al jazerra. >>> al jazerra producers as well as our correspond erred peter are still being detained inpt. they are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and of joining a terrorist group. two other journalists from our sister channel is also being held a reporter and a cameraman. senator john mccain calls the detentions eye indication di want national law and is calling for the release of all five men. ♪ ♪ >> meteorologist: well, unfortunately over the next couple of hours we are looking at more snow coming in to play here across the northeast. that is the snow coming in from the great lakes and what we think will happen is here in new york it's going to be a dusting but we think that more snow up to two to four-inches up here in upstate new york as well as northern new england will be an issue because temperatures have been so cold it won't be melting at all it's just accumulation. now, i will take you all the way to next weekend, of course, everybody is going to be come do new york for the super bowl . this is what we think is going to happen. of course it's a long-term

♪ ♪ >>> the world news from al jazerra.o ahead the face-to-face meeting at last, syria's government and the opposition grow come together in geneva. ukraine's president makes an offer has protests that the opposition says is too late. and trouble for turkey's currency, we'll look at why it's at a record low against the dollar. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in egypt where there have been two explores in the capital. the entire area ministry says a device went off next to a police institute in the eastern part of cairo and a second bomb followed also in the east of the city. saturday marks the third anniversary of the up rising that removed president mubarak from office. four explosions, at six feels killed armed 80 injured the biggest blast hit outside cairo's main police headquarters. well, our correspondent and producers have been detained in egypt for nearly a month so we are unable to report from there, but we do have mike hannah who has reported extensively from cairo and he is monitoring events for us. so it is the anniversary toda

hardcore meat eaters happy. >> techknow on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone to al jazerrasyrian al qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for the latest deadly car bomb in lebanon it took place in the hound of her mel 10 miles from the syrian border, authorities say three people were killed and more than 20 people hurt. comes at four men are being tried in absentia at the hague for the 2005 assassination of former lebanese prime minister. andy gallagher has more. >> reporter: it was one of the most dramatic political assassinations in the middle east. >> the attackers killed innocent bystanders. >> reporter: and the death of former prime minister rah team harari in 2005 tore lebanese society apart remember the billionaire business man as i sey leader the five men charged with his murder belong to hezbollah. and there are now fears that the high-profile trial in the netter lands will again heighten tension that his huh rear i's son saad says it's an important step. >> to the for the first time this act of terror will see the time of immunity ending and the time of justi

conditions. >> no excuses without question. >> exactly. >> thanks, jessica. >> you bet. >>> ahead on al jazerrarica from chic to shunned how american cigarette smokers became shamed of their habit. outcry over a black rhino hunting permit auctioned off as a fundraiser. al jazeera america. >>> smoke cigarettes without stirring up any sort of controversy. no years smoking was normal in restaurant and even in hospitals. a look at why that has changed. >> reporter: david la salle has nothing to be a shame of, he owns a successful company in chicago. he can't kick the smoking habit or the criticism of his familiar. >> i ashamed. are you still smoking? no, mom, i am not. gave it up. so i don't have to hear it. you know. >> reporter: 50 years ago, when the surgeon general issue the first warning on smoking, you could light up just about anywhere, even inside hospitals, but there is no doubt smoking rates have dropped as a result of the research that followed that report in 1964. back then, smoking was found to be the cause of one type of cancer, now there are 14 types of cancer. and back then, 42% of

>>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am jonathan betz with tonight's top stories. the u.s. says its growing concern about the situation in western iraq battling a group link today al qaeda the fighters control the center of town and eight people have been killed in the violence there. brutally cold weather is bearing down on the midwest. parts of the region are seeing the lowest temperatures in years. in the dakotas it could feel as low as 50 degrees below zero. several states across the midwest may face negative temperatures for days. washington option governor is calling his state the aerospace capital of the world. this after boeing struck ideal wits a union last night. insuring they will not move production of the knew triple x out of state. in return, pension and health care benefits will be cut. both is the biggest private employer in washington in w* some 80,000 jobs. 10 people are dead after a collapse in india. 20 people have been pulled from the debris. criminal complaints were issued against contractors and instructors at that site. "consider this" is up next on a

. ♪ ♪ >>> this is al jazerra america live from new york city i am tony harris with a look at today's stories, more criticism for the catholic church over its handling of the priest sex abuse crisis. today a u.n. committee grilled vatican officials over allegations these protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims. and they conceded the church needs to do more to deal with the scandal but denied accusations of a cover up. secretary of state john kerry your honors the syrian opposition today to join next week's peace conference in geneva. this after al jazerra obtained a leaked letter that says the syrian government has agreed to attend the upcoming talks. the goal is to install a transitional government to help end the country's war. president obama is meeting with more than 100 college university presidents today trying to make sure that low income students have an equal shot at getting for nba to college and succeeding once they get there. and police in california have charged three men with setting off a massive wildfire near los angeles. take a look at these live picture

andrew thomas, al jazerra. >>> and that will do it for this edition of al jazerra news, i am morgan radford live from new york city, thanks so much for watching and i look forward too seeing you again at 6:00 a.m. eastern. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you're in "the stream." america's greece, $87 billion in debt of the what went wrong in and is federal bailout the answer? >> our producer, raja is here, and raj, a lot of people are surprised about this enormous economic crisis in puerto rico, and how it's affects are affecting the u.s. >> reporter: our digital producer always tells us that puerto ricans are citizens, and most americans don't know: who to blame for the problem? >> if only it was, and a lot of corporations are leaving puerto rico. and it's something that we'll talk about in the show. the nations eyes are focused on economic implosions like detroit and sacramento, but something is brewing in the american territory of puerto rico, where $87 billion in debt is hovering over a population about the size of los angeles. in puerto rico, only 41% of the people that can work do. by com

♪ ♪ >>> this is al jazerra america, live from new york city, i am tony harris with a look of today's stories. ' admission from the vatican today that it needs to do more to handle the global priest sex abuse scandal. new information that the nsa collected up to 200 million text messages per day. and three people in jail accused of setting this wildfire that has forced nearly 2,000 people to flee their homes. ♪ ♪ >>> the catholic church is fighting back against allegations it protected pedophile priests at the expense of sexual abuse victims. vatican officials told a u.n. committee today that the church can do a better job dealing with the global priest sex abuse scandal but denied accusations of a cover up. al jazerra's same inning mcgregor-wood has more now from geneva. >> reporter: for many this was a chance to display a new at thate and it was a very public form em. it opened with a statement from the vatican delegation. >> the results of the combined action taken by local churches and by the holy see presents a framework that when properly applied, will help eliminate the occurre

. >>> hole owe and welcome to al jazerra america. am morgan radford live in new york city and here are your top stories the eve the third anniversary of the egyptian rupp rising four attacks targeting police and the blasts went on in and near try ty recipients, six people died and dozens more injured and an armed group has reportedly taken responsibility for the explosion. mean while, another night of unrest in the ukraine, you are looking now at live pictures where hundreds of thousands of people are calling on the president to step aside. he's offering to reshuffle his cabinet and modifi' at this protests laws but it hasn't quelled the opening never the streets. and a critical day for negotiators looking to end the bloodshed in syria. representatives for both sides have agreed to meet face-to-face saturday in geneva and it would be the first that they have been in the same room at the same time since the start of the conflict. a texas judge has ordered a hospital to take a brain-dead pregnant woman off of life support. she has been

joining us now from los angeles, is michael a political contributor for al jazerra america. from washington, d.c., bill schneider an al jazerra english contributor and professor at george washington university. and here in our studio tom doherty a republican strategist and former senior advisor to new york governor george pataki. great to have you all. >> thank you. >> bill, we don't expect a government shutdown now because of budget deal bull we have the debt ceiling discussion coming around on february 7th or at least that's the date that we are looking toward. very close to the gop primaries that start in march. do you expect any drama? >> yes, because paul ryan who is the chairman of the budget committee in the house he said we can't get nothing for raising the debt limit. excuse me, what you get for raising the debt limit is that you are not putting the full faith and credit of the united states at risk and you are reverting a world financial crisis. that's your civic obligation as legislators. he insists he wants a bargain. he wants to get something for that. well, tha

that's coming up on sunday, 7:30 eastern on techknow here on al jazerra america.our final thoughts this evening, a native american fisherman who is pulling for a lot more than fish. a story from our american treasure series is up next. los >> all this week, >> the strength of our future relies on education. >> we are creating a class of adults exposed to mediocre education. >> stealing education, part of our week long, in depth series. america tonight only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> finally tonight from us, a new chapter in our american treasure series. tonight we feature a native american man who has turned to a new pursuit for his retirement. he's going to pass on the roots of his heritage. meet marlon holden of squim, washington. >> this country is rich, hugely rich in other cultures. different cultures have put a richness in our country that i don't believe any other country has. that's pretty amazing when you think about it. it always makes me feel good to go out there and do fish in the same waters that mayan cesc tours did. and it's a right that i have and

. >>> quote do al jazerra, i am jonathan betz with tonight's headlines. vice president joe biden will lead the u.s. delegations memorial serve face ariel sharon, the former people are prime minister died this year after eight years any comb a he was 85 years old, he's expected to be given a military funeral at his family farm on monday. in west virginia, 300,000 people are still without clean drinking water due to the chemical spill? charleston, residents have been lining up to get bottled waiter provided other by fema. >>> idaho announced it will assume control over its only privatized prison after the prison was involved in multiple lawsuits and allegations of contract fraud. leading some to question the treads towards private prisons. neiman marcus says hackers stole customers records. a spokesperson says -- who could not estimate how many customers were affected in latest breach. those are the headlines on this saturday i am jonathan betz, i will be back tomorrow with more news, but "america tonight" is up next on al jazerra america. and you can alway

♪ ♪ >>> al jazerra america live from new york city.m jonathan betz, rebels with link to al jazerra seized controls of key parts of iraqi city of fallujah. al qaeda is also a factor in neighboring syria splitting opposition groups in to rival cams, historic cold temperatures across much of the u.s. headed to lows not seen in decades. and soaring in seattle. critical vote at both keeps its plains and jobs in washington. >> tonight the fear of the rising tide of al qaeda from iraq to syria. militants connected to the group are launching violent attacks in countries already in turmoil. we begin in iraq, where the government is fighting for control of parts of that country. >> you can hear the gunfire at fallujah, where rebels have taken the city center. at least eight have been killed there. fallujah is one of two main cities in the anbar province. ramadi, the other, is also under siege. despite baghdad anbar was one of the most dangerous places for u.s. forces. more than 1300 coalition soldiers were killed there. here is what we know abou

live news...every hour, on the hour only on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ >>> this is al jazerra america, livew york city, i am tony harris with a look of today's top stories. ' admission from the vatican today that it needs to do more to handle the global priest sex abuse scandal. new information that the nsa collected up to 200 million text messages per day. and three people in jail accused of setting this wildfire that has forced nearly 2,000 people to flee their homes. ♪ ♪ >>> the catholic church is fighting back against allegations it protected pedophile pri a

one of the senior advisers wrote a piece to al jazerra's website accusing western media of orientalismil a.k.p. come down to muslim values not its democratic credentials. >> i do admit there is honor hor cental bias. they have supported the government until a few years ago when the a.k.p. was known for reforms and democratic progress in turkey, but they do now criticize the government for democratic thinking, the media which pola polarizes society. so it's true it can be bias but shouldn't lead to closing your eyes and ears from every criticism coming from the west to turkey. >> translator: it is too simplistic to say that the foreign immediate area part of a conspiracy. to say all journalistic activi activity, whether it's foreign or domestic to make the same accusation against both, this is the prime minter's rear action to coverage. there are areas where it fell short wit but it's not possibleo say all journalistic activity is by buy as. >> the corruption scandal. the demonstration that his preceded it and the contentious ways both stories are covered may have a cumulative effect on

newark tick blast on the way as well hay here from al jazerra meteorologist kevin who is watching allcan't tell us there is more colt on the way. >> meteorologist: it's here, joie, the arctic blast is already here especially the northeast, but let's go back 24 hours ago when we were dealing with the snow on the radar, let's put in to motion it lasted until about, 6:00 a.m. when it finally cleared out. this is what we are left with. but this is all of that arctic air. we saw a lot of snow in the area. let's look and show you what with he did see up towards parts of massachusetts 18 this the three-inches central park almost a foot of snow there but now we are dealing with the very cold temperatures in the morning new york will be six degrees, tomorrow, the high temperatures are not going to get that much warmer boston 18 agrees but by the time we get to the weekend we'll be back to normal. also the deep south dealing with hard freeze warnings take a look at some of their morning temperatures atlanta 21 degrees tomorrow morning over towards on orlando 37. as we go towards friday morning

exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >>> welcome to al jazerra america, i am jonathan betz with tonight's top stories. the u.s. says its growing concern about the situation in western iraq battling a group link today al qaeda the fighters control the center of town and eight people have been killed in the violence there. brutally cold weather is bearing down on the midwest. parts of the region are seeing the lowest temperatures in years. in the dakotas it could feel as low as 50 degrees below zero. several states across the midwest may face negative temperatures for days. washington option governor is calling his state the aerospace capital of the world. this after boeing struck ideal wits a union last

. >>> heli and welcome to al jazerra america he actual jonathan pw*erts in new york. words are respect and criticism for ariel sharon the legacy of the controversial israeli prime minister. on the defensive, why the water kept running in west virginia even though it was no longer safe to drink. prison over profits question whether it's ethical for country to his care for inmates. a texas club offers off a hunt to kill an inning dangered rhi rhino.

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phone report, the deported, america's immigration battle will air fry at 9:30 eastern right here on al jazerraperienced, up to nevada. it's a dire situation, and up ♪ ♪ >>> a dramatic development tonight in a case that garnered international attention. an italian appeals court has upheld the guilty verdicts against amanda knox and her former boyfriend rafael sole zito for the 2007 murder of their british roommate. following more than 10 hours of deliberations the two judges and six jurors returned to the courtroom to announce their verdict, knox and sole zito were noticeably absence. some legal experts believe knox decision to boycott the appeal and follow the case from her hometown in seattle may have heard her standing with the judges. members from the victim's family were present in the courtroom hoping that just would finally be served. >> there is nothing more than that we can do about that really. there are extradition laws in place that they can get around, again that's stuff that's out of our control. >> amanda is upset. we were all just shocked and i think upset, but we are all ready