. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. you hear it whenever a political figure is charged with crime. as the governor of one of the largest states and national figure is arraigned, we take a look at what sometimes called the criminalization of politics. it's the inside story. hello, i am ray swarez. over the years a lot of elected officials have been charged, tried, some even convicted of official misconduct. the former governor of virginia is taken to stand in his own defense this week, telling a jury he didn't accept gifts from a businessman, in return for influencing the operation of state government. robert mcdonald says he didn't do anything for johnny williams, he wouldn't have done for any constituent, trying to invest and create jobs. in texas, governor rick perry has been charged with trying to use the powers of his office, to muscle a county prosecutor out of office, after she was convicted of drunk driving. the district attorney

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. swooping under the critics noses and took the big prize, the golden lion on the last night. that is one of the things about the venice film festival. it has the red carpet. the tradition, but beneath the veneer is a fondness for edgy films, cinema that challenges the norms. supporters say it is that variety that makes that festival not 71 years old, but 71 years young. nevertheless, there are things that come up again and again. war is one of them. we have lee marshal from screen international. popular? >> well, screen writers need conflict to make good dramas, and where better to go than a war zone to find them. it's a continuing trend that i don't thing will stop soon. >> let's talk about the jury, it's a big mix. what things would excite that. >> difficult to second-guess, because as you say, it is a mixed bag this year. we have an indian writer, french music composer, it could go any way this year

he was abducted near the turkey syria border in fall of 2012. this video from june shows him reading a prepared script, thanks qatari government for helping secure his release. libby casey has more. >> john, the u.s. state department confirms that the government of qatar played a role in negotiations. the release of peter theo curtis comes less than a week after the video of the grizzly murder of james foley. he was killed by islamic state fighters. spurred on the efforts to try to get american hostages freed. now just what the incentive was for all parties involved is a question mark. because the government of qatar says it wanted to play a humanitarian role. however the u.s. policy is not to pay ransom for prisoners. and state department spokes woman jen saki says that's been maintained both publicly and privately in recent weeks. >> we don't make concessions to terrorist organizations including paying ransom. we don't support third party paying ransom, did not do so in this case, were unequivocal in our opposition to paying ransom to terroris

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> a number of u.s. corporations are claiming foreign countries >> a number of u.s. corporations are claiming foreign countries as their perfectly legal and politically explosive, these tax inversions are want "inside story." >> hello, i'm libby casey. myelin, electronics, they may not be household names, but they're among the 22 u.s. corporations to announce a tax inversion deal since 201

nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from near the turkey/syria border. is there any additional intelligence emerging about mr. sotloff's condition or where he's being held? >> not about sotloff in particular. we know that there are between 20 and 30 different foreign hostages. there are believed to be at least three americans and sotloff only is one of them. that they've been held for a long time. other european hostages have been sold off for ransoms, giving the group isis millions of dollars. u.s. -- the u.s. is a policy generally doesn't pay those ransoms. and that the militant group isis decided to kill foley after the united states began to launch air strikes in northern iraq against isis positions and against isis fighters. those air strikes are continuing, and if you believe the statement from isis, they will kill sotloff if the air strikes are not stopped. so it is certainly a very troubling situation for mr. sofloff, for his family and for the u.s. special operation forces that are still looking for them. we know there was a raid in early july t

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. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> theic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> the death toll could be much higher than anyone known. >> posing as a buyer... >> ...people ready then... >> mr. president >> who should answer for those people >> next on "tech know". >> i cannot imagine being trapped in ruble like this. >> a miraculous new invention. >> this if finder... it's a victim detection radar. >> that could save your life. >> as long as your heart is beating, we can detect you. >> "tech know". every saturday, go where science meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see! >> "tech know". >> we're here in the vortex. >> next, only on al jazeera america. >>> during the protests on the streets of ferguson, we met miller, ronald and solomon. they had been out demonstrating every night since the shooting. they are from northern st louis county, an area including ferguson, and african-american. >> reporter: so tell us a bit about the

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. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. you hear it whenever a political figure is charged with crime. as the governor of one of the largest states and national figure is arraigned, we take a look at what sometimes called the criminalization of politics. it's the inside story. hello, i am ray swarez.

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> theartic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. swooping under the critics noses and took the big prize, the golden lion on the last night. that is one of the things about the venice film festival. it has the red carpet. the tradition, but beneath the veneer is a fondness for edgy films, cinema that challenges the norms. supporters say it is that variety that makes that festival not 71 years old, but 71 years young. nevertheless, there are things that come up again and again. war is one of them.

our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is live tonight on the turkey/syria border. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. isis is no longer some fringe terrorist group operating in the shadows. it controls territory, a lot of it. the group actually now prefers to be called the islamic state, and in some ways it is like a state. just a terrible one. the so-called islamic state now stretches over huge swaths of syria and iraq. it has heavy weapons, american-made ones, stolen from the iraqi army. and isis is imposing its medieval interpretation of islamic law. yet many are rushing to become citizens of this barbaric nation. the last voice james foley heard was of his murderer with what some say sounds like a british accent. >> this is james foley, an american citizen of your country. >> reporter: britain's prime minister, david cameron, was appalled. >> it looks increasingly likely that it is a british citizen. this is deeply shocking. >> reporter: shocking, but not surprising at all. security officials say isis has between 7,000 and 12,000 foreign fi

he's near the turkey/syria border. you heard what u.s. officials had to say today. where does this go from here? >> reporter: good evening, lester. for two days in a row now senior u.s. officials, white house officials, military officials, are both suggesting that this goes into syria. and the reason why is simple, the current policy of just carrying out attacks in iraq isn't working. most of syria's -- most of isis's bases, most of their weapons are across the border in syria. so if you just attack in iraq, you leave the militants with a safe haven in syria. something significant happened, lester, last month. you remember there was that raid to rescue the hostages, delta force flying in covered with -- covered by fighter jets. what was significant about this is unfortunately the mission failed, they weren't able to recover the hostages. but defense officials said that otherwise it went off flawlessly. it was a perfect operation. that means that the planes, the helicopters, entered syrian air space. and they weren't fired upon. also, the syrian government didn't com

our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is tonight on the turkey/syria border for us. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. u.s. commandos tell us that the rescue mission was one of the most risky operations they've ever tried to carry out. and now we're learning new details about what happened and why. isis shocked the world and washington when its fighters rampaged through the city of mosul in northern iraq last june. isis, the world's most brutal terrorist group had broken out of syria pouring into iraq. u.s. military officials expected american air strikes against isis would be coming soon and that isis would likely take its revenge on its american hostages, at least four of them including reporter james foley. the president authorized a rescue mission. the white house said the hostages were in danger with each passing day in custody. in early july with an unspecified number of u.s. war planes providing cover, radar resistant helicopters crossed into syrian air space. they headed north of the city of the isis stronghold landing by an oil refinery

>> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> hello, and welcome to the news hour. it's good to have you here with us. coming up on this program, the u.s. launches airstrikes against the islamic state in northern iraq. washington said that it wants to prevent a genocide. the three day ceasefire ends in gaza with both sides launching attacks against the other. an uneasy alliance in afghanistan. the two presidential candidates agree to a unity government. even before the official vote. >> i'm apt the festival where we're a long way from russia where whistle blower, edward snowden, currently is. and why is he having such an impact here in we'll find out shortly. >> the united states has started airstrikes against the islamic state in erbil in iraq. shooting at artillery targets. the group wants to start an islamic state in the middle east. and they have already taken over large parts of iraq and syria. u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, said that the

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. . >> staying with gaza, the u.k.'s "guardian" paper has been criticized saying hamas uses children as human shields. the august 11th edition of the numb featured an advert paid for by the jewish group, the values network, written by elis intchlt is says juice rejected... now it's hamas's turn. the advertisement goes on to call for david cameron to condemn hamas. the ad had run in various newspapers in the united states but was rejected by another british paper "the times." the groups slamming the guardyn was stop the war coalition which called it a wildly inaccurate advert branding as "child killers" the guardian said the acceptance does not equate to endorsement for the views expressed in that advert. our coverage will be independent and robust. the alarm bells are going off over the new government's approach to immediate yaw oversight, signing off on what is called the national broadcast policy. the

but another news an american journalist kidnapped near the turkey syria border is a free man this morning. for two years he was held by an al-qaeda affiliate. al jazeera obtained video from him confirming his identify. curtis was handed over to u.n. peace keepers in the golan heights and then u.s. personnel. mike viqueira joins us from washington, d.c. he has been covering this story. curtis' family is thanking the u.s. and qatari government. give us can idea of the role played by those two independent governments. >> well, michael, this was an event that unfolded over the weekend. you're right, confirming that peter theo curtis had been released and his family saying they're deeply grateful to the united states government and qatari government and noting at the same time that they were very saddened at the murder of journalist james foley. the united states had been trying--according to secretary kerry, reached out to two dozen countries over the course of last two years asking for help. it was when the family through the america united nations ambassador samantha power got in touch with

everything and it's quite risky independence would be complicated because it would create problems in turkey syria and of course of the iraq itself but to encourage them in this way is . potentially breaking iraq government sources in the british media and reportedly came to stress that the u.k. is not moving towards direct military intervention in iraq and that sending arms is consistent with the government's response to a humanitarian crisis critics fear arming because scared facilitate the breakup of iraq but for those in favor the need to stop the islamic states murderous campaign is so pressed saying that leaders may have resigned themselves to achieving their short term goal of driving terrorists out of northern iraq first i'm worrying about the long term consequences later boyko artsy london may be about to open up the aussie world where thousands of turned out in tripoli to protest against the parliament's call for international intervention to restore security to the country and made the request as clashes between rival militia groups continue in and all around the capital and no governme

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> thereal reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. welcome back, former minnesota vikings player and activist chris cooley stopped by "the stream" and had a lot to say about the pay for play debate to the redskins controversy and joined by america director of sports and listen to the never aired before interview. chris, ncaa voted to allow 65 teams from powerful conferences to make their own rules and can do more with full ride scholarships and food and clothe and entertainment, there are people who believe some schools will make it easier for athletes to have relationships with agents. what is your reaction to the ncaa's decision? >> well i think the ncaa is something that is long past over due and dissolved because right now the actual reality of college football is that it's a minor league system for the nfl where the players are not allowed to be paid anything. they can't profit off their own appearance and cannot profit off of what they do. 90-95% of the

turkey syria and of course rockets but to encourage them in this way. potentially broken government sources in the british media are reportedly keen to stress that the u.k. is not moving towards direct military intervention in iraq and that sending arms is consistent with the government's response to a humanitarian crisis critics fear arming the kurds cared for silicate the breakup of iraq but for those in favor the need to stop the islamic states murderous campaign is so pressed saying that leaders may have resigned themselves to achieving their short term goal of driving terrorists out of northern iraq first and worrying about the long term consequences later probably boyko r.t. london. in four years or since its launch london's bike highest scheme has proven to be one of the most efficient and popular cycling systems in europe but there are also problems there can be soft pedaled including the mountain costs and cycling safety issues now probed by the campaign is voiced concerns that almost sixty people have been killed and more than two thousand sev

turkey syria and of course rockets it to encourage them in this way. potentially breaking in iraq government sources in the british media reportedly came to stress that the u.k. is not moving towards direct military intervention in iraq and that sending arms is consistent with the government's response to a humanitarian crisis critics fear arming the kurds scared facilitate the breakup of iraq but for those in favor the need to stop the islamic states murderous campaign is so pressed saying that leaders may have resigned themselves to achieving their short term goal of driving terrorists out of northern iraq first and worrying about the long term consequences later boyko artsy london. a middle east journalist who's covered the region extensively believes the e.u. and us are not interested in totally crushing the islamic state they are reacting not pretty active in preventing actually the civilians of being attacked by isis groups and these isis troops they are well known where they are where they move they could be attacked before hand that they are no

turkey syria and of course iraq itself but to encourage them in this way is. potentially breaking in iraq government sources in the british media are reportedly keen to stress that the u.k. is not moving towards direct military intervention in iraq and that sending arms is consistent with the government's response to a humanitarian crisis critics fear arming the kurds scared facilitate the breakup of iraq but for those in favor the need to stop the islamic states murderous campaign is so pressed saying that leaders may have resigned themselves to achieving their short term goal of driving terrorists out of northern iraq first i'm worrying about the long term consequences later boyko artsy london a dutchman honored by israel for saving a jewish child during the second world war has returned his medal off to six of his relatives were killed in the gaza and ninety one year old is an older more to moving letter to the israeli ambassador he says that keeping the honor israel granted to him would be an insult to his mother as well as to other family members who were

they claim a whole territory that includes parts of lebanon, israel, jordan, turkey, syria. one could see a real mess there and i think longer term is the question of the saudi monarchy. these are thieveses. they just appointed a deputy crown prince, which hey have never done. the leadership is very nervous. the family breaks within in terms of brothers and who the mothers were. they're potentially unstable well and that would be very messy if they went down. >> david. >> i think that going back to what all of us have said about -- the point that hermian made earlier about the fanaticism of the middle east, makes it lest likely that the blowup is going to come with the chinese. i once wrote that taiwan has a great -- well, in many ways situated like israel, sea of enemies about they're blessed because they eave rational enemy. the chinese do not live a fantasy world. they live in a world in which they measure very carefully what their opportunities are and what the costs are, and as long as it is not an accident that these things took place at a time when the world is percei

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> 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 your first choice for the news. >> hello there welcome back. here are the headlines on the al jazeera news hour. at least 41 people have been killed in a spate of bombings in iraq. targeted commercial areas in and around baghdad. car bomb attacks in the city of carkarbala. >>> michael brown unarmed teenage are shot dead by police, a funeral service was conducted. >> u.n. and uae have launched air tax in the libyan capitol . expwhrs joins us live now from washington, d.c. sir, thank you so much for joining us. so the u.s. officials confirming these strikes. what would be the significance of the uae and egypt striking against the libyan capitol? >> well, first, the si

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. is. >> welcome back. now, pope francis has delivered a message of peace in south korea as i tries to ignore provocative action he by north korea. pyongyang fired missiles off the coast as the leader of the catholic church arrived in seoul for his first visit to south asia. harry forcette reports. >> personal welcome at the plane's steps from the president. then into his specially requested modest means of transport. for a poem who emphasizes frugality and humility. >> foreign dignitaries, the pope has always been different from them, for me, i like that. >> reporter: after a private mass and rest, came the official welcome in the residence at a day when north korea decided to fire fiefl missile five miles oe coast the pope delivered a message first time in english. >> commission that peace can be won through quiet listening and dialogue. rather than by mutual recriminations. fruitless criticism and di

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >>> iraq's political crisis eased on thursday, the humanitarian crisis goes on. in baghdad nouri al-maliki announced he would step down, ending a legal challenge. nouri al-maliki, threw his support to hider al-abadi, who was nominated to replace him on monday. people yazidi, and u.n. officials question president obama's claim that an evacuation mission would likely not be needed. both said tens of thousands of refugees were trapped on the mountain by is. for more on a peaceful change of government. i'm joined by a former u.s. ambassador to croatia and ambassador to iraq. good to see you. nouri al-maliki is stepping down. it may be the start of what president obama and iraq has been waiting for, a nolle prosequi sectarian -- nonsectarian iraqi government. is this the first unqualified good news we've had in a while from iraq? >> it is good news, but very qus qualified news. nouri al-maliki may have bee

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> when middle aged men used to get a mid life crisis they'd stereo typically go get a new hot sports car. now they go to doctors and get testosterone. countless men are getting treatments but the food and drug administration doesn't are approve of them unless they're accompanied by a medical condition. the cover of "time" magazines august 18th issue addresses the issue. it's called manopause. the $2 billion testosterone industry. david maley joins frus kansas city, missouri. dave thanks for doing this for us. let's starts with low test toft testosterone, it can be a real medical condition. >> there is a general condition hypo gonadism, not producing adequate amounts of testosterone that men need to be and feel healthy. there's also the reality that testosterone levels peak in puberty, obviously and then they gradually decline as men age through their 40s, 50s and 60s, these two phenomenons, a real di

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> thertic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> america's energy revolution has created thousands of jobs, billions in revenue and some terrifying accidents. many of those accidents involve shipment of oil from north dakota am bakken region. over the last 18 months, dozens of trains have derailed, six led derailments and fires. some communities are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to monitoring what's traveling through their cities. they're forming train-watching groups. allen schauffler visited one, in everett, washington. he has this report. >> monitoring tracks just a few feet from public buildings. >> how many people here? >> 100,000. >> reporter: when he found nobody could tell him exactly how many of these trains rolled through town he organized volunteers for a week long train watch. >> everybody seems to be turning their back on this problem. so we feel that we as citizens have to do it. >> reporter: they counted 16 oil tr

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. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> today's data dive should get you to change your online passwords. russian hackers have hacked into 120 million websites. half a billion e-mail addresses may have been compromised. the whole security company which broke news of several major hackings in the past several years track a russian cyber gang they believe is responsible. they have dubbed the group cybervor or cyber thief in russian. almost every industry across the world. the names of the companies the group hacked have not been released because they may still be vulnerable. what may be worse is the numbers so huge it's possible that almost all adults with e-mails could be are affected. how did this happen? cybervore acquired males, bigger than the target holiday breach. experts say you need to change your passwords and if you really want to be careful you can invest in monitoring services for your e-mail but those can be costly. the probl

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. kirk. >> on "america tonight": unarmed and gunned down by an officer. a community torn apart says good-bye to 18-year-old michael brown. >> michael this is stated to the family that one day, the world would know his name. >> he said i'm going to shake the world, and i promise you. >> thousands from near and far honor a life cut short. but while many remember, others are asking, are the children of ferguson even getting a fighting chance? >> it's frustrating because you're always taught to belief that this is the best country in the world. and everybody should receive a decent education. and it shouldn't matter because of your social background, your economic background. it is not supposed to matter. >> and the war in syria close to 200,000 civilians killed. tonight, an exclusive look at the fight for rebel held city of aleppo. we'll show you how a group of volunteers is trying to save the civilians ca

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >>> finally from us - a bag of history, and the flavour of change. miami said goodbye to a legend. jumbos was a bit of a greasy spoon, but with a flavour for change. chris bury travelled to miami for a taste of history. >> reporter: for 59 years bobby and his family ran jumbo, a 24 hour diner in miami's liberty city neighbourhood. is this a bittersweet moment for you. >> very emotional. i've been trying to prepare myself for this time for the last several years. >> reporter: that a tired looking all-night joint in a busy street in a rough part of time is closing its doors may be less worse a shrug. when they served their final plate of shrim, hundreds of we'll wishers crowded in to mark the moment. >> i'll be in mourning, a lot of people will be in place of mourning. this place here, 24/7 - no other place to go. the other place. there'll never be a player like jumbo. >> in miami, the cafe, and the man

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> timely from us this hour it's probably something you haven't even considered. did you know that about 80% of the universe is made up of something called dark matter? something that scientists don't observe but pretty sure it's there. sudbury canada, researchers are trying to unearth a scientific mystery. >> a snow lab two kilometers down. this subterranean mine still produces nickel. at the end of a long dark tunnel another world altogether. a stringently clean place of high science, and experiments that probe the swirling edges of cos cosmos. a device made of lead and radioactive helium, kne nuetrinos are the building blocks of the universe. >> all the heavy metals forming universe came from the supesupernova. >> it blocks neutrons. >> dark matter has never been seen or physically measured. this is science at its purest. precision engineering, rare materials, years of data collection. won't find a

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> and welcome back. we are once again at the command center here, near ferguson, missouri where law enforcement is getting ready for yet another night where they will be watching and seeing exactly what demonstrators do to keep things under control. i'm joie chen. harris. coverage. there are so many developments and we're watching closely to see what the night ahead brings tony. >> we are, this is one of the more important nights here in ferguson. the hope here is that they can build on law enforcement, the community can build on what happened last night. peaceful demonstrations to where there was clergy, we're talking about elders from this community in the crowd last night, keeping the temperature down on the demonstrations, will that carry over into tonight? that's what everyone is loapg for, police in the community, tense, fingers crossed. >> it's been very tense day on the street. law enforcemen

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> hello, and welcome to the news hour. it's good to have you here with us. coming up on this program, the u.s. launches airstrikes against the islamic state in northern iraq. washington said that it wants to prevent a genocide. the three day ceasefire ends in gaza with both sides launching attacks against the other. an uneasy alliance in

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> 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 >> israel's long struggle with palestinians has led to some surprising changes of heart. a former israeli soldier who has major reservations about the country's military joins us. hello, i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this," that story and much more straight ahead. >> for terror organizations around the world kidnapping is big business. >> this has become a cottage industry. >> a government report says the money is the main source of funding. >> and their pockets are lined with money from western governments. >> and corporations paying ransom in secret. >> putting people on the terror watch list. >> they can put people under suspicion who have no actual connection to te

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> tonight's data dive may frighten anyone planning on becoming a parent. according to a new usda report, that's what a middle income family can expect to spend to raise a child until he or she turns 1. another way to look at it is you'll be shelling out 13,600 bucks a year on your bundle of joy. by the way, we're talking in today's dollars. and all of those numbers will end up jumping up by 25%. this takes everything into consideration. food, clothing, childcare and healthcare, and education. the biggest expenses. 30% of the total. and that extra space for the baby is getting very expensive. the cost on its face is scary ier for the well to do. parents can expect to spend $400,000 to raise their child to the age of 18. but it's the lower income families that really get slammed. though households making $62,000 a year will spend less in total, that's that's a of lower part of their income. thank you d

. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> for the first time in history after more than ten years of hurtling through space, a spacecraft is now in osh other around a comet. rosetta, space probe, now that it's arrived what's next? in the words of the european space agency, discoveries can start. joining us with philadelphia, is al jazeera contributor derrick pitts. derrick great to see you as always. comets have fascinated people since people have been around and now we can actually reach out and soon actually touch one of these. the pictures are amazing. they show all kinds of surface features including boulders that are supposedly the size of house he 500 foot cliffs and all sorts of craters. how are scientists reacting to what we're seeing? >> scientists are very excited about what's coming up with the visit of rosetta at this comet. the images they are seeing so far are so incred

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