jane ferguson spoke to one family trying to recover from the bombing. >> suddenly losing the use of two limbs makes almost every task in life harder. what she misses most is playing with her children. >> my life was okay. i used to play with my children. run with my children. i used to do everything. now nothing because it's not just my leg my arm. if i need someone to walk, i need someone to help me. if i want to drink water i need someone to open it with me. >> she lost the use of her leg her leg and the use of her arm during the war. it was one of the most shocking incidents of the bombardment. killing 17 people. many in her family were injured 37 both arm and old still bear the scars. but there is hope she can get the use of her arm back. her husband regularly takes her to physical therapy sessions. and the therapist says her willpower is crucial. >> her spirit is very strong, and her family and her relationship with her husband and her children is very good. this helps a lot with the treatment. she helps herself more than we help her. because that have she'll have a speedy recovery

let's get more details from jane ferguson, who is joining us on the line from beirut to tell what's you're hearing about this blast, jane? >> reporter: it would appear that a bomb inside the car, and it was an assassination attempt on a resident. not clear yet who that resident is other than a resident, not a military figure at this point. of course, just to give you background on the other side of the border, it there has been violence from syria ever since al nusra and isil came inside. ever since it's been very divided, and there has been a presence from the lebanese army as well as rebel groups inside syria. there are over 60,000 refugees. the residents who normally live there. it is a tense at times 37 and such explosions and bombings have been heard over the last year. >> even though, jane, just a couple of hours ago, in fact, the lebanese army tightened all the security into arsal and into arsal itself. >> that's right. they've been tightening security through the afternoon, and that is tightening from an already heightened situation. >> it is believed they're being held close to th

let's go straight now to jane ferguson in ramallah covering that plo meeting. hi there, jane. lots of issues here topping the agenda. >> reporter: a lot of issues being discussed tonight. just as the meeting was getting started palestinian president abbas went through the issues to be discussed as a potential response to the death. one of the top issues is discussing this u.n. security council resolution. that's already been discussed for several months now, and tonight it's believed they will be discussing whether or not to push forward with submitting this resolution, which basically puts forward an agenda for palestinian states by the 1967 borders that would also incorporate ending israeli -- the israeli occupation within two years. so there's a discussion as to whether or not they should go ahead with that at the u.n. security council. now, the meeting is still going on at the minute, and it's not clear yet what announcements, if any, will be made after that has been discussed. if they were to go ahead and push ahead with that resolution, it's worth pointing out that it wo

tho let's go to jane ferguson, life in the lebanese capitol, beirut.ny more details emerging on the strikes? >> reporter: a syrian army statement responding to the attacks. the general command for the artery said these attacks are in response to what he calls "recent victories by the syrian government troops." so strong lang in response saying that essentially, the israelis are responding to their own victories in the field. now, we are not hearing of any more casualties the syrian government are saying there have been no casualty ins both of these strikes. there is no response, still, from the israeli government. >> all right, jane ferguson live for us in beirut. thanks very much. let's head to shirina from west jerusalem. jane saying there has been no response as dpret from the israelis. tell us a bit more about what you are hearing and, indeed, what we have seen in the past in terms of israel's involvement in syria. >> reporter: well, what we are seeing basically is a lot of israeli local media basically quoting the syrian government as saying that

jane ferguson monitoring the story from the lebanese capital beirut. the fact that qatar says it will have nothing more to do with this highlights the mass iconfusion within lebanon regarding ept over the -- massive confusion within lebanon regarding event over the border. >> it is an indicator of how the lebanese authorities are reacting to a situation surrounding the hostage scenario, and along the border with syria much the qatari mediator, or the person sent out by qatar to mediate with the group holding the police officers and soldiers - they have already said that the group holding al nusra is one of the groups. i.s.i.s. is also holding them. they said that he is no longer welcome to come across and do any more mediation. they said that on friday, after one of the leaders of al nusra front's wife and children, were detained by the lebanese authorities, it was clear last week that this was deteriorating. over the weekend the lebanese government had emergency talks and closed meetings to discuss how to salvage the talks. sunni religious leaders off

let's get more from jane ferguson in beirut in neighboring lebanon. what more can you tell us about the effect of these astrikes? >> lauren, we have heard there from syrian state television this announcement that there were two strikes. since then, some activists on the ground inside syria have said that there are, in fact, more strikes than that. some say as many as a dozen or more at the minute the syrian government are saying just two strikes, but in those areas around dama and near the international airport. now, the syrian army did release a statement shortly after the attacks and in it, they said that those attacks were the response by israel to victories by the syrian army. they are referring to what they see as victories in recent days and weeks in variousaries across syria. they also said that they accuse the israelis of basically helping what they see as terrorists. they have said that before in the past when the israelis have conducted airstrikes in inside syria. they have also said that they will respond how they see fit. they haven't said

let's hear from jane ferguson. >> the lebanese military say the woman and child were picked up ten daysgo. she is the wife according to the lebanese military. the child she was traveling with, 9 years old. they said they did dna testing on the child and it is his child. we knew the woman was released from syrian government custody back in march in return for the release of 13 syrian nuns being held by isil at the time. we have to see this in the context of the lebanese government who are under pressure to get the release of 26 soldiers still being held on the border by isil. >> that's jane ferguson reporting on events in lebanon associated with syria quite directly. let's talk now about the syrian rebels in the country's biggest city, aleppo, putting up fierce resistance against the government. the forces are trying to cut off the rebel supply line. >> reporter: there is a fierce battle on the northern edges of aleppo city. the government has turned its forces on syria's largest city. it is hoping to cut off supply lines. this is a fight the opposition cannot lose. the fight for aleppo

al jazeera's jane ferguson visited a camp in lebanon valley to see and to hear what the cutoff will meanthose families. >> close to a million syrian refugees inside lebanon rely on the world food program to help them feed their families, many of the refugees live in makeshift homes like this, in a camp by the side of the road. these houses are made with anything that refugees can get their hands on, plywood, cardboard and materials to separate various rooms, this room is where the families store anything they have to sleep on. they will have to put things away because it's so cramped in here. what is also cramped is the kitchen through here. this is the kitchen where she feeds her family here. right now she only has some tinned goods left over and the news just broke yesterday that she wouldn't be given any more money by the world food program until they can plug that hole in the funding to feed her family. many people like sumira would take casual labor jobs to feed the families but that work is incredibly unreliable and the money from the world food program was the only reliable source

their contact with terrorists is not sag that a case can be built on >>> let's go to jane ferguson joining us from the lebanese capital beirut. jane, tell us the likelihood that these women and children will be used as a prisoner swap? >> well, that certainly is boning the hope and the interior minister who criticized the way this was handled acknowledged that they could be used as part of a prisoner swap. it's worth putting the comments in context. the high-fractured lebanese politics can be here. he is from a group, a political group that could be seen as anti-syrian regime, and who may see the military that rescued the women as pro-hezbollah. there is a push for the next decision, whatever it is, whether or not they use the women as a bargaining chip, if they do not release them, depending the release -- demanding the release of the soldiers. they came out in a written statement saying whatever moves they do make, it will be unified. it is important, that all groups in the political spectrum agree a unified result. whether or not the women are used as a negotiating tool or whether they

jane ferguson joins us from the lebanese capital. what's confirmed jane about what exactly happened overnight? >> well what we know sammy happened throughout the day on friday was as you had said there was an appeal as video came out on friday morning of a senior nusra commander from the kelamoon area from the syrian border with lebanon, el shashani, he says he was demanding the release of his wife and two small children. on tuesday, the lebanese army here say they had taken into custody two women connected to al qaeda and the el nusra front. it was believed that one was the wife of abu bakr al-baghdadi, the i.s.i.l. commander, strong message from him that he demanded the release of his wife and children. then it was at 11:00 p.m. local time sammy that a photograph was posted on the el nusra twitter page purporting to show the shooting of that lebanese soldier, in the valley where he was from, we know they cut off the phone from that town where those soldiers were kidnapped from. it is close to there that it is believed they're being

jane ferguson, al jazeera, the bakaa valley, lebanon. >> egyptian state media is reporting that the army killed seven fighters in north sinai. the military says it conducted a number of attacks as part of a campaign to clear the area of rebel fighters. 15 people have been arrested. the army says it's also destroyed a number of tunnels and rebel spaces. >>> an egyptian judge has sentenced to death 185 muslim brotherhood supporters over an attack on a police station near cairo last year. 12 policemen were killed in that attack. a final decision in january will depend upon approval from the country's grand musti. it comes as a top prosecutor says he will appeal against hosni mubar abbying. the case involved the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising as well as corruption charges against must be arrestac and his son. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists who have been held in prison in egypt for 340 days. they were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. peter greste and mohammed f

jane ferguson went to the valley in lebanon and spoke to some of those refugees.eporter: it's hard to believe life could get tougher for these syrian refugees. but a shortfall in u.n. funding, means all food assistance has been canceled since december. this woman needs the food. she is a single mother to seven children, and her tiny kitchen is nearly empty. >> translator: we only have god. what can we do? with these new dollars and work here and there, we try to live. i only have the united nations. this is what we live on. >> reporter: many in the valley pick crops for a few dollars a day, but in the winter that work becomes rare. winter is the worst time of the year for syrian refugees living in lebanon. they have lived through a lot of rain in the last couple of months, but soon snow will fall on these children where they live in these makeshift homes. their families say that now they have been told they will have less food to eat over the winter, that just adds to their worries. the u.n. says it warned about a shortfall in funding in october, and cannot say wh

to cross the border from syria and crossing over to the beca valley and bring in al jazeera's jane fergusonill tell us about it in a moment but first i would like to know what is going on in the valley where you are because the u.n. says they are not able to feed a lot of syrian refugees in lebanon as they face another harsh winter. >> reporter: that's right. the refugees that have been living here in the beca valley and sierran refugees moved in over the last few years of war faced hardships over the rough, cold winters here but now the u.n. are saying the world food programs assistance they were giving almost one million refugees here will not be able to operate through the month of december and say there is a shortfall of $64 million and what they were doing is helping people like those behind me in these makeshift refugee camps in the side of the road by lebanon and giving them money to what people can buy groceries and not enough to support entire families and some had to find work in the agricultural sector in labor jobs in lebanon and they will have to work harder to feed their famil

jane ferguson is in ramallah in the occupied west bank. now, jane, as we understand it, palestinian president mahmoud abbas spoke ahead of the meeting. did he give an indication as to what was on the agenda? >> he did. he spoke to those who had gathered in the meeting, laying out various topics for discussion, various suggestions fors a response, as you have said, to that death. one of those is, of course, a u.n. -- draft for u.n. security council resolution that has been discussed over the last few months but there is an idea now to put it forward and push action on that draft and have it submitted formally. >> draft would see palestinian, independent palestinian state by 1967 borders. it would also call for the ending of the israeli occupation within the next two years. these also mentioned other areas they could move on one being signing the rome station, joining the icc, the international criminal court. if the palestinians did join that, they could technically take israel to court for war crimes, and israel could take palestinian group

jane ferguson is monitoring the story from beirut. what more do we know?> reporter: we know two airstrikes took place in and around the damascus area and in the area close to the international airport as well as another area where there is a smaller airport nearby that those were both targeted in this attack. news came through. attack just over two hours ago. since then, a statement has been released by the syrian army who said that this, these attacks, were in response to what they called victories across syria in recent weeks in areas like aleppo, diazora and dera. they have responded with very strong lang saying that this is evidence that the israelis are supporting what they call terrorrists. they have also said that they will respond how they see fit. but they have said that before in other cases when there have been such airstrikes. they haven't responded militarily towards israel. at the moment, they are saying they will respond but there hasn't been any response yet. >> jane ferguson in beirut, thanks. israeli airstrikes are the latest in a series

. >> al jazeera's jane ferguson is in beirut, saying the women may be used in a deal. >> reporter: even the interior minister who criticized the way this was handled acknowledged that they could be used as part of a prisoner swap. it's worth putting the comments in context. fractured lebanese politics can be. he is from a political group seen as anti-syrian regime, and who may see the military who arrested the women as pro-hezbollah. it can be an expression of how fractured politics is. there is a push for the next decision, whatever it is, whether or not they use the women as a bargaining chip. if they do not release them and demand the release of the soldiers. the government said after an emergency meeting, they came out and said in a written statement, whatever moves they make, they'll be unified and that is important, that all groups of the political spectrum in the government decide and agree on a unified approach. whether or not those women are used as negotiating tools from now on, or whether they are released. there has been pressure from some sunni religious leaders who called

jane ferguson reports. >> reporter: the lebanese military say the women and child were picked up tenago, and have been in their custody since being questioned. she was traveling on false passports apparently. the child was nine years old. they say they did dna testing on the child, and it is his child. the woman was released from syrian government custody back in march, in return for the release of 13 syrian nuns being held by isil at the time. we have to see in the context of the lebanese government who are under pressure to get the release of 26 lebanese soldiers still being held on the border by isil. >>> still ahead on this program, it looks as if it is all over in hong kong as protest leaders urge an end to the sit-ins. and japan's ambitious mission to hunt for clues about the birth of our solar system. ♪ >> 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 arou

jane ferguson is in ramallah, and sent us this. >> reporter: after meeting for over three hours, the palestinian senior leadership announced their draft resolution to the un-security council would be sent on wednesday, a day after the chief negotiator meets with u.s. secretary of state john kerry. before this would go to a vote, there'll be numerous technicalities and diplomatic and bureaucratic upleave halls before it will be negotiated. once it's voted on, it will need nine votes to pass. after that the u.s. could use their powers to veto this. at the moment, however, this is seep in ramallah as the first step to bring a resolution that is discussed for some months on to the international stage. >> there has been austerity protests in belgium. the country is expected to come to a standstill on monday as thousands of trade unionists go on strike. we have more from belgium. >> reporter: this used to be an industrial heartland with coal mines and steelworks. most of the factories closed half a century ago, and the economy went into decline. nowadays, it is one of the poorest parts of

jane ferguson, al jazeera, lebanon. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalistse been held in prison in egypt for 343 days. they are held on charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against the convictions. >>> swedish politicians have rejected the minority government's budget tear proposals. the prime minister says he will call new elections. sweden's split electorate has exposed fears of an economic breakdown in that country. jonah this isn't just about a budget, is it? >> reporter: no, david. sweden hasn't seen political drama like this in many many years. the parliament this afternoon, the center left minority coalition government's budget for 2015 was dpeeted in a vote, essentially because of opposition by the an anti immigration party. and then the prime minister in a press conference didn't resign as many people thought he might, but instead gave the assurance that he would call snap elections at the end of this month, with a date to be held in march next year. i'm joined by a political commentator in sweden. quite stunning, r

jane ferguson explains from beirut. >> reporter: the killing of the young lebanese police officer overnight is really an indication of the deteriorating situation in trying to secure the release of dozens of young soldiers and police officers. here is a look back at how this situation came about. several dozen lebanese soldiers soldiers and police officers were captured by isil and al nusra front fighters in a battle in the town of arsal. arsal is close to the syrian border. this was the first major incursion into lebanese territory since the war in neighboring syria began. five days of heavy fighting followed before a fragile truce took place. the area was never entirely cleared of rebel fighters. by september, negotiations to release the soldiers had come to nothing, and their desperate families began a sit-in to protest outside government buildings and push for more action. on tuesday, the lebanese government announced it had arrested two women and a number of children kept with al nusra and isil. it was hoped they could be used as a bargaining chip to free the kidnapped soldiers. one of

jane ferguson reporting for us from ramallah.teen people have died in violence in yemen has houthi rebels push for more control. 14 of their fighters died in a battle in the arabian peninsula. they have blown up buildings used by opponents in sentence tra radah proventions. they have sucked the governor and appointed their own. caroline malone reports they are still part of yemen where peace prevai prevails. they want to make their country a symbol of peace. houthi rebels took control of sanaa in september and they have been fighting al-qaeda affiliates for control of north and isn't tral yemen. but those in charge wants to focus on it as the cultural capitol. >> our destiny, we want to keep ties to the cultural capitol of yemen. we should maintain the goal, distance the city from the internal strife from the other political forces have been engaged in. houthis have offered to help and support the local leaders to keep the peace. >> we are ready to help local authorities and security forces maintain peace and security in this pro

let's go jane ferguson monitoring the story for us. whether it be qatar or other countries, this reflects the frustration between those trying to sort out what is going on in lebanon, and the political crisis in that country, which is unable to come to terms with what is happening over the boarder. >> it is a major setback for those trying to secure the release of the young soldiers, and police assert qatar had been sending a mediator, on friday we heart the al nusra front, one of two groups, are holding young soldiers and police officers. the al nusra front commander said that the mediator would no longer be welcome. that came after security forces contained his wife and children earlier in the month. before the weekend it was clear that negotiations had broken down. as you say, a fragile divided government have to move forward, was trying to basically restart negotiations this weekend. we know that they had an emergency meeting, and from that religious leaders have proposed that they could try to continue negotiations. the government

jane ferguson, al jazeera, gaza. >> protests in haiti are continuing despite prime minister's resignation over the weekend. demonstrators say they will stay on the streets until they step down as well. in port-au-prince. >> this is the first task of whether the president -- to start the head of the supreme court, and the provisional elick story. to persuade the protestors. ooze you can see, the indications is they haven't been. in order to -- they agree from january. they say they ar from chrio the new year [crowd noise] politicians in the u.k. have voted in support of a law it is designed to reduce the wage inequality that still exists. simon mcgregor wood reports. >> all i am asking for is equal pay for equal work. >> an attempt to end years of unequal pay. britain's labor party, which will force all companies to make public their rates of pay. the hope is transparency will get rid of the pay gap between men and women. and my constituency, over a lifetime, that means women miss out on a staggering 200,000 pounds. >> what we want, equal pay. >> outside there was a rally by supporters inc

jane ferguson, al jazeera. the valley, lebanon. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of three of our journalists who have been held in an egyptian president for 340 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were jailed on charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they got seven years and bader mohammed another three on top that have for having in his possession of whic of a spent bullet of which he said he picked up at a protest. >> we have reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: date for an early election. this comes just one day after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked economy minister and justice minister. march 17 is when israelis will head to the poll and right wing political parties are expected to win more seats in the next knesset, according to a fresh opinion poll. >> i think the mixed government will be more homogenous. the prime minister who will form the government will know how to give priority to those parties that have been loyal to him. instead of those who are

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jane ferguson spoke to one family trying to recover from the bombing. >> suddenly losing the use of two limbs makes almost every task in life harder. what this woman misses the most is playing with her children. >> my life was okay. i used to play with my children run with my children. i used to do everything. now nothing. it's not just my leg, but my arm. if i want to drink water or open the bottle for me. >> she lost her leg and the use of her right arm in the summer's war in gaza. israeli tank shells hit the u.n. schools where her family was sheltering. it was one of the most shocking incidents of the bombardment, killing 17 people. many in her family were injured, young and old, still bearing the scars. >> but there's hope she can get the use of her arm back. her husband regularly takes her to physiotherapy sessions and the therapist says will power is crucial. >> translation: her spirit is strong and her family and relationship with her husband and children is good. this helps us a lot with the treatment. she helps herself more than she helps her and because of that she'll have a s

jane ferguson has more now from the capitol. >> well, it was really the lebanese military that announced it. they said his wife had been picked one a nine-year-old child, trying to move from syria across the border into lebanon. they said that she has been picked one that child ten days ago, and that they have been holding them for that length of time, to question them, but this could be significant, not so much in an intelligence way, it is unlikely this almost know anything about the whereabouts, but she could potentially be used in a potential prisoner swap. the government in lebanon have come under enormous pressure since those soldiers were taken in august, from across the border. the boarder with syria, and they have been under increasing pressure, this have even been protests in the capitol of the family members saying they are not doing enough to bring those soldiers home, this' a potential -- there are hints coming from the military, that maybe these two individuals could be used as another prisoner swap with that issue. >> president obama is expected to nominate the next secret

thanks so much, jane ferguson. the rebel against bashar al assa assad. dominic kane reports. cart is a victim of the bombing. the man hurried to get out, but he's already dead. this city is where the rebellion against president bashar al assar began. the fighting is relentless. here, the reynolds are trying to drive assad's forces from a base, using a combination of ground fire and improvised artillery shells. >> the revolution areas have managed to dominate the area except the shia area. it is considered to be the last stronghold of the regime. it is important because it over looningdz the security square. >> that's a reference to the newer part of the city. it contains government buildings and security basis. most have now been turned into barracks. the government has besieged this city for years, preventing food and other supplies from getting to rebel areas. no it's an urban battle grouvenld. dominic kane, al jazeera. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of three journalists who have now been nelled prison in egypt for 343 days. they were jailed on charges of he

anyone linked to the syrian groups and further heightening tensions at an already uneasy time, jane fergusoneera, beirut. >>> meanwhile inside syria heavy fighting in the city where the rebellion against bashar a al-assad began four years agree ago and unsiege from government forces. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of an air strike. inside the car the victim of the bombing. the men hurry to get him out but he is already dead. this city is where the rebellion against president assad began and in the fourth year of combat the fighting is relentless. rebels say much of the old part of the city called dara and here the rebels are trying to drive assad forces from the base. using a combination of ground fire and improvised artillery shells. >> translator: they managed to dominate the whole except the sierra area and it's considered to be the last stronghold of regime and it's important because it overlooks security square. >> reporter: that is the new part of the city and contained government buildings and security bases, most have now been turned into barracks. the government seized the city

30 police and soldiers taken in august and have been sex cuted and seven have been released and jane fergusonng that story from us from the lebanese capitol beirut. >> reporter: the government have held security and emergency meetings over the weekend to try to find out how they can move forward with these mediation efforts. sunni religious leaders volunteered a proposal they could go ahead with mediation efforts but the government has not made public how to secure the release of these hostages. that government comes under increasing pressure with such incidents. it's a very fragile coalition of a broad spectrum of political stances in lebanon's structured political landscape and we have to main groupings in this coalition government and one is hez hezbollah and stand with assad regime and the other led by sunni politicians firmly against the assad regime and when you consider those groups are in fact together in a government it's clear that fragile government will come under increasing pressure as the war on syria continues to effect politicians inside. >>> 13 students and a number of teache

. >> jane ferguson joining us by phone from lebanon, thank you very much. >> the f.b.i.rning american troops isil might try to attack them in the u.s. >> jonathan betz explains the warning comes at many servicemen and women travel home for the holidays in uniform. >> more than a month after the attack in canada's capitol, the u.s. is worried copy cats may target military at home. the department of homeland security issued a bulletin usuallying u.s. service members to scrub their social media accounts, hiding personal information that could make them targets. >> it's like be on the lookout for or change your paver, because we believe it can potentially put you in harm's way. >> u.s. officials worry isil sympathizers may track down and attack american troops from their social media pages. the repeats of warning issued in september cited an isil tweet that warned loan offenders in the u.s. might use the yellow pages and sites like facebook or twit tore find addresses of service members, show up at their homes and slaughter them. >> we understand your young communicate throu

jane wells has more now from realto, california. >> reporter: for the last three years in riyaltoe, california, before new york, before ferguson, before cleveland, these riyaltoe police officers have been wearing body cameras. >> this is my camera live right now. >> reporter: chief tony ferar thought it might build trust. >> the experiment wasn't based on figuring out whether it was the right camera but to evaluate the impact that the cameras would have on law enforcement. >> the car is reported stolen. >> reporter: the chief used grant money to pay for a system for taser costing a total of $180,000 and immediately, an 80% drop in complaints and a 60% drop in use of force. >> hi, how are you? >> reporter: sergeant josh lindsay helped roll out the program consisting of a camera, a battery, and a smartphone app to let you see your shot in realtime and add information. after each shift, all are downloaded and cue rated automatically. . has it modified behavior? >> absolutely. >> reporter: has affected the behavior of the public. >> the couple of people i mentioned it to and said, hey, just so you know, i'm recording everything, that even

jane wells. >> reporter: a look inward a look ahead and a look behind literally. three pop culture predictions for 2015. one, the racial divide. the shooting death of michael brown by a fergusonlit racial tensions and in 2015 american pop culture will force us to look inward with image, movies and music about pop culture. and two, food fight. new super foods hoping to satiate american's never ending need for new. gluten free grains and keep an eye out for kalettes. a love child between kale and brussel sprouts. and three, booty call. 2015 will bring up the rear for. but dialing. kim kardashian's even broke the internet. but the fanny fan will fade. probably after someone's glute implants explode during the grammys. >> that's a bold call. counterintuitive call. >> that the butt fad will fade? >> yes. >> i'm going to go out on the food and call --. >>> coming up. many got smart phones over the season if no. it's called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. ♪ they cut the power. it'll fix itself. power's back on. quick thinking traffic lights and self correcting power grids make the world predictable. thrillingly predictable. they're coming. what do i do? you need to catch the 4