that's all of our time with this news hour, i'm tony harris. "inside story" with ray suarez is next on al jazeera america. >> come on, admit it. you felt pretty good when you were filling up your tank over the weekend. with gas at prices you haven't seen since the country emerged at the reception. is this a shroud with the dark lining? this is "inside story." hello, i'm ray suarez. a barrel of oil, 42 gallons of crude now costs $57. just a couple of months ago that same 42 gallons cost $106. if you drive a lot it was like getting a raise. if you're a corporate or national income based on how much you can get for that barrel, yo you just got a raise. with christmas shopping americans. >> i'm glad it keeps going down. we have enough insurance, and everything we have to take care of, gas is the least of our worries. >> in the last six months oil prices have dropped 35%. when oil was down $80 a barrel, we asked our guests how low oil could go before we should start to worry. >> are there best cases and worst cases we should be looking at over the n

i'm tony harris. it was the day after christmas christmas 20045 earthquake off indonesia broke huge surges of water to the coast. and a wake in new york for a slain police officer. the latest point in the ongoing national decision of police and the communities they are sworn to protect. >>> frustrated and grieving, parents in mexico demand answers for dozens of students missioning for three months now. >> ten years ago today one of the worst national disasters a tsunami triggered by an earthquake off the indonesia. >> in the indonesia province hardest hit by the tsunami nearly 170,000 victims are remembered. >> our thoughts for hour families stay with us forever. i was head of the school then, and 300 students, 70 survived. >> in sri lanka the memorabilia starts in a train when ten years ago carriages were derail in the tsunami. >> the water was up to my neck when i got out of the carriage through a window. i was swept we by a huge wave. there was an old man who grabbed me and we floated on a window f

i'm tony harris in new york city.ou would like the latest on any of these stories from this news hour, head on over to our website. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >>> well, i bet you are loving these lower oil prices at the gus pump and why not? but get this, low oil prices could hurt us all in the long run. also the new cold war between russia and the west. i'll tell you why we should have seen it coming as far back as six years ago. and a worldwide raise to the stars, i'll show you how private companies are cashing in on space, and how america can stay in the

i'm tony harris. bombshell disclosures in the release of a senate intelligence report about the c.i.a.'s interrogation techniques. the report said that the c.i.a. hid the scope and brutality of the tactics that it used to credit detainees. it details how enhanced interrogation techniques were not helpful in recovering information about attacks. >> tony, the report is withering in its criticism of the cruelty of the enhancedter gas station technique and their lack of effectiveness and it describes an agency that misled the white house and congress along the way. >> it shows that the c.i.a.'s actions a decade ago are a stain on our value and on our history. >> reporter: the reports summary runs more than 500 pages and offers explosive new allegations of cruelty and cover ups by the c.i.a. five years in the making by democratic staffers on the senate intelligence committee the report says that the c.i.a.'s enhanced interrogation techniques were not effective, that the c.i.a. misled both the public and po

tony harris in new york city.f you would like the latest on any of the news we covered in this news hour, we invite to you head over to our website. as we leave you we want to leave you in christmas day. what happened to our pictures? an earlier today, christmas eve mass at the vatican. the pope led mass for 3,000 people in st. peter's basilica. merry christmas. >> one of the world's largest single unit housing developments. >> the iconic american dream, you work hard. load up the kids in the car, and you're on the road to ease street. >> others take their travel in lots. >> today the dream is alive, but it's an uphill struggle. >> it's hard to survive. >> we need to strengthen the middle class for the 21st century. >> i can't figure out why it's not working. >> the democrats are hanging the middless

i'm tony harris is a look at today ace top stories.erguson protesters holding demonstrations in 30 cities across the country. >> the supreme court said the line between free speech and threats on social media. >>> and a college football praye player found dead.

live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. ♪ don't shoot, hands upafter a night of loud protests in new york, police are getting ready for a second night of demonstrations. >> my message to people is take that pain and frustration and use it to make change. >>> change is coming to cleveland after the defendant of justice found that police there showed

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. new confrontation when a police officer kills a black teenager. >>> a jordanian plane goes down in syrian territory and a pilot is captured. and digital release of the interview.despite threats from hackers. >> we begin in missouri. there is new found anger after an african-american teenager was shot and killed by a white police officer in missouri. it happened about 14 miles from st. louis and five miles from ferguson, where michael brown was shot and killed by officer in august. >> berkeley's mayor said there is a difference between what happened on tuesday and what happened in nearby ferguson last august. >> what i saw in this incident is not what people portray. this is not a policeman in the city of berkeley half cocked, warn out going out, as we say, black lives matter. this was not the case. this is--you couldn't even compare this with ferguson or the garner case in new york. >> reporter: he was addressing the deaths of antonio martin, an african-american man fatally shot by a

i'm tony harris from new york city. if you would like the latest on any of the stories from this news hour go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. "inside story" with ray suarez is next. . >> hey, they passed that big spending bill. thanksgiving allows the government to stay open, yay, right? but if it's such good news why do so many people in the house and senate seem so unhappy. it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. these most

that's all of our time with this news hour, i'm tony harris.inside story" with ray suarez is next on al jazeera america. >> come on, admit it. you felt pretty good when you were filling up your tank over the weekend. with gas at prices you haven't seen since the country emerged at the reception. is this a shroud with the dark lining? this is "inside story." hello, i'm ray

this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. we begin tonight with the u.s. preparing for major backlash at a greater security risk. the white house says u.s. embassies are on alert relating to u.s. o torture techniques. there could be dangerous consequences for americans around the world when that happens. lisa stark has more from washington. >> the still classified report from the cia is already drawing a very public reaction. >> these are patriots. and whatever the report says, if it dmshes the repor diminishes n the united states it is way beyond. >> harsh interrogation techniques. allegedly used against al qaeda prisoners which included sleep deprivation, confinement in small places and humiliation. also found the cia went beyond the law in those interrogation methods and even lied to congress, the department of justice, and president bush. >> to say that we relentlessly over a period of time lied to congress over a program that wasn't doing any good that beggars the imagination. >> enhanced interrogation program. >> even t

tony harris, al jazeera. >> just a short time ago tony also spoke to the mayor of berkeley, missouri. the mayor explained why he says this time is different from the shooting in ferguson. >> i had the opportunity to look at this video. and the video very clearly indicates that the suspect pulled a gun on the officer. and the officer only responded. after the suspect pulled a gun. so you know, i don't know who's telling you in reference to i've jumped to conclusion, very difficult to jump to conclusion after you review the evidence of the video. >> how do you respond to those who say what happened in berkeley is clearly the latest example of deadly aggression by trigger happy cops? >> well, i disagree with that. if you look at the video it indicated that the black teenager initiated this effort. and i do not agree with every incident when it comes to poli police. and african americans, always initiated by police. and therefore, although the ferguson, i maybe concur with them, and garner in new york i might agree with them. but this incident is separate and distinct from any other incid

i'm tony harris. new year's eve in some areas 2015 just started.celebration from around the world coming up, and here is what else we're working on. >> the first remains of the victim of airasia crash return home while families pray for help in finding the rest. >>> a provocative move in the middle east as the

i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next. >> they check credit weather a person is of right mind if they committed a crime. they check if a defendant is mentally capability to assist in in their defense. should they determine if a person is mentally capable before an execution date is set? this is "inside story." hello, i'm ray suarez. as a society we're nervously circling the deathment. sometimes ready to reopen cases if there is suspension of mistaken verdict. and now can someone who is mentally disabled be taken to the death chamber. are there people who are incable of reasoning? incapable of knowing the consequences of their actions, incapable of exercising something that we would call intent in such a way that ending their lives is unjust? that's our focus this time on inside story. >> reporter: capital punishment is legal in 32 states. a new report from the death penalty information station found a new low in death againsts and executions. just 35 people were put to death this year. meanwhile, 72

presents lockerbie part two: case closed >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. here are today's top stories. ♪ >>> around the world the faithful celebrate one of christianities holiest days. meanwhile the vicious battle for control of iraq and syria continues without a pause. >>> and the u.n. handing responsibility for the war back to the afghan army.

i'm tony harris from new york city. if you would like the latest on any of the stories from this news hour go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. "inside story" with ray suarez is next. . >> hey, they passed that big spending bill. thanksgiving allows the government to stay open, yay, right? but if it's such good news why do so many people in the house and senate seem so unhappy. it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. these most recent traditions of the u.s. government is such a contentious bunch. deadlines have been blown. sequestration gun. the government shutdown. time after time congress set deadlines for itself with consequences thought to be so lousy it would force them to come to an agreement, and they still didn't manage to get it done. but not this time. more than 1 trillion-dollar of government spending is spelled out in a massive new ominous bill. and you could not hear the muffled cheers over the recriminations. less than three hours before midnight. >> live, if we don't get finished today we're going

i'm tony harris. we're following breaking news for you at this hour. new york city mayor bill de blasio is moments away from holding a news conference. there he is, granted jury in staten island decided it will not indict a white police officer who put began center a choke hold. as you know garner later died. and the mayor is greeting people right now. a number of people we believe will get an opportunity to speak after the mayor. let's listen in now from the comments of new york city bill de blasio. >> we've just come from a meeting of clergy, and elected officials and other leaders here in staten island. and a lot of pain and frustration in the room this evening at the same time a lot of purposefulness everyone here having spent so much of their lives trying to address se

i'm tony harris. if you would like information on any of the stories from this news hour, there it is, www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. inside story with ray suarez is next. >> the argument about whether to release the so-called torture report is over. it's now moving to what we do with the information now that it's public. to prosecute or not. it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the senate intelligence committee's majority has received a massive report detailing the torture of prisoners held in the years after the terrorist attacks in new york and washington. even as the public was being assured that terrorist suspects were not being tortured the report says they were. the catalog of abuse visited on the detainees including men who turned out to know nothing makes distressing reading. the debate now has moved to what happens once of interrogation program has been made public. does the u.s. move to prosecute those responsible for the torture it is, for the cover up and lies that kept it

i'm tony harris, with a look at the top stories. rolling stone magazine apoll ziss - cast -- apologises - casting doubt on a gang rape story that it published >>> ashton carter, secretary of defense - he says he knows the pentagon inside and out >>> the eric garner choke hold case - police begin to wear

i'm a tony harris with a look at today's top stories.ael's prime minister discuss plans to dissolve parliament, and hold elections. >>> crossing the border. massive crowds demanding that the president step down amid the disappearance of 43 students.

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. 132 children and tin staff members dead after a talibanssault from the afghanistan. we have reaction from all over the world. >>> russia's ruble in a free fall. >>> and jeb bush makes it official that he will actively explore campaigning for president.

hour special only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. three people confirmed dead including the gunman after a 16 hour hostage crisis in australia. pushing for a palestinian state but israel says it won't be forced into anything. and ten families connected with the sandy hook shooting, file suit. they say the rifle that was

i'm tony harris is a look at today's top stories. new details about the crash of airasia, crews believe they have found the plane but weather is hampering the effort. >>> and gitmo detainees released after years of no charges. >>> we go to where the clock has just struck midnight. more celebrations from all over the world. >> we begin in indonesia where authorities believe they have found the crash on sunday. the police say they have recovered seven bodies and some debris but bad weather is hampering recovery efforts. the bodies found yesterday were returned to surabaya today. >> they were welcomed at a ceremony at surabaya airport with the first bodies found. bad weather is hampering the recovery south of borneo. >> the >> the tragic moment. three days after they had departed from singapore their bodies have now returned here in su rabaya. dna records will help in in recover recovering the victims. >> all festivities have been canceled, and we'll pray for the spirit of the victims so they can rest in peace. and those who have been l

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. "rolling stone" magazine apologizes. and president obama nam namic ashton carter as the new secretary of defense. and police begin wearing body cameras. and more than 300,000 new job created this month, on track to make this year the best year nor job gains since 1989. >> and we begin with new developments in the story of a woman who claims she was gang raped on the university of virginia campus. now "rolling stone" is casting doubt on the article, saying that it's trust was misplaced. it published a woman's account of being raped at a fraternity in 2012. the university suspended all from ater nights because of the article. . >> tony, this is as big a bombshell as the article itself. rolling stone is apologizing for this article it published two weeks ago, alleging a brutal gang rape at a fraternity party on the u of uva campus. and it's based on the accounts of a woman that the "rolling stone" called jackie. but the reporter never talked to the alleged attackers as a courtesy to jackie as she asked them not to do so. no

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. 132 children and tin staff members dead after a taliban assault from the afghanistan. we have reaction from all over the world. >>> russia's ruble in a free fall. >>> and jeb bush makes it official that he will actively explore campaigning for president. >> and we begin with the aftermath of a deadly day in pakistan. 142 people were killed when gunmen stormed a military school. 132 were children. 10 were staff members. you can see the mourning at the scene with children looking for their children. it happened in northwestern city peshawar. it's been the deadliest since 2007. >> the parents have now been--they're taking the bodies to their residences, where they'll prepare for burial tomorrow morning. as you heard earlier the military finally coming out with a statement, coming out with the figures and the number of people killed. but there are a lot of people in pakistan who are asking as to how so many gunmen could get into a school in a secure area, the military, police, everybody present there, and yet cause mayhem by killing so many pe

i'm tony harris from new york city. "real money" is next on al jazeera america. what a shot! >>> consumers are loving these cheap oil prices. the u.s. frac-ing boom is in danger of coming to a halt. the dirty truth about falling oil pricing. plus building an island, the incredible lengths china is going to get a strategic advantage. and forget mars. companies are racing to get back to the moon, but not for the reasons you think. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪ >>> well oil prices fell to their lowest level in nearly five and a half years. they settled at $63.05 a barrel, barry worth the price of carrying this barrel along. and getting below $63 in the trading session, sometimes creating a good plan for people trying to get more gas at the pump. in less than six months the price of a barrel of oil has dropped about 41%. the main culprit for this is an oversupply of oil in the world, and decreasing demand. at the same time, america's frac-ing boom is adding to the oversupply. there might be as many as a million extra barrels of oil than the world demands. saudi arab

i'm tony harris. we begin with questions of accountabiliti' merging one day after a senate report revealed harsh c.i.a. interrogation practices many call torture. the u.n. counter terrorism chief calls for accountability. >> president obama is focusing on what his administration has done. namely banning the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. he said that will ensure that the same mistakes never happen again. but critics say that's just not enough. and those responsible should be prosecuted. water boarding, sleep depravation, tactics use in the post 9/11. >> it's not the president obama who conducts a criminal inquiry into the action of somebody who works at the c.i.a. that's the responsibility of a career federal prosecutor who can take an independent look at this, who can do so without political interference and conduct an investigation and reach a conclusion based on their own view of the facts. >> but there were calls on the senate floor for action. >> it's bad enough not to prosecute the

live from new york city i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. the missing airasia plane now thought to be at the bottom of the sea. as desperate family members make a plea for answers. america's longest war foicials endsofficiallyends. but a taliban resurgence. >>> making a one year anniversary for our al jazeera colleagues the next step in the fight for their release. $bz and we begin with the search for airasia plane. indonesia has asked the united states to help with efforts to find the aircraft. which the search and rescue agency says is at the bottom of the sea. family members of the 162 members on board are waiting for news about their loved ones but some say the agency isn't giving them any clear information. it was head from surabaya to singapore whether it disappeared. alal jazeera's scott heidler has more from surabaya. >> reporter: another day of anxious waiting for the missing people on board the is airasia airasia plane. andreas's sister was on the plane. there we hope that the team, will found planing immediately. >> reporter: but

i'm tony harris in new york city. you would like the latest on any of these stories from this news hour, head on over to our website. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >>> well, i bet you are loving these lower oil prices at the gus pump and why not? but get this, low oil prices could hurt us all in the long run. also the new cold war between russia and the west. i'll tell you why we should have seen it coming as far back as six years ago. and a worldwide raise to the stars, i'll show you how private companies are cashing in on space, and how america can stay in the lead. i'm ali velshi. and this is "real money." ♪ >>> oil prices are now solidly below $70 a barrel and many analysts say they have more room to fall. that has americans celebrating as prices at the pump continue to fall, but not everyone is in a celebrating mood. i'll explain. but first, u.s. oil futures settled at $69 a bashl. prices seesawed between 63 and $74 a barrel. prices have fallen 36% since peaking in june, and since cr

i am tony harris, if you would like the latest on any of the stories we have covered, as always, we encouraging you to head on over to our website. inside story, with ray swarez, is up next at the top of the hour. on al jazeera america did they just win the battle of the interview, it is "inside story." hello, i am ray swarez. press materials, professional

. >>♪ crack in the system this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm tony harris. , securityisk, u.s. preparing for backlash, report on cia interrogation techniques. guantanamo detainees to start a new life in south america. >> tamir was a bright child, had a promising future. >> a child killed by police for holding a toy gun, his mother wants that cop convicted. >>> party hosted by students. and we begin today with the u.s. preparing for major backlash and a greater security risk, the white house says u.s. embassies are on alert waiting a report on the cia's interrogation techniques, including the use of torture. the report is set to be released tomorrow. people on both sides of the aisles says there could be dangerous requests. consequence. lisa stark is live from washington. >> the report is already drawing very big reaction. >> whatever the report is, if it diminishes the consequences to our country it's way off base. >> the 480 page summary compiled by the senate intelligence committee reports of disturbing new details about the cia's water boarding program and other har

i'm tony harris. if you would like information on any of the stories from this news hour, there it is, www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. inside story with ray suarez is next. >> the argument about whether to release the so-called torture report is over. it's now moving to what we do with the information now that it's public. to prosecute or not. it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the senate intelligence

i'm a tony harris with a look at today's top stories. israel's prime minister discuss plans to dissolve parliament, and hold elections. >>> crossing the border. massive crowds demanding that the president step down amid the disappearance of 43 students. >> political unrest in israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is discussing holding early elections. we have more now from jerusalem. >> reporter: it was a five-party coalition that never got on and it all came to an end with angry exchanges. netanyahu had the last word. he fired his critics. >> almost from the first moment, and maybe for other reasons in this government there was friction and there were opposing views. it is under the threat of ultimatums, and acts towards the government and at me. >> the government had been charged with divisions. finance minister had a showdown with netanyahu on monday night. he accused hip of deliberately dragging the country into an unnecessary election. >> israel is not in an easy situation. our relations with the united states have been damaged

here he is with tony harris. >> the question is waterboarding, it may be cruel, but is it torture? >> what is your view about it? >> the view of the administration that if it is conducted in a way consistent with one given by the department of justice that it may not violate the stature, it may be cruel, inhumane. >> i'm acting for your view. i gate what you - what is your view of waterboarding. >> my view is it can be cruel, inhumane and degrading. if it's done in a way that is consistent with the department of justice, it does not breach the legal standard of torture. >> alberto gonzalez was disappointed by the report because he says it's partisan and does not believe it is true. >>> two neighbouring states suing colorado over legalized colorado. alaska and colorado filed a lawsuit, saying that colorado created a gap in the drug control system hurting nebraska and oklahoma's effort to fight crime. pot is legal at the federal level. our picture of the day next plus... >> this piece of gum is a 3-s course dipper. >> willie wonga heads to washington and other films after this. eddo

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. ferguson protesters holding demonstrations in 30 cities across the country as the president calls for more police to wear body cameras. the supreme court set to decide where the line is between free speech and threats on social media. and a college football player found dead with a history of concussion concussions. >>> we begin with the president proposing changes to police forces across the country in response to what has happened in ferguson. this happens as 30 cities across the city are participating in strikes. a few hours ago, protesters marched through the streets of new york city demonstrating against the decision not to indict darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. let's begin live at the white house. mike, the white house is asking congress for $263 million in response to ferguson. how does it plan to use that money? >>reporter: a lot of the protesters that you see around the country and for sure there are some in washington blocking rush hour traffic, all eye

presents lockerbie part two: case closed >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. here are today's top stories. ♪ >>> around the world the faithful celebrate one of christianities holiest days. meanwhile the vicious battle for control of iraq and syria continues without a pause. >>> and the u.n. handing responsibility for the war back to the afghan army. >>> and marking the anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. ♪ >> translator: i ask the savior of the world to look upon our bothers and sisters in iraq and syria. >> pope francis says a special prayer for those in war zones as christians around the world observe the christmas holiday. we will have more on christmas coming up in just a moment, but we begin with the fight against isil. kurdish fighters appear to be regaining ground. mohammed has this exclusive report from near sinjar in northern iraq. >>> kurdish peshmerga fighters raised their flag in one of the villages they recently recapt e recaptured from isil. they want to make clear who is in charge here. the peshmerga [ inaudible ] -- swates o

live from new york i'm tony harris. the senate is now debating a 1 trillion-dollar bill that will fund the government through september. the house narrowly passed the bill last night. but it has exposed a huge resist between congressional democrats and the white house. we're live at the white house, mike viqueira, what is the status of the relationship between president obama and house and senate democrats? >> reporter: well, i think that the status as a whole has got a lot of repairing to do. a lot of work to do. that was evident last night when president obama finished. they were very rested. they were very angry. there are two ways to look at what is going on here and what happened in this dramatic event on capitol hill. first, the negative way allowing a provision that would roll back one of his significant achievements. that would further tighten regulations. he allowed this to be snuck into the bill, that does everything, funds the government until october 1st. the other way to look at it is hey, this is a comprom

i'm tony harris in new york city. "real money with ali velshi" is coming up for you next at the top of the hour right here on al jazeera america. >> a shocking report on cia torture released. you, the american taxpayer made hundreds of millions of dollars for the actions described. we'll follow the money. and plus, i'll sit down with the former fbi special agent who led terrorist interrogations. he was in the room and will tell you what the government won't. >>> and plus, a race to the stars, the business of space on the launch pad tonight. i'm ali velshi. and this is "real money." here are the three findings you need to know from the senate's long-awaited and controversial report on the tactics used by america in the name of fighting terror. cia's so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. eits, used on terror suspects after 9-1-1, amounted to torture. the cia failed to yield solid intelligence from suspects by torturing them. and the agency lied to the white house and congress, and i quote, "leaving the false impr

i'm tony harris. new year's eve in some areas 2015 just started. we'll have celebration from around the world coming up, and here is what else we're working on. >> the first remains of the victim of airasia crash return home while families pray for help in finding the rest. >>> a provocative move in the middle east as the palestinian leadership sign onto the international criminal court. >>> five men who spent more than a decade locked up in gitmo without being charged are set free. >> i think their drive is pretty much the same that they know that that's going to be a lot more dangerous for them. >> and we return to the texas county where hundreds of migrants have died in the desert trying to find a better life in the united states. >> and we begin in indonesia where authorities believe they have found the airasia plane that crashed on sunday. they have recovered seven bodies and some debris but bad weather is hampering search and recovery efforts. the first bodies discovered yesterday were returned to surabaya today. >> they were welcomed by somb

>> you in is al jazeera america i'm tony harris from new york. a black man died after a police officer put him in a choke hold. >>> a halt of a scheduled death of a texas prisoner, whose lawyer said he's too mentally ill to be executed. >>> and an irbag recall that can explode and send metal flying. >> we begin with breaking news. a grand jury fails to indict a white police officer who put a black man in a chokehold. it's good to see you again, leo. first of all, are you surprised at all by this decision? >> i'm not, necessarily. even though we see on the video the one officer execute choke hold, it does not mean that he was culpable. >> it seems that the officer, the choke hold equals erik garner's death. >> we have to look at the evidence that the ground jury was privy to. also look at the eyes of eric garner. the fact that we're i wear of the asphyxia, i allowing him to be i in a prone position by his own weighs, it becomes difficult for the individual to inhale and take a breath. thus the complaints of being unable to breathe. >> i think i've

i'm tony harris, with a look at the top stories. rolling stone magazine apoll ziss - cast -- apologises - casting doubt on a gang rape story that it published >>> ashton carter, secretary of defense - he says he knows the pentagon inside and out >>> the eric garner choke hold case - police begin to wear cameras. >>> and the best year for job gains since 1999. >>> we begin with new developments in the scory of a woman who was gang-raped. rolling stone magazine was casting doubt on the article saying its trust was misplaced. last month the magazine published the woman's account of being raped. all fraternity activity was suspended, but "rolling stones" sauce it obvious looked key -- says it overlooked key pieces of information. >> this is a bombshell. "rolling stone", is apologising for an article alleging a brutal gang rape. it was the centrepiece of an article of sexual violence on the u.v.a. campus, based on the story a magazine called jackie. "rolling stone" is saying in a statement: prfe what the magazine is saying also is that i

hour special only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. three people confirmed dead including the gunman after a 16 hour hostage crisis in australia. pushing for a palestinian state but israel says it won't be forced into anything. and ten families connected with the sandy hook shooting, file suit. they say the rifle that was used to kill should never have been available to the public. and we begin in sydney where a 16 hour hostage standoff is now over. authorities say that three people including the gunman were killed. four others including a police officer were hurt. australian prime minister tony abbott says his country is not immune to these kinds of acts. >> there are people in our community ready to engage in politically motivated violence. the events in martin place also show that we are ready to deal with these people, professionally, and with the full force of law. >> al jazeera's andrew thomas has the latest now from sydney. >> hostages took their moments and ran for their lives. moments later

live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. ♪ don't shoot, hands up> after a night of loud protests in new york, police are getting ready for a second night of demonstrations. >> my message to people is take that pain and frustration and use it to make change. >>> change is coming to cleveland after the defendant of justice found that police there showed a pattern of executive force. ♪ >>> another night of protests in new york and other cities one day after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer in the choke hold death of an unarmed man in july. have a look at this live picture now in lowerman hatton. matthew breen joins us where the protests are underway. patricia what is happening where you are now? >> [ inaudible ] perhaps 5 to 800 people and steadily growing. if you look behind me, what you see helped inside is the police barricade. the crowd is very, very densely packed. we're seeing people outside here on the sidewalk adjacent to it, and gathering. right now the protest is rather peaceful. i have seen people bringing children

i am tony harris with a look at today's top stories. after a night of loud protests in new york, demonstrators and police are getting ready for a second day of demonstrations. >> my message is people is take that pain and frustration and work for change. >> new york's mayor announces a plan to retrain the city's police officers. change is coming to cleveland after the department of justice found police there showed a pattern of excessive force. and the pentagon opens its books on sexual assault and reveals what victims are up against in military culture. ♪ ♪ >>> more protests are planed in new york tonight. one day after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer in the choke hold death of eric garner in august. now, this afternoon a judge released some information about the grand jury proceedings but the not the evidence they saw. and new york city mayor bill de blasio announced officers will undergo more training. >> this training is much more about the vast majority of our officers who chose this profession because the

tony harris, al jazeera. >> protestors were out again last night in berkeley, missouri. a candlelight vigil was held for antonio martin. at one point, a group of 70 demonstrators stopped traffic on the interstate before heading to the gas station where martin was shot. >> in the wake of the killings of the new york city police officers, officials here are cracking down on threats against police. four people have been arrested, accused of advocating violence or making false reports about others threatening attacks. police are beefing up security outside two police precincts in brooklyn. >> this morning, a c.d.c. researcher is under observation after potentially being exposed to ebola. officials say someone accidentally brought a live sample of the virus into the lab. the lab typically works with deactivated experience means. the researcher will be monitored for signs of infection for the next 21 days. >> officials in sierra leone have put parts of the country on lockdown hoping to stop the spread of the virus there. it will be enforced for four days. >> the exception is t

joining me again his friend juan rodriguez and community advocate tony herbert and also with us harry a former new york city police detective. thank you for being here. juan carlo, let me start with you, you lived on the same block as officer ramos. you know him very well. you're also the president of that community dealing with the relations between the community and the police officers in that area. you were with the family today. >> yeah. i was at the funeral today with the family. the uncles and aunt cousins, all still currently live on essex street. >> on that block. >> and i live down the block. so i went with them to the funeral. we sat together. after ward afterwards a local restaurant offered his services. >> it's so hard to see his wife there and his two children. young, young men who have -- their father has been stolen from them. what did his boys have to say? how are they doing? >> the boys they're very sad, you know they don't have their father around anymore. you know they don't have his father around and he wanted to make sure that he was there for his kids and he was

i remember tony lewis, the late tony lewis and harris and sells very. i think they both took this decision at that point, maybe only one of them, that cpj should not concern itself with what was happening in this country even as you organizations like the aclu to work about that, but that it should focus on what was happening around the world. so i'm just interested in your talking about that cpj has devolved from that point of view. >> well, i mean, i think that that point of view is probably appropriate at a time when cpj was small and had few resources, and media institutions were strong and everyone understood who was a journalist and who was not a journalist. but with in different times, and cpj as an organization is much larger with greater capacity, so there's really no excuse. a lot of the people who we might defend those cases we might take up might not have, might be nontraditional journalists who don't have the backing of large institutions, but still the rights have to be defended. and i think that we can make the positioned to put what happ

tony. neil patrick harris took home a title. as did bryan cranston in all the way. drey mcdonald took home her sixth tony for billy holiday in lady day. 2014 saw the closing of several long running shows including spiderman, turn off the dark and the disney hit newsies. several shows all launched national tours this year. the performances wouldn't be just cobb fined to the stage. james franco's turn in of mice and men was recorded will be released in movie theaters. hbo has plans for bryan cran stop's turn as lbj. the lion king is still the king of broadway. this year the show broke records grossing more than $6.2 billion worldwide. that's the most expensive box office total of nimmed yao nah entertainment history. in the 2014 thanksgiving weekend broke attendance records. >> the theater is an underestimated part of the entertainment business. people think of movies and television shows because they attract these big numbers and bing ratings. overtime as many people will have seen a phantom of the opera as a jurassic park and the return on the investment for the broa

snow,ve jay carney, tony george stephanopoulos all going or coming from the private sector, news organizations. after their president harry gig.-- their press secretary gig. i wonder if that undermines things. thanks. >> do you think any of those people got unnecessary softball questions? >> i don't know. general --s corps in maybe that is not a question for you but for the press corps. do you think the press corps in general is more, i guess, soft o n press secretaries? >> i wish they had been. >> i would say watch the briefing tomorrow. and i guarantee you that you will not come away with the impression that somehow josh hs as been unnecessarily given a huge number of software questions. >> they will not break tomorrow because the president is in asia, but when he comes back. >> when he comes back and it is maybe the week where the president might do something and immigration, and you do not have to listen long -- listen to the first five questions. i do not think anybody -- there are days in which i would have loved to have fixed the person who is going to give me that great softball. tggh person who is somehow going t

democratic leader harry reid to set up dozens of obama nominees to be confirmed before the senate adjourns this week. nominees who republicans hope to run out the clock on. like tonylinkin, for the deputy secretary of state. and sarah saldana to head immigration and customs enforcement. and most controversial of all, vivek murthy, president obama's nominee for surgeon general who strongly was opposed by the nra. but he was just confirmed by the senate moments ago. democrats were overjoyed. it was like christmas came early and senator cruz was santa claus. but republicans weren't as thrilled. susan collins declared it counterproductive. kelly ayotte called it ridiculous. and orrin hatch said it was, quote, irritating a lot of people. did senator cruz think we'd ignore his crash and burn on the senate floor? nice try, but looks like your fellow republicans gotcha. aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. they take us to worlds full of heroes and titans. for respawn, building the best interactive entertainment begins with the cloud. this is "titanfall," the first multi-player game built and run on microsoft azure. empowering gamers around the world to interac