. reenacted for the police. the crime was well planned. >> beat him and burned him alive in a forest. after their arrest they told israeli security services that they did it in retaliation for the murder of three teenage israel settlers in the occupied west bank a month before. the murder ignited the palestinian street with violent confrontations on a daily basis. many believe it is also what sparked israel's war in gaza last summer. it's taken a year and a half for the verdict to be reached but the question remains, what about the main ring leader and how will the two israelis be

sentenced? the final verdict for the ringleader will be announced in three weeks and the sentencing for the minors will follow in january. whatever decision is reached it could have a direct impact on an already tense situation on the ground. stefanie dekker, al jazeera in occupied east jerusalem. israel is threatening to reassess its relationship with the european union because of a new labeling policies. israel's foreign ministry says it is discriminatory. eu officials say they are not worried by the israeli threats. the policy supports a global movement to boycotting in made by israelis in occupied palestinian territory. the u.n. considers the israeli settlements illegal. for a look at the ongoing tensions in israel and the palestinian territories we are joined by naftali bennett, head

of the jewish home party, we'll also talk a bit about i.s.i.l. minister, great to have you on the show. >> great to be here antonio. >> you were the chief of staff of benjamin netanyahu, you are now described as arch enemies or the odd couple of israeli politics. why don't you agree on most things? you are part of the same coalition. >> i support prime minister netanyahu. we are certainly not enemies. we are together in a government led by the prime minister. we have some differences but by and large i support most of his policies. >> you have recently called for tough nurse in light of the recent situation in for shooting terrorists who throw rocks for more settlement building. if what you want is peace how can that all lead to it? >> because that brings quiet. you see is suicide bombers and

suicide terrorists, their equation is very simple. they go kill jews. then they go neat virtue jins in the next world. their family gets a nice salary from mahmoud abbas and that in turn encourages more murderers to go out. we must change that equation and not make it worthwhile to murder jews. mahmoud abbas pays palestinian murderers until the end of their lives or of that their families. >> you have called israel the beautiful jewish democracy. wouldn't taking those actions without due most undermine a democracy? >> quite the contrary. because the supreme court of israel which is known as a very strong supreme court, which by the way has also an arab judge there in the supreme court, has

upheld all these measures because they save lives. you see when you're in an extraordinary situation of dozens of muslim terrorists running around with knives trying to kill jews you have to use extraordinary measures. >> but suspect it -- >> i have to say though that things are looking a bit better now certainly in israel in jerusalem. in hebron still there's a problem but we're going to overcome it pretty soon. >> isn't it important to deescalate the measures, and don't some of those measures, you called the palestinians the craziest people in the world. doesn't that feed into the narrative -- >> i said we were the caiz craziest reek. >> maybe you were misquoted. >> when you are surrounded by i.s.i.s. by hamas by hezbollah by jabat el nusra -- israel all in all is the size of new jersey yet within that very small country surrounded by a billion

arabs and muslims and some of them are very radical we are a thriving country and i'm very proud to be israeli. >> i want to speak about israel itself and that escalating rhetoric. isn't that dangerous itself doesn't that feed into the narrative that launched this recent violence that somehow conservatives like you in israel wants to change the status of the lawk al-aqsa mosque and thas what has fueled the unrest among the israelis? >> you've got to be kitting. we've got thousands of i.s.i.l. cutting off heads, we have gays being handing in the muslim countries and you've talked about my words as quasiinsighting violence, got to be ridiculous. i make sure they get full equal

rights and a good education in israel, better than they can get in any arab country. >> you oppose the two state solution and you have called for palestinians who may become part of the one state solution that you advocate. you argued that they should have a different status. >> no, no no. i don't support a one state solution. i support that israel will apply its rule of law on the israeli-controlled areas in judea and samaria and the palestinians govern their areas. they vote in their elections, they educate their own children, i don't want to govern them. they have their place, we have our place and we live side by side. >> what about arabs and palestinians who live inside israel proper, would they have all the same rights as other israelis? >> absolutely. in israel we have arab mbs of the knesset. that's amazing. they have more political rights and human rights in israel than

in any other arab country. and i'm proud about that. >> let's talk about the other arab countries and the region of course. i.s.i.l. has become what has embroiled the region in one of the worst situations in a long time. >> yeah. >> is the u.s. led coalition doing enough? >> i think i.s.i.l. can be defeated. in fact it can be defeated in about two or three months if the free world has a concerted effort to go to mosul, to go to raqqa, take over. >> what does that mean? >> it means i'll tell you our own story. i was an soldier, an officer about 15 years ago when we had the second intifada, two or three terror bomb attacks in israel until we said enough is enough and then we realized that drones alone and missiles from far away cannot solve the problem. i went in with my soldiers into houses of terrorists, got them at 3:00 a.m. interrogated them,

got five more terrorists and within one month terror dropped by 80%. you can defeat radical islamic terror but you have to engage, you have to fight these guys on their grounds pop. >> you are arguing for troops that are not just from the middle east to go into syria and iraq. >> that is not my decision. but what i would say is if the west is serious about defeating i.s.i.s, if they don't want more bombs to plowp and more terror attacks to happen in paris and new york and madrid they have to go in and do it. i will not suggest what they should do. i'm just saying without doing it i.s.i.s. will remain. >> what about israel's role? you've got syria is right on your doorstep in fact you have occupied the golan heights for decades now, if not you probably would be more -- more embroiled in the problem. as it is, you have seen bombs

and things come on israeli territory. you have engaged to a minor extent in that part of syria, that's not i.s.i.l. there it's more el nusra. >> that's right. >> what is are israel's role? >> we're the free world's front line, in the battle against islam because we're there, we have the fighting capabilities like i did myself with my soldiers. we're the if you will the big aircraft carrier of the free world in the center of the middle east. >> are you being consulted? >> yes, we are and many seek to understand how we defeated hamas ten years ago, 12 years ago, it seemed impossible but we did it we won and terror bombing went down to zero. in one month of march 2002, 130 israelis were killed, by suicide bombers now we're down to zero. so i think i'm sending a very optimistic message. we can defeat i.s.i.s. but there's no way but engaging with them.

you can't do it from far away. >> naftali bennett israeli's education minister it's good to have you in here. >> thank you very much. >> the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog agency is due to release its report this week, france wants to know what the iaea knows, the head of the atomic energy agency warns this this is a preliminary report not a final assessment. it's designed to lift the veil on iran's nuclear program and to explain whether it has followed its brition unde obligations unl enacted last summer. lari berenson had again banned from leaving peru until her 20 year sentence elapsed. hooded military judges found she

colluded with the tupak imaru regime. accepting ash almost 16,000 feet into the air. 2015 has been an active year for fuego, at least ten eruptions have been recorded. so far no need for evacuations. southwest of the capital quoam guatemala city. mudslide deadly destroyed entire villages. the government said the $5.25 billion lawsuit will help compensate victims. daniel schweimler reports.

>> dam burst near the town of mariana. the sludge has reached the sea, leaving in its wake hundreds of homeless people, enormous environmental damage and more than 20 dead or missing. this man is simply seeing what he can salvage from the devastation. a united nations report released last week said mine waste containing toxic chemicals and heavy metals, what it called their defensive response to the accident. the mining companies have already been ordered to pay a smaller fine and said they were surprised by the new civil action since they'd shown themselves to be.t to be open to dialogue. they said the waste posed no

damage to humans. river doce basin and to compensate those affect 50 disaster. the two states hardest hit have joined the government's legal action. >> translator: our evaluation committee has determined that mariana is one thing and the other part is what happened on the river after the accident. >> reporter: the brazilian authorities say the extent of the damage is still being assessed and they may launch a criminal case. hundreds of residents are meanwhile assessing how to rebuild their lives. daniel schweimler. al jazeera. amnesty international is denouncing el salvador for jailing women who had abortions. the human rights group says the law creates an atmosphere of

discrimination around women who lose a fetus. the yuen becomes one of the imf's reserve currencies. a sure sign of the growing strength and global importance of the chinese economy. in india people are saying no to the government's efforts to convert privately held gold into cash to help the economy. and in our next hour, facebook and stress, why some researchers say teens should limit the number of friends they have on the associate networking site.

now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. the guardian summarizes the importance of the climate talks underway in paris, there is no planet b. the strategy against climate change must come from a local level and involve nongovernmental organizations. the hindu, grasp the climate moment, difficult proposition of bringing millions out of poverty without rising carbon emissions. barrier freeways to finance climate projects in order to succeed. and the economist argues, the

police must be given more funding, warning art dealers in the united states they could be prosecuted for supporting terrorists if caught selling such items. japan is sending its whaling fleet to the antarctic tomorrow despite a plorm on whaling an m. the u.n. has ruled that japan's whaling expeditions are commercial hunts. under the guise of scientific exploration. following the u.n. ruling they returned with no catch. this year the japanese government says it has scaled back its whaling program and settle a quota of just 333 mink whales, about a third of what it used to kill. a big day for china's currency, the yuen.

the imf voted to make it a global currency. make china already the world's largest economy by some measures and even more powerful global player. patricia sabga explains. >> on monday the chinese yuen or mmb as it's already known, becomes the fifth currency alongside the u.s. dollar, the japanese yen, the british pound and the european euro. to encourage china to encourage financial reforms with a sharper than expected economic slow down, stock market crashes and letting economic forces have a graifort say in the yuen's

value. won't become an official currency until next year, which is why some fear it could be the first step to dethrownin dethroe u.s. dollar. after the 2008 financial crisis which chinese officials blamed on the global financial system being overly reliant on the u.s. dollar. >> patricia sabga. a trillion dollars of global reserves could switch to chinese assets over the next five years as a result of the yuen's new reserve status according to estimates by standard charter. india will be launching its first gold bonds, the government launched the scheme, to pull the gold reserves into the bang being system. but so far, the indian citizens

are reluctant to bring their gold reserves into the economy. fez jamil reports. >> as a sign of security and prosperity, the government wants some of that wealth to be put into the financial system. it has created several new mechanisms such as depositing gold in exchange for interest. but people here will need some persuading, to hand over the most precious of metals. >> it sounds good but most people don't know about it. we'll only put our gold in if we believe our family will benefit from this scheme. >> reporter: gold holds a special significance in indian culture. it's far from being just a commodity. >> here they want to be able to touch and feel gold in their hands and be able to see it. it is not just gold, it is the

goddess of wealth, there is a tradition of mothers passing their gold onto their daughters. >> that's why so many the trend hasn't caught on. less than 500 grams of gold deposits have been collected so far and other programs having a lukewarm reception. the government's intention to convert gold wealth. holding an estimated 20,000 metric tons of gold worth about $800 billion. analysts believe even a fraction of that if put into the financial system would make india one of the top economies and could fund roads and buildings. but those in the government say the situation is not working. >> the government's gold deposit

rate is 2.5%. that's too low. if it was higher maybe the scheme would be successful. the government also wants people to convert two carat ornaments into 24 karat ornaments. >> widespread ignorance about the praxtion means they are not able to weigh the program's benefits to themselves or to the country. fez ja beingsmil jamil, al jaze. >> for two nights, aglo in green light.

abdel fatah al-sisi has been at the climate change and will join the world in agreement for climate change. that's it for al jazeera america. i'll be back this just two minutes.

>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. officer on trial - jury selection begins for one of six police officers accused in the death of freddie gray, 7 months after his death sparked protests and riots in baltimore global warning. president obama tells world leaders it's up to them to deal with climate change, admitting the u.s. fell short online stress. connections on the internet could be harming