the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> we're back with inside story. i'm ray suarez. we're continuing our look at the american mission in afghanistan as the u.s. builds down its presence in the country. did the americans accomplish what they set out to do? were the hundreds of billions of dollars spent in a way that kick starts a new country? or were many of washington's hopes doomed in the start? with us, our guests david, let me start with you. looking back to the earliest days of the afghan mission, and what we had in mind can you, now that it's almost over, say that the united states accomplished do? >> well, i can say with a lot of confidence that our number one goal when we went to afghanistan was to make sure that we were not attac

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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> israel's prime ready for talks in jordan aimed at easing israeli palestinian tensions. hello this is al jazeera live from doha, i'm adrian finighan. also ahead, signs of progress in the fight against ebola. fifa in chaos as an investigate for accuses of it of a cover up. plus -- >> i'm jonah hull at a brand new euro star train. has it done anything to make friends of the french and the english? ♪ >>> israeli's prime minister is in jordan for talks aimed at easing tension with palestinians. he'll meet u.s. secretary of state john kerry and jordan's king. the u.s. has criticized israel's decision to build 200 more settlements which are illegal under international law. president abbas is also in jordan but it is not clear if he will be involved in the talks. the relationship has been strained israeli's decision to close the al-aqsa mosque. and palestinians are blaming jewish settlers for an attack on a mosque. we're joined by our correspondents. how are we to read thi

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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.nload it now one year ago america tonight brought you the story that shocked the nation sex crimes on campus: >> i remember waking up and he was trying to have sex me... >> now we return has anything changed? >> his continued presence on the campus put the entire community at risk >> for the better... >> i was arrested for another false charge that she had made up... >> america tonight's special report sex crimes on campus: one year later on al jazeera america ♪ >>> welcome back. our top stories on al jazeera. russia has denied reports that it's troops have crossed the border into eastern ukraine. nato says it has seen russian tanks, artillery and combat troops entering the country over the past two days. >>> palestinian security officials have accused israeli activists of setting fire to a mosque in the occupied west bank. >>> and a space probe has landed on a comet for the first time. the rosetta probe was launched by a european space agency ten years ago, and traveled 6 billion mile

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.oad it now >> a remarkable quest that sparked imaginations and created history over 700 years ago, marco polo left venice to points unknown and mysterious relive this epic odyssey people encountered, discoveries made... and now... questions answered... al jazeera america presents marco polo a very modern journey >>> hello again. these are the top stories at al jazeera. in afghanistan, a suicide bomber killed at least 49 people and injured dozens more. the bomber blew himself up during a volleyball match in paktika prove incident. >>> 22 candidates, two front runners from the secular tunis party and mon sef mazuki. negotiations in via vienna are heading toward their deadline. john kerry is expected to meet the russian foreign minister, sergei lauvrov. >> a power plant has been shut down after it was attacked by trooibzmen. the plant supplies power to the capitol, sanaaa and many certain rounding prove incidentsibesmen the plant supplies power to the capitol, sanaaa and many certain roun

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special episode on the front lines with the taliban on al jazeera america >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> now, a snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight." nailgt accuse -- nato accuses russia of sending more tanks and troops into ukraine. that could set offcourse a shaky seefers. >>> two window washers stranded 69 floors up the side of the one world trade center have been rescued. they got stuck after a cable came loose on a scaffold. two dangled for an hour until firefighters broke a window and pulled them inside. >>> weather computers, in late september were hacked by chinese. now all systems are back online just in time as forecasters p

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the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. load it now there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. toledo ohio has one of the oldest muslim communities in the united states. immigrants from the middle east settled here, years ago. toledo has its own story of an fbi informant. darren griffin grew up in toledo and joined the u.s. army. court testimony would later reveal that after he left the military his life began to spiral out of control. >> he started abusing drugs and alcohol. became involved in drug dealing activity. my name is edward brian. i'm an assistant federal public defender for northern district of ohio. he came to know drug enforcement agents when they busted him for drug rel

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now ." >> like it are onot, the crisis in ukraine is pushing america and the west into a new cold war with russia. in crimea, the peninsula russia seized from ukraine last summer, ukrainian banks have shut their doors in that region. nearly $2 billion in loans have gone delinquent and russia had to compensate nearly 200,000 depositors who have been cut off from their accounts. crucially many ethnic russians blame the west for their economic woes not russia. in fact as the new cold war unfolds the west will need to contended with the soft power that moscow wields beyond its borders. its influence is felt in countries with sizable russian minorities or historic ties to russia. they include estonia latvia and bulgaria. soviet styled monuments are everywhere. in russay, bulgaria's fifth largest cemetery, a glimpse into shared legacy with moscow. in fact ties to eastern europe, a diaspora of russian speakers who have spread out over the region for centuries. liking ukraine, some

the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> if the dreamliner represents boeing's future, then i've come to the place where that future will be built. in this assembly plant in charleston south carolina. i've been called to a meeting with a man who works inside the plant. he's taking a huge risk even talking to me. >> it's been eating me alive to know what i know and have no avenue no venue to say anything. >> at his request, we used a different voice. >> 300 souls on the plane their lives it's bigger than me. >> we had seen reports of bad workmanship in the plant. but the man claimed the problems go far deeper. >> with all the problems reported on the 787 there's 90 percent that's getting swept away...hushed up. it's an iceberg. >> the people that actually work on it are the biggest problem. there is an uneducated under-skilled and uncaring staff that are building these planes and i'm not the only one that feels that way. >> and he was prepared to prove it wearing a camera inside the plant to record what som

talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> finally for us this hour, from the capital, a view of the biggest renovation project. if you have visited washington recently you might have noticed this construction project on our landscape. it's a long way up but we finally got a peek. >> to get the best view of me air lenfant's masterpiece, you have to go to the top, 288 feet to the very top of the u.s. capitol building. it's fair to say though that the guys up here do not spend a lot of time looking down or out across the capital city. high above the hot air of the left and the right, 150 years of shel

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talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> the war in afghanistan was supposed to be a good war, destroying al qaeda and freeing the country from the taliban's brutally repressive rule. but after 13 years of fighting, about 2300 american deaths and nearly 800 billion in spending, will the good war be remembered as a failure? taliban suicide bombers are still targeting nato convoys. while u.s. troops are being cut from 18,000 to less than 2,000 at year's end. meanwhile, opium is at an all time high. for more i'm joined by jack fairweather, author of the good war why we couldn't win the war or the peace in afghanistan. good to have you with us jack. really thought provoking book. this war was supposed to be fairly straightforward. we got rid of al qaeda, put in a relativ

al jazeera america presents marco polo a very modern journey >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> in south africa, more than 1,000 rhinos are killed for are their horns just this year. a national park has been hit hard with 672 killed inside its boundaries. with he report on the fight to save them by relocating them. >> a pilot herds the rhinos. timing is everything. the shot is good and the stop watch starts. the las less time he is sedatede better. he he's been shot with a tranquilizer in the national park that's close to the border with mozambique. poachers slip through the fence at night. he's in danger here. they're after the horns, which are

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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.ownload it now >> june the 8th, 1967. the height of the six-day war. the u.s.s. liberty an american spy ship had just been attacked by israeli jets and torpedo boats while in international waters off egypt. badly damaged, two-thirds of its crew were dead or wounded. as soon as the news reached washington the attack on the liberty instantly triggered a domestic political crisis. according to documents released under the freedom of information act one solution suggested in local american circles was to sink the liberty so journalists could not photograph it and inflame american opinion against the israelis. an impolite comment, handling the media became the top priority. >> i was taken to my home in white oak maryland. my name is patricia blue rishakas and my husband was killed on the liberty. and by the time i got there there were any number of people from the national security agency there, there were there to make sure that i didn't speak to anyone from the press. and i didn't. they s

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> on techknow, >> we should not be having earthquakes in texas >> the true cost of energy hits home... >> my yard is gone... >> are we destroying our way of life? >> contaminated water from the fracking activities come here >> they stick it to the core of the earth >> but this cutting edge technology could be the answer >> the future of fracking is about the water >> protecting the planet, saving lives... >> how do you convince a big oil company to use this? techknow, only on al jazeera america >> welcome to joining us on al jazeera. four afghan taliban suicide-bombers have died in an attack in a foreign compound in can ball. the explosion could be heard across the city. >>> israel has cracked down on palestinians involved in recent attacks in jerusalem. the home where a palestinian behind a deadly car attack has been destroyed. the jerusalem municipality has approved 78 new homes in illegal settlements in occupied east jerusalem. >>> and a controversial guru is accus

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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. >>> we have heard a lot of crazy things tonight. colonizing mars, mining asteroids, 3-d printing entire moon towns. but this is the time to set big goals and yes, even dream of it. we still don't know what the push into commercial space is going to look like even a hundred years from now. believe. >> we know we with connected to the cosmos. we don't always know why. >> it is that space calls to us. we're fascinated with these big questions. is there life elsewhere. >> 20, 30 years down the road we have the ability to not have to send humans on what today seems like a camping trip, you can send people to mars without having to bring everything we need with us. >> we with build infrastructure. >> the first kids born on earth will look up and see lights on the moon. >> it is the ultimate opportunity to grow, to expand, to reach your full potential, and i don't mean just as individuals. earth. it is the grand opening. and it has no end. >> sustaining life on mars may stretch the limits of

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> game of thrones when it came out, didn't hit any best sellers lists... >> the worlds, the magic and the fascination of george r.r. martin >> i'm writing the equivalent of a medieval world war ii... >> how his imagination keeps millions of devoted fans always wanting more >> it's nice to be doing something everybody is so aware of... >> every saturday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> welcome back. you're watching the news hour. now a reminder of our top stories. a suicide-bomber dressed as a student has killed nearly 50 people in a school in north nigeria. 2,000 students were waiting for the principal's daily address when the bomber blew himself up. the u.n. envoy to syria has imposed several sees fires. the freeze would allow eight convoys. bashar al-assad said he'll consider the plan. >>> and hundreds of family members and friends have gather

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> house republicans finally did what they've been threatening to do. sue president obama over the affordable care act. obamacare. the lawsuit comes a day after the president invoked his executive powers to prevent millions of illegal immigrants from being deported. mike viqueria is at the white house for us. mike safe to say, the timing isn't a coincidence. >> last time there was talk in conservative circles about empeechg presiden impeaching president obama, waved delayed portions of the affordable care act, tried about 38, 40 times to roll back the affordable care act. obamacare in congress. they've been unable to do so. so they chose two of the 38 ali to try to bring the president to court. waving the employer mandate or delaying the employer mandate, republicans say it's unlawful go against the spirit and the letter of the law, transfer of $175 billion over 10 years to insurance companies which they said was not part of the deal now. republicans you're right, i'm

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device.oad it now one year ago america tonight brought you the story that shocked the nation sex crimes on campus: >> i remember waking up and he was trying to have sex me... >> now we return has anything changed? >> his continued presence on the campus put the entire community at risk >> for the better... >> i was arrested for another false charge that she had made up... >> america tonight's special report sex crimes on campus: one year later on al jazeera america ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching the al jazeera news hour. the u.n. enjoy to syria says a limited ceasefire in aleppo could be a step towards a wider resolution to the conflict. he proposed a truce to the president on monday who said the plan is worth studying. >>> the iraqi military is battling isil fighters in a bid to seize parts of the oil-producing town of beiji. >>> and a palestinian man has been shot dead by israeli security forces in the occupied west bank. soldiers were using live ammunition to try to clear protests in

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> o >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> welcome to the newshour. live from our headquarters in doha. the top stories >>> celebration in the courthouse as the deposed egyptian leader hosni mubarak is acquitted of all charges >>> a poll seen as a test of taiwan's relations with china >>> also this hour - hoping to strengthen the vatican's ties with islam. pope francis makes a key visit to istanbul. [ ♪ music ] >>> and using ballet to honour venezuela elcomondante >>> we begin in egypt where former president hosni mubarak has been cleared of all charges after his latest retrial. he'd been accused of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 resolution and was facing charges of corruption. this was the reaction inside the court, after the verdicts were handed down. hosni mubarak and his sons, former interior minister and six aides were cleared of charges. before delivering his ruling the judge warned anyone making trouble in the court would face a year in prison. l

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> can the u.s. win the fight against i.s.i.l. and can our military strategy bring peace to the greater middle east. kobani wednesday kurdish fighters say they captured six buildings from the terrorists. i.s.i.l. tret threats to strike back when five individuals were killed in a car bombing in err erbil. >> professor of history and international relations at boston university, served 23 years in the army retiring a colonel. america's military involvement in the middle east. colonel really a pleasure to have you back on the show. you wrote a blistering article in the times, better called half hearted effort. you have been an outspoken critic of the broader waw iraq war. >> i'm not only a critic of the broader iraq war but the u.s. military spps that ha enterpriss been unfolding in the past decades. my own sense is even if u.s. officials won't acknowledge the fact our purposes really are to attempt to impose our will to mold to shape to dominate the core of the islamic w

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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> you are looking live at brussels, belgium this morning where thousands are people are marching tole streets in protest. they're angry over a plan by the newly elected coalition government to raise the retirement age to 66 to balance the budget. >> welcome to al jazeera america. thanks so much for joining us. the midterm elections are barely over and yet already the focus is shifting to 2016. mary snow is here with a look at the big spending in the next two years. >> two major phone companies using a powerful technology to track users internet use. why there may be very little we can actually do about it. >> first let's check our headlines. a hit-and-run in the west bank may have been an accident. their calling another van attack a terrorist attack. one officer was killed, a dozen injured. police later shot and killed the driver. hamas is claiming responsibility. >> more details to be released about child sex abuse in chicago, making public the 36 files of priests. >

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al jazeera investigates broken dreams: the boing 787 on al jazera america al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> human beings have always imagined different possibilities, different futures. >> a huge part of science-fiction, which is sometimes called space opera, is about what will humans do in space, what kinds of civilizations we will create, how will humans be changed by space travel. >> with private companies moving to the forefront of space travel in the hope of generating huge profits, it begs the question -- was it really supposed to be this way? >> "the economics of the future are somewhat different." >> was humanity's quest for the stars ever supposed to be a business venture? >> "the acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives." >> that's a way of imagining a humanity that has gotten beyond the kind of gr

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al jazeera america. a a a al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> all right let's catch up on the top stories here at al jazeera. the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has resigned. has been pentagon chief since early last year. he will remain on post until his successor has been nominated. >>> during first european trip since becoming president, abdel fattah al-sisi has met pope francis. he'll also meet french and italian leaders. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says all parties involved over iran's nuclear program will

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al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> the sound of the fighter jets fades for the moment, but on the ground the fighting is intensifying. >> the taliban, as you can see in the picture right now, are very close to the base. they're trying to get over the wall, but the ana soldiers they are fighting fiercely, trying to resist a raid of the talib. >> they just hit some of the insurgents or they were close to hitting them. i don't know of the afghan casualties. >> suddenly, the forward attack group gets a call >> the suicide bombers failed to get close to the gate. they're told to pull back. >> it seems like the tanks from a bigger base in logar have arrived so that's the reason why the taliban are fleeing right now. >> the heavy machine gunners had finally fixed thei

new orleans. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. welcome back to al jazeera america. secretary of state john kerry is in jordan helping to ease tensions in the middle east. al jazeera joins us now from jerusalem, secretary of state spoke a short time ago, what did he have to say about today eat discussions? >> well, my cad, it was a very interesting media briefing. and the jordanian daneian foreign minister. there was a lot of u.p.s. proses a lot of commitments but very few details. >> in fact, the u.s. secreta

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