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>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. scores of world leaders travel osearchto south africa for the l this week. snow and high winds as the u.s. finds itself in a deep chill. world leaders from nearly 100 nations are making their way to south africa to honor one man: nelson mandela. among those already in south africa former u.s. president jimmy carter who is in johannesburg. kofe annan. and the former president of ireland is there. dozens of others are en route. president obama and the first lady left for south africa, board air force 1 joined by george bush and his wife. are ali velshi is leading our team in johannesburg. ali, set the scene for us literally hours before the event tomorrow in johannesburg. >> well it's gone cold, tony, it's raining tonight in johannesburg. it was a clear day. police were setting up barricades and rerouting. you could see dignitaries coming in and police convoys. as you said jimmy carter is here as well. george w.

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reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com away. >> the long walk to a final rest has begun in south africa. where leaders are moving in now to remember nelson mandela. nearly 100 heads of state and leaders, former president of the country, nelson mandela died thursday at the age of 95. a national tribute to mandela will take place at a johannesburg soccer stadium with thousands of ordinary south africans, including cube afternoon president raul castro. al al jazeera's ali velshi is joining us from south africa. tell us what you're seeing, there are so many dignitaries there for the commemoration of his life. >> i heard said, short of the united nations, this is the largest gathering ever held. like president obama and president george w. bush. jimmy carter arrived earlier, we were actually on the same plane, and i subsequently sat down with him and interviewed him to discuss his relationship, his long standing and very close relationship with nelson mandela. interesting point as the world celebrates nelson mandela jimmy carte

al jazeera america.ake a new look at news. >>> some fence mending ahead of next month's planned peace conference in geneva. they will decide who will be able to attend meetings, one sticking point being iran. >> we didn't reach an agreement with iran, and of course, it's known that we, the united nations welcome the participation of iran, but our partners in the united states are not quite convinced that iran's participation is the right decision. >> he also said that iranian officials told him even if they are not present at the conference, they will still work along with the un. james bayes live right now in geneva. james is everything ready ahead of next month's planned peace conference? >> well i don't think things are quite where they wanted them to be. still there is that debate over whether iran will be there. the ambassador you heard just then would like the iranians there. he wants everyone who has an involvement in syria to be there. they hoped to have a list of the two delegations they were go

, there's more to it. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america.'s get you caught up on today's headlines. the house is about to begin debating a bipartisan budget deal announced tuesday night. a vote is expected later today. >>> hold the phone, you may soon be able to talk on your cell phone while flying. the rules are expected to be revised this afternoon regarding inflight calls. it would then be up to airlines to decide whether to allow inflight calls. >>> some traveled a long distance for just a moments to see nelson mandela. >>> the world health organization issued a troubling report that says cancer is on the rise worldwide. 14 million people were diagnosed in 2012, that's up from 12.7 million in 2008. and the number of deaths also rose. bad lifestyle habits are to blame. poor diets, lack of exercise and smoking are the major contributors. ♪ >>> i'm meteorologist dave warren. we are looking at snow here. this is lake-effect snow. you see this on the radar here. it's a one streamer of snow and this is what it looks like when you are in it. th

back to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. the man who designed the most popular weapon died, mikhail kalashnikov died in a central hospital in luz has died. more on kalashnikov life and legacy. >> it's 1947. the very beginning of the cold war. and rolling off the production line at the soviet armments factory a new weapon, a weapon that will change the face of war. the ak .47 taking its name from that of its inventer, 24-year-old mikhail kalashnikov. a former tank officer he was wounded in the war. he heard talk about the lack of a reliable infantry weapon. reliable, the a consider .47 can fire 600 rounds a minute. it is estimated there are over 100 million of the weapons worldwide, produced in 42 countries with 82 armies equipping their armies with the ak. still in use. it is a remarkably simple weapon to use, it only has eight moving parts. you could easily teach a child how to strip and shoot an ak .47 in under an hour. for the child armies of africa, in sierra leone, liberia and uganda, turning childre

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>> an al jazeera america exclusive...mer president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >> start with one issue education... gun contro finally for us tonight, mexico city is covered in the graffiti tags that many locals consider ugly. and really painful to a city's image. but city's anti-graffiti squad is tracking down some of the most respected and channeling or rechanneling their creative talent. using them in big public spaces like the city's

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america.he united states has one of the highest incarceration rates anywhere in the weird. now a prison for women in tennessee is helping the inmates use their time earning a college degree. >> reporter: donna mccoy is serving a life sentence for first degree murder. for just a few hours she is able to swap her uniform for a cap and gown. >> i feel like i'm being redeemed. >> reporter: it was the first graduation at the prison. eight inmates received associates degrees in in liberal arts. every wednesday night for the past seven years professors have come here into the prison. teaching the women everything from history to physics. >> i feel like i have really earned, you know, a degree. >> we were never looked down on as inmates. we were always considered as students. >> reporter: each woman had to earn 63 credit hours. >> there have been a lot of voices in their life that tell them that they don't matter, and they don't count. and now they can illustrate that they are somebody, and they can m

down. four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >> you are looking life at the scene in time square where they are beginning to gather ahead of new year's eve, 2014. just a few hours away now amid frigid temperatures. new zealand holding one of the first celebrations of the new year. take a look. in auckland crowds cheering and horns blared as fireworks erupted from the sky tower. ♪ >> this was the scene in sydney, australia. ♪ [ cheers ] and in folk you, priests began ringing 2014 in by ringing a bell 108 times. they did so to wipe away the 108 sins of the previous year. ♪ >> and as you can see, the new year began with a bang in shanghai, china. the city has a fireworks and las laser show. there are similar celebrations taking place across china. here in the u.s. congress didn't do much in 2013, but the states were busy. here is a look at what you can expect coming up. >> if you are 21 yo

reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. the battle over the budget part four congress on the verge of a new spending deal as lawmakers face that looming deadline. a deal that would avoid the government shutdown like the one we lived through in october. libby casey is on capitol hill. libby, everybody wants to know could we be facing another government shutdown? >> reporter: it looks like negotiators may be able to come up with not a grand bargain, not even an immediate-sized bargain but a little bargain. december 13th, this fry is the deadline to come up to present to the house and senate. but that's just an arres an arby deadline. the guillotine does not fall on december 13th. we've got some time yet. what we're watching for is a deal between the big players patty murray a democrat were washington state, head of the budget committee and the senate, and paul ryan over in the house, they're working together to cook something up. we got insight from dick durbin and he re

technow on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live newsthe top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. >> hello again. these are our top stories on al jazeera. the body of nelson mandela has arrived in his ancestral home. many are lining the route of the cortage. >>> angela merkel has received backing for her third time of german chancellor. >>> egyptians on the constitution in january, with new elections next year. >>> we have been getting news coming in. several people killed in a bus bombing in kenya. the attack seems to have happened in the easterly district of nirobi. at the scene, what's happening? >> reporter: right now, the bus and a dead body next to the parking lot. certain to hospital. currently, we are not aware of any other fatalities. what we know right now. more to come. >> tell us about this area. i understand it's where a lot of swamis live, for example. >> the somali group, in recent months, there has been a lot of incidents. the somali community. >> okay. mohammed tahir, than

>> an al jazeera america exclusive... former president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i am stephanie cy. here are the stop stories we are following at this hour. congressional negotiators say they have hammered out a tentative deal to keep the gove

>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're following for you. merrill newman, the man being held by north korea, is returning home. and there are many tributes for the south african leader nelson mandela. >> the american war veteran retained by north korea since october is due to arrive inwe'rt community where newman was ma wr thanksgiving, but he'll be home for the holidays. when he first made the trip to north korea he could not have imagined how difficult of a trip it would turn out. but now he'll return to the u.s. a great relief for his family. >> i'm very glad to be home. i'm appreciate the government to allow me to be on my way. >> i offered him a ride home but he pointed out there is a direct flight to san francisco, his home. i don't blame him. i would be on that flight, too. >> newman was a soldier in the korean war and his visit was a long-planned vacation down memory lane. but he was no order soldier. the north koreans released this confession, likely forced by newman, admitting his afill ways with the white tigers. for newman the wa

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jazeera america. a college degree is often seen as a ticket to a better life. but for many, the cost of a college education is years of seemingly unending debt. a growing number of college presidents are taking home ceo like pay, some topping $1 million a year. whoa. al jazeera's john terrett is here. >> they are pretty jaw-dropping. you are wondering why the cost of the college education is skyrocketing. reason why your college president is taking home a lot of money. 42 presidents of private colleges were paid more than, wait for this, a million bucks a year, that's up from 36 in the previous two years, 2009 and 2010. and this, according to the chronicle of higher education's annual analysis of 500, actually it was more than 500 private colleges, the latest available tax returns that we have that we can say. now the top three earners were these three, robert j. zimmer, he took home $3,358,723.17. he didn't take home that 17 cents, i made that up. >>> joseph bayone, 3,324,864. and the third highest w

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. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city.i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. detroit is bankrupt. >>> a judge made it official today. current bills will be paid but pensions are due to be cut. a new look at the death of yasser arafat. experts say the palestinian leader was not poisoned. and the moment that divers found a shipwreck survivor right after the tugboat sank. it is, indeed, a momentous day. that is how a federal judge ended theea

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>> only on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're covering for you. the grim remembrance of the sandy hook across the united states, and another school shooting. >>> and a procession brings nelson mandela's body home. >> it's been one year since that tragic day when 20 children and six teach percent killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama and the first lady lit 26 candles at the white house and observed a moment of sigh glens a year ago a small peaceful town was shattered by unspeakable violence. 20 school children and six teachers were taken from our lives forever. it has filled us with grief. the victims were educators and kids who could have been any of our own, and the hearts were broken for families who lost a peace of theipiece of their hea. >> let's go to "moms demand action," a gathering. what is this event about? what is happening there? well, richelle, "moms demand action" was started a year ago the day after sandy hook incident took place where 26 lives were cut short. these moms have ga

reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> well, street appears to be playing it close to the vest at this hour. the dow is up just 15 points. friday's strong job report has investors speculating about when the federal reserve will start to pull back on that stimulus program. >>> gas prices are up again. the price for a gallon of gas rising $0.03, and lundberg expects prices to go up again a few more pennies he the next several days. >>> two u.s. senators are asking the government to step in to make train travel safer. the action is called after the train derailment in new york. >> reporter: in the same weekend funeral services were held for the youngest person killed in the metro north train derailment two u.s. senators urge the federal government to adopt safety practices to prevent another practice. >> five years ago it was recommended that cameras be installed in our locomotive cabs both pointing inside and pointing outside. inside to see what the engineer was doing. and outside to see if tracks and signals were in good

on al jazeera america >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. south korea has declared its own defense zone. >>> around the world, remembering nelson mandela. brace yourself. things like this are happening across the country today. >> increasing tensions in asia, south korea has declared an expanded air defense zone. one announced by china last month. al jazeera's hear faucett reports. >> south korea's announcement may be about invisible lines in the air but they extend to areas of land and sea. a submerged rocky reef, under its very obvious de facto control. these strategic waters and rocks are claimed by beijing and seoul as part of their exclusive economic zones. now south korea has asserted its rights above. >> the new korean air space defense accommodation zone has been modified to be in line with the country's flight region. does not overlap with neighboring countries. over i.odo's waters. >> seoul's move comes two weeks after china's zone of south korea and japan. the new zone extends larger into the larger chinese one and also of that an

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. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york. i'm jonathan betz with a quick look at the headlines. thousands said goodbye to the man many called africa's favourite son. burial marked the ends of 10 days of mourning. he was 95 years owl. the european union stopped trade talks with ukraine. tenses of thousands of protesters spent another day demanding they sign the deal instead of considering closer tas with rushee. senator john mccain joined protesters at independence square. >> hundreds died in fighting between muslims and christians in central african republic. people there are now facing a critical food shortage. >> gaza's only power plant is online for the first time since november. diesel was allowed in to restart the plant that ran out of fuel six weeks ago. it was allowed in after winter storms damaged food and crops. stereo peter o'toole has tide. he made his film debut in the 1960, his role as "lawrence of arabia" made him a superstar. he died at the age of 81. "america tonight weekend" is next. good evening, i'm joey ch

>>> welcome back to al jazeera america.'m del walters. there are new federal guide lines concerning lung cancer screenings. a panel of doctors now recommending ct scans for those at risk. they say it would save thousands of lives. stephanie sy has the story. >> reporter: this man lit up his first cigarette in a fox hole during world war ii. >> one of the guys said it will help settle you down. >> reporter: decades later he was diagnosed with lung cancer after a ct scan. he is one of the lucky ones, lung cancer the leading cause of all cancer deaths in the us. a panel of experts recommends that adults who are heavy smokers, be given a low dose annual ct scan in an effort to detect early signs of cancer. the group also recommends screenings for those who have quit until the last 15 years. the decision was praised by some such as this expert. she estimates the new guidelines could save more than 30,000 lives a year. >> we're thrilled with this result. we think that this will make a big difference. many people will be able to e

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that when al jazeera america returns. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz. secretary of state john kerry says the recent execution of the uncle of the north korean leader is an ominous sign of ipp stability, saying it underscores the danger in the region. >> it tells us how ruthless and reckless he is, and a lot about how insecure he is to a certain degree. it tells us a significant amount about the instability internally of the regime with the numbers of execution us. this is not the first. there have been a significant number of executions taking place over the last month, which we are aware of. most importantly it underscores the importance for all of us of finding a way forward with north korea, in order to denuclearize the north peninsula >> he was until recently regarded as the second-most powerful figure in north korea. >> january 14th is the start of a 2-day referendum on a revised constitution. voter turn out and approval will determine if the people support the military take over in europe. muslim brotherhood will not vote. >> ewaste damages not ju

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>> fault lines only on al jazeera america >> i'm phil torezz, coming up next on techknow. >> hike! merica's favorite sport is under fire. >> now, that impact simulated 100 g's of acceleration in your brain. >> it's the opponent no player can see. >> so the system is showing real-time impact. >> can science prevent concussions? >> i did my job and just had to sacrifice my brain to do it. >> time for listening post news bites. dusting off an old law from the days of apartheid. the limit criminal report on government spending. so far it's not working. it all started with the news that $20 million of south africans' money has been spent in the province. on november 21st citing concerns for the president's safety, they warned the media not to photograph or public any images of the compound saying that doing so would be in breach of the natural key points act. legislation that was passed in 1980 that law prohibits publicity for areas of strategic importance. but they defined the ban with front page shots of the compound. they ran with shots of the home with the caption "look away." while

hello and welcome to al jazeera america. here are the top stories we are following at this hour. >> we out to be doing the people's business, and that means not turning our backs on millions of american whose are struggling during this difficult economy. >> some lawmakers take issue with the budget deal. is some changes could be on the way for cell phone usage on planes. good to have you with us. reached earlier this week, the plan would prevent another government shut down in ease across the board cuts. fireworks as he pushed back at conservative group what's the fight right now. >> well, groups like heritage action and club for growth have hammered congressman paul ryan for brokering this budget deal. this time he says no more. because they were critical of the plan even before it was finalized. and he also talked about some dirty laundry from a few months ago, with enthat budget shut down happened this fall, it was republicans who pushed to shut the government down unless the federal healthcare law was defunded. that is w

technow on al jazeera america >> start with one issue education... while you were asleep news was happening. >> here are the stories we're following. >> find out what happened and what to expect. >> international outrage. >> a day of political posturing. >> every morning from 5 to 9 am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. >> tell us exactly what is behind this story. >> from more sources around the world. >> the situation has intensified here at the border. >> start every morning, every day 5am to 9 eastern. >> with al jazeera america. >>> with many of the glitches fixed at healthcare.gov more americans are signing up for private health care insurance through the obamacare exchanging. more than 258,000 people picked a plan compared to 106,000 in october. that brings the total enrollment through november to 364,682 on both the state and federal exchanges. that is still a long way from the millions the administration wants signed uppy the end of march. the congressional budget office predicted 7 mi

. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories that we're following for you. merrill newman is back with his family in the u.s. his six-week saga in north korea over. >>> south african mourners are holding vigils and memorials for nelson mandela continues. and this marijuana ingredient is bringing hundreds of families with epileptic children to colorado. >> we'll start with the legacy of nelson mandela. >> part of successful white government that kept nelson mandela in jail and then served for mandela. as u.s. ambassador and then foreign minister it was his task to defend the continued imprisonment of nelson mandela and other political opponent. but privately he long lobbied for mandela's release. >> i submitted a memorandum, due to the effect that mr. mandela ought to be released that we're bringing a bigger martyr of him every day he stays in prison, and that his international aclaim and status would be growing to an extent that we would not be able to hand it will any more. unfortunately, it continued on. >

military and dignitaries have been arriving for the event. >> you can watch full coverage live on al jazeera america, starting in about an hour. 1am eastern, good evening, i'm joey chan. this is america tonight the weekend edillegals. >> lawmakers grabble with providing support for women, men have been coming forward with their experiences. the pentagon acknowledged that sexual assault against men in an interview is a problem. in an exclusive report they are more common than you think. america tonight's correspondent met a number of men and for the first time they are going public with their survival stories. some of the material in her report is graphic and disturbing. >> along this river mike scott feels at peace. here. >> it's a place to reflect, a place to escape my anxious little world for 15 minutes or an hour. >> debilitating memories of his time in the military haunt more than a decade from the 82nd airborne decision of the united states army. mike never served in combat but has been fighting an internal war for years. >> you get better and crash back down. it's endless. another soldier assa

tonight weeknights 9et / 6pt only on al jazeera america> evey sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing, and suprizing talks with the most interesting people of our time. this sunday, >> i spent my whole life thinking about themes and thinking about how to structure movies, so this is highly unusual. >> the director of the sixth sense, says there are five things we can do to fix education in america >> the united states has education apartheid, that's the facts... >> talk to al jazeera with m. night shayamalan sunday at 7et / 4pt on al jazeera america >> tell us what you learned when you visited nasa's jet propulsion laboratory. laboratory. >> it's like a grown up toy store. expensive toys. take a look, the images they're getting from mars is amazing, the data they're starting to get is incredible. this thing landed a year ago, and finally the information is starting to trickle through that is pretty impactful for us as humans. let check it out. >> which is a technical achievement. things have to work. the whole thing of us wanting to

>> >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following for you. hackers target target. >>> a senior u.s. official warning of travel and traveling to the central african republic. >>> plus more fire power for security officers here in one georgia school district. ♪ >>> the secret service is now look going the security breach at target. over the last month thieves broke in and stole the debit and credit card information of 40 million of its customers. it continued all the way up until this past sunday. hackers lifting data from cards as they were swiped at cash registers. >> that is a huge breach. >> i had my identity stolen last christmas. it was a pain. they had a great christmas on me. >> target's ceo putting out a statement saying . . . it's unclear how much money may have been stolen. no arrests have been made. >>> support from the nsa coming from an unusual source, the president of russia, saying the surveillance program is needed to fight terrorism. but he also once headed the th program be limi