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reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com away. >> the long walk to a final rest has begun in south africa. where leaders are moving in now to remember nelson mandela. nearly 100 heads of state and leaders, former president of the country, nelson mandela died thursday at the age of 95. a national tribute to mandela will take place at a johannesburg soccer stadium with thousands of ordinary south africans, including cube afternoon president raul castro. al al jazeera's ali velshi is joining us from south africa. tell us what you're seeing, there are so many dignitaries there for the commemoration of his life. >> i heard said, short of the united nations, this is the largest gathering ever held. like president obama and president george w. bush. jimmy carter arrived earlier, we were actually on the same plane, and i subsequently sat down with him and interviewed him to discuss his relationship, his long standing and very close relationship with nelson mandela. interesting point as the world celebrates nelson mandela jimmy carte

al jazeera america.ake a new look at news. >>> some fence mending ahead of next month's planned peace conference in geneva. they will decide who will be able to attend meetings, one sticking point being iran. >> we didn't reach an agreement with iran, and of course, it's known that we, the united nations welcome the participation of iran, but our partners in the united states are not quite convinced that iran's participation is the right decision. >> he also said that iranian officials told him even if they are not present at the conference, they will still work along with the un. james bayes live right now in geneva. james is everything ready ahead of next month's planned peace conference? >> well i don't think things are quite where they wanted them to be. still there is that debate over whether iran will be there. the ambassador you heard just then would like the iranians there. he wants everyone who has an involvement in syria to be there. they hoped to have a list of the two delegations they were go

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>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. scores of world leaders travel osearchto south africa for the l this week. snow and high winds as the u.s. finds itself in a deep chill. world leaders from nearly 100 nations are making their way to south africa to honor one man: nelson mandela. among those already in south africa former u.s. president jimmy carter who is in johannesburg. kofe annan. and the former president of ireland is there. dozens of others are en route. president obama and the first lady left for south africa, board air force 1 joined by george bush and his wife. are ali velshi is leading our team in johannesburg. ali, set the scene for us literally hours before the event tomorrow in johannesburg. >> well it's gone cold, tony, it's raining tonight in johannesburg. it was a clear day. police were setting up barricades and rerouting. you could see dignitaries coming in and police convoys. as you said jimmy carter is here as well. george w.

back to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. the man who designed the most popular weapon died, mikhail kalashnikov died in a central hospital in luz has died. more on kalashnikov life and legacy. >> it's 1947. the very beginning of the cold war. and rolling off the production line at the soviet armments factory a new weapon, a weapon that will change the face of war. the ak .47 taking its name from that of its inventer, 24-year-old mikhail kalashnikov. a former tank officer he was wounded in the war. he heard talk about the lack of a reliable infantry weapon. reliable, the a consider .47 can fire 600 rounds a minute. it is estimated there are over 100 million of the weapons worldwide, produced in 42 countries with 82 armies equipping their armies with the ak. still in use. it is a remarkably simple weapon to use, it only has eight moving parts. you could easily teach a child how to strip and shoot an ak .47 in under an hour. for the child armies of africa, in sierra leone, liberia and uganda, turning childre

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, there's more to it. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america.'s get you caught up on today's headlines. the house is about to begin debating a bipartisan budget deal announced tuesday night. a vote is expected later today. >>> hold the phone, you may soon be able to talk on your cell phone while flying. the rules are expected to be revised this afternoon regarding inflight calls. it would then be up to airlines to decide whether to allow inflight calls. >>> some traveled a long distance for just a moments to see nelson mandela. >>> the world health organization issued a troubling report that says cancer is on the rise worldwide. 14 million people were diagnosed in 2012, that's up from 12.7 million in 2008. and the number of deaths also rose. bad lifestyle habits are to blame. poor diets, lack of exercise and smoking are the major contributors. ♪ >>> i'm meteorologist dave warren. we are looking at snow here. this is lake-effect snow. you see this on the radar here. it's a one streamer of snow and this is what it looks like when you are in it. th

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>>> welcome back to al jazeera america.'m del walters. there are new federal guide lines concerning lung cancer screenings. a panel of doctors now recommending ct scans for those at risk. they say it would save thousands of lives. stephanie sy has the story. >> reporter: this man lit up his first cigarette in a fox hole during world war ii. >> one of the guys said it will help settle you down. >> reporter: decades later he was diagnosed with lung cancer after a ct scan. he is one of the lucky ones, lung cancer the leading cause of all cancer deaths in the us. a panel of experts recommends that adults who are heavy smokers, be given a low dose annual ct scan in an effort to detect early signs of cancer. the group also recommends screenings for those who have quit until the last 15 years. the decision was praised by some such as this expert. she estimates the new guidelines could save more than 30,000 lives a year. >> we're thrilled with this result. we think that this will make a big difference. many people will be able to e

>> only on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're covering for you. the grim remembrance of the sandy hook across the united states, and another school shooting. >>> and a procession brings nelson mandela's body home. >> it's been one year since that tragic day when 20 children and six teach percent killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama and the first lady lit 26 candles at the white house and observed a moment of sigh glens a year ago a small peaceful town was shattered by unspeakable violence. 20 school children and six teachers were taken from our lives forever. it has filled us with grief. the victims were educators and kids who could have been any of our own, and the hearts were broken for families who lost a peace of theipiece of their hea. >> let's go to "moms demand action," a gathering. what is this event about? what is happening there? well, richelle, "moms demand action" was started a year ago the day after sandy hook incident took place where 26 lives were cut short. these moms have ga

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. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories that we're following for you. merrill newman is back with his family in the u.s. his six-week saga in north korea over. >>> south african mourners are holding vigils and memorials for nelson mandela continues. and this marijuana ingredient is bringing hundreds of families with epileptic children to colorado. >> we'll start with the legacy of nelson mandela. >> part of successful white government that kept nelson mandela in jail and then served for mandela. as u.s. ambassador and then foreign minister it was his task to defend the continued imprisonment of nelson mandela and other political opponent. but privately he long lobbied for mandela's release. >> i submitted a memorandum, due to the effect that mr. mandela ought to be released that we're bringing a bigger martyr of him every day he stays in prison, and that his international aclaim and status would be growing to an extent that we would not be able to hand it will any more. unfortunately, it continued on. >

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america.he united states has one of the highest incarceration rates anywhere in the weird. now a prison for women in tennessee is helping the inmates use their time earning a college degree. >> reporter: donna mccoy is serving a life sentence for first degree murder. for just a few hours she is able to swap her uniform for a cap and gown. >> i feel like i'm being redeemed. >> reporter: it was the first graduation at the prison. eight inmates received associates degrees in in liberal arts. every wednesday night for the past seven years professors have come here into the prison. teaching the women everything from history to physics. >> i feel like i have really earned, you know, a degree. >> we were never looked down on as inmates. we were always considered as students. >> reporter: each woman had to earn 63 credit hours. >> there have been a lot of voices in their life that tell them that they don't matter, and they don't count. and now they can illustrate that they are somebody, and they can m

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>> an al jazeera america exclusive...mer president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >> start with one issue education... gun contro finally for us tonight, mexico city is covered in the graffiti tags that many locals consider ugly. and really painful to a city's image. but city's anti-graffiti squad is tracking down some of the most respected and channeling or rechanneling their creative talent. using them in big public spaces like the city's

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reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. the battle over the budget part four congress on the verge of a new spending deal as lawmakers face that looming deadline. a deal that would avoid the government shutdown like the one we lived through in october. libby casey is on capitol hill. libby, everybody wants to know could we be facing another government shutdown? >> reporter: it looks like negotiators may be able to come up with not a grand bargain, not even an immediate-sized bargain but a little bargain. december 13th, this fry is the deadline to come up to present to the house and senate. but that's just an arres an arby deadline. the guillotine does not fall on december 13th. we've got some time yet. what we're watching for is a deal between the big players patty murray a democrat were washington state, head of the budget committee and the senate, and paul ryan over in the house, they're working together to cook something up. we got insight from dick durbin and he re

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check check >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. here are the top stories we are following. house lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal. the 2-year agreement was passed by an overwhelming majority. a senate vote was expected next week. the uncle of north korea's leader was executed for treason. a military tribunal found jon sung tek guilty of trying to overthrow the government. some analysts say it's part of kim jong un's plan to consolidate power. evidence of chemical warfare in syria. in a final report from u.n. inspectors say they found evidence of chemical weapons used in five out of seven attacks investigated. five involved sarin gas targetting civil japs. >> european diplomats say ukraine intends to sign a deal with the e.u. thousands of ukrainians have protested over the president choosing closer ties with moss core over the e.u. >> thousands line up to say goodbye to nelson mandela. he will be buried in qunu on sunday. those are the headlines. "consider this" is up next. teal or north korea deal? it's first major murde

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jazeera america. a college degree is often seen as a ticket to a better life. but for many, the cost of a college education is years of seemingly unending debt. a growing number of college presidents are taking home ceo like pay, some topping $1 million a year. whoa. al jazeera's john terrett is here. >> they are pretty jaw-dropping. you are wondering why the cost of the college education is skyrocketing. reason why your college president is taking home a lot of money. 42 presidents of private colleges were paid more than, wait for this, a million bucks a year, that's up from 36 in the previous two years, 2009 and 2010. and this, according to the chronicle of higher education's annual analysis of 500, actually it was more than 500 private colleges, the latest available tax returns that we have that we can say. now the top three earners were these three, robert j. zimmer, he took home $3,358,723.17. he didn't take home that 17 cents, i made that up. >>> joseph bayone, 3,324,864. and the third highest w

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that when al jazeera america returns. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz. secretary of state john kerry says the recent execution of the uncle of the north korean leader is an ominous sign of ipp stability, saying it underscores the danger in the region. >> it tells us how ruthless and reckless he is, and a lot about how insecure he is to a certain degree. it tells us a significant amount about the instability internally of the regime with the numbers of execution us. this is not the first. there have been a significant number of executions taking place over the last month, which we are aware of. most importantly it underscores the importance for all of us of finding a way forward with north korea, in order to denuclearize the north peninsula >> he was until recently regarded as the second-most powerful figure in north korea. >> january 14th is the start of a 2-day referendum on a revised constitution. voter turn out and approval will determine if the people support the military take over in europe. muslim brotherhood will not vote. >> ewaste damages not ju

>> be welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york and here are the top stories. colorado authorities say a high school senior apparently holding a grudge was behind the latest school shooting. 18-year-old carl pearson was looking for his teacher after a disagreement. a 15-year-old student was shot be flown to the south africa eastern cape and will be buried in qunu. >> robert levinson was not a government employee the government says when he disappeared in 2007. multiple reports say plefnson walevinsonwas a government contn he vanished. >>> foot of snow, new york, new jersey, connecticut expecting as much as six inches. those are the headlines. remember you can fet the lat late-- good get the latest on al jazeera.com and i will see you next monday. >> on "america tonight" an open wound. one year after the newtown pain. >> in the midst of our grief, we have come to realize, that we want our loved ones to be remembered for how they lived their lives and how they touched our hearts. >> the you south kor

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al jazeera america wilnot play the audio of those 911 calls. >>> a new report shows that healthcare.gov enrollments were up. 25,000 people signed up for health insurance on sunday and monday. the president obama said the income gap between rich and boor americans keeps growing. during a major sheet i. >> detroit puts pastor pieces, including works at the dia could be sold at christie's auction house released a preliminary list. masterpieces are featured there. christie said the total valley of city owned art is rough $66,000 arts pieces of art work at the institute. bisi onile-ere joins us. what does that christie's report mean for the future of the dia? >> reporter: tony christie's estimate is significantly lower than previously predicted. still one expert still predicts that these predators are going to fight to catch in on one of detroit's gems. $450,000 to $750 million. christie's manager gives a snapshot of what the art is worth and if it's worth selling off to pay the $18 billion in debt. the disclosu

reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> well, street appears to be playing it close to the vest at this hour. the dow is up just 15 points. friday's strong job report has investors speculating about when the federal reserve will start to pull back on that stimulus program. >>> gas prices are up again. the price for a gallon of gas rising $0.03, and lundberg expects prices to go up again a few more pennies he the next several days. >>> two u.s. senators are asking the government to step in to make train travel safer. the action is called after the train derailment in new york. >> reporter: in the same weekend funeral services were held for the youngest person killed in the metro north train derailment two u.s. senators urge the federal government to adopt safety practices to prevent another practice. >> five years ago it was recommended that cameras be installed in our locomotive cabs both pointing inside and pointing outside. inside to see what the engineer was doing. and outside to see if tracks and signals were in good

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, take a new look at news. >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you liveews at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. tÑ >>> we are talking about the birth control pill which revolutionized women's life, but now some people are calling for alternatives. and the community has not stopped tweeting. >> yeah, i just got a tweet from brenda . . . and here is a great video. >> those who don't have access to adequate information about birth control and how different forms of birth control can have effects on the body, i think that there are some communities who don't receive sufficient reproductive care, prenatal care things like that, and they aren't given information on how birth control is impacted by wait. and that is really important for communities of color that have disproportionate levels of obesity. >> are alternative forms of birth control less accessible to minority communities? >> i think that health care access in general is a very big color. so when you are talking about a person going to the do