as kristin saloomey reports. >> michael cambert teaches photography to kids in new york.these kids see something different here, a proud tradition of working class new yorkers many of them immigrants, many worried their way of life is about to change. >> when i hit the shutter i feel like i'm in a way saying good-bye. >> reporter: that's because new york is planning to redevelop this major thoroughfare of the bronx flown as jerome avenue, where many new yorkers earn their living working in store froms fronts fd automotive shops. >> we need this area not for millionaires to make more money. >> yet to be fiefnlzed but already it's displacing the small businesses that have long thrived here. property values are going up, rents are going up but so, too, is the image of the bronx. cell phone reiterates played the trek uptown recently, for a developer, hoping to attract hip young tenants looking for someplace cheaper than manhattan to live. playing off old stereotypes and offended many local residents. that developer keith rubenstein, said that experience taught him the wisdom

. >>> live now to al jazeera's kristin saloomey, at the u.n. headquarters in new york for us. what exactly is the council secy council going to be voting for kristen? >> i have the draft and it authorizes a political mission for colombia to oversee an eventual deal. work is still underway to get there but the government of colombia has asked and the farc as well has asked that the council approve this mission which will consist of political leaders to oversee disarmament and cessation of hostilities. it calls on the secretary-general of the united nations to present a plan within -- as soon as possible and within 30 days of that deal and to begin preparations right away, so that the united nations is ready to go. we're not talking about a peace keeping force here or blue helmets. the u.n. is looking for a very understated political mission unarmed observers they're saying based on a scenario that played out in nepal in 2007 very similar kind of arrangement there. >> kristen, explain why this is so croocial, s croocial, so cru. >> this is 50 years of negotiations and this maybe

kristin saloomey reports. >> immigrants line up to learn their rights. fear is spreading, with the knowledge that federal officials are conducting immigration raids. >> social media, as an organization it has been nonstop. i think fear has grown. >> reporter: this woman doesn't want to show her face. she and her three children watched her husband get arrested by immigration officials while he went to work. he's still in detention. news of the raids has her worried that she will be next. >> i told the kids to stay calm, everything will be okay but they're afraid to open the door if someone shows up. >> reporter: according to the obama administration, the raids are aimed at those who cross the border illegally in 2014 and 15. many after fleeing violence in central america. >> we are seeking to deport felons not break apart families. >> the administration says it is rounding up people who are already rounded up by immigration court and found ineligible to stay. the obama administration has long faced criticism from the republican party for being too easy on

kristin saloomey is there, kristin tell us a little bit more about reaction there. >> colonel u.scertainly u.s. mae down with news of this slow down. dow and s&p down 2%. earlier in the day it was down even more following currency in china and a weaker than expected manufacturing month for china have sernd been a certainly been for the largest economy in the world. we're are seeing also a lot of volatility in oil price he as well. earlier in the day on the opening of the markets news of tension between iran and saudi arabia saw oil prices actually rising for a little bit after a very weak finish to the year. oil prices did go up for a while. that's turned around again, now they're back down. so what we're seeing is a lot of volatility in the markets, a lot of uncertainty. a weak start to 2016 after the end of 2015. 2015 was the weakest year on record since the financial crisis of 2008. and i'm told by sources here that today's opening is the worst opening for the new year in more than 80 years, just to give you a sense of the mood here at th at the stock exchangn wall street. >> kristin sa

kristin saloomey, al jazeera, the bronx. >> quick reminder, you can always get up to date with all the latest news at our website, aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight": behind the scenes of the national gun debate. >> we can create reasonable legislation to accomplish both objectives here. reduce crimes of violence while still not eroding the second amendment. >> a police chief advising the president speaks exclusively with "america tonight." good evening and thanks for being it may seem like consensus on this issue is nearly impossible but one man is working to change that. in this "america tonight" exclusive, the police chief advising president obama takes us behind the scenes. >> hold on, wane gets paid to sell guns, jim johnson gets paid to protect. what was that like? >> very, very challenging. >> jim johnson not only takes on the national rifle association, he oversees the 18th largest police department in north america, baltimore county in maryland. >> you advised the president on this issue? >> i've had the opportunity to sit with the president several times along with the vi

let's join al jazeera's kristin saloomey, who is in new york, a bit of a gloomy start to trading for 2016. >> reporter: absolutely. towards the end of the day there was actually a little bit of a rally and stocks rose some 200 points off their lows earlier in the day but still closed about 1.5% down, dow jones industrial average and standard & poor's were down about 100 points at the end of the day. not as bad as the start to the day. china's worst start ever, here in the united states the worst start to the new year in more than 80 years so very bad start to the day. although some recovery. and again we have the united states reacting to china's economic slow down. certainly news of a lower currency, and a less productive than expected december for china's manufacturing sector, china the second largest economy in the world. and so stocks across the board were lower today. oil an interesting note today, prices were up for a while. reacting to news of increased tensions between saudi arabia and iran, two of the biggest oil producers in the middle east. for a while had analysts specula

kristin saloomey has more now on how china's stock plunge affected the u.s. markets. >> reporter: china's economic slow down weighed heavily on u.s. markets on their first day of trading in the new year. the dow jones industrial average and the standard & poor's index both closed down about 1.5% and down even more so during the trading day with a lot of volatility. a lot of american businesses very concerned about what is happening in china lower currency and worse than expected economic data in terms of manufacturing in china in december, all having an impact. also oil prices continue to be very volatile in the united states. they were up for a little bit, on news of tension between saudi arabia and iran, two largest oil producing countries in the middle east. some thought that that tension might raise oil prices for a while but that didn't last long. at the end of the day, the market closed down, a down start to 2016, after a very flat 2015. >> armed protesters continue to occupy a government building in the u.s. state of oregon. the group is demonstrating