i'm john siegenthaler. al jazeera america. this is john siegenthaler. are any computers safe?ll hear from a top member of the lacking group anonymous. what the new relationship between the u.s. and cuba could mean for an american fugitive who was granted asylum there. and the prosecutor in the ferguson grand jury case admits some witnesses lied. the fbi now says it has proof north korea was behind the sony cyber attack. the agency says ip addresses and the type of virus used point directly to north korea. today president obama said the u.s. is planning a response, but he did not offer details. the president also says sony made a mistake postponing the release of the film "the interview." >> we cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the united states. >> sony disagrees with the president. ceo michael linton says the president the investigators and the press have gotten it wrong. we have not backed down, we have every reason to have the public see this movie. the fear that other companies could have knowledge are our jake war

i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you back here at 11:00.a tonight" is next. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america on "america tonight": the fallout. an legislated campus gang rape and the controversial reporting anreportingaround it. >> suggest that jackie hurt their trust by being untruthful. >> what exactly happened to jackie and what's next in the fight against sex crimes in campus. >>> also, raise the wage. it's

i'm john siegenthaler. sony hacked, the fbi says it was north korea, could more attacks be on the way? bridge to cuba. former president jimmy carter, why he says the deal is good for both sides. the cuba debate. the miami priest caught between an anti-castro congregation and the pope. >> the government says north korea was behind the sony cyber attack. president obama says the u.s. is planning a response but did not offer details. the president also said sony made a mistake in postponing the release of an upcoming film. >> we cannot have a society in which some tic dictator someplae can start imposing censorship in the united states. >> the movie "the interview" was set for reason christmas day. about the assassination of kim jong-un. many fear that other companies could become a target of similar attacks. jake ward is in san francisco. >> john, the evidence that the fbi is citing in identifying north korea as the culprit is basically a string of circumstantial evidence. earlier i spoke to hewlett packard h

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. connecting with cuba. the u.s. moves to restore relations. moving forward, what it could mean for both countries in our special report. plus sony fallout, putting the brakes on a controversial movie. >>> and body cameras, police adapt the new technology, the opportunities and the challenges. just 90 miles away. cuba has seen a world apart from the u.s. for decades. today, president obama said it's time for a change. >> today america chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past so as to reach for a better future for cuban people, for the american people, for our entire hemisphere and for the world. >> since the kennedy administration the u.s. has isolated cuba, politically and economically. now the president has announced an historic shift: he will restore full diplomatic relations and open an embassy in havana. cuba's president raul castro hailed the agreement but pointed out the u.s. economic embargo is still in place. >> translator: this does not mean that the main issue has been resolved. the economic, social and political issues should e

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. confirmed kills, the pentagon says air strikes have taken out several top isil leaders. >>> >>> sony hacks why the white house now calls the breach a serious matter of national security. >>> federal charges, indictments in the west virginia chemical spill. >>> and candid camera, one photographer who captured the civil rights movement unveils color images from a bygone era. ♪ >>> we begin tonight with iraq and what could be a serious blow to isil's top leadership in that country. the pentagon says three of the group's senior military leaders have been killed in recent air strikes. the coalition has expanded attacks on isil and is planning a major offensive next year. mike viqueira is at the white house with more. mike? >> reporter: john since coalition air strikes began in august, they number almost 1400 now. and today they say they have taken the lives of several top leaders. including the leader of isil forces which swept so dramatically out of syria, taking large swathes of area in

i'm john siegenthaler. fine print in the trillion dollar spending bill. how big banks get richer at taxpayer expense. >> why did you do it? >> ponzi scheme, ben aeromadoff. >> i really felt immediately very strange. >> speaking out. a woman shares her own experience about abuse and shame. and gay talese. revisits the bridge that made him a literary giant. >>> we begin in washington, where a $1.1 trillion spending bill hangs in the balance with the u.s. senate. the house narrowly approved the legislation last night, despite support from president obama it is getting a lot of push back from democrats who put a lot of the blame on banks. >> here we are five years after dodd frank with congress on the verge of ramming through a provision that would do nothing for the middle class, do nothing for community banks, do nothing but raise the risk that taxpayers will have to bail out of the biggest banks once again. >> and it is with the banks we take a closer look at the spending bill. as patricia sabga reports, it is all in the bills. >> it's an item in the bill

john siegenthaler is off. tonight expanded search. indonesia is now asking the united states for help in finding the missing air asia jet, as hopes fade for the relatives of the 162 passengers and crew. >>> the u.s. military coalition formally ends its combat mission in afghanistan. >>> tanking oil, this was the 95th consecutive day of dropping oil prices. it's great news for u.s. consumers, and increasingly bad news for a few u.s. states. >>> and fight for freedom, today marks 365 days behind bars for three of our al jazeera journalists in egypt who were jailed and remain in prison in egypt for doing their jobs. ♪ >>> we begin with the grim expectations now for air asia flight, it has been two days since the jet disappeared, and so far there has been no sightings of the wreckage. the uss sampson is on its ways to help in the search mission. indonesia has been leading the mission since the airbus a-320 vanished sunday morning? east asia it is tuesday morning and the daylight recovery effort is underway for a third day. the search area

i'm john siegenthaler in new york.ustralia on engineer. the hostage stan off. the flag. the fear. >>> drug fix, american's veterans overdosing on painkillers. >>> cosby controversy. his wife break s her silence, and the comedian breaks out. >>> and a species on the brink of extinction. ♪ >>> we may never know what drove a man in sydney, australia, to take 17 people hostage. what we do know is the standoff lasted 16 hours, made international headlines in large part because of this. a black banner, the gunmen forced his captives to display. it appears the man acted alone, and had no connection to isil. still, it was a clear attempt to provoke fear. >> reporter: hostages pick their moments and run for their lives. moments later police storm this central sydney cafe. one officer appears to throw a stun grenade, then crack of what was likely either gunfire or flash explosions. from different sides of the building, the scene plays out. paramedics were there waiting and quickly ran towards the building. one woman would be see

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. cia fallout. calls for prosecution. and the worldwide reaction to the report on torture. and what science says about torture and whether it works. >>> under investigation. a palestinian leader dies after confrontation with israeli forces. >>> new conduct policy after the latest cases of domestic abuse. and honoring malala. the youngest person to receive the nobel peace prize. tonight there are calls from around the world accountability and for prosecutions after the senate report on torture by the cia. the world's media and even some american allies are using language like scandalous, devastating and a grave violation of democratic values. there are many here in the united states defending the agency and the tactics it used on terror suspects. libby casey reports. >> water boarding, sleep deprivation, tactics used by the cia on tee takenees in the post 9/11 era. experts say that's not president's call. >> it's not the president of the united states to conduct a criminal inquiry as to the action hes of somebody who works

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. no indictment. the anger. another unarmed black man killed and another grand jury decision not to charge police. the coalition, 60 countries review the strategy to defeat i.s.i.l. as a long time u.s. adversary has apparently joined the figh fight.stay of execution. the last minute decision to spare a mentally ill man on death row. working mothers, the supreme court case over pregnancy and the right to work. and christmas on the radio. why it started earlier and playing around the clock. we begin tonight with more anger more fru frustration and more protests over a grand jury decision. manhattan protesters, in the borough of staten island, new york city. police used a choke hold to restrain eric garner, who later died. yelling "i can't breathe." ball beban joins us with more. >> reporter: this is the video that helped spark nationwide outrage in july. an unarmed 43-year-old black man with his hands up, facing arrest on charges of selling loose cigarettes, eric garner was placed in a choke hold by a white office

. >>> john siegenthaler, the ferguson first commission meeting. the price of crude ol oil, not everyone benefits. the supreme court, social media and free speech, the justices take up a question about online threats. and sony pictures gets hit again, a week after being hacked ofew of its filma few of its fid online. >> the end of apartheid came as a result of a long and hard fought struggle. many heroes of that struggle remain largely unknown. one man jean yves oliver, influenced world events, he is a subject of a new documentary, plot for peace. >> he never said one word about his contribution. [ speaking french ] >> the chance of being didn't care about that. >> the results will be that, and that is what he did. >> he viewed to play another role but not a political one. good what he was looking for i'm not sure because he never asked for money. >> jean yves oliver played a role in apartheid, and he joins us from paris, mr. oliver it plays out in this movie like a thriller. you were a businessman who had dealings in south africa. in your life exp

i'm john siegenthaler.ing up, isil alert, why the fbi says the group may be tracking military members and veterans on social media. >>> plus testing the limits, the supreme court case that could redefine free speech on the internet. >>> and the photographer who changes the way we see one another one face at a time. ♪ >>> isil is planning an attack within the united states. the fbi has issued its strongest warning yet to members of the armed forces and veterans. jonathan betz is here with that. >> now the fbi worries isil members may use facebook or twitter to go after members of the u.s. military. more than a month after the attack in canada's capitol, the u.s. is worried copycats may target current and former members of the u.s. military at home. overnight the fbi and the department of homeland security issued a bulletin urging u.s. service members to scrub their personal media accounts. >> it's sort of like be on the look out for, or change your behavior, because we believe it can potentially put you in h

i'm john siegenthaler in new york.ppy holiday. ♪ >> the fbi thought i was the greatest informant on the planet earth. they told me to record everywhere. >> al jazeera's investigative unit takes you inside the shadowy world of fbi informants and counterterrorism operations.

. >> i'm john siegenthaler.the year, we brought you some news makers, the conversations were revealing and at times surprising. we begin with roseanne cash. she hails from music royalty but johnny cash's daughter is a superstar in her own right. she talked about her life her career and her newest album the river in the thread. >> it feels amazing. you you put out a body of work and you hope it connects with people you never know particularly in this day and age whether people aren't buying as much music as they used to. to have it accepted like that and the praise come back to you, it's amazing, i feel like the luckiest person in the world. >> when i heard you describe this music it sounded like it started with a road trip, is that kind of it? >> that's kind of it. arkansas state university wanted to purchase my dad's family home. i started to go down for fund raisers, i.t. was a perfect storm of inspiration being back in the south and reconnected with people i knew. and seeing my own san says tral- ancestral mu

. >> hi i'm john siegenthaler, coming uf after "consider this," new york city's mayor asking for a suspension of protests and politics. until after the police officer funerals. break his silence and remembering the life of joe cocker, right after "consider this." >> i'm adam may, you're watching "talk to al jazeera." norman lear. >> what will be for norman lear? >> that's interesting and there will be a next. >> you have any ideas you want to share with us? >> i'd like to do a nondenominational church service for all people who will get together to honor our common humanity. and set our religions aside. because we have killed each other enough in the name of that. in the name of religion. i'd like to be a part of seeing that happen. >> you have a wide range of children right now. 60 to in their teens. what are your reflections upon being a father? >> i'd like to have been a better one. there was a time i had five families on the air. and one, as i put it on mooncrest drive. the one on mooncrest drive, i saw to it that the kids were fed. and they get up in the morning they got dressed, they we

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. playersing blame. saying north korea is the responsible for the sony hacks. >>> nothing online is safe. lies told in the grand jury. what the prosecutor now says. light display, the dazzling lights on top of new york. the

john siegenthaler is off tonight. thousands gather for a police officer's wake. as tensions and protests continues nationwide. moscow is struggling to rescue its teetering banking system, what that could mean around the globe. 2004 tsunami, the lives lost, what has changed over the last decade and could it happen again? and christmas hacked, why x box and personal players are being taken advantage of. the group taking responsibility. we begin tonight with the emotionallily charged gathering here in new york city for the nypd officers ambushed and killed last week. the gathering for rafael ramos, his funeral is tomorrow. roxana saberi has the story. >> david, all said he didn't deserve to die. in silence these nypd officers carried the casket of their fallen colleague rafael ramos, into the church he attended for years. some new ramos from church where he volunteered as an usher. >> he will always be remembered as one of the greeters when we came in, welcome my sisters, welcome my brothers. >> he posted this saying, if your way isn't working, try this way. the sus

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. oil rices tumble, what it means for the economy and your money . budgets battle if congress. what's been done to prevent a government shutdown. crisis in the air. a computer glitch creates chaos in britain. new protests expected, latest reaction to police shootings of african americans. firearms and fine art, guns in a museum with a message

john siegenthaler has the nightly off. protests over police tactics continue across the nation. blame game. who is really behind the sony attack? the tech experts say the white house and the fbi got it wrong. labor dispute. potential legal dispute for a sandwich chain, a contract that critics 68 i say is unfair for workers. and dispute in washington, d.c. >>> police officers from across the nation are headed to new york city this evening for tomorrow's funeral for one of the officers ambushed and killed last week. thousands are expected for officer rafael ramos's funeral tomorrow. earlier in the day, the lines for wake were long. roxana saberi was there and had that story, roxana. >> they all said he at any time deserve to die. rks sai-- said he didn't deservo die. >>> into the church he attended for 14 years. hundreds began lining up early to attend his wake service. some new ramos from church where he volunteered as an usher. >> he will always remember, being one of the faces you saw when you came in, welcome my sister, welcome my brother. >> he posted this yoa quote say, if y

john siegenthaler is off tonight. thousands gather for a police officer's wake. as tensions and protests continues nationwide. moscow is struggling to rescue its teetering banking system, what that could mean around the

. >> hi everyone i'm john siegenthaler in new york. coming up right after "consider this." a city in mourning, sydney remembers victims of the attack. >>> military in addiction, how the va is trying to avoid drug overdose. >>> should companies be forced to reveal a pay gap between men and women? coming up after "consider this." >> sony pictures hacking scandal has been a nightmare for the studio and some of the show business's most famous names. this after countless leaked e-mails, salaries of stars and executives, leaked e-mail addresses, even racially charged e-mails about president obama. now the studio is fighting back, threatening news outlets if they keep reporting on the stolen material. eric garner joins us in the studio. famous lawyer david boyce is threatening the new york times, the journal and your employer. holding you responsible for any damages these elaboratio leaks e caused. is it a desperate attempt? >> to get into the heads of journalists, to give them pause before they reveal maybe the more sensitive secrets, not just the gossipy kinds of e-mails that sl

. >> hi, everyone this is al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york.out, ah new wave of protests around the nation as the white house unveils its plan in response to the crisis. isil alert, warning from the fbi, why american soldiers and veterans are being asked to keep a low profile on social media. >>> under siege, twin attacks in nigeria after a week of extreme bloodshed. why the violence seems to be getting worse.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. we want to wish you and your family a very happy holiday. ♪ ♪ >> the fbi thought i was the greatest informant on the planet earth. they told me to record everywhere. >> al jazeera's investigative unit takes you inside the shadowy world of fbi informants and counterterrorism operations. you'll meet the criminals and conmen spying on orders for the fbi. >> i was for them al qaeda. >> i am representing the sheik osama bashar al-assad. >> we'll bring owners osama bin laden. >> concocted by the fbi part of a post-9/11 mandate to thwart attacks before they even begin. >> it literally boils down to if you cannot find terrorists within the muslim community, make terrorists, create the terrorists. >> the fbi is not perfect in running the operations but they're pretty damn close. >> we'll show how some informants are accused of violating civil liberties and why some americans refuse to join the fbi's intelligence ranks. >> i didn't want to be an informant for fbi for the same reasons that i thi

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. australia on engineer. the hostage stan off. the flag.>> drug fix, american's veterans overdosing on painkillers. >>> cosby controversy. his wife break s her silence, and the comedian breaks out. >>> and a species on the brink of extinction. ♪

. >> hi everyone, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. coming up, torture in the cia, calls for accountability and why they may come up empty. jailed for a crime he didn't commit, what one of the central park 5 says about race and police. >>> why cities around the country are banning the ride uber. all that and more coming up after "consider this." >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera analists liv. >> nasa's curiosity rover may have just discovered the best evidence yet that mars once held the

>> hi everyone i'm john siegenthaler coming up after "consider this," new york city's player is calling for a suspension of politics and protests until after the police officers' funerals. >>> a politician breaks his silence and remembering the life of joe cocker coming up. >> jameis winston star quarterback, has been cleared of sexual assault allegations. they have followed him since december of 2012. on sunday, supreme court justice major harding said there wasn't enough evidence to show winston was guilty. coaches and college administrators were more concerned with the player than the victim. james zyron, his book, brazil's dance with the devil, world cub, named book of the year by the boston globe. his charges were dropped by the judge, and independent prosecutor, will the public ever accept the rulings or will the allegations linger? >> i think they'll linger as allegations lingered around ben throethlisberger. but the reason why they will linger is entirely the fault lies with the tallahassee police department. because the police department waited ten months before investigating t

. >> hi everyone i'm john siegenthaler in new york. coming up right after "consider this." u.s. marines arnld th around thn heightened alert to deal with reaction to the use of force report. >>> sony hacking attack, the group makes its demands known. and nasa's horizon aircraft wakes up from hibernation. right after "consider this." >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> even though the law was signed into law a year and a half ago, 61 million adults don't have health care insurance. charities are trying to help. a new documentary follows one group, remote area medical as it provides health care clinics free of charge to many in the country. many haven't seen a doctor in years. >> the children are sick, you have to decide whether to buy them bread or take them to a doctor. >> welcome to america. >> all of these people have been here since wednesda

. ♪ >> hi, everyone, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. the torture debate. >>> why the u.s.is putting thousands of troops on alert now. >>> police profiling, expanded guidelines from the justice department as protests continue over police killings. rescue attempt, two hostages killed in yemen. what the white house is now saying about the failed mission. >>> sinking oil, prices hit a

john siegenthaler is off. of the coast of indonesia, crews found wreckage and bodies from flight 8501. we will have the latest from the ongoing search and from investigators trying to determine why the jet liner plunged into the sea. >>> an outspoken kremlin critic was just arrested at a rally in moscow. we'll bring you an update. >>> line of

john siegenthaler is off. tonight expanded search.now asking the united states for help in finding the missing air asia jet, as hopes fade for the relatives of the 162 passengers and crew. >>> the u.s. military coalition formally ends its combat mission in afghanistan. >>> tanking oil, this was the

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. oil rices tumble, what it means for the economy and your money . budgets battle if congress. what's been done to prevent a government shutdown. crisis in the air. a computer glitch creates chaos in britain. new protests expected, latest reaction to police shootings of african americans. firearms and fine art, guns in a museum with a message. and we begin tonight with a plunging price of oil. good news for consumers. here in the u.s., but the price of oil is hammering economies like russia that dependent on an oil communicate. financial markets, dow down about 100 points today. gas prices are the lowest in about five years. aaa says average is $2.69 a gallon down 32 cents since last month. jonathan betz is here with more. >> jonathajohn as you just ment, it's now $2.66 a gallon down a dollar since april. europe imports most of its oil. it's also seen a big drop, 74 cents in just a month. after weeks of rising prices russia's gas has already dropped but no more than a quarter in the past few weeks. china economy has been helped, gas down nearly 70 ce

i'm john siegenthaler in new york.the pentagon says air strikes have taken out several top isil leaders. >>> >>> sony hacks why the white house now calls the breach a serious matter of national security. >>> federal charges, indictments in the west virginia chemical spill. >>> and candid camera, one photographer who captured the civil rights movement unveils color images from a bygone era. ♪

. >> good evening everyone, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. this has been a year of unrest around the world. from the mid

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. possible nominee to be the new defense secretary, what you need to know about the likely person to lead the pentagon. >> ferguson unrest, a gut wrenching cry of despair or inciting a rye idea? police investigating michael brown's stepfather. >> a weekup call for american american cities. >> 3-2-1. >> plus tis the season, perhaps the only thing republicans and democrats can agree on, tonight, the history of the capitol tree. >> he is a physicist and expert in mid evil history and may very well be the next defense secretary. his name is ashton carter. president obama tapped him to replace chuck hagel but how would he change the pentagon. we have details. the man who appears in line to be president obama's fourth secretary of defense has been a fixture in the national security world for years and most recently was the number two in charge at the pentagon. >> ashton carter who likes to be called ash made his mark as a top weapons buyer sheparding in a 10 year plan to safe $500 billion. he

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. cia fallout. calls for prosecution. and the worldwide reaction to the report on torture. and what science says about torture and whether it works. >>> under investigation. a palestinian leader dies after confrontation with israeli forces. >>> new conduct policy after the latest cases o

john siegenthaler is off.ecovery effort today off of the coast of indonesia, crews found wreckage and bodies from flight 8501. we will have the latest from the ongoing search and from investigators trying to determine why the jet liner plunged into the sea. >>> an outspoken kremlin critic was just arrested at a rally in moscow. we'll bring you an update. >>> line of fire the united states a new report shows there was a big spike this year in police officers killed by gunfire. the data come as tensions simmer over police tactics nationwide. >>> and the new football coach in college who asked for less than expected and is still one of the highest-paid public employees in the country. ♪ >>> we begin tonight in southeast asia where the grim retrooifal of bodies and debris continues in the java sea. harrowing concrete proof that the flight plunged into the ocean killing everybody on board. it is not far from the spot where the plane last had contact with air traffic controllers. scott heidler reports. >> reporter:

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. connecting with cuba. the u.s. moves to restore relations. moving forward, what it could mean for both countries in our special report. plus sony fallout, putting the brakes on a controversial movie. >>> and body cameras, police adapt the new technology, the opportunities and the challenges.

. >> hi everyone i'm john siegenthaler. coming up right after "consider this." no indictment in the new york city choke hold death now a investigation will be launched. and texas stops an execution. and nasa t minus eight hours. coming up april this. >> nasa is about to take one of the first big steps of putting a man on mars. the orion sais craft ison spaces scheduled to take a maiden voyage. while the mission sounds simple enough if successful it may herald a new era of space exploration for nasa and the u.s. joining us from philadelphia, dr. derek pitts, derek good to see you. this mission sounds like something that nasa has been able to do for decades now but what separates it from what it's already done? >> while the business of launching satellites or other satellites into space is something that nasa does on a regular basis antonio, what is really different about this is this is the flight test for the next manned vehicle, the next crew vehicle that nasa is going to use for beginning its explorations out into deep space. this test flight is going to be th

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. no indictment. the anger. another unarmed black man killed and another grand jury decision not to charge police. the coalition, 60 countries review the strategy to defeat i.s.i.l. as a long time u.s. adversary has apparently joined the figh fight.stay of execution. the last minute decision to spare a mentally ill man on death row. working mothers, the supreme court case over pregnancy and the right to work.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. possible nominee to be the new defense secretary, what you need to know about the likely person to lead the pentagon. >> ferguson unrest, a gut wrenching cry of despair or inciting a rye idea? police investigating micel

i am john siegenthaler in new york. the fallout. the fergson commission faces the public. the anger, the protests and what the white house has planned. >> the president of the united states is deeply invested in making sure that this time is different. >> okay debate. the supreme court case over social media posts and the limits of free speech online. hollywood hacked. yet to be released films surface on the web. why the f.b.i. is looking at north korea. >>> reuse and recycle, the architects and buildings breathing new life into old spaces. ♪ >>> a half hour. it started as a pretty calm normal meeting but turned contentious as many residents felt that the ferguson commission appointed by the governor was out of touch with some of the real issues here in the community. >> i haven't seen many of you out there, outside, outside when the cameras are here, outside of when there is a meeting. people are tired of needing to meet. we are honored that you all have credentials and you are educated but you do not reflect the community we live in. >> this is not a ferguson post. this