john stewart talks to aljazeera america about his new movie. how a story about press freedom made it to the big screen. >> a river of lava consuming its first home in hawaii, completely incinerating the house. it began advancing late last june. >> the last ebola patient in the u.s. is ebola free. dr. spencer will be released from the hospital today. he tested positive back on october 23. >> at the apec summit in beijing, president obama and vladimir putin have been talking about, short discussions about iran, syria and ukraine. adrien brown has the story from beijing. >> apec is over and in his detectiving remarks, the chinese president outlined his ideas for this new trading block china wants to see. the problem is the united states is proposing something similar, and so china naturally has a vested interest in making sure its proposal is accepted, because the u.s. plan excludes cline in a. earlier in the day, president obama address the business executives here, saying he welcomed a successful china, but a chain in a that underwrote, not unde

we'll see you more tonight. >> a lot. >> stay with aljazeera america for complete covering of america votes 2014. we'll take an in-democratic look at the issues driving us. join us for all the returns from around the country, that special coverage starts at 7:00 tonight. >> we are following breaking news out of mexico. police have taken into custody a fugitive former mayor. he was detained in mexico he city. he is blamed for the disappearance of 43 college students back in september. police are now interrogating he and his wife. we are joined by phone from mexico city. adam, what else ever you learned? >> they arrested them in an apartment in the south of mexico city. we don't know if there were other people with them or if they had any weapons there at the apartment. we know they are now being questioned by the attorney general's investigative office that handles organized crime. heave been long time links between the family allegedly and a major cartel operating in the city of guerrero where the students were missing. >> now, there have been a lot of arrests in connection to these m

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> the sound of the fighter jets fades for the moment, but on the ground the fighting is intensifying. >> the taliban, as you can see in the picture right now, are very close to the base. they're trying to get over the wall, but the ana soldiers they are fighting fiercely, trying to resist a raid of the talib. >> they just hit some of the insurgents or they were close to hitting them. i don't know of the afghan casualties. >> suddenly, the forward attack group gets a call >> the suicide bombers failed to get close to the gate. they're told to pull back. >> it seems like the tanks from a bigger base in logar have arrived so that's the reason why the taliban are fleeing right now. >> the heavy machine gunners had finally fixed their weapon - but was too late. the resistance by soldiers inside the base was too strong. >> angry at losing two of his men, the commander orders me

aljazeera america news continues. >> the u.s.ilitary is tracking a mysterious russian object in space. launched by the kremlin in may, it was first thought to be space debris, but now it it's believed to be something different. jake ward, how is the behavior of this object discrediting that it's just space junk? >> well, john, it really was just sort of floating around up there. object 2014-28e was just supposedly space junk, but in the last couple of weeks, professional astronomers noticed that it was moving in a very interesting way. it was guided itself precisely across the heavens, and it has recently rejoined, grabbed onto and docked with one of the booster stage that's it jettisoned on its way to space. this thing is undoubtedly not junk. it's doing something else up there. >> is there any idea what it's purpose could be? >> well, the sort of, until now, the speculation runs wild. it could conceivably be a civilian project that's somehow dealing with space junk. you can see in this animation from the space agency, the incre

tweet me at aljazeera america. snow. protests erupted across america after the grand jury decide to indict darren wilson in the death of michael brown. and now a call to boycott this black friday, organized by religious leaders in missouri. part of the amsterdam news. this is the oldest black-owned newspaper in america, and her paper is calling on readers to show their support for brown by not shopping this weekend. she joins me now, and eleanor, thank you for being here. and i have to tell you, telling people not to eat broccoli for a week is one thing, but telling americans not to shop on black friday, which a lot of people think is economically helpful for them. they're working or buying thingsante discount. >> a lot of those discounts will still be there a few days later. and we have seen that protesting works to an extent. we have seen that our vote works to an extent. but if we hit people in their pocket books, we know that it works, and it's something that we have to get back to. >> late in the game to set this up

. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. here are today's top stories.ed of conspiring to kill many, former egyptian president is acquitted. >> pope francis visits one of turkey's greatest mosques. >> marching for change in the wake of the michael b g

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. ou don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. . >>> one of these plants in the greenhouse may have the right goons for a new-type of -- genes for a new-type of watermelon - not too juicy, but full of flavour. if it does, the scientists will find it. they were part of a team at monsanta, creating a new line of supervegies through old-fashioned cross breeding. after a behind the scenes look at the process, i was earring to try the fruits of their -- eager to try the fruits of their labour. i joined david stark and kenny every, two executives, for lunch. first up peppers, bread to be a third of the size. >> we asked consummers what they liked and don't like in a bell pepper. one thing they don't like is to use part of it. in a lot of times it goes bad. >> the important trait of this one, would you say, is example. >> the flavour is great. the convenience makes it unique. it's a trend. fruits and vegetables, you don't have to

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and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> human beings have always imagined different possibilities, different futures. >> a huge part of science-fiction, which is sometimes called space opera, is about what will humans do in space, what kinds of civilizations we will create, how will humans be changed by space travel. >> with private companies moving to the forefront of space travel in the hope of generating huge profits, it begs the question -- was it really supposed to be this way? >> "the economics of the future are somewhat different." >> was humanity's quest for the stars ever supposed to be a business venture? >> "the acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives." >> that's a way of imagining a humanity that has gotten beyond the kind of greed for resources that we have now >> - and on the other side of that you get a dystopian future you see both this kind of fear of military interv

aljazeera america is choosing not to show it. >> he is a former army ranger. he was remembered in his hometown of indianapolis. it comes as more u.s. airstrikes pound kobane near the syrian border. there are reports of fierce battles with peshmerga forces. >> reactions of sorrow and outrage from around the world for a young american man who wanted to help as herrens. he converted to islam while in captivity, changing his name. >> this morning, peter's parents are grieving over the murder of their son, a former u.s. army ranger turned aid worker. his family says they are heartbroken and released an audio recording of him. >> i was able to share a little bit of hope and comfort with some people. >> in a video released by isil sunday, the 26-year-old kasig like james foley and steven sotloff and two british aid workers was beheaded in a syrian desert by a hooded man speaking with a british accent. the white house confirmed and president obama condemned the killing, calling it an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumani

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> all right let's catch up on the top stories here at al jazeera. the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has resigned. has been pentagon chief since early last year. he will remain on post until his successor has been nominated. >>> during first european trip since becoming president, abdel fattah al-sisi has met pope francis. he'll also meet french and italian leaders. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says all parties involved over iran's nuclear program will continue to work towards a deal. western powers, china, russia and iran have extended a deadline for agreement until july the 1st. now the israel

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and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. welcome back to al jazeera america. secretary of state john kerry is in jordan helping to ease tensions in the middle east. al jazeera joins us now from jerusalem, secretary of state spoke a short time ago, what did he have to say about today eat discussions? >> well, my cad, it was a very interesting media briefing. and the jordanian daneian foreign minister. there was a lot of u.p.s. proses a lot of commitments but very few details. >> in fact, the u.s. secretary of state saying that actions will speak louder than words but he wouldn't say what those actions were. however, what is interesting in the last

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >>> ukraine is accusing russia of spending fresh support to rebels in eastern ukraine. officials say five columns of heavy equipment were seen crossing into ukraine on monday, and the top commander says russia has enough troops along ukraine's border to mount a major incursion. russia denies any involvement in eastern ukraine, a ceasefire between the two sides started in september. at the airport, north of the city of donetsk, there has been constant fighting. harry fawcett gained access to fighters on both sides of the battle suns. -- lines. >> this is a village home to the ukranian side for a vital trip of run way. >> we've been told on our way in that it's been a quite morning. there has been small arm's fire. the men say they switch locations regularly, and keep vigil for a sign of attack. talk is rife in the region of an imminent rebel offensive. >> honestly, it's words

aljazeera america will of course bring you complete coverage of the president's address, special coverageegins at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> scary moments overnight on the campus of florida state university. >> a gunman opening fire at the campus library there. we have the latest. tell us what happened. >> we now know three students were wounded in the attack and the person who shot them killed by police. police say there were 400 or so students in the building that has become the scene of the crime. this could have been a lot worse. >> news started breaking overnight thursday, people on the campus of florida state university tweeting that someone was shooting inside of the library. it was packed with students studying for finals. first those students heard gunshots, then they heard this. >> there has been a shooting in the library. stay where you are. if anybody has a victim, if anybody has been shot, call nine with unone on your cell phone. >> that emergency alert went out and students huddled inside of the library. these pictures showing some of them barricaded a door. >> people started yel

this is aljazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. on edge. missouri governor says violence will not be tolerated as ferguson waits for a grand jury decision. face-to-face, president obama's meeting with the cheese president and how russia is playing a big role in beijing. >>> recaptured, taking back a large part of its strategic oil. >> the united states has its way of putting pressure or journalists. >> i

. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. here are the top stories we're following now. new fears in buffalo today as the city braces for potential flooding. it was hit with seven feet of snow, now residents anticipate snowfall and higher temperatures. >> citizens of ferguson, missouri demonstrated this weekend as they await a decision from a grand jury in the michael brown case. the jury is expected to reconvene tomorrow and may announce this week whether or not officer darren wilson will be indicted in the michael brown shooting. >> world leaders are meeting about iran's nuclear program in vienna. a senior u.s. administration official says that the deadline may be extended. >> it is sunday night and time for our regular look at the week ahead. iran and international negotiators ever less than 24 hours to secure an agreement on the country's nuclear program. as we mentioned, secretary of state john kerry has been in trilateral talks. gaps still remain in closing the deal, which could mean another extension. we have background. >> in 1967, during an era of close ties wit

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and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> finally for us this hour, from the capital, a view of the biggest renovation project. if you have visited washington recently you might have noticed this construction project on our landscape. it's a long way up but we finally got a peek. >> to get the best view of me air lenfant's masterpiece, you have to go to the top, 288 feet to the very top of the u.s. capitol building. it's fair to say though that the guys up here do not spend a lot of time looking down or out across the capital city. high above the hot air of the left and the right, 150 years of sheltering lawmakers has left contraction in the capitol's cast iron dome. yes, cast iron. because building a stone topper would have been even more prohibitively heavy and this thing is nearly 9 million pounds as it is. that's about the weight of 20 statues of liberty. castine cracks? as it turned out, 1300 serious ones al

aljazeera america is owned by caqatari interests. >> wal-mart is trying to make it a new thanks givingradition, getting people into stores long before black friday. >> wal-mart said their job and goal isn't to boost sales. they want fewer scenes of pandemonium in their stores. >> every year mobs of shoppers stand shoulder to shoulder to get their hands on black friday super sales. customers grab as many items as they can carry and fight over merchandise. the frenzy is part of the tradition of scoring the best deals. in 2008, that pushing and shoving turned much more violent when a wal-mart worker was trampled to death by shoppers trying to get into a narc store. wal-mart hopes to calm that frenzy by spreading the bar against over five days. now consumers don't have to camp out all night. instead, they can surf safely on line for deep discounts. >> now that people are so comfortable shopping on line, they expect things to be open when they want them and deals to be available and easy to get. really, that kind of runs counter to the standing in line or the zaniness of the store on black

welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> the fight against isil in iraq could heat up son. the u.s. helping baghdad plan a major spring offensive. the u.s. military will advise iraq troops. >> the iraq government confirms 300 members of a sunni tribe were killed by isil in anbar province. tribal leaders asked the iraq government for help but didn't get any. >> lisa stark is in washington. good morning. could this new spring offensive in iraq mean more u.s. boots on the ground? >> according to "the new york times," the spring offensive would involve 20,000 additional iraq troops being trained by the u.s., so yes, it could mean more u.s. advisors on the ground. the white house has made it clear they don't plan on putting combat boots on the ground, but it could mean a substantial increase in the number of advices. right now, there are about 1600 advisors, that's the cap right now that the white house has set on the number it will send to iraq. this could increase by another 3500 u.s. tr

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> a big decision in the united states today. students in texas will get new history and social studies text books, books that came under fire from both conservatives and liberals. a state panel approved 89 books, and those books may up in the hands of students in other states as well. roxana saberi has more for us. >> tony, as you said, the board approved 89 books out of 95 proposed books. linext fall more than 5 million public schools students will get new history and social studies textbooks for the first time in a decade. the board approved the proposed books along party lines on friday after spending weeks listening to complaints from both the right and the left. >> we want to make sure that we have the correct information in the text books. >> for the text books would seem to assume that the students and the instructors are they themselves christians. >> they want to

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >>> flash point ferguson, move, violence erupts after a grand jury decides not to indict darren wilson the white police officer who shot and killed michael brown in august. also chuck hagel resigns, and the white house reverses course on iran. hello, i'm antonio mora. welcome to "consider this." those stories and more straight ahead. >> no probab

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. ou don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. one year ago america tonight brought you the story that shocked the nation sex crimes on campus: >> i remember waking up and he was trying to have sex me... >> now we return has anything changed? >> his continued presence on the campus put the entire community at risk >> for the better... >> i was arrested for another false charge that she had made up... >> america tonight's special report sex crimes on campus: one year later on al jazeera america ♪ >>> the obama administration is opening the second time will be the charm for healthcare.gov, the website opened on sunday night, reopened i guess, it comes ahead of the 2015 open-enrollment period that started on saturday and runs on february. officials are encouraging people to use this week to review and compare healthcare plans. and they are hoping to avoid the technical nightmare that plagued the website last year. some 7.1 mi

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> the war in afghanistan was supposed to be a good war, destroying al qaeda and freeing the country from the taliban's brutally repressive rule. but after 13 years of fighting, about 2300 american deaths and nearly 800 billion in spending, will the good war be remembered as a failure? taliban suicide bombers are still targeting nato convoys. while u.s. troops are being cut from 18,000 to less than 2,000 at year's end. meanwhile, opium is at an all time high. for more i'm joined by jack fairweather, author of the good war why we couldn't win the war or the peace in afghanistan. good to have you with us jack. really thought provoking book. this war was supposed to be fairly straightforward. we got rid of al qaeda, put in a relatively good government. you thought that was nigh naive te. dwr? >> why? >> the problems was we got rid of al qaeda and then by the mistake of then t

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. ou don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> and finally for us, a big day for man kind and indeed all the universe. after ten years making a trek 6.4 billion kilometers into very deep space scientists managed to land a spacecraft on a comet. that's not easy. since the comet is moving at 34,000 miles per hour, it was awfully tough to find a landing spot there. al jazeera's tare ek bazely. >> reporter: a triumph 20 ten years in the making. confirms the first ever landing of a spacecraft on a comet. >> okay, so we're there, he is talking to us. first thing he told us was the harpoons have been fired, rewound and the landing gear has been moved night so they are sitting inside. >> later it is revealed the harpoons used to affix it to the comet had failed to deploy. >> you can figure out on command, first, the status, how the land is there. you don't want to fire them in the wrong moment. >> the release of the filet lande

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. >> hi, everyone, this is aljazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. escalating violence, five killed in a jerusalem synagogue, and israel's response. the attackers, what we're learning about them. oil pipeline, the senate votes on the controversial keystone xl. space oddity. tracking a secret russian satellite. space junk or a weapon? and early decks, a blood test that could

. >> the day israel attacked america only on al jazeera america >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> everybody agrees that our immigration system is broken. unfortunately, washington has allowed problem to fester for too long. >> tomorrow night, president obama will announce executive order to reform immigration. >> israel dispensing hard punishment in retaliation for a synagog attack in jerusalem and a snowstorm blamed for at least five deaths in new york and several more feet of snow is on the way. >> after pressure from activists, president obama is ready to fix what everybody agrees is the nation's broken immigration system, announcing he will unveil his executive order during an address from the white house tomorrow night. mike viqueira joins us from the white house. what is the president expected to say? >> this is something the white house and the president have been talking about for months now since house speaker john boehner informed him in a private setting that he would not be able to advance or unable

and this is aljazeera america. i'm david schuster in new york, and john seigenthaler is off. oil futures, the republican-led house has approved the keystone pipeline. will it be first time that the house has passed xl legislation. the question is whether it can be any further. days into the lame duck session, it gives special exemptions to all of the other type lines and all the oil and bass activity. that makes very little sense. >> is the real battle ground on capitol hill, the senate, where the democratic leadership is letting the vote go forward since tuesday. mary landrieu faces a tough runoff to keep her seat in the pro oil state of indiana. even if it does pass, president obama's signature is in doubt. he weighed in 8,000 miles away during a press conference in myanmar. >> i have been declared. my position hasn't changed. and this is a process that has to be followed. >> the state department said that the review plays out. once in nebraska, the possible route. and then headline supporters on its benefits. >> i have to constantly push back against this idea that somehow

. ♪ and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations.don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> today on "the stream". >> a surge in predatory lending targeting our nation's military with the interest rates as high 300 to 1000 percent. what's being done about it? >> "the stream". today 12:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ jtsz wut co >> welcome back. nigh's president has formally announced he is running for reelection. he was cheered by supporters in a rally. it comes a day after a suicide bomber killed nearly 50 people at a school assembly in the north. the iraqi military is battling isil fighters in a bid to seize parts of the oil producing town of baji. and south korea's prosecutor will appeal the verdicts handed down to the crew of a ferry that capsized in april. 300 people mostly school children were killed when the boat capsized. >>> thousands of mourners and several african leaders have attended the funeral of zambia's president. the 77 year old died in a londo

this is aljazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. on edge. missouri governor says violence will not be tolerated as ferguson waits for a grand jury decision. face-to-face, president obama's meeting with the cheese president and how russia is playing a big role in beijing. >>> recaptured, taking back a large part of its strategic oil. >> the united states has its way of putting pressure or journalists. >> i talked to comedian, john stewart t. in his directing debut, john stewart, the war on journalists. >> it has been three months now since a police officer in ferguson, missouri, shot and killed michael brown. we have seen the protests, and felt the anger and now we await the grand jury's decision on whether to indict officer darren wilson. we don't know how the community will react, but we do know the preparations that they will put in place, with 1,000 officers ready for potential violence. in ferguson with more, usher. >> good evening, john, all is quiet on the streets of ferguson tonight. but as anticipation grows for that grand jury annou

. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. here are today's top stories. accused of conspiring to kill many, former egyptian president is acquitted. >> pope francis visits one of turkey's greatest mosques. >> marching for change in the wake of the michael brown grand jury decision. >> hundreds of people protesting in egypt's tahrir square, two killed in the last few hours. dozens of ears as police use tear gas to disperse them. in other parts of the capitol, people were celebrating. it's in response to an egyptian judge dismissing charges against former president mubarak, he had been accused of killing hundreds of protestors. he was initially sentenced to life in prison. today's version is a retrial. it does not mean he's going free. we report. >> it was called the trial of the century in egypt, and it ended with a controversial verdict, one that supporters of the deposed president cell braided. thee years after forced out of offers and won retrial later, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. he had been charged with conspirin

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. on't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >>> the outlook for the global economy took a hit today. japan, the world's third largest economy after the you had and us and china nounsed it fell in to recession during the summer. it shrunk by 1.6% in the three months ending in september. that surprised many economists who forecast it would grow, not shrink a sales tax hike imposed in the spring hit consumer spending and business investment harder than japan's government expected. the surprise deepens uncertainty at a time which china's growing is slowing and europe stagnates. america remains the bright spot for now. back in this country the u.s. senate is scheduled to vote on the controversial keystone pipe lean tomorrow. supporters are scrambling for to gotter votes to pass the still over president obama's rejections. he came out today with some of his harshest comments on the problem today, mike viqueira joins us with more,

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and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> good evening i'm antonio mor" a news conference just wrapped up where the st. louis coirchlt prosecutor announced that the grand jury decided not to indict darren wilson for the shooting of michael brown. . >> >>> chuck hagel resirens the white house reverses chorus on iran. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this". those stories and more ahead. >> no probable cause exists to

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> good evening i'm antonio mor" a news conference just wrapped up where the st. louis coirchlt prosecutor announced that the grand jury decided not to indict darren wilson for the shooting of michael brown. . >> >>> chuck hagel resirens the white house reverses chorus on iran. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this". those stories and more ahead. >> no probable cause exists to file a carnal against officer darren wilson. >> i'd like to reiterate my call for peace, respect and restraint. >> this is not the time to turn on each other. we are one community. >> it's been the greatest privilege of my life. >> chuck hagel now out as the secretary of defense. >> he was asked to resign. basically he was fired. >> i consider myself lucky to have had him by my side for two years. >> no deal on iran's nuclear programme. >> they extended the deadline. >> we don't want any agree

at least 150 rounds went off in an hour period while we were live on television on aljazeera america. it's not a good-looking scene, and it's going to take a long time for this community to try to figure out where they go. >> thank you very much. >> we are live outside police headquarters in ferguson. you had seen the national guard overnight. is there a big police presence this morning where you are? >> not at the moment, no, there's a helicopter overhead, a police car down the road protecting the police headquarters here, where we are at the moment. we did see the national guard last night. when the shift change happened here after the protest died down at this end of town, the police officers went home, having been on duty for the afternoon and evening, and or at least they went inside and were replaced by members of the national guard in full riot gear. the governor called for reinforcements. ron johnson, the police officer in charge of the missouri highway patrol says that he welcomes the arrival of the extra help. >> as reporters, we never want to become the story, but you got c

. >> welcome to aljazeera america. >> there is anger in jerusalem this morning, israeli pleas saying two palestinian men carried out an attack on a packed synagog. >> you are looking at cell phone video taken during the attack, those are officers firing at men outside. those men were killed after sleigh four people. >> the men used guns, knife and an ax. israeli's prime minister promises swift action, while the leaders of hamas praised what has happened. >> nick schiffron has more from em. >> this morning as israeli medical teams brought out body after body, the city is in shock and bracing for more violence. this wasn't just another attack. it was on a synagog committed by attackers wield be weapons. >> the attacks happened after 7:00 this morning, the two went into the synagog, which is the doors right behind there. it was clearly designed to inflict as much damage as possible during the morning prayer. >> we cake up to the news there are terrorists. we live here. it's a war zone in israel. >> more than a decade ago, this man moved to israeli from the u.s. during the attack, he he

earnest, thank you so much for being on aljazeera america. >> good morning, thank you for having me he he. >> why was it so urgent the president take unilateral action now instead of giving the benefit of the doubt to this newly elected congress to pass permanent reform? >> that's a good question. you know, the senate acted in bipartisan action 500 days ago now. they passed a common sense comprehensive immigration support proposal. they got the support of 14 republican senators, there was strong bipartisan support that passed the senate. for more than a year and a half, house republicans ever refused to allow that piece of legislation to come up for a vote. they've been blocking that for a long time. they have not indicated they are willing to bring it up before the end of the year. we have a new congress coming in. two days after the election, john boehner was asked a question about whether or not he would consider bringing up immigration reform legislation in the new congress. he wouldn't commit to doing it. we've been waiting for house republicans for a year and a half to work on th

tomorrow morning on aljazeera america, we'll track that cold snap making its way across the country.will look at how the city of ferguson, missouri is readying for the grand jury's decision on whether to indict the police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown. coming up in two minutes from doha, the latest on the attack on a school in nigeria that killed nearly 50 children. >> we will see you right back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. >> dozens killed in a suicide talk in a school in northeastern nigeria. >> we have the top stories here on al jazeera. fighting intensifies a day after the new government takes charge. we bring you exclusive pictures. plus remembering the victims

aljazeera. >> he won't sit down with pro russian rebels, and america freezes as a storm glitches a meter of snow in a single day. >> welcome back. a reminder of our top stories on aljazeera. there has been an attack in the capital of kabul. targeting the green village with contractors. >>> israel with a crackdown on palestinians in repeat attacks in jerusalem. the home has been destroyed. and the jerusalem municipality has approved 178 new homes in the occupied west bank. >>> in iraq, six people have been killed in an attack in erbil. >>> now, an initiative by states to ease diplomatic issues in the region has taken affect. egypt has taken steps to normalize ties with qatar. returning them to doha. they have been in qatar support. they say that dohar was interfering in their internal affairs. >>> the mother and sister of two jailed egyptian pro democracy activists have ended a six-day hunger strike. human rights groups have spoken concerns about the wellbeing of many of them. here's what it looks like inside of one of the prisons. >> video said to be smuggled inside of one of egypt's prisons sho

. >> primetime news only on al jazeera america >> the top stories on aljazeera, germany is celebratingh anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. white balloons were released along the path of the wall that once divided east and west. earlier, german chancellor angela merkel spoke. >> yemen's prime says his new government will hold together despite the objection of major political factions. >> iraq army soldiers reached the city of the oil rich city beiji to try to break the hold of islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> the u.n. peace envoy for syria is hope to go start creating free zones to stop fighting in some areas. talks with syria's foreign minister in damascus were constructed. they hope one zone will be in aleppo. he's been making his third visit to syria since july. >> refugees who fled from fighting in syria to camps in jordan are struggling to survive after food vouchers were stopped. the world food program with drew help to thousands because it says others have a greater need. >> a syrian widow is living in jordan with her four children. she has barely been able to ma

america tonight's special report sex crimes on campus: one year later on al jazeera america >> welcome back to aljazeera. 8,000 white balloons are being released along the path of the berlin that you will once divided east from west, a symbol of the cold war an it's end. millions who descended often berlin join the celebrations. >> in catalonia, over a million people ever taken part in a referendum to demand independence from spain. spain's constitutional court twice ruling it was illegal. >> >> the u.n. peace envoy for syria is hope to go create free zone to say stop fighting in some areas. talks in damascus were conducted. he's been making a third visit to the country since replacing the former president in july. >> food vouchers were stopped. the world food program has withdrawn help to families saying others have a greater need. >> >> the syrian living with her children has barely been able to make ends meet. they have been hungry for a month. she got a text message informer her they were not he will go bible for the food program, they were identified as able to meet their basic monthly food needs o

politics on television >> america votes 2014 midterms only on al jazeera america >> these are the top stories here at aljazeera. kurdish peshmerga forces from iraq have now joined the battle to help free kobane. they've fired rockets off the back of pickup trucks towards isil positions in the east. burkina faso's army has backed lt. col. as the interim president. the former leader resigned friday after days of protests and now arrived in the ivory coast. >> nigeria's armed group boko haram denied the government's claim it's agreed to a ceasefire. the goop said more than 200 kidnapped that school girls have been converted to islam and married off. >> now the body of zambia's president has arrived back home. he died undergoing treatment as a london hospital. the homecoming has caused some controversy. we have a report. >> a hero's home come forego a leader who championed the poor. he is remembered at a man of action. he was nicknamed king cobra for his sharp tongue. it was his straight talking that zambians loved. they called him their father. >> we follow his teachings. >> the defense minister is with zambia's

aljazeera. >> power politics will continue after this. >> only on al jazeera america. >> on the next "talk to al jazeera", legendary tv host dick cavett. >> steve jobs said, "how does it feel to be dick cavett"? about the only question that's ever floored me, you know? >> "talk to al jazeera". saturday. 5:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to power politics. there is an international impact to the election results last night as they were seen across the globe as a setback to president obama. dana lewis is covering events from london. what is the view there about what happened here last night? >> a lot of people saw it coming, so there isn't tremendous surprise. they see that the sun is slowly setting on president obama's presidency and they have some pretty low expectation in terms of where we're headed. today many of the commentators have suggested that certainly his presidency, the oval office will come under more pressure from the republicans to take harder lines when it comes to syria, iraq, russia and ukraine. the question is how do other people view it from afar lik