just ahead and more silk road fallout now two men involved in vick when exchanges have been arrested and charged for money laundering authorities say they laundered one million dollars of virtual currency for the plaque market website more on that coming up and a cia whistleblower john kiriakou is calling out corruption from his prison cell in pennsylvania his latest letter accuses prison officials of violating his rights by censoring his communication with the press the details from chiappe curiosity behind bars later in the show. it's tuesday january twenty eighth four pm in washington d.c. i'm lynn neary david you're watching r.t. america. we begin today with the gun violence in the u.s. over the weekend a mall shooting took place in columbia maryland a city located just outside of washington d.c. the shooting highlights the increase the increase in gun violence across america in recent years research released by yele school of medicine estimates that out of the over ten thousand kids shot in the u.s. in two thousand and nine at least one third of them died additionally according

the fbi seized more than a million in bitcoins in profits from silk road, held in the silk road servers. what about the anonymity. bitcoin would give it to you. if you find the guys doing the allegedly illegal acts is a lesson to be learnt. it's not fully anonymous, that there are ways of tracing. when the website was seized, it's not clear that the users of the site were outed. the administrator of the site was identified allegedly. it doesn't mean the users of the site - charlie shrem did use the site. he - if this indictment had happened, we may not know that. the anonymity of the tools seem to have held other human errors that the administrators of the site made, that allowed them to be caught. if they went after the site, they may not have been able to trace the people buying the illegal drugs. >> exactly. how big a hit is this going to be to bitcoin to have an evanningelist put behind bars temporarily? >> it's a black eye for bitcoin's public perception. i think it can recover, as it recovered from the take down of the silk road. charlie shrem was a noted public figure, and his in

ross, who was running silk road, they were back in business.hen he was arrested, i think in today's dollars he had $38 million. the bitcoin rate is changing. the federal bureau of investigation seized over a million dollars of bit coins. they were held in the bitcoin servers. >> now if they are finding the guys doing illegal acts or allegedly illegal acts, is a lesson to be learnt. that they are not fully anonymous. when the website was seized, it's not clear that the users of the site were outed. they were identified as russ albright. charlie shrem himself did use the site to buy marijuana. if this indictment happened, we might not know that. the tools used, bike bitcoin. there were other human errors that administrators made, allowing them to be caught. >> they were able to go after the site. they may not have been able to trace the people dying the illegal drugs. how big a hit is this to have an evangelist put behind bars. it's a black eye. for a public perception. yes, charlie was a noted public figure and his investors. the winklevoss will

instant shrum was arrested on charges of scheming to sell the fair appearances to the operator of silk road that another one you won't want to miss much as we head to a quick break here is a look at some of today's closing numbers stick around. we welcome marinate in abby martin truly terrific osho on the our team at work. is going to give you the numbers might give you one stock never i'll give you the information you make the decision don't worry about it i'll bring you the word the revolution of the mind it's a revolution of ideas and consciousness. extremely probably would be described as angry i think in a strong. under single. on our show we've talked a lot about the washington for wall street connection and how government and banks work together and what at times seems to be a cooperative agreement to run the country well joining us to discuss this very issue is larry doyle former former mortgage backed security trader for bear stearns j.p. morgan and bank of america now he is also author of the new book in bed with wall street conspiracy crippling our global economy his book paints

when the fbi shut down the silk road site knocked over and sees millions of dollars and that points a set of digital currency was being used to cloak their vehicle traits. i was joined earlier by our keys on the stasi attract enough from our new york bureau. eleven more about this latest development at first asked her about the details and the rest of her leash friends and connections is so proud meera twenty four year old charlie friend was arrested upon landing on this weekend on sunday at new york jfk airport upon returning from amsterdam where he was giving a speech to think of the manhattan the federal courthouse where he has now been released on bond of one million dollars and is currently under former rest in his parents' home in brooklyn and he was charged with conspiring to commit money laundering with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business as well as failing to report to a lawyer nor need any suspicious activity is apt he had died quickly pled not guilty and is the thing as much as thirty years behind bars because the prosecution is saying that to defeat all of

york dragging the value of the currency down he's been charged with drug profits in the tourist silk road website. as the syrian peace talks move towards allowing trapps civilians out of the city and to get humanitarian aid in. and also the british voters who had to board for the ballot as only one in ten young people say they'll turn up for the next election up top stories. international live from a studio center in moscow is just a nine pm and seven pm in kiev where makeshift churned up pavements prevail that's how ukraine's capital looks after almost two weeks of relenting mayhem when anti-government rot is now entrenched outside the justice ministry it was stormed and occupied overnight by radical activists from the movement known as common cause. of the building but peter all of us now reports it's far from business as usual for the officials there the justice ministry is in a severe state of disarray after it was stormed by rioters on sunday evening all of its windows have been put out the most of the furniture is piled up against those windows to barricade when we spoke to those gu

more mainstream we do see less and less focus on you know there was the big sting operation against silk road that's been this in particular is related to. one of those kinds of things that you know those kinds of things are going to happen we're going to move into the. more mainstream activity what we've seen basically is the fact that people who thought that because it was another myth and they can get away with illegal activity or not realizing that's not the case here here's the question though it seems that big can't shake its nefarious connotation especially when it comes to it as

the fbi shutdown of the drug site, the silk road, replaced a few months later by the silk road 2.0.deep web aficionados, say don't blame the technology. >> i can use it to bring pregnant mothers to the hospital. , no one asks, can you stop it. >> free speech advocates, iran's green party, the syrian opposition, battered women groups, any bltio safe haifng oe web. prieives sproaks say the deep web may be fulfilling our worst fears but also fulfilling the original promise of free speech on the internet. john hendren, al jazeera, cambridge, massachusetts. >> the creator of the silk road, awaiting trial on computer hacking, money laundering, trying to arrange for a member of the silk road to be killed. he denies all the charges. on wall street. new graskts. new music. good-- in graphics, new music, new stuff. >>> stocks have been struggling for the new year. all major indices are in the red. the senate is expected to confirm janet yellen as the new chairman of the federal reserve. she would be the first woman to leave -- lead the central bank in its over 100 year history. neil, good to

a bit instant sram was arrested on charges of scheming to sell the fare poncy to the operator of silk road another one you won't want to miss much as we head to a quick break here's a look at some of today's closing numbers stick around. big bucks but. i would like to do if you did you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open press is critical to our democracy shrek albus. role. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and i was proud to mco we've been hijacked like handful of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our polity harbors once will just my job market and on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world we go beyond identifying the problem to try rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing. for ready to join the movement then welcome the. world. science technology innovation all the list of melamine still around russia we've got the future. ever heard. on our show we've talke

new york the prosecution claims charlie shrem was involved in a drug money laundering scheme the silk road website. has been following the story . this indictment these charges have come as quite a shock to anybody in the community anybody that knows charlie sram a huge pioneer of of the big quinn currency now federal prosecutors are alleging that charlie sram has been had been engaging in a scheme to sell over a million dollars in bitcoins to users of the silk road website which then subsequently enabled users to buy and sell illegal drugs and honestly and beyond the reach of law enforcement investigators say that twenty four year old from was conspiring with an underground bitcoin exchange or robber. who also was arrested prosecutors also say that personally bought drugs on the silk road website if guilty he faces up to thirty years in prison now i was reading a bit through the indictment it's really hard to separate here what they're alleging that charlie sherm did or what charlie knew about and didn't report it seems as just reading the indictment that charlie shrem was selling big kor

to the operator of silk road another one you won't want to miss much as we head to a quick break here's a look at some of today's closing numbers stick around. and . i would read that as questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question lol. i was a bit of it and i think a society. i'm sick corporation trying to convey to whom can. i think the banks are trying to get all the money and other than actually sick for politicians writing the laws and with the tax rate. coming up. here in just two. days. on our show we talk a lot about the washington for wall street connection and how government and banks work together and what at times seems to be a cooperative agreement to run the country well joining us to discuss this very issue is larry doyle former former mortgage backed security trader for bear stearns j.p. morgan and bank of america now he is also author of the new book in bed with wall street conspiracy crippling our global economy his book paints a disturbing picture of unc

the two conspireing to sell to users of the silk road. >> it was an underground website allowing users to buy and sell anonymously making it difficult to attract the trade. those that break the law can't eyed behind the computers. business models don't need to resort. when they are laundered and used to fuel criminal activity, we have no choice but to act. >> in october the floor of the silk road site was arrested on drug dealing. computer hacking and murd are for fire. it triggered a crisis in bit join and the value dropped. investors may have faith, but monday's arrest is a sign of concern. the pry si bitcoin offers makes it a haven for those that break the law. >> turkey's federal bank will raise the rate. >> it has suffered a drop in value. the prime minister is against increasing the interest rates, wanting to maintain economic growth ahead of elections. >> the humble peanut is producing a huge profit for karmers in sina gal. the reason is because people can't get enough of the protein. we have this report. >> this is no exceptional harvest. yet this was not worth much until the a

ended with a warehouse full of cash now from two thousand a level into two thousand and thirteen silk road accounted for only about four percent of all bitcoin transaction and and as we mentioned before because it is completely dwarfed by the banking system it is easy enough to turn back went into cash for this to be used for any serious serious criminal activity. i mean at this point definitely not it's hard enough to turn that going into cash you know for legitimate purposes you know and then if you're trying to hide your id even more difficult i think what you're going to see is you can see a lot of lot of the focus from the governments is going to be on ensuring proper k.y. see your customer rules don't even have occasion anti money laundering procedures and the banks are going to notice big point transactions more than they would have took the whole transaction so i think it's actually going to be more difficult to use this for criminal activity in the future now on the other hand a topic that was brought up in the hearings in new york this week is that if the equation does catch on a

by silk road 2.0.on't blame technology. >> i can kidnap people, hack banks or save people. >> it's no surprise criminals and pornographyers use it, privacy advocacy say the deep web may be fulfilling our fears, but it is also fulfilling it's promise of spre free speech. >> taking a look at business news, janet yellen will be the first woman ever to lead the federal reserve, the senate is expected to vote to confirm yellen as chairman later this afternoon. >> janet yellen's great task for the next few years is to try to achieve what ben bernanke hasn't, which is to full-fledge durable sustainable recovery. we are not there yet, but thanks to ben bernanke we are closer than we would have been. >> the jp morgan chase is said to be close to a deal in the berni madoff case. >>> t-mobile is writing a big check to verizon. the deal is worth more than $3 billion. the money will be spent on some of what is called the spectrum licenses owned by verizon. it will cover 150 million people in several major cities in

the two conspireing to sell over $1 million of bitcoins to users of silk road. it was an underground website allowing users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously making it difficult for police to attract the trades. those that break the law can't hide behind their computers. >> truly innovative business models don't need to resort to old-fashioned law making. when bit coins are used to launder and fuel criminal activity we have no choice how to act. >> ross all brict the user of the site was arrested on drug dealing, money laundering, computer hacking and murder for higher, drinkingering a crisis. >> some may have faith in the currency. monday's arrest is another sign in a growing concern. >> despite all the legal rang lings big coin's popularity soars. the price of a single bitcoin is over 5,000% in the last year. >> the mexican government captured a top leader of one of its violent drug car tells knights templar. security forces arrested the man on monday. they say he is the most senior leader of the group to be apprehended. the military will work with vig

was arrested today charged with engaging in a $1 million money-laundering scheme with a user of silk roadg the infamous black-market drug website. i believe it was referred to as the ebay of drugs. adam and i caught up with charlie earlier in the year about the problems -- i should say last year -- >> when bitcoin was trading at $60 on his way up to the peak of $1200. >> we were talking about this anonymity that you haven't bitcoin and whether that was in fact for real and what it meant from a law-enforcement that point. take a listen. >> people say the problem is that it does create all of this anonymity. it lends itself to the black- market and underground trade. >> it's interesting because it's a common misconception a bitcoin being anonymous. it allows you the ability to remain anonymous but it's not inherently anonymous. someone who is stupid and doesn't know how to be anonymous can easily be tracked down and there have been many cases where a person was selling drugs on silk road and got arrested in australia. >> careful what you say. that comes back to you. >> the fed did track cha

conspired to sell to users of the silk road since shut down.llowed users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously. making it difficult to track the trades. those who track the law canned height behind their computers. >> when bitcoins like any traditional currency are laundered and used to fuel criminal activity we have no choice but to act. >> in october ross ulbrecht was arrested on charges of drug dealing, money laundering computer hacking and murder for hire. that prompted a rush on bitcoin. >>> monday's arrests are another sign of authorities growing concern that the privacy bitcoin offers makes it a haven for those that want to break the law. kristin saloomi, al jazeera flork. >> joining us is ariva martin. >> thank you, john. >> what is the definition of money laundering? >> it's when somebody takes illegally gained money, and tries to clean it up. selling illegal weapons and then you try oput that money into a clean situation such as maybe you know using a front as a store, or some other kind of legitimate business. but it's taking ill

he claimed he sold more than a billion dollars of bitcoins to the owners of silk road. last year federal agents shut down silk road and that website and arrested the website's administrator at a public library here in san francisco. >>> president obama will make his state of the union address tomorrow night and he's expected to outline plans to address job training and retirement security. but republicans are urging people not to watch. the president posted a promo on buying, urging americans to tune into his speech. the gop claims he'll say nothing new and is airing a tv ad asking why watch a rerun. >> i at least wanting the american people to understand that while this president enjoys giving speeches, he doesn't enjoy following through on his promises. >> the white house says the president will address closing the economic gap between the middle gap and the rich. also on tomorrow's agenda, immigration reform. >>> and stay with nbc bay area for complete coverage of the president's state of the union. our coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night with brian williams.

been charged with trying to walk to one million dollars with the coins using outlawed website the silk road. if found guilty he is facing thirty years behind bars hutchings who are queuing up when i am just following the story. us federal prosecutors are accusing self proclaimed it a bit clingy than to list her leash round of selling one million dollars in it according to users of the website silk road. prosecutors say the same users of any use the digital currency to anonymously purchased drugs into the deep whether black markets. twenty four year old ceo of the instinct and co owner of the manhattan bar ever was arrested at jfk airport on sunday. he's being charged with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business money laundering conspiracy and failure to file suspicious activity reports. no according to a release from the u s attorney general's office charm allegedly conspired with the underground be calling it changer has also been arrested in connection to this case is a rest. instead we made headlines particularly because trend is known as the big boy wonder boy determined to

been charged with trying to one million dollars worth of bitcoins using alkaloid website and the silk road if he's facing such years behind bars while she's more important eyes following the story. u.s. federal prosecutors are accusing self-proclaimed bitcoin evangelist charlie shrem of selling one million dollars in bitcoin to users of the website silk road prosecutors say those same users then to use the digital currency to anonymously purchase drugs in the deep web black market the twenty four year old c.e.o. of vit instant and co owner of the manhattan bar ever was arrested at j.f.k. airport on sunday he's being charged with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business money laundering conspiracy and failure to file suspicious activity report no according to a release from the u.s. attorney general's office sram allegedly conspired with an underground exchanger who's also been arrested in connection to this case this arrest instantly made headlines particularly because shrum is known as the bitcoin wonder boy determined to help the digital currency go mainstream back in june i i

that currency gained notoriety wn the website "silk road" was busted. it offered illic >>> in march fans will be able to buy tickets and merchandise using bitcoin. that currency gained notoriety when the website silk road was busted. it offered illicit services and the only payment was bitcoin. but the kings see this as a move to recognize the tech savvy fan base. >> they will scan a qr code into their phone with one click, there will be a bit coin payment from the bitcoin wallet to the team and it's simple. >> one of the benefits of bitcoin is that it's an anonymous form of payment. it cannot be traced and that also means it can't be taxed, either. >>> it's just two days before the 49ers face the seahawks in seattle. and seattle stadium is well known for its extremely loud crowd noise. kpix 5's ryan takeo looks at exactly how loud it can be. >> reporter: seattle century link field defines opposeing advantage. in december the crowd broke a guinness world record, 137 decibels. [ screaming ] >> reporter: to give you a comparison, inside a bart train, the

his currency was being used on silk road to buy fake eye december.o buy heroin, all kinds of things. he they are saying facilitated that purchase. rather than fa alerting authorities he laundered money. is i in big trouble. >> he is in big trouble. you were several months ahead of u.s. attorney's office. melissa: preet bharara was watching show. we need to get that guy. >> he was arrested and charged being involved in a scheme to sell over a million dollars of this essentially bitcoins to a criminal enterprise, silk road, which is known to be a drug dealer. and he is facing conspiracy to launder money. he is facing having unlicensed business. melissa: will they not be able to catch the people he sold those coins to that made the transaction? are they hidden? that was the idea. that is what he promised do they get in trouble and he doesn't? >> the u.s. attorney's office planted people to pretend they were silk road people. this is sort of like the movie american hustler if you will. you had the actors pretending they were buying drugs. he could be in

there have been arrests, and the fbi shutdown of the website called "the silk road" reopened as "silk road 2". >> the car is the car. no one goes after ford saying your car is being used by criminals, try to stop it. >> reporter: there are free speech advocates any minorities seeking a safe haven on the web. in an era th they the deep web y be fulfilling our deep fears, it is also fulfilling free speech. >> agony, al all assaults in afn against women have become increasingly brutal. >>> in number one conditions her fall from grace just a week out from the world's tennis grand slam. stay with us. consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? >> welcome back. let's takes you to our top storie

, replaced two months later by the silk road 2.0. >> i can use a car to kidnap people, to rob banksr bring pregnant mothers to the hospital and save people. no one goes after ford saying your car is used in criminal activity, can you stop it? >> reporter: in an era in which the u.s. national security agency has tapped into communications of much of the world, privacy advocates say the deep web may be fulfilling our worse fears. >>> defending the president's policy, the white house says the pullout from iraq is not to blame for escalating violence there. plus polar vortex is being blamed for these record-low temperatures across the country, we'll explain what it is next. girls making up documentation at a copier. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york, and here are the top stories. jobless issues, tomorrow the senators will take up the issue of extending benefits for the lo long-term unemployed. and homeless organizations hit the roads trying to protect people from deadly temperatures. and flights canceled jet blue stopped departures out of boston a

the fbi's shut down of the drug site the silk road, replaced two months later by the silk road 2.0, butthose rely on human sources. >> i can use it to kidnap people, rob banks, bringing a pregnant woman to the hospital. a car is a car, can you stop it? >> it's no surprise criminals and pornographers are early adopters, but so are the green party, any minority seeking a safe haven on the web. an era in which the u.s. national security agency has tapped into much of the communications of the world, the deeb weapon may be fulfilling one of our most unusual fears, but free speech on the internet. john hendren, cambridge, massachusetts. >> human rights workers say assaults against women are becoming increasingly brutal. and milking it, why the world's biggest milk producer, india, could soon be delivering around the world. >>> andrew's president, raul will be here with all the details on that. is and how the fallout could effect the safety of americans >> are dangerous amounts of radioactive water, leaking into the pacific eververyday? >> join america tonight's michael okwu for an exclusive

bitcoin on the black market site silk road. joining mees ising richard barrington. rimped thanks to have you. good to see you. >> thanks for having me on. >> i want to touch on home sales. i guess we could call it a slight dip slightly blow expectations. why is it happening right now after the surge we saw in the fall? >> well, two reasons and one is that around mid year last year we saw mortgage rates rise by just over a full percentage point. that has -- that forms kind of a head wind for the housing market. but the other thing is that recently we're beginning to see some evidence of weakness in the economy. probably the most prominent example of that was the new jobs report for december showed that the economy created only 74,000 jocks in december. that number had been running around twofned,000 jobs a month so it looks like the economy may have taken a step back. >> we're also anticipating this fed meeting coming up tomorrow and the what do we expect to hear there? what are you looking for as far as signs about what the fed feels about the economy and housing? >

. >> more fall out tonight from the federal bust of the on line black market web site silk road withles. may remember last year the accused mastermind of the web site guy named ross bull brick was arrested in san francisco glen park library. now 2 business executives involved with the digital currency#am bit coin arrested as well. federal officials claim charles sham and robertville knowingly sold more than 1 million dollars in bit coin to make illegal purchase on silk road. prosecutors say shim bought drug there is as well. >>> new documents leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden suggest the government could be spraying on you through the app on your smart phone. documents published in "the new york times"and 2 other newspapers show how games like angry bird or google mapping service can supply spy agency with huge amounts of personal information. not clear whether they are monitoring your apps. nsa said today it is focus solely on valid foreign intelligence targets. >> san francisco mayor ed lee one of several honored guests to be invite to sit with first lady michelle obam

says tou we jettison the woods is which many merchants can stop along the silk road through to today. the use of the houses and folsom time look like an old man in the last years waiting passengers along the busy modern rights. i knew. the e street the center was to surprise people and vehicles and eleven times and the time to stop and see them at close range. it shows the article the option tyre maker chores and sundays if i die. radio with but you add it to me and mom wanted to teach. so is otis uconn were shown being gone. i do no more huge it was a need with your peace winston hands and the two princesses one nine two long nights of the winston regions the coach of content the shooting tool for offenses to know was very beautiful and very good at singing and dancing the seventy one c apiece to pa school sean who was in town and see the supply routes. jim team held a grand banquet folder which included john thompson music. to express gratitude. he should play a song. the king was intoxicated. and decided to keep their hands. this one i missed it off. second a listen to me without a

that was shut down and then replaced by silk road 2.0 and relied heavily on human sources and they blame technology. >> i can kid name people or rob banks or a car and a car is a car and no one is saying your car is used by criminals, can you stop it. >> reporter: it's no surprise that criminals and pornographers are early adopters and any mine tears seeking a safe haven on the web when the security agency tapped into communication of much of the world, the deep web may be fulfilling the worst fears but also the promise of free speech on the internet and al jazeera cambridge, massachusetts. >> reporter: environmental groups says it has evidence that japanese people are killing whales in a protected area. it's on this video of dead whale in a sanctuary and japan defends the killing of whale as scientific research. india space program has taken a leap with the launch of a rocket using cutting-edge technology and two attempts in 2010 failed and we report. >> lift off. >> reporter: the booster technology that launched this rocket puts india in the same league as just five other countri

can you buy -- could you buy drugs on silk road, yes?government be regulating what you can buy and what you can't buy? some people think no. there is the liberty tarean i know. i know it would be surfacing one of these days. >> those people are supporters of bit coin and supporters of something like silk road. >> thank you, matt. >> anytime. >> 26 past the hour. alex steele is on the markets. hey, alex. >> we're looking at a pretty rough day for the markets overall. the dow is not as bad as it was before down 187 points for the of a percent..8 a u.s. senator called for a probe into the company's investigations. he sent letters to the f.e.c. asking the agencies to look into herbal life business practices. they are accusing the company of being a pyramid scheme. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back to "street smart." about 30 minutes from the closing ball, i'm mark chumpton. >> not looking good at all. a lot of concerns about the chinese factory data that came out today has jefferson worried, mark, about a global slowdown. >> global slowdown market as you

are accused of attempting to sell more than $whu $1 million e currency on the black website silk road >>> analysts expect strong sales of iphones and ipads. results are out after the close of trading. >>> for years, california's medicaid program, rob reynolds reports a shortage of doctors threatens to make the search even harder. >> jennifer hon has always wanted to be a doctor. first year medical student with a strong desire to serve. >> ultimately one of my major goals going into medicine was hopefully to work with more underserved communities. >> in the california system of for profit health care students like ha hon to get big loans. >> looking at debt for 40,000 to 50,000 per year, over four years, so close to $200,000 a year. >> university of california add riverside is an area of the state facing a severe shortage of doctors. >> because it's the fastest growing area of the state and because 40% of the doctors in this area look like me, 55 years of age or older we will have a 5,000 physician deficit no matter what anyone does. >> the they earn far less than specialists like card

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to enable people to convert cash to bit points so they can buy drugs on the now defunct website silk road>>> more unsettling revelations tonight from the nsa contractor edward snowden that might make you think twice. according to leaked information by snowden there are a few apps that reveal private information when open. >>> mountain view's google is going across the pond to purchase a company focused on artificial intelligence. deep mind was scooped up for a half billion dollars. the publicly start up develops systems that mimic the human brain. >>> we have new photos to share with you. look at little gem, poodle pup found on christmas. she look -- looks a lot different than when she was found by two recology workers. we posted more photos of gem on our website log on to ktvu.com then click on to hot topics. >>> continuing coverage now. south bay's largest water provider is expected to decide tomorrow what steps to take to conserve water. the water district which serves some 2 million customers is expected to approve an immediate goal to reduce water use by 10%. the board is also expect

just ahead and more silk road fallout now two men involved in victorian exchanges have been arrested and charged for money laundering authorities say they laundered one million dollars of virtual currency for the plaque market website more on that coming up and a cia whistleblower john kiriakou is calling out corruption from his prison cell in pennsylvania his latest letter accuses prison officials of violating his rights by censoring his communication with the press the details from chiappe curiosity behind bars later in the show.

. >>> federal crack down on silk road, bitcoin, accomplices and money laundering. prosecutors say the pair bought drugs on the silk road and exchanged them for bitcoin. sochi ring of steel. around the event. the city of chicago is no stranger to gun violence but when 15-year-old hadiya was killed, hadiya's parents became a symbol for grieving parents all across the country. a year later, the pendletons are among countless americans, state of the union. christof putzel taits sigh takef what's happened in the city. >> chicago feels like two different cities. on one side a modern metropolis, filled with glittering high rises and symbols of american corporate wealth. on the other side a virtual war zone. that's been overrun about drug dealers and gangs. in the past year this part of the city became ground zero in the debate over gun control. suddenly everyone was focusing on the murder capital of the country and what could be done to bring the violence under control. >> more than a thousand birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, have been stolen from our lives by a bul

. >> ross ulbricht, said to be the mastermind of the silk road, awaiting trial. >>> coming up on al jazeeraamerica: >> the administration today, here and now, declare declares r on poverty in america. >> it's been nearly 50 years, lyndon baines johnson evoking the memory of jfk. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are the top stories. the supreme court putting a stop to same sex marriages in utah, giving the time for appeal of the rulings. >>> 2014 is an election year and shaping the elections there, an extension of jobless benefits and confirmation of janet yellen to head the federal reserve. >>> tribal allies have retain ramala, the iraqi military is set to regain control of fallujah from fighters connected to al qaeda. >>> wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the landmark speech of lyndon johnson declaring a war on poverty. >> and this administration today, here and now, declares ununconditional war on poverty n america. >> the speech came less than two months after the assassination of president kennedy. >> our aim is not only to relieve the symptom of poverty b

they are accused of trying to sell more than $1 million worth theitcoins to use on notorious silk roadite, an online market for drugs and other illegal transactions. in ukraine, the president says he is ready to scrap anti- protest laws that have sparked violent clashes. the concession comes on the eve of a parliamentary debate aimed at ending the political crisis in his country. i spoke to our correspondent in kiev moments ago. i asked if this move would be enough to satisfy the opposition. >> to satisfy the opposition or the protesters in the square? the opposition leaders are continuing the talks with the president. they say they will continue the talks and continue to occupy the central square. the protesters have said something different. they say they will not leave the central square in kiev or the streets where they have been clashing with riot police or government buildings until he resigns. this is what they want to happen immediately. theavid, what made president offer this concession, do you think? >> there are two schools on this. one thinks this was a tactical ploy, that

sell one million dollars in the disco currency the uses of the underground black market website silk road which was shot down by oath or teas in september according to court documents transit chief executive officer of the exchange that instant of color change cash into the corners for lana. he ran an underground pick corn exchange on sealed roads website the criminal complaint says the tram in addition to knowing the finest business was funneling money into super i'd also use the online exchange himself to fight drugs including marijuana and pieced brownies. us attorney broader said recently that prosecute is an ongoing often take lend itself to view it as they view any other car seat which transactions sometimes made illegally don't regulate its current c was created in two thousand and nine by developer or team that developed this kind by the name of a subtle sheen the commode to his true identity remains unknown in its earliest adopters have included people who would rather conduct their affairs in the realm outside of government sanctioned commercial spaces including people in unstab

that currency gained notoriety when the website silk road was busted. but the kings see this as a move to be more fan friendly and recognize a tech savvy fan base. >> they will scan a code into their phone. there will be a bit coin payment from the wallet to the team. it is as simple as that. >> one of the benefits of bit coin is it is an anonymous form of payment and can't be traced. >>> when the 49ers face seattle, they will do it in the noisy nest the sea hawks call home. ryan takeo has a look at how loud they really are. >> reporter: century link defines home field advantage. in december, they broke a guinness world record. 180180decibels. this harley is 104. the loudest speakers out there can only go up to 130 decibels. i asked these guy to replicate seattle's sounds. >> it is loud, damaging, and really hard to play football in. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: good luck trying to have a conversation in this. we try hand signals, he is screaming, but i can't hear a word. oh, and besides hearing it, you can feel it, too. the crowd of 68,000 jump

arrested in new york dragging the value of the cryptocurrency down he's been charged with drug profits silk road website. and. justice ministry building keep in place a pledge to stay until their demands are met. for home use the syrian peace talks move towards allowing trap civilians out of the city and to get humanitarian aid in. the british voters who are to board for the one in ten young people say they will turn out for the next election our top stories.