. >> reporter: nine-year-old ben pierce of denton, texas, isn't blind. preparing for that eventuality. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: born 17 weeks premature, ben suffers from a condition that is slowly stealing his sight. he has already lost his peripheral vision, and his parents, dan and heidi, say the rest may soon follow. >> our goal became what can we help him experience to store up these memories, and we sat him down and said, "what do you think would be cool to see? what's on your wish list?" are you a little excited? >> yes! >> reporter: for the last year, the pierces have been crossing sites off ben's "before i go blind" bucket list. >> i see it! >> reporter: they have explored everything from the depths of arizona to high above alaska, from places they can go in their van... >> austin capital. >> reporter: ...to faraway van goghs. >> guess who that is? the person over there? >> reporter: i have no idea. >> me, either. >> reporter: the kid is nine, which is also reflected in the list itself. >> we tried to stay very true to exactly what he said, and

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chris watts is the mayor of denton, texas. great to have you with us today. thank you for your time. i believe this started as a citizens-led grass roots petition. >> welcome from the great city of denton, texas. i think this had been percolating. what was the fire on the storm so to speak was wells were being drilled and fractured about 180 to 200 feet from residential community. and the noise and the nuisance, the light and some of the smells and fumes really provided the impetus for this movement to swell and explode. and they got the petition together and they were able to acquire the requisite number of signatures and came before city council and we denied the ban which put it to the ballot. it was approved tuesday 59% to 41%. >> do you agree with it? >> i agree with the process that the citizens exercised their right of self help through the denton city charter. i vowed them and vow to uphold ordinances. >> do you expect suits to be filed against you and against this decision? >> i don't know. we have a couple of suits on file right now. it just remains

voters in denton, texas, passed a ban on the natural gas extraction technique. it's behind the u.s. energy renaissance. they ask at what cost. data from the u.s. geological survey shows a surge in earthquakes in states that use the procedure. >>> caught on tape, diners in a houston restaurant are running for their lives as an suv plows into a glass window. but these two men seated right next to the window had no time to react. one of them even gets pinned under the buffet area. seconds later the driver puts the suv in reverse but only to head for that buffet area once again. the driver says she was trying to park it in the handicap space but hit the gas instead of the brake. eight diners were taken to the hospital, mostly with minor injuries. some good samaritans eventually helped free that man that was hit by the suv, and miraculously he walked away with minor injuries. >>> remember, remember, the 5th of november. it is a classic phrase and one used by thousands last night in london. anti-capitalist protesters stormed the city in those trademark masks, at one point an eruption of m

fracking movement got its start in the small town of denton texas. residents upset over environmental concerns voted to ban it for good. heidi zhou-castro has more. >> motion passes unanimously. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: as den tonne city council ratifies the passage of the fracking ban scheduled to take effect december 2nd. 275 gas wells continue to operate in the town north of dallas. you can find them behind a hospital, next to a stadium, across from a park, and just behind edwin g win's backyard. when the couple bought the house, the field behind it was quiet. >> they were just tanks back there, and they said - they told us they were water tanks. >> then 100 foot tower went up. workers pumped millions of gallons of water into the ground. >> fracking had arrived. day and night? >> i may be an old silly lady. this is scary to go to bed knowing that there's a gas rig on fire in my backyard. i guess i can only go to bed and know that if it explodes i'll never feel anything. >> reporter: in denton three wells exist for every square mile o

fracking, green lit fracking and this superimposed over a state like texas which had it for a very long time and, of course, dentonis the first area of texas to ban it after experiencing. it will be very interesting to see, you see the job creation that comes from this, there will be a lot of discussion about that. jeff flock live in illinois. >>> the u.s. autosector soaring. carmakers reporting 6.1% boost in october sales. one company is speeding past the broader industry. autonation posting 8% gain in car sales. the largest auto retailer and offering a rosy outlook for next year. overall auto sales, the prediction will sales will race past 17 -- what? i have to look at that again, 17 million in 2015. which automakers will be smashing hits next year? and which ones will hit the brakes. joining me mike jackson, autonation chairman and ceo. 17 million. have we gotten there? we've been there before, right? >> liz, it's happened twice before in the history of the auto industry. i've been the first one to say it and it's raised a few eyebrows. if doubt math, it's not that much of a leap. this year is going to end up a

denton's mineral wealth belongs to out of towners turned into widespread support for the fracking ban. whether the ban will be in force though remains to be seen. both an industry group and the state of texasave sued denton arguing the state's privacy law trumps, and it should be invalidated. >> we have been using hydraulic fracturing to recover oil and gas for more than 60 years. there is no evidence of rising morbidity or higher mortality rates in here more than anywhere else. >> edwin glen says it leads him to think no matter what voters say at the polls, oil and gas will win. >> you can't stop them. you know? you cannot stop these people. they have more money and time and lawyers. you just don't amount to anything. >> heidi zhou-castro, al jazeera, denton, texas. >> new information from ferguson, missouri, they have been told by prosecutors that the protesters will get more information about when the decision is coming down. the investigation into brown's death is expected almost any day. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha is there. lori jane, what did the protesters tell you? >> that's funny john, the prosecutors didn't tell them much more than they are going to get a heads up. what

places like denton, texas community care center is where they come when they learn the deductible is are unlikely to get reimbursement. >> there is a few. their deductibles are so elevated they can't afford them. you are paying a premium and high deductible you are not getting benefits. >> the administration created high deductibles for the least expensive plan. and most people buy only on premiums. >> they don't look at their deductible. or don't look at the cost of the medications that they are on and don't look at the network that they have. >> one of the ladies that we saw. one of our patients said she had called eight primary care offices before she found us that would see her on her plan. >> people are scrambling to find a drchlt and those with obama care are forced to go without. >> you can't believe what this would cost me. i can't afford that and they are trying to scrape money to get it done. and frankly they will wait until things get worse. which goes against the idea of preventative care. and one of the advantages of obama care. and leaving patients wondering what they w

is already a lawsuit against denton texas. finally, there were so tax measure in the bay area in san francisco, berkeley, more than 12 many dollars spent on those racist. precedent-setting. so san francisco voted, majority voted for it require a super majority. berkeley did vote for the soda tax, 75%. most of the money from the beverage industry but there was some money, michael bloomberg, the any of the big gulp put in 400,000. so berkeley uprooted 75% of the voters. i love this quote, roger salazar, a spokesman for the anti-tax campaign in both places said san francisco would have mattered but berkeley, it's berkeley but he said i don't think people will look at berkeley's results and said that's what the rest of the country would you. berkeley is the city that gives away free pot away to poor people but it's not mainstream. it's hard to believe a charmer like that was also not successful. >> other than free pot for poor people, is there any overarching take away we should think about as far as these local measures were loca

controversial extraction method has fueled america's energy boom, came up in many places many of them denton texas. "america tonight's" sarah hoye visited earlier this year and found bitter divisions. >> reporter: you don't see many children playing outside in this north texas neighborhood. >> i feel like i'm trapped in my home with my small children and it's absolutely not fair. the safety and the health of my family and my community has to take precedence over oil extraction. over gas ex transition. >> miley bush moved to denton text before the fracking. now her dream home has become a nightmare. >> what's going to happen if the well explodes? you constantly live in a state of terror because you have no idea what they're doing precisely and they don't tell you. i had to buy a gas monitor and a carbon monoxide detector because you don't know what's going to happen. >> denton sits atop the barnett shale. the barnett shale is also home of the most intensive gas drilling operations ever attempted in an urban area. bush. >> this is literally in your backyard. >> yes, it was right outside my door. i c

denton's mineral wealth belongs to out of towners turns into support for the fracking ban. whether the ban will be in force remains to be seen. both an industry group and the state of texas sued denton arguing the property law trumps ordnance and should be invalidated. >> we have been usefuling fracturing -- using fracturing for more than 60 years. there's no evidence of rising morbidity. >> the state issues drilling permits. edwin clin says it lead him to think no party what voters say at the polls, oil and gas will win. >> you can't stop them, you can't stop these people. they have more money and time and lawyers. you don't amount to anything >>> joining us from denton is jeannie, who you saw this the report. thank you for joining us. you have a personal reason. you believe your thyroid man was caused by fracking, did that lead you to get involved in this. >> hi. yes, i have a close friend in peninsula that i watched at a front row seat through skype and watched what his family went through when they had beautiful farmland and it turned into an industrial weight land due to fracking. they were able to set their water on fire. that got me interested in the whole what is

. >> 9-year-old ben pierce from denton, texas, isn't blind.aring for that eventuality. born 17 weeks premature, ben suffers from a condition that slowly stealing his sight. 's already lost his peripheral vision and his parents, dan and heidi, say the rest may soon follow. >> our goal became, what can we help him experience to, we sat him down said, what do you think you want to see, what is on your wish list? are you excited? >> the last year, the pierces have been crossing sites on ben's "before i go blind" bucket list. they have explored everything. from the depths of arizona to high above alaska. from places they can go in their van. to far away. >> i have no idea. >> me either. >> the kid is nine. which is also reflected in the list itself. >> we tried to stay very true to exactly what he said. it was weird. inside of a water tower. wanted to see the inside of the apple store. his enthusiasm about seeing these things, his joy is contagious. >> today is chalk under a microscope. yes, that was actually on the list. that's your chalk dust. >>

denton's mineral wells belong to out of towners turned into widespread support for the fracking ban. >> whether the ban will be enforced remains to be seen. both an industry group and the state of texasver sued denton, arguing the state's property law trumps local ordinance and that the ban should be invalidated. >> we have been using hydraulic fracturing for recovering oil and gas for more than 60 years. there is no evidence of rising morbidity or higher more tallty rates arched frack sites than anywhere else. >> the state continues to issue new drilling permits in denton. edwin glenn said it leads him to think no matter what voters say at the polls, oil and gas with i will win. >> you can't stop them, you know, you cannot stop these people. they have more money and time and lawyers. you just don't amount to anything. >> aljazeera, denton, texas. >> the courts not yet taking action on the request to block the ban. some in the industry want the texas legislature to step in. >> members of congress now going after uber. >> why an apology from a company executive over a smear campaign may not be enough for one senator. up next, we talk with our tech expert about what uber can do to weat

made their town the first in texas to ban the killing technique by approving a ballot measure on tuesday. denton is known as the birthplace of fracking, which is widely used throughout texas. the texas oil and gas association says the band is inconsistent with state law. anti-fracking measures were also proved to stay in athens, ohio and california san benito county. in a statement, the center for biological diversity said -- meanwhile, voters in richmond, california have rejected an attempt by the oil giant chevron to influence the local city government. the company spent more than $3 million to back a slate of pro-chevron candidates for mayor and city council in tuesday's election. but none of chevron's candidates won, with voters electing the candidates the company opposed. the vote comes two years after a massive fire at chevron's oil refinery in richmond sent 15,000 residents to the hospital. according o one tally, chevron's failed effort cost it $72 per voter. and ose are some of the headlines, this is democracy now, democracynow.org,he war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen sh

texas sized legal battle. it is a symbolic one. fracking is no longer allowed where it was pioneered. voters in denton, near dallas, passed a ban on the natural gas distracting technique. it is behind the so-called u.s. energy renaissance, but skeptics ask at what cost. data from the u.s. geological survey shows a surge in earthquakes in states that use the procedure. >>> caught on tape, diners at a houston restaurant running for their lives as an suv plows into a glass window. these two men seated right next to the window had had no time to react, scary moments. one of them even gets pinned under the buffet area. seconds later, you see the driver pull the suv into reverse. but then only to head back to the buffet area again. the driver says she was trying to park in the handicap space, but hit the gas instead of the brake. eight diners were taken to the hospital. mostly with minor injuries. you see there some good samaritans eventually helped free the man hit by the suv. miraculously he walked away with minor injuries too. >>> remember, remember. the fifth of november. it is a classic phrase. and one