i give her credit going for qatar. the problem i would say is that we have to say michelle obama on one side and liberals are celebrating that. she should also celebrate the fact we're standing our ground. i would hope we'd have more troops in afghanistan. pat: wre going to send armies in to protect women's right throughout the muslim world? tom: we have soldiers who are training them to take over. eleanor: actually, there are a lot of girls going to school in afghanistan. they're going to have to sustain some changes. they're not going to go back to the 12th century. tom: places like kandahar in the south -- john: i find it odd we haven't seen that much of -- right until this. clarence: i don't find it odd but i find it significant. she was a lot of places that the media don't cover but she also picks and chooses where she goes very carefully. she doesn't go everywhere that the president goes. i think this is indicative of what eleanor was talking about earlier. this shows how important this issue is to her and i thin

that gave him an invitation to move to qatar.y took it. >> very quick. it was just september and he's already off to qatar. >> all right. hope the best for them. >> coming up in our next half hour, donald trump and 9/11. after insisting he saw thousands of people cheering in jersey city as the towers collapsed. this morning what he's now saying about what he saw happening at those towers. >> first getting a jump on your holiday shopping. how playing your cards right can lead to deep discounts on items that almost never go on sale. that's next on "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. today, 1 out of every 4 american kids is hispanic. that means many of the future doctors who will care for us, the engineers who will build our cities, the scientists and entrepreneurs of our country can be your kids. we all know how hard it is for you to send them to college. this is why we want you to know you are not alone, and every day, more people support you to make it happen. many support you, and t

organizers of the qatar boat show is hoping to exceed $27 million in sales. we have this report from doha >>> for the captain of the superyacht, polishing, waxing and wiping are in a day's work, work done with the commitment, meticulous attention to detail, and a lot of passion. >> we know everything about the yachts. just like he arrive. it's more than taking care of your wife, this boat. >> reporter: this and her sister superyacht are the stars of the third edition of the qatar international boat show. at 41 meters, the 16.5 million floating palace is the biggest super yacht docked here, and some of the world's coolest boats are on display. 120 manufacturers and dealers are exhibiting their latest boats, jet skis, canning et cetera and -- gadgets and gismos. >> being here, this is giving access to existing clientele and showing what we are up to these days, and as a builder, we need customer feedback to grow the company and develop new models. >> more than 50,000 from 54 country are expected to attend. last year's show generated $30 million in sales. but th

in qatar.s as a ridiculous a place to play football as america in 1994. >> seth: yes, and in 1994 -- >> the irish team, they went to new jersey to play italy. they were all sunburned within five minutes. [ laughter ] >> just think how ireland -- poor ireland is thinking about going to qatar. they can't possibly deal with that. [ laughter ] >> seth: have to look forward to in just only five short years. we get to watch italian players burst into flame on the pitch. [ laughter ] >> that's a promo. that's a promo. >> seth: that's a promo. world cup action is heating up. >> america will be watching. >> seth: america will be watching, and we're all watching you guys every monday, a fantastic show. thank you so much for coming back on "late night." >> thank you for having us. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: give it up for roger bennett and michael davies, everybody. "men in blazers" airs monday night at 11:00 on nbc sports. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ on his legendary quest jack w

>> no. >> so you think qatar's playing both sides?> i think qatar's absolutely playing both sides. >> do they harbor people who give money to terrorist groups but have a military base where they can go and attack terrorist groups. >> but individuals in the united states have sanctioned just down the road is where this base is and if the united states chose to do so, it would not be too difficult to launch airstrikes if we were convinced or conduct some sort of operation. >> you mentioned that the united states has the authority to go after these people who are contributing to foreign terrorist organizations. >> if it chooses to use that capacity. >> to your knowledge -- this is my last question. to your knowledge -- i have two questions. how many people are we talking about that are contributing money to terrorist groups? >> the people sanctioning qatar, it's, can be counted on a single hand. >> it's not very many. second, have we ever extradited, prosecuted or taken out somebody who has biven monte terrorist groups to your knowledge?

. >>> and superyachts on displacing in qatar. >>> in sport another slow start for the atlanta hawks.ion from the nba coming up a little later. ♪ >>> first details emerging of a major police operation involving forces in at least six different countries. a series of arrests were made of individuals alleged to be linked to isil. >> reporter: interesting, listening to imran's story. this story relates to a recruitment ring. recruiting young europeans, kurds to go fight in iraq and syria with the aim of extending the region in iraq. after five years of investigating and listening in to internet chat room conversations, that resulted in coordinated raids in six european countries, 26 premises, documents, computers seized and at least 13 individuals arrested out of a total of 17 arrest warrants. all of those people accused of being involved in terrorism offenses. italians describe this as the most important police operation to take place in europe in 20 years. they say they have effectively smashed this recru recrurecrui recruit -- recruitment ring. the leader went there as a refugee in 19

that gave him an invitation to move to qatar. they took it. >> very quick. it was just september and he already off to qatar. >> all right. hope the best for them. >>> coming up in our next half hour, donald trump and 9/11. after insisting he saw thousands of people cheering in jersey city as the towers collapsed. this morning`what he's now saying about what he saw happening at those towers. >>> but first, getting a jump on your holiday shopping. how playing your cards right can lead to deep discounts on items that almost never go on sale. that's next on "world news now." >>> orld news now" continues stations [ cats meowing to christmas music ] >> that's the christmas soundtrack. >> how did they get a recording of me singing in the shower? >> that is -- that's a good little sound track. isn't it? of course, with black friday approaching, many of us are already looking beyond the thanksgiving dinner menu and going straight to the sales ads. >> this morning we have one savvy strategy for getting deep discounts on items that almost

he is still in qatar if you want to pronounce it wrong. his lawyers are back with a demand for the simple apology and $15 million. a quick recap. he brought a clock to school that looked nothing like a clock and everything like a bomb. he was asked why his clock looked like a bomb and why he brought such a thing to school. that's not all. his lawyers say their clie -- client's reputation is permanently scared and he suffers trauma and his name will be known with the most contentious and de sigh vive socio political issue of our time. his lawyers say he never threatened anyone as they threatened the mayor and the police and the school saying if you fail to come -- comply with the above demands we will file a civil action. it is true the boy has suffered fame and adoration. a white house invitation from the president of the united states. praise from world leaders leaders and google and facebook and a full scholarship from the qatar foundation and invitation to join qs young innovators program where he is today. the list goes on and on. but

the emir of qatar has been paying a visit to the state of venezuela.he has signed bilateral agreements with president nicolÁs maduro. it will strength agreements between qatar and south american regions including oil. they say the new measures will benefit both countries. now exactly 100 years since albert einstein published his theory of general relativity, revolutionizing our understanding our universe, an turning the scientist into an unlikely celebrity. we go to bern where he discovered the groundwork for his later discoveries. >> einstein's theories of general relativity came ten years after e equals mc squared. it added the force of gravity to the equation and predicted how it can bend light and onto the passage of time. this has been widely observed by space telescopes and has allowed astro physicists to figure out that a quarter of the university is made up of dark matter. >> it will not enough to produce that distortion. you need extra mass that you cannot see. that mass is called dark matter, and the analysis of dark matter comes because of e

this is a true football. >> these are just some of the 140 files shown at the film festival in qatar. they are not just from established film-makers. this neem is horizons. -- theme is"ions. it show cased their talent. more than 50 countries are screened at the festival. the lucky few wins top prizes in the categories and the horizon rewords. providing a boost in a competitive international industry >>> all the news on the website. there assist on the screen, aljazeera.com. youth came from. >> a political fire storm. tens of thousands of children from central america showed up on the border trying to enter the united states alone. >> you can't send your children up here and let them stay. >> the obama administration took unprecedented measures to keep them out. on to honduras where violence is still forcing people out and talked

>> no they pay for it. >> so you think qatar is playing both sides. >> i think qatar is absolutely playing both sides. >> they harbor people that give money to terrorists group but they also have a military base where the united states can go a and attack terrorists groups. >> yes. and individuals the united states have sanctioned live just down the wroed from where the u.s. base is and if the united states chose to do so, it would not be difficult to launch air strikes if we were convinced. >> you mentioned that the united states has the authority to go after these people who are contributing to foreign terrorists organizations. >> if it choose to use that capacity, it's hard to -- >> to your knowledge -- this is my last question. to your knowledge, of those different -- i have two questions. how many people are we talking about that are contributing money to the terrorists group? >> you could count them on a single hand. >> it's not very many. >> yeah. >> and second, have we ever extradited, prosecuted or taken out somebody who is giving money to terrorists groups to your knowledge? >> h

. >> we'll take you to a film festival in qatar where more than 100 movies are being screened.creened. >> france holding a memorial ceremony for those killed in the paris attacks. president hollande promised to destroy the army of fanatics behind the attacks. the as her moneys brought together the families of the victims as well as survivors. >> pope francis in uganda for the second leg of his africa tour. he spoke out against corruption and tribalism, saying they hamper progress there. >> the turkland mountainous region in syria has become under intense airstrikes after it was captured by rebels. we have this report. >> the sound of shelling and airstrikes hardly stop in this area bordering turkey near the turkman mountains. right here in front of me is part of the turkman mountains that's been under heavy artillery shelling all morning. after an early offensive, it's been under heavy bombardment. this area has been hit on both sides. the regime controlled the area earlier this week. rebels retook it tuesday. this is when the russian airstrikes started to target the area then

first lady michelle obama met qatar yesterday. mrs. obama met with troops as she visited the al-udeid air base in doha with comedian and late-night talk show host conan o'brien. the base in qatar hosts the forward headquarters for u-s central command, as well as aircraft involved in the military campaign targeting isis militants in syria and iraq. the first lady spoke with soldiers prepares to deliver a speech later today as part of her "let girls learn" initiative at the 2015 world innovation summit for education, sponsored by the qatar foundation. a democratic effort to delay privatization of medicaid in iowa has failed in a legislative oversight hearing. democratic lawmakers on the health policy oversight committee proposed a motion asking governor ter branstad to hold off on implementing the privatization plan for six months. but republicans opposed it and the proposal didn't move forward. branstad's plan to move medicaid to private management is scheduled to start january 1. as the 2 billion dollar c-f industries project continues

the annual event started in 2004, and brought together 3,000 people in qatar, hoping to show off robotic creations. terence baisley has been to meet them. >> reporter: with 2.5 hours to finalise and build their robot, the machines must deliver the correct blocks to the top of the mountain, no easy feat when it has to operate without human intervention. this event brings together more than 3,000 young robot enthusiasts from more than 45 countries, intent on learning and showing off their skills. >> we have different advantage and can talk to each other. and they know about the advantages, and we have known from that. >> it makes our brain more advanced. no matter how big or small the robot is, you have to manage it. talking about interesting things with the people, and you learn about it. >> reporter: one competition - teams designed robots to extract resources from potentially dangerous places - from water on mars to volcanic ash mining. each team was judged on creativity and ingenuity. >> we have seen something way out of the box, and in the theme, but something we have not seen or expe

. >>> and we'll take you inside a documentary film festival in qatar where more than a hundred moviesre being screened. ♪ >>> hello the russian foreign minister says moscow has questions about turkey's commitment in fighting what he called terrorism in syria. he's just wrapped up a news conference in moscow along with his syrian counterpart. they agreed the only way for a political peace process to begin is to get the opposition and the syrian government talking with the help of the international community. >> translator: we have agreed that a list of terrorist groups that will be excluded from any political negotiations needs to be drafted. it will then need to go through the u.n. security council. it is absolutely clear that without it, political peace talks cannot take place. >>> the syrian foreign minister accused turkey of being in collusion with isil. >> translator:: isis militants receive free passages. they receive medical help and weapons from turkey. turkey made the steps to shoot down the russian jet because it supports and encourages those terrorists. >> let's bring in ror

. >>> qatar have made it six wins out of six. qatar hammered their opponent, 15-0 in september.he beating wasn't so severe. qatar's top group [ inaudible ]. >>> belgium's friendly with brussels has been canceled over security concerns following the attacks in france. france's match is going ahead with their match against england. a suicide bomber struck outside of their national stadium. one of the players cost a cousin in the attacks. the french captain says he hopes something positive can come out of tuesday's game. >> and of course there will be a lot of emotion from -- from us, from players, but as i say, we are in england, and we know that english people are very respectful, and -- and obviously it will be a great moment of solidarity. >> i really can't imagine how this game is going to go, and what sort of football is going to be played. i have never played a game four days after a tragedy of this immense proportion, but the game is to go ahead, and we will prepare and try to play the best game we can play, but iing can't deny there are other issues at stake here. >>> aust

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and we will take you inside a documentary film festival in qatar where over 100 movies are being screenedwelcome back and you are with al jazeera, i'm peter and reminder of the headlines today and france holding a memorial ceremony for 130 killed in paris attacks and francois hollande promised to destroy the army of fanatics and brought together the families of victims as well as survivors and prime minister holding talks with counterpart in moscow on agenda i.s.i.l. and political process after the recents talks in vienna. pope francis has spoken out against corruption and what he calls tribalism in kenya and both hampering progress he told thousands of young people there who came to hear him speak in the capitol nairobi. four children died after their boat sunk in turkey and asylum who set off and the turkish coast guard rescued 51 others on the vessel and germany asylum seekers after the balkins after rejecting the applications and germany will send back refugees whose travel dock ps have been destroyed and they were declared safe last september and means the citizens don't qualify for

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i'm at the world robot olympic in qatar with 3,000 of the world's smartest young minds have come together for robot supremacy. ♪ the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. ♪ welcome back, let's take you to our top stories now, passed off smoothly in what is myanmar's freest election ever and the national league for democracy is expected to win most of the votes. palestinian has been shot dead by israeli security forces in the latest wave of violent incidents to take place in the occupied west bank. member of the team investigating the metro jet plane crash

. >> and i'm at the world robot olympia in doha qatar with 3,000 of the world's smartest young man's have came together to battle robot supremacy. ♪ myanmar opposition party appears to be heading for landslide victory in historic election and national league by democracy led by suu-khi has 70% of the vote and opposition won the first 12 seats in parliament and ruling union solidarity party backed by the military will accept the results and people in myanmar can only choose 75 per sent of the seats in parliament because 25% are reserved for the military. let's go to wayne he wrshgs who is live for us and wayne still waiting for final results but the nld have done extremely well. >> reporter: early indications are it's on track and certainly there is speculation behind the scenes and certainly no celebration from nld party just yet but believe they are on track to win the majority of seats in parliament which will mean it will be able to form the government without having to rely on any other minor parties which would then risk of course the ruling party and usdp linking up with milita

. >> reporter: and i am terrik bassly at the world robot olympic i can't here in qatar.ld' smartest young mind have come together to battle for robot supremacy. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera myanmar's ruling party says they will accept the results of the election. the national league for democracy party is claiming more than 70% of votes counted. >>> australia says it's trying to bring a riot at a controversial immigration detention center on christmas island under control. did hdetainees began frosting aa man died after escaping over the weekend. >>> croatia's on the since party has claimed a narrow victory in parliamentary elections but now they will face tough talks to form a coalition government. >>> human rights watch says more than 400,000 syrian refugees children living in turkey are unable to continues their education, despite a government policy that formally grant them access to public schools. human rights watch is calling on turk and it's international community to insure schooling for refugees children. warn, the lack of education could

. >> i'm president world robot olympia here in doha, qatar where the smartette minds have come togethero battle for robot supremacy. >> how this latest arrival in shanghai stole the million dollar prize in one of golf's biggest tournaments. >> in burundi, unidentified gunman killed nine people as a bar in the capital. security forces have been carrying out searches after a presidential deadline expired to hand in illegal weapons. there are fears the ultimatum may thack burundi toward civil war. in july, the president won a controversial third term in office. his opponents say it was against the constitution. it was upheld by a special court. sporadic fighting between his supporters and opponents have led to the death of 13 just in the last week alone. many have found a stronghold in the capital. people are frightened. >> we just lost loved ones. they have been savagely killed. we want justice and want to know the truth. we also want to know the reason for these hateful crimes. that's all we ask for. >> we are very scared of what is to come. we see our neighbors fleeing and we also decid

omar al saleh is in doha, qatar. >> the powerful tribes have been fighting each other since septemberf last year. the deal calls for an immediate ceasefire, returning the displaced and opening the road leading to obadi. after 14 months of war i think all of us are convinced that no one has any interest in war. the implementation is poorntd we hopimportantan we hope neighbors will help us. the spark of war can reach many countries including europe. >> there are fears of renewed fighting. negotiations were secretly taking place here in doha sings april. they were tough and detailed. now the question is whether this ceasefire deal will end clashes between the two tribes which lasted for over a year. some tribal leaders blame for the crisis and blame unity. >> the two tribes lived together in the desert for many years. there are fingers of regional powers and political contributions and ideologies it is not merely a tribal conflict. >> the qatar envoy hopes for the stability of the situation. >> the cornerstone for the stability of entire libya because you know how spread is the space the

. >> do we have a military base in qatar?ey tapered. >> so you think they are paying both sides -- playing both sides. >> i think they're absolutely playing both sides. areo they harbor people who paying terrorist groups but they also have a military base where the united states can go and attack terrorist groups. >> is the united states chose to do so, it would not be too difficult to launch airstrikes, if we were convinced -- >> you mentioned that the united states has the authority to after these people who are contributing to foreign terrorist organizations. >> if he chooses to use that capacity -- >> to your knowledge, this is my last question, how many people are we talking about that are contributing money to terror groups? >> people in qatar, you could count them on a single hand. >> it is not very many. everecond, have we exercise, prosecuted, or taken out somebody who has given money to terror groups, to your knowledge? >> the united states sought to a man from qatar territory in the 1990's. he was a senior al qaeda

other parties, like qatar, getting together ail the outside parties to decide who they think should be included in future peace talks might actually be a smart move. >> emma, good to talk to you. thank you so much for joining us. emma ashford is a visiting color at tha scholar at cato institute. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> you're the first one on the scene. suicides, homicides, the roof is crushing into somebody's chest. >> what is the number one cause of death for police officers? >> suicide. >> you're caught with a minor infraction, improper lane change, let's say >> reporter: and it's more than you can pay right now. and in two dozen states, you can be sent to jail for not paying up. raising the money to pay is tough behind bars, and if you make partial payments, the amount owed grows and grows. in some jurisdictions it's a 21st century bondage, chasing

. >> they live overseas in qatar when he was offered a scholarship after the arrest.the clock boy have a case? let us know on facebook, send an email at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. >>> heather? >> thank you. kelly. something else people are talking about enraged shoppers in staten island for pulling the mug for cheer. they saw the christmas tree in the parking lot again this year. annual santa parade canceled. they heard the out cry and they will host a holiday e vent next week but santa won't be back until next year. >> a university suspended a free yo ga cla -- going gyoga class said it could offend people. there are cultural issues involved in the practice. the student federation president says the class is on hold until they can find a way to make it quote more acceptable. >> the time is 24 after the top of the hour. police across the country coming under attack. >> bad time to have demoralized police departments. >> why demoralized cops could mean trouble when it comes to protecting people against terror threats. >> is there a drone on your christmas list the re

a ceasefire agreement has been signed in qatar aimed at ending months of fighting in southern libya, calling for the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced people. omar al saleh was at the time ceremony. >> reporter: hopefully turning a new leaf in southern libya, these people are members of the warring tribes. the powerful tribes have been fighting each other since september last year. the deal calls for an immediate ceasefire, ending the armed presence, returning the displaced and opening the main road leading to obadi. >> signing this deal means the start of the constructions and development period and reconciliation. after 14 months of war, i think recall of us are convinced that no one has any interest in war. the implementation is important and we hope neighboring countries will help us. because the spark of war can reach all countries including europe. >> reporter: many here are hailing this deal a success but there are fears of renewed fighting. negotiations were secretly taking place here in doha since april. they were tough and contentious, some tribal leaders blame f

from qatar she will travel to jordan and visit a school supported by the u.s.gency for international development. she also plans to visit petra. >>> new this morning, it's official. dusty baker is the new manager of the washington nationals. we told you bud black was the favorite for the job last week, but reports said the sides could not agree on a contract so they moved on. baker most recently managed the reds two years ago. he also won manager of the year three times. tom? >> you will love what is about to come here. the next couple of days. today is the first day of mild autumn weather. afternoon highs should be around 70 in washington,north and western suburbs from the shenandoah valley to the suburbs may hit 70. lots of sunshine. around the bay maybe a bit cooler. upper 60s for high. tomorrow, gorgeous day. thursday, a chance of a passing sprinkle, chance of upper 60s for highs. maybe neither record high of 78 on friday. a lot of clouds around. late afraid night, saturday morning a late shower is possible. much cooler sunday and monday. sun back, highs in

countries in the region like sars, kuwait, qatar, the uae, countries of enormous wealth and resources, have contributed far too little in the fight against isis. that must change. king abdulla is absolutely rilgt when he says that the muslim nations must lead the fight against isis and that includes and must include some of the most wealthy and powerful nations in the region who up to this point, have done far too little. saudi arabia turns out has a third largest defense budget in the world. yet instead of fighting isis, they are focused more on a campaign to oust iran back hoeffly rebels in yemen. kuwait, a country whose ruling family was restored to power by the united states driving saddam hussein's iraq out of kuwait, has been a well-known kuwait people in kuwait, have been well-known sources of financing for isis and other violent extremists. it has been reported that qatar will spend up to $200 billion on the 2022 world cup, including the construction of an enormous number of facilities to host that event. 200 billion on hosting a soccer event, yet very little to fight isis. wo

in my view, entries in the region like saudi arabia, kuwait, qatar, uae, countries of enormous wealth and resources have contributed far too little in the fight against isis. [applause] and that must change. king abdullah is absolutely right when he says the muslim nations must lead the fight against isis and that includes some of the most wealthy and powerful nations in the region, who up until this point have done far too little. saudi arabia has the third largest defense budget in the world. instead of fighting isis, they are fighting -- focusing more on seikhaign to put down rebels in yemen. the ruling family was restored to power by united states troops after the first gulf war. they have been a well-known source of financing for isis and other violent extremists. qatar been reported that will spend $200 billion on the 2022 world cup including the construction of in a norm is number of facilities to host that event. $200 billion to host a soccer event, yet very little to fight against isis. [applause] change.t [applause] and powerful muslim nations in the region can no longer sit