this is al jazeera america. here are today's top stories. the stage set, presidential candidates are one hour away from their third debate. tonight's face off comes hours just after the sanders campaign is reconnected to the party's main voters database. we're live at the site. also ahead the cdc is reporting more than 47,000 americans died from drug over doses in 2014.

as drones fly off the shelves this holiday season, their owners are facing new regulations. the three main democratic candidates for president are in new hampshire for the third democratic debate. two of them, hillary clinton and bernie sanders will go head to head for the first time since the controversial data breach of clinton voter file by a sanders staffer. our correspondent, what is the latest development regarding that breach? >> good evening. the is an dears campaign has regained access to important vot voter roles. they are vital to campaigns. this is after the dmc shut out

the sanders campaign yesterday and this came to a real height because the sanders campaign was pushing back, but dnc officials say they have evidence that members of that team not only accessed and looked at clinton's information but actually downloaded it. in the aftermath of sanders staffer has been fired. we look at how the campaigns is going to handle this issue tonight. hillary clinton's team came out swinging yesterday. they held a conference call with reporters and they chose to go for a fight and they accused the sanders campaign of theft and this brought some heat, some real punch into the primary that so far has been pretty cordial. she runs the risk of seeming like a bit of a david and goliath in a bulgts if she pushes to hard against sanders on a personal level tonight. meanwhile, bernie sanders has to be careful because these allegations are very serious and he has to not run away from that

fact. the sanders campaign says, though, they've actually got a fund-raising booth in the last 24 hours, big endorsements yesterday and they have been able to pull in more than a million dollars. that's what they told nation media. the sanders campaign is fighting the dmc at this point saying that this national instance is favoring hillary clinton and has been all along. so a lot of politics swirling around as we head into this evening tonight's debate is taking place in a key early primary state. how are the candidates doing there? >> voters go to the polls here in the primary on february 9. that's eight days after iowa. this is a crucial place to watch. for bernie sanders it is make it or break it. here sanders is leading kroorgd to the of the last polling average, 48 ahead of clintons 44

and martin o'malley trailing. clinton is more than 24 points ahead of bernie sanders on the nationals. that reflects how she is doing in states like nevada and south corolina. it shows you how significant a win in new hemp sheer has to be. he is from vermont, one state away. his message has been resonating with voters. he needs to capitalise on that before the controversy regarding the voter files, they have stayed focused on the issues. how much of a distraction will this be and what are the issues that they will try to focus on? >> the candidates have to be careful how they talk about this flap tonight. they may leave it to their campaigns and their surrogates to do push back.

does it really benefit them to talk about it much this evening, but it will come up. the real focus this evening is national security, foreign policy. you will certainly see hillary clinton talking about her time as secretary of state. you will certainly see bernie sanders criticizing her for that vote authorizing the war in iraq under the presidency of george w bush. guns also a topic that will come up. this is the first time democrats have debated since the san bernardino attack. bernie sanders has vulnerability of guns because the clinton campaign says he is not liberal enough on that issue. so much of this national debate has philanthropisted around the comments of donald trump saying that muslims shouldn't be allowed to come into the country. those comments have been said to be shameful, bernie sanders saying it was crap, and martin o'malley. they're unified in that.

will we see daylight between them in how they address foreign policy, security, checks coming into this country is another question. the democratic may show americans that they have a different message than republican on offer right now thank you for that. joining me now from l.a. is political analyst bill schneider. thank you. >> sure the controversy between sanders and democratic leaders over the computer breach of files has been resolved but it's not going away. do you think the issue will be brought up during tonight's debate? >> in a word, yes, of course it will be brought up. i'm not sure it will be the sole issue in the debate, but there are more important issues, like national security and terrorism and i.s.i.s., but it will come up. it is the campaigns that have been lodging charges against

each other. the clinton campaign says the sanders campaign stole the data. it is clear theft. the sanders campaign said that the democratic national committee and clinton are trying to sabotage his campaign. those charges have not come out of the mouths of the candidates so much as they have from the spokes persons. tonight the only epeople on the stage will be the candidates and we will see if they want to pursue that much has been said about the timing, the second tonight to occur, on i saturday when viewer seems to be on bernie sanders and martin o'malley have complained that these weekends debate work in clinton's favor. do you think there will be an impact on the number of viewers that will tune in tonight? >> i doubt it. it is not an issue of concern. it is an inside politics issue. very political. what the sanders chain charges and i think o'malley greece with him on this, the democratic

national party have scheduled these debates when they expect a spaller number of viewers, not only on weekends, it's the saturday before christmas. people are preoccupied with shopping. the viewership will be small. they think it's good for clinton because she is the front runner at least nationally, but the debate is happening in new ham pshire. that goes for bernie sanders clinton is leading in many polls. how critical is this debate for sanders and o'malley especially as it pertains to national security and foreign policy? >> we're waiting to hear what bernie sanders has to say about terrorism, about i.s.i.s. it is a subject he hasn't dealt with much. he claims he has talked about it, but people aren't sure what he has to say about it.

whenever hillary clinton twenties her foreign policy record, he immediately says, she voted to authorize the war in iraq, which is poisonous amongst democrats. we're waiting to hear what bernie sanders has to say about his counter terrorism strategy. hillary clinton claims her secretary of state, her husband's experience as president of the united states, this gives her knowledge, expertise and familiarity with the world stage and with world leaders that qualify her to be president. with sanders and o'malley we haven't heard those qualifications yet after donald trump's controversial comments about temporarily banning muslims from entering the u.s., religion and terrorism were addressed during the g.o.p. debate this past week. do you think we will hear more of the same tonight? >> well, we're going to hear a lot about religion. i think they have all condemned donald trump's statement. the party is committed to diversity and inclusion. that is what defines the

democratic party today. the american is diverse with young people, minorities, asian americans, muslims, gay people. the republican party is a resistance movement. they want the old america back. they talk about it all the time. i don't think you will see a lot of disagreement about donald trump's statements among the candidates today. i think you will see harsh condemnation of who he is and what he wants to do. generally speaking, what all the republican party seems to want to do because they don't have that same commitment to diversity and inclusion thank you so much for joining us. the u.s. appeared iraq are investigating a friendly fire incident that killed 10 iraqi soldiers. defense secretary ash carter said the incident seems to be "a mistake that involved both sides". carter phoned the iraqi prime minister to express condolences. >> he and i agreed that this was

an event that we both regretted and that there would be an investigation of it, but that these kinds of things happen when you're fighting side-by-side a u.s. military statement says the air strikes were requested by iraqi security forces fighting i.s.i.l. near the town of faluga. the pentagon says a b 52 bomber may have gonna strow over the disputed south china sea. china accuses the u.s. of serious military provocation. a plan threw within 12 nautical miles of a man made chinese island. the two nations disagree over beijing's territorial claims in the region. the u.s. embassy in pakistan is warning of the potential for terror attacks in the capital of

islam abad during the holiday season. the warning says americans should keep trips to crowded places to a minimum. shopping centers and houses of wore ships also potential targets. syria's religious leader has endorsed the resolution to end the country's civil war. he is also cautioning that the agreement needs to be translated into action. the country's grand mufti says it is necessary for the safety of syrian says, and that the country's citizens must ultimately decide on the way forward. for the millions of syrians displaced by the civil war, the u.n. resolution brings home that they-- - hope that they will be able to return home. speak to those about a peace plan. >> reporter: more than 30,000 syrians live in and around the ancient city of marden just across the border in turkey.

they're escaping the civil war but staying close enough if peace comes they can quickly get home. this man is from aleppo. he thinks there will be no problem forming a transitional government that represents all syrians. >> translation: syrians are one people. there are no problems between us. we lived together for runs of years. when the revolution came everyone joined it. the reason the issue came up was the bashar al-assad family. >> reporter: tif peace means bashar al-assad staying in power, so be it. >> translation: we want to go back to our homes. we have had enough. >> reporter: this man his bashar al-assad should go. >> translation: if bashar al-assad is allowed to stay in the quinn, so what will be left?

every family in syria has been split up because of him and now we are expected to let him and his ugly regime stay? >> reporter: all of them want the fighting to end. >> translation: the roof of our home has fallen in on us. we're scared for our children. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. control the territory on the other side of the border from marden and no-one here is thinking of going home until they have been cleared out voters in spain immediate to the polls on sunday in a contest that may end the traditional two-party system in the country. the political landscape has changed dramatically in recent years with the rise of two influential anti austerity parties. while spain is one of the fastest growing economies in the european union, unemployment is at an all time high. economy and corruption are the top issues amongst the country's 36.5 million registered voters.

the first family arrived in hawaii this morning for their annual family vacation. this is the 7th visit since the president took office. on friday the family made a pit stop in san bernardino to spend time with grieving families of the california shootings. no public events are planned during their two-week stay in hawaii. still ahead, a growing epidemic, the cdc releasing eye-opening numbers on drug over doses in america. buying a drone this holiday season? coming up, what you need to know before flying it. in our next hour we take a deeper look at the policing the police by prosecuting officers can be difficult, even when the evidence against them appears to be overwhelming. verwhelming.

protesters marched in the street to demand justice for a man shot and killed by police. the police union says clerk was not wearing handcuffs and grabbed for an officer' gun. protesters are demanding the release of a video showing the shooting and the prosecution of

the officers involved. they say they plan to disrupt holiday shopping as part of their protest. a new report reveals fatal drug overdoses reached an all time high in the u.s. last year. the centers for disease control and prevention says 47,000 americans died last year, heroin and opioids accounted for more than 60% of the drug-related deaths. the west virginia, kentucky ohio and new mexico have the highest rate of deaths. mitsubishi is recalling about 25,000 cars because of a potentially dangerous design flaw. the recall involves the mitsubishi mirage. federal regulators say moisture from rain or snow could damage wires connected to the car's air bags. the affected vehicles were made between august 2013 and september 2015. they were sold at dealerships on

the east coast and in the mid-west. officials say mitsubishi will notify owners of the affected cars. the government has received more than 600 complaints about unmanned aircrafts this year, more than double the number in 2014. with recreational drone flying growing in popularity, federal regulators are cracking down, forcing most drone operators to register their aircraft. lisa stark has more >> reporter: with drones flying off the shelves this holiday season, the fa moved with lightning speed to require drone registration. the online process will be up and running monday. owners that drone way from half a pound to 55 pounds will need to register. previous owners have until february 19 s new owners must sign up before their first out door flight.

there's a $5 fee unless you act within the first 30 days and then it is free. they will get an identification number that can be traced back if it ends up where it shouldn't be. that has been the problem. turn up on the white house lawn, in the stand of the u.s. open. they have halted aerial firefighting efforts and have come dangerously close to airplanes. a new study finds that in the last two years, there were 327 close calls in the air. 90 involving commercial jets, 38 with helicopters. in 28 cases pilots had to maneuver to avoid a collision. >> it's a nationwide issue that a lot of airports are experiencing and certainly this is not just - we're not just talking about commercial airliners necessary. we're also talking about even crop dusters, medical air lifter helicopters. pilots of all scale and every

level of the scale have experienced some kind of interference with a drone. >> reporter: there is already resistance from a hobbyist group. the academy of nautical air obatics, it says campaigns like this one are keeping to keeping the skies safe. >> do you know how far away? you have to still see it. okay. also no more than 400 feet above ground level >> reporter: . if the a says education is critical, but with so many alarming incidents, it wants accountability from owners who could now face stiff fines for failing to register their drone joining me now from l.a. tonight is keith caplan, the co founder and ceo of tessler group. thank you for being here

>> thank you so much as mentioned in the story, the number of drone-related incidents has riven drastically. -- risen. why require online registration now? >> if you think about this, this is integration of a new type of aircraft into the national airspace. it has been very new. there has been a lot of folks that have bought things, entuhusiast. this is the next era of aviation. we will see a lot of practices, even organizations in news use drones. it is important that we look at this. there will be some bumps, but it will have a fantastic positive impact on our economy because there's going to be a lot of jobs and a lot of companies that are going to be created in this new era of aviation the fed government is hoping

that the online registry will make it easier to track down anyone. it is estimated 400,000 drones will be purchased this holiday season. responsibility for registering comes down to the consumers and not manufacturer. does this leave room for people to fall through the cracks? >> you could imagine what it was like when they first started to deal with cars. it is the consumers responsibility now to register their vehicle if it's not a commercial vehicle. if you're in a situation where someone in authority pulls you over and your vehicle is not registered, we have to think about drones as hair craft. it's sharing the airspace with our loved ones that are on commercial aircraft. these are unmanned aircraft. education is incredibly important but there has to also be a reasonable and ethical and positive way of apt greating air robotics into our airspace the attacks in paris and

southern california, the debate is hot right now. the fed government doesn't regulate guns like this so why drones? >> they do. when you buy a firearm you have to register it. firearms are not a vehicle. it is difficult to make a comparison between a weapon and a vehicle. vehicles can be weaponised and that is a debate that, frankly, i don't - you know, it's illegal to weaponise vehicles in the united states. that's a car, plane or a drone of the it doesn't matter. it is important to think about these as aircraft, even though they're unpaned, they're aircraft it's a big deal. failure to register a drone, as i read, it can range from more than $27,000 to jail time and there's a $5 registration fee. could this mandatory registration fee work to deter female from register-- people from registering.

>> the media has been doing a fairly good job about talking about drones and registering them in the fa, but it was said drone pilots welcome to aviation. that means that when you have an aircraft that leaves the ground, you're now a pilot and you have a responsibility. i can't make a statement on whether it's positive or negative because frankly my job is to promote the safe and ethical integration of air robotics and just technology in general for the betterment of jobs. we have a middle-class right now that has to learn how to become involved in technology from a job standpoint. this is a huge economic opportunity. we have to think about this in a responsible manner, but if you're a drone pilot, you have to think about being an ambassador to the next era of aviation and take responsibility for educating yourself and learning about being a pilot because, really, as a drone

operator you're operating an aircraft education is key when comes to driving these drones. thank you for joining us. we appreciate your insight. >> thank you shining the light on an often ignored topic, the u.n. is saying more has to be done to stop something many in south africa believes is acceptable. that is sexually abusing women. basketball in cuba as well.

welcome back. the top stories. the third democratic debate is set to start in 30 minutes. this will be the first time hillary clinton and bernie sanders go head to head following this week's data breach by sanders campaign of clinton's voter files. the cdc wants to rain in the accessibility of opioid pain medication. most deaths were from heroin or prescriptions. the cdc is urging doctors to try every approach to pain management before prescribing drugs. defense secretary ash carter says a deadly friendly fire incident some iraq seems to be "a mistake that involved both sides".

carter made the competes while visiting a u.s. aircraft carrier in the region. ten iraqi service men dried friday after iraqi security forces requested a u.s. air strike while battling islamic state fires. in yemen troops lanewaying to the president have gained control of a key military base in an important city in the north-west of the meanwhile u.n. sponsored peace talks continue in switzerland. more on the struggle to keep a fragile ceasefire in place in yemen >> reporter: the ceasefire lasted all but a few days, if it even began at all. here an army of sorts made up of em eau soldiers and-- yemeni soldiers. >> translation: we have taken control of the military base that we have been surrounding which was under the control of the houthis and their allies. thank god we have now taken it over and we are advancing

towards the city. >> reporter: they have been fighting to restore on power the internationally recognised president hadi, making it this far to the city is a milestone. the houthis have controlled this row region for months. it is a main route to yemen's capital. >> translation: we will progress until we can reach the city. we will liberate all the city from those who want to his us. >> reporter: the fighting is happening while representatives from the warring sides are meant to be talking peace in switzerland. the united nations is leading the meeting which journalists have been kept away from. >> translation: we have submitted a letter of protest to the united nations against the violations that amounted to a military attack. we are keen to put an end to the war. >> reporter: what has been achieved so far is an agreement

to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress in a war that's killed more than five thousand em yemenis a palestinian man stabbed three israelis on saturday. police say the 20-year-old man first tried to enter a house in a residential neighborhood before attacking a man and two women in the street. the man was seriously injured. the two women only slightly. security forces shot the attacker and arrested him. he told investigators he carried out the attack as a revenge of a death of a relative. a united nations report finds that sexual violence against women is often regarded as acceptable in south africa. more supported is needed for grass root changes. >> reporter: candy was raped by

a traditional heeler. the green door center here is one of the few places rape victims can go for counselling. >> translation: he helped me by giving me clothes and soaps and by introducing me to other victims for support. we share experiences which stops me from getting depressed. >> reporter: this is one of the places the u.n. special group on violence against women went to a recent mission to south africa. it was found that physical and sexual abuse is often accepted as a fact of life. she says the government must do more. >> does the government need to put the money where it's mouth is? >> yes. this is very important. understanding that adoption of the law with different services is recognition of governmental responsibility to provide such services, and if they are not

there, then there is human rights violations. >> reporter: this man keeps the green door open despite a lack of support from government which helped set it up. private donors bring food, clothes and health care products for him to distribute. >> it is hurting that you do so much, but there is no support that is given to you. >> reporter: most of his residents live in poverty. there's so much crime there are parts of the township so dangerous the police refuse to patrol. that adds to a sense of lawlessness and impunity for the perpetrators of rape and other violence. minister of women in the presidency says it is not as simple as throwing money at the government. >> as government we have competing challenges. in my view own the issues of violence against women cannot just be addressed on the basis of reaction. it is also developing programs which will makes sure that women can empower themselves.

>> reporter: she wants to start offering sewing classes to help women learn skills to support themselves. it is likely that they will have to rely on public donors and not the government to make it happen the parents of a rape and murder victim protested against the release of the perpetrator. the youngest of the six men involved in the 2012 gang rape is expected to be freed on sunday. the victim died two weeks after the vicious attack on a bus which put a global spat light on rape in independent-- spotlight on rape in india. four of the adults were sentenced to death but no sentence has been carried out. the fifth hanged himself in prison. costa rica will stop issuing visas. they are trying to pass through

central america on the way to the u.s. a regional summit ended yesterday without an agreement to let them through. they are suspending the involvement in the regional group, the central american integration system to protest the lack of cooperation from other governments. meanwhile, some athletes in cuba are taking to the basketball court to express themselves. as daniel schwinler reports, attention is mounting. >> reporter: it began with a group of friends on a street corner. it has boomed into a well organized league, independent of the influence of the cuban state >> translation: our level is very good, which is why the authorities have been questioning our existence. we're now as good as them. that caused us some problems, but our ideas to one day join with the organized basketball with them incorporating some of our ideas. >> reporter: the street league

has received support from full court peace, one of the growing number of u.s. organizations rekin ddele ties with cuba. we >> translation: we are americans. they are cubans. on the court we can be friends. >> reporter: the league helps keep young people out of trouble and for many cubans basketball is how they express themselves. >> translation: when i play basketball, i'm in tune with myself and how my body works and i'm far from the temptations of society. it forces me to develop my mind since basketball is the most creative of sports. >> reporter: they use that creativity to establish courts wherever there is adequate space. and to adapt the rules to a tougher more aggressive game. this is street basketball, raw basketball played for the players, to for the neighborhood, with a passion of freedom in expression, free of the constraints that some feel

can be imposed by the states. the state is beginning to notice the street scene. this again from young players from the national basic ball school. >> translation: this league is very well organized. this is street basic ball while ours is state run and organized. >> reporter: they're learning with passion and power pour. pour pour on this week's episode of third rail, ali velshi sits down with the senior fellow at the investigative project on terrorism. he believes it is a privilege for-- believes it is a privilege for refugees come to the u.s. here is a preview of the episode. >> many of these people would much rather return home. the process here is not taking

millions of people and displaced individuals and moving them to europe or the united states. the focus really needs to be on defeating, i.s.i.s., reclaiming that territory and helping those advisory build their homes and their communities so that they can stay in the region that they want to stay that's a long-term process the syria didn't burn down in a day and it's not going on get rebuilt any time soon. we have millions people. canada is taking 25,000 in short order. we do have some obligations. we said that the same thing about the jews in europe in the second world war. they would rather be settled there. in the end millions died. >> the end result is just because it is a long-term problem, i'm not sure that taking in refugees who are not vetted, who i.s.i.s. has said that they will use the refugee process as a way to seed radical

jihadists into europe and the united states, it makes sense to say when we can't vet them, we don't know who is coming in. i'm not sure that it makes a lot of sense saying, we've got a responsibility. let's just let them in that's what the statue the liberty say to me, we do have a responsibility to our fellow humans who are actual refugees. >> i'm an immigrant. we went through a process and series of steps that determined whether we were entitled to come to the united sthats or not. it is a privilege to come to the united states. it is not a right that we guarantee to the rest of the world. we are a humanitarian nation. we are a compassionate nation. the most effective way to be compassionate in this case is to defeat i.s.i.s., liberate the lands, allow these folks to return home you can watch the entire episode of third rail tomorrow at 5.30 eastern, 2.30 pacific

right here. one of the great classical conductors of the 20th century has died. kirt master was 88 years old. he was an east german conductor until the fall of the berlin wall in 1989. afterwards he became the music director of the new york philharmonic. is accredited for reinvigorating the orchestra. what is becoming a common occurrence in beijing, details next. plus weather. >> reporter: we're watching more storms coming, so strong we are getting land slides across part of washington. that will be the threat for the next several days as well as widespread power outages. all the details of that when i return right after this.

beijing is under a series air quality braert alert for the-- quality alert in the second time in as many weeks. the move triggered restrictions on driving and factory production that will last through wednesday. weekend forecast called for dangerous smog parcel cals between 20 times the level of who considered safe. iraq part of what is known as the fetter isle crescent sent in

the middle east is drying up, thanks to the drought. locals point the blame at turkey. >> reporter: this field should be full of crops but as far as the eye can see nothing. the rivers that feed these fields have dried up. nothing can grow here. this man is a landowner and an environmentalist. he blames dam building in neighbouring turkey. >> translation: these dams in turkey and the lack of response from the government affected our crop. i will give you an example. when we had water, 30 acres of land would produce a tonne of barley a year. now that same 30 acres produces a kilo. >> reporter: farmers here have had to resort to digging large wells for their field. they only have enough water to

irrigate a third of this land. what the farmers are now doing is building wells like these. this is a costly and time consuming business. they need to dig deep into the ground, between 30 and 150 metres to get the kind of water, clean water, they need to be able to irrigate these lands. that's not only having an impact environmentally but also economically. during the harvest season thousands of people worked here. now just a handful are employed. across this region unemployment has risen dramatically. >> translation: all the farmers here are desperate. i had to layoff 30 farmsers who can't provide for anywhere families. now our markets are flooded with foreign products. >> reporter: to keep up with demand iraq is importing wheat and rice from the very country that built the dams that alleged to have dried up the rivers in the first place. the collapse of the country's farming industry is concerning to many here, but given the other ca challenges iraq faces,

fixing the farming industry and addressing water tree teas doesn't seem to be a priority florida's famous oranges are under attack. scientists are trying to stop an insect from spreading a tree-killing disease. >> reporter: harvest time in central florida. this year the fruit keeps fall and so are fortunes. >> this is not normal. we should not be seeing so many oranges on the ground. >> reporter: this is the fifth generation to farm these fields. >> have you seen anything like this? >> not at all. >> reporter: he has lost a third of his crop from a devastating disease sweeping through the orange groves. citres greening. it starves the trees stunting growth and weakening oranges so

they fall early. >> the fruit size is extreme small, the peel is very thin and that has a bitter taste. >> reporter: can i taste it? >> sure. >> reporter: it tastes like a watered-down orange. >> exactly. >> reporter: it arrived here a decade go. >> it is the most feared citrus disease in the world. i was aware of it and i knew it was a severe impact to the industry and a threat, but i had no idea that the impact would be so rapid. >> reporter: it helped cut the florida orange harvest to more than half, to its smallest since 1963. already in the past decade the industry has lost nearly eight billion dollars and 7500 jobs >> we want to keep this industry intact. it is critical to the florida

economy, it's iconic, it has been here since the late 1800s. why not do everything possible to keep it alive >> reporter: professional harold browning is among those trying to stop the disease. so far there's no cure >> it is viewed by many as the worst disease in the world. if you talk to growers, they say we're running out of time. >> reporter: growers like larry black refuse to give usment for now he is using pesticides to kill the bugs and extra fertilizer to strengthen the trees >> we continue to rebuild, replant, invest in the future and we will be here to provide oranges to consumers around the world. >> reporter: still focused on keeping his company growing when hope keeps falling. jonathon betts ran dal pinktsto in n sheer >> reporter: the democrats have been reaching out to the muslim

community to show that they are different from republican front runner donald trump. a look at how hillary clinton and bernie sanders are distancing themselves. a warning from the cdc, drug overdoses are on the rise and heroin use is part of the blame. more police officers charged with hopple sides this year than in a decade. tonight a deeper look at who is policing the police. these are some of the stories ahead looking forward to it. thank you. weather now. >> reporter: good evening all. qui have been focusing a lot on the east coast with all of that heat. over to the west coast because we are dealing with a different scenario, snow as well as rain, and flooding rain that is i want to take you closer in and show you what areas we are talking about right here. first of all, i'm going to take you here towards new port, oregan. the problem has been the rain as well as the mud slides and land slides. this happens when you get days

and days of rain. unfortunately, this particular event has been fatal. we lost one woman in her home as well as many structures were destroyed in this particular area. they still have watchers out because the ground is very unstable there. flood watchers and warnings, the purple is dealing with the pointry weather. some locations have over 60 inches of snow and more snow is coming over the next day, sunday, as well as into monday. if you are planning on getting out towards the west for your holiday, you will have no problem there. we are getting some snow right here across the great lakes and into new york. that is called lake effects. don't plan on it lasting longer. even those temperatures are into the high 20s/low 30s. as we begin the week, those temperatures are up. new york is going to be about 42

and wii the time we get to monday, boston is going to be back up to 52 and we think next week new york 66 i heard that unbelievable. >> reporter: it is unbelievable thank you kevin. next year e's olympics will cost over 13 billion dollars, but some parts of the city not tied to the games are already benefited from money being spent. >> reporter: this futureistic flower, jutting over the port of the city is the newly opened museum of tomorrow. >> translation: when i arrived here, i had the impression i was in a different country. it is so clean and pretty. >> reporter: it is intended to be a poet cibbing fusion of science, philosophy and art. it will compel people to ask the questions about mankind and to remind us that we're caretakers

of the earth. >> the museum is around a concept that tomorrow is not ready, tomorrow is not done, tomorrow will be built. >> reporter: the museum has become a symbol of the resurgence of the port of rio. left to deteriorate for 70 years, since 2010 it has been in a make over. this is now the largest urban development project in the country. it has benefited from the influx of investment, money that poured in for the on 2016 summer olympics. >> we have a lot of synergy between the joint interventions that is making us to have advantages, to take advantage on this process because the visiblity at this moment. >> reporter: this woman has worked in this area for three years and has watched the transformation. >> translation: i used to be scared walking in this area. no-one used to come here.

now you can come any time of day and you will find lots of people. >> reporter: a light rail will soon run through the area. there are plans to develop apartment buildings catering to low and high-income people, they're also building a legacy of integration the new star wars film, the force awakens, hit theatres on friday. it is already breaking box office records. estimated at 125 million i don't i don't know dollars for the-- million dollars. 225 million which will break the record held by jurassic world. the star wars empire is expected to generate billions from merchandising. john seigenthaler explains. >> reporter: from the force, a

franchise that turned george lucas into a legend. from the makic on screen and the-- magic on screen and the money off it. box office alone has brought in 4.3 billion dollars, at this stage at all, dvd and vhs sales, another 5 million. books, 2 billion, video games, 3.5. shah changed everything was merchandise licencing. back in the early 1970s lucas secured the rights from the studio as he told the american film institute, the studio didn't think much of them >> the studio, they said what do we care. if the film is not successful, we don't care about the sequel rights. nobody has been able to licence anything. there is no money there. i was only doing to get t shirts and posters to promote the movie. they were giving away things that didn't mean anything to them. >> reporter: it should now. from must gos, to mittens and just about everything else that

been sold in the name of star wars. toys an collectibles have made more than 10 billion dollars. last year alone revenue from toys and games 1.5 billion. lucas, whose salary for the first star wars film was $150,000 is now worth $3.6 billion and his wealth will rise this weekend. an mogul who changed the industry with a story and savvy business sense. considering what he has done, maybe lucas deserves his own action figure. await, there is one that was al jazeera's john seigenthaler reporting. thank you so much for joining us. the news continues in just a few minutes with randal pinkston. pinkston. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive

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this is al jazeera america. a look at today's stop stories. tonight, democrats put aside their differences just before the last presidential debate of the year. >> we're not going to let hateful rhetoric be our mantra. we want to make a difference both hillary clinton and bernie sanders research out to the muslim community trying to offset inflammatory remarks made by