i'm thomas drayton in new york. as day dawns in asia, the search resumes for the flight missing over 24 hours plane presumed to have crashed. >> nato combat mission. >> the end of an era. the nato combat mission comes to an end in afghanistan. >>> greek ferry catches fire. and in our sunday segment we'll take a look at the most compelling stories in a year. it is monday morning in indonesia where a massive search operation is underway for a missing plane with 162 people on board. airasia flight 8501 disappeared more than 24 hours ago. it left indonesia pound for singapore, encountered bad weather near the island of belatong. the aircraft vanished from radar. 12 navy ships five helicopters a number of ships from singapore and australia are in charge of the search. the plane is likely to be at the bottom of the sea. >> yes thomas, the sun has been up for several hours now. detail search and rescue mission a little bit more. we're looking at a dozen vessels on the water from several different countries. multinational s

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour >>> as day dawns in asia the search resumes for the missing airasia, that disappeared 24 hours ago over the java sea, carrying 162 passengers. >> the combat mission ... >>> the end of an era, the u.s. and n.a.t.o.-led combat mission in afghanistan comes to a formal close. thousands of troops will remain in the country. hundreds remain stranded on a ferry in the adriatic sea after it caught fire. rough seas and heavily rain are hampering rescue efforts. in "the week ahead", we'll look at some of the most compelling stories of the year >>> at this hour the search resumed for another missing plane that took off from south-east asia. here is what we know. airasia flight 8501 disappeared more than 24 hours ago. the airbus a320 left surabaya in indonesia, encounter severe weather 40 minutes into the tripe near the island of belitung island. the pilots asked air traffic controllers to change the flight path, but lost contact. 162 were on b

i'm thomas drayton in new york. we are following breaking news. an armed man is holding several hostage at a cafe. hostages are standing near window in a chocolate shop with the hands up. you are looking at images from australia. from news service 7 at this hour. a black and white flag with arabic writing is on display in that cafe window. police confirm the surrounding area has been evacuated. in an operation that is underway. we understand that the prime minister tony abbott will be speaking here in just a moment. as soon as that happens, in fact, you are looking at the podium where he'll be addressing the media in a short moment. when that happens, we'll take you there live. >> it is sunday night, and time for our regular look at "the week ahead". last night the senate approved a bill to keep the government running, buried inside it was something else. changes to the bank law, saying it will be easier for banks to gamble. banks say it's needed to promote economic growth. we beginning with a look at the dodd franc and the changes to it. >> repor

i'm thomas drayton in new york. you employment now some facing an extra challenge. legal documents that include so-called no-compete clauses that keep them from moving on to other jobs. some workers there are fighting back. in an "america tonight" exclusive, correspondent christof putzel talk to two workers in their first ever interview about what keeps them on the sandwich line. >> this is the jimmy john's blt, there is nothing anyone that would consider a mystery unless you are jimmy john's. to them this simple sandwich is a trade secret to be protected at all cost. for kaitlin and emily, that mindset has placed a virtual job lock on their job prospects. emily is an significant manager at a store near chicago. her hourly pay amounts to less than minimum wage. until recently, kaitlin also worked at a local jimmy john's. we met them at a nearby restaurant. >> we wouldn't be able to work here. >> you wouldn't? >> no, end of discussion. they have a list of sandwiches. >> kaitlin is talking about this. an agreement which all jimmy john's workers must sign. for two year

. >>> i'm thomas drayton, coming up at the top of the hour, of 0 detainees have been -- 60 detaineesbeen travelled -- six detainees have been transferred to uruguay. >> and we look at the raid that killed luke somers, and pierre corky. 10 al qaeda fighters were also killed. >>> a hacking at sony pictures led to cyber security concerns. all that and more straight ahead. >>> finally from us this hour - the sounds of change. maybe you think classical music is boring, it's not for you. maybe you haven't been to the right sympathy. the dynamic singer at the podium may make all the difference, as she has in her community, adam may, queueing up the orchestra from baltimore. [ ♪ music ] >> reporter: the power of marin allsop sneaks up on you. the music conductor of the baltimore symphony is the first female to lead a major american orchestra. mist ra allsop is considered one of the world's leading conductors. [ ♪ music ] >> reporter: there's enormous power in that little baton. she uses the tool to help the audiences imagination take flight, she is, surprisingly, down to earth. >> classical

i'm thomas drayton in new york. thanks for watching. >> my name is elenor and for the last 25 years i was bernie madoff's secretary. >> an unimaginable story of betrayal. >> they lived this incredible life. it just never occurred to me that they were living on the dime of the clients. >> greed... >> bernie was stealing every nickel but he wasn't trading anything. >> ... and entitlement. >> you took my grandchildren's future away from them. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. >> this victory belongs to you. >> republican bill cassidy declares victory, beating out incu incull cum bant -- incumant in louisiana, mary landrieu. >> about a million people flee shelters as typhoon lashes the east coast of the central philippines. >>> good to have you with you. a highly contested senate race has been decided. republican bill cassidy unseated mary landrieu. it's the last race to be settledar the midterm elections -- settled after the midterm elections. republicans hold every senate seat in the deep south. >> results in louisiana significant and historic for a couple of reasons. with mary landrieu defeated, there'll no longer be a democratic senator from the south, and there'll no longer be a woman senator of either party from a southern state. the outcome not surprising to a load of people following the race. mary landrieu had been polling below bill cassidy, and had been outspent by a lot of groups that came

john. >> thomas drayton. in many ways the psychological tactics were just as bad. our science and technology expert jake ward explains. >> once upon a time torture was simply a matter of inflicting physical pain. but pseudo science applies psychological pain. i'm talk here about sleep deppary vacation, deprivation. little or no evidence on the body. the thing to understanding is that the researchers who have looked at the distinction between physical and psychological torture have found that in the end the effect on the victim is largely the same. as the u.n. special reporter on torture pus puts it, whether it's the body or the mind, whether the victim is sexually assaulted or held in a state of terrible anxiety the common effect is the disintegration of the personality to regress the victim to a place where he or she loses all hope of control of freedom of intimacy and can do nothing else but comply. of course this new report on the cia's methods reveals that the agency engaged in both categories of coercion, physical and psychological. the program even employed p

. >>> is this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. released by the u.s. six guantanamo bay detainees getting used to a new life in uruguay. israeli war planes bombed government-held areas in damascus. officials want the united nations to take actions. forensic evidence is putting towards a grim fate for dozens of missing mexican college students. cyber attacks are becoming more common and sophisticated. governments are believed to be behind some of them. we go ipp depth in our -- indepth in our sunday segment "the week ahead". >>> great to have you with us. six detainees from guantanamo bay have been transferred, arriving in uruguay as refugees, after being held by the u.s. government for 12 years without charge. they are the first guantanamo detainees to be transferred from cuba to south america. among them four syrians, a tunisian and palestinian. they were held since 2002 and cleared for release since 2009. the u.s. government could not find a country that would accept them as r

>> >>> hi everyone this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york >>> players in >>> police officers in united states pay their respects to a fallen comrade >>> progress in the u.n. political goals to alleviate poverty. and in "a deeper look", we delve into the minimum wage debate across the country. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> thousands of fellow officers from around the country gathering in new york city to pay the respects for slain n.y.p.d. officer rafael ramos. after the church service ramos's wife and children were presented with his burial flag. vice president joe biden and governor cuomo were among those ooulo guising the officer. there was a speaker that did not exact lay get a warm welcome. new york mayor bill de blasio. hundred of officers outside the church turned their backs to a screen projecting the mayor's address. tensions between the n.y.p.d. and the mayor are running high. some accuse of mayor of not supporting law enforcement. >> rafael ramos and his partner wenjian liu were gunned down whilst sitting in the police car last saturday. courtney kealy has mar. >> our

i'm thomas drayton in new york. updates always on aljazeera.com. thanks for watching. >> previously on "in god we trust". >> my name is eleanor, and for the last 25 years i was bernie madoff's secretary. >> the main team on the 17th floor were fully aware of what was going on. >> what nobody imagined was that bernie was stealing every nickel, that he wasn't trading anything. >> i said "60 million"? he said, "no... umm, 60 with a 'b'". >> sir, why did you do it? >> they lived this incredible life... it just never occurred to me that they were living on the dime of the clients.

i'm thomas drayton in new york. "consider this" is next. be safe. >>> a stain on our values, the senate report on c.i.a. and torture parks debate and a -- splashes debate -- sparks passionate debate. bernie had of's secretary of 25 years -- madoff's secretary of 25 years joins us >>> and elephants threatened with extinction. how terrorist groups may be benefitting. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this", those stories and more straight ahead. . >> this particular relief serve no purpose.

thomas drayton has the story. >> reporter: it was a c.i.a. wishlist costing hundreds of millions. reading through the report many amounts are blacked out. money flowed freely. one agent remarked that his office had more money that could be spent. money went to build facilities costing more than $300 million. the report highlights a payment to the country housing a facility. a relationship that caused difficulties for the c.i.a. the c.i.a. gave millions to the country. it was reported that there was flexibility with regard to the number of detainees at the facility. among the big costs, multi-million contract, awarded to a company created by two retired u.s. air force psychiatrists, who played key roles in implementing the programme. >> in 2005 the two contractors formed a company specifically for the purpose of expanding their work with the c.i.a. the c.i.a. has paid these two contractors and their company more than $80 million. >> reporter: according to the report, the two men had never worked as integrators and didn't have a background in terrorism, yet designed most of the meth

i'm thomas drayton in new york. we are beginning with breaking news at this hour.armed man is holding several people hostage at a cafe in the central business district of sydney as we look live here. witnesses say hostages are standing near windows in a chocolate shop with their hands up. a black and white flag with arabic writing is on display, the affiliation has not been confirmed. police station, however, confirm the surrounding area has been evte

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. [ chanting ] >>> thousands of protesters march across the country calling for justice for all. >>> japanese voters head to polls in parliamentary elections, and the prime minister hopes it brings momentum to ambitious economic and political retomorrows. form forms. -- reforms. >> we join iraq's army on the front line as they try to stop i.s.i.l.'s advance. >>> a debating deadlock at the climate change summit in peru. . >> if they don't see in and make a change, i don't know what we got to do >>> relatives of black men killed by police join thousands of protesters making their way down pennsylvania av u calling attention to what they -- avenue calling attention to what they say is police brutality towards black men. [ chanting ] >>> a similar scene in new york, crowds blocked traffic and shut the brooklyn bridge in what was dubbed the millions march. there were protests in boston, north carolina in california, demonstrators demandin

thomas drayton has more on the president's initiative. >> in order to affect the appropriate disposition of people detained by the department of defense at guantanamo, and close the detention facility consistent with that. >> reporter: the new president issued an edict immediately after taking office, to close down the guantanamo bay detention camp. five years later, it is open. president obama signed an order in january 2009 to suspend military tribunal proceedings in guantanamo, he was blocked by congress. >> america justice is what people believes separates the united states from other countries. >> later that year, in a 90 to 60 vote, the senate passed an amendment to the supplement at appropriations act, barring the funds needed for release or transfer of prisoners. the military prison, which was operational in january 2002 was established to hold and integrate what the bush administration called extraordinarily dangerous prisoners. it termed enemy combatants. >> are any of the 90 people al qaeda members? >> i would doubt it. >> since 2002 the detention center housed 779 men, includ

many without being charged. >> thomas drayton reporting there. we are learning about the u.s. special forces raid in yemen. the attempt to rescue american terrorists involved drone strikes and a fire fight with militants. by the time 40 special forces reached luke somers and another hostage, pierre corky, they had been shot. a 10-year-old boy and a woman also were killed. president obama defends his decision. they are not blaming the deaths of pierre corky. they had negotiated corky's release, he would have been delivered today. u.s. officials were not aware that corky was being held with luke somers. the u.s. is responding to the detention of a reporter in iran. according to u.s. officials jason ressian is held on unspecified charges and has been denied an attorney. secretary of state john kerry issued a statement saying: . >> iran is confirming it launched air strikes on i.s.i.l. factories in iraq at the request of the iraq government. iraq is relying on its neighbour in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: these iraqis walking to kabula faced attack every year in post-wa

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. [ chanting ] >>> thousands of protesters march across the country calling for justice for all. >>> japanese voters head to polls in parliamentary elections, and the prime minister hopes it brings momentum to ambitious economic and political retomorrows. form forms. --

. >> >>> hi everyone this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york >>> players in >>> police officers in united states pay their respects to a fallen comrade >>> progress in the u.n. political goals to alleviate poverty. and in "a deeper look", we delve into the minimum wage debate across the

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >> our hearts are aching today. we feel it physically. feel it deeply >>> police officers turn their backs to new york city mayor as thousands honour officer rafael ramos >>> one of al-shabab's wanted men surrender in somali >>> more tha

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. >> this victory belongs to you. >> republican bill cassidy declares victory, beating out incull incull cum bant -- incumant in

i am thomas drayton. coming up at the top of the >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be

i'm thomas drayton in new york. i'll be back at 11:00 p.m. eastern, 9 pacific for a full hour of news and the recap of the headlines coming out of louisiana. thank you for joining us, see you >> growing up in a poor neighborhood in baltimore means the odds are stacked against you. >> and so we have a school to prison pipeline operating in baltimore and in other cities across the nation where young people believe with some good reason that their destiny lies behind bars and they, too, will become members of the under-caste. >> females is getting pregnant and they're having children. now it's children raising children. without no high school education, how are they going to take care of that child? you see what i'm saying? >> my mother was a child when she had us, you know. my mother told me she hated me, you know, and to get out of her face before she'd kill me. that had an impact on me. >> no one's thinking about, "let's look at these infants. let's help these infants out. let's help these mothers out so that these kids are raised in a health

i'm thomas drayton in new york.

>> this is al jazeera america million i'm thomas drayton in new york.es are in a military hospital in uruguay. they were spen sent there to stt new lives as ratification. refu. >> cyberattacks are becoming more common

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >> our hearts are aching today. we feel it physically. feel it deeply >>> police officers turn their backs to new york city mayor as thousands honour officer rafael ramos >>> one of al-shabab's wanted men surrender in somali >>> more than 100,000 are displaced in the worst floods it hit malaysia in over a decade. in "a deeper look", we investigate what a higher minimum wage would mean for america's economy. >>> we begin this hour with breaking news. reports that an air asia has gone missing. air asia qz 8501 was travelling from indonesian city of surabaya to singapore. we understand air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft around 7:25am local time it went missing over four hours ago, more than 150 people including passengers and crew are on board. it's reported that the plane lost contact near belaton island. an air asia has gone missing. qz8501 near belatong island. we'll update you with more information as soon as we ge

i'm thomas drayton in new york. "consider this" is next. be safe. >>> a stain on our values, the senate report on c.i.a. and torture parks debate and a -- splashes debate -- sparks passionate debate. bernie had of's secretary of 25 years -- madoff's secretary of 25 years joins us >>> and elephants threatened with extinction. how terrorist groups may be benefitting. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this", those stories and more straight ahead. . >> this particular relief serve no purpose. >> i think it's a terrible piece of work. seems it's deeply flawed. >> we did things violeting who we are. >> my name is eleanor, for the last 25 years i was bernie madoff's secretary. >> people look crime. >> 20% of people buying ivory elephants. >> we begin with an intelligence . >> the report released examines the c.i.a.'s secret overseas detention of at least 119 individuals. and the use of coercive interrogation techniques. torture. >> the report says the c.i.a. misled the public about the enhanced interrogation techniques, which were more brutal

. >> hi, i'm thomas drayton. coming up in our prime time newscast at the top of the hour.ens of injuries and arrests in hong kong, american couple acquitted of their child's death in qatar are still not allowed to leave. >>> we'll talk about charitable giving in our sunday segment the week ahead. all that straight ahead, we'll see you then. >> one of the biggest hurdles is how often they are underestimated. remember last year's winter games in sochi, including russia's ban on adoptions by american families. but for one russian orphan sochi was also an opportunity to defy expectations. we get her story from "america tonight's" adam may. >> take the weight? >> yes. >> meet the beast. that's what her friend of callr. she's a record-breaking athlete. the only person male or female to run four major marathons in a single year. >> what do you think your prospects are? >> well i mean my goals are to make it you know definitely top 10 which i did in world championships. and to make it into the final for the sprint. >> tatiana mcfadden is no stranger to winning. she's been in a whe

i'm thomas drayton in new york. i'll have another hours of news at 8:00 pacific. stay tuned, part of two marco polo, a very modern journey and coming up next. thanks for watching. let's take a look at china. china overtakes us. it's the world's manufacturer. america has to live with the china that exists.