just so everyone is on the same page, the manhattan project was a top secret government project during world war ii designed to harness the power of the atom, the power of fission. the manhattan project resulted in a first-ever nuclear weapon. it's okay if you don't know that, but that is what it is. there were three main manhattan project sites, los alamos, new mexico, which is the one that always pops in to our head, hanford in washington state, and oak ridge tennessee which is where the majority of my book takes place. some of that we kind of have the basics i will tell you about how i found the story because that is one of the questions i get asked most often. what made you think about writing this book. and did you come across this idea? the answer is complete and utter dumb luck. i was working on a completely different book and came across this picture that a really kind of grabs my attention. and if any of you have books you may have seen the picture in the little picture while it is in the book. it was this long room line from floor to ceiling with these huge panels that were c

from the manhattan institute and dr. marc siegel and we willake a caller from arkansas who is a veteran. caller: this is great to speak to this is the first of might have done this. i may disabled veteran what people don't realize is the united states military are noncommissioned there is socialized medicine and. question number one you cannot sue for malpractice with socialized medicine. that is the fact. obamacare is that government and never to taipei for medicare should i be paying for medicare? it is $100 per month how does this affect non-u.s. citizens for medicaid and medicare? or do they just keep getting yet. gerri: we will start with your last question what about those who were not citizens? there is a difference people are here legally some are illegally out as the law treat them? >> legally like u.s. citizens they do pay taxes in their taxes go to support whatever benefits they are eligible for. illegal immigrants are not eligible for medicaid or obamacare nor medicare. however that is a downstream effect beca

the chase ends on the streets of manhattan. the driver trapped in traffic. the bikers surround the car again.

as american as apple pie or the manhattan project and nearly as deadly. ange cheese-like substance dropped like a deuce, another roller in the night, right into a bag of fritos. >> it feels like you're holding warm crap in a bag. if you closed your eyes and i put this in your hand, you'd be very worried. closet mi pie. yet, it is also delicious. neither the frito nor the frito pie are indigenous to new mexico. they were actually texan. in new mexico you have many wonderful things. i think let texas have this one. i've managed to reach a depth of self-loathing it usually takes a night of drinking to achieve. a frito pie with a night of binge tequila and a strip club. ♪ >> a warm, spreading glow fills my belly as i set out once more in my mighty ford galaxy. yet i am also depressed. frito pie. i smell metaphor. speaking of explosive diarrhea -- did you know that the first ever atomic bomb was exploded in 1945 in the desert of new mexico? sushi bars, galleries, massage studios. crystals? we got 'em. >> i think i need to adjust my vent or something. i just see

. >> the manhattan institute. >> oh, whoa. >> per male they are going up and the women are going up 62%iegt. >> a woman and a man. the woman pays $18,000 more a year and a man $10,000 more. they both voted for barack obama. they are not happy with him. >> so we have the her tanl foundation known for impartiality as is the manhattan institute. i have never seen people who call it down the line like these organizations. then we have two people in america and, wow, bowl me over. >> i guess the only thing, tucker, as i listen to james, james is a guy that must have a picture of obama hanging over the man tell and he lights candles because he's chanting in his mind "yes, we can." le the truth is the truth. america is experiencing rate shock, losing coverage and the president's promises have been debunked and the washington post gave him four pinocchios for lies. >> james is a more sensible man. in his heart he's probably thinking i can't believe it's fallen to me to defend this disaster. this is just a snapshot in time. this is not going to work. i don't think the administration thinks it wi

trapped in traffic on the manhattan street with nowhere to hide. the bikers attack.them smashing the driver side window with his helmet another using his fist. that's when the video cuts out. police say the nightmare continues. he is beaten in front of his family and left on the road in a pool of his own blood. he was later treated and released at a nearby hospital. but of the biker that he mowed down as he tried to get away wasn't so lucky. tonight that man, 32-year-old, is fighting for his life. >> all his ribs are broken. his spine is broken in two places. he is never going to walk. never going to walk again. the wife of the paralyzed man defend her husband and the riders. >> everyone got worried. everyone stops. my husband stops. doesn't throw his bike. parks it. and walks on over to try to help the guy. >> his brother agrees. >> watching too much sons of anarchy. he assumed he was going to be hurt. that was not the case at all. >> reporter: the police are not so sure. >> well it depend on what the circumstances are, depends on whether or not, your vehicle is bei

as american as apple pie or the manhattan project and nearly as deadly. cheese-like substance dropped like a deuce, another roller in the night, right into a bag of fritos. >> it feels like you're holding warm crap in a bag. if you closed your eyes and i put this in your hand, you'd be very worried. closet mi pie. yet, it is also delicious. neither the frito nor the frito pie are indigenous to new mexico. they were actually texan. in new mexico you have many wonderful things. i think let texas have this one. i've managed to reach a depth of self-loathing it usually takes a night of drinking to achieve. a frito pie with a night of binge tequila and a strip club. ♪ >> a warm, spreading glow fills my belly as i set out once more in my mighty ford galaxy. yet i am also depressed. frito pie. i smell metaphor. speaking of explosive diarrhea -- did you know that the first ever atomic bomb was exploded in 1945 in the desert of new mexico? sushi bars, galleries, massage studios. crystals? we got 'em. >> i think i need to adjust my vent or something. i just see dar

the manhattan project in los alamos, nuclear missile silos hidden deep beneath the desert floor. are we? >> ground zero of where everything seems to have started. >> submitted for your approval. norio and his friend james, two men associated with the new mexico ufo and paranormal forum. >> this is where america's rocketry actually started. >> at the end of world war ii, classified units of the cia and army intelligence were busy sandbagging and sneaking away from probable prosecution, cadres of the world's rocket scientists. did i mention they were nazis? oh yeah, many of them were sent around here. >> other very mysterious things even took place, allegedly, in 1947. >> 1947, roswell incident. >> that's right. that's still a mystery. >> some say. you notice how they always say that in those dubious cheaply reenacted doc shows. some say it was the remains of an alien spacecraft. anywho, back then they were working on some pretty cool stuff. some pretty cool stuff. for instance, a mylar-like weather balloon. they would pancake out like a flying saucer. might that explain the excess

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. i want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. tomorrow night, fault lines investigates wage practices in the restaurant industry. >> the employers have the upper hand out here. they can steal from you and face very little if any consequences. >> basically this industry is saying, "we don't have to pay these workers at all. they should work for us but we don't have to pay them. >> two thirds of low-wage workers experience wage theft every week. >> you're telling me that these people are allowed to treat people like this and you can't do anything? >>> here's a story that broke out in this 33-page complaint. law enforcement officials shut down an oh obscure online market that allegedly allowed users to buy and sell drugs and other illegal g

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. nt to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >>they share it on the stream. >>social media isn't an afterthought. it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. hundreds. >> united nations weapons inspectors have begun dismantling syria's chemical weapon stock. it is a hard job made worse by the raging war there. >> disardisdisarmament, leaked reports indicate that syrian president bashar al-assad is cooperating. but it's difficult to assess how big the stock piles are and where they are located. active war zones make the job all that much

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. i want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. [[voiceover]] from al jazeera media network comes a new voice of journalism in the u.s. >>the delta is a microcosm of america. [[voiceover]] we tell the human story, from around the block, across the country, with more points of view. >>if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a motel to living in their car. [[voiceover]] connected, inspired, bold. >>about a thousand protestors have occupied ... nearly nearl all pentgon workerl return to work. >> it was all about back pay for fufurloughed workers and getting furloughed workers back on the could bjob. they have worked out away to interpret a law signed last sunday by president obama called the pay our military act. to get 300,

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. i want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. >>> what will this all be for the price of gas and heating oil and for our relationship with middle east tern oil-producing countries. joining us now is bob who has 30 years in the producing industry . >> con tpwregsa t we have heavit on the imports. we produced btus. what does that mean? >> it's a remarkable change antonio for the last four or five years. the whole supply chain that we have been dealing with in the last 40 years. we had to import something over 60% of the oil. were already producing 80% of the gas that we consume. can you get to the day where we are not totally inpendant. >> i'm not sure we will get to the point where we are completely independent. we import crude but also i

it will have views of the statue of liberty, new york harbor and the manhattan skyline. construction is expected to begin next year with a grand opening in 2016. but it will have some competition. developers in dubai are planning a 689-foot ferris wheel. ferris wheels seem to be in vogue all of a sudden again. >>> look at this adorable video out of florida. some pooches spotted prancing around in elaborate outfits at the 16th annual howloween pet costume -- >> that's a good one. >> -- yeah, working on it. some had bark, some had fright. overall, 200 canines pulled off some of the tricks. >> i like the wagon, the little dog. >> seems to be enjoying it, though. >> really? you speak dog? >> i speak dogese occasionally. >>> new jersey gets a new senator. cory booker will be sworn in to fill the seat of lautenberg. >>> on this day in 1941, mt. rushmore sculptures were completed. the carvings of washington, roosevelt, lincoln, they're beauties. jane pauley is 62 today. coming up on the "today" show, a "today" exclusive with a hero police officer in texas who was shot during a

the older people were forced to leave. and all these up towners who want to come and have their sort of disneyland manhattan experience they have other options to other communities they can go to but the poor skid row really have no other housing anywhere at all almost any one would say if you've got to be crazy why would you save skid row what is the possible value of saving a skid row if you think about it if thousands of people on main street lose their housing that's thousands of people for whom the city will have to build a massive and costly shelter system and makes far more sense to preserve the housing the poor live in and let the poor continue to pay their own brand so makes good economic sense not just good social and moral sense for the city to in fact preserve the housing that's in the skid row area. there are a lot of empty loss in the area the city could convert that into housing for nearly . twenty four thousand dollars a year or more. supportive hauser. urgency for trails the court system. this is the famous security of street prosecutors history fame it's no longer we're. on the train. there they are we're

democrat and the most you know he's always allowed the fascists to take over his city administration the manhattan institute and as far as i'm concerned up from my perspective chief bratton runs a stand sitting here and i don't know why we have a mayor. rule of new schools here. for the poor. quality of life and said this was the last time that many or three phil. police chief william bratton made his name cleaning up new york city with the controversial broken windows theory of crime reduction. safer sees how to implement that same policy and he's seen. the same tactics that was shown and the broken windows theory in new york right where they say concept by you the same way justified new york in the same way you plan on jennifer. california but consequences are really devastating for hours of the people here especially people with disabilities the first year there were. arrests you know an area that has about twelve or thirteen thousand. people. issue most forthright word literary. thirty or for. a warrant for arrest. wealthy british style the stock. market. is going to. find out what's really ha

ransom on over. " my client assisted him because demand was drowning in his own blood. " >>james: the manhattanstrict attorney's office did not say what charges simms was indicted on. st the driver allegedly attacked by a biker suffered multiple non life- threatening injuries including two black eyes cuts to his face and abrasions to his back and shoulders. take a look at the damage to the car. his wife and two year-old daughter were in the car at the time. neither was hurt. there are now seven bikers charged in connection with the attack. a 31 year-old james kuehne appeared in court thursday were he pleaded not guilty to gang assault, assault and criminal mischief charges. kuehne was released on $200,000 bond. the good news there will be no bargain today. today you are find but monday morning could be a different story. we will update you in just a minute. we will be right back. slow comeback. sometimes bad behavior just happens rider from stanley roberts. while heading to marin county he stumbled upon an answer section that was having a problem so he grabbed his camera and shows us. -- inters

hardest hit, south ferry station at the southern tip of manhattan. the station was only three years old, built at a cost of $550 million. the day after sandy, it lay in ruins. joe leader is the man in charge of new york subways. >> the water level reached this high. >> reporter: more than $50 million gallons of seawater came rushing into south ferry filling the station almost to street level. >> you try and prevent it. you try and deter it, you know, and that's the best thing do. but can you really actually stop it? >> it was not for lack of trying. as sandy bother down on the city transit workers frantically stop to stem the tide with inflatable dams, sandbags and plywood. but there was no stopping the water. subway stations, rail yards and nine tunnels flooded. >> the water was coming from everywhere. there was no way of stopping it. you needed superman, i guess. >> mark is the general manager of the hugh cary brooklyn battery tunnel which normally carries cars and trucks between brooklyn an lower manhattan. >> we basically pulled everybody out of h

he said he broke into the manhattan apartment war the supposed trist took place.efore they were married in 1986. hope she has a way to deal with it. >> at number four, a watch that tells you the time until you die. >> it ain't my time. >> but it will be eventually and now technology helps you tell the moments until it is your last. >> talk about a death watch. >> you are thinking this is a depressing video. >> the creator claims the watch will make the most of the time that they have left. get your death score and enter it into the watch and the koupt down begins and you can live like every day is your last. >> what do you think? let us know on the list facebook page but hurry while you still have time. >> at number five. zero are gravity and five percent alcohol. >> he can't drink legally for another ten years. but this 11-year-old has brewed a beer that is out of this world. >> that was pretty special. >> i remember i was going to get a good grade in my class. that has nothing to do with getting astronauts drunk. it is to see how it can help in a medical emergen

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. nt to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> what do you think? >> consider this. unconventional wisdom. [ technical difficulties ] >>> nearly 2 billion barrels a day in oil using techniques that extract both oil and gas trapped in shale formations. frac-ing works by injecting deep into the shale and fracturing it with water. it's controversial because gas exploration companies are exempt from certain rules that allow them to use chemicals that people say could leak into the water table. despite the controversy, america's energy boom added 1.2 million direct and indirect jobs to the economy last year. g

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >>> welcome to al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. moments ago preside

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. i want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. [[voiceover]] from lucrative defense contracts to behind-the-scene lobbyists. >>did egyptians ever think that aid would actually be cut? >>never. [[voiceover]] fault lines explores the enduring relationship between the american and the egyptian militaries. >>i don't think we will suffer now. we already have airplanes, tanks ... >>they haven't changed the nature of what they provide us. why would we want to change what we provide them? while mitt romney was governor. does it offer a good indicator of what we can expect nationally? dr. john kingsdale, these days he is the director of the wakeley consulting group, knows the sides of the debate in massachusetts and nationally. really appreciate c

and the most the you know he's always allowed the fascists to take over his city administration the manhattan institute and as far as i'm concerned up from my perspective chief bratton runs his stand city and i don't know why we have a mayor. rule of the schools. where. yes you won't see while you i began to check things was the last friday meal on the street still after. police chief william bratton made his name cleaning up new york city with the controversial broken windows theory of crime reduction. safer cities how to implement the same policy in his new town. the same tactics there was jones and the broken windows theory in new york right where necessary concepts are you the same way he justified new york in the same way you plan on jennifer. california because once was a really big of a story for hours of the people here especially people with disabilities in the first year there were times i was in a row seen an area that i was supposed to or thirteen girls or people were twelve thousand citations issued the most for cyber slur littering or jaywalk there was someone who kept her under

it happened sunday on the manhattan west side. it was also caught on a helmet cam. n suv hit the back of a motorcycle and cut the guy off. the driver stopped when the bikers started to attack his car he sped off hitting three more bikers in the process. the gang of motorcycles goes after the suv, then attacks the driver as his wife and child sit in the car. christopher cruz turned himself in to police. allen edwards was also arrested. both now face multiple charges. the wife of one of the bikers hit says her son is now paralyzed and in a coma from this. >>> a fiery accident disrupts the commute in an illinois suburb. a semi crashed into a ditchened caught fire. this was from overnight. firefighters put the fire out within two hours. no injuries reported. >>> a california gas station clerk is viciously attacked after a dispute over 41 cents. this is tough to watch. 23-year-old clerk said the man in the blue shirt was trying to buy a cigar. he put down a dollar and she said she needed 41 more cents. it made him mad and he showed her just how much. >> he just says this

the incident was captured on camera sunday afternoon along the manhattan highway. several of the bikers surrounded the suv. a man was pulled from the vehicle and beat him in front of his wife and daughter. one of the bikers may the permanently paralyzed after being run over by the suv. >> barricades blocking the entry to national monuments and parks right now. outraged members of congress move the barriers to escort dozens of veterans into the memorial. the national park service has furloughed over 300 workers from the national mall. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning to you. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. so far so good out there. this is what it looks like at 175. a nice start in that area. 95 checking out ok at the fort mchenry. a nice start at the west side at baltimore national pike. eastbound traffic on 70 up to speed. area, 60e owings mills miles per hour southbound down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> another drive start for us. --another drive start for us. 60 degrees in randallstown. 61 at ma

the older people were forced to leave. and all these uptown or so want to come and have their sort of disneyland manhattan experience they have other options to other communities they can go to but the poor skid row really have no other housing anywhere at all almost anyone would say if you've got to be crazy why would you save skid row what is the possible value of saving skid row if you think about it if thousands of people on main street lose their housing. that's thousands of people for whom the city will have to build a massive and costly shelter system and makes far more sense to preserve the housing the poor live band and let the poor continue to pay their own brand so makes good economic sense not just good social and moral sense for the city to in fact preserve the housing that's in the skid row area. there are a lot of empty loss in the area the city could convert that into housing for me under. sixteen to twenty four thousand dollars a year or more to support. services that help him stay in that house i thought he five percent of your potential rate. but compares to anywhere from forty five thousand to one hundred

and yevgeniy feyman, a research assistant at the manhattan institute. thank you for being with us. want to start with you yevgeniy feyman. the young people are crucial to the success of obamacare. >> absolutely. they'll balance out the risk pool, they'll keep premiums that need the insurance, and the administration is reaching out to them. >> jen, the young invincibles are in the 18-34 group. >> welcome back to "inside story." we're continuing our discussion of congress and political stalemate. still with us are bart gordon, former democratic congressman from tennessee, and jim walsh, a former republican congress many from new york. what has changed in the culture here that has caused a lack of respect, and certainly a lack of understanding of each other's positions. >> members don't know each other like they used to. beforehand oftentimes when you were traveling less members would bring their spouse to washington. kids would grow up together. >> you would move? >> you would socialize and you wouldn't talk ugly to somebody that you had dinner with, with their spouse the night before