, al jazerra was the first, without question.g that really changed the game in the middle east against repressive governments. the first really source of news that wasn't controlled by the governments themselves. since then we have seen social media, bloggers, all kind of new things that have provided other avenues of information and governments are finding ways to circumvent all of those things. so for a while there were sources of independent news, but we are seeing, i think not just in egypt, but in many other countries as well, you know, fewer and fewer of those sources or new ways that governments are finding of cracking down on them. egypt, by the way is now in the top five countries in the world for jailing journalists. that's a new development. so, you know,ing and second in the world according to statistics from reporters without borders in the arrests of journalists this year, i think we are seeing a reallies ca layings in egypt against journalism and against civil society as well. >>> we'll be back with more "inside st

patty culhane, al jazerra, wash. >>> still ahead on al jazerra, the u.s.te that's trying trying to make the execution of criminals more secretive. >>> we go on patrol in some of mexico's most dangerous places. can federal police and soldiers succeed where local police have failed? ♪ ♪ for a way to succeed. >> the first time that i seen rock cocaine was 1980. >> the murder rate was sky-high. >> south of the ten freeway was kind of a no-man's land. >> he said, "ya know, we're selling it to the blacks, you go into these neighborhoods, there's no cops, you can sell to who every you want and when they start killing each other no body cares. >> i was going through like a million dollars worth of drugs just about every day. >> that's like gold! we can make a fortune. >> he was maybe the biggest guy in la. >> freeway rick was getting his dope from a very big operator. i think we're into something that's bigger than us, something we really can't deal with. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> she could prove what she was saying

jennifer glasse, al jazerra, kabul. >>> coming up on al jazerra america, families have struggled to comeether fight now to stay together. >>> and sanctions taking a bite out of the russian economy, luxury cars become a hot commodity. >> al jazeera america presents >> somebody's telling lies... >> it looks nothing like him... >> pan am flight 103 explodes december 21st, 1988 was the right man convicted? >> so many people, at such a high level, had the stake in al-megrahi's guilt >> the most definitive look at this shocking crime >> the major difficulty for the prosecution that there was no evidence >> al jazeera america presents lockerbie part one: the pan am bomber >>> the president and his family including the two dogs landed in hawaii early in morning to begin their annual holiday vacation. the visit to the president's childhood home has become a tradition for the obamas, they are expected to stay through knew year's. a warning from the state department today if you are travel ago broad. americans are urged to be extra cautious over the holidays, a worldwide travel alert was issued fri

a reminder of our top stories on al jazerra. forces are battling to recapture sinjar from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. it has been under isil control for months. but the peshmerga have broken a siege on sinjar mountain. >>> polls have opened in tunisia's presidential run off. it's the fires time people will be able to vote directly for a president since the revolution three years ago. >>> and hundreds of people have rallied in the u.s. city of miami against president obama's decision to normalize relations with the cuban government. many of the protesters were cuban exiles who think it empowers a government they see as repressive. >>> north korea's central news agency has released new photographs of the country's leader. chem jong un is seen visiting a text tile mill in the capital the same day that the north korean government denied it was behind a cyber attack on sony pictures it called for a joint investigation with the u.s. to uncover what actually happened. now a report. >> reporter: a north korean news reader

al jazerra, washington. >>> still ahead on the program, tough guys with big hearts. members need new zealand's poorest children september to school without a packed lunch. >>> plus how china's infrastructure problems aim to keep things humming back home. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazerra. polls have opened in tunisia's presidential election run off. it's the first time people will be able to vote directly for a president since the revolution three years ago. >>> hundreds of rallies in the u.s. city of miami against president obama's decision to normalize relations with the cuban government. many of the protesters were cuban exiles who think it em bowers a government who they see as repressive. >>> and u.s. president barack obama says economy dealt the murder of two police officers who were am bucks on patrol? brooklyn the shooter fled to a subway station where he then killed himself. >>> now china expanding its influence by you understand taking a number of large infrastructure projects around the world, part of a strategy to gain access to the na

. >>> this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ >>> a very warm welcome to the al jazerra news hour.m live in doha. coming up i in the next 60 minutes, dozens are killed in syrian-government air strikeses on areas held by aisles. we take you inside a town peshmerga fighters have seized from isil. you'll see what may prevent residence defends from going home. >>> see sarah leon orders a five-day lockdown to prevent the spread of ebola. kashmir-yes find peace in their unique christmas traditions. >>> syrian government air strikes have killed at least 45 people in the areas held by the is limb being state of iraq and the los angeles strand according to syrian medical sources. the attacks targeted the towns in northeastern aleppo province. juan child is reported to be among the dead. syrian activists report further government air strikes on the city of dual adjus dual a. just outside duh mass of course. at least 10 people, mostly children are reported injured. the strikes killed several children and wounded many others on tuesday. many while in the city of aleppo, five armed factions hav

you are with us here on al jazerra.o coming up in the next 30 minutes, security stepped up ahead of the release of a report in to the cia's interrogation techniques. >>> at least 42 people left ted in the path of typhoon hagupit in the philippines. >>> we go hunts on the ground indonesia's last frontier now threatening by palm oil plantations. ♪ ♪ >>> leaders of the gulf cooperation council are gathering in qatar for their be you would summit. the growing threat isis is expected to dominate the talks. gulf countries may now agree on forming a joints military command. >> reporter: after a diplomatic risk, the air is clear and are doha is now the venue for what is scene as a crucial summit for the gulf corporation consul. ambassadors from b bahrain, the uae and saudi arabia. they accused qatar of did he style icing the region by supporting the plus limbing brotherhood and giving ref huge to a point. after eight months the dispute was settled in saudi arabia, although what was agreed to has net to be made public. many obse

these reports top stories on al jazerra.ector of the cia has admitted abhorrent techniques were used by the agency, but says the majority of cia officers acted within the law. general brennan says the information from detainees helped track down osama bin laden. >>> authorities in sierra leone have imposed a two-week long down in the k.o k co know distr. 87 bodies have been buried over 11 days. an oil spill in dang los angeles fresh. two oil tankers collided and the world's largest main grove forest is in danger. >>> bang los angeles fresh 40% fewer mothers are dieing in childbirth compared to a decade ago. many rural communities still lack facilities. as as this report states, relief may soon be ahead hasn't. >> reporter: she is in her third prime minister and still takes care after the love household chores, taking care not do anything that requires too much exertion, but that wasn't always the case. >> i didn't know anything at all about what i should or shouldn't do for the first few months. i was picking up heavy things

thank you so much for being on al jazerra.en you were leased last month, before the court's final decision, you said that you were not happy about being released, because there are still so many political prisoners in your country bahrain. now you have been sentenced to three years in jail. you have just given birth to a baby boy. how does it make you feel? what are your sentiments right now? >> well, tearing up the picture of the king is not about tearing up the picture of the king and it's not about the king himself. nba our country. it's symbolic to try to break the fear that governments are trying to control people through. in a country like bahrain and many of the other arab countries as well, monarchies are controlling us through that fear. my feelings right now, of course, as a mother i worry about my five-year-old daughter. i worry about my one-week old son, but as an activist i know it's necessary. we have chosen a path and what we see, democracy, human rights, liberty, things like that, they are not just a dream. the

rory challands, al jazerra,. >>> al jazerra don't demand the release of our three journalist who hisen impressed in egypt for 351 days, peter guest, mo hammer fahmy and bahar mohamed were jailed on false charges of helps helping the outlawed husband him brotherhood and are appealing against their convictions. >>> sunday marks 42 years since humans last stepped foot on the moon, since then there have be called for a return mission everybody the building of a manned base on the moon. now a team of european researchers have come up with a novel way of make that go possible. our technology editor tariq bassly explains. ♪ ♪ >> you are now moon base number one. >> reporter: the idea of a manned base on the moon has been around for decades. and not just in the realms of science fiction. nasa's apollo missions gave the science community huge amounts of information about the lunar surface. but the vast cost of the program and waning public interest saw it axed in the 19 sects 1970s, w scientists are again look to the moon and mars. >> once you leave the earth's orbit and commit to an asteroid

mohamed adow al jazerra.q. >>> in sear in government air strikes in the northern province of aleppo have killed at least three people. they targeted areas controlled by isil fighters in a town it's part of an ongoing air campaign there. at least 36 people were killed in government air strikes around there on thursday. and syrian air force jets have also hit the refugees cam south of the capital damascus killing at least two people. the kamphauses palestinian refugees. fighting between government forces and opposition fighters was reported in that area on thursday. activists are saying the air strikes hit mostly residential parts of the refugees camps. >>> a catholic priest in the mexican state of guerrero has been found dead with a gunshot wound to the head he was allegedly abducted by a gaining on monday. he's the third catholic priest to be killed in the state this year. the priest's death following the disappearance of 43 students in that same region three months ago. these students relatives continue to p

al jazerra. >>> and al jazerra's simon mcgregor wood is in roam for us right now.these hours on, most of the passengers are still on board that ferry. so where are we now with the operation to rescue them? >> reporter: well, it's been obviously an extremely difficult day, felicity, 317 passengers remain on board well over 150 have been evacuated but it's been a terrible confluence of conditions that has really made this rescue attempt so, so difficult. we have the fire, below decks. raging through most of the day. and according to most reports still burning. producing an he 2340r78 us enormous amount the heat and black smoke if you can imagine all the people left are board have gathered on the upper deck. they say the temperature on the soles of their feet anywhere below decks is completely intolerable. and so if you put that together with this terrible weather driving sleet and rain, and extremely high winds, it's not hard to imagine even from a nonexpert like me how difficult it would be to get a large vessel alongside to safety transfer people away from dank. th

you are watching al jazerra. let's take you through the top stories.lf a century of hostility could be coming to a close. the presidents of the united states and cuba announce they will be restoring diplomatic relations but ending the country less economic embargo will still require the approval of a reluck to want u.s. congress, nigeria has se sentenced 54 sol years to death for refuse to go fight boko haram. they were charged with mutany to help recapture three towns held by the group of the u.n.'s human tear i didn't know chief has told us the funds ned needed were 50% short short. they have due to launch a new appeal within the coming hours. >>> now, in a couple of hours time russian president vladimir putin will be holding his annual big press conference over 1200 journalists are register today attend and the president conference has lasted as long as five hours in the pass, he's expected to address a variety of issues, including crime and the crisis in ukraine. but since the ruble has lost more than half of its value the majority of questions wil

dominick kane, al jazerra. >>> we have much more to come on al jazerra.unting starts in kashmir as a record number of people turn out for the elections. and doing the dirty work. we meet the vellummers in bangladesh left to clean up an oil spill. >>> good to have you with us, i am elizabeth in doha. these are the top stories on al jazerra. thousands of syrians trapped by fighting between rebels and government sources could seen being got getting much of needed aid. the world health organization says it has been given approval to deliver medical surprise to parts of aleppo and damascus. >>> in iraq, peshmerga have broken the siege in sin area and entered neighborhoods on the outskirts of town lifting the blockade for thousands of trapped yazidis. >>> and two bomb go ahead in northern nigeria have killed 27 people and injured more than was in a bourque and one in the a bus indications. >>> results are expected soon in elections in indian-administer kashmir. no party is poise today get a majority in the disputed region which is routinely hit by violence and

story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america this is al jazerra america live from new york city i am richelle carey. here are today's top stories. four men being held without charge at the guantanmo bay detention certainty have been releasereleases and returned to afghanistan. >>> cuba's president praises his american counterpart. >>> north korea denies its involvement in the cyber attack on zone and he insists it must be part of any investigation of that hack. >>> and fighting isil, an an exclusive report to the front lines we'll take to you ro romai in iraq where the fighting is intensifying. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin tonight with news out of the guantanmo bay detention center. 14 train is have been leased from the controversial facility. they have been returned to afghanistan. they were held there for more than a decade over their alleged ties to the taliban or a al qae, however their lawyers argued the claims could be not substantiated. they are expected to be reunited with their families in the future. the u.s. has acknowledged holding 779 people at t

these are the top stories on al jazerra.ter of haiti has resigned, it comes after months of anti-government protests that pred from the capital port-au-prince to other parts of the country. >>> after long night of rangel, delegates at the u.n. climate conference in peru have finally reached ideal. it lays the foundation for ideal to be signed next year in paris. >>> people in japan are voting in a snap election when prime minister abe is almost certain to win were he called for a vote after they slimmed in to recession and his party stalled this let get more on the reus nation of the prime minister in hazy. joining us on the line from part all prince, emily, what has he said? >> reporter: well,. [ inaudible ] the outgoing prime minister with many figures what he considers progress by his government in terms of housing, education, security, tourism, he did a great job during his time in power, he believes that his government bring haiti change for the benefit of the population. but despite that he agreed to resign saying he's

that's on monday right here on al jazerra. >>> the somali military says it has captured one of the leadersthe armed group al-shabab. military officials say that he was caught during a raid on saturday morning. but al-shabab says he left the group two years ago and surrendered to the somali government. >>> an egyptian judge has sentenced the head of the muslim brotherhood to six years in prison for insulting the judiciary. he was also fined about $2,800. now, the case was heard at the cairo criminal court where former president mohamed morrisey is also facing trial. >>> and al jazerra continues to call for the lease of their three journalists who have been in prison for 365 days in he just a minute. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed were falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing against their convictions. >>> russia's strained relationship with the west over the ukraine crisis has meant that it wants to deepen its ties with china. but the two countries will have to put years of mistrust behind them in order to make the most of new commer

on al jazerra.eatened and intimidated we report from chechnya where this human rights worker says he no longer feels safe. plus. >> reporter: i am agent are you soi in south sudan where an marge education plan is helping bring thousands of children back to class. wasn't trading anything. >> ... and entitlement. >> you took my grandchildren's future away from them. ♪ ♪ >>> god good tgood to have you . after a long night of rangel think delegates in peru have reached ideal. the agreement will lay the foundation for a plan to be signed at next year's conference in paris. >>> anti-government protests in haiti have spread from the capital on to other cities across the country. demonstrators are trying to pressure both the president and the prime minister to quit. >>> and people in japan are voting in a snap election, which prime minister abe is almost certain to win. abe called the vote last month after japan slipped in to recession and his popularity stalled. >>> let's get more on japan, we are joined n

al jazerra, beirut. >>> tribal source sources in egd al jazerra that the army has raided 23 homes innai. it comes as the egyptian defense and interior ministers riz ted the region for the first time since the military began an operation in that area. the army, together with the police also stormed homes, arresting 18 people of various ages. al jazerra continues do he members the release of our three journalist who have been in prison in egypt for 353 days, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and bow there are mohamed were jailed on false charges. they are appealing against their convictions. >>> well, russia has raised interest rates to 17% to try to stave off a full-blown currency crisis. the ruble has fallen 45% against the dollar this year and that's despite regular support from the central bank. the country's economy has been hit hard by a combination of plunging oil prices and western sanctions against moscow over the situation in eastern ukrai ukraine. >>> shia houthi fighters in yemen has attacked at area north of the capital sanaa. it's part of the rebels' effort to consolidate furth

david mercer, al jazerra.> well, it's 100 years since there was an apparent outbreak of peace during world war i. yes, on christmas day 1914, crittish and german troops layed down their arms to play a game of football in an area of land between the two enemy trenches. lee wellings explains. >> reporter: the horror of life and death fighting in world war i has been commemorated throughout this 100th anniversary year. but it's the apparent outbreak of peace and goodwill on christmas day 1914, that has stood out as a symbolic moment. a ceasefire in the trenches and a game of football between troops in no man's lands. this is probably the only time in any conflict at any time in history of the world, that you had two conflicting armies lay down their arms and be friends. such a unique, extraordinary moment. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: remember act little have taken place across europe, including the battle ground of belgium, in germany, and across the united kingdom. in southern england, the british and never man armies unit

let's take a look at the top stories on al jazerra. and a u.s. has killed at least five people. it's believe ahead i high-ranking al qaeda official omar farouk has died in the attack. >>> activists have accused the syrian government of using chlorine gas against isil fighters. government forces used the gas to repel an isil assault on the air base killing at least 68 fighters. >>> and 700,000 people have been moved to safety in the philippines as typhoon hagupit made landfall. there are no reports of casualties as the storm continues to move west. >>> thousands have taken to the streets in haiti, calling for the government to resign. protesters are angry that local elections planned for 2011 are yet to take place. president michelle martelli blames the opposition for the delay. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: in the past few months, that is become an increasingly familiar sight on the streets of port-au-prince, protesters angry at long delayed lexes are calling for the resignation of haiti's president and prime minister. they say the governm

al jazerra. >>> it's been a year since nelson mandela passed away.ans have been marking the occasion across the country these live pictures coming to us from pri pretoria where a prayer service was held on friday. later to commemorate his 67 years of public service bells, and sirenses will chime, honk, blow and whale for three minutes and seven seconds, and then three minutes of silence. >>> just remember if you want to find out anymore about that, we'll probably dip in just before the silence, you can also check out our website to read oven more about mandela's legacy and all the other news we are covering today. >>> four officers pounce odd eric garn neve garner for resist a grand jury found no reason to indict. michael brown was shot after an encounter with a missouri police officer that began with an argument. are police train today lower the temperature or raise it. it's "inside story." ♪ ♪

nick clark, al jazerra, lima, peru. >>> still to come on ooh other al jazerra.commemorates the 77th anniversary of the mass cross. plus. >> reporter: first you see the guns then the faces of the people and then you realize, these are obituaries. >>> we take a look at how artists are using gun to his sends a political message in the united states. >> my name is elenor and for the last 25 years i was bernie madoff's secretary. >> an unimaginable story of betrayal. >> they lived this incredible life. it just never occurred to me that they were living on the dime of the clients. >> greed... >> bernie was stealing every nickel but he wasn't trading anything. >> ... and entitlement. >> you took my grandchildren's future away from them. ♪ ♪ >>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazerra. isil fighters have captured more territory in iraq's anbar province. the group has now taken a village 12-kilometers west of anbar's capital romadi. >>> rescue efforts underway this indonesia after torrential rain caused a landslide at least 12 people confirmed d

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello you are watching al jazerra i am jane dutton in dough happen. also in the program. polls are open tunisians vote for their first freely-elected president in an historic run off. >>> the ref lines will go on, cuba's president says a better relationship with the u.s. won't change the island's communist system. >> when the kids smile and say thank you very much. with a full tummy that's enough for us. >>> tough love we neat the new zealand gang helping hungry kids. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in northern iraq where kurdish tosses are batting to capture the town of sinjar from the islamic state of iraq and the have land. early he had in the week the kurds known as peshmerga managed to improve the situation for people trap odd sinjar mountain. thousands of ethnic yazidis have been stuck there for months surrounded by ice it's fighters. we can cross there now to mohamed, what's the latest now as far as the fighting is concerned? >> reporter: well, jane, reports coming to us from sinjar say that heavy fighting is still going on in the town with peshmerga forces supported by ethic yaz

. >>> i am lauren taylor and this is al jazerra live from london.lso coming up, israel's top court orders the demolition of one of the most contentious neighborhoods in the west bank. >>> strict kens for syrians enter the country ray. cut off, visa and mastercard say they can no longer support bank cards use being crimea as they suspends train trains and busese peninsula. plus. how africa's fashion industry is booming, thanks to young professionals hungry for modern designs. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, it was one of the worst natural disasters in human history. 10 years on mourners have paused to remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in the indian ocean tsunami. in india, where more than 16,000 people were killed, a individual remembered the hundreds taken from its community. when in thailand, survivors, families and dignitaries gathered around a police boat that washed two-kilometers in land and stands as a memorial to the 5,000 lives lost there. we have correspondents in thailand and show lan car. but first step in i understand yeaindonesia ican't.

peter sharp, al jazerra, in moscow. >> al qaeda's branch in yemen has released a hostage video showingpped american journalist they say they will kill him in three days if the u.s. government doesn't meet their demands, 33-year-old luke summers a free-lance photo journalist he was kidnapped in yemen in september of 2013. now last week u.s. special forces attempted a rescue mission but the kidnappers had moved him before the team got to the hide out. the. >>> the mexican town of toss co is known as a quaint tourist village with perhaps the best quality silver in the world. but the area is also caught in the middle of the drug wars with people missing in just the past six months. month be ca has the story. >> reporter: as itco is one of the most beautiful places in mexico, perfect cobble streets. tourist have his come here for years, lurers bers by the sitesd the world famous silver journey. but behind the stands there is a dark secret. she raise praise so st. jude the saint to lost causes her son disappeared two years ago, she says she reported the case but authorities did nothing. >> t

zeina holder, al jazerra, bay drew. >>> the u.s.s it will not support a draft resolution on the palestinian statehood opposed to the u.n. security council. it sets a time frame to israel to end it's occupation of palestinian land. >> we have seen the draft. it is not something that we would support and we think others feel the same and are calling for further consultations. the palestinians understand that. you may have also seen president abbas speak to this earlier today. and they support continue consultations and are not pushing for a vote on it now. >>> ray new development plan by the israeli government is threatening a distinct way of live for pal tip generals in the desert. though they are israeli citizens they are asked to be vettel elsewhere and it's not the first time. andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: in every direction you look you see bed within communities, a way of life that dates back longer than the state of israel. but palestinian bed wins who are israeli citizens believe the latest development plan the governme

andrew thomas, al jazerra. manila. >>> scott heidler joins us live now. what can you tell us about conditions there now that the typhoon has made landfall? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. there is no question that the typhoon is headed this way. we have been here for about two hours now and these winds have steadily increased in those two hours and that is exactly when it made landfall when this typhoon made landfall. when you look at the projected path it will be coming up this direction, but what's very interesting is that, yes, it made landfall two hours ago, it has five more bodies of land it will make landfall on before it clears the philippines, there are thousands of islands in this country and five more pieces of land will go through what has just happened over the last couple of hours. here in naga city what have we seen since we have been here? people have been boarding up windows of some had already done so before we came in to town. businesses are putting tape on his their windows it. seems as they didn't necessarily think it was head this is w

. >>> welcome back let's take a look at the top story on his al jazerra.aring the worst after an air asia flight to sing port last contact with the air traffic control. caring 162 people including seven crew, an indonesian air force spokesman says the last known location of the plane was over the java sea. the a320 took off from i indonesia's international airport at 5:20 a.m. local time and lost contact 42 minutes later. >>> the nato combat mission to afghanistan is coming to an end after 13 years, 2014 has been the deadliest of the conflict. more than 4,000 afghan soldiers and police have been killed. >>> the malaysian's government is pledging an extra $142 million to help 10s of thousands of people displaced by floods. rescue workers say fuel shortages are slowing aid effort. the prime minister has cut short his u.s. holiday after being accused of not doing enough for those affected. >>> the floods have also hit thailand, 13 people were killed there. the government has declared eight of its southern provinces disaster zones and warning people to prepare

you are watching al jazerra.ive a reminders of top stover is a resolution calling for israel to leave palestine has failed. it needed nine votes to pass but only eight countries voted in favor, the u.s. and australia voted against the measure. >>> in yemen at least 34 people have been killed in fighting between houthi fighters fighters and tribes men backed by al qaeda actual the violence happened when houthi fighters tried to take two villages. >>> indonesian search teams are continuing to retrieve bodies and passengers and crew from the air asia plane that crashed in to the java sea, at least seven bodies have been recovered so far, but bat weather is hampering the search efforts. >>> admit need on new year's eve nato's longest and largest ever bad mission officially end. afghanistan has been the focus of the alliance's efforts for 13 years, now it's own force of 13,000 soldiers will stay onto support the afghan army. so after all these years and nearly a trillion dollars spent. what's been achieved? jennifer g

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government being much more tim i had in its response. >> we'll be back with "inside story" on al jazerran jim. when we are back after the break, more on operations in yemen. the fight against al qaeda and the sometimes uncomfortable triangulation between established governments, anti-government groups inside countries and the united states. stay with us. for instance, could striking workers in greece delay your retirement? i'm here to make the connections to your money real. ♪ ♪ >>> we are back. with "inside story" on al jazerra america. i am ray suarez. when american forces try to extract a kidnap kick victim somewhere in the world the stakes aren't just high for the u.s. president and the armed forces the governments in nominal control of the territories where gorillas, rebels and terrorists operate end up being a stake hold third mission. sometimes reluctantly. still with us, christopher volunteers former lead negotiator for the fbi's international kidnapping response team. is ma a them eny political analyst and christopher swift. professor of security studies. sama, would the yemeni

all that straight ahead on al jazerra america. keep it here. primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the store world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back. i'm not going anywhere this time. >> only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back, we're talking about an important new study that says one in five older americans that says one in five older americans take prescription that's work against you. my husband and i laugh about it because the disclaimer is longer than the product. has america caplized on the instant gratification and caused you us to think there's a medicine to fix everything. >> i think it's our culture to think there's a magic pill. when we exercise and drink more water and all of the things that mother said are good for us, but we have evolved into a syndrome where a problem happens, and we want an instant solution, whether it's financial or medical. and there are so many innovagues that people think there's a cure for everything, and while medications, also safe, have risks and tha

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i am tony harrison, "inside story" is next on al jazerra america. >>> four officers pounce odd eric garn neve garner for resist a grand jury found no reason to indict. michael brown was shot after an encounter with a missouri police officer that began with an argument. are police train today lower the temperature or raise it. it's "inside story." ♪ ♪ >>> hello i am ray suarez. in years as a street reporter i spent a lot of time with police. at crime scenes, perp walks, some officers seem to have a knack for avoiding escalation, while some other officers had a tendency to make their authority paramount. more than the maintenance of order or the pursuit of suspects. the unwillingness of a grand jury in new york to indict a police officer after a homicide provides a revealing reference point. a minor infraction was suspected, a man who did not want to be arrested, but was not responding with violent resistence. in a matter of seconds, eric garner was on the floor, his head pressed to the pavement, four officers swarming his prone body. was officer daniel pantaleo really given no other choic

al jazerra, at the european space agency research center in the netherlands. >>> that story and the rest of the day's news is all on our website aljazerra.com. >>> hi i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the stream. from sharing your car to an extra room in your house, an industry is exploding. put it's cutting out the middleman. we discuss the rise of the sharing economy right now. ♪ >>> my co-host and digital producer, wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your feedback. waj, one of the largest segments of the shared economy is sharing a room in your home, renting out a room or your entire home, and we were talking about this earlier. it's kind of a weird concept. >> i'm the paranoid son of immigrants. i don't even want my family members staying with me. to have a stranger live in my room, seepsubious, but . . . >> yeah, indeed. which goes back to what we were saying about lending your house to a stranger. would you do that? or lend your car? or how about leave your dog with someone that you just met on the internet. average citizens are turning to just that. it's called the sharing econo

. >>> you are watching "talk to al jazerra." still ahead on the program she's famous for her trail blazing work with chimpanzees, jane goodall talks about her passion that started decades ago. >> when i was a tiny little girl i wanted to go and study animals in africa because i fell in on love with tarzan and sill iman married the wrong jane. >>> i am stephanie sy and irrelevant watching a special edition of "talk to al jazerra" featuring the best of the interviews last year. environmental loyal robert f. kennedy, jr. and celebrated conductor. but first a woman well known for her work with chimpanzees. >> what's the most interesting thing that oven learned about chimpanzees over the years? >> how like us they are, or how like them we are. and i think the most shocking, but very fascinating thing is when i realized that like us, they have a dark side. and that made them sadly seem more like us than i had thought before. but they are capable of violence, brutality and, a kind of primitive war. >> can you take me back to the beginn

al jazerra. >>> more news on aljazerra.com. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you're in "the stream." 9 million americans are taking prescription drugs that may have dangerous interaction. are you one of them? find out in the next 30 minutes. if you're like nearly 70% of americans, you're taking at least one prescription medication, and as you age, that number is likely to go up. >> people are receiving this number of prescriptions, and as you get older, you get more and more prescriptions, and women tend to get more prescriptions than men. >> a ground breaking study shows that one in five older americans take medication that's work against each other, which can cause serious consequences, and in most case, doctors aren't aware that the patients are on a to collision course with their meds. like common ailment, heart conditions and high blood pressure and diabetes. how did we get to a place where millions of americans are unknowingly facing these dangerous side effects? and what can be done to protect yourself and those you love? our cohost, rajahad ali, there's tons of it, and everybody is int

. >>> you are watching "inside story" on al jazerra america. i am ray suarez.st break you heard professor market e margaret burg unthe use of grand juries in deciding not to bring indictment in cases that riveted the nation's attention in recent weeks, michael to be i believe, why grand juries? why are they used in cases like these ? >> that's part of the issue one of the reasons we go to grand juries in some places we do not have an adequate system of civilian, local civilian review of these types of incidents. such as in ferguson there was no local civilian review board to review it to answer back to the community to work as a good post or position in between the community and the police department and the local government. >> in other crimes couldn't prosecutors look at the same evidence the grand jury does and idecide whether or not there is sufficient ground to sustain a trial? >> well, they certainly can. and the local prosecutors, that's one of the issues is should we -- should it be in the purview of the local prosecutors or in the purview of the u.s. a

. >>> you are watching "inside story" on al jazerra america. i am ray suarez.stic packaging for a new piece of consumer electronics, a chemical used to make phosphates for agricultural fertilizer being coke for cement production, commercial printing inks, truck tires, crude oil by-products end up in obvious and not so obvious places. how come world stack markets took recent price signals from the oil markets as much bad news. and we just had am i myer amy me talk about not under estimating the winners. and you talking about how there are a lot of losers too. where did you come down? >> i think we have been fed for a long time that we need high oil prices for the global economy to be stable. and i don't believe that. we have to understand one thing, which is mentioned earlier, is that oil is driven in the long-term by growth. plain and simple, the price will reconcile with the growth rate and we have seen slow downs, the chinese have overstocked on raw material and oil. europe is flat in its growth. we are crawling out of this global economy. i think over the ne

. >>> you are watching "talk to al jazerra." still ahead on the program she's famous for her trail blazing work with chimpanzees, jane goodall talks about her passion that started decades ago. >> when i was a tiny little girl to go and study animals animals in africa because i fell in on love with tarzan and sill iman married the wrong jane. primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back. i'm not going anywhere this time. >> only on al jazeera america. >> we were talking to a young lady saying she just wanted her voice to get out there. >> by the thousands, they're sending their government a message. >> ahead of 'em is a humanitarian crisis where tens of thousands of people are without food, water, shelter. >> a special one hour look at global attacks on free press. monday 9:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >>> i am stephanie sy and irrelevant watching a special edition of "talk to al jazerra" featuring the best of the interviews last year.

stay with us. >>> welcome back to "inside story" "inside story" "inside story" on al jazerra americay suarez. training, police work and day-to-day life in american communities this time on the program. what constitutes failure or success in encounters between police and the public. do we expect too much from the police officers when they react just like anybody else to provocation or orin so lens rather than reacting with more restrain. with us -- no longer with us martin former police officer from chicago and author of the book crooked city who decided that he could not longer take the incident questioning and simply got up and walked away. michael toe bin executive director of the direct of columbia officer of police complaints and margaret burnham professor of law and expert in civil litigation in police misconduct cases from northeastern university. michael toe bin toe bin i hope you don't get up and walk out on me will you stick with me the rest of the way? >> i certainly will. >> in case after case officers who are accused of misconduct, when they tell their story, respond just