al jazeera america. >>> the internet, today's inside story, joining us for the rest of our conversation on the big ruling on what's called "net new triletety" are in studio, craig aaron, the president and ceo of "free press" a media advocacy group championing affordable enter net access. from new york, maggie rearden from cnet. she writes the "ask columned. >> and center for internet communications and technology policy, the vice president of strand consult, which advises mobile phone operators and rosalind leighton, what do you make of what the congress woman just said that it's still within the fcc's ambeit to revisit and reestablish net neutrality? >> well, i actually agree with quite a lot of congresswoman eschew's comments. i think it's fantastic she pointed out $1.2 trillion investment that's been going on since 1996, about $50,000,000,000 a year. actually, she is quite right. this is not at all a lose for the fcc. this is by far and away a win. ty find it quite surprising we have seen a number of

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it is america's energy. it is america's choice. thank you very much and i look forward to entertaining your questions. [applause] >> thank you, jack. there are people collecting cards if you have any. exports are in the news today and the possible exports of crude oil. on exports, u.s. production is only recently at record levels. why not wait and pause and go at a more deliberate speed before considering exporting crude oil or increasing exports of lng? >> great question. let me say it not only is it in the news today, a senator made a speech this morning that talked about this issue specifically. to paraphrase her words, she said that we need to modernize america's energy policy. this is a perfect example of what we need to do in this country as we look at those prohibitions or those limitations on our ability to achieve our full potential. our import reliance has gone from 60% to 34%. it is a significant move. what we should also look at is how we bring more of this vast, domestic supply to the global marketplace. the free marke

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give america a raise. give them a raise. there are steps we can take to help families make ends meet. fewer are more effected than the earned income tax credit. right now, it helps about half of all parents at some point. think about that. it helps about half of all parents in america at some point in their lives. but i agree with republicans like senator rubio that it doesn't do enough for single workers who don't have kids. let's do more to help americans get ahead. let's help americans save for retirement. today, most americans don't have a pension. social security check often isn't enough on its own. and while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who have 401k's. tomorrow i will direct the treasury to create a new way to elp americans start. myira. new savings bond to encourage folks to build a new nest egg. no risk of losing what you put in. if this congress wants to help with me, work with me and fix an upside down tax code that helps the wealthy saveb. offer every american acc

america!thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >> the oath of office will now be administered to the attorney general-elect, the honorable mark r. herring by the honorable thomas d. horn, retired judge for the 20th judicial circuit of virginia. >> if you would repeat after me. i, mark r herring, do solemnly swear that i will uphold and defend the constitution of the united states of the united states -- the constitution of the united states and the constitution of virginia and that i will faithfully, impartially discharge the duties incumbent upon me as attorney general of the commonwealth of virginia to the best of my ability, so help me god. congratulations. [applause] >> the oath of office will now be administered to the lieutenant governor elect by the honorable glenn a tyler, retired judge of the second judicial circuit of virginia. [applause]

and america that regards italy's treatment is deeply unfair, diplomatic concerns that would america want to alienate such a close ally as italy. even if they said you have to go back, there's still one final legal card that amanda knox's legal team could play. it is a complicated process and could drag on for many years here in america. one expert i spoke with said it was a real 50/50. knoxlking about amanda being extradited. today, the first round of the syrian peace talks came to an end in geneva with little progress to report. the two sides remain deeply divided over key issues such as political power-sharing and allowing humanitarian aid into the besieged city of homs. from geneva, james robbins reports. >> it is all about him. at least for supporters of the syrian president assad. sacrifice ourselves to keep you in power" they chant. delegationosition has been equally determined. there can be no peace in syria under the man they call a brutal dictator. after the talks, the man in the middle, the ua media negotiator, said at least the warring sides listen to each other. >> for a

that is what america is all about. but americans overwhelmingly agree that those who work full-time shouldn't have to raise a family in poverty. in the years since i asked this congress to raise the minimum wage, five states have raised theirs. many businesses have done it on their own. nick shooter is here today with his boss. john is owner of a pizza place in minneapolis and nick helps make the dough, only now, he makes more of it. john gave his employees a raise to 10 bucks an hour and that boosted their morale. i ask more of america's business leaders to follow john's lead. do what you can to raise your employees' wages. it's good for the economy, it's ood for america. every mayor, governor, state legislator in america, i say, you don't have to wait for congress to act, americans will support you if you take this on. and as the chief executive, i intend to lead by example. corporations like costco see higher wages as the smart way to oost activity and reduce turnover. i will issue an executive order requiring feder

it's good for america. to every mayor, governor, state legislator in america, i say, you don't have to wait for congress to act. americans will support you if you take this on. and as a chief executive, i intend to lead by example. profitable corporations like costco see higher wages as the smart way to boost productivity and reduce turnover. we should, too. in the coming weeks i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops meals or wash their dishes, you should not have to live in poverty. of course, to reach millions more, congress does need to get onboard. today the federal minimum wage is worth about 20% less than it was when ronald reagan first stood here. and tom harkin and george miller have a bill to fix that by lifting the minimum wage by $10.10. it's easy to remember, 10.10. this will help families. it will give businesses customers with more money to spend. it does not invo

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america fields a full team. (applause) of course, it's not enough to train today's work force. we also have to prepare tomorrow's work force by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education. (applause) as estiven rodriguez couldn't speak a word of english when he moved to new york city at the age of nine. but this month thanks to an innovative tutoring program and the help of teachers he led a march of his classmates from their high school to the post office where they mailed off their college applications. and this son of a factory worker just found out he's going to college this fall. (applause) five years ago, we set out to change the odds for all our kids. we worked with lenders to reform student loans and today more young people are earning college degrees than ever before. race to the top, with the help of governors from both parties, has helped states raise expectations and performance. teachers and principals in schools from tennessee to washington, d.c. are making big strides in preparing s

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>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton, here are the top stories we are following this hour. a u.s. military helicopter crash in the u.k. claimed four lives during a training mission. the incident happened near the east coast of norfolk. authorities are investigating. >> the first batch of deadly chemical weapons left syria. it was loaded on a danishship and will be destroyed aboard a specially designed american vessel. >> syria pledged to destroy its stockpile by the middle of this year. >> in collingwoodar one person has died in a deadly avalanche, the grandson of the man who helped to start the vaile ski resort. >> forecasters say the worst of the cold should be over soon. the weather is frigid across most of the countries. many roads are closed and hundreds of schools have been shut down. >> the senate voted for a bill which would enable long-term unemployment benefits. the republicans say the current proposal is not enough. >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next on al jazeera, and you

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america. "inside story" is next. and check us out 24 hours a day by going to aljazeera.com, where the news never stops. him in a battle to give every citizen an escape from the crushing weight of poverty. did it work? and is this country still willing to put government to work against poverty. that's the inside story. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. in 1964 the university of michigan president lyndon johnson used soaring words to commit america's great wealth and power to solving it's d domestic problems. he said a great society depends on its abundance , and end poverty to which we're totally committed in our time. he told the audience to picture an american where the cities are beautiful, environment is cleaner, schools are better and people healthier. he talked in economic and spiritual terms of what a better and healthier america would look like. now it's 50 years later. did the great society programs hit their mark? did we get close to johnson's vision? or did it put a tax burden for the next 50 years. >> our task is

america is. that's why i believe this can be a breakthrough year for america. after five years of grit and determined effort, the united states is better positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on earth. the question for everyone in this chamber, running through every decision we make this year is whether we are going to help or hinder this progress. for several years now, this town has been consumed by a rancorous argument over the proper size of the federal government. it's an important debate. one that dates back to our very founding. but when that debate prevents us from carrying out even the most basic functions of our democracy. when our differences shut down government or threaten the full faith and credit of the united states, then we are not doing right by the american people. now, as president, i'm committed to making washington work better and re3wibuilding the trust of people who sent us here. and i believe most of you are too. last month, thanks to the work of democrats and republicans, confinely produced a budget that's undone some o

right now he's america's mayor. i want him to be america's prime minister.ant him to go national and be america's prime minister. >> north american prime minister. >> it's like a typo that works. >> it's better than stop the gravy train because looking at him he didn't stop the gravy train. how about four more beards. >> i'd like to see who else is running. i'd like to see if there's any options. >> a little too thorough for me. i go with what i see. >> you don't need anybody else. >> they're all dancing and partying and buzzed during their meeting. >> can't spend one when you're drunk. actually, you can. i think he is going to win. >> i do too. >>> steve lock is sponsored by super tankers. those very large ships between 100,000 and 400,000 tons used for transporting oil and other liquids. thanks super tanker. >> my pleasure. do you happen to have the time? >> it's time for you to buy yourself a watch. never gets old. do dogs align themselves with the earth's magnetic field when they defecate? i've been asking that question for years. >>> the latest break fr

it is good for america. every mayor, governor, state legislator in america, i say, you don't have to wait for congress to act. americans will support you if you take this on. as the chief executive, i intend to lead by example. profitable corporations like costo see higher wages as the smart way to boost productivity and reduced turnover. we should, too. in the coming weeks i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops' meal and washed their dishes you should not have to live in the -- in poverty. [applause] of course, to reach millions more congress does need to get on board. today, the federal minimum wage is worth about 20% less than it was when ronald reagan first it here. -- first stood here. they have a bill to fix that by listing the minimum-wage to $10 and $.10. that's $10.10. it is easy to rim or. ten-ten. it does not involve any new bureaucratic program. join the rest of the

the america we want for our kids , a rising america where work is plentiful and prosperity is widely shared and opportunity lets us go as far as our dreams, none it of it is easy. and if we work together, if we summon what is best in us, the way corey summoned what is best in him, with our feet planted intoy but our eyes looking the future. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. we need to come together as one because we are considered one nation under god and follow the leadership. we can see all the progress and stood of -- instead of digressing. rex share your thoughts with us. well over 1500 comments so far. you can join in on twitter. c-spanchat. graduated college in december. raising the minimum wage will do nothing but hurt our economy. it will put more money into circulation thereby devaluing the dollar as it exists. causing prices to go up and putting our academy in a worse state than it is right now. we need to -- the president needs to get with people that are in industries that are actually working outside of the government, and the private sector to c

a suggested to him to get into america. in the intellectual circles in philadelphia he was the editor of a small magazine called the pennsylvania magazine and a writer and the american revolution and the struggle for independence and he wrote the crisis papers. lesser known as he went to france and became an important spokesman for the french revolutionaries to be a really great champion to the speaking world and the case for the revolution in france to the british american audiences. he was a break with the past in order to undo the terrible injustice is that the european regimes in his view were coming in their people and he wanted always to find ways to apply the right political principle in society to we think of them as one of the founders but he was more radical than the american revolution in some ways much more at home and the french revolution he thought it was one of the fathers of modern radicalism and some aspects of the modern left. >> host: which brings us of the title of your book the great debate. >> guest:

tonight, we honor america. a nation that has witnessed the greatest rise in freedom and opportunity our world has seen. a nation, where we are not defined by our limits, but by our potential. a nation where a girl who worked at the mcdonald's drive-through to pay for college can be with you at the united states capitol. the most important moments right now are not happening here. they are not in the oval office or in the house chamber. they are in your homes. kissing your kids good night figuring how to pay the bills, getting ready for tomorrow's doctors visit. waiting to hear from those you love serving in afghanistan. or searching for that big job interview. after all, we the people have been the foundation of america since her earliest days. people from all walks of life and from all corners of the world. people who come to america because here, no challenge is too great and no dream too big. that is the genius of america. tonight, the president made more promises that sound good. but it will not solve the p

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america tonight only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> finally tonight from us, a new chapter in our americanries. 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 i enjoy that right. and it's reliving what my ancestors did. it's not work to me, it's fun . i get good exercise out of it as el w i am marlon holds en. i am a native american and tribal sit sent james town tribe located in squim, washington . i am retiring i guess you might say. now i am putting my effort in to go and climbing and crab is aring and those kind of natural resources. fishing is a very difficult area to make money and to feed a family. most of our young pe

america. . >> after haiti was struck by an earthquake sympathetic nations offered billions in support. it is home to a makeshift refugee camp and many struggles left for its future. one when the sun sets in tent city, a fear spreads for women refugees with a gentle knock on the doors offers what could be a stronger sense of security. "america tonight"'s correspondent spent a day in the night with haiti's fearless women. >> this is delna. she is determined to protect these women. >> delna is an inspiration for a group called the fearless women. there's a hatian expression many hands lighten the load. in this tent city outside of porta prince these women are using the hand to knock on doors to bring the end to sexual abuse and violence in their communities. >> what do you ask? >> it's so dark. so you'll walk through here and knock on every door. and arriving the same question to every home. clr >> so it's 11 o'clock at night in this camp, which has more than 200 of these small shacks. as you can

america tonight will be right back in a moment.lan [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. new lights use low wattage led rights, neither harmful for the trees nor dangerous for the kids that may touch them. >> many play-off spots in the n.f.l. are still to be decided. mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can

so what did america do? what deposit america do to face this challenge? well, social security was already in place. one of the fundamental pillars to deal with poverty among seniors. in this chamber, in the senate chamber, the men and women who then represented the american people put forward an extraordinary effort to deal with poverty in the united states. and one of those major second pillars to address poverty was the establishment of the medicare program for seniors. men and women over 65 years of age were guaranteed that if they lived to 65 in the years and days following, they would have health insurance program. incredible step forward. many other things were done. programs were put in place for jobs. job programs across this nation. in appalachia, in the central valleys of california and all across this nation. and outpouring of sympathy, outpouring of the basic morality of this country took place. children, in 1967, 29% of the children in this country in 1967 were in poverty. today, 2012, it's 19%. one out of five. far too high. a challenge for

"america tonight" is next on al jazeera america. >> even, i'm joie chen, you are watching "america tonight," the weekend edition. tonight we consider the haves, the have not and how it seems that the haves are getting it over on the have not. this week the justice department announced a settlement with a mortgage banking giant taylor b whitaker and home mortgage merc. they agreed to pay the government $320 million but did not admit no loan violation and kickbacks. the settlement is cold comfort. they are both belly up and bankrupt. in "america tonight" investigation correspondent shyla macvicary introduces us to a whistleblower who tried for years to get the government to act. it's as though no one would lisp. >> if you are in the market for a real estate deal consider this stone and stucko house, four bedrooms, three baths on the market for $143,000. actually, you already own it. all of us do. thanks to a big fraud allegedly perpetrated against the u.s. taxpayer to the tune of hundreds of millions. to understand how it worked look no further than this county. a community less than an hour

on al jazeera america. check chk >> this is al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york. >> now hope for those starving in a syrian city under fire as peace talks make slight progress. >> protesters in ukraine take over a third ministry building as the political crisis there deepens. >> the police identify a gunman in the maryland shooting. >> singing a different

. >>> the comeback of america's biggest enemy. and where are they? iraq. abc's martha raddatz right there, tonight, too. >> iraqi security forces warned us we should not go any further. >> america sending weapons tonight. >>> soda risk. a call to action about an ingredient in many sodas. and questions about a possible link to cancer. abc's dr. richard besser on what the fda is saying tonight. >>> and a made in america victory. remember your outrage when we discovered the american uniforms were made in china. tonight, the big reveal, on what they look like now. and who is making them. >> "made in america." >>> good evening, on this thursday night. diane is on assignment. and we do begin with a dangerous windchill warnings in place for the night ahead. for nearly 200 million americans today, the temperature never got above freezing. and take a look at this. a massive and deadly pileup in indiana. trucks and cars tangled on the road. traffic backed up for miles. and the problem is, it's so cold, all of the snow and ice isn't going anywhere for days. from the

right now he's america's mayor. i want him to be america's prime minister.ant him to go national and be america's prime minister. >> north american prime minister. >> it's like a typo that works. >> it's better than stop the gravy train because looking at him he didn't stop the gravy train. how about four more beards. >> i'd like to see who else is running. i'd like to see if there's any options. >> a little too thorough for me. i go with what i see. >> you don't need anybody else. >> they're all dancing and partying and buzzed during their meeting. >> can't spend one when you're drunk. actually, you can. i think he is going to win. >> i do too. >>> steve lock is sponsored by super tankers. those very large ships between 100,000 and 400,000 tons used for transporting oil and other liquids. thanks super tanker. >> my pleasure. do you happen to have the time? >> it's time for you to buy yourself a watch. never gets old. do dogs align themselves with the earth's magnetic field when they defecate? i've been asking that question for years. [poof!] [beep] [clicks

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>> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy, here are the top stories at this hour: extreme winter weather is on the way to the east coast from washington to new england. the storm hit the great lakes region hard, dumping several inches on destroyed and chicago. the governor of new york says the state may close major highways as a precaution. colorado pot smokers lined up for hours to make their first legal purchases of marijuana. the state expects to earn $67 million in the first year of sales. >> it's gone four days since mohamed fadel fahmy and three others from al jazeera were arrested. he has been moved to hospital for a broken hand, but he injured it before the arrest. he and peter greste were to be questioned. al jazeera demanded they be released immediately. >> a chinese helicopter was supposed to make several trips to get the passengers on a ship in antarctica, stranded since christmas eve. they'll wait for conditions allowing a single rescue operation. >> headlines are up next on al jazeera. and the l

give america a raise. give them a raise. [ applause ] >> there are other steps we can take to help families make ends meet, and few are more effective at reducing inequality and helping families pull themselves up through hard work than the earned income tax credit. it helps half parents in america a some point in their lives. i agree with republicans like senator rubio that it doesn't do enough for single workers who don't have kids. let's work together to strengthen the credit, reward work, help more americans get ahead. let's do more to help americans save for retirement. today, most workers don't have a pension. social security check often isn't enough on its own. that while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who have 401k's. that's why tomorrow, i will direct the treasury to create a new way for working americans to start their own retirement savings. my i.r.a. it's a new savings bond that encourages notion to build a nest egg. my r.a. guarantees a decent re

think of the america powerment. with the orders of reform, our best days lie ahead and we deliver that hope that we are challenged to deliver. it has been tremendous speaking with you and our colleagues on the floor here this evening. let's move forward and provide that hope to america's working families. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, i thank you for the hour and i yield back the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from california, mr. lamalfa is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. lamalfa: our subject tonight is about california's high-speed rail project, a project that was voted in by 2008. approximately $9 billion worth of bonds to help fund a project that would seek outside private investment as well, a project that would link san francisco to los angeles with possible additional spurs to sacramento and san diego. it has run into large funding problems and that's th

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ameri "america tonight" with joie chen is next. you can get the latest on aljazeera.com. >>> on "america tonight," we begin a special series 3sez years after fukushima. can the people forced out of this coachedal japanese community ever go home again? >>> tonight, a return to chaos. ever go home again? >>> tonight, a return to chaos. as al-qaeda retakes control in a key iraqi city. will the u.s. step in again? >> we are not contemplating putting boots on the ground. this is their fight but we are going to help them in their fight. >> yes, it's cold, really, really cold. but is the polar vor texvortex real system or a sharknado. >> our long-range am models were i wanting at this even two weeks ago. ♪ >>> good evening. thanks for being with us. i am joey chen. it has been almost three years sin fukushima spread a banket over wide areas of the japanese countryside. in our first of a series, michael oku investigates whether the massive government effort to the decontaminate fukushima and convince people to return home has any hope of s

america tonight with joie chen starts right now. >> on "america tonight": promises promises. as the president prepares for his biggest annual address a reminder of how things went after the last one. >> it certainly says a lot about a president's effectiveness. people look back at presidents in history, you look back at what did they believe what did they do what did they accomplish. >> also tonight the fight for chicago. one year after the president highlighted her story to galvanize america, hadiya pendleton. >> whether he is backed or not is a different story. >> and true moral courage to stand against your own. the rebel rabbi tells us why he must speak out. good evening. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin tonight with a look at tomorrow when the president will give us his view of the state of our union. the single most important schedule address our leader gives each year. the idea of a regular report carved to the nation is even enshrined in the accusation, it ensures us that we the citizens deserves some measuring stick by what has and hasn't been accomplis

what america was made of. so first seem to work quite well. water. well, once again the early american settlers east coast larger got into the interior of the country by going up the river's. that james, the potomac and the hudson. after about 40 or 50 our 80 miles inland, they all of them found rapids and they therefore settled there. in towns, places like richmond and fredericksburg and washington, d.c., and albany. and once they had established their settlements and wanted to circumvent trade routes, they built the early canals. so that perfected the basis of building canals and they started building more obviously commercial canals, not simply a round rapids. little canals in new hampshire which effectively created in boston as a city of commerce, a port for all of doing the. the most important of all american canals, theory can help from buffalo to albany which made in new york the central commerce that it is today. and then the canals held in chicago to the mississippi river, illinois and michigan canal