>>are all those materials found in haiti? >these are all made in haiti and >>so it's doable?very doable and our solution is actually we think that we should not bring any technology from outside haiti and they should... what we're doing is we are trying to educate them. and they could generate... >>because as we talked about bob, it's got to be done on the other end right? >>that's right >>yes >>for it to be sustainable >>sustainable? >>yes >>right >>a couple minutes left reason to be hopeful is? >>the reason to be helpful? >>the reason to be hopeful >>hopeful? again when we made our first mission out there our team had made ten reccommendations. nine of them were implemented. the other one which was to put an aligner was done when we were there so to me that was very encouraging that things were actually being done and i believe with the chlorination systems at least again with the standard operating procedure as mike aid the simplicity of it keeping it on a ground level, using the hyperchloride pellets as opposed to liquid sodium hypochloride, keeping things very simple tha

as more tourisms are coming to haiti. are putting the basic infrastructure, they are finding a place. coming to haiti and help develop the country has to be done with a certain amount of risk because investors take risks. that's why i invited them to come, think of haiti as a place to visit as a way of helping the equipment kpomt. going to restaurants, buying from the street merchant, all of that goes a long way. >> ininports, exports, and manufacturing are helping to boost the economy. >> grew to 4.3%, the inflation is down 5.1%, so all those indicators, you know, over the short, mid to long run, they will geem haitians in haiti having more jobs and more businesses are created. and that's why we have to make it easier to open a business in haiti. diversifying of our gdp, diversifying the economy. of course we have to increase our tax base and also boosting public spending in areas like education, health, security, those areas that are essential to the people's well being. it's important to care for children's malnutritio

this is a very complex situation in haiti. if you could, simplify for us the reason for the delay in holding elections. >> i think the real reason for the delay in holding elections, there has been a whole bunch of different evolving explanations the i think the real reason is president martelli does not want to be hindered by legislative oversight. he was supposed to have held the first set of elections just nine months after he came to pour in 2011. ever since then, he has been delaying them. it's a fight over the electoral counsel where president martelli has proceposed a council that comes close to the cstit comes close to the cstiutional requirements but doesn't meet them. they are people in the parliament who will insist that they comply with the constitution. >> as, if you say, president martelli doesn't want to relink wish power, we know the prime minister has resigned. parliament's mandate is expected to expire in jan. what happens if martelli doesn't step down before january? >> reporter: he will still be president.

. ♪ ♪ >>> the prime minister of haiti has resigns.s after months of violent protests in the capital port-au-prince, demonstrators are calling for long delayed elections and for the president to also step down. dominick kane has more. >> reporter: in recent weeks, protests like these have sprung up in the haitian capital. now they are spread to go otherr cities. the people are calling for the president and prime minister to fall. >> translator: no magic wand can safe lamont. or martelli. there is no way they can be saved. >> reporter: on friday, michelle had said that he would accept the resignation of his prime minister as part of a plan to reach eye new consensual government. the president's problem is that there huh been no lexes in haiti for three years, the term of office of the currents parliament will end next month. and no new elects are scheduled. >> the the government was supposed to organize lexes for four years all they did is corruption, they ruin the city. that's why we take to the streets we will be in the streets every

the prime minister of haiti, has resigned. coming after month of anti-government protests spreading from port-au-prince to other parts of the country. they want the president martelly to quit >>> demonstrators searched officers and a newspaperlinged to an exiled cleric. 18 have been detained. 24 others wanted for questioning. >> to japan, where exit polls suggest a win for prime minister shinzo abe's party in snap elections. we go live to harry fawcett who joins us from japan. there was no doubt shinzo abe would get the election visit, but how big is it? >> we don't note the final results, but there are exit polls that proved accurate. as everyone expected, they suggest a projected win for shinzo abe, and his lvp party. the estimate from the n.h.k. broadcaster suggests his party will get between 275 and 306 of the seats in the lower house of parliament. that combined getting between 31 and 36 seats. gives them a healthy majority, o two-thirds majority, which would allow the lower house to force through even if the upper house

attention. >> "surf haiti" remains for now a small project with few customers. with waves like this, it's hoped that will soon change. >> here in new york the number of people living in shelters reached nearly 58,000, a record, but nationally, there is a better story. the homeless population in the united states has been decreasing every year since 2007. the biggest problem come among the chronically homeless, those who end up on the street. the housing first model is a program that essentially gives the chronically homeless their own apartments, it started in new york, it's popularity is not just helping the homeless but it's about the economic value that the program delivers. >> being homeless, being out in the street i hit bottom here. >> you were in this neighborhood because there were drugs here. >> yes. and -- >> and where would you sleep? >> anywhere along here. >> back in 2008, valerie wilkinson had been living on the streets for two years, looked on heroin and battling depression, she found what safe haven she could. >> how did you homeless? >> i just g

and that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> this government was supposed to organize the elections, for four years all they did was corruption. they ruined the country. that's why we take to the streets and we will be in the streets every single day. we are asking the u.s. government to come take the president with them because they are the ones that put him in power. >> reporter: without new elections come january parliament will be dissolved and president matalie will rule by decree. that's why many believe the prime minister's resignation won't be enough. >> there's no magic wand that can save martelli. no way to be saved. >> even lemont's resignation will break. haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> well, the political crisis in haiti has lasted about three years and has been made worse by economic problems. the caribbean island is still struggling to recover from a deaf stating earthquake that hit the islan

haiti's prime minister has resigned after months of protest.they want the president to step down. the former u.s. vice president dick cheney defended brutal interrogation techniques the cia used during his time in. things comments came after the u.s. government released add summary of techniques used at the guantanamo in cuba. palestinian liters will meet to discuss their response to a minister last wednesday, ab abu aein died after confrontation during a protest. jane is in the occupied west bank. palestinian leadership has been mulling the possibility of pushing for a u.n. resolution. what's the background on this? >> reporter: that meeting started just about 15 minutes ago. yes, as you say, that draft resolution will be high on the agenda. we have already heard from the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas who addressed those at the meeting before asking the media to leave. the rest of this meeting will be behind closed doors and he did already say that that would be one of the major issues up for discussion. now, this draft resolution has b

attention. >> "surf haiti" remains for now a small project with few customers. with waves like this, it's hoped that will soon change. >>> 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 hap

that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> translator: this governments supposed to organize the elections. for four years all they did is corruption. they ruined the country. that's why we take to the streets, and we will be in the streets every single day. we are asking the u.s. government to come take the president with them because they're the ones that put him in power. >> reporter: without new elections come january, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree. that's why many believe the resignation won't be enough to satisfy the crowds. >> translator: there's no magic wand to save the president. there's no way to be saved. >> reporter: the unrest is caused by a political deadlock which even the resignation may not break. if his replacement isn't nominated before parliament dissolved in january, haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister. >>> sudan's president bashir has welcomed the international communal course

and that there hasn't been an election in haiti for three years. the president blames the opposition for delaying the vote. >> translation: the government was supposed to organise the elections, for four years, all they did was corruption. they ruined the country, that's why we are in the streets, we'll be in the streets every day. we are asking the government to take the president with them, we are the ones that put them in power. >> reporter: without new elections, parliament will be dissolved. many believe the resignation will not be enough to satisfy the people. >> translation: no magic wands can save lamont or martelly, there's no way they can be saved. >> the unrest is caused by a deadlock that even lamont's resignation will not break. haiti will be without a functioning government or a prime minister >>> japan's prime minister is hoping for a landslide victory in a snap election expected to give him the mandate to continue economic reforms. shinzo abe called the vote after japan slipped into recession and his popularity dropped. shinzo abe i

. >> still to come on al jazeera: anger in the streets of haiti. antigovernment demonstrators take aim at the country's leaders. >> plus, a expwreation for one of the world's oldest museums. >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. 700,000 people have been moved to safety in the philippines as typhoon hagupit made landfall. there are no reports of casualties as the storm continues to move west. >>> activists have accused the syrian government of using chlorine gas against i.s.i.l. fighters. the syrian observatory for human rights, said the deposit used chlorine gas killing at least 68 fighters. >>> and mexico city says i.t. has identified the remains of one of those missing students. 43 students disappeared in september and are whreefd to have been killed by -- believed to have been killed by drug gangs. >>> haiti proarts call fo proter the government to resign. opposition for delay, andy gallagher reports. >> in the past few months this has become an increasingly familiar sight on the streets of port o prince. , the elections were supp

the president's problem is no elections in haiti for three years.m of office of the current parliament will end next month and no new elections are scheduled. >> translator: the government was supposed to organize the elects for four years all they did was corruption. they ruined the country. that's why we take to the streets and we will be in the streets every single day, we are asking the u.s. government to come take the president with them because they are the ones that put him in power. >> reporter: the way the u.n. peacekeepers handled street protests on friday has also been criticized. some people have us coulded them of using excessive force. but they are responsible for policing hay. with protests growing seemingly all the time. >>> now after an extended deadline and a long night of negotiations delegates at the u.n. climate conference in peru have finally reached ideal. developing nations had originally rejected the draft outline because it favored richer nations, the agreement will lay the foundations for a plan to be signed at next year's

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

just five days ago i was in haiti.the week trying to figure out what haiti looks like five years after the earthquake. january 12 oh mark the 500 year anniversary. the country lost 200,000 people. since then they have received $5.5 billion worth of a pit one of the things they are trying to do is attract foreign investment and but when you have gotten $5.5 billion worth of aid you should be able to see it on the ground. i saw copies like heineken, tablet makers, hane's producing there. is it making a difference? we can to see $5.5 billion worth of ai -- we can't see five one $5 billion worth of eight. there is not enough running water. the prime minister stepping down and i will be speaking to him in a moment. >> get the latest headlines at the top of the hour on bloomberg radio and streaming on your tablet and bloomberg.com. that does it for this edition of "bottom line" mark will be back tomorrow. "on the markets" is up next. is 56 past hour and that does indeed mean it is "on the markets." i am julie hyman. we have

. >> coming up, the government of haiti falls, the ruling party win. little support from voters. >> democracy voters in hong kong stand strong, hours before they were cleared out. sh >>> voters in japan have given prime minister shinzo abe another turn in office. low voter turn out demonstrates a lack of enthusiasm for his economic and political agendas. >> reporter: japan's voters did as the pollsters and their prime minister predicted they would - giving the government another term in office. those that voted for shinzo abe - there was a lack of zeal. >> translation: the opposition parties are very weak. we had no choice, even if you wish others could challenge. >> reporter: opponents were fatalistic. >> it's an election designed to be won. it's strategic, as a citizen i wonder why now >>> japanese voter are converiesed by the election, two years into office. there's little enthusiasm on show at this poling station, more a sense of a duty reluctantly performed, even from those who say they voted for shinzo abe >>> the prime minister framed it as abba

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outrage on the streets of haiti.vernment demonstrators take aim at the country's leaders. >>> an american rescue attempt in yemen goes wrong, ending with the death of two hostages. >> you took my grandchildren's future away from them. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazerra. and a u.s. drone strike has killed at least five people. it's believe ahead i high-ranking al qaeda official omar farouk has died in the attack. >>> activists have accused the syrian government of using chlorine gas against isil fighters. government forces used the gas to repel an isil assault on the air base killing at least 68 fighters. >>> and 700,000 people have been moved to safety in the philippines as typhoon hagupit made landfall. there are no reports of casualties as the storm continues to move west. >>> thousands have taken to the streets in haiti, calling for the government to resign. protesters are angry that local elections planned for 2011 are yet to take place. president michelle martelli blames the

so not only did haiti lose 250,000 people in the quake, not only was this capital city wrecked. all of the really hard core criminals and about 2/3 of the prison population escaped during the quake and you know it was launched on a society which was at its most vulnerable. >> how long did you spend in haiti? >> i just spent two months in haiti shooting that. >> was it very hard to handle those prisoners? >> yes, yes i spoke- interviewed quite a few of them. >> on camera? >> yes. >> why would they do that? >> well i asked them nicely. i mean one of them had been recaptured and the other five or six -- yes you have to track people down and you go there's always a way to find people. there's always a way. there's always a way to find people. >> so what has been the impact in your opinion of terror in mumbai the documentary? what are the kind of things that you hang your hat on because that has been aired both in london and the united states? >> "terror in mumbai" personally it -- i hesitate to express it like this but i think objectives is -- it's a kind of historic piece because w

. >> coming up, we will discuss more turmoil in haiti.my return, the prime minister was sat down with was dying over the weekend. ♪ >> hopefully you notice that last week i was not here but in haiti doing reporting for a special we are working on for next month when it will be five years since the earthquake and it turns out, i was there right before a political crisis. over the weekend, the prime bowing to demands from protesters for -- who are angry about government policies and allegations of corruption. i have decided, on the basis of article 165 of the law of the country, to hand to president martelly my resignation from government and the resignation of all the ministers. with a feeling that we did whatever we were able to do for the country. >> it's extraordinary. this happened over the weekend and i was with him last week when his message was -- this is a very difficult time and the president appointed him to the position and said we have to stick together. uses not justgest against the prime minister but the antigovernment establ

john: and haiti stays poor despite all this aid.elp. >> so one of the stories is about a company called inersa that makes solar panels. inersa trying to make solar panels, after the earthquake, there was a huge demand, but organizations of the united states, ngo's and solar panel companies began to ship solar panels down there for free. one of the founders said we went from selling 50 a month to five in six months. our desire to help actually delayed the development of local business. john: but to help the poor, the answer can't be to do nothing. they're horribly poor, we're rich, people want to do something. >> we're not called to have a heart for the poor, we have to have a mind for the poor. doing things makes the situation worse for poor people. we have to stop. john: a sliver of good news, finally, leaders of developing countries recognize that aid can hurt. here's the president of rwanda. >> aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid. john: and we heard president

and then later with respect to haiti and the dominican republic the reason that was given for invadingthose countries or at least the reasons the navy department gave for invading those countries was to keep german influence and u boat pens from being established in those countries. daniels was referred to, again, not favorably by the end of his administration as king josephus i, ruler of haiti or sometimes referred to as the king of the dominican republic because it is basically the navy and the marine corps that are running those countries during daniels' administration. so he gets involved rather reluctantly in these gun boat excursions in the caribbean and central america. another aspect of the administration's policies with respect to the war before the united states enters the war is the formal policy of the administration which is neutrality. and daniels was a staunch supporter of the administration's neutrality policy as it was announced. but he and wilson had a great deal of conflict over how the policy was actually carried out. wilson and daniels' view favored the british. ar

so he either oversees operations in mexico, haiti, nicaragua and the dominican republic. and with respect to the invasion of mexico, that's a direct response to the germ answers running guns to one side during the mexican revolution.answers running guns to one side during the mexican revolution. and enforcing the doctrine becomes policy. and of course the u.s. invades. and then later with respect to haiti and the dominican republic, the reason that was given for invading those countries, or at least the reasons the navy department gave for invading those countries, was to keep german influence and u-boat tens from being established in those countries. daniels was referred to and again not favorably by the end of his administration and as king josephus i, ruler of haiti, and sometimes referred to as the king of the dominican republic, because it is basically the navy mean reason corps that are running those countries during daniels' administration. so he gets involved again rather reluctantly in these gun boat excursions in the caribbean and central america. another aspect

and then later with respect to haiti and the dominican republic the reason that was given for invadingthose countries or at least the reasons the navy department gave for invading those countries was to keep german influence and u boat pens from being established in those countries. daniels was referred to, again, not favorably by the end of his administration as king josephus i, ruler of haiti or sometimes referred to as the king of the dominican republic because it is basically the navy and the marine corps that are running those countries during daniels' administration. so he gets involved rather reluctantly in these gun boat excursions in the caribbean and central america. another aspect of the administration's policies with respect to the war before the united states enters the war is the formal policy of the administration which is neutrality. and daniels was a staunch supporter of the administration's neutrality policy as it was announced. but he and wilson had a great deal of conflict over how the policy was actually carried out. wilson and daniels' view favored the british. ar

there has p been an election in haiti for three years. the opposition blames the government for the votes. >> translation: the government was supposed to organise elections, they ruined the country. that's why they take to the streets. we are asking the u.s. government to take the president with them. they are the ones that put him in power. >> reporter: without new elections come january, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree. that's why many believe the ring nation of la moth will not be enough to satisfy the clouds. >> translation: no magic wand can say la moth nor martelly. >> reporter: the arrest is caused by a political deadlock that ooep la moth's resignation will not help. haiti may be without a functioning government or prime minister >>> police in monning kong are expected to start clearing -- hong kong are expected to start clearing out the last remaining protest sites. pro-democracy protesters say they will not leave. they have been there for 11 weeks, many say they'll keep up the protests. police

secretary of state john kerry is urging consensus on the political parties in haiti. thousands are on the streets, demanding the resignation of the president. the prime minister stepped down on stunned. we have this report from port-au-prince. >> this was the first test of whether the resignation of the prime minister will apiece the voters. >> nothing short of martelly's departure will do. >> on the weekend. the prime minister resigned. organizers dismissed the idea. >> we are talking about la moth, we want martelly to resign. >> this man out of prison, these protests must continue to ensure martelly does not feel he can rule by decree once parliament is dissolve. that is something that is a long way off. >> translation: the president never wanted to rule by decree. that explains the ongoing negotiations. martelly is not the only actor. discussions are under way between him and the heads of both chambers in parliament. it's a way for him to find his way out of the crisis. >> the situation suspects ruling by decree is the plan. that's why they'll mobilize. >> martelly

. >>> political turmoil in haiti, protesters take their demands back to the street. >>> and football'soverning body, fifa says it will release its world cup bidding corruption report after a unanimous vote. ♪ >>> in northern iraq kurd irk forces are fighting they say to secure significant gains which they believe they have made against isil in the sin yar mountains. that is where at least 10,000 people from the aagencydy community have taken refuge. sue has this update on the peshmerga offensive. >> reporter: the head of the national security forces in northern iraq have announced that the peshmerga, the kurdish fighters have managed to take lands that was originally isil controlled. it stretches from a town just south of the mosul dam all the way to the mountains. this land is made up of pockets of villages and towns that isil has been holding. we know many of these areas are sunni, and they could disappear into those communities, or they could well have retreated into mosul city. and the request is whether there will be a backlash. we have seen their tactics before switching from fro

and the marines to keep the germans from encroaching in mexico and establishing u-boat outposts in haitind the dominican republic in particular, daniels, who had been critical of u.s. gun boat policy during the previous republican administrations actually becomes a fairly aggressive gun boat diploma tis in mexico, haiti, and the dominican republic he finds that the marines actually are very useful when it comes time to invade those countries and to put secure governments in power, and by secure he meant to keep basically the germans out during the war. so over time he grows -- his appreciation for the marine corps grows, and with respect to smedley butler, several of the gun boat excursions in the mediterranean -- in the caribbean, excuse me, and central america were led by butler, and eventually butler becomes a commander in france, and daniels oldest son enters the marine corps and is sent to france and served part of that time on butler's staff. >> you bring up u.s. navy efforts against german u-boats. what lessons did the u.s. navy learn in world war i that they then applied in the b

president has ever stepped foot in haiti -- i don't think so. it is a brilliant stroke. a real statement that i, president obama, care about haiti will stop which is a terribly sad humanitarian story. don't ever let a political scientist predict your future. i would put a significant part of my next month's paycheck that he gets as clear a right as he got in europe last week. we will see. hugo chavez -- we will see you. let's just say. you have all been very kind. i appreciate your coming and thank you so much for listening to me. [applause] watching american history tv all weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. you are

. >>> after pressure from the people, the prime minister of haiti resigns, but is it enough no quell the anger? >>> the human rights campaign who say they're victims of fear and intimidation. police >> a fault lines special investigation >> there's a general distrust of this prosecutor >> courageous and in depth... >> it's a target you can't get rid of... >> the untold story... >> who do you protect? >> ...of what's really going on in ferguson >> they were so angry because it could have been them >> fault lines, ferguson: race and justice in the u.s. one hour special only on al jazeera america >>> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. >>> palestinian leaders are meeting in ramallah to discuss their response to the death of a minister last wednesday. security coordination between the palestinian liberation organization and israel is potentially at stake. >>> there's been intense fighting in the syrian province of aleppo. rebel fighters say they killed several soldiers in the village of amallah and destroyed vehicles, but the syrian ministry claims it's still in control of

motion to concur is passed >>> plus a $1 trillion spending bill >>> violent anti-government protests in haiti force the resignation of the country's prime minister, but now calls for the president to step down. >> you should take this as motivation and dream big >>> dreaming big and making history of the a quarterback takes home the heisman with a second largest victory history >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. [ chanting ] >>> those are determined voices filling the capital as tens of thousands march to capitol hill. this was the scene on saturday as demonstrators protests against police violence and brutality. there has been protests across american city, new york, massachusetts, and california are filled with people chanting for change, highlighting the anger that has been growing nationwide. ross shimabuku has been following the protests. you were following the protests, there were big names. >> spike lee, film-maker was seen side by side with protesters were d.c. the the individuals that took center stage were the families of eric garner, michae

. >>> protests have turned violent again on the streets of haiti.blocks protesters from march on this presidential palace but they say they will not stay off the streets until the president steps down. >> reporter: riot police lead the escape after unidentified gunmen opened fire at the start of a protest in port-au-prince. demonstrators quickly follow before security reinforcements arrive. undeterred by the violence, anti-government protesters regroup and march through the capital. the song sounded upbeat but carries a serious mess points mr the country besieged president. >> translator: president martel is a defending the rich interests and they are very corrupt. they don't care about the poor haitians, that's why we are asking for his did he a par true and for his prosecution. >> reporter: opposition leaders having met with the president to try and agree on a new prime minister say the time for talk is over. >> translator: we are not going to enter in to negotiations with the president, we want his resignation, today we have the rope. and if we f

he is going to haiti on thursday. and he is going to stay there a few hours and get back on air force one and go to the dominican republic. then to trinidad. as far as i know, no u.s. president has ever stepped foot in haiti. has anyone? i don't think so. it is a brilliant stroke. it is a real statement that i, president obama, care about haiti, which as you know, it is just a terribly sad humanitarian story. you wait and watch the applause, unless something -- famous last words. don't let a political scientist predict the future. we always mess it up. but i would put a significant part of my next month's paycheck on that he gets as clear a ride as he got in europe last week. we will see. hugo chavez -- we will see. let's just see. listen, you have all been kind. i appreciate you coming and thank you so much for listening to me. [applause] >> this afternoon, we feature "tried by fire," an episode of "the big extra" narrated by paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. the film chroni

haiti, they hit the ground moving, what great people they are. different circumstances.don't put it in the same category. some put it in the same category. thousands of bones in the bottom of the atlantic ocean that will remind us of that immigration track of those precious dignified africans who came here and encountered a slave auction, , and that is also what we are dealing with for ferguson, already criminalized before we got here and still look at too many of our precious young black people as if they were criminals before they had done anything. true for brown, but especially for black. i appreciate that question. i applaud him this time. i time. i applaud him. zero, yes. absolutely. >> we have time for one more >> my name is louis armstrong. i i heard you say something earlier about the 400 years. what i want to ask you is those 400 years you are talking about, is they the same 400 years of genesee's 1513 or some other time. >> in the biblical text. >> yes. >> i got i got to ask that. >> creative imagination, my brother. appreciate it. i appreciated. it is difficu

there hasn't been an election in haiti in three years. they are trying to take that message to the presidential palace. their calls for the most part falling on deaf ears. the president blames ledge later for the delayed elections, accusing them of blocking the vote to approve electoral. the president is trying to hoed power as without new elections come january, parliament will be dissolved and he could rule by decree. the protestors say he cannot ignore their demand and say the writing is already on the wall. the resignation will stabilize this country. >> some of the protestors have been waving posters of the former president. he was twice ousted by the military. he is now back in haiti under house arrest. >> southern parts of the u.s. will deal with a soak to go start the weekend. for more, let's bring in anymore mitch. >> people get the jump start this weekend over hall day travel, we have the widespread area moving through the south. heavy rain this morning, places like new orleans pushing into the area now. this is an area especial

america then indicatorrably gives it to poor haitians, but before all this haiti was self-sufficient in rice. >> when they started flooding the haitian market with subsidized rise, rice became a cheaper commodity. we are now consuming rice three times a day seven days a week. >> because it's practically free. >> because farmers could not make a living outside in the rural area, they moved in looking for better days, and we overbuilt slums. and what is this? it actually created more poverty. john: and haiti stays poor despite all this aid. >> one of the stories we tell is about a company called anursa that makes solar panels. before the earthquake they were selling about 50 solar panels a month after the earthquake there was a huge demand, but organizations in the united states and solar panels began to ship solar panels down there for free. one of their founders told me, we went from selling 50 a month to five in six months. so our desire to help actually delayed the development of local business to help the poor. john: the answer can't be to just do nothing if people are horribly po

. >> we've been in the united states, haiti, ecuador. >> reporter: how about this group? are they legit? >> they're a legit and very professional group. >> reporter: they tell us it's not officially sanctioned by the u.s. government. but they're aware of it. many of our viewers saying, this is a noble thing. but there's something that feels like, this should be the work of governments. >> it absolutely should be. if the governments were doing it, we wouldn't be doing it. >> we got them. >> reporter: that's why they travel the world, gathering evidence to give to authoritiea. and a camera crew is following them for a new film, "the abolitionists." and this multimillion-dollar mansion they rented. and this filmmaker wire the place for sound and video for the colombian officials to get evidence. for weeks, they've been putting the word out to gather girls for the party. thursday morning, the day of the party, they're getting set. almost showtime, huh? >> yes. >> reporter: are you nervous? >> yes, but it's good. >> i think it's going to be weird when we see the girls. it's go

. >>> plus political turmoil in haiti, protesters take their demands back to the street. ♪ >>> in greecelitician says he has been offered an $850,000 bribe to vote for the government's choice of president. this would help avoid a snap election. the government is calling the allegations despicable. >> reporter: this cd has the potential to make a general election inevitable, an election the government would be unlikely to win. independent greeks says it has recorded secret talks in my one of its mp's was offered a bribe of $850,000 in cash in return he would have to vote for the government's choice of president. >> translator: we recorded the meeting at the plaza hotel where the middleman spent an hour 14 minutes detailing his proposal that in return for a bribe he would vote for a presidential candidate. >> reporter: a second meeting was held in which the handover was arranged to take place, but on the appointed night, the middleman called to cancel the transaction. the ruling coalition of socialists and conservatives is trying to win over 25 opposition mp's to elect a new president. it

. >>> haiti's has named prime minister florence guillaume. >>> the environmental organization is accused of damaging the site greenpeace has apologized but for many peruvians that is not enough. >> they're one of perus famous monuments. giant images scratched into the desert a thousand years ago. but when activists used the lines for a publicity stunt, an action meant to draw attention to climate change backfired. on friday an angry crowd hurled insults at greenpeace's executive director as he arrived th at the courthouse to testify about the incident. >> we want justice. >> peru has accused greenpeace for causing irreparable damage after activists went in to place their sign. around 20 activists are accused of leaving footprints and overturning stones in the ecological area. the stunt coincided with a major conference that took place in lima earlier this month. >> i'm saddened that this happened in the middle of a country that we're so proud. this event fills us with shame because it never should have happened. >> back at the courthouse greenpeace's director apologized for the group's a

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the last time we check he was in haiti. now santa's whipping along, rodolph is doing his job because he has landed in the states very close to our region and we will talk about that in a moment. let's show you storm tracker six live double scan radar, we have some moisture off to the west moving across western pennsylvania and down to the ohio valley. that is where we have to watch out for as we get in the overnight hours and after that smooth sailing for christmas day. check out visibility because it is still a concern for some locations, millville down to 3 miles but up to 10 miles in philadelphia some improvement here in center city. allentown down to 7 miles. .3 in the poconos and low level moisture there in redding with visibility reduced to about 6 miles. check out these temperatures though. at 10:30 tonight, sitting at 48 degrees in slating ton. forty-eight in fleet wood. 53 degrees in tannersville. warrington 60. new who will an 56. center city and chester coming in at 62 degrees. down across new jersey ewing six 16

republicans hold 54 seats when the senate convenience >>> thousands have taken to the streets in haiti calling for the government to resign. protesters are angry that elections planned for 2011 are yet to take place. the president blames the opposition for the delay. andy gallagher has the story. >> reporter: in the past few months this is a familiar sight on the streets of port-au-prince, the people calling for elections, saying the failure to set an election date is damaging democracy from a county recovering from the devastating earthquake. the elections were to have taken place three years ago. voters are running out of patience >>> today is a victory against president marr tellie, who was -- martelly, who was destroying our country. >> translation: we have the right to protest. we will not let them choose again. >> president martelly is placing the blame with opposition leaders refusing to pass new laws, asking demonstrators to show restraint. via his twitter account. opposition leaders accuse the president of wanting to rule by decree, a scenario that could happen. some blame the

secretary of state john kerry is calling for consensus among political parties in haiti. thousands of anti-government protesters are on the streets demanding the resignation of the president. the prime minister stepped down on sunday. we have this report from port-au-prince. >> reporter: this was the first test whether the resignation of president martelly's prime minister would apiece the protesters of port-au-prince. as far as these protesters are concerned, nothing short of the martelly's departure will do. offered the weekend lamothe resigned. >> translation: we want martelly to resign. >> reporter: this man out of prison, having been arrested at a demonstration in november. the protests must continue so make sure martelly does not feel he can rule by decree. that is a long way off says his spokesman. >> translation: the president never wanted to rule by decree. that smaps the ongoing negotiation -- explains the ongoing negotiationsment martelly is not the some actor. discussions are under way between him and the head of parliament. it's an opportunity to find a way o

still to come, democratic protests in haiti.nd an iconic sculpture garden in india, as its creator celebrates his 90th birthday. >>> kobe bryant moves past the all time scoring goal. raul will have the story after the break. >> beyond the verdict and on the streets >> there's been another teenager shot and killed by the police >> a fault lines special investigation >> there's a general distrust of this prosecutor >> courageous and in depth... >> it's a target you can't get rid of... >> the untold story... >> who do you protect? >> ...of what's really going on in ferguson >> they were so angry because it could have been them >> fault lines, ferguson: race and justice in the u.s. one hour special only on al jazeera america from judge welcome back i'm judy gauche.. a 16 hour siege in an australian cafe has ended. local media reporting that the hostage taker and a hostage have died. australian media also naming the hostage taker as man harim monis. convicted of sending hate mail to families of middle eastern soldiers. raise the pens