on the edge of eighteen only on all jazeera america >> i'm stephanie sy. we're talking with deepak chop chopra. one of your books you spoke with a harvard neuro scientist. what is a super brain. >> we have three parts to our brain. we have reptilian brain which goes back 300 million years which is only involved in fight or flight. it's survival. it still dominates our world. i'm using my hand because this is a handy model of the brain. this is the limbik brain. it regulates your his or he your hormones. and then your cortical brain. this is where we reflect, imagine, make choices. orchestrate conscious intention. the idea of a super brain. you don't use your real tillan brain at all. when you're stressed. you stop. s-t-o-p. stop, take three breaths, smile and be aware of what is happening in your body and proceed with compassion and awareness. >> can you use an mri to see changes. >> you can see the changes in the brain. you can see growth in the cortex cortex. but do remember. when you look at mri , every experience you have, there is a correlate which me

stephanie sy one of the millions stranded. good to see you by satellite. >> good morning, del, things are looking a lot better this morning. this time yesterday, there were 200 united flights, united flights alone that were canceled. my flight to new york was among those. there were 700 total flights canceled at o'hare. this morning i just took a look at the board for departures here in the united terminals at o'hare, zero cancellations this morning. there is a sense that operations are returning to normal. just as an example when you look behind me, that is the security entrance there. you're not seeing a line, so there is a sense that operations are recovering here, but that is after three days and a weekend of travel woes. >> some slept on floors and seats, others waited by kiosks and stood in line. a fire caused massive flight disruptions at o'hare and midway international airports. >> affect, it's affecting the whole world, traffic coming from europe and asia coming to chicago are impacted. they have so absorb some of the

stephanie sy, days after the fact, you are one of the many passengers still stranded. how are you coping? >> i should report that right now there were more flights that are leaving o'hare on time than there are flights that are cancelled. two hours ago when i spoke to you and looked up at the board, there were 50 cancelled flights. now i look up, there's about 12 cancelled flights. it's easier to get on a flight. i checked for a flight home and i was able to book that if i wanted to at this point. i wasn't able to three hours ago. the flights leaving for the most part are facing delays of an hour or less. 48 hours after the incident this morning, united airlines, for example, the terminal i was in was operating at two-thirds capacity. there's definitely a sense, at this point, that for a lot of passengers, things are getting better. myself and other passengers. this all started this morning. my flight was cancelled. i rebooked a flight. that flight was cancelled. i was on the phone on hold for 45 minutes waiting for another flight and i could not get one out today, and

good morning, i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters ergs. welcome to our extended coverage. >> it has been 13 years since the worst terrorist together on u.s. soil, when al-qaeda highjackers flew passenger planes into world trade center towers, the pentagon and a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> nearly 3,000 americans, police officers, firefighters, pentagon officials, mothers fathers sons and daughters all losing their lives, setting off a chain events that spawned wars in iraq and afghanistan and sparking the national debate over our national security. >> let's rejoin erica pitzi in new york city. you are standing at the memorial where a small ceremony is held each year. >> it is getting underway right this minute. you can see the american flag here as the gateway to this ceremony. we have emergency responders lined up along with dignitaries not just from jersey city, but also former governor of new jersey. you can hear the music going. you can see wreaths hangen on a twisted beam from one of the towers, of course jersey city affecte

. >> i'm stephanie sy. a live look on the streets of hong kong. you can see them packed, tens of thousands of demonstrators bringing the city to a complete stand still, calling on china to give them the right to elect their own leaders. >> that is a demand beijing is directing, a key deadline hours away. scott reports from the protest. >> starting to become a pattern at the main area in central hong kong is that we see early by noon more people showing up, people who slept on the tarmac and then it slowly builds. that's what we are seeing now, the afternoon hours bring in more people. this is the main that ar thorou. they ever called people to tell everyone they know to call them and tell them to come out here. they worry if it dips to a low, that gives the police a chance to break it up. >> there is still momentum, more and more students are knowing what's happening and coming to help us out. >> one thing that is different on tuesday, the protest organizizers have started to build more infrastructure here. we've seen more tents go up. now they ar

. >> i'm stephanie sy. this morning, the white house is trying to convince lawmakers at home and allies overseas to support the fight against the islamic state group. one key ally, germany said it will not take part in airstrikes. >> congress now considering a vote as soon as next week on the president's strategy. secretary of state john kerry gathering more support from arab nations. he is in turkey today. part of that whirlwind trip through the region. >> russia is weighing in, saying unless the syrian government signs on, u.s. airstrikes in syria would be an act of aggression. mike viqueira is in washington. it seems not everyone is on the same page as the president on capitol hill. >> that's absolutely right. you cite that had late breaking information from europe. germany will not take part in the airstrikes. the air campaign against the islamic state group comes as the administration continues to try to build that international coalition. with questions now emerging about just who will join the coalit

i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> an isil plot to carry out public executions in australia have been foiled. police raided homes in 27 cities. isil telling its followers there to kill australians just to prove that they could. >> australia has joined the u.s. coalition against islamic state of iraq and the levant. the senate is expected to sign off on that fight. this operation in australia really unprecedented for them. >> it most certainly was. australian officials left absolutely nothing to chance, because they feared a number of citizens believed to be fighting with isil were planning to murder australian citizens in broad daylight. >> massive predawn raised in australia after authorities received in that's isil members inside australia have been urged to carry out a public beheading. >> exhortations were coming from an australian who is apparently quite senior in isil to conduct demonstration killings here in this country. >> more than 800 heavily armed police raided more than a dozen homes. it's being called the largest counter terrorism operation in australian history. >>

i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters.ning, adrian peterson is told to stay away from his team. the minnesota vikings suspending him again. >> peterson, originally cleared to play sunday is now on indefinite leave as he faces charges of child abuse. we have more details. john, public pressure has been increasing on both the vikings and nfl. >> i think you're spot on on that. the league found itself weathering its acting from politics and big business. in the face of the pressure, the minnesota vikings changed their decision on adrian peterson. >> adrian peterson went home tuesday, thinking he would be playing football on sunday. overnight, vikings owner reversed field, announcing the team was placing peterson on indefinite leave. in a statement, he explained the move will require that adrien remain away from all team activities, while allowing him to take care of his personal situation, until the legal proceedings are resolved. about the team's decision earlier in the week to reinstate peterson while he faces child abuse c

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. >> i'm stephanie sy. >> three international troops are dead in afghanistan, apparent targets of a suicide attack. >> an explosion hitting a military convey near the u.s. embassy. the toll ban has claimed responsibility, got it if is of those killed not yet released. >> jennifer glass joins us. good morning. the u.s. embassy grounds are as we all know in a very secure area of kabul. how did this suicide bomber make it all the way there without anyone noticing? >> that's right, stephanie. i think that's the question that afghan security forces will be asking themselves. this area is inside the so-called ring of steel, that's a series of check points around the afghan capitol to keep an eye on all the vehicles and millions of people who live here and that road itself is a main road betweenen the u.s. embassy and international airport at the other. there are check points on both ends and a military presence. there's a u.s. military base on that very corner. it seems that the suicide attacker waited for that convoy to come out and used the crowds as cover. it all happened at a very busy time o

. >> i'm stephanie sy. this morning, president obama is taking his case for fighting isil to an important new stage addressing u.n. leaders in new york. he'll personally chair a council meeting. >> new airstrikes have been hitting isil targets in syria overnight. american intelligence officials are trying to confirm if the leader of an al-qaeda off shoot khorasan were killed. >> from the sea, dozens of tomahawk missiles and the a wave of u.s. air draft, f-15s and the f-22. a barrage of american and arab fire power taking out isil camps, barracks in syria. more attacks are to come, according to the pentagon and president. >> i made it clear as part of this campaign the united states would take action against targets in iraq and syria so they can't find safe haven anywhere. >> mr. obama will look to sign up more partners in the fight. he thanked leaders of the coalition of arab countries who contributed to the air assault. >> all of us are committed to making sure that we degrade and ultimately destroy not on

. >> i'm stephanie sy.tish lead is pledged they'd be better off together and voters in scotland listened, rejecting independence by a decisive margin. >> 55-45 percent did this, sparking celebrations by those who opposed independence. still the yes vote made its voice heard. scotland will get a larger say over its future. we have more from edinborough. >> during a long night at the end of a two year campaign, scotland watched as its future played out on t.v. as the votes were counted, the yes campaign had a few highs, winning significantly in scott land's second city glasgow, but there were more lows. more wins north nos before the man hood led the independence campaign accepted defeat. >> it's important to say that our referendum was an agreed and consented process, and scotland has by majority decided not at this stage to become an independent country. i accept that verdict of the people, and i call on all of scotland to follow suit in accepting the democratic verdict of the people of scotland. >> the no

. >> same stephanie sy. key meetings are set at the white house as president obama pushes for more u.s. involvement in fighting the islamic state group. today, he'll sit down with top congressional leaders. wednesday he'll address the nation. >> meanwhile, u.s. airstrikes are target the is state fighters in northern iraq again. that new more inclusive iraqi government could open the door to more u.s. action. mike sic is in washington this morning. the president providing details of his plan to deal with the islamic state group with congressional leaders. is this just a formality or is there going to be some wheeling and dealing? >> everybody wants to be consulted. the question, will congress have a vote before it. the smart money bets no. the congressional leaders don't want to put their members through a tough vote just days before election day. a day before he goes before the american public to sell listen plan an expanding military operations against the islamic state group, the president begins the hard

i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm bell cat. the u.s. coalition against the islamic state group is growing, 40 countries signing on to help the fight. >> secretary of state john kerry is in paris where foreign ministers are meeting to discuss next steps. in britain there is outrage over murder of david haines. >> a video showing his killing, david cameron vowing to hunt down and destroy the group. >> we have group coverage from washington and london. let's begin with lisa in washington. the u.s. is steadily picking up support to take on the islamic state group. what's next? >> today in paris is a one day meeting including 30 countries, including the countries of the u.n. security council, iraq, of course, the main european nations, iraq's neighbors and gulf states. in opening this meeting this morning, the french president said it is critical to form an international coalition to take on the threat posed by the islamic state group. >> arriving this morning in petitioner royce or an international conference aimed at combating the islamic

. >> i'm stephanie sy. president obama is getting ready to reveal his strategy to take on the islamic state group, laying out his plan in a speech wednesday, but details are trickling out. >> it comes as the u.s. launches new airstrikes on islamic state targets in iraq and president obama admitting he made a mistake when he went golfing off the the murder of journalist james foley. >> in washington this morning, mike, president obama just met with nato allies in europe. what are we learning about his big speech on wednesday? >> president obama still insists there will be no american combat troops on the ground, but the united states will lead an international coalition to take the fight to the islamic state group. he plans to layout his case to the american public wednesday. >> president obama taking a more aggressive position, after being roundly criticized for publicly stating he didn't have a strategy to deal with the threat of the islamic state group. >> the next phase is now to start going on some offe

. >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm michael leeds. >> airstrikes are headed up on the islamic state group. >> the president heads to the u.n. this week where he'll chair a security council meeting to gain support for his plan to degrade and destroy isil. mike viqueira is live in washington. good morning. what is president obama's primary objective at the u.n. this week? >> good morning to you. stephanie. in a phrase, coalition building, seeking to expand the existing coalition, some 40 to 50 countries and instituting travel bans against people who go to join the forces of isil. there have been other things on the agenda, maintaining unit against putin in the ukraine and what to do about ebola. >> after vowing an air campaign to destroy islamic state of iraq and the levant, president obama looks to disrupt the ability to grow its army with help from the united nations. >> president obama will convene a very unusual head of state summit on the issue of foreign terrorist fighters to try to stop the financing to terrorists in iraq and syria. >> a record number of

. >> i'm stephanie sy. president obama is getting ready to layout his strategy for fighting the islamic state group. >> the president met with congressional leaders tuesday. the white house said he doesn't need the approval to put his plan in motion. >> secretary of state john kerry is working to drum up support in the middle east, arriving in baghdad a few hours ago to meet with the new government in baghdad. >> we have a preview of tonight's presidential address. >> it's a setting and time meant to convey urgency to the nation, a prime time speech tells americans to pay attention. what the president is about to say matters. >> good evening. >> we already know his basic message when it comes to his plans for the islamic state group. >> the next phase is now to start going on some offense. >> the president has pretty much already laid out what that means and doesn't. he says there will not be u.s. boots on the ground, but analysts point out that's not always a clear cut promise, because that doesn't count o

i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> new arrests in london morning connected to what officials call a terrorist organization. >> two men in custody suspected of being members of a banned group. >> officials meet to go decide whether to join the airstrikes. ten new strikes hitting in the last 24 hours. dana lewis is live in london. the parliament debate getting underway, what are both sides saying? >> at this point. british prime minister may be preaching to the converted, because the opposition is already saying they will back the vote. he has used strong language describing isil as butchers, terrorists, as psych pattic killers. that is going to set the stage for a vote which will take place in british parliament within a matter of hours for now to launch airstrikes, setting the triggers for birch tornadoes to run off runways likely in cypress to hit target in iraq. >> the question before the house today is how we keep the british people safe from the threat posed by isil, and in particular, what role our armed forces should play in the international coalition to dismantle and ultim