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patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >> congressman johnson joins us from capitol hill. thank you for your support and thank you for joining us this evening. can you tell us why you decided to speak out? >> well, i read the letter that was smuggled out of the egyptian prison. it was published in one of the news papers and after reading it something touched my heart about it and i thought that there was something that i needed to do. so, i immediately drafted a letter, circulated that letter to my colleagues. that signed on. and we sent that letter to the state department asking that the state department take some action to free these al jazeera journalists who have been wrongfully imprisoned. i just talked to 60 minutes correspondent bob simon and he told me that what needs to happen is that president obama needs to make a call to the egyptian government and push for this. >> i think we need calls going out to the egyptian authorities from the highest levels of the united states government to do what must be done and that is to free these journalists. after all the only

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johnson. the saudi arabia and billionaire prince al will lead has benefited from a five-month rally in kingdomhe saudi arabian billionaire prince alwaleed has benefited from a five-month rally in kingdom shares. what has he been doing right? >> he has made some very smart bets in company like twitter and a chinese online retailer. twitter had a very successful ipo in november. that has created positive sentiment around kingdom. invested in steady states, cola cola, railway. these are more volatile. is this a blip or something 12 months down the road that we will say was turning a corner? kingdom'slook at history, it is volatile. you have seen the stock price stay in the gutter the past three years. in the past 1.5 years, you have seen it spiked, come back down, now it is on another spike. it will depend on how the latest investments, jd.com, twitter, how they pan out. >> these are the ones that are taking him up, what took him down, what did not work? >> citi. citigroup was the biggest one, he blew it. he was -- >> he was stuck with it. >> he defended it for years and years. i'm friday, he sai

with me, adam johnson and alix steel. al, get right to the next story. >> uber, do you guys use it? >> i've never seen it. >> adam, are you a user? >> i've used it. i don't necessarily like it. it's too expensive. >> oh, interesting. well, it's actually the cover of this week's "bloomberg business week." it's on uber and how it's trying to disrupt the taxi industry, city by city. uber, along with other ride-sharing services, saying it's basically as easy as getting a taxi as booking a resmbings on open table or checking a price on amazon. like, adam, price gouging has really been something that's been a negative critique of uber. seinfeld's wife had to pay $415 to go cross town during a snowstorm, and she tweeted about it, how upset she was. >> and you have no recourse. it's not like you can say, hey, i don't want to pay that, no. it's the price. >> that's part of the issue in terms of regulation, because you don't have any sort of insurance as you might with a yellow taxi. of course, boston and chicago taxi operators are su

al jazeera rejects charges and demand release of staff. >> democrat hank johnson questioned the former u.s. ambassador to egypt on whether the u.s. is doing anything to help free the men. >> i would like for you to speak on ambassador patterson, our efforts, if any, to produce the freedom for those journalists. >> let me assure us congressman, that the administration has pressed hard on the issue. it's the subject of the secretary of state john kerry's conversation with egyptian leaders, and secretary hagel's conversations with his counterparts in egypt, and we'll continue to press on the issue and urge that the journalists be released. >> more news in sports after the break. >> the race is on for the next big thing in mobile gaming. developers and scam artists have been seeking to act after the game slappy game was deleted. slappy bird was sour aring. addictive mobile came was at the height of pop u latter yit when the developer grounded it. the 29-year-old yanked the app because the fame ruined his life. flappy bird generated as much as 50,000 dollars a day from advertising revenue.

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al qaeda now enjoys thanks to the crisis in syria increasingly poses a direct threat to u.s. national security and that of our closest allies and partners. the secretary of homeland security, mr. jay johnson, said -- quote -- "syria is now a matter of homeland security." the director of national intelligence has referred to the al qaeda sanctuary in syria and iraq as a -- quote -- "new fatah." the tribal areas of pakistan and afghanistan where al qaeda planned the september 11 terrorist attacks. indeed, director clapper has warned that al qaeda affiliateed terrorists in syria now aspire to attack the homeland. if the september 11 attacks should have taught us anything, it's the global terrorists who occupy ungoverned spaces and seek to plot and plan attacks against us can pose a direct threat to our national security. this was afghanistan on september 10, 2001, and that is what top officials in this administration are now warning us that syria is becoming today. the conflict in syria is a threat to our national interests, but it's more than that. it is and should be an affront to our conscience. images like these should not be just a source of heartbreak and sympathy. they should be a cal

al-qaeda in iraq. but first, a portion of remarks from earlier today by new homeland security secretary jeh johnson at the woodrow wilson center. he outlined the threat of al-qaeda affiliates across the world and syria becoming arect matter of homeland security here in the u.s.. >> put another way, with the creation of dhs, a terrorists, a searching for backnesses along our air -- weaknesses along our air, land or seaboarders or ports of entry is now met with e one federal response from me. preventing terrorist attacks on the homeland is and shoulderro remain the cornerstone of homeland security. through our government'sity. counterterrorism efforts in both the bush and obamah administrations, we have put al-qaeda's core leadership on the path to defeat. but the threat has evolved. since about 2009 we saw the rise of al-qaeda affiliates such as al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula which has mades, repeated efforts to exportave terrorism to our homeland. our government, working with others, must continually deny these affiliates a safe haven, a place to hide, train and fromve, which to launch terrorist att

it's in afghanistan or in syria, or elsewhere, is the secretary johnson said the other day you start providing a safe haven whether it's for altaliban or those related groups, you train them, you prolt will proselytiz. there is no global surge. no saying we won't find them attacking american interests in that part of the world or in the united states. >> governor, nice to he sue sir. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> coming up, bill o'reilly and president obama are not done yet. >>> bill o'reilly is next but first get ready to speed read your way through the news. breaking news from capitol hill. clean bill to increase the debt kreiger it will allow the u.s. treasury to borrow freely through march 15th, 2015. the vote was 241 to 201. only 28 republicans voting yes. the senate begin debating the bill tomorrow. anticipating the debt ceiling vote today the stock market ending higher. surging, closing at 1555. nbc news anchor tom brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer. 74-year-old brokaw says he has a form of cancer affecting blood cells in the marrow. his doctors are optimistic about his treatment and optimistic about the future. and

it's in afghanistan or in syria, or elsewhere, is the secretary johnson said the other day you start providing a safe haven whether it's for aln or those related groups, you train them, you prolt will proselytiz. there is no global surge. no saying we won't find them attacking american interests in that part of the world or in the united states. >> governor, nice to he sue sir. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> coming up, bill o'reilly and president obama are not done yet. you will have to see whatk they are up tois now.tion that's next. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and ows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com. all white meat chicken was made to be blanketed in golden breadcrumbs. with whipped mashed potatoes, topped with a thick homemade gravy. so she makes her country fried chicken to be eaten together. so they savor every last bite. marie callender's. you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie

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al jazeera journalists who are being held as well. the broader questions of freedom of speech. we appreciate you being with us. congressman hank johnson of georgia? >> thank you for having me. >> next on america tonight, so much for peace talks. why safety remains so far out of reach, as does much hope for a solution for syria. consider this. the news of the day plus so much more. answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> talks between the syrian regime has happened. syrians in the city of hommes live a reality few of us could imagine. trapped, cut off, under siege, bombarded daily for two years already. now, finally, there is hope for some of them to escape the nightmare. "america tonight's" sheila mcviccer has more >> reporter: this is what a cease fire sounds like in the bereceived old city of holmes. it's dangerous to be on the street, but people are desperate to leave this behind. u.n. and red crescent workers have beenshelled and shot at. they have not been able to deliver even the most basic aid. with threats of snipers, women, children, the old

al qaeda now enjoys thanks to the crisis in syria increasingly poses a direct threat to u.s. national security and that of our closest allies and partners. the secretary of homeland security, mr. jay johnson, said -- quote -- "syria is now a matter of homeland security." the director of national intelligence has referred to the al qaeda sanctuary in syria and iraq as a -- quote -- "new fatah." the tribal areas of pakistan and afghanistan where al qaeda planned the september 11 terrorist attacks. indeed, director clapper has warned that al qaeda affiliateed terrorists in syria now aspire to attack the homeland. if the september 11 attacks should have taught us anything, it's the global terrorists who occupy ungoverned spaces and seek to plot and plan attacks against us can pose a direct threat to our national security. this was afghanistan on september 10, 2001, and that is what top officials in this administration are now warning us that syria is becoming today. the conflict in syria is a threat to our national interests, but it's more than that. it is and should be an affront to our conscience. images like these should not be just a source of heartbreak and sympathy. they should be a cal

al jazeera.com/sports. and building a healthy lead over south africa on day three of the first test and dismissed the host on 206 earlier with johnsonat is 192 short of the innings and they are 18 for 1. nba and the oklahoma city thunder strengthened their gaps on first place in the western conference by beating la, 107-103. chicago bulls snapped up a victory and hammered the brooklyn nets, one of five chicago players to score double figures and patch gibson was the top with 16 points and chicago ran out 92-76 winners. and they are on course to make the playoffs. and basketball is hugely popular too in european countries like spain and turkey but in resent years it has also grown in lithowania and they are one of the countries to experience the love affair with the hoop. >> reporter: they have a new job, offered a position in lithawania took a leap of faith and joined the basketball team as the only foreign player. >> nobody loves basketball like lithawania and the whole country focuses on it. >> reporter: there is a hoop audz almost every house here and the desire to succeed of the american sport was linked with independence from t

jersey assemblywoman gordon johnson whose district was affected by the lane closures and "the washington post's" e.j. dionne. thanks for being here tonight. >> good to be with you, al>> thank you. >> what is your reaction on the tapes tonight? >> i'm a former police officer in the city of inglewood and a former sheriff in bergen county. and we -- law enforcement and first responders take an oath to protect life and property that is our job. the people of the borough of ft. lee are used to having a response time of about two or three minutes when they call for help in borough ft. lee. >> two or three minutes? >> two or three minutes, usually. when you have this traffic chaos that went on there, because of some individuals who abused their power this the port authority and also in the governor's inner office, it just -- it just shows that the lack of regard for the importance of first responders. i mean, you disrespected them, the first responders, disrespected the people who are there serving, because of some abuse of power. >> now, e.j., you know, the associated press analyzed the logs of these tapes. their report said a traffic jam deliberately orchestrated by mem

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al qaeda. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr has new information. what are you learning, barbara? >> wolf, a bit of a mixed intelligence picture. let's start with secretary homeland security jay johnson just said that the warning to the airlines was routine and that shoe bomb threats have been out there for years but some other parts of the government may disagree. a u.s. official says it's a credible threat tied to al qaeda which has never given up its intent to attack the u.s. again. there's no specific target but the assessment is al qaeda will try to place a shoe bomb on an airplane bound for the u.s. one suspect, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, headquartered in yemen. >> al qaeda and yemen have a master bomb-maker ibrahim al asiri who was involved for attempts on the aversan the af aviation. >> while some in the administration describe the threat as spir rational, a desire to attack this u.s. official tells cnn the tsa would not have taken the steps to warn the airlines that the threat was real. the official telling cnn, this threat may represent a renewed effort and it's not some flip comment on the part of the bad guy. one big worry, al qaeda may have developed a bomb hidde

al qaeda. this is not just some flip comment on the part of a bad guy. secretary of homeland security jay johnsong. >> the advisory we issued is one that is the type that we routinely issue in response to the latest intelligence. as you know, concerns about shoe bombs have been out there for years. every once in a while we update our advisories, we modify procedures so we remain vigilant. >> u.s. officials confirm there are a small number of american citizens in yemen with al qaeda with american passports. they could readily re-enter the u.s. officials will tell you problem number one is the master bomb maker. he knows how to make bombings and trained other people to do the same. problem number two now, there's growing intelligence that al qaeda, including al qaeda in yemen operatives are already inside syria, and they're recruiting americans and westerners in syria to fight on their behalf and possibly train to go back to europe or back to the united states to carry out attacks. kate? >> terrifying thought. barbara, thank you so much. >>> also breaking news from the ukraine. there are conflictin

johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to call attention to the continued imprisonment of journalist in egypt and to restrictions on press freedoms worldwide. al jazeera, the news network, has called today, thursday, february 27, press freedom day. reporters in more than 30 cities around the world, including in washington, d.c. and san francisco, are holding vigils to remember all the journalists currently at risk from governments that restrict the most valuable of international rights, the right to a free ress and to freedom of speech. military-led government of egypt has engaged in wholesale repression of the media, especially outlets thought to be sympathetic to the muslim brotherhood since overthrowing president muhammad morsi in june, 2013. this repression culminated with the arrest of three al jazeera employees on december 29 of 2013. on that day egyptian authorities arrested three employees of al jazeera and accused them of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. another 20 journalists were prosecuted this year for, quote, airing false news among other apparently meritless charges. today four al jazeera r