plus: >>> i'm tom akerman in detroit where farming isn't just a hobby but a mission.roviding most of the food its res -- residents eat. ♪ >>> hello again the top stories this hour here on al jazeera. russia president vladimir putin was offered a plan to end the war in eastern ukraine. ukrainian leader says he hopes the peace process will be launched during the talks in minsk on friday. >>> iraqi military says it is getting ready for an assault to recapture two key cities from the islamic state group. the army is set to move on tikrit and mosul, iraq's second largest city. >>> and u.s. president, barack obama has con determined the killing of american journalist, steven sotloff by the islamic state group. it threatens to kill a british soldier next. >> british military involvement makes very little difference, we have very little power compared to the americans. but politically it matters a great deal to the americans, although people in this country are asking why in earth are the british, americans and australians are about to get involved, when what is wrong with ar

tom akerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> well, you can go to our website, all of the news is there, at aljazeera.com. ♪ >>> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the "stream." the nation's top domestic security threat may not be who you think. >> oh, my god! oh, [ censor bleep ]! >> here why a new study supported by the department of homeland security, found the sovereign's citizens movement to be the leading threat. and are white supremacists gaining fresh momentum? ♪ >>> waj is out, and we have my co-host and digital producer brings in your feedback. i think a lot of our viewers had the same experience we did, which was initially we won't sure what the sovereign citizen's movement was. >> exactly. i'll give you example here: these are questions you often hear debated and this question of sovereign citizens is really bringing that out. >> you may not have heard of the sovereign citizens movements, but you probably know about some of the attacks that their ideology has inspired like the oklahoma city bombing, and the texas suicide tack when a man intentionally crashed his airplane into

tom akerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> well, you can go to our website, all of the news is there, atra.com. ♪ >>> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you are in the "stream." the nation's top domestic security threat may not be who you think. >> oh, my god! oh, [ censor bleep ]! >> here why a new study supported by the department of homeland security, found the sovereign's citizens movement to be the leading threat. and are white supremacists gaining fresh momentum? ♪

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here is tom akerman. >> reporter: in a quiet neighborhood, they are working to make detroit a heard in bicycle business. they are turning out a one-size fits all model, prized at $700. the only mass produced bike made in america. >> consumers want to know who makes the products that they buy, so i see an emerging niche of people looking for domestically produced goods. >> reporter: this man used to be a white collar worker until the financial service industry collapsed. >> this is my playground here. personally i think it's an advancement when i can come to work and enjoy what i do every day. >> reporter: he invested in this business with money he made from music clubs. companies like this one are riding a wave of american manufacturing with growth the fastest in four years and new orders at a ten-year high. and this company which makes industrial light poles things are looking brighter too. its ceo says his orders from clients all over the u.s. have allowed him to hire more employees, expand his physical plant and buy more equipment. >> we have seen an up tick in the resurgence in the