nice to see you. >> john chen call us. s, john, please. >> no, better yet, text us. >> even better. heading toward the close, 20 minutes left in the trading session with the dow up 13 points. but a lot coming this week. the twitter ipo jobs numbers on friday, more earnings. >> and wall street is all atwitter over the big ipo on thursday. we'll take a look at some other first-time offerings this year to see how twitter measures up. you may be surprised. >>> after the bell, friday's shooting at l.a.x. has experts seven searching for preventive solutions and questioning how america deals with the mentally ill. maria will go deep on that very difficult issue in the second hour of "closing bell." honestly, as much as i love this job, i plan to do a lot more. i needed a new laptop for my pre-med classes something that runs office and has a keyboard. but i wanted a tablet for me, for stuff like twitter and xbox so my downtime can be more like uptime. that's why i got a windows 2 in 1 which does both -- works as a laptop and a tabl

a filing details the pay package for the new blackberry chairman, john chen. he's getting $1 million in base salary, could earn a $2 million performance bonus and is getting 13 million restricted shares. currently worth around $85 million based on blackberry's current share price. blackberry stock, speaking of which in frankfurt, down about 1%. also in the telecom sector, geoff cutmore is speak to go telecom italia's marco patulona

this month we learned that thorsten heins the former ceo of blackberry was being replaced by john chen. chen said, quote, i will continue to align my senior management team and organizational structure and refine the company strategy to ensure we deliver the best devices through its bes 10. the trouble smartphone maker has been facie ining competition fr apple and samsung. will this management shakeup help blackberry reinvent itself and john chen hire externally. analysts say that might help give blackberry the fresh start it needs. it also might increase its chances in being taken private. blackberry earlier this month killed its existing plans to go private, instead it raised finance from fairfax among others and we're still trying to understand how the funds will be used. i don't think the management shakeup should be seen as a big surprise. it needs bold change, dramatic changes to reinvent itself. >> thank you very much. let's bring in roger chang and see what he thinks. is this rearranging deck chairs in the titanic. >> a little bit. the new interim ceo john chen has a mission to

john chen, he's more of a software guy. that seems to be where the investors want to take the company. >> the reason i bring that up, doesn't that tell us a little bit about which direction the board may want to go in here? >> absolutely. >> we will probably end -- won't see any physical blackberries but the company may exist as operating like the new bbm is their messenger launching on ios and android. >> that's it. i mean the company, the investors want to push this into a software-based company. it's still unclear to me, you know, where the demand is for that software. there is obviously companies that work with blackberry right now, but looking at all the drama, the issues right now it's hard to see a lot of big businesses jumping on to the blackberry bandwagon now. >> quickly, roger, i mean they're launching the z 30 on verizon this month. i hate to say it is it worth it? in light of what's happening with the company? if you're a company would you really use blackberry as your platform at this stage? >> a lot of compan

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it also announced that the ceo hines will be stepping down and john chen will serve as interim ceo. >>> analysts say twitter's initial public stock offering could now raise more than $2 billion. regulatory filings show that twitter plans to price shares between $23 and $25. that's a big jump from the original projected price of $17 to $20 a share. market watchers expect twitter shares to start trading thissing with. and san francisco mayor ed lee toured the stretch of market street where twitter has headquarters. the mayor helped broker tax breaks to keep it from moving to south san francisco. lee says it was part of a larger revitalization of the area. >>> today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, continuing coverage of a deadly crash in san francisco that killed a man in a wheelchair. what family and friends are telling us about the victim. plus we're taking a closer look at that intersection where he was killed. some even call it the deadliest intersection in the entire city of san francisco. >>> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we will see you the next time news breaks.

the company releasing interim ceo john chen's pay details.will receive a base salary of $1 million with bonus up to twice that amount and stock awards potentially worth some $85 million. there's one catch. the majority of those share awards will only kick in after chen completes five years with blackberry. the event chen is fired without cause, will he be paid up to $6 million. is this the pay-by-performance metric, the right model for ceo pay? joining me is john martini, who thinks this is a fair transaction while robert weisman from subcitizen disagrees. is this pay-for-performance model the right way to go? let's talk about that. robert. >> it's a good step forward and it's nice this is -- the value doesn't divest until you along time. there's just too much money on the table. we're seeing a constant pattern of ever-increasing ceo pay with no limit. you are generally seeing people get paid for bad performance, including the now departing ceo of blackberry. >> john? >> well, maria, i have to say, it's impossible for me or robert or anyone e

john chen will step in as interim ceo, that along with an investment of a billion dollars from fairfield financial could help blackberry turn around. it appealed to its customers to stay loyal. >>> looking for an alternative to netflix, amazon is releasing its first original series. alpha house, starring john goodman will be available online for free november 15th. after that amazon will release an episode a week. i am a subscriber. i have to look up this show and see if it looks any good. >> i can't wait to try to watch it on a phone. my phone isn't good enough yet. >> mine isn't either. but on the laptop, it will be great. >>> 4:43. one nfl team has a severe bullying problem that has led to two players taking time away from the team. >>> a boost in temperatures after a cool alert yesterday. coming up next, howard has that. we'll be right back >>> 4:46 on this tuesday morning. good morning, howard has another chilly forecast for us i can't starting in the 30s and 40s, but not as cold as yesterday. yesterday was the coldest day we have had since march. >> we were down in the 30s even her

. >> blackberry giving john chen a pay package that could be worth $85 million if he turns the companys for five full years. smart move or not for a struggling company? >> you want something that's not going to bolt after one year. if they're going to turn the company around this is a long-term effort, according to the afl-cio the average s&p ceo made $12.3 million. he's not getting that much more than the average and argue to take that job you needed to add a little bit incentive. >> he has to stay, these options don't start to vest until he's been there three years, that company may not exist in three years, but to get the full value he has to stay five. >> i like john chen and i think that it was a good move but does blackberry have $85 million? didn't they lose close to a billion last quarter? it's a lot of in un he but i hope he can turn it around. >> if the guy turns it around and he stays for the full term, i mean then that is how the system ought to work it seems to me. guys who get paid for failing that's another matter. airlines are learning to monetize, famous word, love tha

will be replaced by a former cheer executive john chen. >> twitter is looking to become a $13 billion company when it goes public with the shares trading on thursday. this morning, twitter raised the price range to between $23 and $25 up from $17 and $20 before. the san francisco-based social media company will sell $70 million shares and raise $1.6 billion but a new poll dampens the help tuesday average showing 36 percent of americans believe twitter shares would be a good investment but 47 percent say bad investment. >> coming up next, a pop "katie" mothers of invention, to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> coming up, a vacaville baby will get the surgery she needs after a long battle with the insurance company. >> preparations are underway to welcome a big guest on "dancing with the stars" tonight. it is cher who will sing "believe." the remaining seven couples will dance to songs from her long career and she will even be a guest judge. he is in str

john chen was hired to turn around the company while it looks for a permanent replacement for outgoing ceo thorsten heins. chen will get $3 million in salary and bonuses, and stock valued at $85 million. fairfax financial recently pulled its tentative bid for the struggling smartphone maker. it's now offering a $1 billion debt sale that includes several major investment firms. a report says bernie madoff was set to receive a major loan from jp morgan right before his arrest. a trader on trial-- who worked for madoff asked to borrow $200 million from the bank, that was twice madoff's credit limit. allegedly it was an attempt to hide madoff's ponzi scheme from his clients. jp morgan says it was unaware of madoff's fraud operation, and the loan "wasn't suspicious." dominick's is warning of mass layoffs as its chicago-area stores prepare to close. more than 56 hundred workers were notified that their jobs will be eliminated by the end of the year. all 72-stores will close by dec. 28. some workers may be hired by other grocery chains. jewel-osco has purchased four of dominick's locations, a

. >> i don't think this is about john chen it's a about a smart phone company that used to be $80 a share it's down to 6.50 and it's a 1:15 march -- 1:5 market share. >> what is happening with twitter it's raising it's price for the ipo. >> it indcase -- indicates that they are getting a lot of interest in the ipo instead of pricing it between 20 and $25 a share they are pricing it between 25 and $30. how do they make money. they are like a media or broadcasting company. they are like al jazeera. they sell advertisementses and 80% of their revenue comes from selling advertisements. >> and. >> s -- isn't there data to think that twitter is a good product. you invest in twitter not because it's a good product. these big institutional investors who are playing in the stock market for fun who have tens of thousands of dollars set aside to buy stocks are in their 40s and 50s and 60s. >> do these young people in the age range that twitter is engaging right now do they bother to invest right now? i think since the financial crisis sis young people are pest pessimistic about putting money into th

struggles don't end there the current ceo left the company and will be replaced by form former -- john chen>> in honor of the faa's approval for in flight use, amazon is giving a discount on kindels and e readers. >> your bloomberg silicon valley index closing higher led by a gain in adobe and apple shares apple's new ipad air hit stores on friday. we're awaiting numbers on how well the product sold, at and t made the offering a hint the phone company says ipad activations incluesed 200% over three days, compared to last year's launch weekend. from bloomberg studios in san francisco, dan, carolyn, back to you >> thank you so much. >> at white house, chicago black hawks visited to celebrate their second stanley cup title in four seasons. >> yes. the commander is a fan of all things chicago sports. >> congratulations again. i am term limited. so, you guys have to get moving. >> white house sent out a tweet with that quote and hash tag sweet home, chicago. >> that is cute. the president and mrs. obama call the windy city home and where they started their family. >> i love that line, i'm term l

turning around to struggling smart phone maker will be no doubt a tough, big job for john chen he's goingave a big pay package to do it. he will get $3 million in salary and likely bonuses as well as restricted stock, valued at $85 million. from bloomberg studios i'm cory johnson with bloomberg west. >> thank you. >> have a good weekend. >>> a new ad campaign by spirit airlines catching attention the ad shows a man wearing a helmet in miami dolphins color was headline "don't be bully bid high fares" the tag line is fly incognito. the offensive lineman ritchie incognito suspended this week over bullying allegations. jonathan martin expected to meet with a special investigator next week. >> waking up to snow isn't unusual in wisconsin but nothing like this. >> residents came upon a section of grand avenue covered in snow. snow wasn't in the forecast. there wasn't snow anywhere else in the town. >> turns out the snow came from the overnight snow making on a nearby ski hill, spread by strong wind gusts. it won't have been such a big deal but police say slippery conditions were responsible for

first thing we have to see, does john chen become the ceo?ust, they do a token search and he takes it over and wants to focus in on enterprise software. that is most likely the case. if that happens there are certain pieces of business they don't need like the happened set business. ashley: thorsten heins out, no big surprise? >> mild surprise, actually. ashley: why? because the company wasn't going anywhere. >> correct but everyone thought that perhaps he would be able to find a buyer, right? at the end of the day you only needed, you know, 3 to 5 billion to get the deal done? ashley: that's all? >> if u.s. companies with their offshore cash balance sheets, just goes to show you how value people are seeing there. ashley: well that is the point, is it worth the investment? going private would have been good because you get out of the public eye. you really focus on turning this thing around. >> absolutely, tracy. close to break even. still north of 70 million blackberries being used. ashley: yeah. >> a chance to focus on enterprise and pro-co

the filing details the pay package for new blackberry chairman john chen.s getting $1 million in base salary and could earn a $2 million performance bonus. he gets 13 million restricted shares, certainly worth $85 million based on blackberry's current share price. talking of which, in frankfurt, it's down 0.9%. >>> later today, an interview with telecom italia's marco patuano. that interview at 1300 cet. >>> as far as the interview in asia and monday next week, it's an important weekend as we said for china as the company outlined its reform agenda starting on saturday. that's also when we'll get a slew of chinese data for october, including inflation, industrial output and retail sales figures. then on monday, india joins the data dayluge with its october trade figures. we'll have that downgrade from s&p. we'll get more reaction from the french president. he said low interest rates are a testament to france's credibility. and that reaction considering a number of voices today saying the s&p was fairly justified. still to come, meanwhile, on this show, prep

they brought in this guy john chen who -- melissa: what do we know about him? >> he ran sybase before bought by sap. that company was a mess. he has bonafide credentials turning it around so he is a turn around guy. he wants to run the company as is, keep the handset division. melissa: dennis what do you think? you follow this religiously. >> spencer, i bet he is running the thing to sell it. melissa: that's okay. >> in came bidders, they didn't like it. they couldn't get high enough price. melissa: due diligence was really badly. >> raised to 4.7 billion. someone will buy the company and get it as good as it can, go out for $3 billion instead of 5 billion. melissa: does it ultimately survive? two years from now, does somebody have blackberries. >> a trinket on somebody's charm bracelet but i don't think it will survive. >> fairfax is making a bet it will survive. they contribute the equity and find some other guys and couldn't find enough people to get the 4.7 billion together. what they have is convertible debenture that is convert at $10 a share. their bid w

of $1 billion which stabilizes the situation, they just got a new ceo yesterday, they announced john chen. who is known in the circles of the very highly regarded in mountain, and software, soy think he will do well for that company. obviously terrific, huh. yawed yeah, and as always, great to have you on the program. >> come on back and see us. >> mychal ease is here with a look at the sports headlines. >> yeah, in more ways than one. it was just more than a game in the division, also cost them their starting quarterback for the next three weeks. suffered a broken collarbone on the first series. the injury is not expected to require surgery, the loss also in the four game winning streak. gabe dubiak was released tuesday, after suffering a ministroke during thursday's game. he should make a full recovery, but the team has yet to say when he will rejoin the squad, although he definitely won't be back for this weekend's game. and in the nba, chris paul posted a second straight game. of at least 23-points and 10 assists as they conclude to 3 and 1, those are your sports headlines news on fre

ceo thorsten heins would be replaced on an interim basis by john chen who will also take on that role of executive chairman. all of this leading to a sharp drop, scott, in the blackberry shares. >> thanks so much. steve weiss, what do you make of the latest? >> i love the phone. i've got the z-30. >> you consistently love the phone. >> i don't like the stock. thorsten heins, he's a nice guy, maybe you know very highly -- high quality ceo, the facts are when you are talking about a dynamic technology company, he was the wrong guy to be the spokesperson. >> do you like the stock here? >> no, i wouldn't buy it here. >> always skepticism about the talk about the deal. >> they never had financing. >> the stock never got quite, best i can recall, to the deal price of nine bucks? it never quite got there. there's a dose of skepticism. >> what would have gotten me interested in the stock. today being the deadline, they would have said, we've narrowed it down, narrow it down to two parties, now we're going to have sealed bids, let's see what happens. there's no hope here. >> i think when you l

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should people be paying close attention to who john chen is or is he really just a placeholder for nowow. i think this is the guy for the turn around. he is someone that turned around sybase. you talk to people that know that company. i don't know the file that well but people i trust told me that. it's an enterprise company. that will do something about where blackberry is going. they need to decide what to do with the handset business. >> boyd, what about thorsten heins. prem watson renewed his contract in the spring. we believe he has a $33 million payout if the firm is acquired or if he is fired. is that payout about to be triggered? >> i couldn't honestly tell you at the moment. maybe we will know that by day's end. it hasn't been a top of the list thing to find out. we'll see what happens. it could end up being that he had some of the right ideas. i don't think you can bring the turn-around guy. if it ends up being $32 million to pay it out, that will be an expensive bump in the road for blackberry. if you look at it on the other side, if this works out for fairfax and the stock

. >> we should also note that john chen will become the executive chairman of the company. dpsh. >> executive chairman. >> executive chairman. >> and as we said earlier, hines is out. >> they're going to do a search for a ceo? >> it imagine. thu is now an independent company all over again. >> it raises all kinds of questions. jim, we were talking on break, you pointed out that the federal reserve has about 10,000 blackberries it uses. >> yeah. >> you're on the telecommunications committee that's been looking at this very issue? >> yeah, the information technology committee. yeah. >> which is the issue what happens if blackberry no longer -- >> yeah, like any organization, we've been trying to put plans in place over the last year and a half while this saga has been running. and so hopefully we'll have a good reaction. >> do you still type with your thumbs? >> i use -- i have a blackberry, but it's -- there's no key pad on it. >> there isn't? >> no. >> president obama has a blackberry. >> i hear he does. >> most of the white house uses a blackberry. this is going to be a hu

the new ceo is a turn around guy, john chen, used to be ceo of siemens. so he has a lot of credibility. we'll see what he has up his sleeve. but no now bad news for users. >> christine romans live from new york. >>> still to come, a new twist in the nfl bullying investigation. one dolphins player now suspended. and reports a teammate was forced to pony up $15,000 for veteran players to go to las vegas. we'll talk about that after a break. farmer: hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer. and our giant idaho potato truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the good word about idaho potatoes and raising money for meals on wheels. but we'd really like our truck back, so if you see it, let us know, would you? thanks. what? hey, i notice your car yeah. it's in the shop. it's going to cost me an arm and a leg. you shoulda taken it to midas. they tell you what stuff needs fixing, and what stuff can wait. high-five! arg! brakes, tires, oil, everything. (whistling) [ dog ] we found it together.upbeat ] on a walk

john chen will be getting one million in base pay with a possible bonus twice that amount.ot to mention he will also be paid with stocks awards worth up to $85 million. with all that comp let's hope he gets blackberry in the black. chen was previously credited with turning around sybase in the 90's before it was sold to s&p in 2010. >> nicole petallides is on the floor of nyse. we're all asking and we know what it happening with twitter today. what have you got for us? >> watching twitter, it is a $26 ipo of the had a wide range yesterday. went up to 50 bucks and down to 44 and closed a little bit higher. now it is pulling back some from yesterday's huge gains. however that being said the analysts seeing mixed, some putting sell ratings and thinking it is overvalued on anything above 40 bucks. so at 42.80 they still think it is too much. the other thing we're taking a look at is market cap. it is ranking pretty high in market cap. it would actually rate ahead of aetna, delta and kellogg if 2 were to stay at 44.90 range. it pulled back a little bit. it shows you, really came

chen. deputy chief john loftus. deputy chief michael beal.f tomakia, my boss and the chief gregory pesir. and last and not least the mayor of city and county of san francisco, ed lee. first i would like to start with vice president turman and president mazzucco to say a few words for you. >> thank you very much, inspector monroe, distinguished guests. tonight i ask my vice president turman to be present, because he actually participated in the selection of these awards. on behalf of the police commission i want to congratulate the officers and their families. we have had a busy week at the san francisco police department, on friday night we graduated 46 brand-new officers from the 235th recruit class, and during my speech to the officers, i talked about being courageous. you are courageous. i talked about becoming san francisco's finest. you are san francisco's finest. on tuesday we had a promotion ceremony and another speech speaking to officers and commanders and i spoke to them about their role and what is expected of them training the nex

oliver chen and john lawrence, thanks to both of you. good to see you both.minutes away from the closing bell. as we said, a nice rally here, 43 points for the dow jones industrials. big management shake-up at the nasdaq. charlie gasparino broke the story, as usual, but he's going to talk about not just who's stepping down, but what does it mean for the future of this index and this, of course, is the nasdaq. and we list on the nasdaq. >>> guns invisible to metal detectors' eyes. one city already banning plastic firearms from 3-d printers. one -- look, the atf put this thing together, and it blew up. it's a mess. can you imagine people downloading the blueprints? but it has proven to work, and it is supercontroversial. who's making money off this thing? we're speaking to the founder of the guy who came up with the blueprint be, defense distributed. the first company that makes it possible for you to print a plastic gun. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ liz: breaking news. a key executive said to leave one of the largest stock market exchanges. why is this important? charlie

john f. kennedy, i'm joie chen, thanks for being with us. it's been 50 years since president kennedy's death, but his life remains a fascination. that trip on air force 1, dallas to washington with two presidents on board, one slain and one newly sworn in. john hendren explains. >> as the body of john f. kennedy made a final voyage, inside air force one there was disbelief and the transmission. >> the state business of the republic is going on just a few feet in front and here we have the private horror and pathos of a widow with her murdered husband. >> president kennedy died at approximately 1:00 central standard time which is about 35 minutes ago. >> every american alive in 1963 remembers the day. >> i was in third grade at the time. >> i can remember when it happened. i was in school. >> it's taken half a century for the full story of kennedy's last flight on air force 1 to be told. recent accounts reveal it was a tense one filled with strained moments as when lyndon johnson walked into the presidential cabin and laid down. >> kennedy st

john chen is credited with turning around sybase in the late 1990s. his shares only begin to vest after three years with the company. and the majority of those will vest an he completes his fifth year with the company. if he's fired without cause, he will be paid up to $6 million. and given that becky still has her blackberry, i think that's a good incentive to keep hers on for a while. >>> salix pharma will buy santarus for the $2.6 million. joe, over to you, sir. >>> let's start with twitter. the first day of trading on the nyse drove the company's market value to around $25 billion. forget what the multiples of revenue is. i think it's like 50 or something. the stock closed at 44.90 after hitting a session high of $50, nearly doubled the ipo price of $26. and we're obviously going to talk about this today. it was very orderly. beautifully done. commend near hour in the new york stock exchange. here's my problem. the big guys, once again, got all the profits. the institutions. it's weird how facebook, you would have thought, worked better for the li

interim ceo john chen will continue to weed out personnel and remove those he deems ineffective.mes a day after the company replaced the chief financial officer, chief marketing officer and chief operating officer. also, a day after we heard the chrysler's initial public offering wouldn't take place this year, we do know more about the ipo. chrysler says it plans to list on the new york stock exchange and also plans to use the ticker symbol cgc. the automaker is hoping to go public in the first quarter of next year. mark your calendar. >>> also, at least six private equity firms reportedly want to buy the industrial packaging unit of illinois tool works. such a deal could bring in more than $3 billion. among the contenders, carlisle, blackstone, bain capital, seeking to sell that business. >>> joining us as our guest host to talk about the markets tapering, janet yellen and much more is former federal reserve board governor, a distinguished visiting fellow at stanford's hoover institution. and kevin, thank you so much for being here. >> becky, thanks for having me. >> we haven't

john seigenthaler. "america tonight" with joie chen is coming up next. i'll see you back here for more news, and remember you can always get the latest news on www.aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight" the final word on sandy hook and why a devastated community may be left with more questions than answers. also tonight, she's the teen queen of the ring. the 85-pound boxer who is knocking down stereotypes. >>> and getting fresh fruits and vegetables to people living in a food desert, a green machine, a healthy twist on fast foods. >> we stripped it down. primed it and painted it. it's not like any other bus you've ever seen. ♪ >> good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. shy of one year since that horrible day in new town connecticut when 20 first graders and the educators who cared for them were slaughtered in their classroom now hundreds of interviews, thousands of investigative pages and evidence in hasn't, the investigative report on the shooting at sandy hook has been released. it concludes the shooter was a deeply disturbed young man w

america tonight with joie chen is next. i'm john siegenthaler i'll see you at 11 event, eight pacific time with the news. we'll see you later. >> on america tonight: utter devastation already revealed. why the philippines now fears the crisis is about to get worse. >>> also tonight: from saluted to shamed. on this veterans day, an america tonight exclusive. our investigation looks at those who have given all, only to find themselves abandoned by their country. >> they looked at me and told me i was a disgrace and should be ashamed for letting my family down and everyone else. >> the wasps, the bee. and extraordinary women. >> i never thought of myself as extraordinary, but i guess we all were. >> and good evening, thanks for being with us, i'm joie chen. on veterans day we honor those who serve our nation, a day off, parades. but beyond tonight, we ask some tough questions about defense department decisions that leave some vets abandoned and fearful for their own futures. in an in-depth investigation we probe the plight of americans

melissa chen is following the story for us. melissa. >> well, john, what is remarkable about all of this is that it could well be a cultural misunderstanding, with the north korean seeing a threat where there absolutely is none. >> for north koreans the war did not end more than 50 years ago. instead, the u.s. threat remains eminent, the military stands ever ready to fight. and the authoritarian propaganda ministry endocketry nates its citizens. that's the world a career war veteran walked into, visiting the country as a tourist, he apparently told his tour guide about his service, a harmless thing of the past to him, but clearly a present issue for north korean officials. there has to be a terrible misunderstanding. i hope they will see this as a humanitarian matter and allow him to return to his family. >> and the state department also responded. >> we are aware of reports that a u.s. citizen was detained in north korea, we have no additional information to share at this time. >> the united states special envoy to north korea made these additional

. >>> joie chen, by the way, welcome back. >> thanks very much john.eah, we're going to follow up on your coverage with more reporting on this historic anniversary. our coverage is going to include some different twists. with an insider's look at the journey that brought two presidents to washington, the slain president and the quickly sworn in president. some new insights into the history, we're going to follow up on the iconic outfit mrs. kennedy was wearing. it was a pink chanel suit, turns out there is more to it. we'll have it at the top of the hour. >> the fixer of the health care website says improvements are on the way, jeffrey zeitz says it should be able to handle about 50,000 users at once. since its beginning, it has been riddled with problem. >>> kerrcree deeds, some wounds won't heal, your prayers and your friendship are important to me. >>> an american woman's plea to north korea asking that her husband be allowed to come home. 85-year-old merrill newman had been on a sightseeing trip to the country, his family says he has been pulled of

john? >> it could have a big impact on the seattle area as well as those workers. thanks very much, allen. let's head to washington, d.c. adam may is in for joie chenelling us what's coming up on "america tonight." "hi, john. good evening. on america tonight, an exclusive television interview. we go behind bars in illinois for the second installment of our series: crime and punishment. we immediate adolfo davis. we revisit the year he was convicted of a double homicide for simply being part of a group responsible on the 14, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to life without parole, a harsh punishment, part of the juvenile life without parole law. despite a supreme court ruling that such sentence did were unconstitutional when mandatory, there are still about 2500 people serving life for crimes they committed when they were children. in our exclusive interview, adolpho tells us about his new focus, getting out and helping change this policy all together. >> i see people walk out of here every day. i look at the news. there is people across this country get out of prison every day. i ammi always going to have hop my day will come. i have to stay

john, good evening. we revisit the now flattened neighborhoods of te tacloban, je chen travels to the astrodome meeting withlers trying to deal with their uncertain future. the president tells "america tonight" that his leadership on the ground is motivating relief workers, but we're still seeing an anxious people hungry for more. >> right now we're giving out food, but they need more than that. they need water. shelter. and a lot more. >> "america tonight" most joie chen will join us from the philippines with her full report. also a visit to the tornado-ravaged neighborhoods of central illinois. one family's incredible story of survival. these stories and more are coming up in just 20 minutes at the top of the right. >> all right. adam thank you very much. >>> environmentalists usually see eye to eye with whale lovers, but not this time. alan has more. >>> orcas or black fish as they are sometimes called are a big tourist draw in the sailor's sea. but this man sees a new threat to the species. >> if we don't have fish, we have no black fish. >> reporter: this is what he is worried about, two huge turbines

chen. he's going to tell us about america tonight. hi adam. >> hi john. the legacy of our nation's 35th president as we led up to the 50th anniversary of the day our nation came to a standstill, civil rights, staring straight into this moral issue. john f. kennedy spoke about one country and the rights of all americans to enjoy equal opportunities. but the historic moments leading up to that speech and the ultimate civil rights act are what we're going ofocus on tonight. >> it's almost impossible today to go back more than 50 years and think about a south that is race i.t. virtually to its political -- racist virtually to its political core. and so the president comes into office aware that every, every influential congressional committee particularly in the house dominated by southern segregationists, member of congress, racist. it's a very tough time to come into office. >> john f. kennedy's legacy and other stories on the tof top of the hour on america tonight. i'm guessing a rather familiar face. >> i'm looking forward to seeing my father on america t

adam may standing by with joe -- in for joey chen to tell us what is coming up tonight adam. >> hi, there, john evening, coming up on america tonight, we take a look inside the dangerous kitchens in rural america, the recipe is called shake 'n bake, the final product is methamphetamine. we all know that meth is a ruthless drug. the household items make production easy and ex-freely dangerous. that's why lawmakers have a strong hold on some of the ingredients. and one of them is the medicine pseudofeed. inside the war on meth, and shows us one family with generations of users. >> how badly has this community be effected. >> there's more kids on it than i have ever seen in my life. >> have you kids gotten into it? >> go of my boys have. >> how old are they? >> 13 and maybe 14. >> where are we right now? >> what are we with doing here? >> we're going to get some supplies to make dope. it's a very eye opening report. join us live with that, including some very emotional reaction from children that are caught in the middle of this. also his story on shake 'n bake. joey chen interviews the president

now, and adam may is in for joey chen, to tell us what is going on on america tonight. >> hi there, johna pervasive operation, interrupted officials in toronto, investigate one of the largest child pornography busts ever seen, we will have an inside look at that investigation, also, another installment in our on going series crime and punishment. called project rose. it acts like a get out of free jail card for prostitutions. but the collaboration is drawing criticism, is it offering a second chance or leading to more arrests. advocates say it is a ticket out for those that want us. >> we have people here that belief it is the best chance for them. but it is difficult when behavior is illegal to decipher who is doing it because they want to, and who is because they have to. >> so it is gray, it is not black and white. >> except that it is illegal. >> first store and more coming up right here on america tonight. john. >> all right, thank you very much. we will look for it. >> and the boeing company says in 20 years the worlds airline will lead nearly half a million pilots just to keep up

veteran's day let's head down to washington, d.c., again, joie chen standing by to tell us what is coming up on "america tonight." >> hey, johnica tonight" we'll have an exclusive investigation. our look at a disturbing policy by the u.s. military. soldier sent packing sometimes from very serious causes, but others for as minor as tardiness, and others dismissed because of the effects of brain injuries. in our exclusive investigation, we'll hear about some of their stories. >> we have been at war for so long, and so many people have been funneled into that avenue that it is totally clogged. so these commanders are stuck in this position where if they try to get them out medically, they are still stuck with them, maybe for a long time. >> reporter: sheila macvicar will have more on this investigation. coming up at the top of the hour on "america tonight," john. >> thanks, joie. >>> still to come on al jazeera america, we'll meet the last major league baseball player who earned a purple heart in vietnam. i'm john seigenthaler, and here's a look at the headlines... >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. >> while you were asl

america tonight" is coming up in less than 15 minutes, and joie chen is standing by to tell us what the latest is. >> hey, good evening, john. yeah, we're going to go behind the wheel of a mobile fight against hunger of all things. tonight we're going to go to south memphis, tennessee, where fresh local produce and groceries are difficult to come by and quite expensive. so the community sacrifice on what is readily available. that has been processed food making obesity and diabetes very easy to take over. now an unique solution on the streets navigating through neediest neighborhoods is a repurposed bus packed with daily meal plans and all the right ingredients. we call it the green machine getting residents back on track to healthy living. >> right now i'm eating probably as healthy as i ever have in my life. because every day i eat something fresh. >> we'll have the story about the green machine. we're also going to prepare holiday travelers for the rough roads ahead for thanksgiving. >> i love the green machine story. it's a great idea. i look forward to seeing it, joie, thanks. one of the most storied rivalries in colle

john. >> any negotiations the koreans have with the quite, will take quite a bit of weeks. >> melissa chenor you, a massive cargo plane. after it made the mistake of landing at the wrong airport last night. the boeing jet was supposed to land at mcconnell air force base, but it missed its destination by nine miles. and said it landed at jabara airport, which doesn't handle some large planes. i was nine miles south. >> yes, sir, you just landed at the other airport. >> the ffa is still trying to figure out what exactly went wrong. slow sales at some of the largest retailers could mean big wins for consumers for the holidays. ali valshi will be talking about this in greater detail, on his program real money. >> i wanted to hear more about that. >> that plane. >> how did that happen? >> i just want -- i am very curious what the conversation was after that. >> at some point someone said oops right. >> so alli, what can we shoppers expect in the coming weeks in. >> well, we have a bit of an oops going on here as well. a company i get a lot of information from, called i.h.s. global. and right no

. >>> let's head to washington joie chen is standing by to tell us what she has coming up on "america tonight." >> good evening, johnow all this week on "america tonight" we have been reporting in-depth about sex crimes on campus. tonight we're going to hear the story of the falsely accused. what happens when the two sides of a story don't match up, and the accused becomes the victim. we'll hear from caleb warner who's sexual contact with a girl he liked became the basis for her accusation of the assault. >> if you are sitting over there on the other side you don't want a rapist on your campus. so you are just going to do the safe play and expel him. >> we're going to fine out what happened to caleb and why it may be a warning to others. that's in the next hour on "america tonight," john. >> all right. joie, thank you very much. >>> concussions are plaguing football players at all levels. a closer look at the science that's trying to keep athletes safe. they know how to manipulate and control you. the state has all the power. >> we have done more to destroy our way of life than the terrorists could ever have done. a

. >> hi there john, good evening, coming up here on america tonight, the rush to recover, is aid in line for filipinos? america tonight's joie chen finds herself in sabu. it took a direct hit from haiyan. looking for clean water and food, our team traveled to the northern tip of the island, a very small strong town, they found in the face of adversity. preparing them for challenges that lie ahead. >> what do people need most right now? >> shelter. are tents. because we have more foods coming in. >> and water? >> yeah, water. but it's more on shelter. >> shelter's really your biggest need. >> yes. >> have you had any disease? >> that's our biggest challenge now. >> america tonight's joie chen will be joining us from the philippines. and her latest on the sentencing of hacktivist. >> every friday we turn our attention to the arts. the joy luck club, and four best sellers since then, now she last a new novel, the valley of amazement. she told me her grandmother's own story inspired her to write this book. >> she has always been my inspiration but ain a different way. a photo that made me think she might have been someone i didn't kn