tom ackerman has the story. >> reporter: it's graduation day for these children aged between 1-3.they're the first to take part in a learning program that relies on their mothers and fathers to boost crucial elements in their future. it's the size and variety of children's spoken vocabulary. the more parents talk to their kids, the faster the children's vocabularyies grow, and the high higher their i.q. test scores. but on average the poorer the family, the sparser the child's word count. so the city of providence, rhode island, is trying to even the odds. >> we're trying to look for impoverished language environments. those environments we can nurture with better feedback of what is going on. >> that feedback provided by these miniature voice recorders warn by each toddler. each week or two they capture a whole conversation between parents and child and through innovative commuter algorithms measures the quality of their talks. the goal, to maximize their words. >> it's nourishing the baby brain. that internal computer is developing and responding. >> the mother of two-year-old a

tom ackerman met one kid who is on his way to advanced physics. >> michael winston's mother admits she really understand his project. he has a passion for quantum mechanics. >> i solve differential equations when i want to figure out how to do better on video game. >> michael taught himself calculus at the age of nirch. 9. last year he won the silver medal of a competition. it's a key to improving the world. >> superconnecting wires are wires of no resistance which would make leverage half as expensive. that's where things like that come from. >> michael has no objection to being called a nerd. >> where i come from nerd is a term of affection and pride. i've been given to understand although i've never experienced it, that some get bullied for that. >> he has great friends he's been with the same kids since middle school. it's a very supportive group of kids. they are all extremely talented they all root for each other. >> michael's interest extends to writing his own blog. >> is fictional gory foral gore fiction allegory for science? >> tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >> the firs

tom ackerman al jazeera washington. >> wine is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of myanmar but its budding industry is affecting another operation. as florence louie reports the industry is set to grow. >> reporter: up in the slopes in central myanmar is a landscape rarely associated with subtropical countries. harvest time in the vineyard is over and workers prune the plants to the next season. plants aren't native to this area fungus could destroy the crops but there are other factors that make growing here viable. >> plenty of sunshine and high quality of red wine and for white wine there is another issue, important issue which means the cold nights which we have here in the mountain. >> reporter: but the lack of a winter season means that the plants produce two crops. vineyard owners say they have to import raw materials which drives up the cost of production and that could come up to more than double what it costs in europe. things like machinery and vatle vats, glass bottles and corks. growing industry means a change in drinking habits. and the country's march

tom ackerman has the story. >> reporter: the circus has come to town. their star attractions is ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus, permanent home for elephants joining others who are too old or too resistant to the travel. >> if they are not comfortable they stay here throughout their lifetime and receive the best of care. >> that's not what animal rights champions say about ringling, the organization peta says handlers can be seen beating the animals and sinking bull looks into the sensitive skin of baby elephants that cry out the pain. in 2011 this video of an elderly elephant being beaten prompted the british government to ban wild animals from discuss circuses. elephants there will continue to be big circus draws. ringling said its decision was part of local laws restricting animal acts. but treatment becomes more controversial. another factor the $65,000 a year maintenance cost per an plal which is not exactly peanuts. tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> a reminder, you can keep updated at aljazeera.com. lapped of the free. tell that to the leake

. >> let's go live to tom ackerman. following issues in washington d.c. what reaction has there been so far by the obama administration to this visit? this address at aipec but the address on tuesday to congress? >> reporter: we should be hearing from president obama himself in an interview that is expected to be released in a couple of hours. it may be in rebuttal to some of the comments that netanyahu made. specifically netanyahu used the language that iran should not be allowed to have the capacity to develop a nuclear weapon. whereas the administration position which was reinforced or reiterated by u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power just before netanyahu was that america will not allow iran to develop a nuclear weapon and if it does so, america will prevent the development of the weapon. it may sound like a nuance, but to israel it makes all the difference. apparently conceded in these negotiations there are other provisions 20 israelis are really lobbying hard against. so the question here is by bringing this debate before the u.s. congress o

tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >> science was on display over the skies a soyuz catch sul was carrying astronauts, including barry willmore. in orbit know three months. >>> nasa successfully test fired its next generation rocket this morning. engineers described the two minute burn as a significant milestone towards their goal of putting astronauts on particulars. a booster is slated for 2017. i'm antonio mora. thanks for joining us for the latest news. for any time, go to aljazeera.com. "inside story" is up next, good night. >>> hello, with its invitation to israeli prime minister netanyahu to speak to congress about his opposition to negotiations with iran republican leadership had already shown it's ready to jettison that idea that party politics already stopped at the water's edge. >>> plus reminding the

tom ackerman met one who is a whiz kid on the way to a career in advanced physics. >> so mike can youme what you see here? >> his mother admits she really doesn't understand her son's project which won him a finalist spot in intel's annual science competition. he has a passion for quantum mechanics, the cutting-edge of theoretical physics. >> i solve differencial equations when i want to figure out how to do better in a video game but i he taught taught himself calculus at the age of 9. he won a high school competition of more than 80 countries. though few people may understand his field of interest he says it's a key to improving the world super connecting wires, wires with no reassistance which would make electricity half as expensive. theists that's where things like that come from. michael has no objection to being called a nerd. it's a term of affection and pride. i am given to understand although i have never seen it that many people in places are fully interested in science. >> he says he is no social butterfly but michael doesn't worry about fitting in with his piers. . >> he

. >> tom ackerman joins us from washington, d.c. tom, benjamin netanyahu, during his speech to aipac went to great lengths to show that the u.s.-israeli relationship is very strong despite the recent tensions. tom, can you hear me? >> i can now yes. >> tom sorry, i was just saying that benjamin netanyahu during that speech to aipac an hour or so ago went to great lengthens to make a case and show that the relationship between israel and the u.s. is a strong one despite the tensions with president obama. >> yes, more over what he tried to disfuse was the office tension between republicans and democrats over the actual invitation given by the republicans to netanyahu and said that did he not intend to disrupt the solid bipartisan alliance the coalition always supporting israel in the u.s. congress. yet, nevertheless, his very presence here tomorrow on tuesday with the absence of the vice president the noted absence of the vice president at least 20 or 30 democrats intending to stay away, including five or six jewish democrats, that re

tom ackerman al jazeera, providence rhode island. >>> tiger skins are being traded despite a band tohe species and investigation saying they are being sold at a gambling resort popular with chinese tourists and nick clark has the story. >> reporter: welcome to the so called special economic zone with a casino, a hotel, it has shops, it also has restaurants with live animals on the menu this bear cub was apparently available to eat. under cover investigators filmed what was said to be rhino horn for sale rhinos are an endangered species and so are tigers but you can choose from a selection of skins, skinned watched over by yes, stuffed tigers also available for sale. outside captive tigers are kept in cramped cages. the tiger farm here has plans to breed between 500-1,000. now, captive bread tigers are legal if licensed. it is the export of their products that is illegal. either way the head keeper here says that licenses or permissions are often ignored. this investigators said was frozen tiger meet available to eat. and assembled in a vat, a pieced together skull and skeleton of a c

when he spoke at the pro israel lobby a peck's annual conference in washington, tom ackerman reports.rter: as in previously reports, netanyahu received a warm welcome before aipac the american israel pab lick affairs committee. one of washington's most powerful pressure groups this, time netanyahu took pains to assure his difference with his president obama over iran should not split democratics from republicans in their traditional staunch support in israel. >> i regret some people perceive my visit here as doing that, israel has always been a bipartisan issue and it should always remain a bipartisan issue. >> reporter: nevertheless many in the u.s. jewish community are describing as a tactical mistake netanyahu's accepting the republican invitation to speak before a joint meeting of congress without first notifying the white house. they say he's forcing democrats to choose between israel and obama. just as the negotiation to his reach a framework nuclear agreement reached a crucial phase. u.s. secretary of state john kerry signaled that netanyahu should not leak any specifics of ide

the international space station, the future of the international space station is in doubt and tom ackermans. >> reporter: one of the world's greatest engineering achievements thanks to 100 billion more than 140 rocket and shuttle launches and 180 space walks. bigger than an american football field the international space station equals the weight of 300 cars and/or bits the earth in seconds and u.s. and russia and 13 other nations where they performed hundreds of plant and physics experiments but for nasa it's a stepping stone for earth to each another planet. >> on a journey to mars make no mistake this journey will help guide and define our generation. >> reporter: cost over runs and technical glitches forced a scale back of the station's original grand design. >> the element that survived throughout it all was to facilitate human exploration further in space. >> reporter: i.s.s. was supposed to be shut down by 2020 but u.s. president barack obama has committed through its operation through 2024 and audit questioned that talking about capacity for transporting large replacement parts at

tom ackerman, al jazerra washington. >>> that story and so much more can be found on our website updatedhours a day the address bottom of your screen, aljazerra.com. >>> it's one of the toughest jobs in america now, ferguson, missouri's new acting police chief - speaks for the first time on national television to this show about fixing what is broken, and of the fear his companies face on the streets. >> they are afraid. if you are sitting looking in the crowd, it's in your mind who has got the gun. and there's no way to prevent it. also - a major american city that asked the department of

tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: as in previous appearances netanyahu received a warm welcome to haverican israel public affairs committee. one of washington's post powerful pressure groups. this time he took pains to assure that his difference with his president obama over iran should not split democrats from republicans in their traditional staunch report for israel. >> i regret that some people have misperceived my visit here this week as doing that. israel is always been a by spartannish and i should always remain a bipartisan issue. >> reporter: nevertheless. many in the u.s. jew jewish community are describing as a tactical mistake netanyahu accepting the republican invitation without first notifying the white house they say he's forcing democrats to choose between israel and obama just as the negotiation to his reach a framework nuclear agreement reach a crucial phase john kerry signaled that netanyahu should not leak any specifics of ideal that israel may find unacceptable. >> we are concerned by reports that suggest selective details of the ongoing negotiations will be discus

tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >>> president's state of the union to congress. cristina kirchner's people turned out to see her. lucia newman reports. >> not a hint of success of the pressure cristina kirchner and her government have been under. this since the mysterious death of the prosecutor who accused her of trying to cover up iran's vomit of the jewish center. here three hours into her speech cristina kirchner lost her compose your when opposition deputies held up signs alluding to the bombing. >> translator: i have always talked about the asking for justice, i have accused intelligence services of trying to cover it up. i don't need anybody here the come here and talk to me about it. >> hundreds of thousands of government activists surrounded the congress building to show their support for their president, accused of undue interference in the justice system. activists from pro-government trade unions political parties and grass roots organizations were brought by bus from all over argentina. >> translator: in the late 1990s i had no job. my family was hun

. >>> why he post office the terms of a potential nuclear dl and tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: as in previous appearances, netanyahu received a warm welcome before aipac this time netanyahu took pains to assure that his differences with obama should not misconstrue his rift. >> israel has been a bipartisan issue, israel should remain a bipartisan issue. >> nunls, anonetheless, many are describing this as a tactical mistake. they say he's choosing democrats to choose between israel and obama. u.s. secretary of state john kerry signaled that netanyahu should not leak any specifics of a dale that israel may find are unacceptable. >> we are concerned about reports that suggest that details of the ongoing negotiations will be discussed publicly in the coming days. i want to say clearly that doing so will make it more difficult to reach the goal that israel and others say they share in order to get a good deal. >> while obama will not meet netanyahu here they say it should not be exaggerated. >> it's been a distraction. negotiators are going full speed ahead. what's remarkable is the in

let's go back to jerusalem with gwen ackerman.ering what you think and how you thought the speech will be received by the israelis in the context of the election coming up. >> many israelis will withhold opinion until they see how the united states reacts. this seems like a carefully crafted speech. he was careful to point out how wonderful president obama has been. he did not go into minute details about the deal. it was a veiled detail. the question remains has he created a rift with the president? with the americans? the israelis are split. the people who are opposed will wait before the voice opinions. >> let's bring in the top and most veteran foreign policy voices that we have to offer. he is the director of the james a baker center. mr. ambassador, he had a message to the american government. what was the message? >> i think the prime minister threw down the gauntlet to the administration saying don't make this deal. the public aspects of it are known. go for a better deal. he basically had a very strong message. he did not

tom ackerman met one who is well on the way to a career in advanced physics can you explain to me what you did here? >> michael winston's mother admits she doesn't understand her son's project which wong him a spot in intel's annual science talent competition. he has a passion for quantum mechanics, the cutting edge of theoretical physics. >> i solve differential equations and i want to figure out how to do better in a video game. clearly, plenty of people do well without doing that. michael taught himself calculus at the age of 9. last year, he won a silver medal in the olympiad a high school competition of more than eighty countries. though few people may understand his field of interest he says, it's a key to improving the world. >> nuclear power and clean energy, super connecting wires are wires with no resistance which would like make electricity half as expensive. michael has no objection to being called a nerd. where i come from "nerd" is a term of affection and pride. i am given to understand, awe though i have never seen it, that many people in places are bullied because they

netanyahu is using his trip to argue against new nuclear deal with iran and tom ackerman reports. >>orter: netanyahu received a warm welcome before apac the public affairs committee, one of washington's power groups and this time netanyahu said differences with president obama over iran should not split democrats from republicans in their traditional staunch support for israel. >> i regret some people miss perceived my visit here this week as doing that. israel has always been a by partisan issue and israel should always remain a by partisan issue. >> reporter: a mistake netanyahu accepting the invitation to speak before a joint meeting of congress without first notifying the white house and forcing democrats to choose between israel and obama just as negotiations to reach a framework nuclear agreement reach a crucial phase. u.s. secretary of state john kerry signalled that netanyahu should not leak any specifics of a deal that israel may find unacceptable. >> we are concerned by reports that suggest selective details of the ongoing negotiations will be discussed publically in the co

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tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >> nasa has tested the largest most powerful engines ever built decide designed to reach to the moon and beyond. scientists are hoping to be able to explore further than ever before. >>> go to our website www.aljazeera.com and you can watch us live by clicking on the "watch live" i con icon, once again, www.aljazeera.com. . >> again, we're standing by, we'll be back with that news conference begins.

tom ackerman went to meet them. >> reporter: scientists and those that admire what they do gather for the intel talent search. out of 1800, 40 students are picked. this person's project to find out what trigsers polar vord ex. >> the more you -- triggers polar vortex. >> the more you learn, the more beautiful. i'm drawn to that. >> this person focused on the flick. people give advise and think they know what they are doing. i want to take a scientific conclusion and figure out if they are right. >> reporter: her conclusion they are wrong. michael's project has benefits. >> super connecting wires are wires with no resistance which would make electricity happen. that's where things like that came from. >> there's quite a bit of fortune for the winners. each teenager collecting a record 150,000 prize. >> which michael won in the category of innovation. amazing and delighting the peerpt. eight winners are final lifts. one laureate says science falls short on two counts. one was high risk high reward research the second was support for young people. both indicate the future and both suppor

tom ackerman al jazeera. >>> in our global view segment we look at how news outlets across the globect to various stories, brazil former foreign minister compares venezuela president nicolas maduro to macbeth and says it's broken and says brazil's ambiguous position on political crack down in venezuela is a mistake that effects the credibility of traditional defense on human rights and democratic values and the post weighs on benjamin netanyahu address before the u.s. congress saying the speech was damaging and humiliating and distrust between muslim nations and hindu has controversy over a documentary which a convicted rapist was interviewed about his crime under the headline ban is not the solution the newspaper says the documentary should be seen as holding a mirror on to a society that is far from being sensitive to gender issues. the computer game industry is worth more than $55 billion a year traditionally games are played on high-priced specialized consols but as al jazeera explains smartphones are changing the future of gaming and he reports from the mobile world congress in

next speaker is jeff ackerman. >> thank you. i'm the conservation program manager representing sixty thousand members and supporters. i just want to say thank you so much to to the commissioners and all of the staff for putting together this timeline so quickly and i'm really excited to see the additional detail and i'd also like to see the clean power sf page on the sfpuc website back up and running. i checked it last week and they all gave me error messages unfortunately. we have 6000 members in san francisco that would at least like to sign up for the program maybe tomorrow so if we could get that website fixed as soon as possible, that would be great. i'm really excited to see this and i'd also love to hear from the commissioners and staff a plan to include community stakeholders in this process moving forward in addition to just coming to the meetings and commenting on what's being presented but maybe our stakeholder's meetings again and not to delay any part of this process but have those voices be heard as part of the pla

. >> well, tom ackerman joins us live now and are we likely to see an improvement in a relationship that has become ever more difficult, more strained between these two men? >> well, beyond what netanyahu said and the fact that the white house said that the president obama had rather belatedly compared to other world leaders congratulated netanyahu personally. it's indicated that the chilly atmosphere remains if you look at the excellents made by the white house press secretary. following that phone call. wants it known that the american positions particularly in the security council. against israels when it comes to the palestinian issue. may be in the balance. that the prime menster netanyahu made just before election day. >> particularly earnest pointed to the fact that the u.s. has always defended israel in the security council because there was a common agreement on a two state solution to the conflict. and the fact that netanyahu has brought that into question and has supposedly gone back on his original statement that he was prepared to go ahead with a demilitarized pal steen. tha

as tom ackerman reports, privacy advocates are concerned about the floating ships. >> after spending three billion the project of thest military launched two vessels called aerostats. it's hovering 3300 meters above an army base. the mission to identify large metal objects over a 500km raping in any direction across the heavily populated u.s. together with a second airship providing information, designed to foil a short-range enemy strike. >> the threat is real. our adversaries gaped the ability to launch low altitude over the attacks that can be difficult. >> the army seized air ships tied to mooring stations as superior defense against such attacks. it's persistent it's over the horizon, currently you don't have to worry about terrains and buildings. >> reporter: the army said the airship is not equipped with cameras or be monitoring civilian traffic. privacy advocates have suspicions. >> it fired a lawsuit to obtain details. >> the agency said it's not going to integrate it into the system. the documents said it showed plans. we haven't received documents. the border patrol operat

piece of space exploration will remain that huge lego set, some 300 kilometers above the earth, tom ackerman al jazeera, washington. >>> a show about innovations that can change lives. . >> the science of fighting a humanity and we are doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out the team of hard-core nerds. dr crystal dilworth is a molecular neuroscientist. tonight - basil mint and more growing under light in an industrial warehouse in chicago. zero pesticides - 98% less water. who needs rolling fields and who needs the sun? >> you have a lot more red than you do blue. >> yes. >> why is that. >> specialising in ecology and evolution. the wild paradise smacked in the middle of an airport. >> that's all honey in here. >> yes. >> conservationists are turning wasteland green, and using extraordinary measures to keep it that way. >> here goes. i'm phil torres. i'm an entomologist. that's our team, now let's do some science. >>> hey, guys, welcome to techknow, i'm phil torres, joined by marita davison, and crystal dilworth. as you think of a farm in the mi

tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> a reminder, you can keep updated at aljazeera.com. lapped of the free. tell that to the leakers who risk their lives to tell you what the government doesn't want you to know. i'll look at how national security sometimes trumps the first amendment, and talk to a legend in journalism who says president obama may be the worst for press freedom since nixon. and the hidden by as that could boardroom. i talk to a woman who knows the system for beating the system and closing the gender gap. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money". [ ♪♪ ] >>> the price of free speech. we are fixated by crackdowns on the freedom of expression, to express dissent in places like russia or china, those countries. the government justify censorship and rolling back press freedom and expression in the name of national security, and we criticize them. let's turn the lens on ourselves and look at curbs on free expression in the united states. edward snowden is a deeply divisive figure, praised by some as a civil rights campaigner, and whistleblower, and condemned by others, including pr

piece of space exploration will remain the huge lego set some 300 kilometers above the earth, tom ackerman washington. >>> stay with us here on al jazeera, another full bulletin of news that is coming up in just a couple minutes with jane. >> sawed war planes bomb shia houthi tarts in yemen for the second night. the houthi response is absolute defiance. >> welcome to hour headquarters in doha. police search the homes of the german pilot to deliberately crashed the germanwings plane. >> the presidential election looms in nigeria. we

tom ackerman, al jazerra washington. >>> that story and so much more can be found on our website updated 24 hours a day the address bottom of your screen, aljazerra.com. >>> it's one of the toughest jobs in america now, ferguson, missouri's new acting police chief - speaks for the first time on national television to this show about fixing what is broken, and of the fear his companies face on the streets. >> they are afraid. if you are sitting looking in the crowd, it's in your mind who has got the gun. and there's no way to prevent it. also - a major american city that asked the department of justice to security nice its own -- scrutinise its own police force. i show you results from a perspective you scrnt -- haven't een, and a californian police chief that took a stand, we hear why he did it. i'm ali velshi, special coverage of cost in america starts now. >> it's a bigger challenge to make good decisions under stressful circumstances. >>> the cost of injustice. ferguson became a movement fuelled by outrage over images ever police deploying military-grade weapons to quell protesters. f

tom ackerman. >> an airliner slid off the runway and hit a fence after landing in snowy conditions in new york. 132 passengers and crew managed to escape from the delta airlines jet without injury, and it took place at laguardia airport. ukraine accused pro-russian separatists of violating a ceasefire after a soldier was killed. the truce is fragile, with both sides accusing the other of sustained violence coming as the government passes a law creasing armed forces size by a third. >>> trust of politicians is at a low after a series of corruption scandals. close to 2,000 are under investigation. a neighbourhood group is trying to restore confidence by changing the way towns are run. >> sonya reports. >> it may be a sleepy commuter town. in its own small way, it has been revolutionizing politics. 23,000 people live in the middle class community and it has taken grass roots politics to another level level. four weeks ago the council decided to take matters into their own hands. the priorities to take local politics accountable and get rid of bets. they won, beating a 24-year hold here.

. >> let's get more now from tom ackerman. tell us more about the scale of this operation. >> well, u.s. officials have been very sparse in their description of the scope of the operation saying that american air support for both in terms of both surveillance for advise and assist operations and operations themselves, there are reports from the field that they have been heard from the city of tikrit, and heavy explosions have also been heard over the past few hours and the administration here does not give an indication of how long these will continue. all they did say was that these are targeted strongholds of isil with the purpose of supporting the iraqi forces who are trying to end this three-week-old operation to capture the city. so far as you said it's been stalled for the last week. they stressed this was at the behest of iraqi prime minister al abadi, who made a statement similar to that on iraqi television earlier. >> tell me, you mentioned that the operation had been stalled. was there a delay in getting the american

as tom ackerman reports, arms controls are facing new challenges across the globe. at last week's annual parade in moscow participants showed up with a mack up of a cruise missile. the inscription, to be delivered personally to obama. international attentions are far from poaching the dark days of the war. when the nuclear chateau hovered over all clashes. but the long-term goals of nuclear disarmament, as espoused by president obama were relegated to the backburner. thank god nuclear weapons used are not in the newspaper, but it's a bedrock of security and we should never forget that. >> arms control fell off the table. >> that's a big reason for the about bulletin of an atomic scientists decision to reset the doomsday clock,en gaming the threat to humanity. it's moved forward to 3 minutes to midnight, a dire reading. >> they are reconstituting recommitting to the type of nuclear postures that go way back into the cold war. well russia and the u.s. reduced the nuclear war heads under the treaty. they are spending hundreds of billions to overall the weapons and infr

. >> let's speak to tom ackerman now who joins us live from washington, d.c. the alliance is strong, but there is no denying that this trip to washington, this particular trip and speech to congress has createed a lot of controversy. >> yes, and you can see some of that reflected in the actual attendance here at this conference of aipac. the american israel public affairs committee, which has always lobbyied very effectively in congress for even among politician who is really have no relationship or interest in the middle east dispute the israeli-palestinian dispute and yet they've managed to hammer together a very strong alliance. that is what they feel might be threatened by rather by netanyahu's going around the administration by speaking to congress tomorrow at the invitation of the republicans and without any advance notification to the administration. one indication of what their upset is about secretary of state john kerry while meeting with the foreign minister in switzerland, he would be very concerned if net netanyahu divulgeed some details of the ne

in a moment we'll hear the view from jakarta and bay jinx, bus first tom acker ackerman in washingtoneporter: here at world bank headquarters the chinese initiative is not being seen as a competitive threat. the american president of the bank says it's already in deep discussions about cooperating on infrastructure projects and another major institution the imf is also sounding positive about the new lending group. >> i think that the many are sometimes the better. and there is plenty of work to be done. infrastructure needs is not in short supply. >> reporter: the u.s. officials say they are willing to look at co funding so long as they comply with high standards of transparency and concern for the environment. mean here believe that the chinese would not have been driven to set up the new bank if the u.s. congress had agreed to increase china's voting share in the imf. >> if it's up to indonesia the headquarters of asian inning from truerinfrastructure investment base should be based in gentleman car duh tanaka because it will be one of the biggest clients indonesian i can't was for

dan ackerman is a senior editor with our partners at cnet.to you guys. >> is this a serious thing? >> this is a story that keeps coming back. they've hired people from tesla and other car companies and they're working on an incar system called carplay that you're going to see in cars later this year so it's something people keep bringing up. >> if they wanted to they could certainly afford it. >> they certainly could, but is that a company that's looking to sell. that's the other half of the equation. >> that was my question. is there any indication that elon musk is even interested in teaming up with app snl. >> he's a very classic guy. i'm not sure he wants to work in the apple structure which is very buttoned down. i don't know if he would be given six months off to bill a rocket ship or whatever he wants to do. >> what does apple have that could be good in the car that could be added to the tesla? >> people say the car systems are still very out of date the entertainment systems, the interface. what apple wants to do is bring it into the

mullen ackerman is amazing. >> jimmy: did you shoot it in las vegas?jimmy: how did you like living in las vegas? >> vegas wins. i loved it, but we lived there, and then we filmed at the orleans. so it's 24-hour casino. and eventually, you start staying in your room a lot. and the exercise equipment comes up to your room because you don't leave. but it was great for us to bond. >> jimmy: you became reclusive. >> you know that thing you get when you have surgery and the big bucket so you don't have to go to the bathroom? i had that brought in. >> jimmy: you're turning into howard hughes. >> it was a w experience. >> jimmy: did the baby enjoy las vegas? >> briefly. my buddy is britney spears' boyfriend. he's a very nice guy. it's going to work out. he's very nice. >> jimmy: and who would know better than you. >> exactly. they said we're going to take the kids to see dolphins, and it's some kind of weird -- >> jimmy: out in mandalay bay there's an aquarium. i grew up in las vegas. >> so you know. >> jimmy: oh, i know what's going on. >> and if they had a p

tom ackerman in washington. >> if i was proud of that kid i would be proud if someone called me a nerd. thank you for watching this hour. but the news continues with my colleague. >> hi, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. tens of thousands marched in unity across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama. making 50 years in the fight for civil rights. >> battling boko haram, chad and nigers launches an offensive as deadly attacks are undertaken >>> rallies across the globe calling for on end to oppression and violence. >> 4 years since the civil war, and the countries seem as far from peace as ever. >>> great to have you with us in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary. the event in 1965 became the catalyst to the voting rights act. police assaulted 600 protesters as they tried to march from selma to montgomery alabama. the event was known. many say there is still a long way to go >>> tony harris has been covering the event in selma. let's begin with you on this powerful weekend, there has been a new call for action. >> absolutely.

tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >> for more we're joined from newton massachusetts by dov goldman. dov glad to see you. meant no disrespect to the president, israel and united states relations are as strong as ever. do his words match his action he? >> clearly they don't match his actions. his action he is he has actually injected a partisan element into the relationship. question is whether he can do damage control by his speech today and tomorrow and in the weeks to come, he is hoping he can smooth things over. i think lasting damage has been done. obama administration is not going to fergt forget thiseesly. this easily. >> with all the congressional democrats boycotting the speech. >> really depends on what they were hoping to achieve by allowing this issue to go on as long as it has. one message to israeli voters to subtly suggest to israeli voters or not so subtly that the relationship that the u.s. has with israel will be affected if netanyahu is reelected. in some sense this has been if not deliberately engineered at least played up on both sides for their own political pur

tom ackerman in washington. >> if i was proud of that kid i would be proud if someone called me a nerdank you for watching this hour. but the news continues with my colleague. >> hi, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. tens of thousands marched in unity across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama. making 50 years in the fight for civil rights. >> battling boko haram, chad and nigers launches an offensive as deadly attacks are undertaken >>> rallies across the globe calling for on end to oppression and violence. >> 4 years since the civil war, and the countries seem as far from peace as

going now to tom ackerman in washington, d.c. what more can you tell us about that operation? >> well, it's interesting that prime minister al abadi. >> it said that operations were on going and there was a communication that said this involved both airstrikes and surveillance for the iraqi force. it's clear that the iraqis thought they would not be able to break out of their one week lull in the operation without being able to capture tikrit without this amount of air support. >> originally they said that they were happy that the iranians were involved in this operation, and taking a backseat, if you like. what's changed their mines to join in on this one? >> well, it's not clear but the american spokesman had been clear in saying there has been absolutely no coordination with the iranians on the ground, and they're only deal with the iraqi government forces. what is also interesting, some of the shia militias have been quoted specifically saying they do not want american support that they can do this operation to oust isil by themselves, and that the americans support is not

tom ackerman, al jazeera maryland. not necessarily. s but millions and knottinessly for those sports. >> do you have a round -- showing faith with the super stars because he says he won't be dropped -- by all three of the strikers being out of form. no longer taking to the table. in which kicks off in just under one hour time. and he has -- i can confirm they have all been announced in that starting run. while the european champions don't have the accusation of the lead. the whole team played worst and renaldo theyer sodless but i think there's a reason. the team is not helping the forwards. witch goal apiece in the first move. the coach is encouraged by the good league form. 3-nil on saturday much more illusion and confidence, to be much more closer to ourselves. the president of cycling world government body has told al jazeera he believes organize doped by teams is a thing of the past. a damming report by the independent reform commission, detailed past failings they did concede there is still some cheating in the sport. >> i don't

tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >>> tomorrow voters in nigeria are going to the polls a part of great instability in the country in large part due to boko haram and attempts to stop them.randall pinkston is here. randall. >> the security will be heavy because of ongoing threats from boko haram. the two leading candidates for president, the incumbent goodluck jonathan and mohamedu bahari. coming up next, we'll put these stories into context. what's at stake 183 million people fighting a violent rebel group. john. >> coming up next on this broadcast, paintings so realistic they look like photos. the hyper-realism of robert estes. plp al jazeera america. >> tonight on al jazeera america, the work of robert estes, his work is so real viewers often mistake it for photographs. jess kay may is the co-curator at the portland museum of art. >> richard estes is an active painter for going on just over 60 years now. he is the painter that ask a foremost photo-realist. a style that emerged between 1967 and 1968 where a small group of american photographers turned their attention towards usi

tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >> still to come on the program. >> another bump in the road for the high profile and television producer jeremy clarkson. >>> france remembers three sports stars killed in a helicopter crash. >> many believe in a german jeremy clarkson may have won out of chances. >> clarkson's suspension for reportedly punking his producer puts the program's future and his own in question. >> the top gear brand specifically it would have a detrimental effect. he is the show. it would be hard to see them replicateing the show in the current form without him. they could relaunch it, but it would not be the same show and it's hard to imagine that it would have the same popularity. >> he was had used a racial slur that was leaked on footage he apologized. he also caused riots in argentina after filmed using this porch with a number plate thought to reference the 1982 falklands' war. jeremy clarkson has managed to offend romanians albanians germans, black people, the bbc itself, and most of argentina why has the corporation always kept him on? here are some keys. clar

joining us now, decorated veteran elliott ackerman.ple heart silver star and bronze star for valor. he is also the author of the new novel" green on blue." i suggest everybody read that. elliott, it's great to have you on the show. we appreciate your service 100 times over. i want to read from your time.com column before we get to the book. >> sure. >> i think this concept is fascinating and it should make all of us think. you say, draft the rich. limiting the draft to the children of the wealthiest and most influential americans will stymie a tolerance for perpetual war on the part of critical decision makers. i would propose that draftees be assigned exclusively within the fields of combat arms infantry engineering, career paths by which -- which by and large have been opened up recently to women and would ensure that no undue influence could be lef rammed to secure work in areas far from actual fighting. lower and middle class americans will continue to join the military for educational opportunities, but with well to do citizens se