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i'm jonathan betz. "america tonight" with joie chen starts now on al jazeera america america tonight brought you the story that shocked the nation sex crimes on campus: >> i remember waking up and he was trying to have sex me... >> now we return has anything changed? >> his continued presence on the campus put the entire community at risk >> for the better... >> i was arrested for another false charge that she had made up... >> america tonight's special report sex crimes on campus: one year later on al jazeera america onen "america tonight": back on campus. one year after we began our ground breaking look at sex crimes, how much has really changed and what fuels this epidemic of sex crimes on campus? >> and i tried to push him off but i was so weak, because of how intoxicated i was it obviously wasn't effective. >> when fellow

sometimes accurate answers stem from the best questions, jonathan betz explains. >> if you want to know which candidate will win an election, the classic way is to ask people who they'll vote for. >> asking people who they want to win may not work so well at predicting races. pullsters learn to ask a single question who do you expect to win. if you ask who they'll vote for, they may change their mind. when you ask one person what they want, you get one perspective. when you ask who they expect to win, you have to consider everyone around them, church, school, the water cooler. pollsters ask both questions, before the 2004 elections, when voters were asked who they wanted to win. when they were asked who they expected to win, most chose bush, and that turned out to be true. >> one study found in presidential relations, asking for expectations predicted the winner 78% of the time. the who you want question was correct 22% of the time. consider tuesday's election. in kansas, when people were asked who they would vote for, the race was a dead heat. when asked who expected to win, it was pat

i'm jonathan betz. coming up this hour.a confess in the disappearance of 43 mexican college students and the gruesome details of their murder. meet the whistle blower who cost j.p. morgan billions of dollars for what she called massive fraud. and herbie hancock, on how his music bridges the gap of different generations. tonight there's new information about 43 missing students in mexico. police say three suspected gang members have confessed to their murders. rachel levin is in mexico city with the latest. >> on friday, mexico's attorney general gave a chilling press conference, where he detailed the confessions of three gang members who said they participated in the killings of are 43 students in guerrero over a month ago. the gang members said they received the 43 students in buses in a trash dump a few kilometers away from where the attack occurred. at least 13 of those students were dead upon arrival and then they decided to kill -- proceeded to kill the rest of them some by ax fix yaitio act d some by burning. they are

jonathan betz is here with that. >> voters chose change on a lot of issues. the minimum wage was raised in every state where it appeared on the ballot, and medical marijuana supporters are enjoying big wins from last night as well. >> a great victory for oregon. >> three out of four for groups pushing for marijuana. better prioritisation of resources. most importantly, more freedom, and more equality. >> oregon, alaska and washington d.c. joined colorado and washington state in legalizing small amounts of pot. the exception, florida, which narrowly said no to medical marijuana. this amendment was a train wreck. it had five loopholes to create de facto legalization of marijuana. heavy campaigning was not enough. before election day voters promised to keep fighting. >> on minimum wage, an issue pushed by president obama. >> no one that works full time in america should be below the poverty line. >> big wins in republican. arkansas bumped up to $15.25. nebraska raised it to $9. south dakota upped its wage by more than a dollar, and alaskans will make $9.70 by 20

jonathan betz looks at that. >> when michael brown was shot and killed by police officer on august 9thock turned to anger and outrage. protest, looting, pain. >> this week's coverer of "new yorker" magazine disstills the death. the artist says "i wanted to comment on the tragic rift", he lived in st louis for 17 years. the pain for all those involved is obvious. a mother's grief as her son's body was dead in the street. the response loud and clear "black lives matter", "don't shoot" and others. this picture taken by a photographer. he described the scene. "i heard explosions, people ran up the street towards us. the police fired tear gas into the crowd. i was running backwards, looking for pictures. i made the frame. after that you keep running." . he was arrested for refusing to leave a public side walk. his arrest captured by another photographer. and a decision on monday night, a no-bill from the grand jury. darren wilson would not be charged with a crime. protesters took to the streets. an ironic image seemingly from a war zone as the holiday season approaches. the next day, after

." >> jonathan betz reports. >> i believe my plan was excedrin pm and colt .45. >> onstewar >> jon 1912 wate stuart is full of punch lines. but his next feature is not for laughs. it's called "rose water" debuting friday the movie is inspired by a harrowing story of a canadian iranian journalist who traveled to iran to cover the country's elections. [ yelling ] >> he was in tehran documenting the riots over the outcome of the voting. while there he was interviewed by the daily show. it was a comedy sketch about the elections. this is a clip that was shown on comedy central. >> we headed to the coffee shot for a clandestine meeting. why was his country so terrifying? >> in one word, misunderstanding. >> shortly after he was arrested by iranian police. the charge that he was spying against the country. he was jailed and it was there he says he was beaten and brutalized by an interrogator he called rose water because of the accident of his cologne. rose water cites his appearance on the daily show as evidence. >> americans and irans have a lot of things in common more than differences. >>

jonathan betz is here with more, jonathan. >> this goes a delicate issue especially for the presidentress is indeed close to approving keystone xl. >> protesters hoping to block the chances of keystone x elephant's success stretched an inflatable pipeline across senator mary landrieu's lawn in washington, d.c. >> if she wants the pipe a line owe ahead badly it can go through her front yard. >> it's been stalled for years but they are pushing for quick approval of the project hoping it might help her hold onto her senate seat. she supported keystone xl for years but now face a mid turn rumidtermrunoff election. >> more than me the public wants the vote and have wanted it for a long time. >> upping the ante, her opponents, louisiana representative bill cassidy has his own keystone bill. >> the bill has passed. >> which passed the house on friday. >> join me in approving the keystone xl pipeline to finally provide 40,000 promised jobs to the american people. >> the number of jobs is actually open for debate. but the stage is set if a show down and a dilemma for president obama who, may b

jonathan betz is here with that. anger is being felt across the country. large protests are seen across the country. [ chanting ] >> hundreds of parts of new york city brought parts to new york city. marching at this hour. >> at one point demonstrators rallied, trying to block thelingon tunnel. earlier they stopped traffic on fdr drive, causing gridlock for miles. there has been a few clashes and arrests. dramatic video shows a car ploughing through a protest. it was caught up in a crowd rally. it drives through. it stops briefly, as the ground swarms, it takes off, hitting and dragging more people. one woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries. the driver is reportedly cooperating with police. [ chants ] . >> a protest shutting down cleveland, upset about the michael brown case and a 12-year-old boy shot and killed by clealand police officer over the weekend. in washington d.c., reports of up to 1,000 protesting there. they started at mt vernon square and marked by landmarks including the capital building and the white house. parts of downtown l.a.

jonathan betz has more on that. >> yes, no reports of widespread problems, but some concerns are popping up. connecticut extended voting at two polling places until 8:30. they opened late because election officials did not deliver the voting lists in time. the governor was among those forced to vote and wait to vote. >> a puzzling problem in virginia. some are facing problems. when they try to select the candidates name, the machine selects the opponent. the problem touch screens were taken out of service. voters were directed to use other machines. officials say it should not affect the vote. finally in south dakota. results will be delayed by an hour because of one polling site in rural shannon county, opening an hour late. a poll worker didn't show up, others had to go to his house to get the ballots. we will not get the results until 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> thank you, david shuster, what are you following? >> the key in terms of the balance of power, control of the u.s. senate. going into this election and through december, before the senator win, the democrats have a majority 54 to 4

. >>> we have voting irregularities, jonathan betz is following some problems today. what is the latest? >> no reports of widespread problems, but there are concerns. the campaign of charlie crisp filed an emergency motion to extend voting in one count which by two hours, until 9:00pm eastern. he says a polling in brauer county as offline for an hour, and caused delays for voters. connecticut extended voting at two polling places. those places opened late because election officials did not deliver the voting lifts. the governor was among those forced to wait to vote. a puzzling problem in virginia, this is a video of what some are facing. when he selects a candidate's name, it was selecting the opponent. officials say they were taken out. it should not affect the dlat. >> and a polling site in rural shannon county opened an hour late. the polling worker didn't show up. workers had to go to his house to get the ballot. we will not get results until 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> thank you, we condition our coverage, "america votes 2014" 2014. >> i'm cedric williams. i'm from c

jonathan betz is with us with the story. jonathan. >> federal investigators said the city was far too often using deadly force. the shooting shocked the nation, caught on camera and happening far too often federal officials say. >> we are here to announce a new chapter for policing in albuquerque. >> after investigation the dpafnlg in albuquerque agreed to overhaul the city's police department. >> it is also a road map for rebuilding the trust between the community and the police. >> reporter: the 106 page agreement aims to ensure police integrity, protect officer t usf excessive force. since 2010, there have been at least 39 police shootings in albuquerque, including james boyd, camping in the mountains. protesters followed and so did -- protests followed and so did a scathing report from washington. the report found too often officers were using excessive force. >> today is an historic today for apd. >> officers will be better trained especially in how to seize conflict and how to work with mentally ill people. body cameras

jonathan betz has that, jonathan. >> thanks john.ajor push to reach a deal over iran's nuclear program. iran's foreign minister in via vienna and secretary of state john kerry. investigators say iran is still holding back on its potential to create nuclear weapons. >> i called on iran to increase its cooperation with agency and provide timely access to all relevant information, documentation, sites and personnel. >> kerry hopes to reach an agreement by monday. could ease decade of tense relations with iran. >>> israel says it will demolish the homes of the are palestinians who attacked the. >> mexico says the mayor of the town of iguala ordered the students killed. >> legendary director mike nichols, one of a handful of people to been an emmy, a grammy, a tony and an oscar. mike nichols was 84 years old. >> we are eight or nine minutes away from the president's speech on immigration. that is scheduled to begin around the top of the hour. we'll come back with complete coverage right after this. >> at the height of the cold war >> we'r

jonathan betz is here. jonathan. >> minimum wage was raised everywhere it appeared on the ballot and marijuana supporters today are enjoying several big victories. >> oregon won a great victory. >> three out of four for groups pushing for legal marijuana. >> more revenue for our state. better prioritization of law enforcement resources. most importantly more freedom and more equality. >> oregon, alaska and washington, d.c. have now joined colorado and washington state in legalizing small amounts of pot. the exception: florida, which narrowly said no to medical marijuana. >> this amendment was an absolute train wreck. it had five loopholes to create de facto legalization of marijuana. >> heavy campaigning wasn't enough. although even before election day supporters promised to keep fighting. >> but if i don't win this battle i damn sure will win the war. >> reporter: on minimum wage, an issue that was pushed by president obama. >> nobody who works full time in america should be below the poverty line. >> bumpe

jonathan betz has more. jonathan. >> some members are here legally others are not. it is another reason why activists say reform is such an urgent issue. after a year in which thousands of families have crossed the border together, president obama appears more focused on those who have been here for years. young people like marco malagon who arrived in the u.s. at the age of 17, a year the a old to become a so-called dreamer and take advantage of an obama policy that lets children brought to the u.s. in the age of 17 and younger. >> if the president decides to bump the age to 18 and below. >> more and more undocumented adults have been staying in the u.s. longer. 61% have now been here more than a decade. way up from 2003, when it was only 38%. people here longer, tend to have children born here. now, four and a half million children who are u.s. citizens have a parent who came to the u.s. without permission. that is nearly 6% of all american schoolchildren. creating the possibility of divided families. one reason why the president may also allow parents to stay at

jonathan betz has more on that. jonathan. >> john more than 700 flights have been cancelled across the u.s. as this northeast storm deals a powerful punch to the reason. this timing couldn't be worse, grounding planes and forcing travel changes. >> lower gas prices, more people traveling just as thanksgiving was looking easy, a winter wakeup call. a major storm barreling through the northeast on one of the busiest travel days of the year, backing up roads and cancelling flights. >> the snow made us miss our flight but we got it handled. >> melissa got out early. >> i wanted to get a head start. >> new york, la guardia, and new jersey, saw hundreds of flights cancelled. >> all it stays is one city in the northeast. >> 4107 there too. >> at command centers across the country, airlines have been preparing for storm. >> we've got flexibility, we got spare ai aircraft, spare cruise. >> more highways in the sky that we can move planes through to get people to their destination efficiently. >> this year 46 million americans

. >> >>> i'm jonathan betz in new york. john seigenthaler has the night off.s is al jazeera america >>> finding fault - why did g.m. order half a million replacement switches before telling regulators about the deadly problem. >> why didn't they contact their customers and say take all the keys off your key chain? >> mail fraud - hundreds of thousands caught up on cyber attacks. some call it espionage. >> taking a

jonathan betz is here with that. >> yeah, there are changes in this election for some voters after aear of state slashing, early voting, eliminating same-day registration, and now also requiring id's. one of the big campaign issues is not who to vote for, but how. a year after the supreme court gutted the voting rights act, some voters will face new voting times and rules. seven states now require voters show a voter id on election day tomorrow. three more don't require a photo, but want some sort of indication. know toe id has become a part of our every day life. >> reporter: laws in other states will go in to effect after this election. >> if you are trying to vote illegally, then it may be possible that you are getting away with it, and nobody is ever going to know. >> reporter: but critics call it voter suppression, a way to keep certain groups from the polls. those who show up without id's face varying rules. in some states voters sign an affidavit promising they are who they say are. and others use a professional ballot. some states require the voter return to an election offic

jonathan betz has the story. >> john, anger between the public and the officers they are supposed to be protecting. >> ahead of a grand jury decision that could set off more protests and more violence. >> we are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> reporter: anger at police extends beyond suburban st. louis. from new york city to new mexico, officers accused of using excessive, off lethal force. >> every police officer out there is not behaving this way. however there are many, many circumstances where police officers see young men of color and unfortunately treat them in a way that's highly disrespectful. >> reporter: fbi numbers confirm what many activates have warned. the number of officer involved shootings has been ricing. 4 -- rising. is killings that were declared justifiable. it's the most in nearly two decades. just two weeks ago, albuquerque new mexico agreed to overhaul its police department after officers killed 32 people in four years. >> it is a road map to rebuilding the trust between the community and the police. >> seattle having federal monitors watch

jonathan betz reports. >> the shooting shocked the nation, caught on camera and happening far too often federal officials say. >> we are here to announce a new chapter for policing in albuquerque. >> after an exhaustive investigation the department of justice in albuquerque agreed to overhaul the city's police department. >> it is also a road map for rebuilding the trust between the community and the police. >> the 106 page agreement aims to ensure police integrity, protect officer safety and prevent the use of excessive force. since 2010, there had been at least 39 police shootings in albuquerque. including the killing of a homeless man, james boyd who was camping in the mountains. protests followed and so did a scathing report from washington. the justice department found too often albuquerque's officers were using excessive force. >> today is truly an important and historic day for apd. >> the feds will install an independent monitor to oversee officers, the department will be trained in how to deal with mentally ill people, body cameras will be used and the offenders program will be

jonathan betz is here with that. >> there's changes for voters. after a year of faces slashing voting. they are alimb nating same -- eliminating same-day registration. >> one of big issues is not who to vote for, but how. a year offer the supreme court gutted voting rights some require voters to show i.d. three don't require a photo, but want identification. photo i.d. is a part of every day life. laws in other states like north carolina, will go effect after the election. supporters insist that changes are reasonable to eliminate voter fraud. if you are trying to vote illegally, it may be possible that you are getting away with it. no one will know. >> many studies showed the voter fraud the laws are supposed to prevent almost never happened. critic call it voter suppression. a way to keep the groups from the polls. as groups way in, changes cause confusion and controversy. those showing up without i.d.s face varying rules. voters sign affidavits promising her who they say they are. either use a ballot that officials will review and decide when t

jonathan betz is here with details. >> this is a sweeping order, millions can be aspected. -- affected. the presidencies oppressing immigrants is not who we are, so offers to help parents and children. >> reporter: the focus, the president says, is on families, families in the u.s. we are a nation that accepts the cultity. the president outlines changes to pollie in three decades. they must have stayed here, have children who are american citizens. people like miguel, whose son long worries he'll be deported. they'll qualify for a social security number, will work legally and pay taxes, but will not get benefits like social security. if you meet the chris earion, you can come out of the shadows. dreamers are eligible, people brought to the u.s. illegally as childrenment the president says it doesn't matter how hold they are, as long as they came before 2010. they'll help 300,000 more people. >> it helps everyone, to be contributing members of the society. >> some want him to go further. dreamers' parents are left out, as are farm workers. the president promised to further tighten the b

jonathan betz is here with more. >> the number of accusers has grown. it stands pat 15. the accusations have not been proven. some are decades old. it's taken them this long to cause serious harm to his career. [ laughs ] >> reporter: for now, at least, bill cosby will not be returning to the television network that made him a superstar. n.b.c. says it's stopping development of his new show, joining tv land and netflix in suddenly dropping the comedian. over decades cosby faced and denied allegations that he sexual assaulted women. it re-emerged when a comedians issue went viral. >> pull your pants up people, i was on the tv in the '80s. >> reporter: more women came forward with accusations against a high paid and beloved comedian. >> i had one glass of wine. the next thing i knew, i was coming tox. >> the next thing i remember was waking up in bed naked next to cosby. >> reporter: the latest allegations this week from model and actress janice dickinson. >> i had been sexually assaulted by this man. >> she told "entertainment tonight" it happened more than 30 years ago.

i'm jonathan betz.oming up, protesting turn violent in mexico over the suspected murders of 43 missing students. >>> plus going for the gold, russia amasses tons of the precious metal. >>> and no laughing matter, jon stewart on his new film why the famous comedian and critic is taking a serious stand for freedom of the press. ♪ can >>> protests are spreading in mexico over unanswered questions in the disappearance of 43 students. today thousands protested, blocking access to the airport. clashes with police injured about a dozen officers. our adam rainy has the details. [ shouting ] >> reporter: the latest in nearly daily demonstrations in mexico. confrontations followed. blood was spilled. some protesters are provoking authorities like these in acapulco. in guerrero state where the studentings were attacked and abducted. angry protesters have repeatedly attacked cars and government buildings. here at the national palace where the president is in office, a handful of protesters set the door on fire and

here is jonathan betz with a check-up on the affordable care act. >> reporter: as open enrolment begins for 2015, new secretary of health and human service, silvia matthew barwell is promising a smoother ride navigating health care.cove. -- healthcare.gov. >> things are simpler. >> reporter: it's been reported that there were problems with the back end site, and nevada and oregon abandoned state-run site. leaving 13 states operating their own exchanges. >> if you have not signed up for insurance. this is your chance. the white house tries to enrol 7.1 million people in the marketplace. adding millions more for 2015. more people are expected to sign up for medicaid. federal officials say 8.7 million americans were covered under medicaid. the children's health insurance programme, thanks to the 27 states that expanded the programs. >> there are 27 health insurers selling in the marketplace. up 25% from last year. why not, considering the industry has seen a boon. the s&p 500 health care comprised of insurers, health care and others outperformed stocks. the department of health and human s

. >> jonathan betz is here with more. >> it's been rising. the anger reflects tension felt in many places between officers and the places they are supposed to protect. >> reporter: ferguson, missouri boarding up ahead of a grand jury decision that could set up protests and violence. >> we are preparing for the worst, and hoping for the best. >> reporter: anger extend beyond st louis. from new york city, to new mexico. officers accused of using excessive, often lethal force. >> every police officer out there is not behaving in this way. there are many circumstances where police see young men of colour. >> federal bureau of investigation numbers confirm what activists warned, the number of officer controlled shootings across the country has been rising. nationally police officers killed 461 felon suspect last year, killings that were declared justifiable. it's the most in nearly two decades. >>> two weeks ago albuquerque new mexico agreed to overhaul their development after 33 people were killed in 32 keers. >> it's a roadmap of rebuilding trus

here is jonathan betz with a check-up on the affordable care act. >> reporter: open enrolment begins, the secretary of health and human services promises a smoother ride navigating healthcare.gough. >> there's a betting interaction. things are vaster and more intuitive. >> reporter: there's reports of back end issues, problems between insurers and government. 13 states and washington d.c. are operating their own exchanges. >> if you haven't signed up for insurance yet, this is your chance. >> that poses difficulties, as the white house tries to reenrol to 7.1 million in the marketplace. adding millions more for 2015. more are expected to sign up for medicaid. 8.7 million additional americans were covered under medicaid. the children's health insurance programme. thanks to 27 states that expanded the proms. there are 77 new health insurers selling health care plans in the marketplace for 2015. that's up 25" from last year. and why not, considering the industry has seen a boom. >> the s&p 500 comprised of insurers, hospitals and drug companies outperformed stocks. the department of heal

we hear more about that from correspondent jonathan betz. >> the officer's testimony was critical. darren wilson said he feared for his life as he faced a larger man who refused to cooperate. >> bruises on officer darren wilson's face and head. evidence, he said, of a struggle against michael brown. the ferguson officer described to the grand jury a fight for his life. as he confronted an 18-year-old an inch taller and 80 pounds heavy. after stopping a teen, darren wilson said the young man wouldn't let him out of the car and said: line lip the officer was not carrying a taser and said he couldn't reach his mace. he said they struggled over the gun. the teen taunted him. from inside the car, the 8 year veteran fired twice, once in the door, the other hit the teen in the hand. jurors' saw brown's blood on the officer's uniform. the 18-year-old ran, and the officer followed. wilson said the unarmed teenager stopped and turned towards him: the first step is coming towards me. wilson said he fired, and the officer recalled brown looked like he was bulking up to run through the shots. l

. >> hi everyone this is aljazeerm jonathan betz in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. making history. president obama plans to nominate the first african attorney for attorney general. >>> breaking silence about what she calls the biggest financial coverups of history. >>> breaking barriers, how germans are shedding light on a dark past. timed exposure. after years in

jonathan betz has more. >> reporter: the shooting shocked the nation. caught on camera and happening far too often, federal officials say. >> we are here to announce a new chapter for policing in alburqueque. >> after an exhaustive investigation the department of justice in burkina faso agreed to overhaul the city's police department. >> it is a roadmap for rebuilding the trust between the community and the police. >> the 106-page agreement aims to ensure police integrity, protect officer safety and prevent the use of excessive force. since 2010. there'd been 29 police shatings, including the -- shootings, including the killing of a homeless man. protests followed, and so did a scathing report in washington. the justice department found alburqueque's officers are hufg excessive force. the feds will deploy officers. they'll be trained in how to ease conflict and work with mentally ill people. >> body cameras will be used, the repeat offenders will be involved. is. >> it's a small piece of a greater effort. the agreement was a lengthy battle to enforce re

jonathan betz, aljazeera, new york. >> that is the classic definition of a good news/bad news story. >> absolutely. let's go to nicole mitchell for more on the weather that is causing some problems. >> including not just the air travel problems, but at least 100 accidents that were reported up through the northeast, and a lot of clouds--plows on the road, as well. highest totals, 12 inches or more in some cases, a foot of snow that came down and it's not going to be melting anytime quickly. the storm has moved out. on the radar, there's the big are system and that heaviest band of snow continues to clear out. there's a little spotty stuff behind this. this is a few flakes farther to the south, a drop or two that goes by. what is left behind this is colder temperatures, so anywhere from new york, 39 to atlanta, at 48. the east coast is running with temperatures that are about 10-20 degrees below average. now if you're feeling sorry for yourself on the east coast, minneapolis, a high of 11. we still have wind there with the next system going through the midwest, that is dropping the wi