it was amazing. >> leonard nimoy was 83, tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> all the news tall time, on our website aljazeera.com. >> gone and some say, forgotten. >> all coy do was just -- all i could do was just keep praying and keep praying that's all. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will continue to do so. >> what has been done to protect other at risk children? >> i have every confidence that

. >> i'm tom ackerman in the u.s. state of maine where more people die every year than are born. but maine is working on its are population loss challenge. >> divisions remain. and the new african champions come home to a celebration that's been over 20 years in the making. sana's got details later in sports. >>> to nigeria now where the national security advisor has said that it will try to disrupt all of the boko haram camps and elections have been postponed for six weeks. hara matassa has more. >> convincing officials they can do it is even harder. forces from chad and cameroon and from the african union they are going to try identify the different camps where boko haram expected to be. they think the boko haram fighters may be hiding and living and from then on once they are contained the situation, people who fled the northeast where boko haram has been the most ferocious will feel comfortable to go back and vote in the national election scheduled for march. they have heard these kind kind of talks from the government before. some are saying the field may be different now. a

tom ackerman. al jazeera. >> colombia's government signed wild wildcat preservation to maintain the jaguar corridor. allesanddro has traveled to the columbian amazon. >> the national park lies deep in the columbian amazon. for time i am memimmemorial. few people travel here fewer get the chance to glimpse the cat in the wild. but its presence is revealed until countless rock paintings by extinct tribes who worshipped the jaguar as a dem i god. >> there is no place else from arizona to argentina where you can see a landscape like this. there is no place else you can stand on earth and see this much jaguar habitat. >> we traveled with the columbian army and a conservation group panthera. its leader has been studying the cat's migration rounds over 30 years. he wants local governments and communities to protect what he calls jaguar corridors. the complex but fragile paths jaguars take as they move across the continent. >> if jaguars can roam freely he says their future may be insured. colombia is key.

tom ackerman, al jazerra. >>> thousands of people have gathered in haiti's capitol to mourn the 17 victimsccident involving a carnival float. haitian leaders also paid their respects. victims' white caskets were dropped with the headache an flag. a singer on one of the floats touch touched a power line and caused the crowd to panic and run, at least 78 others were injured. >>> now, 50 years ago african american activist malcolm x was shot dead in new york city. a ceremony to honor him has been held where he was assassinated in harlem. he was one of several black americans who campaigned for equal rights during the 1960s alan fisher look back at his leg 1eu6789 he was the voice of black anger. >> as muslims we believe that separation is the best way and the only sensible way not integration. >> reporter: honoringer, an intellectual malcolm x wanted something different, something more for america's black population. his demands for civil rights changes in the '60s grew, he spoke of black power, he challenged martin luther king's idea change would come only through nonviolence, this is whethe

tom ackerman, al jazerra washington. >>> human rights officials from the european union are visitingraising concerns with the prime minister about working conditions in garment factories. the garment industry accounts for 17% of the country's g.d.p. and 34ths of all experts most of which goes to europe and the u.s. yet garment workers are some of the lowest paid in the world forced by employers to work up to 18 hours a day poor work conditions at garment fact areare yous have led to the deaths of hundreds of workers from fires to building collapses. crossing over to an activists joining us. what would you like these european officials and the prime minister to address specifically? can you hear me? >> yes. >> my question to you is what would you like to see the european human rights official address with the prime minister in your country? >> thank you very much because already we had a meet with this european parliament delegate two days before and they are also wanting to know what the situation is in bangladesh, especailly the human rights issues so we are also explaining the situ

tom ackerman, al jazerra washington. >>> iraq is beset by in fighting and the continuing war with isiltion of music in the country is being kept alive to entertain the people. jane arraf has more from baghdad. >> reporter: unexpect the things happen when the conductor visits on. this day he's playing his cello at a home for senior citizens. one of the residents had a friend who played recorder 50 years ago. after he died he kept the recorder and taught himself to play to keep his friend's memory alive. the wood is cracked now. and he is blind but the music is as moving as ever. there are decades of memories here wrapped up in these memories. she asks for a traditional song those that have forgotten us, she tells us later that she hasn't seen her daughter in seven years, a teacher was an amateur musician. >> translator: he used to play the violin, we even had german vie lens, but when we lived under the economic sanies in the 1990s we had to sale it. >> reporter: he normally plays much grander venues, trained in europe he's the co conductor of iraq's symphony orchestra. he can live anyw

tom ackerman, al jazeera in maine. >> still ahead here in al jazeera, hanging on to power.australia's priementsdz survives aaustralia's prime ministersurvives a challenge. and sammy will have details of sport after the break. break. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the german chancellor has immediate the u.s. president barack obama on the crisis in ukraine. not yet convinced about arming ukraine with defensive weapons. >>> a stampede near cairo killed 40 people. police released tear gas to try to control the crowd. >>> much multinational forces will try to dismantle boko haram's camps in the last few weeks. the presidential election will be held by march 28th. the vote scheduled for this week was delayed because of security concerns. >>> two bombings in the iraqi capital have killed 20 people and injured 48 others. one suicide bomber targeted a busy square and another bomb went off on a residential street. the second set of bombings in three days, follows a lifting of a curfew in place for 12 years. >>> major ground offensive to retak

tom ackerman tells us why one american state is trying to win over young professionals. >> the city of bucksport maine its plant shut down permanently leaving hundreds out of work. >> now there's no mill. >> you think of bucksport you think they make paper. that's what they do and that's what bucksport was about. so now we have to find something else to be about. >> reporter: in this rural state the decline of such natural resource industries compounds its demographic dilemma. more deaths than births and a shrinking workforce due in large part to the oldest median age in the u.s. >> the truth is not that we drove young people away. it's that we didn't make enough.them. >> but in places like the city of bangor, the problem is being attacked by promoting the ingredients that can make it a population magnet. >> we have greatly housing stock here that's affordable. you can buy a house here for $125,000. that's a great deal and combined with strong job opportunities make bangor a place where young professionals are looking at maybe for the first time. >> but short of prime factors for growi

tom ackerman reports. >> this is the moment when caracas's mayor was led away.aids to the mayor say the men did not identify themselves or give any reason for ledezma's arrest. hours later hundreds had gathered outside the agency's headquarters from the capital demanding the mayor's release. >> i hold president nicholas maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >> reporter: after the arrest, maduro took over national tv networks. he then accused ledezma and others ever plotting to topple the federalist government last week. >> antonio ledezma was captured under the order of the prosecutor's office for crimes committed against the peace of the country and the dirt security of the constitution. >> maduro said the ploarts had the backing of the u.s. government. the u.s. state department called that claim quote baseless and false. without prouding evidence against ledezma in a country there is no judicial independence. the government often cites plots to overthrow it, without producing evidence. socialist government has faced massive food shortages and

tom ackerman al jazeera, washington. >> survivors of one of australia's deadliest bush fires have been awarded $235 million in compensation in the country's biggest class action lawsuit. forty people died in an estimated 500 homes were destroyed in the blaze in the southern state of victoria six years ago. the lawsuits against energy firm aznet claims a break in an electrical conductor on a power pole sparked the fire. >>> over now to berlin and the city's 65th annual film festival wedged in between the multi-million dollar blockbusters and camera-hungry movie stars is one iraqi film maker's effort to make the world see life beyond his country's battle grounds. phil lavell meets the man behind "iraqi odyssey." >> reporter: this is what millions think of when it comes to iraq saddam hussein and war. but this is what samia wants the world to see, the other side of iraq. a country that once felt very liveable to the neighbors at least. a snapshot of another time. >> it's a really surprise to see that my aunt and my uncle, you know, that they lived in the '50s a life which compares to ever

. >> speaking to tom ackerman for more on this in washington. we are hearing about security but how worried is u.s. government, and the american people? >> well, both the fbi and the royal canadian mounted police issued statements saying they have not identified specific for credible threats to any of the facilities mentioned in this 77 minute video at the end of which the spokesperson said basically that it would be awesome if somebody tried to attack one of them. but the people who have been at the mall today said that they saw no discernible presence of any kind of heightened security. in fact one said that she walked around for 45 minutes before seeing anybody in uniform in the mall itself. it doesn't seem to have deterred shoppers. that said men's is particularly in the foreground of the focus on radicalized muslims in the united states. the federal has indicted 20 somali americans, convicted nine of them most recently in november, two young men 18 and 20, were indicted. one was stopped at the minnesota airport on his way, trying to board a

tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >> after decades collecting dust in a rural garage in france, 60 vintage cars will go under the hammer. collectors are eager to get their hands on aging beauties. >> auctioneers have described it as the discovery of tutenkhamen's tomb. now they're being sold for millions of dollars. >> the collectors are really looking for these kind of cars in this kind of state. people who are passionate about cars often in museum, people who are ready to take on a big restoration job. >> in the collection, ferraris, bugattis and mast maz maz mazeratis. >> this car is extremely rare indeed. also recovered this unique talbot largo. king farouk with extremely lavish budget for cars. >> these were accumulated by an industrialist whose fortunes turned. after years these sleeping buttes hidden from view are now destined for a new life. neave parker, al jazeera paris. >> a painting for artist paul gaugin has sond evere sold sold for $320 million. the title when will you marry sold by a swiss family foundation. foundation. hi, i am lisa fletcher and you are in the strea

tom ackerman, al jazeera maine. >> coming up, six months after ferguson. we'll hear from an african american father on why he wants to join the police force there. >>> plus a new danger on the highways cyber criminals hack into your car. car. can >> hi everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. car hacking. how new wireless technology could put millions of drivers at risk. war story. film maker rory kennedy on her new film, the hor days of the vietnam -- the horror days of the vietnam war. six months after the death of michael brown the impact across the nation. his name has become snom must withsynonymouswith the movement. michael brown lost his life six months ago today. shot to death by a white police officer in ferguson, missouri. we've heard the protest and the call for change. race relations across america. we begin with ash-har quraishi. ash-har. >> questions about race relations and distrust for the police persist in ferguson but there are still in the community who are look for a way to move forward. nothing is more important to

. >> leonard nimoy was 83, tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> all the news tall time, on our website aljazeera.com. >> gone and some say, forgotten. >> all coy do was just -- all i could do was just keep praying and keep praying that's all. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will continue to do so. >> what has been done to protect other at risk children? >> i have every confidence that we are exercising more oversight. >> but are they safer? >> i've answered your questions. >> "america tonight" investigates. the search for relisha. thanks for joining us for this special report. i'm joie chen. >>> it is horrifying to know that in a typical year over 100 children in this country are kidnapped. what's even more shocking to us is that this city, the seat of the nation's power, has proven itself powerless to protect the most vulnerable of its children, the homeless. the disappearance of eight-year-old relisha rudd last winter shows how broken america's safety net is. even now a full year later no her. "america tonigh

tom ackerman reports. >> relatives and friend of the 26 year-old humanitarian aid worker struggled over news of her death, trying to find confirmation in a letter that reached her family. >> in kayla's letter she wrote i see the best in every situation. right now that's what we are all trying to do. >> reporter: the news of her death was confirmed in a messing from i.s.i.l. to her family. the white house said intelligence agencies verified her death, but not the cause and time. they challenged i.s.i.l.'s assertion that she was killed in a jordanian air strike. >> the evidence we have is there's no evidence of civilians in the area prior to the air strike. it calls into question the claims made by i.s.i.l. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says i.s.i.s. and i.s.i.s. alone is the reason he's gone. unlike the three americans beheaded by i.s.i.l. mueller was not put on display. her family requested no publicity, in hopes of a deal for her release. >> i.s.i.l. demanded and changed the release of an al qaeda member serving an 80 year sentence for attacking soldiers in afghanistan. her par

tom ackerman reports and what is behind the move. >> reporter: the global retail giant which earned morebillion in profit last year has be come a glaring symbol of corporate greed to organizers and some disgruntled workers. >> save money, live betters and the workers should live better. >> reporter: walmart says the workers will be rewarded for their service and give own more chances to advance. >> we are making changes to our pay, strengthening the opportunity to progress within the company and offering more choice in scheduling. >> reporter: over the next year the company says it will boost wages to an average of $13 an hour for full-time workers, $10 an hour for those working less than 40 hours a week. that is still below the national averages for most hourly retail workers, but it's higher on average than what the lowest level staff personnel are paid nationwide. the company also promises to offer part-timers more working hours and the chance to pick more predictable schedules. the announcement comes as walmart is reporting its first rise in shopper traffic in more than two years, an

from the point of departure, tom ackerman in maine >>> the stars of the silver screen hit the red carpet on sound for the biggest night in british television the baftas. phil lavelle files this report on the winners. >> that's a first, a baster without rain or snow. definitely not the form here. >> eddie redmayne. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: and that is not a first. eddie redmayne's building the collection of trophies. >> movie reel: see how the men's shirt glows more... >> a bafta for best actor for his betrayal of stephen hawking in "the theory of everything." >> this reward belongs to one incredible family and they are here this evening. and i would like to thank them. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: if there was an award for least surprising winner julianne moore is tipped to take best actress at the oscars as an alzhiemer's sufferer in "still alice" it was inevitable that she'd get the award. >> thank you so much for this. thank you for including me among the beautiful others. i'm mon oured. >> the big prize, best film... >> goes to "boyhood." >> reporter: it took

tom ackerman, al jazeera maine. >> a quick reminder you can keep up-to-date with all the news on ourebsite. there it is on your screen. all the latest on the campaign against boko haram. that's at www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.com. in india, a woman's fate can take a cruel twist when her husband dies. >> they would beat me, both my daughter in law and my son would beat me.

tom ackerman says it plans to improve training for staff. >> reporter: the giant that earnt more than $16 billion in profits is a symbol of corporate greed to union organizers and workers. >> the logo is save money live better, while the workers don't. >> reporter: now wal-mart says employees will be given more chances to advance. >> making changes to the pay, strengthening the opportunity to progress within the company and bring more choice in. >> reporter: the company says it will increase wages to $13 an hour. full-time workers. $10 for those working less than 40 hours a week. it's below national averages for hourly rates. and what the lowest level staff are paid nationwide. they will offer part-timers more hours and a chance to pick more predictable schedules. the announcement comes as there is more shopper traffic, more for the past two years. it's after competition for better conditions for workers. wal-mart staff want the $15 minimum. >> it's not enough for a full-time worker to keep the family out of poverty. many are not full-time and have been asking for full-time. >> the wh

. >> i'm tom ackerman in maine, where more die every year than are born. maine are working on answers to the population loss challenge. we tell you more about them >>> our top story - an investigation is underway in egypt into a football match stampede that killed at least 40 people. most of those were fans of the al-masry football league. the fans accused the police of a massacre. officials say thousands of fans stormed the area without tickets. more now. >> reporter: football fans tried to get into the stadium in cairo, coming to watch a match between zamalek and em p.d. i - some without tickets. the police tried to control the crowds without barricades. when that didn't work they fired tear gas. >> translation: suddenly they closed the gate and told us to get out via another gait. the police fired tear gas, and people on top of each other. we started to leave quickly. there were others in the crowd. those that managed to leave were confronted by police. >> reporter: in the confusion many fell and were trampedly. the club called what happened a mask area

tom ackerman washington. >> more than 1.5 million people are behind bars in the u.s. and statistics show that the vast majority will commitment commit another crime once released. now a program called prison to college is working to break this cycle of reoffending. >> at first glance it looks like any college english class. >> what is the quote again? >> but the man standing guard and the barbed wire outside of the windows is a constant reminder. this lesson is taking place inside of a correctional facility and most of the students are inmates. 34-year-old matthew wilson is near the end of a 13-year sense for armed robbery. he joined the class for one reason. >> change. i knew i had to change. education is a part of that. education opens up doors. >> students from the outside also participate in the class. they say they're learning from the inmates as well as their instructor. >> understanding how much they care about their education. >> the prisons to college pipeline is sponsored by jon jay college criminal justice here in new york. what makes it unique is that it g

tom ackerman, al jazeera in maine. >> still to come on the program: ♪ ♪ >> bigs awards ceremony in musicn't just about song and dance. >>> and england builds up momentum ahead of the world cup. details ahead with sana. >> hello again all the sporting action with sana. >> thank you very much, felicity. ivory coast continued to celebrate their victory in equatorial guinea. hundreds of thousands of fans gathered at the airport and filled the streets. penalties on sunday to set up a celebration that's over 20 years in the making. their only prior success came back in 1992 with this being their third final appearance in nine years. >>> over to brazil now where violent clashes marred a top match on sunday. home game, what sparked their anger was the football federation decision to allow fans attending the game after they had been banned for safety reasons. police made reachts with a arrests after a number of fans throwing bottle rockets. >> cricketers, have received their first victory in a rain reduced match in england crushed the west indies. started with a battle-smashing 56. in 23 overs. h

tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: for 80 years this paper mill give the people of bucs part maine -- bucksport, maine an identity. it shut in november. >> it was a place to apply for a job. whether they got one or not... ..now, no mill. >> you think they make paper, that's what they do. that's what bucksport was about. now we have to find something else to be about. >> in the rural state, the decline of the natural industries combines dilemmas more deaths than burst. and a xingage of the median age. >> the -- shinkage of the median age. >> the truth is not that we drove the economy away but we did not make enough of one. the problem is being attacked by promoting the ingredients. >> we have great housing stock that is affordable. you can house for $125,000. things like that combined job opportunities, make it a place for a lot of young professionals. >> it may fall short in prime factors for growing population. hispanics whose birth right is higher than other groups and immigrants from overseas. >> in the largest city portland. hundreds of reeve gees political asylum and others settl

tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> president obama has long spend about his love forking star trek.he said, i had a chance to meet him in person. it was only being natural natural to greet him with the vulcan salute. live long and prosper. it is clear leonard nimoy did just that. i'm tony harris, we'll see you monday at 7:00 p.m. david schuster is up next on al jazeera america. the. >> hello everybody i'm david schuster in new york. we begin tonight with breaking news out of russia. moscow just outside the kremlin one of vladimir putin's prominent critics was assassinated. several russian being news agencies have reported, boris nemsof

tom ackerman al jazeera, washington. >> the former director of the cia counter terrorism center. he join us from washington, d.c. welcome once again to al jazeera. there are reports that the white house will ask congress by wednesday for new authority to use force against isil. what sort of force do you think the white house is planning or hoping to use against isil? might we be looking at boots on the ground? >> well, i don't think the white house is contemplating or expanding the nature of the military effort to isil. i think they're responding from political pressure from both parties in congress that they need specific authority for the hostilities they're engaged in with those areas. >> this pressure from parties before long pre-dates the disappearance of kayla, i don't think this is part of the equation so far as white house is concerned seeking authorities from congress. >> what does that mean, a more muscular military posture? >> well, as we all know, progress against isis is very very slow on the ground right now. the u.s. is looking for partners that essentially have no

tom ackerman looks at his career. leonard nimoy was an accomplished artist acting teacher and photographer. >> space, the final frontier. >> reporter: his role in the "star trek" series in 1960 turned him into a global star. leonard nimoy played the pointy eared half human, half vol can, mr spock. a character who favoured brain over emotional brown. >> i'm sick and tired of your logic. >> it's an illogical attitude. >> reporter: the original series became a hit around the world, lasting three seasons. leading to a movie franchise. it was leonard nimoy that came up with a vul can salute inspired by a hebrew letter short for god. what do vulcans do. i suggested this. he said okay. boy, that took off to the culture. it was amazing. leonard nimoy was 83. >>> from the newshour team good to have you with us on al jazeera. thanks for watching bye-bye. >> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew guns came in. >> murder rate was sky-high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i wa

tom ackerman looks back at his career. >> reporter: leonard nimoy was an accomplished artist acting teacher. his role in the "star trek" series turned him into a global star. he played the half vulcan mr spock. a character that favoured brain over emotional brawn. >> remind me to tell you i'm sick and tired of logic. >> that is the most illogical attitude. >> reporter: the aerial series lasted three seasons it was a hit around the world leading to movie and computer franchise. leonard nimoy came up with a split-fingered vulcan salute inspired by a jewish blessing resembling a hebrew level. >> what do vul cans do. i suggested this. he said okay. that's how we did it a vulcan greeting. boy, that took off through the culture. it was amazing. >> leonard nimoy was 83. >>> huge loss there. that's it for this newshour. from all the team in doha bye for now. pass >> the tropics regulate our climate. >> "techknow" heads to costa rica to see how one rainforest is fighting back. >> wow! some of these are amazing. >> "techknow's" team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my sel

tom ackerman, al jazeera washington. >> u.s.sident barack obama has spoke ton russian president and warned him that the cost of russia will rise if it continues to support separatist in ukraine. inside the country the military had suffers set backs. the rockets were filed hitting an army headquarters building. 12 people were killed many more are wounded. to kit off a rail junction these pictures show troops firing on separatist positions there. diplomates laying the ground work for a cease fire in eastern ukraine between the army and the separatist charles reports. >> destroyed ukrainian tanks and heavy weaponed abandoned in the snow, this town, is virtually deserted. that's how it is with the self-proclaimed army, took control here from the army a few days ago and they say they are advancing. tightening the news around the town it is important. it is a railway junction, and we want to liberate it people here believe in us, they voted for us because they trust us we want to bring them freedom. >> it is not known how many civilia

said they must stop the events that are leading of spiraling of polarization in their country, tom ackermanzeera. >> space walking astronauts have rooted cables outside the international space station to prepare for american-made crew capsules, the first of three planned over the week. nasa considers this the most complicated cable routing job. extensive rewiring is needed for the arrival of the first commercial spacecraft capable of transporting astronauts in 2007. >>> 50 years ago, malcolm x was shot dead in new york city. he was one of several black americans campaigning for equal rights for their community during the 1960s, but he stood out because he opposed the non-violent met did of another primary american martin luther king, jr. a look back at the image of malcolm x. >> we believe that separation is the best way and the only sensible way not integration. >> an organizers intellectual malcolm x wanted something different, something more for america's black population. his demands for civil rights changes in the tickets grew he spoke of black power, challenged martin luther king's id