of everything being done. >> the reigning four-time champion has issued a statement wishing michael schumakerbest. he released a statement saying . . . former f1 driver has known schumaker since they raced together. >> translator: i know that from his character, he is a very strong fighter and no matter what he does, he always gives 100%. this is what gives him his character. i would say that he has the jeans of a sports car. i would say he is built to race and always gives 100% in what he is doing >>> the world's top ranked tennis player started his knew match. andy murray is already through, and david ferare, the spaniard was put to the test, and the ukrainian stepped up the match, but lost. the world's top-ranged female player had a sixth straight victory. he is looking to complete with the champion. joining williams is this player. she crushed the ukrainian 6-1, 6-3 to make it to the finals. >>> then to the women's singles, but lost the mixed doubles in straight set as australia tumbled out of the competition. >>> as 2013 comes to a close, we thought we would look back at some of the most

a bit better, but we have to remain realistic. >> sa bastian vittel sent his best wishes to michael schumakerwebsite. schumaker's fans have been gathering outside the hospital. several hoisted the flag. the german won five consecutive world titles. >> he was a very unique person, you know. and i think he'll get better soon. he'll win his last victory as a second victor, i'm sure. >>> the new, a tp tennis season is open. the tiebreaker was needed in the second set, but then dultry per veiled. the next opponent will be from germany. already through is world number 4. the number 3 progressed as well. he was put to the test, but the ukrainian fought back to win the match. >>> serena williams first international match of the season. williams is now into quarter finals and looking to defend her title. joining her is yankovich. and there was a poor start to the tournament, when they were ousted by canada on saturday. then pulled australia back into their tie, beating them 7-1 to level the matchup. >>> in the next few hour the football transfer hour opens. manchester city are just abpoint off of the

michael schumaker, the winningest driver had a bad skiing accident today in the french alps. the latest news is that schumaker suffered su veer head trauma. he needed immediate brain surgery and is in a coma right now. staying with cnn, we will update you in a few minutes. again, german racing lengd, michael schumaker is in a coma and in critical condition in france after a bad skiing sdent. when it comes to success in popularity, he is equivalent to jimmy johnson. again, we will bring you more details as they become available. >>> and just ahead, we're following several more big, developin developing stories as hundreds of thousands of athletes and tourists prepare to head to russia. a train station there is hit by suicide bomber. 16 people are dead. plus, still trapped, and making the best of it. but when will a ship frozen in the antarctic ocean finally go home? and more than a million americans lose unemployment benefits. what do they do next? we'll take a look just ahead. but, first, the f.b.i. says the coast-to-coast crime spree of a violent bank robber ended today. we

from the families of aig, happy holidays. >>> legendary formula 1 driver michael schumaker in criticaldition after a terrible ski accident. he hit his head on a rock in the french alps yesterday stunning the sports world. schumaker, who retired in 2012, is statistically the most successful formula 1 race driver ever. he won a record seven world championship titles and he played himself in the movie "cars." jim boldin now joins us live from the hospital in france. jim, what do we know about his conditi condition? >> reporter: what doctors say is the moment michael schumaker was brought here to this hospital in grenoble he was operated on and put into what they're calling a medically induced coma. and they've also said they've lowered his body temperature in order to try to bring the swelling down from his brain. he fell on this side of his head, the right side. it's a severe, severe head injury. the doctors have said, however, that at least he was wearing his helmet because if he hadn't been skiing with his helmet it would have been a whole lot worse. take a list en. >> translator: i th

doctors now saying without a helmet 44-year-old michael schumaker would not be alive.g in the french apples on sunday when he fell and hit his head on a rock. he retired from formula one just last year. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel calls his egyptian counterpart about expressing concerns about the recent violence in egypt. a pentagon statement says hagel offered his condolences for victims after rash of bombings there and offered u.s. assistance to investigate those incidents. >>> a rocket fired from northern lebanon on sunday. no injuries were reported on either side. it was not immediately clear who fired the rocket but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu blamed hezbollah for the strike and condemned the lebanese army for failing to rein in the group. >>> a man accused of killing three people in colorado and setting their home on fire is now over the manhunt. police say they captured him in a hotel on saturday night. investigators say he shot and killed a couple and their adult daughter before setting the house on fire before trying to cover up the crime.

. >>> doctors in france say michael schumaker is showing signs of improve.suffered a serious head injury while skiing in the french alps on sunday. >>> a california judge ordering a 13 year old girl be kept on life support for one more week while the family tries to find another place that will take here. >>> and why some foreign leaders say this statute should be taken down. >>> and this is the scene live in time square right now, where they are beginning the countdown to new year's eve ringing in 2014. some are walking, but a lot of standing, getting ready for tonight. at fukushima daiich >> three years after the nucular disaster, the hidden truth about the ongoing cleanup efforts and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive four part series, as we return to fukushima only on al jazeera america >>> well we still have several hours to go before we enter 2014, but in much of asia it is already the new year.

. >>> doctors now say race car driver michael schumaker is fighting for his life and in a coma but doctors say he is showing slight improvement. new information we are just getting this morning. just got an e-mail saying that they have alleviated some of the pressure from around his brain with a second operation that happened overnight. the operation took a couple of hours. his condition is improving slight but he is not out of danger just yet. they also add that helmet saved his life but whether he'll survive is still a question. >> best wishes to him at this perilous time. >>> also this is not a scene from the mel gibson movie "signs." this is actual footage of giant crop circles that appeared on a farm near central california. so, naturally, this has people wondering is this the work of aliens or a hoax or some very talented prankster? >> i'm a skeptic but this could be aliens. i don't know. i'm always willing to believe something. if there is proof, then i can't deny proof, but right now, it looks like --? >> two friends driving on a nearby road on sunday night witnessed strange bursts

. >> doctors treating formula one racing champion, michael schumaker have a grim outlook. he fell and hit his head on a rock. he was wearing a helmet, but it didn't do enough to prevent serious injury. he remains in a medically induced coma. doctors say they are taking everything hour by hour and have not offered a prognosis. >>> hundreds of drentzs in a remote town are being ordered to evacuate after an explosion sent this fire ball shooting into the sky. it all started this afternoon when a mile long train carrying crude oil derailed about 25 miles outside of fargo. as many as ten cars on that train caught fire blanketing a nearby town in black smoke. now because of the possibility of more explosions, firefighters are allowing the fire to burn itself out. no one was injured. >> in less than two months, russia is set to host the 2014 winter olympics. tonight, worries a terrorist campaign is just beginning. ail alfonzo tells us, two security breeches are worrying them about security in the games. >> russian officials say the attack killed or injured dozens of people. now t

we received an update on the condition of michael schumaker. doctors at the french hospital where he is being treat say the retired formula one driver is in a medically induced coma. he hit his head on a rock. he was reportedly wearing a helmet. the helicopter rushed him to the hospital. >> a russian ship stranded since christmas eve will have to wait for help after the latest rescue attempt is called off due to bad weather. an australian rescue boat abandoned this attempt due to strong wind and poor visibility. the snow dragon, the ice breaker was in the area, waiting for more help after it failed to reach the vessel. the russian embassy has been in constant contact with the stranded ship says all 74 on board are healthy. >> 4:45 this morning a german magazine is claiming the nsa used james bond style tactics even hacking into microsoft's system to spy on targets. the magazine says the division of the agency known as tailored access operations special idesed in stealing data from the toughest targets. the magazine says the elite hackers could

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. >> retired formula one legend michael schumaker has suffered a head injury while skiing in the alps. he was on a trail, fell and hit his head on a rock. first aid workers rescued him before air lifting him to the hospital. >>> minimum wage increases january 1st. it will be higher than the federal level than $7.25 an hour. workers will see a bigger bump and they will get paid $8.70 an hour. earlier this month, president obama said it is well past the time to raise the minimum wage. >>> a supreme new yorker will do the honors at times square on new year's eve. supreme court justice sonya s a sotomayaor will push the button. they she hails from the bronx. new enrollment numbers show a major rebound in obama care enrollments but the white house says it is still a long way to go to hit it's target number by march. little encouragement for the white house, right? >> that is a little encouraging, fred, but the white house sure does have a long way to go. but they point to the december enrollment numbers. they signed up on the federal exchanges this month alone. the administration calls thi

michael schumaker, the winningest driver had a bad skiing accident today in the french alps.at schumaker suffered su veer head trauma. he needed immediate brain surgery and is in a coma right now. staying with cnn, we will update you in a few minutes. again, german racing lengd, michael hu

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i have to ask you about michael schumaker.were talking a lot about this this morning and it led us to talk a lot about his accidents in the past and this time he was even wearing a helmet when he was skiing. what do we know, rachel, about his condition and what happened? >> reporter: this really is so sad and for people in the united states who aren't as familiar with michael schumaker, we have to stress this is one of the most famous, accomplished athletes in the world. he is the greatest driver in the history of formula 1, one of the most popular sports in the world. he's earned an incredible amount of money, endorsements, just such a face around so many parts of the globe. and just in his mid-40s now he is in a critical, critical state in the hospital. doctors saying they are going hour by hour whether he is going to survive. his coma at the moment, they say, is medically induced but that's because of swelling in his brain and other problems that they're having there with his treatment at the hospital and, as you say, he wa

we received an update on michael schumaker. doctors at the french hospital where he is being treat said the retired driver is still in a medically induced coma and cannot determine if he will ever wake up. the 44-year-old hit his head on a rock while skiing in the french alps. a helicopter rushed him to the hospital. >> a russian ship stranded in antarctica since christmas eve will now have to wait for help after the latest rescue attempt called off due to bad weather. a rescue boat headed to the scene abandoned its latest attempt due to strong wind and poor visibility. the snow dragon, a chinese ice breaker in the area, was waiting for more help after it failed to reach the russian vessel. the russian embassy in australia in constant contact with the ship says all 74 people on board are healthy. so let's hope it remains that way. >> absolutely. with the chilly temperatures they have there, certainly not the case here. locally for us. >> good morning to you. happy monday. hopefully you are excited about new year's eve. we're go

we received an update on michael schumaker.tors at the french hospital where he is treated say the retired driver is still in a coma and they cannot determine if he will ever wake up. he hit his head on a rock skiing in the alps. he was reportedly wearing a helmet. a helicopter transported him to the hospital where he underwent brain surgery and then placed in a coma. >> a pilot and passenger are recovering this morning after their small plane crashed in a parking lot. the cessna was reportedly headed to an airport north of los angeles when the pilot missed the first approach. on the second attempt it crashed into a used car lot across the street. the pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. investigators are looking into the cause of the crash. >> 6:15. 2013 was the driest year on record for most of california. dry old mining towns are starting to re-emerge. look at this. these old stone foundations, tree stumps, one of the first gold rush towns in california. the town grew out of an encampment of mormon settlers in the 18