al jazeera's john terret has more. >> reporter: as republicans scrambling to find a new candidate for speaker, the name keeps cropping up, paul ryan, who many republicans believe is the only member of the house who can unite the party. >> i know paul is a committee guy, he is already sort of mentally committed to many of the same things we want. if he can convince us of that i think we can deliver an overwhelming majority. >> reporter: while many are pushing ryan to run, he says the position requires too much time. ryan rose to the top of the list after kevin mccarthy's statement that he was dropping out. >> if i can't unite everybody it is better to find somebody who can. >> reporter: it's not clear if the freedom caucus can live with ryan. >> he'll be a great messenger, i think our group would be favorable towards him but we're not there yet. >> others in the running just in case ryan says no, daniel webster and jason chaffetz is another front runner. but for now the election for speaker is on ice. john boehner still holds the gavel and it's all eyes on paul ryan to make the next mo

al jazeera's john terret explains from toronto. >> a gathering in the university of toronto, looking beyond the nicab. the meeting's a response to what many consider antimuslim rhetoric against those campaigning for the parliament. >> we have the same feelings, we are all the same. >> stephen harper's direction to uncover their face if they want to be canadian citizens. >> why would they practice something that is not transparent, not open and frankly a coilt tha anti-women d society. >> i met up with afia begg near her home. she's lived in toronto for 20 years, was willing to show her face privately to the judge. she says wearing a nicab is not a problem up until now. >> they do look a little more strangely towards me. >> prime minister harper says the wearing of the na drrvetionab uncanadian. what do you say to that? >> i have been wearing it a long time, although i have not always worn it. >> harper government's policy on wearing a n icab is a violation of their right. >> that policy is not law yet the minister purported to create a policy that trumped the law or in effect attempt

john terret with the drama on capitol hill. >> reporter: as bl republicans scrascramble to find another candidate for speaker of the house, paul rhine' ryan's name s coming up . >> he's already sort of mentally committed to many of the same things that we want. if he can convince us of that, i think we can deliver an overwhelming majority. >> reporter: so far he remains noncommittal saying he's not running for speaker because the job requires too much travel and fundraising and less time with the family. >> i think i shocked some of you hmm? >> ryan's name rose to the top of the list after kevin mccarthy's statement he was dropping out of the race. >> i can't unite everybody it's better to find somebody who can. >> it's not clear whether the freedom caucus could live with paul ryan either. it would look favorably upon him. >> i think our group would be favorable towards him but we're not there yet. >> reporter: others are in the running in case ryan says no. jason chaffetz is another front runner. but for now the election for speaker is on ice. john boehner still holds the gavel and thi

al jazeera, john terret has more. >> u.s. made bgm-79 toe missiles, free syrian army fighters call them asset tamers as they are said to be driving rebel gains in the northwest of the country. video posted online reportedly show the u.s. made weapons smashing into tanks in syria. it's beginning to feel like a cold era proxy war, two great powers facing off, without actually facing each other in combat. >> putin has begun a proxy war against the united states. this was no accident, targets were provided 50 syrian regime and they were accurate. >> retired army general jack keane making his point to congress but not everyone agrees. >> tow weapons may have some impact in the near term but in terms of being the basis of a proxy war between russia and the united states, i believe that's pretty far overblown. >> reporter: these so-called assad tamers are reported to have been delivered to syrian opposition forces apart of a two year covert operation to help destabilize assad' assad's regi. but president obama said the cost of the p

john terret joins me. >> he has rejected the notion of doing what he suggested doing. the frustration comes from the fact that once upon a time the middle east crisis was between the israelis and the palestinians now it involves iraq, syria, i.s.i.l. and iran, he had to get something back on the track in the headlines once again. he said he would do something that was a bombshell in this speech. if he holds true to his threat it will be so because he's effectively going to hand the keys to the occupied palestinian territories back to israel. the palestinian authority is bound by oslo no more. that's the threat issued by palestinian president mahmoud abbas, he went before the u.n. general assembly yesterday, and said that palestine won't either conform to the accords. >> translator: israel has left us no choice to insist that we will not be the only one commitmented to the implementation of those agreements. >> reporter: the oslo accords first signed in 1993, in the front of yassir arafat and yit yitsak r abin, firsts time israel and palestine recognized each other, isr

john terret joins me now. this will be the biggest strike in the u.s. in a long time. >> yes i think so, we haven't had a big old style industrial dispute for a long time. i remember you reporting on the dock workers in california. >> that was fewer workers. >> we are facing potential stoppage. there has been little stomach since 2008 when billions of taxpayer dollars propped up two of the big 3. but now chrysler is owned by fiat and management and workers now are head to head over pay and negotiations. >> sales of.com jeep and ram have been relatively good lately, sales have been up 14% from the year before. but the american auto workers threaten to walk out tonight. >> the weakest of the three and to push it any further would be to force it into a situation where it would have to consider other alternatives such as taking current investment in the united states and putting it elsewhere. >> reporter: last week the uaw voted to reject a tentative agreement. >> the members have spoken. they have expressed their dissatisfaction with the agreement and it's

john terret has the story. >> ai weiwei is best known by taking issue with chinese government.but now it's the norwegian toy company. ai weiwei began to instagram. in september created artwork as they cannot problem of the use of legoless for political works, he wanted to use it for freedom of speech. >> i was shocked because it was a respectable project. >> ai weiwei went on to suggest that legos decision, after a british firm announced plans to open a lego land in shanghai. >> in that way, the internet worked like a church. >> he posted an image of the lego bricks in the toilet bowl. except his instagram version has the caption, everything is awesome, the theme song from the blockbuster lego movie. >> everything is awesome ♪ ♪ everything is cool. >> soon after a british journalist tweeted, will you accept the donations? ai weiwei retweeted, yes i will find a way to accept. one of london's most prestigious institutions, invited one to throw lego blocks into an old car. by friday the artist announced he had more than enough legos to complete his project. or in other words, ai weiwei h

john terret joins me. john. >> the reason this last been created is there's been a uptick in the number of lone wolf attacks. the charleston church shootings. the sikh temp shootings in 12 and the fort hood military base attack in 2009. here is how the assistant attorney general for national security put it this morning during a speech at the george washington university. >> the new domestic terrorism council will not only help be sure these cases are coordinated, to analyze legal gaps for enhancements required to ensure that we can combat these threats. >> reporter: now, here in the united states there are really two kinds of terrorist threat. first of all tr from the internationally inspired types and the domestic groups like the sovereign citizens, the militia that are dotted all over the country, the neonazis and to a certain extent anarchists and ecoterrorists. as lorenzo dea dean from george washington university has been telling me. >> interacted one another on the internet and carry out their action

john terret has more. john. >> mahmoud abbas promised a bombshell today. if he follows through it will be the case, handing the palestinian territories back to israel. the palestinian authority is bound by oslo no more. mahmoud abbas went before the general assembly wednesday, and said that as long as israel will not conform to the accord, palestine will not either. >> we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of those agreements. >> first signed in 1993 in the presence of then palestinian prime minister yassir arafat. key measures have failed to be implemented. israel remains in control of much of the west bank, even though the agreements called for full palestinian authority by 1999. and as many as 300,000 additional israelis have settled into the west bank, more than twice the amount there when the accords were signed. checkpoints in west bank cities not bordering israeli settlements continue to be monitored by israel. and called for the release of over 6,000 palestinians in israeli prisons. >> we therefore declare that we cannot

john terret is there. hi john. >> i don't think 9 really anticipated this. the liberals are ahead by 19 seats in atlantic canada alone. conservatives down six seats and we're about six hours before the polls close in quebec, and ontario and british columbia. these canadian provinces will wrap up their voting and we'll have a pretty good idea where this is going. as we're heading towards a liberal majority government in the house of commons in ottawa, the canadian capital. let's remind ourselves now of somesome of the key politicians in this race, their parties and their policies. the longest most expensive and volatile federal election in canada's history is reaching its climax. the conservatives, leader, current prime minister steven harper, been on the job almost a decade and personally unpopular. polls suggest 60 to 70% of canadians wand him gone if not the party himself. harper's accused of abandoning government and taking too much power for himself. his chief opponent is justin peru utrudeau. head of the conservative party, similar to the democrats. the

john terret has the story. >> yes, good evening john. there's been little stomach since 2008 when billions of taxpayer dollars propped up the car manufacturers. sales of jeep chrysler and ram have been fairly good. but with united auto workers union threatening to walk out tonight, fiat chrysler could lose billions in revenue. >> fiat chrysler is the weakest of the three. to force it, to consider other alternatives such as taking current investment in the united states and putting it elsewhere. >> last week, the uaw volted to reject current agreements. >> the members have spoken, they've expressed their dissatisfaction with the agreement and it's their opportunity to, if an interim agreement isn't reached between now and midnight which doesn't look likely, to express themselves through some sort of a job action, if that should happen. >> among the union's demands, cost of living pay hikes and an end to a tee tie two tier pay s. >> the two tier needs to disappear. we all work and do the same thing. we all need to get paid the same. >> rep

al jazeera's john terret -- >> reporter: just like you are right now. >> rumpus is silent. you had to force all late night tv. >> they made me watch saturday night live last night, so i got a beer and sat down and had a jolly good time. it's a symbiotic relationship. what are you talking about john? not necessarily beneficial to each other just like the late night comedians do when they have politicians on their shows. they are the butt of jokes for the off-season but once it comes to election time they have them there as the guest. >> bartender keep them coming. >> clinton, played by val, meets the bar keep, who is hillary herself. >> now a message from donald and mallaniia trump. >> clearly i don't hate immigrants. >> at this point in the election cycle politician he are not just the butt of late night comedians' jokes they are the special guests too. here is jeb bush with jimmy fallon a day after announcing his run. >> jeb made up his mind and quit beating around the bush. >> an appearance on jimmy fallon, jimmy kimmel. he has trump pretending to get mexico's president p

al jazeera's john terret reports. >> as they pack their bags and leave new york, routines descend on u.n. headquarters. the security council will convene to discuss global hot spots and u.n. bureaucracy will dictate the world body once again. >> there's excitement in the air. this time next year, secretary general ban kim moon will be preparing to stand down, after a decade in the job and an election to find his successor will be in the offing. >> ladies and gentlemen -- >> ban, a south korean is the eighth secretary general. his predecessor was kofi annan, and kurt veltheim and t regv verlee. 28 member nations have begun campaigning for a woman in the top job. >> there's so much interest at the moment in a woman secretary general that i think there is a good chance this time that it will be a woman that is going to be appointed. >> yvonne turlington who is looking to change the way the secretary generals are elected. it was selected by the five permanent members of the. turlington points out that member states have more power than they think. >> if the permanent five come forward wi

john terret is here with more. >> the school resource officer seen in the videotaping down a 15-year-oldigh school student is out of work tonight but not for the reasons you might think. >> sheriff's deputy deputy ben fields was not fired for this, violently pushing a routine age girl off her chair but for this: throwing her across room. >> that's what's caused me my heartburn and what my issues with this. the maneuver that he used was not based upon the training or acceptable. >> losing control, a violation of the rules of arrest, says field's boss, sheriff leon lott? >> it continues to upset me when i see that video, is the fact that he picked the student up and he threw the student across the room. >> that's not a proper technique and should not be used in law enforcement. >> it's been just two days since the incident took place at spring valley high in colombia south carolina. cell phone video went viral. the state, fbi and justice have all opened investigations. sheriff lott said deputy fields was notified despite strong support from him from the classroom teacher and principal. the