>> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >>> okay more now on the breaking news from mali. at least 18 people are dead after a siege at a luxury hotel in mali, the capitol there. the government saying the attack is now over. at least two gunmen have been killed. an al-qaeda linked group is claiming responsibility. belgian officials say one belgian citizen is among the dead. >>> thanksgiving week is expected to be the busiest american travel week of the year, but with this year's travel season, coming in the wake of the paris attacks, government officials told travelers not to be scared. john henry smith has more. >> reporter: nowhere in america has the fear from the paris attacks and the bombing of the russian airliner last month been more evident than at the nation's travel hubs. three major airports have seen flights delayed or diverted due to security concerns. with 47 million am

al jazeera america. >>> on america tonight hostages taken in a french-speaking capital. is it tied to the horror of i.s.i.l. or is another force at work? >> in bottom bamako itself it has been fairly quiet. this act changes that >>> the strike on the west african nation of mali and who was behind it. tense city in the shadow of the fay nation's most powerful, a community of its most fragile. >> it started from nothing and now you've got about 30 tents out here with people living here and it just up. it is a city within a city >>> the fight to save the place they call home. thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. in a capital city with innocent travellers the targets of a the latest visual assault. the long reach of i.s.i.l. might be spreading further or was it a new group? details and insight into what happened in the west african nation of mali and how american forces might be connected. >> reporter: it was an early morning attack on what was thought to be one of the most secure starts of mali, the radisson blu hotel in bamako. the hotel serves as a popular destinations,

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l jazeera america. >> on "america tonight": a survivor's story. >> why would you as a rape victim be concerned about bringing shame to your family? >> in my plong community i hmona daughter who doesn't get married to the man who raped her is seen as less than clean. >> good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm adam may, sitting in for joie chen who is on assignment. >>> victims of c

al jazeera america. >>> more now on the breaking news from mali.ny government there says the siege at a luxury hotel is over. at least 18 are dead, and more than 100 hostages have been released. it is not yet clear if any americans were inside the hotel. u.s., french, and malian troops were all on the scene. an al-qaeda-linked group is claiming responsibility. i want to bring in josh rushing now. josh, what do we know about the u.s. force's role in this hostage situation which has now ended. >> that was a surprise that came out this morning. we don't know a whole lot about it, but we have been in touch with u.s., africa command. and they gave us this statement saying the soldiers involved with special operations command. they were special ops. they fall under [ inaudible ] which is special ops command. i have experienced their training troops, i was in africa doing exactly that kind of mission. my guess is that the u.s. guys were not near the point of the sphere going into the hotel. different militaries units operate differently, so it can be very

those stories coming up on al jazeera america. jazeera america. >> a new u.n. assessment of iran's nuclear capability gives iran a mixed review to comply with the resolutions signed in june. cutting back on nuclear technology and has reduced the number of centrifuges that can be used to reduce uranium to weapons grade. centrifuges on stand by could be restarted at a moment's notice. >>> russia's antidoping program noncompliant. a week after the wada issued its scathing report. harsh punishment for the track team. al jazeera's jim hig high hoolet does this mean especially whether the rio olympics are less than nine months away? >> that is not entirely clear. the russians have a lot of work to do in order to get into compliance with the rules and regulations, by wada world antidoping agency. it found that the russians have been out of compliance with all of its rules and regulations. that scathing report out earlier this month, that nailed the russians, saying they cheated especially in their track and field program in all levels. major implication he for the int

the news continues on al jazeera america. shot down turk which downs a russian war plane on the border of syria international response. >>> francois hollande set to meet with barack obama calling for a larger coalition in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> israel has every right in the world to defend itself. >> and secretary of state john kerry in the middle east calling for an end to the violence that has left dozens dead. ♪ these dramatic images from the

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only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome to "al jazeera america." coming up in this half hour of international news, iran's supreme leader accuses the u.s. of using sex and money to infiltrate his country. our american minute. in 345e7bz hundreds gather for the funeral of jamar clark, fatally shot in a struggle with police. his death set off protests. president obama reiterated today that there are no credible threats of any planned attack against the united states. but security has been stepped up since the violence in paris. the president urged americans not to let fear abrupt their holiday. more than 46 million americans are expected to travel over thanksgiving. also on the president's agenda, the annual thanksgiving pardon. he spared not one but two turkeys during this year's event. honest and abe will live out their rest of their days in a farm of virginia. the president used a little bit white house humor going as far as calling abe totus. >> a nuclear treaty has gone into effect. it may open the door to future opportunities b it comes to nucl

continues on al jazeera america. l jazeera america. >> on "america tonight": a survivor's story. >> why would you as a rape victim be concerned about bringing shame to your family? >> in my plong community i hmona daughter who doesn't get married to the man who raped her is seen as less than clean. >> good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm adam may, sitting in for joie chen who is on assignment. >>> victims of child sex tourism. for years the u.s. statement has been working with -- state department has been working with countries trying to protect these children and u.s. justice department has been going after offenders. a ground break lawsuit currently playing out in a federal court in minnesota and the lawsuit is dividing a tight community of immigrants from laos. i sat down with the plaintiff, a woman from southeast asia who says that an american man raped her. >> translator: i wonder to myself what will happen to me if my parents find out that i have been raped and then i ask myself what will happen to me if

>> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >> at 9:30 - "america tonight" - top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> police killings are rarely independently investigated in kenya. we left nairobi to meet a woman, who is in hiding after calling for an inquiry into the killing of her husband by the police. rehema nero's husband was arrested as a suspected al shabaab insurgent. salim nero was taken back to their home handcuffed, and surrounded by police. >> the police later claimed salim nero had been armed and that he and another suspect had been killed during a shoot-out. >> when they say they we

. >> al jazeera america >> billions spent training afghan forces. >> there was a bang... i said, "get down". >> after 15 civilian deaths. >> according to the sources that we spoke to... the civilians that weren't killed in crossfire... >> "faultlines". >> what do we want? >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today the will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. >> police killings are rarely independently investigated in kenya. we left nairobi to meet a woman, who is in hiding after calling for an inquiry into the killing of her husband by the police. rehema nero's husband was arrested as a suspected al shabaab insurgent. salim nero was taken back to their home handcuffed, and surrounded by police. >> the police later claimed salim nero had been armed and that he and another suspect had been killed during a shoot-out. >> when they say they were killed in self-defense - it's not true? >> i would say that's standard operating procedure. the so-called shootout scenario where you set it up

only on al jazeera america. >> we're in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo. it's one of the least developed countries in the world, but there's an estimated $24 trillion worth of minerals here. tantalum, tungsten, tin, and gold have all been linked to violence in eastern congo by rebel groups and the congolese army. >> millions of people have been killed in the congo over the past decade. i want to see peace in the congo. >> the same minerals are used to make common electronics,that are sold all over the world. but in 2010, after months of lobbying by advocacy groups an obscure resolution called section 1502, was dropped into the dodd-frank wall street reform act. it means publicly traded companies are now required to track whether their products contain conflict minerals from congo. some of the top tech brands are taking credit for reducing violence here -- with the world's largest chip-maker intel even claiming that some of their products are now "100% conflict free". >> "we're proud to say the world's first commercially available conflict free microprocess

>> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >>> security concerns as americans hit thethanksgiving, the president talking about it from the white house. protests on the streets of chicago, anger and calls for action after a dash cam video is made public that shows an officer shooting a black teenager over and over again. >>> and easing tensions, turkey and russia both urging peace after the russian war plane is shot down. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters. president obama addressing the nation last hour, reassuring ic

al jazeera america's... >> today they will be arrested. >>they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> we have to get out of here. o. >> good evening, i'm roxana saberi, antonio mora is off tonight. this is al jazeera america. colorado shooting. a gunman opens fire at a planned parenthood clinic. when the shooting ends three people including a police officer are dead. a day of protests, demand for reforms after a police video slows a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. and rescuing food how one group is trying keep 16 tons of perfectly good produce from ending up in the trash. is we begin tonight with a deadly mass shooting in colorado. it unfolded at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs. a lone gunman opened fire and barricaded himself. today after hours long standoff, the pt i suspect is in custody. jim hooley is there. jim. >> reporter: came out here to help out his fellow officers. a call went out for mutual aid he responded and that's when he was shot and killed. still this hour, the motive for this shooti

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this is al jazeera america. we begin in myanmar, which appears to be on the verge of a peaceful transition to democracy after decades of military rule. the scope of the victory of aung san suu kyi's party in sunday's election became clearer today. she won her seat in parliament and her party the national league for democracy is headed towards an absolute majority. also today, incumbent president sent a letter of congratulations to the nobel peace prize winner and to the nld, essentially, confirming defeat, first time in a quarter century. it is not clear how much power suu kyi and her party will have. patricia sabga reports. >> military aligned president promised a peaceful transition to power as he and the country's army chief congratulated aung san suu kyi for her party's vicity in elections. >> it is true however, that more is needed. >> the president has agreed to meet with suu kyi. the national league for democracy, suu kyi is barred from becoming president of mother-in-law because her sons are british citi

i'm ali velshi, thank you for the news continues on al jazeera america >> "raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, state your name , do solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; according to regulations and the uniform code of military justice. so help me god".

this is "al jazeera america." protecting american lives. the challenges for authorities to keep people safe at shopping malls and stadiums over the holiday. no plans for war: that's what russiases foreign minister said after one of its fighter planes was shot down bytie. tensions remain high. >>> in chicago, more protests and ager. activists step up the call for justice after the release of video showing police shooting a black teenager. their plan to make sure christmas shoppers don't ignore their plea re begin with tight security as tennessee of millions travel for the thanks giving holiday. president obama is trying to reassure them that the government is doing all it can to help keep people safe. the paris attackers chose soft targets. al jazeera's jamey mcintire is in washington with a look at the vulnerabilities of similar sites here in the u.s. >> soft target did, they are everywhere. drive anywhere down the streets of washington such as here on pennsylvania avenue, america's ma main street and see places where people gather and ther

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. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters.pt's president is in london today talking security with the british prime minister about the crash of that russian jet liner over the skies of egypt. british officials now saying it looks increasingly likely that the russian plane was brought down by a bomb. because of that intelligence, the u.k., ireland, and several ire lines suspending their flights to the red sea airport. >> translator: about ten months ago, our friends in u.k. requested us to assure the security measures taken. at that time, we invited british delegations to take firsthand information about the security measures taken across all of our airports. >> of course i cannot be sure, my experts cannot be sure, that it was a terrorist bomb that brought down that russian plane. but if the intelligence is and the judgment is, that that is a more likely than not outcome, then i think it's right to act in the way that i did. >> officials are working to get the stranded tourists out of egypt. flights back to the u.k. could resu

al jazeera america's... >> today they will be arrested. >>they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> we have to get out of here. >> they have rampaged across cities and villages, killing innocent, unarmed civilians. >> the bearded man demands his prisoners repeat "islamic state here to stay". >> they target muslims and religious minorities, murdering them when they can. >> we are an islamic army. >> they're a bunch of psychopaths. >> paraded on a beach in orange jumpsuits before being murdered. >> it's their typical combination of hollywood production quality and just gratuitous violence.

this is "al jazeera america." fighting racism force a major university president to resign.onight, the demand for more action. deadly stop. questions after a 6-year-old is allegedly shot to death by police. why those officers are home tonight and a parent's loss. closing guantanamo. where prisoners should be transferred and when that could happen. we begin tonight in missouri where weeks of student protests over campus racism came to an end. tim wolf, the president of the university of monsieur see system resigned today. his announcement appeared to resolve a stand-off that included student protests, a hunger strike and a football team that was threatening to quick. andy rogen reports. >> reporter: even though the president and chancellor are out, those protesters wanted other demands. among them, a more diverse fa faculty and diversity training for incoming faculty. everyone is trying to wrap their heads around this head-spinning day. a somber resignation by the school president tim wolfe? >> i am resigning of the president of the missouri system. >> led to an emotional rea

as al jazeera's al jazeera america reports increased profits led to mixed feels for some business owner. >> reporter: a scene full of contradictions. juxtaposing money against misery as it showcases profit and poverty. >> yes, 51. >> many businesses on lesbos, about to close down, are kept alive. >> reporter: refugees line up to pay what little money they have to local businessmen and women,

only on al jazeera america. >> al jazeera america brings you independent reporting without spin. >> not everybody is asking the questions you're asking me today. >> we give you more perspectives >> the separatists took control a few days ago. >> and a global view. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> getting the story first-hand. >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> what's your message then? >> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >> it's friday night in hollywood... the dance clubs along hollywood boulevard are starting to fill up with partiers. "molly" is part of the scene. a team of volunteers from a non profit called "dance safe" has hit the streets too. as members of the harm reduction movement, they are on a mission that they think is very important. >> so you use this term "harm reduction", what does that really mean? >> well, "harm reduction" is acknowledging the fact that despite zero-tolerance drug policies, people are still going to use drugs... so the end goal is to keep people safe, alive and really prevent overdose and de

al jazeera america's... >> today they will be arrested. >>they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> we have to get out of here. >> san pedro sula honduras one of the most violent cities in the world. it's thursday night not quite 8:00 p.m. and this is the scene a few blocks there our hotel. we just got a call that there was another murder here in san pedro sula. from the moment we got to honduras people were telling us how dangerous and deadly this place can be. under that tarp there, that's the fourth murder of today. the victim, still bleeding when we arrived, was shot in the head and threw into a ditch. the locals presume the normal, gang violence. investigators are on the scene. this morgue person has just arrived, what he they're going to do is start investigating the body. what they're going to do is count how many bu bullet holes e has, whether he has been tortured, and then they're going to move the body out of here. police told us they see at least 15 killings like this every week. in a city ranked as the most murder oust in the w

thanks for watching, everybody, i'm david schuster, ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, the push to ban the box, plus homeless heroes. a street level look at the battle to get america's most vulnerable veterans back into society. >> friday's blockbuster jobs report shows the u.s. economy has

>> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >> there are many in the intelligence and security community, including among british senior staff who would argue that the frontline is where the rough stuff happens and maybe we just have to grin and bear it. the balance of security and foreign policy interests are such that kenya is still viewed as a necessary ally in this region and until that changes we are going to have to swallow this stuff for the foreseeable future. >> but could western governments be held legally responsible for the actions of the men they trained? >> the first person to get rid of is the leader. >> we showed our interviews to the head of the international bar association. >> sometimes whether we go you eliminate or we spare this person. >> its clear based on these interviews that there's at least prima facie evidence to suggest that these third party countries are

>> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >> i was back in copenhagen, but i couldn't get what the doctor's son had told me out of my head. a man beaten to death by afghan soldiers with american special operations forces laughing in the background. finally there was a breakthrough. wali mohammad, the military investigator who had looked into mohammad razeq's death, agreed to talk to me on the phone. >> wali mohammad spent a month investigating the case. seven afghan commandos were tried and convicted for their involvement in mohammad razeq's murder, including a company commander who was sentenced to 18 years in prison. >> according to my sources the us forces on the ground that day were navy seals and an od-a unit of army special forces. the navy seals were deployed to the village where mohammad razeq was beaten to death. i wanted to find out why they hadn't intervened to stop the beating. and what they knew about the fate of the other fourteen civilians who were killed that day. fault lines contacted the us department of defense and the special operations joint task f

this is al jazeera america.ernational man hunt, a suspect linked to the paris attacks on the run and the state of emergency in france tonight. refusing to help some politician are now questioning asylum for syrian refugees in the ovulate s. we look at the fears and the facts. state of war, france stems up bombing runs with the u.s. and syria. what is being

. >> only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again, the top stories on the al jazeera news hour.n leaders have created a fund worth more than $2 billion for africa, to help tackle the refugee crisis. both sides say the agreement is a good first step. they have been meeting in malta. >>> health officials in the occupied west bank say a palestinian man was shot dead by undercover israeli soldiers in the hospital. >>> kurdish peshmerga forces have launched a ground offensive to retake the town of sinjar from isil. they say they have already liberated five villages. it will cut off the supply line for isil. let's get more on that, and speak to a former u.s. advisor to iraqi kurds, joining us from boston. the kurdish council saying its objectives are to clear isil from sinjar, take strategic supply roots and establish a significant buffer zone to protect the city. will they succeed in doing this? >> i just spoke a few minutes ago to the chief of staff to the president. the president is actually in sinjar at the moment. he's commanding the peshmerga. he says that they have completely s

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>> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >> welcome back to techknow. i'm cara santa maria with marita davison and phil torres. now marita you and phil had a chance to follow some scientists to focus in on the california drought. >> we did and they are using some really sophisticated equipment. >> now marita, you went up in that specially outfitted plane while i got to take a hike in the los padres mountains just outside of la. i think you may have gotten the better part of the deal here. >> ok maybe, it was a really fascinating way to see the forests in a way the naked eye just can't. >> this drought is so epic, it's so out of the norm that we actually don't have an answer to what we can expect long term. >> four years into california's epic drought, reservoirs are near empty, farmers hurting, and its forests are aflame or under attack by opportunistic pests. >> so we're seeing tree mortality all over the landscape. >> but in order to understand these changes to forests scientists must first assess their health, using field observations, and airplanes.

only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. coming up in half hour of international news a new case of ebola is a setback for efforts to end the epidemic in west africa. first looking at the stories across the u.s. obama administration has asked the extreme court to decide on the executive action on immigration. the white house order would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay in the u.s. if they are the parents citizens or came here as children. a recalling to halt the president orders after challenges from several states. federal remember lators say vw cheating the system could involve more cars than thought. the company has admitted to fitting 11 million diesel cars with defeat devices engineer to cheat emissions tests. protestors were in the siktsd day to demand transparency from officials following the police killing of an african american man who was shot yesterday after police responded to a domestic dispute. state officials talked about the shooting. a u.s. citizen has been released from prison after serving

[ ♪ ] [ ♪ ] >>> this is al jazeera america. muhamed sabry, in for richelle carey -- patrick asabga in for richelle carey in new york. top stories - an international manhunt under way. at the center a suspect questioned hours after the attack, but left go. french forces launch massive air strikes on i.s.i.l. in syria. 56,000 miles away a californian community remembers an american killed in paris. >>> how to defeat i.s.i.l. the paris attack dominates the agenda at the g20 summit >>> it's 1:00a.m. in paris, a city onnage as police -- onnage as police investigate the attack on friday, claiming 129 lives, leaving more than 350 wounded. details are emerging about the attackers, two asil ants french, and a belgium born attacker. french authorities say they questioned the man after the attack, but released him. in brussels authorities detained seven people in connection with the massacre. panic amount the place de la republique where hundreds gathered for a memorial to honour the victims. mourners ran away after fire crackers were mis

this is al jazeera america. a no-go after years of review president obama has decided to kill the xp pipeline once an for all. >>> credibility concerns as ben carson gains in the polls, new concerns that he play have made up part of his public life story. >>> a new challenge, the three democratic presidential candidates are put to a test in an interview-style forum hoping

. >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >> welcome back. you're a watching the news hour. the u.s. president has called for a meaningful deal at the u.n. climate conference in paris. taking part of intense negotiations they're aiming for an agreement to limit global warming to 2 degrees celsius. >>> turkey refuses to apologize for the shooting down of the russian plane, but they have welcomed dialogue with moscow. >>> two israelis were found guilty of killing a palestinian teenager last year. the teen had been burned alive. >>> china, u.s. and india account for 40% of all emissions. people in canada, the u.s. and russia emits more than twice the global average, and india's per capita emissions are about a third of the global average. al jazeera's white house correspondent patty culhane traveled to the summit. why would barack obama not want to accept a legally binding document. >>

al jazeera america's... >> today they will be arrested. >>they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> we have to get out of here. >> half a million fields will lie fallow. >> if we had another year of this severe drought, i'd say all bets are off. [ ♪ ] >>> russian air strikes across the suburb of idlib. 40 died in one strike alone >>> hello, this is al jazeera live from doa. >>> people in burkina faso go to the polls for the first presidential election in 30 years. >>>

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. >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. in terms of the group element? i think that's the place where the facts pretty easily match up with the definition of it. is that fair to say? >> even when the politicians and the people of myanmar are referring to them as not a group - they're in effect referring to them as a group. they're identifying them as a specific group of people that at least according to them don't belong. >> and self-identification can be sufficient to establish the group element. so if the rohingya are identifying as a common group and a common culture, common language, common identity, that is enough to satisfy this element. >> the first enumerated act is killing members of the group. in many ways, this is what we think of when we think about genocide. >> in 2012, rakhine state erupted in violence. rioting began after reports that muslim men had raped and murder

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only on al jazeera america. >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> welcome to the newshour, live from al jazeera headquarters in doha. coming up, opposition forces make advances in aleppo, we have the latest on the fighting there. >> softening the rhetoric. the turkish president expresses sadness >>> a warm welcome for the pope in uganda, the second leg of his tour. re look at the red button issues - homophobia >>> and sexual abuse of young people at the equivalent of one case every hour >>> welcome to the programme. fighters opposed it the syrian government say they have retaken 15 villages in the province of aleppo. they say in the latest push they killed 40 soldiers and other fighters. the armed group, al nusra front released this video caused by artillery. aleppo has been a key battle ground between the army and various groups. strategically it was important. the city of aleppo, 300 kmentrd are north of damascus damascus, s one of the oldest and syria's oldest industrial hub. we'll get more from hashem ahelbarra: they have take the villages. what can you tell us. >> everyone has b

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