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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> good to have you with us. i'm elizabeth dorano in doha. these are the top stories. jordan says it will do whatever it can to make i.s.i.l. release one of its fighter pilots. u.s. rejects, saying it crashed. >>> in the state of missouri, another black teen aimer was shot. michael brown was killed by a police officer in august. >>> pakistan prime minister nawaz sharif, says terrorism cases will now be tried by military courts. >> explaining how the courts will work. >> well, as far as how the military courts are concerned, these are only for two years. and this is how most of the political parties have agreed. and they've also said that these would be restricted to very hard criminals and the ones who have been engaged in terrorism, you know, very hard terrorists and these would not be applied politically because there is a fear that these could be also applied to political sort of are opponents and so on. so has the hammer leadership. actually it was the army leaders

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the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device.nload it now >>> march 2011 an earthquake in japan set off a tsunami, triggering a meltdown of three nuclear if power plants in fukushima. 311. >> translation: the media are responsible for unnecessary exposing people to radiation. it's not only the responsibility of the government, it's also the responsibility of the japanese media who didn't report event or tell people the facts. >> the media couldn't judge whether this information was correct or not. they didn't want to give the public wrong information because of the dangerous situation. >> a dangerous situation that japan's media were accused of making worse. viewers were told that the amount of radiation leaked was not hazardous. the reports were wrong. media analysts say not much has changed since the disaster. if anything, the situation has deteriorated. and many bring in a new law, the designated secrecy bill written by the abe government and which came in effect this month. the law makes it illegal for journalists to public o

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now . [music] | >> welcome back to tech know. guy, fig uring out how long you will live is a difficult but important question. do you think a cell phone could help you figure it out? >> i'm skeptical, i have to be honest. >> no, i don't think we are there yet. >> our colleague talked to two researchers who have an app that can maybe get us part way there. let's take a look. >> the tell tale lines on our faces give a good indication of our age. but what if the signs of aging could predict how long we are going to live. >> we know people who look younger for their age tend to live longer. >> useing this premise, the doctor partnered with a computer science professor at the university of north carolina. they created a program and website called face my age. >> and so the purpose of the website is to allow people to upload their picture and then allow the algorythms tell them how old their face is. not their chronological age, buffets age and with other -- but face age. it wil

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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.nload it now >> a crisis on the border... >> thery're vulnarable... these are refugees... >> migrent kids flooding into the u.s. >> we're gonna go and see josue who's just been deported... >> why are so many children fleeing? >> your children will be a part of my group or killed... >> fault lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines no refuge: children at the border only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to techknow. i'm phil torres, joined by cara santa maria, marita davison, and dr shini somara. now, shini has been taking us on a journey through greenland. we have seen the flights and the science. what was it like to be there with the scientists? >> well, i got to experience that first hand. we were staying in the statement location as where the n.a.s.a. crew live. it was pretty amazing, to say the last. really cold. let's take

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device.nload it now >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> we are in the middle of a lot of stores. the economic crisis, the whole european economic crisis and the media crisis. >> translation: we have gone through a difficult situations where many very experienced journalists lost their jobs as a result of the austerity measures, these are the times we had to live through. we didn't choose them. >> every time someone is replaced because o

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.ownload it now >> television icon norman lear >> we hoped we were delivering real characters... >> creator of "all in the family" "the jeffersons" and "good times" talks race, comedy and american culture today... >> you're taking me to a place in this interview, i haven't been before... >> i told you this would be your best interview >> ...and it is... it's the current one... >> every monday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. the fbi is blaming north korea for the hacking of hollywood giant sony pictures. the hackers leaked tens of thousands of emails with sensitive information, for revenge over a comedy about the assassination of its heard. >>> u.s.-lead air strikes have destroyed a isil tactical unit. and they now control the entire area east of the sinjar mountains. >>> fifa has agreed to publish a report into

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.d it now >> tonight, the landmark series concludes. >> i'm on a mission that i have to keep this business going. >> an intimate look at middle class families. >> i panicked because, how we gonna pay that? >> the issues we face. >> there's no way to pay for it. >> fighting to survive. >> she's like my role model... as in perseverance. >> building a better future. >> it's coming together little by little. >> real life solutions you can't afford to miss. >> we're making it the best that we can. >> "america's middle class - rebuilding the dream". >> tonight. >> 7:00 eastern. >> only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> welcome back. i'm shiulie ghosh, the top stories, 142 people have been killed in an attack on a school by the pakistani taliban. a siege lasting several hours ended with the deaths of all of the attackers. >>> russia's currency continues to fall despite the central bank's foefrts to prevent its collapse. the ruble dropped to record low against the u.s. dollar. the prime minister has

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> the business of space, there's money to be made everywhere you lock, especially up there - everywhere from a chance to leave the planet to colonizing mars and mining the moon. companies interested in mining the moon insist that it's not more complicated than planning a mission to antarctica. conditions are extreme, but the payoff is huge. it's true now because the government is handing over the reins to private companies to explore and exploit the moon. several companies are racing to develop landers and rovers to do that. astro bottics and moon express are two start-ups competing. both share a goal - get to the moon and make billions. jacob ward reports. >> reporter: moonexpress and astro bottic are competitors in a small emerging mark, a market that doesn't though that it needs the moon. >> we see the moon as the continent of the world. we want to open it up. >> we believe a hunk of the moon you can hold in your hands could be worth a billion. >> both are buildin

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> good to have you with us. i'm election puranam in doha. the presidential candidate for tunisia's secular party is claiming victory in the run-off boat. beji caid essebsi's claim has been dismissed by his rival moncef marzouki who says it's too early to call a winner. official results are expected on monday >>> human rights watch says muslims in the central african republic are trapped in enclaves, facing hunger and disease. they face violence if they leave and u.n. peace keepers are not providing security assistance >>> cold weather and fog forced flights to be cancelled and trains delayed in new delhi. it recorded its coldest temperature in five years monday >>> oil producing countries in the arab gulf say they will not cut output levels to lift oil prices out of a slump. saudi arabia and other states are meeting in abu dhabi. the fall in prices had a huge impact on other countries that depend on oil exports to keep the country afloat. i have this report. >> repor

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> you are watching "talk to al jazeera." i am ali velshi speaking to musician and human rights activist peter gabe bre yell? >> i thought i misread that. you are creating apes. >> yeah. well, i mean i played -- i had a year when i was working with sue savage-rumbeau with these extraordinary bonobo apes and i went down there four times. sometimes with musicians and, and we tried different things but in the end, we got a bonobois on the keyboard, two of the apes and i would be playing in the next door room. they could see me and they would just experiment with different notes according to what i was playing, and most people, you know, i mean i think some people have seen stuff on the movies and they expect had he them to play beetoven but what you see is an extraordinary intelligence questioning each note, finding harmonnies, octaves, repeating certain notes and for any musician, they get blown away because there is something happening which you get in a jam where thin

. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app.et our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> tomorrow, the landmark series concludes. >> i'm on a mission that i have to keep this business going. >> an intimate look at middle class families. >> i panicked because, how we gonna pay that? >> the issues we face. >> there's no way to pay for it. >> fighting to survive. >> she's like my role model... as in perseverance. >> building a better future. >> it's coming together little by little. >> real life solutions you can't afford to miss. >> we're making it the best that we can. >> "america's middle class - rebuilding the dream". >> tomorrow. >> 7:00 eastern. >>

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> television icon norman lear >> we hoped we were delivering real characters... >> creator of "all in the family" "the jeffersons" and "good times" talks race, comedy and american culture today... >> you're taking me to a place in this interview, i haven't been before... >> i told you this would be your best interview >> ...and it is... it's the current one... >> every monday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >>> well, back. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. let's take you through the top stories. polls are about to close in tunisia, the first time tun easeians have voted for a president since the revolution three years as. iraqi forces have been forced to retreat from beigi they have taken control of a city after an intention battle with the iraqi army. the united arab emirates has blamed non-opec members for the drop in pricing. nearly 5

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> growing up in a poor neighborhood in baltimore means the odds are stacked against you. >> and so we have a school to prison pipeline operating in baltimore and in other cities across the nation where young people believe with some good reason that their destiny lies behind bars and they, too, will become members of the under-caste. >> females is getting pregnant and they're having children. now it's children raising children. without no high school education, how are they going to take care of that child? you see what i'm saying? >> my mother was a child when she had us, you know. my mother told me she hated me, you know, and to get out of her face before she'd kill me. that had an impact on me. >> no one's thinking about, "let's look at these infants. let's help these infants out. let's help these mothers out so that these kids are raised in a healthy environment. let's put the money there rather than put it into like the back end." you know, $25,000 per prisoner,

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. it now >> al jazeera america morning news >> good morning and welcome! to al jazeera america >> real stories... real reporting... real news... a deeper look... >> a much better forecast for today >> with an international edge >> why is this so important and how close is this deal? >> from our award winning news teams across america and beyond >> we begin with breaking news coming out of the west bank... >> news that matters... al jazeera america morning news every morning 7 eastern only on al jazeera america [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> this is it, the first american commercial jet capable of economical trans-atlantic service - the boeing clipper. >> since it's creation in seattle, boeing had a reputation as world class. in 1997 boeing changed. it merged with competitor mcdonald douglas. two companies with two very different business models. >> the merger was all about transforming our successful culture and business model into the same business model that mcdonald douglas used unsuccessfully. >

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. now >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> this is it, the first american commercial jet capable of economical trans-atlantic service - the boeing clipper. >> since it's creation in seattle, boeing had a reputation as world class. in 1997 boeing changed. it merged with competitor mcdonald douglas. two companies with two very different business models. >> the merger was all about transforming our successful culture and business model into the same business model that mcdonald douglas used unsuccessfully. >> you basically shortchange engineering, stop doing product development - you run the business for crash. >> the new boeing moved the headquarters from seattle, the only home it knew, to chicago. it began slashing

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> russia has very ambitious space plans. it successfully launch aid new rocket into space today. and it may drop down to the international space station so it can build it's own, but the economy may make it hard for russia to start the space race. >> christmas and new year cheer ended in russia with a horrible year. with the maiden launch of the rocket. two decades, ten years in the planning. it will be 36 kilometers above the equator. ever since he became the first man to orbit the earth in 1961, they were part of the old cold war mindset. now in the new year with the west, the kremlin is anxious to demonstrate that it's still in the race, with russia hoping to launch it's own flat form, somewhere in the future. russia needs to stay in space, and money is of secondary importance, say space experts. >> this was a project of the ministry of defense. and it's strategically very important to be able to send satellites to russian territory. if you want to stay as a countr

. -- america mobil, the wireless company owned by carlos slim. the right sharing app will be on all america movil phones in mexico. -- ride-sharing app will be on all america mobile phones in mexico. uber is looking to raise more money, a move that could value the company as high as $40 billion. back in the day, apple's ipod was king. remember this? ♪ >> ipod, 1000 songs in your pocket. >> those days are back again, at least in federal court. apple is appearing in a decades-old class-action suit over the ipod. the issue, whether apple violated antitrust laws by forcing customers to use the ipod to play music downloaded only from itunes and nothing else, blocking access to music from other services. apple could be on the hook for as much as $1 billion in damages. late apple cofounder steve jobs will play a key role in the trial. e-mails from jobs and a video deposition from just months before he died are expected to be key pieces of evidence. joining us now is robin feldman, professor of law at uc hastings in san francisco. also, a distinguished pr

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now 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. forces they are taking high ground. the main and military based in the area. and to the besieged mountain. russian president has given. the sungarsy will rebound, and the economy will recover. only days since the prime minister ended the moratorium. survivors of the pakistan school siege had been recounting the horror of the attack. where the nursing not only physical injuries but psychological stars as well. he is now in hospital bed fighting for his life. she is trying to combat her worst fear. >> when i heard my shot was shot, i ran to the school in a panic. he tried to calm me down and say mom, don't cry, i am okay, even though he is bleeding i am proud of my son, he is such a brave boy. and to call his family by phone. in the same while a 12 grader who was shot in the

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> 3 z gaming technology and climate change research may not seem like a likely pair, but it's helping scientists in eastern canada map out the effects of coastal erosion in realtime. >> barbara and emmet know coastal erosion only too well. where their modest summer home once stood, it now is 25 meters off this beach, underwater. they remember what they lost to the surging sea. >> we sort of get used to it, the fact that it's not here any more. it did not just happen overnig overnight. it grew on us gradually, and just one of those things you had to accept. >> prince edward island has some of canada's most sought-offer shore-front poverty, but rising seas and storm serges is wa

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now find as pattern of whatnt it called excessive force by cleveland police. the scathing report on 6,000 incidents between 2010 and 2013, it was released just a month after an officer shot and kill add 12-year-old boy that was playing with a toy gun in a park. al quaida vowing to kill american hostage a 33-year-old photo journalist who was abducted more than a year ago, the group says lit kill him in three days if the united states does not meet unspecified dend mas. the women, who are among the first female sailors to serve were recorded while they were showering. navy says a 24-year-old male sailor is now under investigation. on a separate note, the navy has taken back on honorary title given to bill cosby after a number of allegations that he sexually abused women over decades. a new report finds that one in four victims are now speaking up. but as america tonight lori reports even the military now admits there's more work to be done to prevent sex crimes within it's r

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now teach for america is supposed to educate poor children. >> schools where kids need grade teaching the most. >> can unprepared teachers make a difference? >> why are we sending them teachers with 5 weeks of training? >> watching al jazeera news hour. let's recap our top stories. sunni leaders in iraq are accusing the government of pushing out sunni populations on the pretext of fighting i.s.i.l. believes the current tide of sectarianism in iraq and the rise of i.s.i.l. are partly the fallfault of u.s. policy. >>> six guantanamo bay detainees have arrived in you'r uruguay. have been held for more than a decade. >>> typhoon hagupit is pelting the philippines with rain and winds of over 100 kilometers an hour. hundreds of thousands have moved into shelter. a professor in contemporary history of the middle east, joins me in the studio now. and hearing those reports, there are some local sunni officials accusing pro-iranian forces and also iranian forces that are working with

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now 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. a potential victory. the pentagon announced today that several leaders have been killed in air strikes since mid november. the partners have launched more than 1,000 strikes aimed at halting the offensive. what is your analysis of this strike that we are talking about today, and what it means in terms of isil command structure. short and long term. it turns out that folks have been doing a lot of research on this question, of leadership structure. in terrorists groups what sort of organizations are effected. it turns out that isil is of the type, it is organized but not very deeply embedded locally. they might have impact over time, not immediately or today, put over time. if they can't rewhennish the leadership, then they may face problems. today was the day that a top u.

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now 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. >> timely this hour a reminder that you can never be too sure about your enemies or your friends. sudden thaw in u.s. cuban relations remind us that there's a lot to forgive after 50 years of frost. >> the serious disaster bay of pigs invasion. and assassination attempts at cuban prime minister fidel castro, a plot to destroy his iconic beard by dusting his shoes with a did he pill tri. poisoning his -- a de pilitory. after the united states took the situation to a brink of war, recruiting the people to overthrow the government from within. it's not been acknowledged by the u.s. government but one of the most recent plots was to launch a cuban at which timer, zinzinao, a text messaging service, which would evade cuba's restrictions. celebrity gossip sports news. at its pea

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> there are some holiday traditions that you have to be from there to get. like riding the pink pig. our final story is probably best understood by kids that grew up around new york, new jersey. we found it connected with kids, former kids all the way down the east coast. it's the tail of an american treasure, coming to the end of a road. >> having a truck under the christmas tree. it was always the norm. >> you couldn't have christmas without hesz. >> not just at this home in the bronx, but under the tree in millions of homes for the 1960s until today. you could say it's just a toy truck. for generation, it's arrived with a little magic. there was nothing that really i enjoyed more fheeng in a dark moon with the headlights on and driving the furniture around the floor, because it was real. it was a real toy that looked and behaved like a real truck. >> a real truck. one you could only get at the gas station. they would always sell out before santa arrived. >> back i

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now the most important money stories of the day might effect your savings, your job or your retirement. whether it's bail-outs or bond rates this stuff gets complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down confusing financial speak and make it real. have good in the season of peace in the season of peace in jerusalem, a holy site, considered sacred in islam and jerusalem. for centuries the al-aqsa mosque, is considered a holy place . from jerusalem, nick schifrin. >> haysens the messiah's arrival. >> that will come very soon please join god. >> in the center of the city, jewish activists, change the thousand year status of the city's holiest place. >> i'm happy to be part of the redemption of the jewish people. >> reporter: and a new breed of right wing israeli campaigners spurs them and the next generation on. >> we want to come back. we wants to go pray on the temple mount. >> they spearhead the growing temple mo

. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app.get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> good to have you with us, i'm >> welcome back. every year hundreds of millions of birds die crashing into glass windows and that's just in the united states. well now finders there are trying the give the birds a chance of survival. tom ackerman reports. >> just after dawn, naturalist luke de grute is out trapping birds in mesh nets. they're iefd, identified, banded and soon thereafter, released. here in pennsylvania, the birds needn't fear their worst enemies, glass panes nearly a billion die crashing into windows. >> the majority of birds that hit windows are ni

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device.download it now >> the army ousted morsi, much of the world viewed events in egypt with horror. the military - then led by general sissi - had overthrown a democratically elected president and crushed the party that he belonged to. >> you had the worst massacre in egypt's modern history happening under sissi, when you killed more than a thousand people in less than seven hours. >> the united states was critical of the bloodshed but stopped short of withdrawing support for the regime. >> they were very careful not to say it was a coup. so and if you look back at the statements they sort of used every euphemism they could except coup. so it was not a coup let's get that straight. >> it isn't just having elections. that's wonderful. but what comes after the election? if there's not a framework for making government work to accomplish things, then it's just it's very hollow. >> the lack of real democracy has allowed the egyptian military's partnership with israel to prosper without any pub

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> today's data dive takes on the plight of endangered animals. northern white rhinos, a death of only five of these rhinos alive all in captivity. conservationists efforts have not been successful. more than a thousand were killed last year in south africa, home of the largest population of rhinos, nearly as many have been killed this year. but there have been positive conservation efforts. about 100 years ago, the southern white rhino was under threat of extinction with less than 100 left. after a century of conservation there are now more than 20,000. dozens of other species are less fortunate, only about two to 300 of apes exist because they have been hunted for their meat and conservation efforts, amir leopards less than 40 of them are around. hawk's bill turtles are also critically endangered. they have existed in 100 million years and considered a link in marine eke osystems. they are threatened in wildlife trait trade because of their shells. >>> tigers, none h

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> jpmorgan chase is closing out the year with a look at how it does business. it sounds at times like a confessional. they acknowledge mistakes, and where they fell short and want to do better. it was prompt bid a group of shareholders led by nuns. if that surprises you, you probably haven't been inside of company board rooms lately. activist shareholders are on the rise. >> clashing with public traded companies on wall street may seem like an unlikely choice to do god's work, but it's where she has found her calling. she's a catholic nun and she wants companies to be facts. >> that's my vocation, and not a lot of our sisters to do this work. but i think, i come from a dominican tradition, of preaching in the context of the reality of the day. >> those realities include the financial crisis of 2008 and climate change. she's credited with nudging ford to pledging it's greenhouse gas emissions. they scour the shareholder reports for retirement invests of the 130 nuns in

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> kurdistan peshawar fighters on thursday say they won a key battlefield victory over i.s.i.l. and northern iraq, while the u.s. general warned years of patience would be needed to reach a turning point in the fight against the group, which he referred to using the arab acronym dash. >> we have patience in the relationship to call it dash. they have proved to be resilient. you are tacking three years. >> the siege on mt sinjar, since august, when i.s.i.l. attacked killing thousands forcing girls and women into slavery. they continued to battle. we are joined by rear admiral john kirby. good to see you. we heard general terry urging patients -- patience saying it could be a minimum of three years. saying the targeted strikes kill. is the bombing being more successful than we thought or heard. we know over time. more you do, the more you'll decrayed and damage the organizations ability to operate, communicate and lead itself. we know we are having an effect. so what yo

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device.nload it now >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. toledo ohio has one of the oldest muslim communities in the united states. immigrants from the middle east settled here, years ago. toledo has its own story of an fbi informant. darren griffin grew up in toledo and joined the u.s. army. court testimony would later reveal that after he left the military his life began to spiral out of control. >> he started abusing drugs and alcohol. became involved in drug dealing activity. my name is edward brian. i'm an assistant federal public defender for northern district of ohio. he came to know drug enforcement agents when they busted him for drug related activity and began working as a drug informant in northwest ohio. >> while working for

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device.d it now >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested >> i know that i'm being surveilled >> people are not getting the care that they need >> this is a crime against humanity >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> what do we want? justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> they are running towards base... >>...explosions going off we're not quite sure... >> fault lines al jazeera america's emmy winning, investigative, documentary, series... toledo ohio has one of the oldest muslim communities in the united states. immigrants from the middle east settled here, years ago. toledo has its own story of an fbi informant. darren griffin grew up in toledo and joined the u.s. army. court testimony would later reveal that after he left the military his life began to spiral out of control. >> he started abusing drugs and alcohol. became involved in drug dealing activity. my name is edward brian. i'm an assistant federal public defender for northern district

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.nload it now ♪ >>> the top stories on the al jazeera news hour. at least one person has been killed in blast at a french school in kabul, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the school's auditorium where a theater group was performing. >>> thousands of palestinians have attended the funeral of a minister who died after a confrontation with israeli soldiers on wednesday. israeli and palestinian officials have issued conflicting accounts of the results on his autopsy. >>> russia's currency -- pardon me, the slide in the ruble has lost nearly half of its value after sanctions were imposed following the conflict in ukraine, and the sharp drop in global oil prices hasn't helped either. and the government has raised interest rates to 10.5% to counter inflation. >>> going back to our top story, that is the funeral of the palestinian minister who died during a confrontation with israeli troops on wednesday. daniel levy is at the european council on foreign relations. thank you for being with u

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> when we think of a mid life crisis what usually comes to mind are the stereotypical images of a man buying a sports car and the onset of strong feelings of worry and doubt like those depicted in many movies including "this is 40". >> why is it 38? >> because your mom wants to be 40. let's not mention it again. >> but a growing body of research reveals going through a slump in middle age may be much more widespread than we think. are we doomed to suffer and existential crises? the summer issue of the atlantic, the real roots of the midlife crisis. jonathan, good to have you with us. it's a fascinating read. you start from your own experience in the 40s, you said you had every reason to be happy but you weren't. that you're much happier in your 50s, in that process, all those years, what you discovered is that how happiness may be affected by age, particularly what's considered the u curve. >> it is a mystery to me why in my 40s thing were objectively going my way. i

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> king county is going both directions with a low income fare of $1.50 and at the same time, fares will go up for richer riders to a high of $3.25 at peak hours. >> sort of a classically good-hearted seattle move to say "you folks need to ride the bus... ride it for $1.50". is this in its own way redistribution? >> it's not just about altruism though, you know? it's about economic development. we need to make sure workers can get to work. it's about economic opportunity. >> in a transit system that has had 5 fare hikes in 5 years, price is a sensitive point. san francisco is the only other major metropolitan area with a similar two teired system, with 20,000 people buying half price fare cards. in king county it could cost 7 to 9 million dollars in lost fare revenue every year, plus a few million more for administrative start up costs. >> we're eliminating routes, we're cutting back service in some areas, there's pressure on the system in terms of money and we're sayi

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. ownload it now teach for america is supposed to educate poor children. >> schools where kids need grade teaching the most. >> can unprepared teachers make a difference? >> why are we sending them teachers with 5 weeks of training? >> this week all week we take you to space. had space x showed the world that newcomers were ready to compete with the inaugural test fights of its falcon nine rocket. since then millions of dollars have been blowing into stat space start ups. many are in silicon valley. >> it's the prospector's map to hidden treasure. only the map is in space and the treasure is in astroids. the plan tore resource says that incredible amounts of plutonium and rare earth metals could be mined from these astroids that to date is mined mostly in china. >> the ability to access resources in that environment as opposed to digging up the earth and hauling things up out of the gravity well of earth, that is a change in the economic equation of the cost of doing business in space. >

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.oad it now >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> the shooting of mike brown sparked something in ferguson. why did it happen here? on the surface, the city looks like any quiet american suburb. but in the southeast corner of the city limits there are densely populated apartment complexes. this is where michael brown lived. and this street is where he was walking the day he was killed. what exactly happened the day he encountered darren wilson here, remains unknown, but what's clear is that they were two people from two very different worlds... this area has a high concentration of poverty and residents say it's heavily patrolled by police. it's predominantly african american ...and it's typical of the way many places in the st louis area are divided along racial and economic lines. a divide that young men like mike br

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> you know how they say that everybody has a purpose in life? well, at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> we were starving just looking 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 w

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where the typhoon came ashore. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. >> al jazeera, nairobi. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> it's been called the disabled community's declaration of independence. the americans with disabilities act, which turns 25 next year. designed to empower people with disabilities to join in all aspects of community life it was a milestone in the fight for equality. a generation later though it is clear that the ada hasn't reached every place it was intended to and that's kept kids with disabilities out of the game. here is "america tonight's"

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> there's a big debate whether students are getting a real bang for their bucks by attending college. starting next year the government hopes to help students decide if college is right for them. there harass a release of a draft of the rating system that will judge the nation's 5,000 colleges at a time when student debt is weighing down many families. libby casey with more. >> jen, the draft released friday morning is bear bones. the first step in an ambitious plan by the education department to help students compare colleges. eventually schools will be rated good, bad, or in the middle with most falling in that midrange. now the draft is a score card. you can input a school, where you live, or what you would like to study, and compare things like cost. eventually it will show things like a school's affordability, graduation rates, loan repayment rates. that last one could be a key indicators of whether you're getting a good enough job after college to pay off those

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> roland was talking about the fact that while new york is bigger, more sophisticated better trained and more diverse police force than we're dealing with in ferguson, missouri, it's not without its problems. roland outlined a number of issues corresponding with the time you've been the key angellers of news in new york city. he's right. new york police have had their ups and downs. >> and not to minimize it, but police work is a messy business. sometimes they get it right. sometimes they get it wrong. there are two questions, one is a specific case by case analysis, and you can debate the evidence. and the second is the broader question where there is no problems. we get carried away with the details of what michael brown was doing or eric garner. >> we agree, the situation is large. the situation is large. the question of whether black men trust police, or whether police react differently to blacks or hispanics is a larger question. in your sense has new york--how h

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> al jazeera's investigative unit examined how a former intelligence officer made billions of dollars from corrupt energy deals approved by the egyptian state. now we reveal how the legacy of corruption has so damaged egypt's energy sector that it stands to become dependent on israel. >> egypt mismanaged its gas industry. it raises the possibility that israel in contradiction to the history of the energy relations, will be supplying egypt. >> these are the men who have devastated egypt's energy industry. their story is closely linked to the most important relationship in the middle east - egypt's peace accord with israel. it is a story that has now come full circle. the former field marshall, abdel fata el-sissi won a largely ceremonial presidential poll. the elected leader that sissi overthrew in a military coup mohammed morsi remains in jail. sissi's victory has quashed the arab spring while protecting the peace accords with israel. >> i think now with the return of

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> hussein salem and maiman between the two of them, had these links and networks that extended through the intelligence services and the business community which enabled them to ensure buy-in from the key elites from the people who needed to sign off on these deals to happen. both governments in israel and egypt wanted to keep the true identity and role of east mediterranean gas hidden from view. >> it was unclear to us who we were making the deal with; what are the real numbers; what what's the profit; what are the costs of this deal. >> it was so covert. it was so behind the scenes. it was so un-transparent that it called for attention. despite the opposition of israel's the

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.ownload it now the new girl in town, and her very long history, a history that started out in the states in wyoming but with it's new arrival one that the natural history museum hotted to unearth some questions. meet sophie, she is 150 million years old, a vintage from north america and is dinosaur lovers will know, from the distinctive row of plates she is a stick sorrows. >> disoonly one that the preserved in three dimensionses it gives us a huge amount of information. >> scientists know she was a teenager, just on the cusp of adulthood, no sign of injury, so maybe she got sick or ran out of foot, but it is a bit disengenius to call her sophie, it is impossible to tell if she is male or female, unless the eggs are found. even so, the donor that gave the money wanted to name it after his daughter. >> she would have acted more hike a cow, grazing all day on other low lies shrubs. because of her completeness, the fossil is an absolutely bonanza for scientists. a scientific article on ho