a cloud including the country's emir. it commemorates qatar declaring its independence. oil has made it the richest country in the world per capita. >> syria crisis, world powers meetinging new york this morning to try to finally broke a year solution to the five year civil war. >> accused of conspiring in the attack, a friend of the san bernardino shooter is arrested, ma prosecutors say he also planned. >> soon to be a saint, pope francis clears the way for the vatican to canonize mother teresa.

>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. diplomats are meeting in new york trying to end the civil war in syria has raged on for five years. they hope to hammer out an international agreement detailing how to stop the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. the meeting is bringing together diplomats from 12 nations, but the syrian opposition is not at the table. al jazeera's courtney keely has more. >> this is being pulled together as you know on quite short notice. >> the last two rounds of vienna talks showed a new found resolve among world power. >> we hope friday's meetings will build on the momentum we are seeing and lead down a path again to a political transition. >> the group's third meeting will continue to try to nail down a realistic nationwide ceasefire in syria while negotiating a parallel syrian

led political resolution. the ultimate goal is to hold u.n. monitor nationwide elections to allow the syrian people to choose their next leadership. >> in key points, no matter how strange it seems, correspondence with the vision imposed by the united states. >> russian president vladimir putin met with secretary of state john kerry this week to smooth over differences. >> we want the same outcomes. we see the same dangers. we understand the same challenges, and we all believe that a united non-sectarian syria represents the future and we also agree that it is a future without daish. >> as u.s. policies on isil also known as daish has hard wered, the white house maybe softening its line that assad must go before negotiations begin. >> basically, in principle, it's

up to the syrian people who should make a decision about the future of president assad. >> isil and any al-qaeda fill indicated groups will not be part of the talks, but an agreed upon consortium of syrian opposition leaders looks paid to become engaged. a ceasefire possibly at the beginning of the new year is an essential first step to deliver humanitarian aid to at least 13 million syrians in urgent need. >> syria is an open soar on the middle east and wider world. >> nearly five years into syria's war, this is the farthest any ceasefire initiative has gone and with 17 countries, including the u.s. and russia involved, it may have the best chance for success. >> courtney is live outside the hotel where some of these meetings are taking place. good morning, this is quite a

meeting, bringing together a lot of allies, but foes as well to the same table. what is the goal today? >> well, stephanie, i have an update right now, the meeting actually hasn't started. you've got these 17 representatives from 17 countries, but in a side meeting right now going on, you've got the secretary of state john kerry and the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov hammering out details according to one british diplomat, it's like dancing on the head of the pin with the words they're trying to use. according to the draft, i've been told the lines they are going over and will go over in the meeting once it starts and going over now is the language. the geneva convention communique where they talked about a transitional government and when the vienna talks happened, they talked about transition, so we are coming down to words now, which could mean does assad stay or go, how long does he stay,

when does he go, do they ease out this transition. we'll keep you updated on that. the meeting will start soon. there's the u.n. security council being chaired by u.s. secretary of state john kerry. >> ok. live for us in new york, thank you for that update. europe be leaders have failed to figure out how to deal with the flood of refugees entering the continent. the latest summit in brussels has ended without a clear plan, though diplomats did vow to secure the european's border. jonathan contain reports on what is holding up an agreement. >> the issue of migration i guess one of the main things in brussels, how to deal with what the european union itself calls unprecedented migratory flows into the continent and it went further on how to stem those flows. one idea floated is a stronger guard to enforce the boundaries

of the shangen zone that some say denying freedom of movement is something that is against the nature of the european treaties that say this is an intrinsic right. then there are countries saying that is necessary because of the nature of the flows that have come into the country. the agreement reached upon was very much aspirational. the document that emerged talked of the need for the council to do things that should implement forces but not must do. the council president expected more concrete solutions to be achieved perhaps by july of next year, giving a sense that people came to this summit with a great wish list of things that they wanted to have achieved but insofar as migration is concerned and border control,

there was not anything finite that actually was agreed upon, thrashed out by all 28 countries. >> that is dominic cain in brussels. the u.k. threatens to leave the european union if britain can't put limits on migrants coming into its country. >> our guest told us there has to be a unified effort to bring an end to the world. i think once there is real political will to solve the crisis, then the syrian opposition can unite. the opposition has been divided and fragmented over the course of the conduct because the international community has made broken promises, and has backed different sides. as soon as that changes, the opposition will come together in order to negotiate a peaceful transition.

>> it has to include the protection of civilians. they are not going to be able to do that while they're fending airstrikes from assad and russia. in terms of airstrikes, i think that's probably how most syrians feel. in terms of the refugee crisis, i think everyone in the world has to shoulder the burden. they have to welcome syrians with open arms, because they have been through so much, but in order for the refugee crisis to be addressed, the war in syria has to end. we survey refugees that have left syria. most want to go home. >> she believe that is one of the clearest ways to reach peace

in syria would be to remove the assad government from power. 4 million syrians left the country since the war began. one arrived in detroit thursday along with what's left of his family. his story went viral on the facebook page humans of new york. he was a scientist enough battling cancer. he lost his waive and one daughter in a missile attack on his home. last night, he told a small group of news outlets that he hopes he and his two kids can begin a new life here. >> i plan to be a good citizen here, give back to the community. working with other syrian communities here, we don't want to be looked at as a refugee only, as a syrian refugee. we want to be looked at as a good citizen of michigan. >> he took very few questions. hundreds of people have offered to help him. on line, edward norton recognize the over $400,000 for the

family. enrique marquez is being held on numerous charges in connection with the san bernardino shootings. he purchased the weapons used to kill 14 people. he planned other attacks with his long time friend sayed farook. >> enrique marquez becomes the first person charged. first person charged in connection with the mass shooting in san bernardino two weeks ago that killed 14 people. marquez, a friend and former neighbor was arrested and charged with three criminal counts. one of the counts alleges that he and farook conspired to commit an act of terrorism in 2011 and 2012. neither one of those acts were carried out, but the pair allegedly planned to attack a freeway during rush hour and the pair planned to attack the library or cafeteria at a

riverside community college where they were both students at one time. a second time is the unlawful purchase which two assault weapons. these are the long guns, the rifles that were used during the deadly attack. the third charge claims that marquez defrauded immigration authorities by engaging in the so-called sham marriage of member of farook's family. the affidavit said four days after the attack, marquez began speaking with investigators and cooperating fully. we understand that he waived his miranda rights, meaning he waived his right to remain silent, and marquez has reportedly admitted that yes, he did in fact buy those two semiautomatic rifles used during the shooting. that being said, marquez has not been charged with direct participation in the attacks on december 2, and authorities say at this time, they don't believe marquez had prior knowledge that an attack was going to take place. now the arrest of marquez comes the day before the president is scheduled to visit san bernardino. this will be the president's first visit to the area since the shooting. we understand that the president

and the first lady will meet privately with the family members of the victims and then the first family will travel to hawaii for their holiday vacation. >> marquez is expected to be arraigned january 6. >> the house is voting right now to give approval to a $1.1 trillion spending plan. the tax part of the deem extends billions of dollars in tax breaks to average americans and corporations. it would boost spending for domestic and defense programs. temperatures are getting back to normal at least for a time. >> it's a cold reality, because the temperatures had been so mild for so long, 20 or 30 degrees above that average. here's the broad picture. this is the front on the east coast finally changing things. we'd had one before that that

started to bring in colder air and then another one into the northwest that will be monitoring closely, as we hone in on the one that caused the temperature changes, still just a little moisture right along the coast. as we get toward the great lakes, you can see some snow coming through. there's a little disturbance, but also just the wind flow behind this last front, those things coming together mean we're going to definitely see, looks like my computer got unhappy really fast. beautiful shot of the skyline. temperatures today for somewhere like new york are actually going to fall through the afternoon. only a couple of days of that weather before things return to the 50's, the 60's. >> in new york. >> so temperatures going right back above average. >> strange times. nicole mitchell, thank you. trouble for bernie sanders, in hot water this morning just a day after snagging a major

endorsement. a path to sainthood. the pope raises a second miracle for a nun dedicated to helping the poor.

>> one of the world's most famous missionaries will soon become a saint. the vatican approved the second miracle needed to give mother teresa that honor. the catholic nun cared for the poor and sick in india. we have more on the reaction

from new delhi. >> news of mother teresa's sainthood has been well received here. the charity is an organization that mother teresa founded and it said it heard the news and it's excited that the possibility of september being the month of canonization has been reported widely. it's the actual date is unclear, though, in terms of wider context of this news here in india, there are 24 million christians in india, 20 million of them according to government figures are catholic. more widely speaking, pope francis has had a personal connection to mother teresa. they met in the 1990's, and they've followed each other's work closely. pope francis described her as a woman of great courage and actually said he'd be squared of

her if she were his superior. >> mother teresa won the nobel peace prize for her work in 1979. a democratic party database is now off limits for bernie sanders presidential campaign. officials with the democratic national committee say the sanders campaign took advantage of a software error to access hillary clinton's campaign data. at least one member of sanders staff ran searches through that database. the campaign would the staffer has been fired. >> anders and clinton take the stage form for a democratic debate in new whoever shire. polls gave clinton a 31 percentage lead over sanders. the sanders team is celebrating a major endorsement. al jazeera said david shuster reports. >> at the community occasion workers of america, one of the nation's largest unions, it is the boost bernie sanders had been hoping for.

>> we are here today to formally endorse the next president of the united states, senator bernie sanders. >> the c.w.a. will now dispatch thousands of that into the early nominatin contest, they will go door to door make phone calls and help the sanders campaign turn out the vote. >> god bless the united states. >> eight years ago, the c.w.a. chose not to make an endorsement in the obama clinton nomination race. this time, the members' decision was a landslide. >> they voted decisively for bernie sanders. [ cheers and applause ] >> even sweeter for the vermont senator, on thursday, he also received the endorsement of the million member group democracy for america. earlier this year, d.f.a. organized the movement to draft massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. warren, sanders and most progressives share one major concern.

>> while the middle class continues to disappear, almost all of the new wealth and income being created in america today is going to the top 1%. that's not what our economy should be about. >> in a speech thursday, sanders said the anger across america is understandable, and he took a shot at republican donald trump. >> the challenge of our time is to make sure that we do not allow demagogues to use anger to divide us up. our job is to brick our people together to attack the real issues, the real problems facing this country. >> those problems, according to sanders are income inequality, skyrocketing costs of college education and a political system that favors corporate elites. hillary clinton has issued proposals to try to tackle those challenges. >> in america, if you work hard and you do your part, you should

be able to get ahead and stay ahead. >> while analysts say her plans are not as progressive, the effort seems to have helped her campaign. the latest polling average of democrats in new hampshire indicate she is gaining ground, though sanders maintains a lead 48-43. in iowa, the polling average puts clinton ahead 52-35. clinton campaign supporters are still nervous. all the polls indicate sanders has a huge edge with younger voters. most recently was the whisper contest with jimmy fallon. >> feel the burn. >> feel the burn! >> the traditionally, younger voters are the least likely to show up and vote, but not always. the key is a large ground organization and organization is now something bernie sanders can count on.

david shuster, al jazeera. >> feeling the force around the word, star wars fans flock theaters for one of the most anticipated movies in history.

>> take another live look at capitol hill, the house just approved a one dollar and one cents trillion tax and spending plan. the vote was overwhelmingly in favor, 313 house members voted yes, the senate is expected to

sign off later today. scientists are finding the effects of climate change in some unexpected places. techno's phil torres reports. >> this is the bay in california, a little slice of heaven about 90 minutes north of san francisco. this is where you come for the freshest oysters. >> order for missy. >> served up straight out of the bay. this is also one of those places where the future is now. climate change is a reality here. all along this bay, oyster farmers are fighting a hidden enemy, ocean acidification. >> this is an ocean acidification monitoring system. >> tessa hill is associate

professor at u.c. davis marine laboratory and this is her makeshift lab. can't get any closer to the action, right inside the pump room at one of the largest oyster farms here, the hog island oyster company. >> so that actually gets so bad that oysters will dissolve. >> right now, it's getting bad enough that the oysters are stressed by it or it's not easy to make shell. >> techno first came to the bay and hog island oysters in 2013. we've come back to the bay to see if anything has changed. >> hey, guys. we're heading out onto the bay to check out a potential solution tessa and the team is researching. >> sea grass is actually getting closer to the surface. >> turns out sea grass is

showing some promise mitigating the effects of c.o.2 in the water. >> sea grass, is taking carbon dioxide out of the water. that is what is making the water acidic. >> you can catch all of the report this saturday on techknow at 5:30 p.m. eastern, 2:30 pacific. the force has officially awakened. the latest star wars film opened last night and is setting records. fans lined up for hours to get in to early screenings. it is expect to earn hundreds of millions more this weekend. more tickets were sold to star wars than any other film on fandango.

a lot of people were seeing green before opening day. >> fans filled theaters to watch old star wars movies. >> i'm really excited to see it on the big screen. >> they are buying old star wars toys and a new one. >> this is kind of what every entrepreneur waits for in their professional career, the time where you have a product that the whole world wants. >> jedi aerobics, anyone? america saw a minute of the new movie, a lot of people were cashing in. disney spent four billion dollars to buy lucan film. the new film cost $200 million to make. >> this movie alone just in theaters has the potential to earn over $2 billion worldwide. add to that the potential for merchandising.

down the road, the home video component, some people are saying it will be over $10 billion in revenue based on that $4 billion investment for disney to buy lucas film, that's a good bet. >> experts say the big bucks for the new film should roll in immediately, no film has ever made $100 million in a single day, but the force awakens broke that barrier on presails alone and could take in more than $250 million on its opening weekend. >> i think that we're on the verge of potentially one of the biggest single days in box office history for any movie with the force awake bees. >> for theater owners hoping to get us off our couches and into the theaters, the new film is a great holiday season gift. >> collective goose bumps is going to translate to big dollars and just a love for going to the movie theater to see great films with other people who are like minded and want to have a great experience outside the home.

>> the news continues next from doha. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ good to have you with us as we begin another news hour. our top stories. talks get underway in syria. in new york world powers attempt to find common ground on the way forward. kurdish fighters in iraq appeal for more help in the fight against isil. and shell can be sued for oil spills in nigeria. the u.n. says