. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> we can pass those those savings on. >> welcome hugh jackman. >> having low prices drives traffic to our shores. >> please welcome john legend. >> which allow us to lower expenses and lower prices again. >> please welcome tom cruise. >> all around the globe, walmart is taking the lead and making a difference. >> the american dream has become a global concept. i think it's our country's best export. >> 2012 was a good year for walmart. but it was a bad year 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. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to success' representative in bangladesh, but we found the company had closed down its office here. we also tried to interview the company's ceo, gila goodman, in new york but she refused to speak with us. kevin taxin was success' president at the time of the fire. he also refused to speak to u

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. that >> millions of afghans are expected to vote today. >> candidates and journalists have been killed in the last few months. three of the top contenders in the election promised to sign a troop extension agreement, and that will allow 10,000 troops to remain in the country after the combat mission events this year. david shuster takes a look at america's involvement in afghanistan. >> the united states had troops on the ground in afghanistan since october 2001. 12.5 years ago in response to the 9/11 attacks. the bush administration launched "operation enduring freedom" aimed at dismantling the government. the u.s. troop levels were constant in afghanistan, at around 30,000. in 2009, in his first year in office. president obama announced a surge of 17,000 and a second surge of an additional 13,000. by september 2010 the u.s. had 98,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. two years ago the obama administration began to scale back the levels, announcing plans for a withdrawal. and the number o

until next time, waj and i will see you online at aljazeera.com/ajamstream. ♪ you know, hamas as an organizationenies my country's very right to exist. this is an organization that says israel should be liquidated. this is an organization that says every israeli civilian, man, woman, or child is a legitimate target. you can have peace with us, or israel, but you can't have this both. >> reporter: remember, del, secretary of state john kerry put his personal prestige on the line for these talks, met them 40 times over the last nine months after all of that diplomacy, today's deadline is passing a whimper and that is a foreign policy failure for the united states. >> and nick, as mentioned now it's the secretary of state himself facing the tough questions having do the comments he made about israel comparing it to south africa and aparthe apartheid. >> reporter: absolutely, these are comments made the other night in a closed-door meeting with diplomats. the audio was obtained by the daily beast. kerry saying if there is a unified state, rather than a two-state solution that could be an apartheid s

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> the history of the taliban is rooted in politicse result of determined factions vying for the attention and support of the afghan people. the taliban's path has been challenging and strongly challenged ever since it came on the scene two decades ago. for better understanding of the taliban then and now, here is sheila macvicar. [ gunfire ] >> retreat! >> reporter: taliban. for nearly 13 years u.s. and nato soldiers have done battle with them with deadly consequences. a war that began in 2001 after osama bin laden and al-qaeda launched their attack on the united states. >> this is a different type of enemy than we're used to. their network is extensive. >> reporter: to understand the fundamentalists taliban it is important to look at what was happening before the taliban began. muslim war lords armed by the west, including the u.s. who fought against the soviet union in 1979. ten years later the soviets withdrew leaving a weak government in place. the war lords and the government were corrupt and violent, the rule-bound taliban seeme

next on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. back in 2007 john roberts the chief justice of the united states wrote the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race. that was from the majority 5-4 majority in a high school desegregation case. this week supreme court upheld michigan's end of race application at public universities. still with us in new york, howie potter, policy at the century foundation. amanda frost and in sacramento, ward connorly. founder and president of the american civil rights institute. howie potter, has this assault over affirmative action let to more honest conversations about what is at stake and what we're really trying to do for america's graduating high school seniors. that has been a lot of attention to the acceptance rates from minority students places like berkeley's undergraduate program. now they have a 57% mexico-american student body. this is part of the uc system not the lower academic tier program. should we talk about wher

after all they're the ones making tremendous fortunes on the basketball floor for the men online @ajamstream. >> reports of reportedly of an nba owner donald sterling. after you deplore them, what next? sterling gets to go on as a member of one of the world's most exclusive millionaire clubs. still with us, managing partner of sports and entertainment law. paula madison, former owner of the los angeles sparks, a wnba team. and kenneth schropner from the wharton school of business. we haven't talked a lot about the players. they're not robots. they don't exist in a world that is shorn of all context. they play at a time and place for certain people and against others. has it been a surprise to you to see lebron james one of the best known stars of the game come out fort forthrightly again owner and saying he has to leave the game. >> from bad things come good things. and the positive statements in terms of understanding the issue by lebron james, michael jordan, who is a rare speaker on these issues, and think about the players themselves, the actual protests delivered in the game. the idea t

. >> the stream. on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. the question of whether mass surveillance is effective in keeping people safe, is also at the heart of the debate over the nsa's programs. and nowhere is that debate more consequential than in washington dc's halls of power. months since is thel snowden leaks and the story isn't going away yet, now congress is holding a series of public hearings today is the first one, and we are going to hear general alexandar testify. what we with accident do is spy unlawfully on americans or spy on the citizens of any country. we only spy for valid purposes as authorized by law with multiple larrys of oversite, to ensure we do not abuse our authorities. >> nsa programs have contributed to understanding and disrupting 54 terror related events, 25 in europe. 11 in asia, and five in africa, and 13 in the united states. this was no accident, this was not coincidence. that claim was with challenge add week later. we with have heard over and over again, that terrorist plots were thwarted by section 702.

cases >> the truth will set you free yeah...don't kid yourself >> the system has failed me online @ajamstream>> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. president obama says it may be time for a pause in the middle east peace process. he said what we haven't seen is the kind of political will to make tough decisions adding that's been true on both sides. and what are the israeli conditions now for returning to talks? what does israel need to see to assume good will on the other side of the negotiating table? >> let me clarify, we need peace. we need peace. we have to negotiate with the palestinians. we need the palestinian state along the israeli state, there is no question. but we will not negotiate with hamas unless they recognize israel. this is not our condition. it is the u.s. european and u.n. condition. >> there has been press reporting in the last 12 hours out of the middle east saying that hamas is willing to recognize the state of israel. is there anything you can tell us on whether there is any accuracy to those recent reports? >> y, i can tell you that hamas is ready to accep

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> if you have flown anywhere in recent years, youw it is not what it used to be. cramped seats, increasing fairs, overbooked flights are just a few of the headaches. but overall airline performance was the best it has been since the report launched in 1991. the annual airline quality ratings report evaluates the 15 biggest carriers in the united states in four major categories. percentage of on-time flights, mishandled bag, and consumer reports lodges. virgin america is ranked number one. jet blue is next. . . . you know that u.s. airways and america are now merged. here is the bottom of the list, frontier, united, express jetted, sky west, and congratulations american eagle. i have been asking you, the industry's performance was any highest in 24 years. do you agree? jammal says . . . tell me what you think by tweeting me at ali velshi, or leave me a comment on facebook. a lot of you did tweet me. you have a beef with the airlines. so you might be surprised to here that complains were down a whopping 15% from the year before even as

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using the hashtag #ajamstream. can ♪ ♪ >> welcome back.looking at the challenges of 21st century parenting and what's your best shot at raising a well balanced kid. how do you create a space that empowers the kid to take risks when the parent's prerogative is to protect them from risks? >> you have to find a space for them to talk and you are going to listen. it is not about you. you have interests about things that are fabulous but if your child's not interested, it's not going to become a lifelong passion or the passion for the next six months because that's what their time frame really is. listening to them, hearing what it is they're interested in, it's very small scale, that's okay, it came pr them. it doesn't have to -- came from them. it could affect five, if they feel good about it they've done something. >> greg, how important is it to give your kids the freedom to fail? >> well, i think every child needs to learn how to fail. adults still need to learn how to fail. i need to learn how to fail. as kids grow up, i think go back to

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> time now news bights.n syria, two spanish journalists of freed, but the circumstances of their captivity and what led to their release are unclear. an monday, the middle east bureau chief and the reporter returned to madrid. they are taken while trying leave jair. their captors identified as members of the islamic state of iraq initially kept their kidnapping you should wraps. in a press conference, the pair said they could not provide details of their ordeal, how they came to be freed or whether any ransom was paid. >> syria remains the most dangerous place in the world to be a reporter according to research. at least 53 media workers were kidnapped there last year. >> sounds like payback time in turkey after the prime minister won most of the elections. in a speech right after the vote, he vowed revenge on his hidden enemies including those in the news media. >> we will enter their layer, he said. they will pay the price. >> he filed legal complaints against newspaper with ties to a muslim cleric and pol

aljazeera.com/ajamstream. wel america.l jazeera these are the stories we are following for you. vladimir putin words over ukraine to the air waves of russia. telling the audience what he did and what he might do next. and two horrible stories about teenagers one in nigeria, where they can't seem to determine how many girls were kidnapped from a local high school. there are fears that the government is not being honest and hundreds of high school students may be dead after a ferry capsized. the war of wars over the crisis in ukraine. there are now talk of a deal. russian foreign minister just announcing that he and western powers have a compromise that could end the crisis. prorecess tors in eggs change for amnesty, and monitors will be sent in. >> we agreed the first steps for the deescalation both sides have to avoided the threats. provocation actions. >> we agreed today that all illegal armed groups must be disarmed. that all illegally seized buildings must be returned and all illegally occupied streets, squares, and other public places in ukrainian cities and towns, must be v

until next time, we'll see you online at aljazeera.com/ajamstream. wel america.l jazeera these are the stories we are following for you. vladimir putin words over ukraine to the air waves of russia. telling the audience what he did and what he might do next. and two horrible stories about teenagers one in nigeria, where they can't seem to determine how many girls were kidnapped from a local high school. there are fears that the government is not being honest and hundreds of high school students may be dead after a ferry capsized.

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. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> the democratic transfer of power. millions of afghans head to the polls to choose a new president. >> state of mind - a denied request for military leave may have sparked a shooting at fort hood. details emerge about the soldiers who were gunned down. >> the u.s. may pull back from the peace talks. >> plus... >> there's a lot of shame

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. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. ♪ >>> welcome back to "techknow."a, you looked at an artificial egg. tell me about this? >> i did. alternatives to animal protein are kind of the thing these days for environmental, health, ethical reasons. i got to check out a company called hampton creek foods that is basically trying to replace the function of an egg in the kitchen. they may be a game changer when it comes to breakfast. let's check it out. eggs are the ultimate super food,edes, palked with newtrients and proteins. on average, americans eat more than 76.5 billion eggs per year. you can have it any way you want, scrambled, poached, hard-boiled or over easy. this is what most people think of when they think of an egg. breakfast. the egg is more than just breakfast. it's the ultimate multi-tasker in the kitchen. >> it aerates it, brings oil and water together. >> the founder of hampton creek, josh tetrick is obvious setsed with the egg's versatility? >> it makes sure your cookie doesn't crumble. it will gels. it is pervasive. it's all over the place. >

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. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. top of the hour.magine this, no teachers, no lecturers and no tuition. it is a model for higher education that is turn track edition on it's head. it is a school in paris that has quickly become one of the oversubscribed establishments o. planet, and it is funded by a french billionaire. al jazeera reports tonight. >> he is 21 years old, french american, and he is taking a chance that a radical new kind of education will make him highly employable in france's difficult economy. he has already dropped out of one college. >> it is my last chance. it is a unique opportunity to be in this school. for arthur and many of the other students here, this school really is a last and unique chance. close to a hot house that any college environment anywhere, school 42, dend ma as lot of his students. in exchange, free tuition, and an association with some of france's most brilliant tech finds. >> oh, and no teachers. instead a reliance on learning students working together to solve problems. >> nothing comparable,

next on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. finally from us tonight, jazz has a long and rich american history, from it's origins in the south, to the swing clubs but nowhere is jazz more loved and jazz musicians of all colors revered than in france. with an american in paris, here is sheila mcvicker. she is very much an american jazz singer, it is just that china has lived in paris since she was eight years old. >> . >> the very magical one. living every sunday they closed down the banks. and you can see the notre dame, this is here. it's crazy, i live in a post card, would i ever want to give that post card up. >> all this time you have lived in france. >> i am still american. >> do the french think of you as american? is. >> no. no i have to remind them. no, i am 100% american that's why i am a little crazy, and i smile and i talk loud. >> it is a different energy. there is still time. time to? >> have a coffee. >> sit in a cafe. we still do that here. >> there's less time than that now that chain no's career is taking off i

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>. >> i mean, this is before obama proposed the privacyill of rights. it would have done the same thing. the industry opposed it at every turp. i'm not sure i see signs that that changed. >> the information keeps getting collected. some may be wrong. author of "dragnet nation", a pulitzer prize winner. thank you for joining us. >> our series - "your secret is out", continues next time. >> you can't make children behave online. look at how easily i could own people online. >> turning the tables and training the vul ner ible. michael oku explores dangerous threats. his report wednesday on "america tonight". still to come this hour - inside a boeing 777. the mechanics of a malaysia airlines aircraft. we are picking it apart >>> in the headlines here on america tonight, we are following breaking news coming out of south america. an 8.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off of the northern coast of chile. it triggered a tsunami warning, triggering evacwasz along the coast line. in february of 2010, an 8.8 earthquake struck chile killing more than 30

jake ward will explain how dangerous this was when we come back. online @ajamstream. >> undocumentedmmigrants are eligible for emergency care under medicaid. but many either don't know it or are afraid if they go to the hospital for help they'll get deported. natasha guinane reports. >> he is worried about being deported. since his kidneys failed in january he now worries about dying. the undocumented immigrant had already watched his mother and aunt die from kidney failure. but when he got sick he was hesitant to seek medical treatment. >> i'm scared that i will die. >> my gel didn't know even as an undocumented immigrant he was eligible for emergency care through medicaid. the real battle to survive began. gonzalez needed dialysis three times a week but since he didn't have insurance no outpatient clinic would treat him. he had to ride a bicycle his only form of transportation for treatments. he sobs at the prospect, saying with drug cartel violence in his town it would certainly be a death sentence. that's when a team of law students heard about the case and stepped in. the direct

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. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> finally from us this hour, in morocco hundreds of runners take on one of the toughest races in the world. the marathon des sables. who knows why. along with the distance and selledering heat runners must deal with sandstorms that can send them off course. in 1994 an italian runner was lost for a week in the desert and survived by eating bats and scorpions. as andy richardson explains, the trek is not only a test of endurance, but planning. >> adrenaline, nerves and no little fear. runners getting ready to take the first of oh so many steps on this year's marathon des sables. >> i'm feeling ecstatic and i can't wait to run and have fun. this is why we are here. >> i've been following this for 20 years. 20 years it's taken, wanting to do it, and i'm here. >> six stages covering more than 250km of brutal desert terrain lie ahead. the sahara desert dunes may look beautiful, less so, when all the food and kit you need for a week is on your back. >> the dune is so draining on your lecks, and you go up -- legs, and you go up and down - n

stay with us. r online @ajamstream. >> a cup of java in the morning could soon cost you a whole lot more. the drought in brazil has caused the cost of coffee beans to bump up. >> reporter: coffee berries are ripening and ready to work. 50,000 family farms depend on the crop. and this harvest looks well above average. >> along this stem i can see that in november the production will be really good. when it rains. the price of coffee is going up amazingly high compared to earlier years. >> reporter: it's not only the season that's looking good but the prices as well. farmers index are expecting a huge increase, at least 50%. the reason for that is the drought in brazil. so brazil's bad luck is good for indonesia. three years ago prices doubled in one season. now they look to be on a similar run. this company exports 80% of its organic coffee to the u.s. the rest goes to europe and australia. >> with global warming brazil and others country have had a bad harvest making coffee heart to get. we have to keep up with the coffee. >> there are more people drinking coffee in markets such as

next on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> today's data dive looks to the stars and the history of astrology. the astrological sign of taurus began on sun. it's based on the belief that the position and rotations of the moon, sun and other planets give clues to human relationships and fate. thousands of papers print horoscopes because three-quarters of readers admit to flipping to check on daily fortunes. that started with the sunday express, august 24, 1930, when it printed a horo scope to mark the birth of princess margaret. avt rollogical references date back 4,000 years, and later in the second tentury tolomy >> results of analyses were skewed in favor of the prosecution >> the fbi can't force the states to look at those cases >> the truth will set you free yeah...don't kid yourself >> the system has failed me real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> this week thousands of people are gathering right here in los angeles for the milken institute global conference to tackle everything from public health to education, to energy problems to finance. it's all because of michael milken. he was known 20 years ago for fraud that landed him in prison. mary snow has more. >> welcome mr. prime minister, how would you like me to refer to you at this session? >> tony. >> all right. >> michael milken captures the spotlight. but decades ago he helped pioneer junk bonds and was dubbed the junk bond king in the 1980s, because of the fortune he made from it. in 1990 he pleaded guilty to six charges, and paid $600,000 in fines. he was sentenced to ten years in prison, but was released after 22 months after cooperating with the government. then prostate cancer changed everything. he fought the cancer and became a key figure in raising awareness, and poured resources into research. by 2004, fortune magazine called him the man who dhanged medicine. he ranks 705th amongst thing forbes list of bill their

the moves adding fuel to the motor city five days in detroit only on al jazeera america. online @ajamstreamwelcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. president obama spoke on the phone with russian president vladimir putin today. they discussed the crisis in ukraine, including pro-russian uprising in the east. the call comes days after a russian fighter jet buzzed the uss donald cook in the black sea. a fire in chilly swept through a coastal city destroying 2,000 homes. firefighters battled flamed through the weekend and into today. it has been 38 days mill malaysia flight 370 disappeared and nearly a week since any possible black box signal were detected. >>> and -- >> it takes no morals, it takes no ethics, all it takes is an idiot with a gun. >> reporter: a grooeing family reacts to yet's shooting in chi chi city. the suspect could be charged with hate crimes. >>> the state of ohio must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. a federal judge said same-sex couples now have property rights and are allowed to make medical decisions in

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> the latest quest for oil as energy companies eyeing one america's most cherished wild lands, the everglades. it's been long assumed a treasure of oil lies below them. an abandons of chee clean water. "america tonight"'s adam may reports. >> no drilling. no drilling. no drilling. >> air's dying. water's dying. the people's ge getting sick. wake up before you kill all creation and god's gift. thank you. >> reporter: one by one then stepped up to the microphone to voice their fears and tell their stories. >> my brother died last year of 51. my sister died the year before at 50. i'm 49 years old . and i just got out of the hospital with a lung removed. i don't want my kids to die like my family did. get 'em out. >> reporter: so it went for more than four hours at a recent hearing of state and federal officials in southwest florida. the reason for their anger: a plan to drill for oil next toll everglades -- to the everglades wilderness. >> what do we want. with when to we want it? >> new techniques are making it possible to drill in areas w

until next time waj and i will see you online at aljazeera.com/ajamstream. ♪ >>> good evening, everyonewelcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. the deadline for health care coverage. the last chance to sign up brings more glitches. obamacare, what now? our special report just ahead. >>> under fire, allegations that general motors and now federal regulators repeatedly ignored safety issues. >>> after a stern new warning to the world about climate change, food shortages, melting ice caps and rising water. plus seismic predictions perfecting an earthquake warning system. but what would it cost? ♪ >> there are now only four hours left to sign up for health insurance under the affordable care act. by midnight eastern, the white house hopes to have 7 million people registered. but the website has been struggling again today. libby casey joins us from capitol hill with more. >> it's actually healthcare.gov and it was a chaotic day for that website. it went down for scheduled maintenance around 1:00, that was expected, but it stayed down until 9:00 a.m. some crucial hou

. >> the stream. on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> these protestors have decided that today they will be arrested >> these people have chased a president from power, they've torn down a state... >> what's clear is that people don't just need protection, they need assistance. christmas >> today's data dive climbs a global landmark. misunderstand marks 125 years since the eiffel tower opened. gooust of eiffel's company beat out many. he built the tour at a cost of $1.5 million. more than $38 million in today's dollars. it was finished in time for the 1889 world fair. it was meant to last 20 years, new uses, playing host to science experiments, radio traps missions and a milt -- transmission and a military post lengthened its life span. it stands 1,063 feet, including the highest anten e. 400 feet left than the empire state building, but strip the the height of the statute of liberty. he also built lady liberty's internal framement the beauty and views made it a must-sea. it's estimated to be the most visited monument. it ranges from $20 to $14.50. that'

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. merica k50i merica >> politicians of all stripes are upping the rhetoric on american's middle class. republicans are talking tough on policies they say aren't working. i spoke with one of the most influential conservative thinkers when it comes to economic issues. he is the president of american action forum, a former director of the congressional budget office, he served on president bush's council of economic advisors. i asked doug what republicans need to put forward to boost job creation and keep america's recovery on the right track. >> i think republicans will say, okay. supposedly there is an economic recovery, let's look at that. the labor market, for example, the fraction of number of americans that are employed -- >> you [ inaudible ]? >> no the faction who are actually in a job is lower. unmroement -- that's not that good. teen unemployment not that good. then look at the jobs that are there. real wages not growing at all. so from the perspective of the labor market, getting jobs, and once you have a job, getting a job and wo

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> a huge spike in domestic oil production is helpinging america just one step closer to energy independence, but the small towns on the frontier of the boom are finding that with big oil can come very big problems. we begin ourer isties dirty power with christof putzel. >> reporter: how would you describe what this place looked like when you were first mayor, 20 years ago? >> i don't want to say dead, but i will say probably dying. >> reporter: the sign says it all . . . over the past five years williston major has seen his town come back from the brink of death. the race to exact the black golds from the parries of north dakota is evident everywhere. pumps dot nearly every farmer's field. listen carefully and you can hear liquid money filling up waiting tanks. trucks hall it in tankers to the nearest train depot, and trains hauling the crude rumble through the region all day and all night long. >> it's a great quantity and quality of oil. community. >> reporter: next year the u.s. is expected to overtake saudi arabia and become the wor

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. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> now following detroit's bankruptcy case, pensioners and retirees have been pitted against bond holders and financial institutions. there's another group of people forgotten in the fight. creditors, who stand to become casualties through no falls of their own and little means to do anything about it. we have this report in this "america tonight" investigation. >> reporter: this may look like an ordinary family moment. for dwayne it's a pleasure he was denied for almost a decade while in prison for a murder he did not commit. it's a nightmare that began 14 years ago. >> i thought i was getting pulled over for a traffic stop. i looked through the rear view mirror, and cops were jumping out the car with guns raised up at my car, telling me to keep my hands on the steering wheel. next thing i'm getting smashed out the car. >> police arrested dwayne for the murder of a local drug dealer named hunter. >> i didn't know him, i thought it was a mistake that would be cleared up in a day or two. >> instead the case went to trial. please. >> larry

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. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. on al jazeera america >> has a backlash gun.aring people do. a slew of anti-social apps has sprung up recently to help you avoid your friends. molly mchugh covered the subject as an editor of the daily dot. good to see you molly. people can't seem to buy a sandwich or see a movie without posting it online. people are leaving a very public trail. have we reached a tipping point? >> there is definitely a little bit of that going on. you can't log on without seeing everything that people are doing, just like you said or where they are checking in, going and where they spend. and that's where these things are coming in, and there's also a little bit of the fact that we want to doing these things without participating but still have accounts. >> your piece on the daily dot was titled request we need anti-social apps to save us from ourselves. break down these anti-social apps. what are they specifically designed to do? >> we have one called cloak, and there's a new one called split that recently launched. and the idea is that these n

next on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> angry relatives of thoseboard of the missing malaysia airlines flight learn that the staff were held postage for hours. they were released early this morning. frustrated relatives had been waiting for new information. so far there has been no trace of the plane. >>> there have been several more avalanches blocking paths on mount ere rest. today our correspondent spoke exclusively with one of the survivors. >> reporter: managing to smile despite losing his friends in a avalanche, he considers himself lucky to be alive. he was one of six who survived the disaster a week ago on mount everest, he told me that it happened quickly. he has been a sherpa guide since 2008 and only started climbing a year ago. my family never wanted me to scale the peak or be a guide, but when you see the view from the top it's magical. but we lost so many, i'm giving up, and when i'm better i'm returning to my village to be a farmer. other sherpas are now reluctant to return to the slopes. this man represents mountaineering toll opera

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. ♪ >>> a huge victory in the war against whaling.k ruling by the international court of justice has put a temporary stop on japan's annual slaughter of whales in the antarctic. they have long battled what japan was doing, arguing that japan was killing whales ille l illegally. it has been a long battle for the whale war's reality tv star who's controversial tactics has earned him an international arrest warrant that forced him and his crew to give on his ship for 15 months. >> japan has fired their first shot. they got the ninth district court in the united states to issue an injunction against us. >> for more we're joined by captain paul watson who has been battling japanese whaling and their industry for years. it's good to have you with us, captain. you basically were at war with japan saying they were killing hundreds of whales for a non-existent research program. tokyo say they will honor the ruling, but are not excluding future whaling programs. what does this mean? >> well, since 2002 we have been accused of being outlaws and

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. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> today's data dive wonders what's in a name? baby's name. box took a look at how pop cultures real and imagined affects the names we give our kids. game of thrones is a massively popular series of books that spawned hbo's tv show. new parents have expressed their love for it after naming lots of kids after one of the shows' queens. more girls were named kalisi than betty or dean. only five babies were named kalisi in 2010. as the hbo show premiered and gained popularity. aria, the name of another throne's character, has gained popularity but it was a name that already existed. >> credit hunger games, dozen people named their children after the heroine. hermoine, draco and cerie. 30 years ago, splash was a huge hit. it featured darryl hannah as a mermaid, who at one time tried to flame herself. >> i like madison. >> madison is not a name. okay, all right, madison it is. better than 149th street. >> it wasn't a well-known name and only then it had only been a man's name. the name got so popular madison made it to the top five name

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> today's data dive checks the tiger effect on the masters. golf's tradition, unlake any other kicked off -- unlike any other, kicked off without tiger woods, he has won four green jackets, he is, by far, the star that most transcended the port. so much so shortly after tiger announced he wouldn't play, he sale of ticket before the masters dropped in price. one website tick iq saw a 66% drop in prices when compared to last year. the president said he has seep a 30 to 35% drop off since tiger's announcement. normally those sales would be increasing in a week before augusta's big event. tiger's impact would be hard to oversit. c.b.s. didn't broadcast his first round when he started. when he was a posterior, it became the highest win, and his second was the second highest waited. next year huge demand forced c.b.s. to broadcast the final round. in his competitive recent years tiger met a ratings boost to what is golf's highest rating tv event. top sponsors will take a hit, top brand losing 3-4 million. tigers's woes may be leading to a d

al jazeera america. online @ajamstream. . >>> finally, this hour, we looked into tomorrow morning's 118th running of the boston marathon sure to be both an inspiring and emotional race for the runners and fans. one year ago on april 15th, two bombs exploded at the finish line of the race. three people died. more than 260 were injured but in the tragedy, boston found that it had an unusual strength that made the city perhaps a place for such annall thing to happen. we found runner and doctor bibic shaw to explain what made boston strong. >> the weather was perfect. my best run so far. it felt good, i pulled my hands up and it felt good. >> and then, the unthinkable >> first, i didn't know what. off. >> that's when we knew something was wrong. >> amid the chaos, his first thought, his family, where were they? >> my wife was near the finish line for every marathon i have ever run. she was there with my daughter and my parents and my sister and so i just started running toward where the explosion went off. i found them in front of the old town church after i helped a couple of people and real

. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> as a fight for immigration reform inches slowly forward the obama administration kept up a muscular approach to deportation, forcing a record number of migrants to leave the united states. while the white house says it targets undocumented criminals, an al jazeera investigation finds some deportees had every right to stay here, they are u.s. citizens. in an exclusive report adam raney met a man who fought for three years to prove his citizenship, and another still fighting to keep from being wrongly deported again. >> this is perg tri for this man. he gets deported, crosses back gaol. >> when you get released... >> imprisoned in arizona, he's been here so many times the guards joke he's a frequent flyer. every time he crosses the u.s. border he risks injury or worse. border agents picked him up nearly dead from dehydration. another time smugglers beat him up and broke his fingers. once he was kidnapped. >> put us in a room. blood on the walls and floor. they tied us up from the back, hands on the back. put tape on us. they put us o