jonathan martin, al jazeera, new orleans. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm stephanie sy in new york.continues next live from london. ♪

jonathan martin has more on this unusual recycling program. >> reporter: in new orleans french quartere tough to find a restaurant where oysters aren't on the menu. the shells used to end up in the trash. now they are being recycled, and sent back to the sea. >> right now we are at a turning point for coastal louisiana, where not taking action is just not an option anymore. >> reporter: jenny bird is with the coalition to restore coastal louisiana. the group is collecting more than 1300 tons of oyster shells. they will end up in wire containers used to build barrier reef along the marsh, a part of the mississippi delta that has seen significant erosion. >> it helps promote land growth behind it, by allowing the second and water to settle out. >> reporter: they will sit here in piles for mopths allowing the sun to remove any leftover be its of food. this man is also happening. >> so much has contributed to the loss of south louisiana, starting over 100 years ago when we levied up the mississippi river, including dredging, oil field and transportation canals. >> reporter: the reef should

quoting today from jonathan martin's article in the "new york times" "many leading republican officials strategists and donors now say they fear that mr. trump's nomination would lead to an electoral wipeout, a sweeping defeat that could undo some of the gains republicans have made in recent congressional state and local elections." matt borges, chairman of the ohio republican party tells the times "if donald trump carries his message into the general election in ohio, we will hand this election to hillary clinton. we'll then try to salvage the rest of the ticket." a former republican party chairman from the state of illinois tells the times "if donald trump is our nominee, the repercussions of that in this state would be devastating." brian walsh who is described as a republican campaign senate veteran tells the times "if we nominate a bad candidate like donald trump, senators like rob portman of ohio or kelly ayotte of new hampshire are not going to be able to outrun hillary by that much and there goes the senate." an unnamed but quote prominent republican senator tells jonathan marti

and jonathan martin, national political correspondent for "the new york times." ome to both of you. so, ja jonathan let me start wih you, when you were in south carolina when donald trump made the comments about muslims. first of all, remind us, what was the reaction in the where he spoke and what's been the reaction since then? >> quite enthusiastic from his supporters, a lot of applause and a sort of prolonged ovation, many folks standing up, some yells. there was approval. i talked to many of them afterwards, too, and it was easy to find people in that crowd that support immediate donald trump's plan. if you dig a little bit deeper though, you can find some people that i think want to see the border tightened and want to see immigration tightened, want to see more vetting of those coming into the country but are a little bit leery about going as far as trump plans so i don't think it's as cut and dried as perhaps the crowd reaction may have been in real time. but obviously in the days since them, there is deep concern in the party about the implications of this

we have jonathan martin, dan both here when we come back. ♪ >> i built a phenomenal business.m worth billions of dollars. you cannot walk into the senate and call people liars and not be .ble to get along with people he will never get anything done. mark: that was donald trump over the weekend hitting ted cruz for joining us now to talk about the debate are two political maniacs, jonathan martin and jonathan hollis. how much are they candidate-centric? the ted cruz campaign is certainly one of the most candidate-centric. there is more staff input there. i doubt that ted cruz will go off-topic during the debate. is that ted cruz will do everything he can in the debate. we know the moderators will push and. he will try to do his damndest. >> i agree. not that he is not his own strategist, but he has a smart staff that has a sense of what they are trying to do. they are executing on that theory and for that reason, i agree you'd i do think he wants to get in a public fight with donald. she does the candidate thing that a candidate has to do very well. debates,rough these one thin

mark: jonathan martin, thank you.scharlie rose take on the interview he did with hillary clinton. ♪ >> why do you want to be president? you have had a remarkable life. clinton: i am not doing it to move back and, although it is a wonderful place. for me, i really love this country and i think this will be one of those watershed elections where we either will get the economy to work for everybody or we are going to see increasing inequality and unfairness in a way that we have not seen since the 1920's. towill either figure out how live together despite all of our differences, show respect for people and for human rights, civil rights, gay rights, women's rights, or we will have the balance shift dramatically against the kind of democracy that i believe in. that wasn: -- john: the great charlie rose and his interview with hillary clinton. it aired last night on his show. thought-provoking, as usual. you have known hillary clinton for a long time. sitting down with her for this interview, which ran for about an hour, wh

with all due respect to jonathan martin, my guess is he did not under this by going to an archive.u aware of this memo before it showed up in the "new york times"? are you well researched on your own candidate's history? >> share. nothing has come up we have not been well aware of. mark: including this memo? >> including this memo. we have every memo i know of that ted cruz ever wrote. there is hardly anything there. if this is the best they have got, and it is, there is nothing. mark: can we come down to houston and look for those memos? >> probably not, mark. mark: you said there's nothing in them, so presumably that means you would be happy if we looked at them. >> you would be amazed what people of find that is not there. people make a living at it. mark: play forward the next few weeks. who is capable of winning the iowa caucuses at this point? >> i think far and away, we are ahead. it is not just that. we have the money to win the iowa caucuses and we have the organization. we have nearly 4000 volunteers just unleashed now. we have a dormitory we have a dormitory we have leas

. >>> jonathan martin has more from wallace, louisiana. >> it was never in my education, ever. s-l-a-v-e, the word was there but the story was not. very little pay -- >> a self described rich white guy and successful trial lawyer, john cummings said he didn't truly learn about slavery until he bought an old sugar plantation and came upon some documents. >> mama called to us in the fields, told us that papa couldn't come, because he belonged to another plantation. >> cummings spent 16 years and $8 million of his own money transforming the 250 acre former plantation to the first museum dedicated to slavery. >> i can't apologize to something i didn't do. i said first of all nobody is asking you to apologize for anything. we just want you to understand what happened. >> academic director. >> here, the emphasis isn't on slavery, it is our philosophy to focus on the people whose blood, sweat and tears made the building of wealth possible and made the masters very comfortable. >> statues of slave children. in the plantation house, guides talk about house slaves, women often separated

i'm jonathan martin in new york. here are today's top stories. an historic deal reached in paris. nearly 200 countries, including the u.s., agreed to take aggressive measures to fight climate change. >> no hate or fear >>> texas stand off pre muslim demonstrators of the a change in saudi arabia for the first time women are allowed to run as candidates and vote in local elections. tension within the g.o.p. members are openly discussing a brokered convention and possible third party one. tonight we begin with our top story, the landmark global climate deal reached today in paris. 1 # 95 nations have signed on to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions that have been blamed for the warming of the planet. this is after four years of negotiating. the agreement was cause for much celebration amongst the delegates and world leaders. nick clerk was there. >> reporter: the moment the world agreed to tackle climate change. so the paris agreement was born. emotions spilled over. to bring more than a 195 countries to come up with a universal pact was an enormous achievement >> i have been asked t

joining us now to talk about the debate are two political maniacs, jonathan martin and jonathan hollismuch are they candidate-centric? >> the trump campaign is overwhelmingly candidate-centric, as we know. there is more staff input there. i doubt that ted cruz will go off half cocked during the debate. my sense is that ted cruz will do everything he can in the debate. we know the moderators will push him. he will try to do his damndest. >> i agree. i think the ted cruz campaign -- not that he is not his own strategist. that is a good, smart staff. have a sense of what they are trying to do. they are executing on that theory and for that reason, i agree you'd i do think he wants to get in a public fight with donald. mark: one of the things is that he does the candidate thing that a candidate has to do very well. >> all through these debates, one thing early on that impressed me about ted cruz was he looked right at the camera and you knew who he had in mind when he was talking to the camera. he had a specific audience that he was trying to draw in. he has been consistent in that. >> you

i'm jonathan martin in new york and president obama is speaking and we are going to listen in. >> setting the world on a course of low carbon future. a few hours ago we succeeded. we have come together around the strong agreement that the world needed. we met the moment. i want to commend secretary general and the president for the leadership and hosting a successful summit and french foreign min stister and a thanko secretary john kerry and chief negotiator and everyone on the teams for their outstanding work and for making america proud. i also want to thank the people of 200 nations, large around maul small and developing and dwoling and working to together to confront a threat for people of all nations and we show what is possible as the world stands as one. the american people can be proud because this is a tribute to american leadership. over the past 7 years we have transformed the united states into a global leader in fighting climate change. in 2009 we helped to savage a summit. we then led by example with investments in growing industries like wind and solar and creating a strea

. >> reporter: jonathan martin, al jazeera, louisiana. >>> another great reason to enje enjoy oystersr joining us. the news is live next from london. have a great day, everyone. ♪ >>> libya takes another step down the path of peace as the countries two governments agree to sign a u.n.-backed deal on a unity government. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. the taliban claim responsibility for a car bomb attack on the spanish embassy compound in kabul. >>> clime talks in paris are extended until saturday. >>> and question eel be on the

jonathan martin, al jazeera, wallace, louisiana. >>> infant mortality rates in the u.s. hitting record lows, the number of infant deaths falling 2%. it's dropped 13% in the last 10 years. they say there's room for improvement. rates are still 50% higher than other developed countries, including finland and sweden. >>> the american academy of pediatrics has new guide lines for children's checkups, calling for screenings that you more often see in duties. bisi onile-ere has more. >> the recommendations appear in the journal pediatrics, all children, even if they are not considered at risk should be tested for high cholesterol, depression, and h.i.v. the findings are based on years of studies, showing that many deputy's health issues can start early in life. due in part to the high rate of owe bess city in young children, a leading group of u.s. pediatricians recommends that children be screened for high cholesterol and it is young as nine, for depression, the academy suggests doctor screen children at age 11. this is an attempt to deal with suicide, which has become one of

jonathan martin takes us inside. >> it was never in my education, ever. slave, the word was there, but the story was not. >> a self described rich white guy and trial lawyer, john comings said he didn't learn about slavery until he bought a sugar plantation and came across old documents. >> mama sent for us in the fields and toed us to come to the quarters, to the slave quarters because we're going to texas. that's when mama told us that papa couldn't come, because he belonged to another plantation. >> comings spent 16 years and $8 million of his own money transforming the 250-acre former plantation into the countries first museum dedicated to slavery. >> people here will say i can't apologize for something i didn't do. i said first of all, nobody's asking you to apologize. we just want you to understand what happens. >> historian serves as the academic director. >> here the emphasis is on slavery. it is our philosophy to focus on the people's whose blood, sweat and tears made all the wealth possible and made these masters very comfortable. >> statues of

i'm jonathan martin in new york and president obama is speaking and we are going to listen in. >> settingld on a course of low carbon future. a few hours ago we succeeded. we have come together around the strong agreement that the world needed. we met the moment.

jonathan martin has the story. >> i have stretched this rice as much as i can. >> reporter: since losing year ago, this woman says it has been tough finding steady work. >> it's not like i haven't been looking. even if i have to volunteer at places that i do try to go in and help straighten up or clean bathrooms or whatever the case may be. >> reporter: she is worried that if she doesn't have a job by friday, the food stamp benefits she gets every month could be cut off. >> why should i have to fight for food right now? why should i have to fight to drink water? >> reporter: more than 30,000 people in louisiana are in the same situation. they have until january 1st to find employment working at least 20 hours a week, or risk losing food stamps. for years states with higher than average unemployment have been granted a federal waiver, allowing low-income adults without children to receive food stamps even if they are not looking for ab you. nearly 30 states still have the waiver in place, but despite one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, the outgoing governor has decided no

jonathan martin, al jazeera, new orleans. >>> it's been calmed the biggest environmental disaster since the b.p. oil spill, a natural gas leak in california that may be putting lives in danger and forcing thousands to evacuate. >>> the flying faithful, this priest said he was trying to inspire church goers, but his holy hoverboard isn't making everyone smile. job prosecutors in pennsylvania will announce shortly whether they will file criminal charges against comedian billing cosby. the associated press quotes sources saying he willing charged. authorities have been investigating claims by a former temple university employee who said that cosby drugged and assaulted her back in 2004. cosby previously said under oath he had consensual sex with the woman. several women have come forward with accusations against cosby. >>> some iconic new york hotels have agreed to cut emissions by 30% in the next 10 years. 16 hotels are on a list as part of a wider city initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. >>> tens of thousands of people in southern california are in the path of an unfolding env

jonathan martin, al jazeera, new orleans. >>> u.s. and cuban negotiators are working to restore airline flights into havana. the lack of direct flights isn't stopping cubans from coming to the u.s. as al jazeera's heidi zhou castro reports, many are arriving through texas. >> we are on the laredo international bridge crossing from mexico into the united states. these are the very steps that 28,000 cubans took this year here at the busiest port of entry for cubans seeking refugee status in the united states. across the country, that number is even higher, 43,000 cubans entering the u.s. under a special cold war provision that allows an immediately parole into the country and permanent resident status after one year. the number of cuban asylum seekers from cuba is up 78% from last year, a jump past president barack obama announced an opening of tie witness cuba last december. claudia said cubans are seeing this as a last opportunity to gain legal entrance into the u.s. she traveled by boat from cuba to cancun, mexico, then crossed into

. >>> with us is the atlantic's molly ball, jeff zeleny, jonathan martin, and nia-malika henderson. just a quick thought on the stakes for the president tonight. even some democrats say his tone has been off. if you listen to the republicans on the campaign trail they say he has no policy. >> i have spoke ton a number of democrats who were really offended by the way he responded to the paris attacks. that the rhetoric that the sort of scolding of congress it really set back the agenda that the president was trying to promote there. so you saw that refugee bill overwhelmingly pass. and now with this attack. with the feeling that this terrible problem has come to our shores and is spreading and out of control. it'll be interesting to see what the president says tonight because the statement about the speech was that he is going to reiterate things. he's going to sort of double down on what he has been saying. that basically we've got this covered. i don't think that is believable to a lot of people right now. so if this is an opportunity for him to sort of dramatically change the way

jonathan martin, national political correspondent with the new york times. traveling across the country and spending a lot of time on the road. likely you will continue to do so. guest: we are less than two months out from iowa. it is incredible. to bek we are going campaign,intensified especially in iowa and new hampshire. in iowa, you've got ted cruz with a head of steam there, consolidating the evangelicals vote, which is crucial in iowa. i think you will see candidates trying to stop that. have a story today about rubio doing just that, he will not be allowed. rick santorum and mike huckabee, whose fate really does rest with iowa, i think you will see an urgent effort to stop cruz. host: campaign, especially in iowa and new hampshire. in iowa, you've got ted cruz with a head of steam t what is e ground in iowa, it rubio is changing tactics as your story illustrates. he has not talked a lot about ted cruz but he is going after cruz. guest: ben carson had a good ride. a lot of folks are attracted to an outsider, that has worn off. in 2012 we had a flavor o

jonathan martin, national political correspondent with the new york times.ling across the country and spending a lot of time on the road. likely you will continue to do so. guest: we are less than two months out from iowa. it is incredible. to bek we are going campaign,intensified especially in iowa and new hampshire. in iowa, you've got ted cruz with a head of steam there, consolidating the evangelicals vote, which is crucial in iowa. i think you will see candidates trying to stop that. have a story today about rubio doing just that, he will not be allowed. rick santorum and mike huckabee, whose fate really does rest with iowa, i think you will see an urgent effort to stop cruz. host: campaign, especially in iowa and new hampshire. in iowa, you've got ted cruz with a head of steam t what is e ground in iowa, it rubio is changing tactics as your story illustrates. he has not talked a lot about ted cruz but he is going after cruz. guest: ben carson had a good ride. a lot of folks are attracted to an outsider, that has worn off. in 2012 we had a flavor of the

jonathan martin talks about his story the party is obsessing over, worry about trump after this. ♪ >>eart you know he is right. vote for barry goldwater. john: he was blamed for his party's loss of three dozen house seats. donald trump was compared to goldwater as your publicans worry about what will happen to races across the country if the current front runner went his party's presidential nomination. today at a christian science monitor breakfast john mccain offered a similar concern. know fromng: we all history that if you have a weak top of the ticket that has a significant effect on states, particularly the swing states. john: here to talk about the story, the author. it has been the case that the republican establishment has been freaked out, worried, concerned about donald trump for a long time. you say it has reached a new level. finding inys are you terms of their level of concern? >> it is the calendar. there is this long-held notion as you know among a lot of party grandes that this will fade with the end of summer or once people the votingrious but is getting somewhat nea

jonathan martin writes, quote, almost everyone in the party's upper echelons agree something must beg to do it. the chairman of the ohio republican party warns a trump nomination means handing the election to hillary clinton. a number of republican senators like ron portman. ron johnson and mark kirk face serious re-election challenges. another former party chair in illinois says, if he is our nominee the repercussions of that in this state would be devastating. and the article says, that when asked did trump's effect in ohio a republican strategist sent a link to a wikipedia page on the 1964 congressional elections. that year the republican party lost 36 house seats with barry goldwater at the top of the gop ticket. >> meanwhile a new national poll shows donald trump is cruising in the republican primary. he has expanded his lead. the quinnipiac university poll has trump at 27%. ten points ahead of marco rubio at 17%. cruz at 16%. carson fell 7. jeb way down at 5%. no other gop candidate rises above 3% nationally. fiorina, three points. the governors christie, kasich and rand paul t

jonathan martin reports >>> perched 607 feet high in the heart of downtown new orleans, this bronze statue of general robert e lee is a lightening rod. >> it's a white supremist in the city. >> people can say anything is a symbol of racism. >> more than 100 years after it went up, there's a plan to remove the monument, along with three others in the stay. the mayor is leading the charge, calling them reminders of racial oppression and slavery, not reflective of a majority black city. >> we pay taxes, you are not to have a city, majority jewish with a statue of hitler. >> position has been stiff with 30,000 to keep them up. lesley lived in northerly your, and says removing the monuments would hurt the city. >> yes were not hurting anyone. they create revenue for the city. for people that create history. primarily want to say that new orleans is not a racist city. that is good and fine. don't take my heritage away. >> original documents rejected to the statues are held in archives. there has been outcry over the liberty place monument honouring members of the white league. >> it represents t

jonathan martin for us in new orleans. and up next, praise from putin. what the russian president had to say about republican be presidential candidate, donald trump, and turning the nuclear football into a political football. how the republican candidates are addressing america's nuclear capability. can. >> presidential candidate, donald trump, has been saying he could work well with russian president, vladimir putin. and today, putin returned the favor with kind words for trump. >> he is a very bright person. talented. and he's saying that he wants to shift to a deeper and more solid level of relationship with russia, and from our point of view, we would welcome that. >> putin also called trump the absolute front run enter the u.s. presidential race. one thing that trump didn't seem to have a handle on in the debate, america's so-called nuclear try add. jamie mcintyre is live with more on the nuclear arsenal. jamie. >> reporter: well, tony, america's nuclear triad of bombers, misses and submarines have been the bedrock of u.s. policy since the dawn of

jonathan martin has the story. >>> since losing her job at a new orleans community center a year ago, it's, tough finding steady work. >> it's not like i haven't been working. even if i have a volunteer at a center, different places that i do try to go in and help straighten up or clean bathrooms out, or whatever the case may be. >> she's worried that if she doesn't have a job by friday, the $194 in federal food stamp benefits she gets every month could be cut off. >> why should i have to fight for food right now? why should i have to fight for -- to drink water? >> more than 30,000 people in louisiana are in the same situation. they have until january 1 to find employment or risk losing food stamps. for years, states with higher than average unemployment have been granted a federal waiver, allowing low income adults without children to receive food stamps, even if they are not looking for a job. nearly 30 states still have the wafer in place but despite one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. outgoing governor bobby jindal decided not to renew it for louisiana. he said t

the money comes from fines paid after the 2010 deep water horizon rig explosion, as jonathan martin reportsorganization is using a louisiana staple to build what's been lost. >> in new orleans french quarter, it may be tough to find a restaurant where out of theres around on the menu. the oyster how else shucks millions a year. the shell's used to end up in the trash, now they're being recycled and sent back to the see. >> we are at a turning point for coastal louisiana where not taking action is just not an option anymore. >> jenny bird is with the coalition to restore coastal louisiana, collecting tons of oyster shells from dozens of restaurants. they'll end up in wire containers used to build a half mile long barrier reef along the marsh, a partly of the mississippi river delta that has seen significant erosion. >> it knocks down high wave energy and propose land growth behind it by allowing the sediment in the water to settle out. >> they go through a natural curing process, sitting here in piles for months allowing the sun and bacteria to remove any remaining bits of food. >> shell oil

earlier jonathan martin spoke with a republican strategyist.they talked about the up coming debate and the perceived risk of candidates attacking front runner donald trump. >> reporter: do the candidates hope to get some new supporters if he ends up not being the republican president and won't be attacked. you will find people like ted cruz and marco rubio and jed bush might attack him, chris christie tea might attack him, and there might be something to gain, but donald trump is ahead by double digits in a number of these states. so he is the guy to watch. you have to knock him off, take him out of first place with a strong performance and that's likely enough to happen. >> reporter: the risk has been everybody who has attacked him face on has handed up dropping out of the race. you look at a rick perry or another who hasn't dropped on out, you see him floundering. taking on trump is a tough task. no-one who has taken him on hasn't risen in the polls. it hasn't been a helpful strategy. do you disagree with him politely, do you take him on loud

jonathan martin has more on this unusual recycling program. >> reporter: in new orleans french quarterugh to find a restaurant where oysterss aren't on the menu. the shells used to end up in the trash. now they are being recycled. >> right now we're at a turning point for coastal louisiana where not taking action is not an option anymore. >> reporter: she is with the coalition to restore new orleans shore. >> it knocks down some of that high-wave energy and help promote land growth behind it, by allowing the sendment in the water to settle out. >> reporter: the shells go through a natural curing process sitting here for months. last year shell oil gave $1 million to fund the recycling program. volunteers like al are also helping. he has watched marsh land his family used to fish on disappear. >> so much as contributed to the loss, starting over 100 years ago when we levied up the mississippi river, and including dredging, oil field, and transportation canals. >> reporter: it's a massive project for what may eventually be a tiny step in saving the shorelines. >> with efforts like this,

. >> this morning, new york times correspondent jonathan martin looks at the rise of donald trump and how the republican party establishment is responding. lorenzo that he, director of the george washington ,niversity program on extremism details a report on isis supporters in america. washington journal is next. >> the threat from terrorism is real, that we will overcome it. -- but we will overcome it. obama last night in his third overall -- oval office address 10 -- attempting to calm a nervous nation. insisting that congress should pass a new authorization for military force against isis. we begin this morning with your calls, tweak and e-mails -- tweets and e-mails. republican style (202) 748-8001 -- republicans dial (202) 748-8001.

>> jonathan martin, aljazeera, new orleans. >> well, investigators say that the crash of an indonesia jet last december started with a faulty plane part. it crashed halfway through the flight, killing 162 people onboard. but now, human error was also to blame. >> reporter: more than 11 months after the crash, the investigators have revealed the final minutes of the flight. when the alarms kept going off over a small computer system, the pilots did the unconventional decision to turn off the automatic computer protection system. and it forced the plane to fly without the computer protection, which is where all went wrong. the airbus started flying harply left and right and almost vertically. the copilot, who was flying with the captain, failed to take control in the condition. >> for the airbus, first to all pilots, to be trained with this, and the second -- basically to prevent the pilot from improvising something out. >> that's what he did? >> yes, that's what happened. >> a very serious message from investigators of the national transport commission. piloting it getting more trainin

jonathan martin >>> when you think about oil drilling, you probably picture vast oil fields of texas. case in places like l.a. where lawsuit claims that tens of thousands live in the shadow of big oil and that health problems there are piling up. our jennifer london has that story >> reporter: drive down almost any street here in california and this is what you will see. >> there is a lot of oil-drilling towers in this area, but when you get to the west side you will see a lot of pumping. >> reporter: this lady grew up here >> i live three houses from the baseball field located right next to oil-drilling sites. >> reporter: her neighborhood only spans nine square miles but it is home to one of the largest oil fields in the country. a symbol of industrial prosperity for some and encroaching eyesore and health hazard for others. you have grown up in the shadow of big oil. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: what has that been like for you? >> it is stressful, but it is something that is really scary to me. i ended up getting sick. particles were coming in through my windows and so my eyes were lite

i'm jonathan martin in new york. here are today's top stories. an historic deal reached in paris. nearly 200 countries, including the u.s., agreed to take aggressive measures to fight climate change. >> no hate or fear >>> texas stand off pre mus

. >> on the next washington journal, jonathan martin on the at have theld trump republican party establishment is responding. vidino details a report on isis supporters in america. emma examines the education department. join uscall us and on facebook and twitter. washington journal, live on c-span. all persons having business before the honorable supreme court of the united states are admonished to go and give their attention. landmark, on c-span's cases, we look at the case of baker versus carr, the decision that ruled federal courts could intercede in the drawing of election districts. pro-war and called it the most important case of his tenure on the court. here's a portion of the actual oral our demand--oral argument. >> these voters lived in five of the largest cities in tennessee. they are the intended and actual victims of a statutory scheme which devalues, reduces, their right to vote to one 20th of the 1/20 of the value of certain rule residents. >> populations in states like tennessee had a majority of rural voters move into the city. held aural districts voting power equal to large

al jazeera's jonathan martin has the story. >> the decision to take down four confederate monuments came contentious debates that erupted thursday. >> this is not a rally. >> city leaders called you a special meeting to vote on a plan to remove the statues, including the towering figure of confederate general robert e. lee and another of confederate president president davis, all erected more than 100 years ago. >> we will not protect monuments to on some of the biggest criminals in u.s. history. >> we are back here judging people from 100 years ago. none of us would withstand that. >> the mayor called for removing the statues this summer, saying for many they represent white supremacy and oppression. >> i believe we can do better. we deserve better and we must do it now. >> it has been a sad and sorry spectacle. >> 30,000 people signed a petition opposing the plan with many defending the history behind the statues. thursday, one council member suggested keeping two of the statues up with plaques attached to explain their history. that plan failed. >> i am not prejudiced in any way, i ju

jonathan freeny and eric martin were not on the field and it's a big difference rob gronkowski makes when he's in the lineup. >> i don't really focus or listen to stuff like that, really just trying to get better as a player every week, just focusing on the team that we got to play that week and just trying to do whatever is best for the team that week. >> pats only have two running backs on the active roster, so no. quickly. he played college ball with james white in wisconsin who is really helping him learn the pat system. >> we were roommates in college, so we go way back. he knows everything about me. i know everything about him. so it's a lot more comforting. >> reporter: he's been helping he's been everything i've needed for this transition. >> be sure to catch patriots all access tomorrow night at 7:00 here on wbz. >>> how you doing? >> good luck tonight. >> thank you. >> now -- how are you? >> we're trying to get to where you guys are. >> they treating you well? >> great job, man. >> that was a great move. >> 60 minutes, let's go, 60 minutes. >> good stuff. start your sunday

[applause] ♪ >> up on day next washington journal, jonathan martin on the of donald trump.nd the director of the washington university program on extremism details a report on isis supporters in america. and to an examination of the education department at school torments grants designed to raise performance in the first performing schools. grantsol performance designed to raise performance in -- first performing schools performing schools. >> on the communicators we will examine how new members are recruited by isis. we're joined by the vice president of the media research institute and mark wallace of -- group. >> if you look at the world, the production of media worldwide, if you look at hollywood and madison avenue, there is no doubt there is more of us than them. but if you look at the narrow space group by searching for this type of stuff. in the sub-world, the sub-culture, in this niche they radically outnumber. have a they should robust discussion in the united states that these countries, they are using these platforms. we have two policies in place that limit to a

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jonathan: stephen tschida is live in martin luther king avenue to explain. how are you? stephen: the excitement is building at gateway. i will show you around. we have santa claus. and the he-s. we talk to organizers about the event. >> we have santa claus here and face painters and a lot of food. and candy. and bikes to give away. >> an organization to get back. that's what it is all about. >> on the website. >> sounds great. stephen, thank you. this year we are also asking you to share the scene of the season with us. this is from sylvia who e-mailed us the picture of her tiny tree. send us your pictures. pics@wjla.com. >> what is amazing it started to grow out of the table. >> when christmas is over she can put it in a box. steve: the thought of wearing shorts to do the holiday shopping. you have don't mind it. enjoy it while you can. alison: i love it. steve: 66 was the high. two degrees shy of a record in 1979. so far this month not a single day averaged below average. could we break or set records at reagan national this weekend? 68 degree information the forecast

jonathan martin at the table this morning with "the new york times," here to talk about campaign 2016nd terrorism. the president makes the oval office address, the third of his presidency, last night. what does that do for the presidential campaign and candidates? the democratic side, i think you will see a fascinating storyline between hillary clinton and barack obama. the president that she ran against and that she served and now that she's trying to succeed. question is how much to she allowed herself with this president on what is becoming the central issue of the campaign, terrorism and national security? how much does she carved out her own space? she has been very careful. slight differences, nothing profound. there are some areas where she does to seek repeal she called for a no-fly zone over syria. delicate positioning around the president was beloved by the facing deepase but doubts among a lot of americans about whether or not he's overseeing the prosecution of this war on terrorism, whether it is going as well as it could.

jonathan: in the meantime, former democratic candidate for president martin o'malley visited a mosque in sterling virginia where he continued to criticize donald trump's plan to ban muslims coming to the united states. >> donald trump and his language is not what america is about. jonathan: trump >> outlined his plan earlier in week hasn't taken a hit in the recent polls. the g.o.p. primary voters are still split on the issue. changing gear. bizarre animal control issue. they rescued 56 snakes from an apartment. let that sink in. they said they were dehydrated. the conditions were so bad three of the snakes had to be put down. i imagine thigh are up for adoption so they are probably a good stocking stuffer. >> unbelievable story. alison: i'm not sure how you feel about snakes but maybe something cuter. once orphaned siberian tiger started a family of her own. cinderella rehabilitated and fitted with a tracking device before being placed in the wild a couple of years ago and spotted at a nature reserve in russia. only 500 of the siberian tigers live in the wild. jonathan: gorgeous anim

martin gilbert. ♪ good morning. this is bloomberg "surveillance" . i'm jonathan ferro long son tom king in london.to waking up on wall street. let's get to vonnie quinn. vonnie: thank you so much. britain's major lender's are getting passing marks from the bank of england. they cleared stress tests. the tests are -- at morgan the way stanley's fixed-income unit. the bank may cut 1/4 of its s taff. trading revenue fell 42%. and even though internet buying is soaring, the average amount americans spend online and some categories fell during black friday weekend. more people have mobile devices smaller face -- place orders. cyber monday expected to be the biggest online shopping day ever according to some of the analysts. sales. with are out.s are carmakers profiting for more vehicles sold? suv's drivingd off lots in record numbers but are carmakers celebrating? keith: they absolutely are because this is profitable prosperity. they are experiencing. we are approaching a record in auto sales. we could topple the record that was set in 2017 -- set in 2000. it should be another strong mud. vonnie: they

jonathan gigliotti cbs news london. >>> new this morning new trouble for the pharmaceutical ceo slammed for raising the price of a lifesaving aids drug. i 5000%. martin shkreli was arrested in new york today on federal security frauds charges. prosecutors say while he was at a biotech company he used the companies cash and stock to sell investor claims from his now-defunct hedge funds. the 32-year-old was dubbed the most hated man in america after raising the price of the drugs from $13-$750 a pill. >>> they fired mbta operator in charge of the runaway red line train is expected to fight for his job. the mbta terminated david vasquez, investigators say he wrapped a phone cards around a lever on the train when he got out to fix a signifier, the train traveled 5 miles without on board. vasquez and his attorney say they will appeal and he says why the rush to terminate, what is the hurry. if this is the kind of process for employees what process do they give safety. the union says vasquez denies reading the lever but admits he forgot to set the break when he stepped up at train. >>> a view of the construction collapse, a wooden wall falling on own mothe

keyshawn martin and james white also have touchdowns, but the injury bug continues to hurt the pats. legarrette blount has a hip injury. jonathan freeny, a hand injury, and dominic easily, a thigh injury. no word as to how severe those injuries are, although legarrette blount left the game right now, the pats are leaving 27-6 late in the fourth quarter. the jets had the titans at home today. touchdown from ryan fitzpatrick to brandon marshall. that made it 27-0. the jets are 8-5, and as i said, the patriots needed the jets to lose. steelers and bengals, as far as the afc standings are concerned, this is good for the pats. on the tackle, he actually broke his thumb. he left the game and had x-rays and came out with a cast. his replacement agent mccarran throws a pick. steelers win 33-20. that loss by the bengals is huge for the pats in terms of the standings. also today, the broncos and and they' re a car with a 16-yard touchdown pass to michael rivera -- derrick carr with a 16-yard touchdown pass to michael rivera. s huge for the patriots. 10-to. they will be 11-2 assuming they win tonight. the bengals. they take over the top s

martin jones facing his old squad. pavolski scores on the power play and we're tied at 3-3. pavolski again, top shelf for a second power play score. jonathan quick with no idea of where the puck is. and sharks go on to win it 5-3. >>> college hoops and the challenge of the season to date for cal facing virginia. we jump to o.t. game cla clock running down. a separation three. 2.5 left on the clock. cal's last chance. no good. virginia comes back to win it 63-62 after leading for just 29 seconds all game long. >>> finally, president obama receiving an early christmas gift from santa claus on the golf course. look at the 40-foot shot at mid pacific country club during his hawaiian vacation. it is a beauty worth making sure the cameras were rolling and captured every second of the great shot. the president's short game maybe as impressive as his jump shot on the basketball court. have a great holiday. more news after the break. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. an

martin jones ties it up at three. so we head to overtime. and in ot, jonathan toews, the give-and-go with patrick kane. that is your game winner. san jose falls 4-3. after the loss -- >> this is a tough building to play the blackhawks at home even though they're on a back-to-back there is a reason they've done so well. we're happy with one point. would we have liked two? absolutely. fortunately we can win the next team and still forget about this road trip. >>> warriors news. bay area news group asked klay thompson who the best shooting guard in the nba. and klay naturally said, quote, i'm going to do with myself. right now steph is a better shooter. i'm trying to catch him. he is one of the greatest. and it's an honor to be in the same backcourt with him. klay's biggest competition at shooting guard of course is james harden, who savaging 9 more points per game. but klay does have the best shooting percentage and three-point percentage among two guards. and terry, i like his confidence. like where he is going with this. the warriors of course a nice break. they're back home on wednesday against the ja

jonathan dienst is into the newsroom. >> the symbol of wall street greed. donald trump called him a spoiled brat >> the fbi arrested him this morning at his east side apartment and earlier martin shkreli led away in handcuffs, in the hooded sweatshirt. also charged a lawyer with kay schuller, evan gravel, arrested at his home? scars dale. shkreli became famous for raising the price of a long-time aids drug for $13 a pill to $750 a pill. he defended the move saying he had a right to make a profit, but his arrest today links to his previous jobs where he ran a hedge fund at a different phar ceutical firm. prosecutors say with the help of his lawyer, he eluded the pharmaceutical company -- he looted the pharmaceutical company to enrich himself and pay off other investors who lost most charged today with numerous counts of securities fraud and previous lawsuits filed against him. he has denied any wrong doing. he was arrested at 6 a.m. and will appear in federal court in brooklyn. the u.s. attorney and the fbi and the s.e.c. set to explain the charges at the brooklyn u.s. attorney's office at a press conference that's about to get under way in a short bit. again, shkreli set to be