. >> while this happened the prosecutor general considered peter greste's future in cairo, he, like his colleagues had detention renewed, while held in prison conditions described as harsh. >> the picture is so polarized. people are seeing what they want to see. having independent journalists on the ground it is essential for the egyptian people and the world to make informed positionses. egypt's rules allow people bike mohamed fadel fahmy to be held

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been detained by egyptian authorities for 11 days. the network is demanding the freedom of all its staff, including two from our sister state, al jazeera arabic. >> three of al jazeera's egypt based staff are held in custody. the network is demanding their release. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security, and joining a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects thx. >> to suggest our reporting on the situation in europe was bias or colluding with one side of the story is outrage ourks there's no justification in locking up our team. >> al jazeera english maintains its coverage of events in egypt has been fair and balance. >> what is the situation security wise across egypt. >> here is one of peter's last reports, talking about the government's decision to declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. >> so, over all, what the government was trying to do in this decree was to try and create order and stability, clamping down on what they see as acts o

mohamed fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed are accused of spreading lies harmful to state securityand joining a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejects this. >> this is outrageous. there is no justification whatsoever in continuing to lock up our team. >> reporter: al jazeera english maintains its cover of the situation in egypt has been fair and balanced. here is one of peter greste's last reports from cairo, talking about the government's decision to declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. >> so overall, if what the government was trying to do in this decree was to try to create order and stability, to try to clamp down on what they see as acts of terrorism, then i think it could well have had the opposite effect. >> reporter: peter greste is an award-winning correspondent who has recorded across africa. >> this is a stage in this process. >> reporter: he previous i will worked for the bbc. mohamed fahmy has reported for cnn, the "new york times" and is an author. and baher mohamed is a free lance producer who has always worked with a japanese television chann

. >> the three staff of al jazeera english form , baher mohamed and peter greste have been held for a. from arabic lang bij channels abdullah al-shami has been held six months and mohammed badr 200 days. wednesday was the latest attempt to get them released. speakers from the bbc, sky news and british "daily telegraph" expressing concerns about what is said about the interim government in egypt. >> for a great nation like egypt to treat people doing the job as journalists, which is an ethical decent job which all decent societies need, for egypt, of all countries to treat journalists this way. >> while this happened the prosecutor general considered peter greste's future in cairo, he, like his colleagues had detention renewed, while held in prison conditions described as harsh. >> the picture is so polarized. people are seeing what they want to see. having independent journalists on the ground it is essential for the egyptian people and the world to make informed positionses. egypt's rules allow people bike mohamed fadel fahmy to be held for long periods. it's more drak ownic than the

peter greste and mohamed fahmy and badir mohammed are being held without charge. peter greste sent the following >> yet al jazeera caught up with senator john mccain in geneva. he spoke about the detention of our colleagues. >> i think it's a clear violation not only of their human rights, but any aspect of human of the press. al jazeera has been chronicling events in egypt probably more intensively than any other world network. and for the egyptian government to keep them in prison i think is another indicator that this military government and it's really that's what it is, is not keeping with the standards of international behavior that we would expect. >> now on to another tumultuous region, the ukraine where the protest is over. opposition leaders are meeting with the president for the second time this week. demonstrations started two months ago have now spread to the capitol to across half the country. jennifer glass has been following the story in kiev. this story has been changing hour by hour. but how tense is it right now? >> it's very tense here in ukrai

our producers mohamed fahmy and bader mohammed and peter greste have been held for 28 days. they're accused of joining spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera say the allegations are totally unfounded. two others from al jazeera as sister company have been held for five months. >>> peter greste says: >> you can read the full transcript of peter greste's letter on the al jazeera website at www.aljazeera.com. >>> now a shooting at a shopping center in the united states has killed at least three people. the shooting happened in columbia near baltimore in washington, d.c. maryland police on saturday warned shoppers to stay inside while they searched the sprawling complex with around 200 stores. the president of afghanistan said he won't sign the security deal of the united states until there is a genuine peace process. he was also warning that he would not sign anything under pressure. >> this relationship which benefits cannot come at the cost of the likes of the people of afghanistan. it cannot come at the cost of the lives of women and children of afghanistan

peter greste, and badir mohammed, and mohamed fahmy. we hear from peter grest for example prison. he said, i'm nervous as i write this. i've been locked in my cell 24 hours a day for the past ten days. they sleep in mosquito-infested soul and sleeping on the floor. he expands on the egyptian government treatment of those it perceives as enemy arrests and it sends a clear and unequivocal message to all journalists. the freedom of the press will not allow the pressure from human rights and civil society groups. >>> to ukraine where the truce between protesters and police are over. demonstrations started two months ago now has spread to across half of the country. jennifer glass joins froes kiev. this story has been changing, how tense is it right now? >> i was at the barricades just an hour ago, and the truss holds as the opposition leaders are there at the president's office talking with him. they say they only went over there because the council of churches asked them to, that's the only reason why they're negotiating with the president. we've seen harsh words from both sides. the

>> reporter: here is one of peter greste's last reports from cairo.e is talking about the go's decision to declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. >> if over all what the government was trying to do in this decree was to try to create order and stability, to try to clamp down on what they say is acts of terrorism, then i think it could well have had the opposite effect. >> reporter: peter greste is an award-winning correspondent who has reported across africa. >> this is a stage in a process. >> reporter: he previously worked for the bbc. mohamed fahmy has reported for cnn, the "new york times," and read cross, and he is also an author. and baher mohamed seen on the right, is a prelance producer who has also worked for a japanese television station. >> once again we're calling on the egyptian authorities to release them immediately. >> reporter: al jazeera english has consistently reported both sides of the egyptian story. a street campaign which called for the former president to resign, it was in the square on june 30th when million

. >> mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are accused of spreading lies harmful to stateecurity, and joining a terrorist group. the allegations are fabricated. the three are held in toura prison outside cairo. peter greste's seen in this report from cairo is an award-winning correspondent who reported extensively across africa. mohamed fadel fahmy has worked for cnn, the red cross and is an accomplished author. baher mohamed has worked with al jazeera as a producer for most of last year. >> an american woman calling hers jihad jane has been sentenced to 10 years prison for plotting to skill an artist over his depictions of mohammed. the artist plans to reexhibit his work and believes ley rose should receive psych logical treatment, instead of gaol time. >> police in afghanistan rescued a 10-year-old girl intended to be used as a suicide bomber. she was found in the southern province of helmand. media reported her brother, a taliban commander, forced her to wear a vest packed with explosives. child bombers are used sometimes to bypass security check. >> anti-government pro

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy will face question sunday. they are held on suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies harmful to state security. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. >> a family gets their wish. the 13-year-old californian girl declared brain dead will be moved to a new facility. >> rail freight safety - a warning about trains carrying crude oil. >> the 13-year-old californian girl declared brain dead after tonnes ill surgery could soon be moved to a new facility. on friday the court and hospital agreed on a protocol allowing her to be travelled. we spoke to melissa chan in san francisco. >> we have two court hearings, a county level and federal court. out of the country level court hearing friday morning, here is what we have in terms of developments. the hospital will allow the mcmath family to bring in an outside physician to deal with the transport of jahi mcmath on life support to a facility supposedly in new york. the county coroner's office came out with a death certificate for jahi mcmath. yo

. >> the three staff of anger english producing bader mohamm mohammed, mohamed fahmy and peter greste now have been held for a full month. two others have been held for six month and 200 days. that's a lot of jail time for five people who have not been charged with any offense. with speakers from bbc, sky news and the british daily telegraph all expressing grave concerns about what is said about the interim government in egypt. >> for a great nation like egypt to treat people who are doing their job as journalists, which is an ethical decent job which all decent societies need, for egypt, for all countries to treat journalists this way is a shame on that nation. >> reporter: while this was happening in london, egypt's prosecutor general was considering peter greste's future in cairo. he had his detention renewed regularly while being held in conditions that are described as harsh and little contact with the outside world. egypt rules allow journalists to be held without charge. many say its draconian and from the days of the mubarak government. >> reporter: human rights organizations

it has made people more anxious. >> reporter: peter greste has reported across africa. he previously worked for the bbc. mohamed fahmy has reported for cnn. and seen on the right bader mohammed. >> once again, we're calling on the egyptian authorities to release them immediately. >> reporter: al jazeera english has consistently covered both sides of the egypt story. it reported on the first movement of the muslim brotherhood since it came to power. a street campaign which called for former president mohammed morsi to resign. it was on june 30 when millions of egyptians protest protested t morsi. since then it has looked a the growing popularity of the military general al sisi. and al jazeera has covered the ongoing demonstrations by people who are opposed to the coup an . >> the egyptian authorities have systematically repressed every media that they record as muslim brotherhood supporters, and al jazeera is seen as a main target. >> reporter: two other journalists have been detained for the last five months. a verdict in the case against bader is expected on thursday.

peter greste and two producers have been held without charge for a full month now. economic jitters drove down the dow 190 points. the same day the federal reserve said it would continue to roll back stim louse efforts. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is coming up next. remember, you can get the latest news online at aljazeera.com. another news update coming up at 6am eastern. >> a mile. >> you have been in the traffic jam since 1:30 yesterday. >> how humans managed to make it a disaster. >> tonight - from international fugitive to nobel prize nominee. can edward snowden ever come home? is it time for the u.s. to make a deal? >> we heard the number 1.7 million documents.

the three are held outside cairo in toour. >> peter greste - he's an award winning correspondent workingxtensively across africa. mohamed fadel fahmy is an experienced journalist working for several companies and the red cross. and baher mohamed has been working as a producer for most of last year. >> tunisia's prime minister resigned, part of a deal between the ruling coalition and the opposition minister. industry minister. he will head a caretaker government expected to be announced on friday. the democratically elected government came to power after the resolution three years ago. >> army commanders say 30 boukaram fighters have been killed in an attack in the north-eastern state of borno where fighters want to impose an islamic state. we have more. >> the attack or the attempted attack by the military is the biggest military attack planned by boko haram in the north-east of this country. the town has been attacked several times. >> in august there was an attack. in september it was quiet. in october, november and december, there were three attacks. in that process dozens of people h

peter greste is an award-winning correspondent who reported extensively across africa. the three are held in toura prison outside cairo. >> african asylum seekers in israel are gearing up for a second day of protests, demonstrators want a new open-ended law to be abolished. sunday saw the largest-ever protest by migrants. several thousands asylum seekers started a rally in tel aviv. >> 14 died at a stampede at a mosque in china. it happened during a religious sir moany. many were injured, four in critical condition. >> jab niece prime minister shinzo abe wants to explain to leaders in china and south korea why he visited a controversial sign. beijing were furious when shinzo abe went to a shrine honouring japanese war criminals. he wants to meet to diffuse tensions on territory disputes and historical issues. michael is a researcher at the massachusetts institute of technologiy and explained the possible mettive of shinzo abe's comments. >> the quote was i basically said what i want to say about yasukuni when i went there. i haven't changed my opinion, there you go. if

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist organization. al jazeera rejected this. >> they suggested our reporting is bias or colluding with one side of the story is outrage ourks there's no just -- outrageous, there's no justification for holooking up e team. >> here is one of peter greste's last reports from cairo, talking about the government's decision to declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. >> overall what the government was trying to do in this decree was to create order and stability, clamping down on what they say as acts of terrorism, but it may not have had that effect. >> peter greste has reported across africa. >> he previously worked for the bbc. mohamed fadel fahmy has reported for cnn, the "new york times" and the red cross and is an author. and baher mohamed on the right is a freelance producer who worked with a japanese television channel. >> we are grateful for the strong support we received from around the world to help us release the team. once again, we are calli

parents join more than 30 news organizations calling for their son's relief. >> to most peter grestean award-winning correspondence. to juris and lois it's secondary. he's their son. >> what keeps peter doing his job is his strong sense of social justice, the need to seek the truth and to always do whatever can be done to help those in need. >> as well as to let the world know, to get it out there so things can change. >> though peter worked internationally sips the early 1990s, winning awards for his reports, he was raised in brisbane, where his parents live. >> lois and juris were in front of the media calling for the egyptian authorities to release their son and his colleagues. >> it's shattering to the whole family. it's a living nightmare at the moment. until he gets out, the nightmare will continue. >> full sections of the media were at the press conference, with further radio and tv interviews afterwards. in australia peter's plight is big news. >> it's prepos perrous. we live in a democracy where you have to be charged if held. some of the allegations levelled at him is unima

peter greste's father condemned the move. >> it is unbecoming of a great nation like egypt. it is unbecoming of any civil society to behave like this. it is the meaning of any community which even pretends to be democratic and fair. >> the news comes just days after the third anniversary of the revolution that ousted egyptian dictator mubarak. than 60 weekend, more people were killed in clashes surrounding the anniversary. some 1000 people were detained by sunday night. in a sign of growing and active -- in a sign of growing activity by militants, an egyptian army helicopter was shot down, killing all five soldiers on board. six people were also killed in a series of bombings around cairo. thiswing the violence weekend, the military government said it would hold residential elections earlier than its political roadmap had called for. military body has artie given its approval for armed forces chief field marshal al-sisi to run for the presidency. for more on a situation, we go to egypt to cairo to speak with democracy now! correspondent sharif abdel kouddous. his most recent

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy face questioning sunday. egyptian prosecutors say they are held op suspicion of joining a terrorist groups and spreading lies. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. >> al qaeda operative majid al-majid arrested in lebanon has died in a hospital. his group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at the rainian embassy in lebanon. >> a day of warning for the victims of thursday's suicide bombing. funerals held after a bomb debtonated -- debtonated, killing four, injuring 70. a 19-year-old has been identified as a suspect, the attack taking place after a key political figure was assassinated. >> now clashes in syria. why there's a new clash in the war torn nation. >> winning the war on designer drugs. why german officials are alarmed about the rise of the struggles among the young. >> cubans can trade in cars for the latest models. we'll tell you why everyone is not happy about it. i'm morgan radford with i >> garment workers take to the streets. first, let's take a look at what temperatures see

. >>> well, peter greste has written about his experiences in four weeks in jail. in a letter on the internet he describes his life in prison and the relief found in the prison yard. he said i want to cling onto these tiny joys and i want to protect them almost as much as i want my freedom back. he continues, i have sought until now to fight my imprisonment quietly from within to make the authorities understand that this is all a terrible mistake. this is a dangerous situation. it valley ladies th validates te and my colleagues and the freedom of egypt. i have no interest in supporting the muslim brotherhood. but as a journalist i'm committed to the freedom of the press that no one in my profession can credibly work without. one deemed vital to any open democracy including egypt with its new constitution. you can read the full transcript of peter greste's letter on www.aljazeera.com: >>> the libyan foreign ministry has confirmed five egyptian staff have been kidnapped in the capitol of tripoli. the egyptian attache were among those abducted. >>> ukraine anti-govern

peter greste is an awarding-winning correspondent who has recorded extensively across african.amed fahmy has worked for cnn, the "new york times" and the red cross. >>> and baher mohamed has been working with al jazeera as a producer for most of last year. >>> now the new year in france brought new signs of improving economic fortune. tensions rose at one factory where workers kidnapped two of their bosses for over 24 hours. barbara. >> the good year factory is facing a shutdown after rejecting a restructuring deal. simon has our report. >> reporter: the latest symbol of france's economic woes, two managers at the goodyear tire factory held hostage for 24 hours by disgruntled workers. >> translator: i consider myself kidnapped. i'm doing my best to adapt to the situation. >> reporter: they were released on tuesday afternoon. boss snapping isn't new, but it shows how bad things are. 1200 jobs will go after years of dispute in which unions refused new pay and conditions. a sign for some of the urgent need for france to change the way it does business. it has not been a good start

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are facing further questioning. they are being held under suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies. al jazeera says allegations are unfounded. >> the cost for young women in vened to enhance their looks is high. in some cases deadly. last year a dozen died from beauty injections. we have this story from caracas. >> these are some of the most beautiful women in the world. from all over the country they compete for the title miss venezuela. winning the crown is a dream for many, in a beauty obsessed country where people tend $2.5 million a year to look good. after oil the beauty trade is the second-most poopular industry. it comes at a high price. ask this man, whose 21-year-old daughter died whilst getting liquid buttocks injection. she went to an unlicensed condition and died within 24 hours. >> translation: it's shameless. the people kill for $75 to $125 to inject someone. my daughter died for $125 >> now they are raising their twin grandsons. he believes peer pressure pushed his daughter to risk h

peter greste is an award-winning correspondent working extensively across africa.amed fadel fahmy is an experienced journalist, woulding for several international media companies and the red cross. and baher mohamed has been working for al jazeera as a producer for most of the last year. >> an egypt researcher for amnesty international joins us from loindon. >> what is amnesty international's perspective on the detention of al jazeera's journalists without charge. >> amnesty international is concerned about repress and setbacks that we have seen in egypt in terms of media freedoms and freedom of expression. we consider the journalists and act visits who have been detained to be prisoners of conscience for freely expressing their views and expressions opposition to authorities. >> is it just al jazeera. are there other journalists, activists as well. >> in recent weeks we have seen the repress extended beyond a crackdown on the muslim brotherhood, which we have seen since the removal of mohamed morsi in july of last year. >> in recent weeks we have seen that repress

yesterday we got a letter from peter greste. he said: >> for more on this we turn to an associate professor. he joins us from boston. thank you for being with us. let me ask you. the fact that we have journalists held in egypt, how serious is that for that country. >> how serious is it for egipt. i think it's indicative of a restriction for the space of egypt. it's a country in the midst of a political struggle between supporters of the old president and people that want to move on to the new regime. it's not surprising to me that foreign journalists may be caught in the crossfire, particularly al jazeera journalists. if you watch the arabic coverage, people in favour of the june 30th coup, find it frustrating. this is not surprising, even though it is disappointing. >> the upcoming presidential elections, is this a good sign for egypt. >> i don't know if you could say it's a good or bad sign. on the one hand one does want egypt to move towards elections. on the other it will be elections that are inclusive and free and fair, an

we had a letter from peter greste about conditions in prison. he says: >> ukrainian president viktor yanukovych met with opposition leaders and offered incentives, including top government jobs. the offers were rejected. the protests are spreading. jennifer glasse is live in kiev with more on this. what is happening there tonight? >> well, tonight we saw - actually, soon after the opposition rejected that offer by president viktor yanukovych, we saw thousands of demonstrators leave here in independent ens square behind me, heading to the former lenin museum where they tried to take over the museum. they feared there were hundreds of police inside. it's a building at the end of a street. the front line of another police line, and they were worried that the police would ambush the protesters. then they formed a humanitarian corridor to get the police out. and they've come out in ones and twos and threes. >> this is the latest example of ou demonstrations are spreading here, how the people are taking power in their own hands. >> when we talk about

> the three staff of al jazeera english, baher mohamed, mohamed fadel fahmy, and correspondent peter greste have all been held for a full month. from arabic language channels abdullah al-shami has been held for six months and mohammed badr 200 days. >> in london on wednesday was the latest attempt to get them released. organised by al jazeera, but with speakers from bbc, sky news and the british "daily telegraph" newspaper expressing returns over what is said by the interim government in egypt and commitment for a free press. >> for a great nation like egypt to treat people doing their job as journalists, an ethical decent job which all societies need, for egypt of all countries to treat journalists in this way is a shame on that nation. >> while this happened in london egypt's prosecutor general has been considering peter greste's future in cairo. he, like his colleagues had detention renewed regularly, held in prison conditions as harsh. >> the picture now is so polarized in egypt. people are seeing what they want to see. having independent journalists reporting the truth from the ground

mohamed fahmy and ba har mohamed and peter greste, are accused of joining a terrorist groups. al jazeera say the allegations are fabricated nonsense. peter greste, seen here in his laterrest assignment, has reported telephone against the african continent. the three are being held separately, outside cairo, they face further questioning on sunday. >>> sudanese general outside the rebel held town of. the violence comes as warring parties in ethiopia, philipp aguerre joins us on the line from juba. thank you for speaking with al jazeera sir. what can you tell us about the injuries inflicted or incurred by your officers? especially the reports of this brigadier general? has he died or is he just seriously injured? >> the war is fought with the dges that it has its lodges. and we are fighting a war, and it's on active service, as these committed themselves to commit or have duties, even though it did lead to his death. so yes, we have lost him. but this is not the time we talk on the losses in the mid year, because whether he is wounded or killed in action, the procedure after the

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are being held. [ technical difficulties ] ..for the east coast of new york, only hitting 16. this air... even for chicago. remarkably cold here. here is where the snow is. we are going to see the slopes on the rockies from monty python all the way to colorado. most of the snow accumulations around the great lakes. >> there has been a lot of talks lately about the environmental currency bitcoin. some wonder if it's a passing trend. a few small business owners say it's better for them. plus competition - we look at creative ways that olympic athletes are getting to sochi. >> nearly 300 passengers aboard a cruise ship are sick with a stomach bug. authorities are not sure what is causing the illness, but officials will join the ship when it docks. 3,000 passengers and 1,100 workers are aboard the "explorer of the sea", dozens of passengers on another ship was sick. >> it takes a lot of talent to name it to the olympics. it takes a lot of money. many athletes uses ways to pay the bills. paul beban has that story from colorado. >> this i

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face further questioning tomorrow.y are held on suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies harmful to security. earlier i spoke to sherif mansour and asked about press freed om in egypt. >> it's the most unprecedented attacks that we have on records. since organizations documented press freedom. this year egypt, for the first time, was among the top 10 gaolers of journalists. it's among the top three most dangerous and bloody environment with journalists dying when doing their work in year alone, 2013. it's by far the most deterioration we have seen. >> egypt's restrictions prevent them receiving critical information. >> voters in bangladesh are heading to the polls after weeks of violence. more than 100 have been killed in dozens of polling stations set on fire. opposition parties urged voters to stay away. the execution of an opposition leader fuelled the violence. >> heavy security has been dispatched to all voting stations. we have more on that. >> i'm at a polling station in the capital, dakar, in o

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face questioning.hey are held on suspicious of joins a terrorist group and spreading lies harmful to state security. al jazeera says the allegationing are fabricated nonsenls. >> it is winter. cold weather and snow is expected. forecasters warn this arctic blast from the polar vortex is making the weather life threatening. al jazeera's juan carlos molina has more. >> across the mid section, north, south and east, cold and wind are bringing cities to a standstill. weather ex-parties say the cold is part of a -- experts say the scold is part of a vortex. this winter it is different. as a result, plummeting temperatures and winds causing wind chill factors leading to frostbite and hypothermia in a matter of minutes. >> i don't think most people appreciate the fact that five minutes of exposed skin can have an impact. >> all public schools are being closed on monday. nashville is taking no chances with its students, cancelling classes through tuesday. >> it's rare for us to cancel school because of cold. t

. >> the three staff, baher mohamed, mohamed fahmy and peter greste have been held more than a month.ohamed badr 200 days. and abdalla al shami. and the british number, its commitments to a free press. >> for a great nation like egypt to treat people who are doing their job as journalists, which is an ethical, a decent job which all decent societies need, egypt of all countries to treat journalists in this way is a shame on that nation. >> while this was happening in london, egypt's prosecutor general has been considering peter greste's fate in cairo. while being held in prison conditions considered harsh. al jazeera arabic abdalla al shami. while it may be the case that large section of the international media and human rights organizations are genuinely worried, as to what's happening in egypt at the moment, it is an open question as to the extent to which all that is shared by politicians particularly in the west. on tuesday night the british foreign office for example issued a statement saying it was quote concerned on attacks around cairo and elsewhere. in diplomatic terms langua

mohamed fahmy and bad er mohammed and peter greste are charged with joining terrorist groups, which al jazeera claims is fabricated. the other two journalists, they have been detained for five months. >>> at least 22 people have been injured in a blast at an opposition demonstration in the thai capitol bangkok. india's ruling party announced that gandhi will rul run the campaign. one of india's famous political families, but he runs an uphill battle. the election is expected to be held in several stages during april and may. >>> so exactly who is rahul gandhi. he has been a member of parliament since winning his father's seat in 2004. he belongs to one of india's oldest political dynasties. his father, grandmother and great grandfather were all employments. hiemployments--prime ministers. >> reporter: it was a much anticipated decision in delhi, and it was announced by one of the senior members of the congress working commitments. rahul would lead the party in the general election. but for the moment they put on the back burner whether he would be the prime ministerial candidate. his m

. >> peter greste's appeal against detention in egypt has been denied. greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed have been held without charge for a month. >> president obama gave speeches in maryland and pennsylvania. he spoke about income and equality and introduced a retirement plan. >> economic jitters drove the dow down almost 190 point. travels emerging abroad on the same day the federal reserve said it would roll back stimulus efforts. those are the headlines "america tonight" is next. you can get the latest headlines on aljazeera.com. thank you for your time. >> on "america tonight" frozen out. atlanta immobilized by a blast of nature. >> how far have you gone in eight hours? >> a mile. >> you have been in the traffic jam since 1:30 yesterday. >> how humans managed to make it a disaster. >> tonight - from international fugitive to nobel prize nominee. can edward snowden ever come home? is it time for the u.s. to make a deal? >> we heard the number

. >> peter greste is an ward winning journalist.e is their son. >> he has a strong sense of social justice. the need to seek the truth and do whatever can be done to help those in need. >> as well as to let the world know, to get it out there so things can change. >> reporter: peter greste has worked since it's 19 90's and winning awards. they're raising awareness of peter's situation and calling passionately for the release of son. >> it's important for the whole family. it's a living nightmare at the moment. until he gets out i will continue. >> full sections of the australian meeting were at the conference with full radio and tv reviews afterwards. >> he has been held since the 29th of december without charge and some of the allegations that have been leveled at him are unimaginable. >> they have been able to speak to peter these times since his arrest. they're proud of their son. and they have prow found concern. they echo the calls of the australian government of al jazeera, and journalists around the world. peter and his colle

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face further questioning tomorrow. egyptian prosecutors say they are held on suspicion of joining a terrorist groups and spreading lies harmful to state security. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated nonsense. earlier i spoke to maps from the committee to protect journalists. >> it's the most violations of attacks against the press that we have on record, since organizations documented press freedom around the world in 1992. this year was among the top 10 gaolers of journalists, and it's among the top three most dangerous and bloody environment genres. doing the work this year 2013. so it's by far the most deterioration we have seen in egypt. what happens when a journalist is arrested in egypt. >> they are taking prosecution, if they are lucky, within a day or two. in the case of al jazeera, they were interrogated by national security prosecutor, and then referred to a criminal prosecutor, and they are typically staying in this questioning phase for weeks. sometimes, if they are lucky, they are appearing in f

producers mohamed fahmybadir mohammed, and peter greste have been falsely arrested and accused of helping the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies all the allegations and is demanding their immediate release. two other journalists are also in egyptian custody. they have been held for five months. coming up on al jazeera america, a buffer zone, a supreme court case that says who can talk to whom, and also looking outside of abortion clinics. >> call it the right to speak versus the right to be heard that questions buffer zones outside of abortion clinics in massachusetts are illegal. patients and staff are protected as they go in and out of the clinics. in this case the protesters are kept back 45 feet demonstrators claim that it is against their first amendment rights to speak to women who go into the clinic. clinics that provide abortions sometimes centers set up across the street. >> here is a pretty good illustration. this building behind me houses one of the few remaining abortion clinics in the state. if you recall in november when those new texas restrictions kicked in a third of c

the parents of one of our correspondents peter greste appealed for release from a prison and hee andleagues have been held since december 29 and they told a news conference in australia that the son was doing his job and andrew thomas reports from prison. >> peter greste is an award-winning correspondent and that is secondary, he is their son. >> what keeps peter doing the job that he is doing is his very strong sense of social justice, the need to seek the truth and to always do whatever can be done to help those in need. >> as well as to let the world know to get it out there so things can change. >> reporter: and peter has worked internationally since the early 1990s winning awards for his reports across africa he was raised where his parents live. on tuesday lois were in front of the media to raise awareness of peter's situation and called for the egyptian authorities to release his son and his colleagues. >> the whole family, it's a living nightmare at the moment and until he gets out things cannot continue. >> reporter: all sections of the australia media were at the press conf

peter greste mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are held without charges. we have received a letter from correspondent peter greste on their conditions in prison saying: >> he goes on to say, "our rest: >> just how far has egypt come three years after the ousting of hosni mubarak. we have james gelvin, a prove shore at u.c.l.a. and author of "arab uprising: what everyone needs to know." it's been three years since that incredible day. how far do you think egypt has come, and is it going in the right direction? >> one of the problems with the way we looked at the egyptian rebellion is it's been oversold. unlike events in syria or libya, the egyptian rebelon was cut off after 18 days, and everything that has taken place after that is an unfolding of the way in which this rebellion was cut off. >> do you feel like what we are seeing in egypt is part of the revolutionary process? >> well, it's hard to say what is going on at the present time. on the one hand the muslim brotherhood government fell in many ways. it was increasicly authoritarian, inept, incompete

the award-winning correspondent peter crest on the right, face further -- peter greste, on the right. face further questioning. they were aarrested with baher mohamed. egypt's prosecutor says they were arrested for joining a terrorist group and spreading lies. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. >> a u.n. official said rebel forces fighting to over throw the president is marching on juba. all nonessential staff are being evacuated on the city. this comes as peace negotiations begins. more on those developments as soon as we get it. the prime minister says he'll step down offer general elections in may. manmohan singh says he'll resign whether his party remains. si manmohan singh, who is 81, made the announcement at a rare conference. >> friends, i have emore or less confidence in our ability to deal with challenges at home. in a few months time, i will hand the baton over to a new prime minister. i hope it will be a new prime minister, head of a party. we work to that in the campaign for the general election. >> india may be heading for a coalition government. >> it doesn'

disperse demonstrators five al jazeera adjournists are being current detained without charges, peter greste, mohamed fahmy and the allegations are frabbary caited and is demanding their release. -- fabricated and is demanding theirs re. mohamed has been detained for five months now. >>> revealed that smoking cigarettes can kill. social attitudes of changed a greatly deal since then but millions of people continue to die each year from tobaccos related diseases. kimberly hellcutt has the story. >> it was 1969 that the surgeon general released his report. i.t. concluded that smoking caused illness and death. it was not well received by the big tobacco companies, tobacco was one of the most profitable products in the world, promote the safety and enjoyment of cigarettes. the surgeon general's report on smoking and health led the u.s. congress to require warning labels on tobacco products and eventually it imposed tighter restrictions on cigarette advertising. the legislation was one of the most successful campaigns in the united states. smoking rates are down 59%. back in 196442% of u.s. adult

peter greste seen here is an award winning correspondent who has recorded extensively across africa. mohamed fahmy has worked for cnn, the "new york times" and the red cross. he will be questioned again tomorrow. and baher mohamed has been working with al jazeera as a producer for most of last year. again, we maintain those charges are false. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, transporting oil on the rails can be dangerous and deadly, but now something is being done to change it. >>> there has been a ruling concerning chick's tough new gun law. federal judge ruling a city wide ban on the sale of firearms is unconstitutional. the judge issue that ruling on monday. over the weekend two people died including a teenager. last year chicago had the highest homicide rate anywhere in the country. >>> wall street seems to be back in the buying mood again. the dow right now is up, 118 points after a rather sluggish start to the new year. that bitter cold being felt is driving up the price of natural gas. futures are higher by 1.5%. several gas pipeline suppliers are warning of tight suppliie

and they are in a prison outside of tiro and peter greste is an award winning correspondent who hasorted extensively across africa and he has worked for cnn, "new york times" and red cross and also an accomplished author and baher mohamed who has been working with al jazeera as a producer for most of last year. and there is plenty more ahead on this al jazeera news hour, the price some women pay for beauty, we will show you some of the extremes that people go to to win the coveted ms. venezuela title. extreme cold not seen in decades and how the united states is dealing with this. and the world will bid farewell to a football legend on monday and to be laid to rest and more in sports coming up. ♪ sudan's president is in duba, the capitol helping the counterparts negotiate the end of a three-week conflict. fighting between government forces and those loyal have killed at least a thousand people and sudan thinks it could drag down the economy and we report from there. >> it looks like business as usual here. but below the surface there is deep concern. >> translator: conflict in the s

producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been held without charge for 26 days, aaccuse of spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. allegations that al jazeera says are fabricated. the other two journalists are from our sister channels, abdullah al-shami is a reporter and mohammed badr is a cameraman, and they have been detained for five months. >> morocco scrapped a law allowing rapists to scept charge if they married their accuse ir. it came to prominence after a girl killed herself when pored to marry her rapist. the law applied to girls under the age of 18. >> south sudan's president salva kiir accused u.n. staff of supporting rebel fighters who tried to overthrow fighters. in an interview salva kiir rejected u.n. accusations that his forces may have committed war crimes. >> i'm confident that our forces acted according to the international laws. assist not now that we are ruling our own country, that we can come about to abuse our own people, i will not accept that. this blanket accusation i don't like that both sides did this, >> what is t

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been in custody for 30 days. they are accused of spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says such allegations are unfound the the >> two other journalists are being held. reporter abdullah al-shami and mohammed badr have been detained for five months. >> japan's textbook will show a set of disputed islands as japanese territory. >> translation: it's natural for a government to teach its own territory to its children. we decided to clarify the description of this guideline. we, together with the japanese foreign ministry hope to give a necessary explanation to neighbouring nations about the reasoning behind the division. >> let's speak to harry faucet, covering that story for us. the seeans, in response released a highly critical statement of the japanese revision. >> that's right. redictable fury to the decision by the japanese education ministry and government to make the change in teaching manuals that give teaching points to teachers in middle schools and high schools. the south koreans call

produced mohamed fahmy and bader mohammed, and peter greste have been held for 19 days. and they're being accused of joining muslim brotherhood, which al jazeera call fabrications. two other journalists have been detained for five months. >>> still to come on al jazeera, the gift of flight, the new treatment for people who live with an incurable disease. time to get the roof on. the temperatures soar as the australian open. >> good to have you with us. these are our top stories on al jazeera. the trial of four men accused to be involved in the murder of lebanon prime minister nine years ago. they have been indicted but they have not been arrested. >>> at least three people have died in a car explosion, 22 others have been injured. the attack happened in the main square close to a municipal building. >>> and 34 usa air force officers responsible for launching nuclear missiles have been accused of cheating on their tests, while others who knew about the cheating failed to report it. >>> federal forces in mexico have stepped up their efforts to control the western state as

producers mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste, al jazeera says the allegations are fabricateds demanding their release. the other two journalists are from our are th sister channel. they have been detained for five months now. >>> first day of the international car show in detroit. aask may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts, dispense with the fluff and get straight to the point. >> i'm on the ground every day finding stories that matter to you. >> in new orleans... >> seattle bureau... >> washington... >> detroit... >> chicago... >> nashville... >> los angeles... >> san francisco... >> al jazeera america, take a new look at news. aa >> tougher day on wall street t. looking at the big board the dow trading down 107 points right now. investors in a selling mood ahead of some important corporate earnings reports comi

accused of joining a terrorist group and are being held separately in a prison outside of cairo and peter gresten here in the last report with cairo is reported extensively across africa and fahmy has worked with cnn, the "new york times" and red cross and also an accomplished author. and baher mohamed has been working with al jazeera as a producer for most of last year. face-to-face talks to prevent a full-scale war in south sudan started in ethiopia and the sudan government is expected to talk about brokering a cease fire and there has been a deal with the government but others are talking about oil fields and mohamed has more. >> reporter: sudan president said the visit to duba was a combination of mediation and support for south sudan and not one party against the other. >> translator: we came so we can get a sense of what our role should be and what needs doing. we are convinced that harmed conflict will only create complications to do no good and the people of south sudan must and will come back to the negotiating table. >> reporter: but president bashir's return a few hours later, made it

times and other news organizations wrote: >> producers mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste have been held in custody for a couple of weeks. two other journalists from al jazeera's sister channels are in egyptian custody and have been detained for five months. al jazeera is demanding their immediate release. >> senator john mccain also tweeted: >> the north american auto show is traditionally the first chance of the year for auto makers to showcase new concepts and the city of detroit to strut their stuff. it brings in there $300 million. it's a chance for the big three to build on a promising 2013. ford, chrysler if and general motors had their best sales, selling $15.6 million new cars and trucks. al jazeera's ali velshi is in detroit where ford is a big attraction. he spoke to ford's ceo alan malawi about the show, the future and concerns. >> we announced the f150 and all the developments. it is lightweight material, turbo charging and all the improvements that we are making in fuel mileage. hauling capability and cargo capability, and the features. it's a great day for f

mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security, and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. the other two journalists are from the sister channels. the others are a reporter centre al jazeera arabic. they have been detained for five months now. >> the afghan president hamid karzai has long accused the united states of pushing him out of office. now he has a major voice backing the claim. the former u.s. secretary of defense. the allegations in gate's book is likely to strain ties between the two countries. >> it was an accusation dismissed as paranoia. during the election campaign in 2009. afghan president accused the u.s. of trying to get rid of him. >> there were a lot of stories in the british media of the plans in washington to bring a change into the structure of gompance in ag, to weaken the government of afghanistan and to go to the strong daylight in afghanistan and to put through them to afghanistan. >> now excerpts from u.s. defense secretary robert gates book is true. gates rights abou

mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste all accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera continues to maintain that the allegations are false. >>> sectarian violence in the central african republic has claimed more than 1200 lives. the fighting also displaying thousands of people. entire groups fleeing and hiding in the bush. but some of those who left their homes are now starting to return. >> reporter: people have fled houses burnt down. these villages have suffered attack f after attack. but in this settlement, hundreds of people emerge from the bush for the visit of a un official. >> coming back now to rebuild your lives. >> reporter: they were hanging on his every word. >> we want to hear about your needs. [ applause ] >> reporter: he was shown all that is left by the help center, everything taken by the selica militia. these people don't have a government that can help them. >> the institutions of the state here don't exist. there is no health infrastructure, or schooling infrastructure. we really have to step