but shortly thereafter, he will return to his biggest supreme courters mark morgan, al jazeera. >> got to like him. thank you for watching al jazeera america. i am del walters. "inside story" is next. remember, check us out 24 hours a day at aljazeera.com. today, the inside story. hello, i'm ray swarez. after a brief flirtation and political opening, egypt is again cracking down on dissent, and is the streets of egypt cities again burst into chaos, the new mar

mark morgan is here with more. >> good to see you tony.nstruction of the stadiums, we want to give everybody an update. construction workers have walked off the job in the brazilian city of manou srveg after a worker fell to his death on saturday. what you're seeing now is footage of previous construction work at another stadium to show you what has been done up to this point. the workers are protesting safety conditions and what they have described as pressure to speed up the project. >> one of the first thoughts, they wanted to find manchester united or mant city or arsenal, that was the two biggest teams in the second group. so it was better let for barcelona, let's wait and see what's happening in the game, you know. >> that was former real madrid's star with a round of 16 kicking off in february. here is a look at the draw. the manchester city-barcelona draw, a very high profile pairing, each seeded team will be on the road to begin the round. in other news, leon mess evergreen's father jorge, messey sr. has been involved in drug gang

mark morgan is here to tell us about it. >> are you a college football fan?idn't expect a meh. here's the deal with number one alabama falling to auburn that in amazing finish saturday, the b.c.s. standards have shifted, boasting a new number one and number what. florida state moves into the top spot. the seminoles throttled florida over the weekend. ohio state is now second. the buckeyes squeaked by rainfall michigan, needing to stop a two-point conversion to hold on for the win. auburn to win over alabama had the tigers in third. missouri is now number five. >> 100 yards for the touchdown against alabama mauve set the stage for much discussion about which teams should be in the national title game. now auburn faces missouri in the s.e.c. championship game this coming weekend. obviously the tigers fresh off that win over obama. it seems the winner of that game will need a loss by florida state or ohio state to get into the title game. does a one loss sec team deserve to jump over an undefeated team from another conference. everyone discuss in a group and get

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and >> every sunday night, al jazeera america presents... award winning films telling stories... >> she doesn't wanna come as someone who was manipulative. >> revealing secrets... >> information became our most powerful weapon... >> taking chances... >> everyone that was involved in the clandestant movement, had a code name. >> each week, a new eye opening experience. >> now they're going to go to jail... >> al jazeera america presents... remarkable documentaries (vo) al jazeera america we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the eff

. >> i'm mark morgan, it's win or go home for several teams in the n.f.l. 'll talk about how changes in the center will affect the futures of everywhere involved. >> welcome back. i'm morgan radford, and these are the top stories. emergency benefits expire today. 1.3 million who have been out of work for a month will be cut off. a new york judge rules that spying activities are legal. that decision days after another federal judge said the program was unconstitutional. police released a trove of documents and other materials relating to the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school and newtown connecticut. including a video tour of the shooter adam lanza's home. >> not everyone will celebrate the start of the new year. there are dozens of tax deductions and credits set to expire. >> while 2013 came in with a bang, its end may mean a higher tax bill for many. tax bills expiring affect a range of americans. teachers in the u.s. spend 1.3 million out of pocket et for school supplies for the students. that's right. $1.3 billion. >> more than 3.5 million spen

. >> mark morgan is here with the supports headlines. college football regular season is almost over. >> i got the sense you want an upset tonight. >> i always root for the underdog, no matter what. >> stay tuned. we're going to see what happens tonight, how this plays out. the task is clear, a win for each team tonight and they will square off in the b.c.s. title game january 6. the seminoles are heavy favorites to beat duke in the a.c.c. championship became and ohio state is expected to have a tougher time in the big 10 title game, thes buckeyes taking on 1-loss michigan state. a loss by either would open the door for others to slide in the national title game. >> robinson cano is bolting the bronx, agreeing to a stunning 10 year, $240 million contract with the seattle mariners. it will be the third largest contract in baseball history. last season with the yankees, cano and beltran hit 296 for the cardinals last season, 24 home runs. >> just ahead on aljazeera, not everyone in south africa remembers apartheid. we take a look at the ge

mark morgan is here with the sport. you have a good idea who will play the b.c. s title game. >> barring any upsets. >> we are not holding hope. >> we always get a curve ball. for florida state the task is simply, beat duke. the undefeated seminoles are favourite to advance to their b.c. s title game since the 2000 series. graham watson of yahoo! sports acknowledges that they face a challenge. >> florida state crushed a ever rated opponent it played. it will be a basic task for duke to take them down. duke has nothing to be ashamed about. i think it will be a close game. duke hung with everybody. it has gone past what many people thought they could do. it's defied the odds and to count them out would be a bad idea. i think they'll give florida state a game, all it can. i don't think at this point there's any team in the country that is better than florida state. >> ohio will lock up a b.c. s title game berth with a victory over michigan in the big eye game. for coach it is about the here and now. >> the finals are high stakes, there's a lot of things going on, a

excuse me mark morgan. michigan lawmakers pass add controversial bill, women who want to buy abortion coverage have to buy a policy specifically for that purpose. >> sometimes politics gets personal, very personal. >> i am about to tell you something that i have not shared with many people in my life. but over 20 years ago, i was a victim of rape. and thank god, it didn't result in a pressugnancy. >> gretchen whitmeyer in the republican state senate tried to convince her colleagues to vote against a law forbidding insurance companies from covering abortions in their standard policies. >> the thought and the memory of that still haunts me. if the this were law then and i had become pregnant, i would not be able to have the coverage because of this. >> her emotional appeal didn't work. the law passed in both houses. >> i don't believe that the argument about rape is valid. i am a former police officer for 31 years. rape is a horrible crime. there is no need for an abortion. >> to put the measure in the legisl

. >> mark morgan is here with the sport headlines. the big sport story is college football. >> that's right. we have one result just in. the table is set for tonight. and you i discussed it could be chaos tonight. for now, top ranked florida state and ohio. the task is clear. a win for each - they will square off in the b.c. s title game. the undefeated seminoles due to beet duke. oklahoma state expected to face a duffer task. buck eyes taking on michigan state. a loss by either opens the door to other teams to slide in the national title game. third-ranked auburn beat mississippi in the scc title game. central florida and smu. blake bordells looking for room and finds it. it was the winning score. 17-13 was the final. heading to a b.c. s bowl for the first time in history. >> check this out. three seconds left, buf los with the ball. they take it, shoot, it's a 30 footer, a three pointer. crowd storms the court. the streak is over 75-72 is your final. >> i hope no one was hurt running on the court. those are the headlines. i'll be ba

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced >> welcome back to inside story. and our discussion of housing and specifically rent in our country. it's a complicated story that combines market forces, government policies, jobs, wages and transportation. and mark, i'm wondering if we were to remove a lot of these market interventions and let people live where they could afford, would some of the places that are creating jobs the fastest end up with a shortage of people who could actually live locally and commute to those jobs? >> i think that's--housing affo

. >> i'm mark morgan. with lebron james sidelined due to injury, a hero steps up and overrules his coach in the process. i'll explain later in sport. >> good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. ahead a major reversal for the boy scouts of america. first, a look at what temperatures will see across the company with meteorologist eboni deon. >> big changes across the upper midwest thanks to an arctic blast making its way south and east across the country. as we get through the day to day and early in the work week temperatures 40 degrees colder and in fargo 30 degrees. colder in bismark and the same story around rapid city. temperatures in the teens and below teens. once you factor into the little wind, it feels like we are at minus 41 in fargo. this is the conditions you'll see your flesh freezing. watch out for that. hypothermia. be careful head ing to that area. >> a burial for lebanon's former finance minister killed in a car bomb two days ago. mohamad

mark morgan has more.we'll start with group a, with the host county and brazil with a terrific shot of advantaging to the round of 16. f.i.f.a. placed two powerhouses at the top of group b. in the overall team. it has to contend with the netherlands, the team it defeated in the 2010 cup final. group c is one of two pools not to feature a tournament winner. japan may be ranged blow it's competitors, but the japanese need it to a round of 16 and should not be taken lightly. the next group is the second toughest drawer in the tournament. you'ra guy, italy and england are ranged in the top 15, with the english media branding this as a hard task. the swiss government may be neutral. the team is anything but. the swift are the favourites to win. after beating spin in 2010 switzerland did not advantage to the next round. group f features an elite country and three ranked 20th and below. argentina should run away behind one of the greatest players, lionel messi. the 14th ranked united states has to contend with 90

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallasowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and >>> welcome back to "talk to al jazeera." we are talking to george takei, and i want to get into "star trek" a bit. jean rotenbury, the producer - i believe you said he wanted a multicultural cast. how did it happen, and how did you get there? >> gene wanted to use "star trek" as a metaphor about so many things about our times then and today. she said the starship "enterprise" was a metaphor for starship earth, and it was about coming together, working as a team. we were all contributing our unique vantage point or history or talent to the workings of that te

eight months since that announcement, collins has yet to be signed by an nba team for this season mark morgan looks at the stories that shape the 2013 year in sports. >> from lance armstrong coming clean about cheating to football's mantaitao never existed, sports wasted time moving from the back to the front page. the story lines turned serious with an incident at olympic hero oscar peistoriuous. >> he robert to fame shot and killed his girlfriend, reba stein camp in the dead of night. he claimed he thought she was a burglar. he will stand trial for murder in march. on april 15th, boston's biggest event was shaken by explosions near the finish line that killed three and injured 180. after the alleged bombers were hunted down, boston's pro sports teams led the way in rallying a shaken city. but soon, it would be another boston athlete dominating the headlines. >> former patrionarian hernandez back in court for an indictment. he needed not guilty to six charges including first degree murder. >> in june, star new england aaron hernandez went from the penthouse to the jail house when police arre

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and >> every morning from 5 to 9am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. find out what happened and what to expect. >> start every morning, every day, 5am to 9 eastern with al jazeera america. >> we are back on "talk to al jazeera" with ira glass. you grew up in baltimore, there's no american accent. >> i got rid of t i had it when i was a kid. i moved to the midwest for college and was mocked all the time for my pronunciations. i got out of my... >> what was it like growing up in baltimore? >> i grew up in

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and Ñ al jazeera america sundays. >> it was almost a miracle. >> revealing interviews. >> everybody's worked with a gay person. >> the latest in science and technology. >> i'm walking, you guys! >> when you look at crickets you don't necessarily think food. >> eye opening reports that make a difference. >> certain to dominate political discussions. >> award winning documentaries. >> i think a person has the right to know where the hell they come from. >> your house is the same size as my closet. >> the shows that get people talking. >> sundays, only on al jazee

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and >> from big brother to little brother. governmental surveillance is raising a lots of concern. mike, what are practical reforms given the availability of increasingly invasive technology? >> i think we've got two things going on here. we need better rules and stronger oversight at all levels of government. with respect to the rules, i think it should be common sense, although it's not case across the country, that the police should not be collecting and sharing intelligence files, unless there's some suspicion of criminal activity. and i think that is the r

mark morgan is here. welcome mark. >> if you bite your nails you're not going to have any nails. indication we are in for quite a two weeks coming up. after tonight's action every nfl team has just two games remaining. case in point the ravens and lions squares off in the motor city tonight, each team just out of the playoff picture in the afc and nfc respectively. ravens won three in a row coming in, the lions lost three out of the four. reggie bush got it off, justin tucker booted five field goals, 15-ten into the final six minutes. 14 yards, 16-15 detroit. then tucker final 40 seconds that's 61 yards. are you kidding me? just night the upright, wow! 33 field goals in a row for tucker, unbelievable. 18-16 ravens. look at jo flacco, is that going to go in? yeah, it is. players unbelieving on the sidelines. this is what it means. in the afc wild card chase, the ravens bump ahead of the dolphins. ravens have the second identically record with the dolphins but the ravens own the tie breaker over miami. boy does it hurt the lions. they could play for a division lead in the nfc, they

mark morgan takes a look at the science behind the damage. there's disturbing trends especially where football is concerned. >> the body of a football was exhumed so tests could be run on his play. belcher, wh the denver city chiefs shot and killed his girlfriend and himself. his body requested his brain be tested for c.t.e. i asked a dr about this research. >> i don't know if we know for sure. it may be a stretch. it depends on how much it is preserved, and a lot of the conditions that his body has been under. i guess we will find out. >> now, once the results are in, what, if anything, do you think can be cleaned regarding his condition, affecting his state of mind at the time he killed himself? >> it's hard for science to explain human behaviour >> in your opinion, is the number of concussions and severity of each a big factor in developing c.t.e. >> it's an emerging science, what is it, who gets it, why. we think that certainly the number of concussions is not good, but it may be, in my opinion, the years of exposure, not only to concussi

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallasowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and >> one million down, six more to go. that's if the obama administration intends to meet its goal, before the open enrollment period ends in march. it's a tough couple of months for president obama's landmark legislation. more than 975,000 people signed up through healthcare.gov. that's seven times more than the number that signed up in october and november combined. but even though there is people signing up, there's plenty of confusion that happens on january 1st. even if you don't have insurance you are going to have a three month grace period to enroll. on

. >> i'm mark morgan and in week 14 of the nfl season shaun mccoy had a record setting day in the snowf philadelphia eagles next in sports. >> reporter: the crowds gathering honoring the life and legacy of nelson mandela and this is live outside of his home where the country's first democratically-elected president passed away last week. out in segregated schools made sure i knew my history as a young african american girl. they made me learn about martin luther king's march on washington and watch nelson mandela's acceptance speech when he first took the podium as president. >> so help me god. >> fast forward 17 years later. i'm an eager college senior. and it's no surprise i chose south africa as the place to go for my fellowship. when i got there, i started teaching kids in one of the country's poorest townships, kids all born the year that mandela was freed. they were, as we say in south >> this isn't a new channel, this is a watershed moment in media for america. >> this entire region is utterly devastated. >> people our here are struggling. >> the fire jumped the highway we took

>>s >> time for sport headlines with mark morgan. we have a lot of talk about college football. >> some big games this afternoon and tonight. now, for top-ranked florida state, the task was clear. a win for each team, and they'd square off in the game on january 6th. heavy favourites in the a.c.c. championship game. there's an update on the score. 45-0. seminoles rolling. unblemished ohio taking on michigan state. this game in the fourth quarter. michigan leading by a score of 27-24. more updates a little later. >> missouri beaten. central florida and smu, blake - 15 yards from what proved to be a winning score. ucf heading to a b.c.f. vote. sixth ranked kansas on the road. three seconds left. buffalos with the ball. inbound past. twice left to fly. that's a 30 footer. the crowd stormed the courts. that streak is over, 75. 72 is the final. those are the sports headlines. more on the huge games in 25 minutes. >> a date living in infamy. pearl harbour was attacked. 400 japanese planes bombarded the u.s. fleet in hawaii, pushing the uni

. >> mark morgan has the preview of games and play-off implications. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with tonight's headlines. president obama said the u.s. will try again to help americans bet out of south sudan. a rescue mission had to be called off after four american personnel were shot. it's the scene of ongoing violence between the government and rebel groups. a colorado community is in mourning. clair davis the 17-year-old shot at a high school near denver died of her injuries. she was shot by fellow student karl pierson who later turned the gun on himself. >> mikhail khordorkovsky is speaking out about his time in prison. he made his first public comments addressing the conditions of his detention. he said he was only allowed brief visits with his family for the majority of his time behind bars. he was locked up for 10 years. >> a big win for some people who were overworked and underpaid. the city attorney's office recovering 800,000 in backpay from dozens of care givers. >> is that still working >> 88-year-old ginny anderson gets through her day with the h

. >> mike, thank you ♪ >> mark morgan is here with the headlines in sports and big news for major collegeootball. >> reporter: the prosecutor looking into sexual assault allegations against florida state quarterback jameis winston said that his investigation is complete, and he will announce his findings tomorrow afternoon. now william meggs said its up to prosecutors if there is enough evidence to charge winston and prosecutors have to decide if they charge is there a reasonable chance of conviction. that announcement is expected tomorrow. meanwhile, mike tomlin is find $100,000 for interfering with the play with the ravens and they may force for tet future of draft picks because o because hd on the field: ellsbury hit 298 for the red sox and led with 52. those are your sports line. >> ahead, the city of angels grapples with a growing homeless problem that could spill over to its sunny streets and businesses. a well-known auction house may help a city pay it's massive debt. police locate >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your stories. regard it's frorecordings from

boy, mark morgan is here with that story. >> a lot of e-athletes, where do they go. golf course, business venture or the broadcast. this guy did something different. >> it's coolism. >> yes, and he's giving back. john kit ner spent 15 seasons in the n.f.l. playing for the seattle sea houcks, cincinnati bengals and other. now being out of the winner take all came kit mer will be in the big d and is not forgetting those left behind. >> when former cowboys quarterback john kit ner found he was returning to dallas, he put his money in the classroom. he will don'tate his $53,000 check to clinton high school where he has been a maths teacher since surprising. >> john is a generous person. he and his wife donated to the school. >> kit ner has been coaching the football team where his son is a quarterback. he is making a return to the big stage. >> i run the high school scout team. i'm throwing and working my son out. i'm throwing it back to him. other than that i was not staying in shape to, you know, thinking i'd get another shot. >> in the classroom his students are appre

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and joining us from san francisco is valerie frame, author of a book. >> i want to start with serious questions, your work at the c.i.a. and global zero and in the novel have connections to iran. the number of countries that have nuclear weapons has grown since you left the c.i.a. are you hopeful that proliferation will stop? >> i am hopeful. i think more nations realise nuclear weapons belong in the dust bin history, that they no longer provide security that they once did, where we have a nexus of nuclear technology. the proliferation will continue. unless we

. >> mark morgan is here with the day in sports and more on the legacy of nelson mandela, a man who believedsports could bring people together and change the world. >> reporter: he certainly did. and no one has been more documented on the networks in the last day or so, his influence extended well into the world of sports. he used the 1995 rugby world cup to bring his own nation together behind his south african team. we have more. >> reporter: nelson mandela, often referred to as the father of south africa. not only did he endure the personal struggles of imprisonment for 27 years, but when he came to power in 199 had he needed to rebuild a nation from the ground up. he achieved this in many forms, one of them being in the power of sports. >> sports has the power to change the world. sports can create hope. it is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. mandela was a huge supporter along with his country men he supported sports every step of the way because he knew this power through sport could hopefully heal all wounds. >> mandela embraced the team. he felt it coul

. >>> now mark morgan is here to explain the basketball slate on christmas day. >> yeah, i will be celebratingas with my two sons and we will keep more than one eye on those games. it has become a tradition for 66 years. the nba showcasing many of its best teams on christmas day. there are 35 international players on christmas day rosters, and tomorrow's games will air in 215 countries in 47 languages. the nba has averaged more than 33 million u.s. viewers each of the last three years during its total coverage on christmas day. mark joins us live to discuss the holiday extravaganza. why does the league go all in on christmas day? >> well, with baseball it's during 4th of july. with football it's the super bowl with college football it's the beginning of the year. this is their big day. from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep, there is basketball on. so this is their big showcase. and it's a day when a lot of new fans are born. >> how much thought was the league put into placing outstanding players on christmas day. tony mentioned the heat and lebron james. >> we talked to the ind

. >> mark morgan is here with a day of sports and let's talk nba action. >> reporter: i'm a huge hoops. >> me, too. >> reporter: who is your team. >> um -- out of time? lakers, but it's complicated we'll talk later. >> reporter: let back to me. let's talk about the nba. we're over a month into the nba season already. we all know compelling score lines have developed. mark spears joins us live to offer his insight. the brooklyn nets are off to a horrendous start, and surprisingly assistant coach lawrence frank has been demoted. what happened between he and jason kidd? >> it's a continued soap opera mess, starting with the nets. i knew something was wrong when the season began and jason kidd sat two games out, and frank, the most noted assistant on their staff, he didn't get the chance to do it. they picked the assistant instead. that was confusing. then i heard things, it got worse from there. the relationship was bad and probably in frank's head, look, i could coach these guys better than jason. jason was probably hanging out with his players just a couple monthsing a. it ended up bein

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and >> well, we are going to end the year very wet. texas to florida panhandle. but up to the north extremely cold temperatures. and they're going to be staying in place pretty much all week. let's look at what's happening out there. the snow showers pushing through, that's due to a wave in the atmosphere, kicking up the instability. going through parts of indiana as well as michigan. chicago will be a problem as we go towards tuesday because the snow's going to continue. temperatures are going to start like this tomorrow morning we're going to be seeing minnea

. >>> well, mark morgan is hereby with sports and today -- the here with sports and the nfl handed downa big fine. >> the nfl has find pittsburgh steelers mike tomlin coach $5,000. tomlin's actions affected play on the field. remember, tomlin took a step onto the field during jacoby jones run. >>> florida state quarterback, jameis winston investigation is complete. william megs says one thing his office will be weighing is if there's a reasonable chance for conviction. again, that announcement is expected soon. winston is played nha player of the year. >>> 50.5 million contract extension, lundquist's 9th season with the nhl. that is the headlines for this hour. >>> meningitis outbreak, no vaccine to prevent it. what schools are doing to protect their students. don't ask don't tell, for military veterans some things haven't changed. power of the people until we restore our tÑ >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. here are the top stories. 911 emergency calls from sandy hook were maid public, al jazeera america is decided not to play the audio. 20 children six educ

mark morgan has that story. >> the body of former linebacker was exhumed recently, so tests could be run on his brain. belcher then a member of two chiefs shot his girlfriend, then killed himself a year ago. his family requests that his brain be tested for cte, a requested degenerative brain disease. joining me now to discuss the problem in sports is have julian ebails. the chairman of the department of neurosurgery at the north shore neurological institute. given that he shot himself in the head over a year ago, what can be learned now? >> i don't know if we know for sure, i think it may be a stretch. it depends on how much is preserves. it depends on a lot of the conditions his body has been under. once the results are in, what if anything can be gleaned regarding his condition? effecting his state of mind. >> it is hard for science to explain human believe your, and i'm not sure that a brain autopsy can begin to do that, we could tell if he had collections of protein, and depending on the density, and the location. if it is characteristics of others that have had c.t. >> now concu

the college football bowls season underway, mark morgan is here to kick things off.los angeles bowl happening. >> a lot of scouts checking players out to see if they may choose them. los angeles was the showcase for derek carr, from fresno. 48 gd passes and seven interceptions leading the bulldogs for an 11 and 1 record. he was hoping to use today to solidify his place, but the trojans refused to cooperate. derek carr had a rough day. here is a high points. a 6-yard touch. two tds, and it was trojans after that. nelson - 40 yards later, u.s. c up 14-6 before the half. kessler - 40 yards on that play. we'll watch lee dance to the end zone 45-20. now, while derek carr's bulldogs were hammered by the trojans, carr will be a top pick. michael eaves will tell us how his season was shaped by personal anguish off the field. >> at 6 foot 3, 220 pounds, and a sling shot for an arm-derek carr followed his brother david to fresno state and added his own chapt tor the record book, setting 25 different all-time marks, all overshadowed by leading the bulldogs to the mountain west

december to remember for car sales up next, what got people shopping for new rides and -- >> i'm mark morgan a former nfl quarterback is returning to the big stage and in the process opening his wallet to others that story ahead. welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at today's top stories. an american kidnapped is asking president obama. just surfaced he urges the sun government to negotiate with his captors. thousands of homes and businesses in the northern u.s. are still without electricity or heat, a massive ice storm tore down trees and power lines, leaving nearly half a million people in the dark. crews have been working around the clock since to try to restore the electricity. and a spike in holiday sales growth of retail sales was up compared to a year ago, driven by deep discounts and store pro motions and shoppers headed back to stores again today for after christmas sales. santa may have pack add few cars in the sleighing this year. early data suggests december could be the best month for auto sales this year. dealers are pushing those year end sales trying to clear t

. >>> so mark morgan is here with sports.he nfl handed down a fine making an example of a coach. >> nfl commissioner would make a statement most thought. but he fined pittsburgh steelers head coach mike tomlin $100,000 for interfering with a kick-off return. this penalty may not stop there. the league says it will consider a forfeit tur of draft picks because mike tomlin's actions affected play. remember, mike tomlin took a step on the field and the nfl said he should have been flagged for unsports unman like conduct. >>> the prosecutor looking into sexual all the allegations into jameis winston says the investigation is complete and findings will be announce. willie meggs said one thing his office will weigh as they decide whether to press charges is if there's a reasonable chance for conviction. that is scheduled for tomorrow. jameis winston was named the a.c.c. player of the year. >>> the king is staying on broadway, henrik lunqvist signed a 7-year, $59.5 extension to stay with the new york rangers. it made him the highest

. >> i'm mark morgan, with mark shanahan's future in doubt.e makes a decision he said is best. >> the talk athong - republicans are trying to hold up a vote. we are back after the break. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. these are the top stories at this hour. the house was expected to vote on a bipartisan budget deal that if approved will present the government from shutting down. house speaker john boehner took aim at critics and want republicans to vote against it. he called their opposition to the deal ridiculous. >> the u.s. a calling for sanctions against the ukrainian government protesters want the president to step down after refusing a deal with the e.u. >> protesters in thailand cut four the prime minister's office in bangkok. yiping yingluck shinawatra was not in her office. >> aiation as fact-finding group will present a report on weapons. it will not be discussed by members of the security council. it was created in march to look into allegations of chemical attacks, including incidents in aleppo. life cont

time for sports mark morgan is here with more on that. this is the time to get it receipt. >> it's interesting to see which players em blaies the moment and who kind of shrinks in the spotlight. >> that's where we begin. there are a few positions in sports more celebrated than and more scrutinized nan quarterback of the dallas cowboys. it's not what have you done for me lately. it's more like what have you done for me in crunch time and at the end of games when the pressure is the greatest. tony romo fights that every week and today, he was in the glare of the spotlight. the cowboys in desperation mode. red skins playing for pride. >> romo avoids the sack and hits did he see bryant 14 yards on the plate, third forward, dallas up 1. a 4 yard run. washington up 220-14. did i mention pressure? yeah, fourth and 10 for dallas. this is essentially the season on the line, romo, he is agile. mur aiot pay-off. dallas escapes 24-23. >> wei didn't needed to win thi game. good to see. >> remarkable throughout his career, being ain't create a little t

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallasromeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? a family's fight to keep hope alive in the case of a brain-dead teenager and they orders to keep the girl on a breathing machine for anothe

mark morgan is here to explain it all. >> hey, a lot of anxiety in dallas, wondering what the dallas cowboys would do. tony romeo underwent back surgery. kyle ortman will start quarterback in the eagles game. sher een williams of the fort worth star telegram weighs in. >> that lees this game in the hands of kyle orten, he made 69 starts. he's 35 and 34. but has not thrown a pass as a starter and only thrown 15 passes over the last two years. it takes the pressure off the cowboys. no doubt about that. they can go in, play loose and >>> in uganda a 20-year civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people. during that time thousands of children were abducted and forced to fight. the conflict ended in 2006, but the loss is still felt today. malcolm webb visited one town still struggling to move on. >> reporter: this pair of boots is all that remains of their son. his father christopher says he'll never forget the day when his son was abducted from rebels from the lower resistance army in 1997 when he was just 12 years old. the rebels were notorious for abducting children and mutilating p

yuskon we come back, mark of morgan creek capital management will be with us.hat smart people think is going to happen looking ahead to 2014. ♪ >> welcome back to "market makers," some people buy timeshares, the world's richest man bought a resort in mexico. cascade investments is buying the four seasons resort near puerto bayerische -- near puerto vallerta. gates and saudi arabia's prince waleed on a state and four seasons. the chief investment officer at gates' firm says cascade has a long-term positive view on mexico and its economy. that is the latin america report. beautiful place, bill gates could not do better than the four seasons. >> puerto vallarta. >> 26 minutes past the hour, time for "on the markets." bitcoin is tumbling. why? china's largest bitcoin exchange stopped accepting deposits. according to the bitcoin exchange in japan, it is as low as $4.55. just a few weeks ago, it was $1200. >> matt miller paid $800. taking a dive. -- what other markets does bitcoin get shut out of? that is what is happening in china. the chinese have strict currency c

the lakers receiving more bad news about their superstar mark morgan is sports, this is my home teaman't believe kobe is out again. >> and in chicago you hate to say an athlete get hurt and fight to come back and get injured again. his return back was short lived and he rehabbed the entire season to get back on the court played just six games before suffering a fracture in his left knee and sustained the injury tuesday against memphis and averaging 14 points a game and a season high 21 in this game and he hyper extended his knee on the play. he is expected to miss six weeks of action. >> that is too bad. you hate it for kobe and worked so hard getting back and he will be back in six weeks and he will have to weather the storm and take us back. >> all you do is feel for the guys and know how hard he worked for this point and for that to happen is tough and i'm sure he will work hard to get back as soon as possible and be ready. >> like a roller coaster and he comes back and started to play another way and getting in the groove and get comfortable now and this is the day. no point guar

a note out from mark devin, from morgan stanley, who has a theme on the stock. he has talked about many of the different names in this sort of a category, and right on pandora. i think he's right on groupon, as well. yesterday, over 60,000 options traded, 57,000 calls going for the december, 10s and 11s calls, and a huge growth. a lot coming from the mobile side. he said 15 by 2015, and i think he's right. i'm in the options now. >> costco reporting earnings below estimates, hurt by weaker foreign currencies. murph, the stock is flat on the day, working its way back that way. >> absolutely. the earnings kind of came in inline like we expected, but like we discussed yesterday, costco was fully priced up in the mid-120s, so here around 120, i wouldn't be a buyer of the stock. the stock was fine. but still, not enough to support a stock up in the mid-120s, a buyer in the low 100s. >> big runs this year for rental car stocks, avis and hertz, up 86% and 52% respectively. simon baker, what do you do with these names? most of the money off the table? >> you keep on rid

we're approaching the 70-degree mark for morgan hill, gilroy, 69 degrees in sunny vail, 66 your highe'll see upper 60s in oakland, richmond 67. and mild weather will stick around later on tonight. calm conditions, in fact, by 8:00 this evening you're enjoying christmas dinner. it looks like temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s so satellite and radar shows clear conditions. high pressure parked over the region. so that's going to allow the storm to actually stick to the north. so we are talking dry weather for the foreseeable future. and warmer weather. in fact, temperatures as much as 10 degrees warmer than where we should be this time of year. so we are moving in the direction of the driest calendar year on record. really not looking at any rain in sight until the end of 2013. very warm weather sticks around as we head into the weekend but it looks like we'll cool things down as we head into next week. the time right now is 8:18. here's george. >> thanks, erica. as we start off with a look at the ride around the bay area here in walnut creek, it's a little hazy. because of t

he has been the chief financial officer for the company, former investment banker with morgan stanley, and mark royce who was also in line, he has now got mary barra's new job which is to develop product that he loves. who's on the occupants? really only one -- on the outs? that's only one person, close confidant of jeff ackerson's. and i would add today the stock has not even taken a burp, cheryl. as you pointed out, down just a little bit. but this is in some ways earth-shattering news, and wall street does not mind at all even though this is coming sooner than anyone thought because of dan akerson's wife's illness. she has cancer, and he's going to devote his time to that. he was probably going to step down, he said, second half of this coming year. now he's gone as of january 15th. cheryl: but certainly i know, jeff, you did speak with him, and the timing of this announcement not related to treasury's sale of their stake in general motors, because the timing was just kind of spot on. but just a coincidence? >> reporter: well, you know, i think he learned about his wife's cancer, and i think

morgan hill and around the bay shoreline the lows will drop into the upper 20s. statewide tomorrow a sunny, dry, but cold day with the high temperatures barely breaking the 50-degree markures reaching into the low 50s in the mildest locations and maybe 51 sat san rafael. 51 in oakland and 51 in morgan hill. upper 40s in the east bay and here is a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast. it will be a cold couple mornings ahead and chilly afternoons with high temperatures in the low to mid50s over the next couple days. the temperatures will moderate wednesday and thursday. by the end of the week we will see an increase in clouds and a slight chance of a rain. you can follow all of the weather developments in the bay area at live doppler 7hd and on twitter. plus get video air forecast and spare the air alerts and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. certainly mine. >> all right, thank you so much, spencer. >> and mine. >> yes,y why, yes. shu, what a day around the nfl. >> the 49ers and raiders, a tale of two cities on the gridiron. of course it is sunday and it is time for plays of the day and what a day it was. stick around. sports is next. they don't help

has made reforms they haven't had any penalties close to what jp morgan is facing. markod evening, kelly. to a certain extent i think a lot of people watching the story may feel that it is. part of the reason the s.e.c. got a pass is that the s.e.c. obviously has the ability to take advantage of government immunity. there were such significant and blatant shortcomings as it relates to the routine examinations that were done at madoff's operations that it's really hard to believe that this was allowed to continue for as long as it has. and on this, the fifth anniversary of this story coming to light, it's really a terrible remembrance of what went on. >> herb, i'm curious about your thoughts on this one. we're talking about should we be so surprised that one part of the government isn't pointing the finger and trying to sue the other part? no. at the same time, where's the accountability? >> i don't know that you can say the s.e.c. has accountability on this. how would you hold them accountable? the people are gone. what you really have here, you go back to the issue, reg

morgan hill and around the bay shoreline the lows will drop into the upper 20s. statewide tomorrow a sunny, dry, but cold day with the high temperatures barely breaking the 50-degree marksouth in the l.a. and san diego area. we will see high temperatures reaching into the low 50s in the mildest locations and maybe 51 sat san rafael. 51 in oakland and 51 in morgan hill. upper 40s in the east bay and here is a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast. it will be a cold couple mornings ahead and chilly afternoons with high temperatures in the low to mid50s over the next couple days. the temperatures will moderate wednesday and thursday. by the end of the week we will see an increase in clouds and a slight chance of a rain. you can follow all of the weather developments in the bay area at live doppler 7hd and on twitter. plus get video air forecast and spare the air alerts and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. certainly mine. >> all right, thank you so much, spencer. >> and mine. >> yes,y why, yes. shu, what a day around the nfl. >> the 49ers and raiders, a tale of two cities on the gridiron. of course it is sunday and it is time for plays of the day and w

morgan hill. though you are just above the freezing mark in campbell i left there, drove down my street and everyvehicle outdoors was offered in frost. love to see your frost pictures. send us the thermometer. we might feature it. 28 in foster city. 32 degrees at freezing in mountain view. the city by the bay it rarely hits 36 degrees. make sure you're ready for that. it's cold enough for frost. the presidio area, just about everywhere your windshield gets much golder. highs only end up in the 50s with full sunshine overhead. looking pretty to start the day out in oakland. make sure you look at that shot from inside your car with the heater cranking. a pretty sun rise. travel cautiously because it's cold enough for black ice and we're also seeing the lanes getting desised so check ahead. this is what we're in for tomorrow, freezing cold temperatures. then things get interesting. let's talk about the showers and chance for low level snow. we set futurecast in motion. right at 5:00 p.m. you can see at this point it's going to be a little dicey. starting to see showers, we're going to be hostly dry,

mark, how hot did it get. >> another round of mid-60's and more record heat. look at the numbers. san francisco topped out 65, a few 70s toward morgan hill, oakland 69 degrees, that was a record. widespread the 60s and low 70s. in terms of air quality this was the scene toward the valley. pretty high levels with the air quality. you want to keep the numbers down but they have been going up with the stable layer of air in place. thursday the numbers come down. but the spare the air alert with little mixing, nothing to clear out the haze. poor air quality. coming up we'll look at this, the coldest spots. areas in the low 30s and the es

mark. that did not happen today in the bay area. overnight look for lows of 23, santa rosa. 21, napa. 23, livermore. 24, morgan hill. some of the colder locations right around the bay will see lows mainly in the upper 20s. at freezing or below in some coastal locations. then tomorrow, under mainly sunny skies in the afternoon. we'll see high temperatures in the south bay right around 50 degrees. 50 in san jose. 49, santa clara. on the peninsula most highs around 50 also from san mateo to pail l palo alto, mountain view. in and around san francisco, highs in the upper 40s. close to the coast, about 50. up in the north bay, the inland valleys will see highs in the low 50s. 52 in santa rosa. 52 at napa. he's bay highs, 49 at union city and fremont. inland east bay chillier than that. high temperatures will reach only into the upper 40s. all of the inland east bay locations, 48 at livermore,le pleasantton. temperatures moderate a little on wednesday and thursday. by the end of the week high temperatures back in the upper 50s which will seem almost like a heat wave compared to what we have now. a slight chance of some li