the african union force is made up of troops from across the continent. their aim to enforce and keep the peace in conflict zones. [ gunfire ] >> member states did commit. there is a need to move a step forward. the enforces, verified, but now we need to do a verification to see where they are, and where the challenges are. >> on the ground troops move forward trying to hone strategies and coordination. major benjamin engaleny has been working with the troops for two weeks. >> we'll be sure that they are a force that can address the issues. >> on a continent plagued with conflicts they look for ways to solve their own problems instead of relying on outside forces. there are over 5,000 personnel from across africa taking part in this exercise. the african union wants a stand by force to reach full capacity by the end of this year. but lack of resources could be a challenge. >> the a.u. is looking for most of the funding it needs from the united nations. political commitment remains the biggest challenge for the african stand by force. >> the forces must go

. >>> still to come, the african union releases a long-awaited report on the scale of the conflict inouth sudan, and millions head to the polls in india, in an election many consider a referendum on the prime minister. ♪ >> ali velshi, lifting the lid... >> cameras in place for money and not safety. >> on the red light controversy. >> they don't give two cent about your safety. >> there's an increase in rear end accidents. >> ali velshi on target: hitting the breaks. >>> welcome back. let's recap the headlines here on al jazeera. iran has accepted an invitation to at tend talks onningening the war in syria. >>> result from tanzania's presidential election could be delayed after votes in one area were annulled. >>> german car maker volkswagen has announced its first quarterly losses in 15 years. they announced an operating loss of $3.9 billion. >>> the african union has releeted along-awaited report into south sudan's civil war. it accuses the state of organized and systemic murder in the capitol and both sides of violating human rights. a spokesperson for the south sudanese government

but in the end the african union observers di declaring the vote free and transparent.fence 10 the up country bent refuse today accept defeat sparking months of deadly violence, 3,000 people were killed. at the moment h he is awaiting trial for crimes against humanity. at the international criminal court at the hague think but his influence was still felt at sunday's poll. many of his supporters felt that there was no one this time around that represented them and that could create a problem for the next government if it wants to make sure everyone in this country is included in unity and reconciliation and moving this country forward. >>> voters in congo's referendum have overwhelmingly backed a plan to scrap presidential term limit. it means the incumbent can contest a third term in office. but the oppositions says it was rigged. >> reporter: blanch hopes things are getting back to norm until capital. protests against changes to the constitutional that will allow congo's president to run for a third term have should down the market and her business for days. >> transl

last week the chinese president pledged $100 million in military aid to the african union stand by force over the next five years. they're also going to provide a helicopter squad to assist u.n. peace operations. and in may there were talks to build a chinese military base. is chinas involvement in africa good for africa? >> well, i think it's up to africa to decide. certainly whenever there are more suitors, i think africa could potentially benefit. but i think we make a mistake, we do one of two things, one is reduce this to a zero sum competition. africa should not be a new cold war competition between competing powers. another mistake one could do is also to view all interventions outside assistance whether from the west or china needs to be examined in its own right. certainly african countries need a bit of help. they've tried valiantly but they need help so help is welcome as long as it's instructive and is what africa is seeking and that it doesn't change the balance in any untoward way or there aren't side deals. >> do you agree with that? you're well aware of the criticism and

in the end of the african union observers declared the vote free and transparent. >> reporter: in 2010 then incumbent president laurent gbagbo refused to accept defeat, sparking months of violence. 3,000 were killed at the moment. laurent gbagbo at the moment is awaiting trial for crimes against humanity at the international criminal court at the hague. his influence was felt at the poll, many of the supporters felt there was none this time around, representing them. that could create a problem for the next government if it wants to make sure everyone in the country is included in reconciliation and moving the country forward. >> the african union released a report into south sudan's civil war. accusing the state of organized systematic hurt murder in the capital juba. it was held by a former president, shelved to give peace talks a chance. a spokesman for the government, joins us from the capital juba. the report find that the south sudan committed human rights violations, some of which are killings, murder, torture - they could constitute war crimes. what is your reaction? >> first o

death penalty case questions remain as to why a judgment could not have been made in court >>> the african union released a report no south sudan civil war and accused the state of organized and systematic murder in the capital juba. the investigation by former president has been shelved to give peace talks a chance. >>> now, al jazeera's investigative unit gathered evidence that links agents of the myanmar government to unrest between muslims and buddhists. anti-muslim violence erupted following the riots in 2012. it left 100,000 from the rohingya minority homeless. >> reporter: communal riots claims 50 lives nearly all muslim. there were rumours about the trillingering of the violence -- triggering the violence. >> they were brought to the area, and suddenly they were asked to start this kind of violence. so one of the problems to assess this incidents is to establish where this is coming from. the first step is there, it is clear it was organized. >> reporter: a former officer of myanmar's military intelligence service speaking for the first time, describing how the regime sent undercover age

and what will the reaction be for the african union, for regional leaders. people watching how this goes. it is contentious in many parts of africa, how this plays out will perhaps set a trend for the continent. officials hope as many as possible turn up to vote and they are waiting. >> thank you for that update >>> a massive clean-up is under way across several mexican states hit by tropical depression patricia. most areas suffered minor damage, smaller communities are struggling to recover. many say the government needs to do more to help. john holeman reports. >> reporter: this is a result of the strongest hurricane near the western hemisphere. roads strewn with trees, crops ruined and buildings ripped apart. authorities fear it will be worse. it doesn't mean those in the path of hurricane patricia escaped unscathed. we found this woman in a shelter, she had nowhere else to go. >> translation: our house went in the wind. it collapsed and destroyed everything. >> reporter: she showed us the ruined home shared with fathers and daughters. she is now homeless.

stay in power longer than they are meant to and there has not been much word and not cause from the african unionor leaders about this referendum and people have been relatively quiet so you got rwanda and next year with a term in power you have congo and president also wants power and it's kind of a train and people are concerned and opposed and say if people are quiet and don't speak out about it it gives more and more action to support, the past support to hang on to power because it seems if one person does it someone else can do it and this trend will continue. >> harry is live from brazaville in the republic of congo. now china has followed a u.s. war ship which it says illegally entered its waters in the disputed south china sea and disstroied it close to two manmade by china in 2014, china warned the u.s. it will respond to deliberate provocations in its waters and china has claims over the south and southeast china seas and says the u.s. in the region keeps a sense of power in one of the world's busyist shipping lanes and they say it is closely communicating with the united states. >> tr

. >> there are over 5,000 personnel from across africa taking part, the african union wants to stand by force to reach full capacity by the end of the year, but a lack of resources can be a challenge. >> the a. is looking for most of the funding it needs. a quart her be sourced locally, but commitment begins the biggest challenge for the stand by force. >> the forces must be on the ground within the government being taken, but the issue general is more on the process in terms of when the conflict comes up. that anyone in government conducts is their concern and the member states to deploy. >> there will be 52,000 personnel to call upon. sharinging is responsibility of dealing quickly with african conflicts. the european commission president has lashed out at member states over a $2.5 billion short fall in funding to deal with the refugee crisis. also criticized states for being too slow under a plan agrees back in september. meanwhile, slovenia has hinted it may build a fence along the border croatia. 2,000 people crossed over on tuesday alone, the country is yet to detail exactly wha

. >>> the african union has released a long awaited report into south sudan's civil war. es the state of organized and systemic murder and both sides violating human rights. a spokesman for the south sudanese government, he says the government accepts responsibility for some of the crimes which took place. >> the government has agreed partly with this report that the violations -- there are some violations that . -- happened during the coup attempt of 2013 and that's why the government has constituted in the aftermath of the 2015 coup attempt a commission of inquiry. >>> when south sudan gained independence four years ago, many hoped to build a new life in their new country, but since then around 200,000 people have returned north to sudan because of the conflict. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: angelina is the mother of six children. she voted for independence four years ago. but she has been forced to leave her home and go back to where she used to live in sudan. >> translator: i really regretted it. i will never go back to south sudan, if you saw how they killed o

. >> the reports of the african union commission of inquiry concerns what has been reported by several organizations, including amnesty international that the government and opposition have committed grave violation of human rights. recommendations on accountability and justice include a.u. accountability mechanism. the commission has been tasked by both parties to ensure quick establishment of the hybrid court along with other mechanisms for transitional justice. investigations also have to take place on crimes that are still happening even today after the commission of inquiry finished its investigations and even after the peace agreement was signed. amnesty have also researched these allegations, allegations of atrocities being committed. who do you believe is responsible? >> both parties to sudan's conflict are responsible for war crimes and other grave crimes, international crimes. i was in -- juror thank you so much. >> >>> a 23-year-old is a refugee and placed on the island where the australian government keeps asylum seekers. she's been asking for an abortion since being raped.

this was implemented in support of the efforts undertaken by the african union and special mediators.here was an expanded meeting on afghanistan that noted an unprecedented outburst of terrorist activities with huge casualties as a result of the terrorist activities, so we believe that the prospects for the settlement of the conflict in afghanistan are [ inaudible ] regarding the situation on the border between [ inaudible ] and afghanistan where terrorists including those from isil are very active. we're concerned about the ongoing drug trafficking coming from the territory of [ inaudible ]. similar concerns were expressed during the closed meeting dedicated to -- to the work of the u.n. regional center for the [ inaudible ] diplomacy for central asia. so the agenda of the council continues to be a very extensive. i believe that in september all discussions were very fruitful, at least we managed to understand each other better, at least in terms of the understanding of the terrorist threats, i believe that that's the call [ inaudible ] would continue discussing those challenges, aim

to do it others want to do the same so and there is no big outcry from the african community and no big outcry from the african unionanger is the same in saying if a few people can do it others can too and it will continue into 2016. >> thank you for that update. iran has sent more military advisors to syria to help assad's army as a key assad ally but they deny that the combat troops are present on the ground in syria. opposition groups of the free syrian army said they did not visit moscow despite reports that such visits had taken place and let's get clarity with peter sharp in moscow to address the claims and counterclaims, peter. >> reporter: that is right, well the claim it's a rather wooly statement came from a foreign ministry spokesman who said that the fsa delegations are here all the time, there is people coming, people going, all different people and they all claim to be representatives of the free syrian army. and as you quite rightly said the fsa over the last few hours has categorically denied any meeting, any trip to moscow. they point out that they are still being attacked by the russian airforce an

in light of the events the african student union is holding a protest, encouraging students to join wearing all black and spread awareness. >> ucla is super diverse. but ideals aren't as diverse as we may look. >> ucla and the national officers of the fraternity are investigating. >>> a fraternity member is being investigated as he performed a sex act on an exotic dancer and a group cheered. the university spokesperson says it's started an investigation into the misconduct. >>> tonight in washington there is no clear leader for the house of representatives after a surprise announcement from majority leader kevin mccarthy. he said he was withdrawing from the race to be the next speaker. he was expected to win the vote john boehner announced he was stepping down, also to unite the party. boehner postponed the vote and says he'll stay on until his successor is picked. >> the head of volkswagon operations in the u.s. received an earful today from u.s. lawmakers over the company's decision to rig diesel cars to beat emissions tests. he apologized and told them he had no idea the software was rig

. >>> let's take you back to the story we have been telling you about the south african trade union is a march across the country today. tania page joins us from johannesburg. what exactly do they want? >> reporter: what they are demands on the ground world day for decent work is the implementation and enforcement of a national minimum wage of somewhere between 330 and $440. they say that's the minimum that someone should earn to be able to earn a decent living and to live in dignity and that is in line with the findings of a study conducted by the university of cape town which found that after an average worker to support an average family needs to earn about that lower level. that $330. they also want government to step in over planned retrench. s in many industries including the mining industry with 10s of thousands of jobs have been threatened the main is bosses say by their rising wage bill. >> that's a big problem there south africa, plain is for your viewers, tania. >> reporter: yeah, it's a huge problem. and this was revealed by that university of cape town study which really c

we in africa, dedicate ourselves to the mandate of the african union mechanisms and other good governance that we adopted in our region to encourage conforming and corporate governance. mr. chairman, the secretary of the united nation noted in 2015 we are facing quote the greatest test of the human family facing in the 20th century. end quote. all hand must be on deck in the quest for our lasting ending of boko haram, isil, and the likes. i thank you. [applause] >> thank you for that statement. i give the floor to her excellence the prime minister of the kingdom of norway. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you for this opportunity to speak about violent extremism. it is one of the greatest security challenges of our time. it brings death to people, destructure and insecurity to societies and regions and it is on the rise worldwide. our goal is clear. this must be defeated and we must work together to combat extremism and combat the roots. each and every one of us can make a difference mobilizing civil societies, women, faith leaders, local communities, and governments. we need an effort to p

in light of the events the african student union is holding a protest, encouraging students to join wearinglack and spread awareness. >> ucla is super diverse. but ideals aren't as diverse as we may look. >> ucla and the national officers of the fraternity are investigating. >>> a fraternity member is being investigated as he performed a sex act on an exotic dancer and a group cheered. the university spokesperson says it's started an investigation into the misconduct. >>> tonight in washington there is no clear leader for the house of representatives after a surprise announcement from majority leader kevin mccarthy. he said he was withdrawing from the race to be the next speaker. he was expected to win the vote john boehner announced he was stepping down, also to unite the party. boehner postponed the vote and says he'll stay on until his successor is picked. >> the head of volkswagon operations in the u.s. received an earful today from u.s. lawmakers over the company's decision to rig diesel cars to beat emissions tests. he apologized and told them he had no idea the software was rigged be

significant about it is the diversity, the real cross-section of south african society evident in the crowd. although yesterday is mostly dominated by the national union of metal workers of we have seen a wide range of groups involved. opposition parties, of course, but also some h.i.v. activists. religious leader and groups as well. really diverse groups of people wants to go bring renewed pressure on government to do something about corruption. there has been some signs that the governor acting national congress is responding at it's national general meeting over the weekend it said tell strengthen merses your honor and look at rotating police to try to break up any corrupt circles

>> i haven't seen that specific news but what you just said about the president's remarks at the african union and is first thing that popped into my head, as well. i think the president was colorful in describing why it's important for leaders around the world to follow the basic constitutional requirements of the government and the people that they serve. okay. kevin? >> josh, thanks. i want to circle back on ron's question for just a second. it's question about language. you probably heard defense secretary carter yesterday describe the death of josh wheeler as in combat. is there any hesitance from where you stand on behalf of the administration to use another word that he died in combat? >> well, kevin, i think what the secretary of defense was quite clear about is that the specific operation that he was involved in brought him into combat wi with -- in a very doing you situation in a dangerous part of the world. not the first time that american service members have been a part of a combat operation like that. as i mentioned earlier, the rescue mission, the attempt to rescue american host

the last million man march, 1 million african-american men, not one arrest, not one fight. the letter seems to anticipate a problem based on stereotypes about african-american men. >> reporter: the police's labor union agrees. in an e-mail sent to wusa, chairman said many officers found the memo offensive and comments like the one in the letter contribute to antipolice attitudes. a spokesperson for u.s. capitol police said the letter was rescinded because it was never approved in the first place. in a statement provided to wusa, the spokesperson said this document does not reflect the viewpoint or values of the u.s. states capitol police, nor was it intended to provide instruction or guidance to our employees. guys, that statement goes on to say that the department has launched an internal investigation to ensure this type of incident never happens again. source in the capitol police department tell me this newsletter actually came out back in september. they said that is when the chief rescinded it. reporting live, ellison barber, wusa 9. >> others believe this letter was intend to keep the numbers of participants down at this march. the fight isn't over for the police union, telling wusa 9 they wa

. >> coming up on the program, regional response force, why african union troops are staging a major exercise in south africa. and the afghan woman said to be 105, is among hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving in europe. >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america. here on al jazeera.op stories u.s. defense secretary says washington lanes to boost the intensity of the air campaign against isil in syria. israeli police say they have shot two palestinians who attacked a soldier during a day of rage protests sparked by the killing of three palestinians on monday. and the saudi led coalition, has denied carrying out air strikes that all but destroyed a hospital. emergency teams in afghanistan and pakistan are scrambling to help those effected by monday's earthquake, even the taliban is getting involved. al jazeera reports from the valley. rescue and recovery t

the european union. this comes as 120 african men and women and children were rescued attempting the voyage to italy.y are fleeing war and poverty. amy kellogg has the latest. >> this is not a emergency or unforeseen. >> reporter: we'll have to confront. >> reporter: they are a major entry point for migrants rescued overseas. this city has taken pains to give them dignity in death. the mayor is proud of the monument to 17 of the more than 100 refugee who arrived in the city already dead. tombstones are about the loneliness of migration from sea. the journey is a hard one, too. many are battered and beaten before they set sail by gangs and traffickers and many women are raped. >> i am humbled by the young men and women who come here. they do the trip and there is just that hope. a hope of a new life. >> reporter: in the meantime there are italians on deck trying to help the new newcomers on their feet. this is run on volunteers and the mayor is proud of his people. >> they are extraordinary and the volunteers and who day and night mobilize to find a meal to welcome people with a spirit. and i am proud

union standing up to corruption. they were barred from taking part in the first anti-corruption march last month. the union's leader said it was sabotaged by allies of the south african congress. >> this is an onslaught of those who have failed us in the past two decades. they delivered mass poverty, mass unemployment, and mass inequality. they must wake up. >> corruption has cost south africas billions of dollars a year. some analyst analysts believe that they could test the support of the possible creation of a new political party. >> many of the forces joining these marchs are critical both of the government, the public sector and increasingly the private sector. and they can find an alternative. >> for many south africa africans, charges against zuma were dropped before he became president. recently a company linked to the anc accepted $5 million in what was described as improper payment from the japanese company hitachi. it was connected to a contract to build new power stations. >>> pressure from the streets is being felt by the anc. since this movement started the anc has made a rash of promises including promises to workers, rotating police officers around th

the year. >> ifill: meanwhile, african union investigators in south sudan have laid bare accusations of war crimesg mass killings and forced cannibalism. the a.u. report says government troops committed the atrocities against ethnic "nuer" civilians in the capital, juba, during a 22-month civil war. the two sides signed a peace agreement in august, but fighting continues. iran will attend international talks aimed at ending the four-year-long conflict in syria. state television confirms foreign minister mohammad javad zarif will lead the iranian delegation at tomorrow's session in vienna. iran has firmly backed syrian president bashar assad, and zarif's deputy made clear today, that hasn't changed. >> ( translated ): we believe that the solution in syria is only a political solution. americans and foreign players in syria have no choice but to accept the realities in syria. mr. bashar assad and the syrian government have the necessary readiness for talks with insurgents who are committed to a political path. >> ifill: secretary of state john kerry will also attend the vienna talks. he said today t

the emancipation s proclamation. the union army starts enlisting african-american men not simply by the thousands, but by the tens of thousands. and this creates a question.w dy it's a cultural change. how do you treat these men? in the spring of 186 -- around that same time in 1863 the army, the lincoln administration are struggling with the changing vef nature of war. they bring in a legal scholar b the name of francis lieber to develop for the first time a written law or code of war. they're taking evolving military tradition from 200 years in europe and in the united statesn the revolutionary war and their codifying it. the lieber code is critically important and often overlooked in american history and in world history. the cod the geneva conventions copy entire sections of the lieber code, and so the lieber code survives in spirit today in of these humanitarian protections for prisoners of war. buried within the lieber code is a very bold statement that in a sense is the first equal rightsg policy of the united states government. soldiers regardless of their color are to be treated equally. it was a line in th

the savings in its own pocket. south africans have been marching against government corruption. the rally was led by a metal workers union, which blamed corruption for slowing growth in south africa. it highlights a growing sense of unease. and unreliable electricity are seen to undermine business confidence. finally, 2015 is turning into the year of mergers. just this week a be in beth -- this week,c has -- has purchased sab miller. reporter: plenty to celebrate for investors. this week alone, two multimillion dollar deals have been struck. dell merging with emc. sab miller accepting the takeover by ab inbev. the sectors could not be further apart, but analysts say the timing makes pretty good sense. >> we're likely to see interest rates turning in the next 12 months to 18 months. this seems like the ideal. they can spend money and expand market share. reporter: so far, the deal with sab miller is the year's biggest. in communications comes charter's deal for time warner cable at 69 billion. in energy, energy transfer equity's merger with williams, 62 billion. emc in at 59al for billion. >> many corporations in the u.s.

following the emancipation ,roclamation, the united states the union army start enlisting african-american men not simply by the thousands, but by the tens of thousands. and this creates a question. it is a cultural change. how do you treat these men? and in the spring of 1860 -- around the same time of 1863, the army, the lincoln administration are struggling with the changing nature of war and they bring in a legal scholar by the name of francis to develop, for the first time, a written law or code of war. they are taking evolving military tradition from 200 years in europe and in the united states, the revolutionary war, and a are codifying it. and to be code is critically important and often overlooked in american history and in world history. copieseva convention entire sections of the code. so the code survives in spirit today and these humanitarian protections for noncombatants, prisoners of war. buried within the code is a very bold statement that in a sense is the first equal rights policy of the united states government. soldiers, regardless of their color, are to be treated equa

the company one of germany's biggest and one of the world's leading car makers could face criminal charges. >>> a long awaited african unionort into south sudan's civil war has uncovered evidence of mass graves and forced c cannibali cannibalism. the report accuses both sides of human rights violations. south sudan's civil war began in 2013 over a political split. the report was meant to be released earlier this year, but was delayed to give peace negotiations a chance. since independence four years ago about 200,000 people have fled north to sudan to try toes cape the violence. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: this is the mother of six children. she is from south sudan and voted for independence four years ago. but she has been forced to leave her home and go back to where she used to live in sudan. >> translator: i really regretted it. i will never go back to south sudan, if you saw how they killed of our loved ones, you could not imagine how we arrived in sudan. neighbors gave us beds. >> reporter: nearly 200,000 people have run away from violence in south sudan in the last four years. government forces are fightin

significant about it is the diversity, the real cross-section of south african society evident in the crowd. although yesterday is mostly dominated by the national unionof we have seen a wide range of groups involved. opposition parties, of course, but also some h.i.v. activists. religious leader and groups as well. really diverse groups of people wants to go bring renewed pressure on government to do something about corruption. there has been some signs that the governor acting national congress is responding at it's national general meeting over the weekend it said tell strengthen merses your honor and look at rotating police to try to break up any corrupt circles they may be involved and and looking at key public figures. but at the same time, as this unite against corruption movement is really getting off the ground. we are heard news in the past couple of weeks of a $19 million fine handed down by the u.s. security commission to the company hitachi for alleged $5 million of improper payments to an anc front company. so no signs at the moment that really the message is getting through. >> certainly a lot of energy there, are we seeing any politici

union soldiers and sailors were the children of immigrants. together, 43% of the union army were immigrants and sons of immigrants. more that another 10% or of african-american soldiers and southern white soldiers who came into the union army as the south was invaded. the union could never have won this war without the immigrant soldiers. they supplied a replenishing stream during the war to help relieve the political strain as well as the economic strain of the draft and of this war of attrition. evidenttical strain is in the new york city draft riots. remember, when the union had imposed a draft, there was a cost. there was this question of, can democracies fight wars? can you force people to fight wars? the source of recruitment was important. let me turn to a few of the slides. let me go back just a little bit. i have some other artwork. this is a german artist. the germans were experts at lithographs. this really captures the idea. traubels made by morris of philadelphia. ndigenous-looking liberty carrying the flag on the eagle. beneath him is a never world -- therworld of enslaved king. and a cotton bale it's a metaphorical image of what the w

the american civil liberties union. >> those practic practices overg overwhelmingly burden the african-american community and that hasn'ttopped. >> reporter: this summer department of justice study requested by ramsay showed philly police woe physical under trained and ill equipped to handle proa potentiall potentiat interactions with the public. >> it was critical. there's no question about that. if i thought everything was running on all cylinders i never would have asked them to come in and take a look. i knew we had issues. >> many of the called for reforms are already under way. as for this retirement plans, a long vacation with his wife maybe followed by teaching maybe some private sector work. remember he's still much sought after on the national level for consulting. philly's neck mayor will choose ramsay' replace many. odds on favor are the for the job current first deputy richard ross. in the newsroom, i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> a gunman storms into this gas station and shoots the clerk twice. all over a pile of nachos. what the clerk was able to do next that may have saved his life. >>> boycott wendy'.

the department of justice is involved. they are finding out there are things that police departments and unions say don't happen. >> the numbers that i saw were addisproportionate amount of africanmerican police officers to the community, which i don't agency. >> good to talk to you. thank you. president of the police association. next, the provocative add sparking a fight over free speech. >>> earlier this year i told you about the metropolitan transit authority, which banned all advertisements on the bus and transit system. that led to a loss for a documentary, following comedians across the country in effort to dispel islamaphobia. the mta refused to post ads. the producer sued and they won their case. the ads will go up in 140 subway stations across new york city. for a closer look at the case, look at this report. >> the decision for adds in the new york transit system means they no longer advertises in radio stations. it was a blow to free speech. >> in america, the political debate is narrow. i think that people want to hear day. >> the mta board voted 9-2 in favour of the ban. majority. >> i thought we would be better, mta as a transportation authority. so they end up in

he's been flying all over the united states on air force two speaking to african-american groups, gay groups, union groups with the backing and blessing of the white house. >> in the latest real clear politics average, hillary clinton still has a commanding lead over other democrats. but that lead appears to be waning. bernie sanders now leads clinton to 39% to her 29%, followed by joe biden at 14%. the first democratic debate is tuesday. but between now and then, it's the unannounced candidate that everyone will be watching. kelly. >> thanks very much, garrett tinney in washington. >>> how much could a biden run shake up this race? all right. you know, some people have said joe biden has waited too long. why is he waiting so long? we know he's not going to take part in the democratic debate, which is unfortunate if he were to run. this is now the time people need to hear what he has to offer. tammy, is it too late, and what is he waiting for? >> no, i don't think it is too late. it comes up late when you are dealing with primary dynamics for alabama, arkansas, texas. that's november 9th and 10th.

he has been flying all over the united states on air force two speaking to african-american groups, gay groups, unionroups with the backing and blessing of the white house. >> biden is drawing about 19 percent support in national democratic polls behind clinton and sanders. >> not bad for a guy hoist not running yet. >>> how is this? >> another rocker saying he does not the want a republican presidential candidate donald trump playing his song. >> sometimes when he walks out in front of the rail he will play this song. you will remember neil young was also upset that one of his songs were used by the trump campaign. well, arrow smith front man steven tyler had his attorneys send the trump presidential candidate a stop order to get them to stop using the the song, dream on, dream on. tyler is a registered republican but the truth is he doesn't want to give the impression that he is connected to or endorses donald trump. >>> former investigators of the republican lead committee on benghazi says he was fired for refusing to focus on hillary clinton. bradley, said the g.o.p. leaders on the committee were

reference dating back to the 1970s when cuban forces operating under the auspices of the then soviet union worked in several african countries including angola and adds cuban troops may have been training in russia and may have come to syria via russian transport plane. the course wouldn't speculate just what the troops are doing there but the university of miami reports mostly to man russian tanks supplied to the assad regime. the white house said as recently as yesterday that there's no need -- excuse me, said as recently as yesterday that they should tamp down any cold war comparisons. what josh earnest said. >> i think the president was fairly definitive in the news conference he did 10 or 12 days ago and he made clear the conflict would not turn into a proxy war wean the united states and russia. that is a firm commitment the president has made and that's something that we will abide by. >> reporter: speaking at a conference of the association of the united states army here in washington just a little while ago, secretary of defense ash carter asked about russian aggression said, "it looks like it's here to st

now, if joe biden does enter the race, there's a real potential she could lose african-american votes, the unionink that's one reason she's changed her position on ttp. >> let's also have a reality check about bernie sanders' popularity and hillary clinton. the new poll yesterday shows hillary clinton is leading bernie sanders on his signature issue about the economy. she's running even with him, as is vice president biden. when you ask, who do you trust to handle wall street and regulate the banking industry? she's running even with bernie sanders there? her popularity remains remarkably high, especially despite the fact she's -- >> i should make it clear, you're a big hillary clinton supporter. >> yeah, i say that publicly. >> let's talk about the polls for a second because i think they're confusing right now. bernie sanders leads hillary clinton in new hampshire but he's from vermont, so we should expect that. >> if you want to look at polls, last week alone, in one week, hillary clinton dropped ten points among democratic voters. that's huge. you have to be hiding under the sand with your ne

he's been flying all over the united states on air force two speaking to african-american group, gay groups. union groups. with the backing and blessing of the white house. >> in the latest real clear politics average, hillary clinton still has a commanding lead over other democrats, but that lead appears to be waning. in new hampshire, bernie sanders now leads clinton with 39% to her 29%. followed by joe biden at 14%. the first democratic debate is tuesday, but between now and then, it's the unannounced candidate that everyone will be watching. eric? >> garrett, thanks so much. and joe biden won't be there. >>> well, there are new flooding concerns in south carolina today as even more rain returns to the forecast. the waterlogged state is working to recover from last week's devastating floods and the death toll is rising with at least 19 people confirmed dead. now the dangerous coastal flooding as all that extra water moves towards communities near the atlantic ocean. governor nikki haley urging everyone to be prepared. >> -- heart and soul looks like through her people and so i want to remind al

the way to north carolina. as they are making headway against union cavalry, union infantry from the potomac shows up, among them african-american troops. as one general said, the battlefield looks like a checkerboard. and lee realizes the jig is up. he said, i cannot advance further. unless supported by longstreet's corp. longstreet is holding up the entire army of the potomac. lee realizes that morning of april, 1855, that the jig is up. he told his staff, "there is nothing for it than to go see general grant, and i would rather die 1000 deaths." we will come back to that line further. it's important to note, and it always thought this was interesting -- i will ask the question to you why and let you come up with your own decision. robert e. lee, leaving richmond, saved one pristine uniform and a presentation at sword. for something. [laughter] he's going to put it on to go meet general grant. the question i would pose to you, as far as i'm willing to get into someone's head, did he know when he left richmond at petersburg, did he know what was going to happen? i leave that question rhetorically for you to decide. gra

but the remembrance, the happy reunion, the great pictures of union and confederate veterans shaking at the wall. voiced, one drawback, he the role of what african-americans played in the conflict. have cometenets in to our cultural being, have added to our remembrance of these four years of the civil war. we now have still today memberships, united daughters of the confederacy that are high, memberships in the united confederate veterans. you also have literature abounding on robert e. lee, you have literature abounding on stonewall jackson. the only equivalent in the northern camp might be abraham lincoln. are there any, though, for the last 25 minutes, 30 minutes expounding lost cause -- are there any truths to this perpetuation to this room remembrance of the southern confederacy? you could say that lee did fight under adverse conditions of the wa progressed. one of the famous quotes is the repeating sharp's carbine that you could load on sunday and unload the rest of the week, and how unfair was that? personal five on the . there are many, myriad reasons why our ancestors fought for the southern confederacy. there are myriad reasons why the

the white house has been saying go, joe, go. he has been flying on air force two, speaking to african-american groups, gay groups, union groups, with the backing and blessing of the white house. >> biden is drawing about 19 percent support, in national democratic polling behind both clinton and sanders. >>> it was a exciting afternoon for the birds after they took down the saints right here in philadelphia yesterday. it was a must win game after, some called a disappointing start to the season. third quarter this was a turning point of the the game, drew brees with no where to go, and fletcher cox comes in, for the the sack. cox had three of the eagles five sack is a begins breeze brees and his o line forcing fumble it is to lead to points on two of them. eagles forced four forced turnovers that they turned into 19 points, in the fourth quarter, breeze, still fighting but walter they are pond provides the exclamation point to the game, interception, and return and speaking of thurmond, he will stop by good day in the 7:00 o'clock hour and we will ask him about the game, the the season ace behind foundation. >>> fans are without a d

the battle turning out badly for the union. again, a massachusetts regiment was making history. the famous 54th. composed of african-american soldiers, commanded by a white officer, shaw. theed shortly after emancipation proclamation, the 54th led the leading brigades against -- shaw and roughly 200 of 600 of his soldiers died in this fierce engagement. full dress, crossed the units and all -- bayonets and all. it was a testament to the bravery and gallantry of the 54th, because they went where no one else dared to go. this stoked the fire of racist hatred leading to a policy on paper that all black soldiers captured would be brutally treated and hang. ed. certain death with no exchanges. the civil war cut uglier and uglier and demeanor -- meaner. it was an absolute nightmare that people considered it as a sporting event in the beginning, but then it escalated far past anyone's nightmares. tending to the wounded and dying soldiers at the beach hospital a bloodstained sand, she had set exchange with an african-american soldier returning. a former slave who had and 854.ed -- enlisted in 1 he said, he knew that he was

union represented casino and union workers. >> nicole: explaining why he think democrats won't be able to attack him on his issues. >> somebody said if you get 25% of the africante the election is over, you win, i have a great relationship there, i will have and do have because you see the polls a great relationship with women, the women -- i mean, i do great with them, great with the evangelicasl, tea parties, liberals, democrats, conservatives straight across the board. >> nicole: republican front runner is plotting out who will be his potential running mate. trump has been telling people if he wins nomination he wants ohio warner john with him. >> cheryl: another gop presidential candidate jeb bush offering a plan to repeal and replace president obama healthcare law. released a two-page plan last night proposing to increase tax credits for individuals to buy coverage and give more power to regulate health insurance. document doesn't say how many people could be left without insurance. he's expected to release more details about his plan later this morning in new hampshire. >> nicole: before you head out the door let's get you caught up in tuesday forecast,