and people who die in complications of parkinson's. i want to know, in spite of the fact i might be foretelling my own obituary. but judge like right now, i'm just skipping a beat. little bit like a record, needle skipping a beat. so i have to go back and reconfigure what your question was. >> yeah. so -- and you -- >> and that happens to us when we're working all the time. >> sure. >> because i have to give it to em, then i have to remember it, what i said, then she'll-then i'll ask her to read that back. all the time, acting as if i'm really thinking when in fact i'm just trying to remember. >> the pressure to act as if you're not affected are by it, must be very, very strong. that idea that you're going to pretend that everything's fine. >> yeah, and that's the way it is with other people who have parkinson's. it's in many ways a hidden disease, resisting it, they have to say to somebody else, oh by the way, i've forgotten your name, what is your name? i'm sorry it's the parkinson's. >> how big the is the blank spot that arises when

such public news about your battle with parkinson's.have been told that linda ronstadt will not sing again. and i knew for years i did not feel well. i knew i was really struggling with singing and apparently, it i didn your voice first. not know what was wrong. my back hurt and i thought it was because i fell off the horse so many times. if you go to the doctor and say you are tired, they look at you like you're an idiot. i'm tired, too. it occurred to me to go to a neurologist. finally, i was just completely shocked and i remember that my grandmother had it. luck of the draw. i am curious as to what you will call upon to help you in this fight. >> i have my own good sense and i believe in the empirical wisdom of science. i hope that there might be some treatment out there that might be helpful. the best promise is with stem cells and again, the religious right is not allowing such research and it shows promise for helping people not just with parkinson's, but diabetes and different kinds of cancers. that research will loosen up and i

p parkinson let's bring in i like the brain now lose they are in damascus. i love what our silly expectations coming out of syria for today's meeting in france are both from the government and from the point of view what they're serious. what are some of the expectation that so to all those single from the home and efficiently on the meetings open to students from goldman has always considered the team's offensive to the host wildcats opened the door. i'm told that the media has maintained an innocent student offences. on the record longest and officials home we opened this morning so that they expect i think i'll have to meet in office instead of off the record some of them told us doubts that they feel that the fiscal rules could be the last chance to pressure local position to talk and geneva talks which will be held in more fluent than on the twenty first of the small dots to the store some very possible to broker a peace deal that saw an end to violence and syria as the understanding here but to me that you want in filings with the beginning. two as fol

and parkinson parkinson's. >> just because it's deadly does not keep it out of the suffering. the supposed fear of abuse by some can no longer deny its medicinal benefits. >> two states, washington and colorado, allowed legal recreational use starting this month. but even in colorado tensions are still high on dealing with legalization. monday colorado supreme court agreed to review the case of quadriplegic who was fired from his job for failing a drug test. in washington state there is another point of friction on marijuana legalization. driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal there, just as it is with alcohol. but determining a user's condition is harder. because traces of the drug remain in one's system long after use. how to deal with newly legal recreational marijuana and existing laws lay in the hands of the state's liquor control board and they're swimming in uncharted waters. largely silent on a state issue president obama made this comment about marijuana to the "new yorker" magazine earlier this week. i view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very differen

he don't judge someone as a moral failure for suffering for diabetes or parkinson's disease. >> whichhas genetic and environmental influences. as does anxiety. how many people have come up to you because they have read this , to say me too. a at this point, over thousand. it ranges from friends and colleagues of mine. one of my colleagues said she saidd her history, and everyone is going to come up and share your secret crazy. plenty of random people. i thought there might be some of that affect. i didn't realize. i have facebook and e-mails and twitter. saying thank you. that what i no idea was feeling was something other people suffered in read that you have put into words what i have life.eeling my entire or, my son heard you, and said right down these phobias. this is what i've been suffering. including some celebrities. they have said they suffered from public speaking phobias or various others. i will say. a supermodel in the 1980's. >> i have interviewed her. quite she was on sports illustrated. a couple weeks ago, i was looking on twitter. followed me on twitter. she e-mailed

one million americans live with parkinson's disease. it is known for causing shaking and slow movement. al jazeera's correspondent takes us to a place in dallas that is helping those patients speak again. >> george spends days taking it easy, with his dog. >> yes, it's okay. >> he spent 30 years teaching english before health forced him out. >> my speech disappeared. >> george was diagnosed with parkinson's. >> i had to stop working. >> after his diagnosis george explored options to save what was left of his voice. he came upon the park son voice project. >> our goal is to preserve the voices of people with parkinson's. speech therapists say this is the only clinic devoted to strengthening those with park sin son's. >> samantha is the nonprofit's ceo and founder. if left untreated they could live the last 10 years of their life not communicating. >> patients are required to do voice exercises associated with all the muscles. >> when someone is diagnose with parkinson's, they have note control over anything any more. >> it's not true. >>

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and so, but still, if even's getting the flu and then everybody gets parkinson's disease, so what? why is there a cause and effect? there was one piece of information that was kind of interesting. in samoa there's one group of islands where we said no ships are going to dock here, and they escaped the flu. and another group of islands where ships docked and they got the flu, the people who didn't get the flu didn't get parkinson's disease. islands where they did get the flu, they didn't get the epidemic. but nobody's ever heard of a flu virus getting into the brain. it's just not found in the brain. so as far as anybody's ever known or ever been able to show, a flu virus does not live outside the lungs. so if she did not get lung tissue, she should not be be able to get a flu virus period. c-span: so were there documentaries made? >> guest: yeah. c-span: and they couldn't show the actual -- >> guest: no, no, no. they showed the -- in fact, nova did a huge deal on this thing, but it turned out that the, because it didn't work so well, it turned out to also include a lot of the docto

it is actually a good movie. >> is parkinsons not fun? can we confirm that? >> it is not fun.etty clear on that. you know what movie should have been nominated? "don john." that was a good movie. isn't it a great movie? >> it is great. >> it is a movie about pornography's effect on couples, and it takes place in jersey. >> a a young man obsessed with porn. >> i loved that movie. >> because you could identify with it. >> i don't know what you are talking about. i condemn all pornography of every kind. except some german pornography. the ones that a are rare between 87 and 89 that involve a coffee table. >> move on, greg. >> coming up, the c block. the c block is sponsored by gas compressor stations. the facilities that help the transportation process of natural gas from one location to another. thanks, gas compressor stations. you're welcome, greg. i'd like to compress you. ha, ha, ha. >> sorry, i am taken gas compression sphaition. station. sorry i'm lonely. you will find somebody. hang in there. do you have any drugs? lib raw chee >>> does mtv's "drek" keep teens in check? a

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> next we consider sacrifice and whether saving some members of endangered species is worth others. africa's black rhino population, less than 5,000 in the world today. the largest number remain in any mi ni nimibia, a very unlikely source a group of hinters in texas who say they want to help the black rhino by killing one. >> this weekend, the dallas safari club, allows the hunt of an aging male african black rhino, unable to mate. >> we'll be able to give a lot money back that's going to be able to expand the black rhino population in africa. >> this is the first one available for purchase outside the african country. it's expected to raise up to a quarter of a million dollars, up all to go to nimibia to help thwart poach

best selling author did not want the public to know an american novelist was suffering from parkinson's disease. this week the secret is out on "talk to al jazeera". >> so tell me about what is in your head now, and how it's working. how is it functioning as we speak? >> it's like a pacemaker here, with wires going up to my head and through the skull. deep into the brain. into part of it which is producing dopamine. and it sends a regular signal. here is where my weak spot is. i always was bad at maths. i was bad at science. >> and here you are depending on both. >> here i am, you know, talking about something that - an operation that is - it's kind of mysterious. maybe i'm making - putting myself down too hard here. i love that. because in a way that's really not very well-known exactly why this works as well as it does. >> and you were going to say -- >> i don't think that the nerves produce dopamine, i think they regulate the nervesous reaction, the nerves, so the shaking will stop. >> this is what happens when you write. now you know. >> best selling authority martin crews smith tal

i can - about 100% of who i was. >> best-selling author martin crews smith talks about his parkinson's disease. you can see his interview at the top of the hour. >> finally - 400 pounds of dynamite and it did the job. that's what it did for officials to demolish an apartment building, there it goes, crumbling into ash. new apartments will be built on the site. >> thank for joining us. i'll be back in an hour with more news. headlines after this short break. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york. i'm jonathan betz, with tonight's headlines. the united states is calling on the government of ukraine to hold immediate peace talks with protesters. it comes after a day of clashes between thousands of anti-government demonstrators and police in the capital kiev. protests have been going on for weeks and laws to restrict them are having the opposite effect. a video emerged of two men claiming to be the suicide bombers of last month's attacks. warning to tourists coming to the winter games will get a "present", vladimir putin insists that tourists will be safe. >> west virginia's wat

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> th welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. we're talking about >> th welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. we're talking about the president's ability to make nominations when the senate is at recess. in the nlrb and many other departments were of longstanding but unable to either get a hearing or unable to pass the relevant committee. the question is had the advice and consent power been used to make the nlrb non-functioning as an agency of government? >> i think that was the plan. there was, the nlrb, the supreme court previously held unless the agency has a quorum, three members, they're not able to junction, and they dip below that. they are not able to decide matters properly before them. and notwithsta

plus a treatment that set martin cruise free from parkinson's disease. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories this half hour. syria's main rebel group has agreed to attend next week's peace conference in switzerland. 75 members voted in istanbul. the majority voted. it will be the first face-to-face meeting since the civil war began in 2011. >> another new jersey governor is accusing chris kristi's office of retaliation. hoboken mayor kristi's aides demanded she back al project. >>> west virginia's toxic chemical spill has filed for bankruptcy. it's owner has created a shell company to bail freedom out. mountainier funding ls lc was funnel founded yesterday, the same day freedom industries filed for chapter 11. this is harry bell, an attorney representing individuals and businesses suing freedom industries in west virginia american water company. thanks for being with us tonight. >> hello, jonathan. how are you? >> immigrate. why did you decide to file this lawsuit? >> well, jonathan, i lived like so many of my clients and friends. we have over 300,

fox was diagnosed with parkinson's in 1991." (audience reacts) (laughter) i feel like michael j.might disagree that definition of fun. e had been throwing out fun facts throughout the entire show. probably the definition of fun is "amy adams has been on the red carpet 57 times. does her red carpet match the drapes?" stuff like that. i don't know.

she and her husband, who has had parkinson's for 20 years just moved in with their son in dallas to save money. >> i worked my whole life. and i'm just appalled. >> reporter: now, any money they can save will go to her rehab. so far legislative proposals to fix this problem have gone nowhere. advocates ahead care patients who end up in a hospital should make sure they have been admitted as in-patients and aren't just under observation. and if all else fails, ask to challenge the decision with medicare. brian? >> kate snow, thank you. we'll take a break. we'll be back in a moment with a surprise appearance today that is getting a lot of attention. >>> it has been a while since we last saw him in the latest photo of fidel castro is shocking, it shows him looking very drawn, walking with a cane at a havana art center opening. he has been out of public view for almost a year now. he is 87 years old. and in all the years since he came to power, the u.s. has had 11 presidents, from ike to obama. >>> the governor of vermont, peter shumlin did something highly unusual this week. he devoted his e

her crystal invoice is permanently silenced due to parkinson's. she has explored a myriad of musical styles from her early folk rock days to heard rediscovery of the ranchero sound of her mexican-american roots and has written a memoir that chronicles her musical journey titled "simple dreams p -- "simple dreams." we are glad you have joined us. a conversation with linda ronstadt coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: before she retired from performing in 2009, her impressive career founder collaborating with many outstanding artists including dolly parton, randy newman, aaron neville, and so forth. newhas written a wonderful memoir about her artistic journey called "simple dreams." here is a simple reminder of her beautiful voice. ♪ ♪ tavis: still sound good to you? >> i wonder where that came from. i think i got that blouse and downtown l.a.. tavis: i asked about the voice and you tell me about the blouse. >> i love that song. they did a beautiful job writing that song. a third t

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. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> ♪ ♪ >> hey guys welcome back to techknow, i'm phil torrez. i'm with the guys. but i don't know if you agree with me but when you put that technology in the classroom they're putting up the shield. if somebody is in there with the gun they should get out of there. >> that's true. even in the cia we are trained to get off the x, get out of the dangerous situation. not necessarily to try to defend ourselves. this is kind of using a very old technology to address an issue that it's very pai paramount inr society, how do we protect our kids, how do we prevent another tragedy like at newtown. let's take a look. sadly, plas --mass shoot beings seem to be part of the american landscape. i set out to protect the most vulnerable, o

you don't judge someone as a moral failure for suffering from diabetes or parkinson's or other thingse that. >> rose: which has both genetic and environmental influences. >> as does anxiety, yeah. >> rose: as does anxiety. exactly right. so how many people have come up to you because they -- you have written this book and have been these magazine excerpts and there have been articles written about you to say almost quietly and softly, "me, too." >> at this point i would say well over a thousand. and that -- it ranges from friends and colleagues of mine who -- one of my colleagues came up to me after she read the excerpt in the magazine, she shared her history and family history and she said "everyone is going to come up with you and share their secret crazy." so i had that from colleagues. plenty of random people. and to me i thought there might be some of that effect but i didn't realize -- i've had just via facebook and e-mail and twitter and people sending me letters just saying in effect thank you, either, a, i had no idea that what i was feeling was something that other people su

. >> that year he was diagnosed with parkinson's, the brain disease that creates hallucinations. >> i didn't like being weak. >> finally his doctor suggested what turned out to be a miraculous treatment. >> he had run into side effects with medication that we typically use. >> a pace maker in the brain that delivers a current directly into the brain matter. at first the idea of brain surgery r repulsed him, but then he met with people who had had the procedure. >> it was as if they had been let out of jail. >> for him it was equally miraculous. >> tell me about the moment. >> i could show you the moment. flip the switch and it happened. >> the field is exploding. new defense department research is looking to see if it could treat soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress. >> one is severe mood depression. some groups are interested in using it to treat memory disorders. and it effects the part of the brain that you want it to effe effect. >> the hope is that the technology will continue to improve even as symptoms gets worse. >> what i am hoping for is ten good years. but i know t

stimulation, a method of feeding electrical currents into our heads has already eased the system of parkinson's in switzerland, the human brain project is throwing $1.6 billion at building the first complete computer simulation of the human brain. and scientists seem to have figured out what sleep is for. according to tests on mice it clears toxins out of the brain that build up during the course of the day. that could lead to a better night's best for everyone in 2014. >>> but what about the future? what might we see in the coming here? tarek bazley has that story. >> reporter: much hyped and years in development 2014 will see google's glass eyewear go on sale to the public. questions remain if it is anything more than a fad. the same thing goes for smart watches that link to your phone. some are already on the market, but tech giants will add their offerings in in the months to come. >> this to me is -- freedom. >> reporter: some experts predict we'll see the rise of things like bitcoin. >> the transaction keys are the costs are almost zero. and a lot of people are seeing it as a vertical saf

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> a jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour >> here are the headlines at this hour breaking news... sports... business... weather... live news...every hour, on the hour only on al jazeera america >> my family here in south dakota has lost family in the welfare system. the story hits close to home. >> lag lala lakota. this land was home to a rich culture. it has also seen some of the darkest parts of native american history. in the 1800s the government began sending native children from across the country to bordering schools. sometimes using armed police to remove them from their families . >> native american children were stripped of their culture and identity. many suffe

deep brain stimulation, a method of feeding the current into our head, easing the symptoms of parkinson's. they'll be able to use it to treat poets. >> in switzerland the human brain project is throwing $106 million. at last, scientists seem to have fillingured out what sleep is for. it clears toxins out of the brain that build up over the course of the day. that could lead to a better night's rest than anyone. >> the beginning of a new year means the end of another. we'll look at memorable moments of 2013. >> well, we look forward to 2014. we remember the stories that made headlines in 2013. al jazeera america looks back at the extraordinary year. >> this is the first ever newshour from al jazeera america. welcome everyone. >> the fire jumps a highway we took earlier. this is a remote and mountainous part of california, and one of many wildfires happening simultaneously across the western united states. >> this plane came back from a fire. it will reload and hit it again. >> with no funding the white house ordered that the government begin the shutdown process. >> the american people don

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america the. >> controversial nsa spying program that collects millions of american phone records will be limited. that's the commitment president obama made on friday. we have more from washington. >> reporter: the extent of the spying carried out by the united states while hugely controversial overseas only a handful of the usual protesters showed up demanding changes. the president took to the stage and promised to change very little. when it comes to spying outside of the u.s.-allied leaders can be assured that the u.s. won't listen to their phone calls any more. but their people, every text, e-mail, video that they send, that will be stored, just not for as long. and that should not bother most people in the world. >> the botto

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm live in doha and the top stories on al jazeera, the u.s. and russia needs to decide whether i ran will attend talks on how to end the syria conflict and live in paris and tehran and live in bank cock where the prime minister invited protesters who wander out to talk. and could a

. >> i did not want to be a writer with parkinson's, i just wanted to be a writer. >> for 18 years novelistn cruz smith did had a secret. a disease was attacking his brain, affecting his writing. >> i have wires in my head. >> with his wife emily and technology

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. for months we have been covering the u.s. surveillance program. before the snowden leaks, public scrutiny. al jazeera rob reynolds takes us straight to the data center in utah. >> reporter: if you've ever wondered where the national security agency stores all that data it collects, well, you're looking at it. this is the utah data center in bluffdale, a 92,000 square meter complex completed last september, at a cost of $1.5 billion. writer james banford has studied the nsa for decades. >> it's designed to hold a tremendous amount of nsa's intercepted information. the phone calls, the e-mail, the metadata, everything it collects it needs a plac

it can detect that and indicate early someone is developing parkinson's. >> amazing stuff. dear to my heart, the kitchen, what do we have going on there? >> connected appliances are everywhere. one of the things most important here was lg has rolled out home chat, so this is how you would interface with your connected fridge or dish washer or whatever it may be. these are all on the market, is by texting it. so you might text your refrigerator, i'm going to be away for a couple of weeks and it might text back to you, seriously, should i go into low power mode, and you text back yes. it's better than getting another app to learn. it's a smart innovation. we'll see how well it works. >> the friend who always answers your text, which i like about that. and the other big thing people like is home security. what's going on? >> yeah, there's a lot of do it yourself home security. today we have an alarm company come in, install sensors and charge $30 a month to monitor them. i don't know if they monitor them all that well. they don't want to set off false alarms. the trend now is

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> hello and welcome. i'm phil torres here to talk about innovations that can change lives. hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. a show of science by scientists. dr. shini somara shini somara is a mechanical engineer. as scientists test new building tines can they survive the most powerful twisters on the plane planets? kosta grammatis, feeding a hungry planet. he's touring the farm going inside one of america's busiest

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating... >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> they have threatened our lives, our families' lives, i don't think anyone should be subjected to these e-mails and threats. >> the club has alerted the fbi. samuel said this is probably just a distraction. >> the message is the life of the endangered species is on the line. >> so what is the future? president of the humane seat of the united states join us tonight. i assume its no stretch to assume that your organization would be opposed to this. tell us why? >> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest. because of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sens

e parkinson's. and are afraid to talk about it. and if i can make a connection then this effort is worthwhile. >> bill, emily expel thank you so much for being with us. thanks for >> the epic battle of david and goliath is depicted here in the recent series, the bible. and every child knows how the story ends. the stone from the shepherd's sling strikes the phil philistine in the head. perhaps david wasn't the underdog we all thought it to be. it is the author's third book, since the tipping point and blink. i talked to him about his unconventional families and his upbringing in a biracial family. >> malcolm gladwell welcome. you turned the story of david and goliath on its head. another explanation other than it was improbably that david would have beaten goliath. you are saying that not only was it probable that he would have felled goliath but it was likely. >> yes. if you go back and read about ancient warfare, you describe that the sling with which david is armed is a devastating weapon. it's one of the most feared weapons of

. >> alzheimer's, parkinson's. >> people are more obese or higher weight than they were 10 to 20 years ago. >> childhood cancers are going up. >> we're seeing effects on sperm count in men. um, the catch line is, you know, men today are not the men their grandfathers were. >> there are more of these bizarre birth defects, particularly around male reproductive development. >> if i were a parent... i would be very concerned. >> they were meant to make life easier, and they do. >> better things for better living through chemistry. >> chemicals fight disease, bolster food production, and support manufacturing. they're big business, a keystone of the u.s. economy. from consumer goods to high technology, almost all aspects of modern life depend on the chemical industry. chemical production in the united states has grown 25-fold since world war ii. with sales of over $763 billion in 2011, the chemical industry supports over 3 million u.s. jobs and invests billions into research and development. our bodies take in a soup of chemicals every day, and this exposure has consequences, for our healt

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every currently retired player who has or will develop a neurological condition such as dementia or parkinson's disease. lawyers for the plaintiffs and the n.f.l. said independent actuaries and medical experts had endorsed the terms of the settlement. but the lawyers refuse to share any of their data with the public to help substantiate how they arrived at the $765 million figure, and there is growing displeasure among plaintiffs who have not been allowed to see the data, either. still to come: in traders unplugged.... are the guys buying into the hype of one of the hottest stocks on wall street. plus... how some up and coming film makers are getting their big break at the superbowl. and we are sneaking a peak at some "cute and controversial superbowl ads" that's next with bill moller! big money, big stakes at the big game. super bowl sunday - the biggest night in football and the biggest night in advertising when companies drop a cool 4-million dollars just to get their super bowl spots in the big show. which ones will we still be talking about the day after the game? tim calkins is a clinical

like cancer, aids and parkinson's. >> the fact that morphine is addictive and deadly does not keep it of the hands of suffering and the supposed fear of abuse by some can no longer justify the denial of the medicine benefits. >> reporter: florida is only the latest state looking at marijuana use. 18 states in the district of columbia currently allow marijuana for medicine purposes. two states, washington and colorado, allowed legal recreational use starting this month but even in colorado tensions are still high on dealing with legalization. monday colorado supreme court agreed to review the case of quadriplegic brandon coats fired and they say marijuana use is not covered under a law that protects an individual's rights outside the workplace. in washington state there is another point of friction on marijuana legalization, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal there, just as it is with alcohol. but determining a user's condition is harder. because traces of the drug remain in one's system long after use. how to deal with newly-legal recreational marijuana and existing l

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinating. >> now, a revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> a jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour >> here are the headlines at this hour breaking news... sports... business... weather... live news...every hour, on the hour only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i am morgan radford live from new york city. now to the latest on the chemical spill in west virginia. residents gathered at the state capitol yesterday protesting the lack of answers over a chemical spill that contaminated water for over 300,000 people just last week. officials say the water is now safe. people say it still stinks. our robert ray is on the scene in charleston. robert, officials say the water is safe. what exactly are resident

and stay away from unauthorized areas of shannon airport including the runway ms d'arcy who has parkinson's disease and is also suffering from cancer has long been an anti war campaigner has also been involved in demonstrations against the use of shannon airport by the us military. sabine is taken as the wife of president michael d higgins was a lifelong friend of miss darcy's paid a private visit to her in limerick prison last sunday. when her case was caught today supporters of her is disrupted court proceedings with banners and chanted anti war slogans paper textures were moved to the courts by clarity is darcy's case was adjourned to an assist to court to be dealt with if every thirteen minutes. maura harrington who has been involved in the campaign against the chopin to draw scorching county mayo was excused by judge patrick durkin this afternoon. he'd ordered she be detained in the court precinct after she told to disrupt proceedings the judge accepted she was coming to the gate of her husband's but she not disrupt his court again and disk mode the business of other citizens. the humm

parkinson's and motor cars and i wanted to stop his son to suicide. bake the syrians christian and american and that means automatically. it is not a threat on the israeli side we would come to work even if the publisher was nasrallah himself even more so that i would be having even more fun manage your name is to mount any openings at least that's my problem for him especially when you are living in houston for the pasta five years. but relations like or leadership on americans and the fact that it's him it's like he's big enough that it was destined for this piece i will still be running around on the middle east and tools and the fact that they read us and we read and write to one another we don't need any addresses of anybody we don't need dictation test in my opinion it's a strategic change but we don't correspond directly to the site syrian journalist but we reached them and he brings us that we write to them. i may write to us and even some way in the sub conscience instead of us continued to sit every friday in our living room at what's there

help shrink from his massive budget deficit and support the slumping economy cctv postpone the kite parkinson reports from parents. the phone system is unrecognizable film styles and chevron to educate the peas things possible and became a russian citizen not stand in protest of the pepper place to sleep attacks. national taxes was released the time of the country's football clubs many of which came on sunday so that they as clubs to warm the tax will spark an exodus of top players to michael lots of rollers and kill the french game. but despite that control the sea and complaints. his influence on the lucy attacks will become the old base again the twenty apply that to use these sometimes find the scent of the company's annual revenue this is good and free weights and did this because isn't that insane to do to deserve this more were too small number of cases that's our concern with this tax has posted images and dying because the is not going to last forever so i did to us who knows. but it's the second one. yes it's from the gnashing of teeth and sustainable for french he couldn't eat with

. >> parkinson's forced his wife to type his novels. >> not only was i typing badly, but i was hallucinatinga revolutionary proceedure is giving is giving this best selling author a second chance >> it was a wondrerful moment... >> after the implant, they turned the juice on, and... >> emily & martin cruz smith on talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> start with one issue education... ♪ducation... ♪ ♪ >>> let's talk tinseltown. hollywood buzzing about the oscar nominations announced on thursday. nine movies in the running for best picture including american hustle. 12 years a slave and gravity. movies are a big deal to the american economy. in 2011 arts and culture generated $504 billion. or 3.2% of gross domestic product. gdp. given those numbers, it's no wonder that some states are competing hard for lure tv and film production from hollywood. one way of doing that is to offer tax cred and it's other financial incentives. it's a controversial practice that crit i critics say gives y away to production companies that don't create permanent job. missouri let their contract expire,

and up to $3.5 million for those with alzheimer's or parkinson's disease. judge anita brody made it clear, the numbers just don't add up. stating, quote, i'm primarily concerned that not all retired nfl football players who ultimately receive a qualifying diagnosis on their related claimants will be paid. >> it sounds like a lot. but in reality, it might not be enough to cover these players and their families. not just now, but for the decades to come. >> reporter: many pundits thought this was a bad deal from the start, that the nfl was getting off too lightly. but if this deal doesn't go through, the nfl could be open to thousands of lawsuits, totalling billions of dollars. >> this is going to be a long road. thank you so much, ryan. welcome to the team. great to have you here. >>> and coming up next tonight, new jersey governor chris christie, giving another apology today for that epic traffic jam, reportedly orchestrated by members of his inner circle. today, the man known for his bare-knuckle style took the stage again. and abc national correspondent j

deep brain stimulation, a method of feeding stimulation into the head, treating parkinson's, and andafflictions post-traumac stress. the first complete computer simulation of the human brain. and at last, scientists seem to have figured out what sleep is for. it clears toxins out of the brain that buildup in the course of the day. that discovery could lead to a better night's rest for every. >> ever wonder why countries set off fireworks to ring in the new year? or why people kiss after the ball drops? some of those next. and a look at why people are partying tonight with bacon of all things. stay with us. >> when the clock strikes mid, cheering and fireworks, but did you ever wonder why? the ball dropping in time square. the tradition started with fireworks. but they banned them in. but then smooching. this dates back to medieval times as a way to ward off evil spirits. fireworks, scaring off demons and misfortune. and finally, forget the wine. people eat 12 grapes for 12 months of good luck. it starts at midnight. and need one for each. >>> around the world, people need special foods to bring

that's fran parkinson, scrambles around and there it is. 51 yards to baldwin.hand-off. 14 yards and 11 carries. this is their third straight road game. four straight games on the road and the third quarter and second half they looked a little tired. lynch going all the way. 109 yards. that ties the game. you know he eats skittles . kaepernick with a real nice throw here. the touch was beautiful to bolden for 26 yards. san francisco has the lead. to the fourth quarter, wilson is going up to germane kearse and this one puts seattle up 20-17. wilson is one of those guys you look at. harbaugh even says, a winner. and carol, they love playing for him. for all we know, everybody tells you they love playing for harbaugh. it's all seattle down the stretch here. we have little something that laid the 49ers a chance. a chance at the finish. we'll show you in a moment. here we go. right down to the one -yard line. on the play, on the play bowman tore an acl. it's really ugly. you see the leg turn on kearse. what is this upcoming season going to be like for him? you can te