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al jazeera america al jazeera america. ♪ >> enough. >> enough. >> enough. >> to all involved in this brutal conflict, and to all them. >> use your influence now. >> to save the syrian people -- >> and save the region -- >> from disaster. >> welcome back. in march the conflict enters its fourth year. this video was created last year by the heads of several united nations agencies. so waj what is going to take to bring the conflict to an end. we posed that question to our community. >> yeah . . . and we just got these two . . . and on facebook kate says what can we do to help? this gives me the same anxiety as global warming, because i feel like we can do nothing. ideas, please. >> give us some ideas? >> the idea is anything and everything. it's about tweeting. it's about having a dialogue. starting a conversation. getting more knowledge on the situation on the ground. speaking to somebody who has been there. our foundation that goes there twice a year and works on the border with these kids. we believe that hope is a game changer, and we believe in concrete baby steps. those steps that you can put together that can create a bigger picture for these kids. >> mayor why is it in in the u.s.'s interest to act? >> well, the -- syria at this point is becoming a hot bed for radicals, specifically alwe have appealed to the administration, two years ago to get involved before al-qaeda becomes stronger in syria. it fell on deaf ears, but now we see al-qaeda becoming stronger and stronger, but they have a partner in the syrian people. syrian people have proved that they are not prone to radicalism. they are fighting al-qaeda while fighting the regime. i think the syrian people are a peace peace-loving people. if we think economically along, it opens new markets for us, it creates friends. the united states is losing credibility, and we need to regain it by standing for what we always preach, peace, democracy, freedom and liberty. left. >> just to say quickly as far as why the united states should act in putting humanitarian situation aside, you have a regime that is a [ inaudible ] regime that doesn't cater to western governments or society or democratic values that supports organization like hezbollah, that is a magnet for is sunni extremists, we must be -- the credible -- credible

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al jazeera, new york. >> coming up on al jazeera america the olympics may be in sochi, russia, this year, but two dads in michigan bringing the games to their backyard at home. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines at this hour. ukraine's president viktor yanukovych replacing the head of the army. these are life images of the protests that are taking place in kiev. as you can see the fires continue to burn. the move coming after 26 people died in clashes between protesters and police. a short while ago president obama warning ukraine there are consequences if the violence continues. meanwhile the president is in mexico for a meeting with the leaders of mexico and canada. they're expected to discuss everything from a new international trade agreement to immigration reform. >> i'm dave warren. a warm up is what we're talking about here. that will come with a lot of rain and more snow. that will be followed by another arctic blast. this is just a moving area of rain or sleet, snow, whatever you want to call it depending on where you are is what you're getting. it's down below freezing and you can see rain falling into this cold air. slippery now, but it's m

. >> america's middle class: rebuilding the dream only on al jazeera america! al jazeera america gives you the total sf >> hi, i'm from new jersey, and i'm in "the stream." >> welcome back, we are discussing ways to address the growing number of laws and regulations we are expected to abide by even if you are unaware they exist. >> do you think weigh could see movement in congress to address the issue. >> i hope so. a bill is working through the senate. and there's a companion in the house changing minimums, something that your guest worked on for years, and when the crack and powder sentencing was changed, it needs to be retroactive. there are thousands in prison who should not be imprisoned because the law was changed. i'm looking forward to working on that in the house. interestingly some of the most conservative members of the house and the senate, the people in the tea party, and the heritage association, there is unity there that is bipartisan, if you believe in smaller government, why would you want to lock anyone up. >> there's so many laws that prosecutors could convict

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america's middle class: rebuilding the dream only on al jazeera america! going to say one thing today and do tomorrow am >> welcome back to talk to al jazeera. i'm with martin cruz smith. and his wife emily. tell me about the inspiration for the victim in the latest novel, tatiana? >> there was a dominant figure in political reportage up to about six years ago, in the form of anna plutkovska. she was known for her commitment to the truth. >> and she was murdered in 2006. >> and murdered in 2006. and still a dominant figure in terms of how much you're willing to commit to of yourself to tell the truth. she told the truth about the children in beslan, she did so at the war in chechnya. and in other instances where she knew that she was putting herself in harm's way. and accepted the fact that she would probably die, pursuing the truth . >> your work is full of mortal challenges to your characters. terrible things befall them. they are constantly dealing with tais terrible injury and challenges. and the rest of it in light of what you invented for your novels did it change your perception of that stuff, experiencing it yourself? >> wanted to ex

al jazeera america. al jazeera america. ♪ >>> welcome back, we're talking >> welcome back. we are taking about the teach for america program and whether at 24 years in, p the business model is still effective. jack, unlikely that the program is going any where any too many soon and time for a facelift or over haul? >> there is a place for teach in america. we have to square the rhetoric and the way we talk about teach for america in the practices. there is a place for teach in america, well, i do know why it is getting so much attention than a program like the urban teacher res sen sis, we have bun in boston and it is a great program and similar to teach in america but they are not attracting for just two years, they are trying to do, which is give a route for the teaching folks that wouldn't normally go for the licenses and not paying for the master's degree and help them get licensed and give them a year in the classrooms and shadowing a teacher. and after a year, those people then move into the classrooms, dedicate at least three years and most stay for much longer than that. 80% of the students that completed the boston teacher program are still teaching in classrooms. that is a pretty impressive figure. >> the community is coming in with solutions... let the data speak for itself. >> teach for america should place core members as classroom ta's to support and better working conditioning for the career teachers. my vote is turning tfa into a teacher scholarship program. make their commitment a minimum of five years and preventing those interested in law and med schools from apply. teacher retention in high needs school is critical. how do we work together to solve this. you talked about working together with the experienced teachers and how do we work together to make it better for all of the kids? >> as young people we come in with energy and we are ready to work and do whatever we have to do we do it. and our inknnovations and their skills and experience can be matched up and that involves being at the table and seen as equals, not just think this is what we are supposed to but be at the table with these people and diverse way of everybody's perspective. public education is something we can't afford to mess up. if there are avenues to improve we have to do it. maurice, your final thoughts on the future of tfa? >> the future is bright. i taught at a school in southwest atlanta and most the students receiveing free and reduced lunch and not on a path to college, and 100% african-american and working with the parents and community members many became the first in the family to go to college. i will never resist the tfa. >> thank you to all of the guests. until next time see you online. so all of our guests. until next time, waj and i will see you online. ♪ thi >> welcome to the news hour. from alra news centers in london, these are the main stories. the u.s. president threatens to withdraw every soldier from afghanistan by the years end for a security deal isn't signed. is acting president issues a warning as parliament delays forming a new government. >> turkey's prime minister cries foul over a tape said to

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