with teams like sydney united forced to play in the lower tier. >> they set the clubs up. children and grandchildren are running the clubs. there's a process of assimilation if you like. the him is that we live in a multicultural society and it should be strong enough to deal with sydney croatia rather than sydney united. >> reporter: as australian football continues a drive to win over new fans the fear is that some old and famous clubs could be left behind. >>> britain's andy murray overcame a superb starred by tomas berdych, to reach the finals of the australian open. the czech number 7 seed won the first on a tie break. murray raced through the second, closing out in four sets reaching his first grand slam since beating novak djokovic at wimbledon in 2013. andy murray meets novak djokovic or defending champion stanislaw wawrinka in the final. >>> top ranked serena williams advances where she'll face maria sharapova. williams overcame compatriot madison keys in the semi. she was pushed by the big-serving teen. williams going for her 19th grand slam title came back to do

many of those immigrants started football clubs, like sydney united. 1958, croatian immigrants, sydney united was a number of football clubs that had links. he says the club played a vital role. >> it was an important club. football was a number one game that local croatians played. it was attached to where they came from. back in croatia, it was number one. since then it became a community hot spot. >> by the 1980s, crowd violence started. in "85 they tarnished the sport. there was a perception that there were greeks and macedonians fighting. croatians and serbs. at the end of the day football was in danger of violence. games like this got football australia to get rid of ethnic clubs as the old clubs done away with and relaunched with sydney forced to play in the lower teams. the migrants children and grandchildren ran clubs. there is is natural process of assimilation assimilation. the shame is we live in a multicultural society, and it would be good to deal with sydney contrary asia rather than sydney united. the fear is that the older clubs are left behind. >> that's all the suppo

think it's multi-cultures who should able to deal with a name like sydney croatia rather than sydney united. >> the fear that is oldest and most famous clubs could find themselves left behind. al jazeera sydney. >> britons andy overcame a superb start to reach the finals of the australian open. racing through the second set in just 30 minutes going on to close out the match in four sets to reach his first grand slam final since beating djokovic at wimbledon in 2013. he will meet djokovic or -- in the final. >> top ranked serena williams advanced to her sixth round to face marina sharapova. she was pushed in the first set by the big serving teen. williams who is going to her 19th grand slam title eventual leclosed out the match. the american has won all five of her previous open finals. >> i think it's good for me and maria. i think it's -- i'm excited. i love playing her. i look forward to it. i feel like i didn't expect to get to the finals of this tournament when i got here, because i wasn't playing great so i'm happy to be here, and yeah i'm just happy like i said to get past the quarter

united states? >> well, i think what we need to think about is that all of these incidents -- france, sydney, ottawas in times square, over detroit -- these all offer a menu of options that demonstrate the art of the possible for any would-be jihadist, either foreign fighter who's returned or home grown extremist who's been self-radicalized. it gives them a sense of what they can do to heed the call from isis or al-qaeda or others that say to attack those that are attacking muslims. now, that's one thing we need to be concerned about. liz: it looks as if they've quelled this particular situation, but the president of france, francois hollande, came out today and sum my said we should expect -- simply said that we should expect others will try to do the same thing once again. clearly, this is just putting a band-aid on a much worse situation. is that correct? >> absolutely. all they're doing today is treating the flare-up of the symptom of going on a tactical mission here to free hostages and to kill or capture the individuals, which they end up killing them. now, again, this is going to be very insp

sydney. hong kong, the united states, and china, they are looking at the market of ipos, what is going to happenyear? we will discuss that after this short break. ♪ >> we are predicting revenues for accounts this year, and it is as tricky as a point -- coin toss. this is especially in regard to conflicting forces, we will discuss bowls as well as bearers -- bulls as well as bears. >> we had an even number of analysts surveyed here at bloomberg who seek falling fortunes for the casino sector, and that comes of course after the first annual revenue decline in the count after a decade of expansion. we are talking about the las vegas strip of asia, 2015, after last year, or was a 3% revenue drop, so analyst see this year as having an increase in revenue. the key factor that worked here with the corruption crackdown by the chinese government. high rollers continue to lay low and there are new restrictions on a junket operations and there is a push towards diversification. it is trying to make macau more family friendly, and that means the high rollers down bigger bucks on the tables. >> i think it is

before paris we saw terrorists inspired by dash reeked havoc another coalitions in sydney and ottawa in brussels. >> the unitedations has issued a new appeal for syrian refugees as a harsh winter sets in. the u.n. refugee agency says two thirds of syrian refugees in jordan are now living below the absolute poverty line of $96 per month. the unicef's post person said more children are in danger by the day. >> children's need has been growing on a daily basis. planning has been externally challenging doing to the increasing number of families moving and being displaced, now having to resort to desperate measures including moving to settlements as a last resort. >> five yemeni prisoners have been freed from the u.s. military prison at guantÁnamo . four were sent to oman while another has gone to estonia, the first time either country has agreed to take in former prisoners. the five have been cleared for release for many years, but the u.s. has refused to send them to yemen. the pentagon says there are now 122 prisoners left at guantÁnamo. an ohio man has been arrested for an alleged plot to attack the u.s. capita

united states, as well. we've seen attacks in ottawa, sydney, now paris, american officials quite concerned it could happen right here. >> now, we haven't nailed down exactly who was responsible yet but it seems like it might have been al qaeda in yemen. they've certainly stepped up and claimed credit for this. if we can nail down responsibilities, is there a possibility of military response on the part of america? >> there's already been a pretty active military response in yemen for the last year. over 100 air strikes as martha raddatz reported. the french are going to retaliate. if they ask the united states for assistance i'm sure we would provide it. >> isis has been at of this grotesque race for air time in terms of global consciousness. is this al qaeda's way of reasserting itself? >> that's certainly one possibility. so much confusion out there right now even though we've had the claims of responsibility from al qaeda in yemen, we also know that there was an isis flag in one of the cars of the terrorists and it does appear that there might have been a competition even among these gunmen themselves, and a

miami in the united states was the third stop followed by madrid and across to dubai. final stop is sydney australia, a week after they started. andrew thomas was there to meted them. >> reporter: these 12 people have been running around the world. since last saturday they won six marathons in six condinents. 42 in antarctica, chile florida, spain, morocco and nearby. they have flown more than they ran, nine flights. the final flight to sydney - some dressed up for show. within four hours of landing, the real running gear was on. >> your head is all over the place. what country are we in what is next. what time zone. >> ted chak sins raised more than 2,000 for charity. his wife has multiple sclerosis. >> i had a text saying i was up to 136,000 pounds. when i'm on a plane it goes up to two or three thousand planes. two years ago a tumor was found on the brain. >> the body held up. mental fatigue is stepping in. flying and jetlag. >> in sydney a midnight start is needed to get all seven races run. the runners spread out. each marathon had its own particular challenge. in antarctica it was th

said the recent attacks in paris as well as sydney prompted him to order increased police presence at federal buildings i have not major cities within the united states. he chastised republicans. in one of those buildings the u.s. capitol trying to link homeland security to their bills. >> the homeland security budget of this government should not abpolitical football. i urge congress to pass an appropriations bill for d.h.s. free and clear of politically charged amendments. >> johnson shared a foam photo from 1966 of an 8-year-old johnson and his sister. >> as recently as 1966, a private every day family of fourists like yours could drive our car on to the grounds of the u.s. capitol and park it with no inspection or prior notice just a few feet from the believe. this is the same spot today. the public parking lot is gone, replaced by a few black suburbans, police vehicles and heavily armed members of the capitol police. >> con john said the effort is centered often taking the fight. he's calling on americans to be hyper vigilant, doubling down on the see something say something campaign, which he says has to be more than just a slogan. >> th

plus more harm than good why these people in haiti want united nations peace keepers to pack up and leave. >>> and in sport, japan are stunned in sydney. we have the action coming up later. ♪ >>> first to a developing story out of syria, where there has been more fighting near homs and damascus. let's go to nicole johnston. >> reporter: we're still getting the information, jane but so far we know an attack has been carried out east of damascus. now the information that we have is that some 35 people have been killed at least. 60 people were injured and that this attack took place as people were leaving the mosque after friday prayers. it happened near the main square of the town. this is a rebel-held town. the other attack that we're hearing about is the town of hula four people have been killed, and this is in the countryside around damascus. act viszs have been telling us that there have been quite a big increase in the number of air strikes carried out by the government because the weather has cleared up. on some days there are more than 100 air strikes being carried out in those rebel-held areas. >> what about the border fight wit

sydney australia to washington. take a look at that picture. those gathering in central paris to honor the 17 victims of last week's terrorist attacks here it "usa today" post a question, who represented the united states yesterday. president obama was not at the rally. the ambassador was there. eric holder was there. the debbie terry of homeland security -- deputy secretary of homeland security will not attend the march. the white house said no official comment. what are your thoughts on this? joseph is an independent. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to talk to c-span for a minute. how can you go to paris and televised something and then we had nothing about the riots in new york and ferguson. you never have independents. this is not equal opportunity. this is bullshit. host: the images you see are not c-span cameras in paris. what do you make of the attendants? president obama was not there. "the wall street journal" writes . host: mark, you are up. it caller: yes, i was calling about the march that they had in paris. we have hundreds of young black children being killed in the united states. the president denounced the killing of two city workers that work for the police department

sydney, australia. the fact is that the threats are coming home and they are going to come home to this country. this is where the uniteds needs to exercise leadership. not just that the law enforcement level but at the broader strategic level. this is not a law enforcement problem. and we can't ever hope to solve it with a law enforcement approach. >> is president obama sort a casual observer? i guess that's a poor description as he watches what's goes on in france. this is france's business. this is their search, their manhunt. it happened on their territory how does he show leadership in the world when this did happen some place else what do you want from him. >> in terms of this particular affair that may be true. we already have information that at least one of these two brothers may have been trained in yemen i think intelligence services believe a number of europeans and americans fighting with isis now in syria and iraq numbers in the thousands, so, this could simply be the tip of the iceberg. i think what that requires is the united states going to the other industrial democracies, whether it's through nato or

australians partied on sydney harbor it's reckons a billion tv viewers watched this spectacular start to 2015. the australians always do it so well, don't they? and in the unitedtes the crowds in dubai were treat today a spectacular display a record-breaking l.e.d. display to be precise on the tower. 70,000l.e.d. financials were by the reliably informed. and going back to london, thousands of people witnessed this spectacular display on the banks of the tales thames where hundreds of thousands of fireworks were launch ofed. and this is new york again proving it's a city that never sleep. hundreds of thousands braved temperatures well below feeing to watch the ball drop in sometimes square. you can see all those pictures again and indeed the rest of the day's news on our website aljazerra.com. ♪ >>> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you are in the "stream." journalists around the world condemn the egyptian government for the detention of three al jazeera journalists. plus females talk about being harassed, assaulted and stripped on the streets of egypt. and later an american citizen imprisoned during anti-government demonstrations who was said to be near death sparksn

united states. >> but in other parts of the world, the celebration is on. >> abc news reporter lindsey janus with a look at how they're ringing in 2015 elsewhere. >> sydney,tralia at midnight. for the first time this breathtaking new year's light show captured by drone. seven tons of fireworks illuminating the sydney harbor bridge and the iconic opera house. celebrations from hong kong's victoria harbor to a glittering light show outside beijing's olympic stadium. in dubai, this spectacular display at the tallest building in the world. over 70,000 l.e.d. panels reaching nearly half a mile into the sky. in moscow, fireworks lighting up red square. but perhaps no one will celebrate more than these american astronauts. >> we figure that we will be over midnight somewhere over the earth 16 times throughout this day. >> reporter: counting down with all of us from above. lindsey janus abc news new york. >>> let's go back now to pasadena. we showed you the windstorm that tossed tents around there. well, it could be the coldest ever for the parade. reporter robb hays has more from the parade route where he has been talking with some of the early arrivals. >> repo

is granted to the noncitizens with dependents presence in the united states since childhood, primary caregivers medical conditions. in sydneyy used oracle use of the deferred action for individuals. the agency has applied to the deferred action and other forms to group for similar reasons. a natural and quick settled question that i would end up with is the legal authority. and for those of you that want a treatise that is shorter than the law review i would refer you to the november 25 letter that was signed by more than 120 scholars in the immigration law primarily defending the legal action of november 20. the legal authority itself is rooted in the u.s. constitution and the immigration statute, in the regulations that are binding on the agency coming in on the reams of policy memoranda. as recently as two years ago, the u.s. supreme court do when he did in arizona versus the united states that choice made by the department of homeland security begins with whether to pursue that removal at all. and while this point may be controversial, i can see it very clear in the statute that the congress has delegated to the departm

sydney and elsewhere and the public calls by terrorist organizations for attacks on the west i directed that the federal protective service increase its presence at federal buildings in major cities this united states. we continue to taylor and enhance our security through every appropriate method. for example the visa waiver program we offered to 38 nations is a valuable tool for international commerce and travel of. it is a program that must continue but there are ways in which the security of the program can be improved. to enhance security while maintaining the integrity of the program, last november we identified added information fields to the electronic system for travel authorization or esta to learn more about those that travel to the united states from countries for which we do not require a visa. we're considering further security enhancements to the program. we're engaging our allies in europe and elsewhere to encourage them to maintain and share travel information about individuals of suspicion. we're sharing more information and training with state and local law enforcement. >> welcome to the wilson center i'm jane harman the president and ceo. i personally as member about cong