and south america we're going to. travel to fort benning georgia over the weekend to find out just why this school is so controversial. behind these gates is the western hemisphere institute for security and cooperation otherwise known as a school of the americas depending on who you ask the school is little more than a training center focused on building cooperation between the u.s. military and its latin american counterparts but for many others it's a notorious breeding ground for some of the worst human rights violators in the western hemisphere the school has graduated over sixty four thousand soldiers since one thousand nine hundred six soldiers were taught everything from enhanced interrogation to psychological warfare at least eleven latin american dictators have trained at the school including the infamous manuel noriega of panama and got their man as a framed leo's mourned who oversaw the genocide of almost two thousand indigenous mayans during his brutal reign in the one nine hundred eighty s. every year th

he made many trips to america. he had great relationships with both bushes, with president carter, with president clinton and with president obama. he loved the american people and he felt a great deal of support from them but he didn't feel that the government and the governments of western europe the at the time supported the anc and the antiapartheid cause joie. >> world leaders coming to pay their respects to nelson mandela, they are the poorest people of south africa whose lives were so impacted by what nelson mandela did. cause. this is the country where 85% of the population, the black population had access to virtually nothing while only a small percentage had access to education and property and wealth. you know in the old days under apartheid blacks couldn't live in the city centers where i am now, they would come in on a daily basis. one of those outsecurities was alexandra township, now fully part of it. just beyond alexandra is the suburb of sandton, probably the richest place on the entire continent,

we'll have more of america tonight, tomorrow. >>> welcome to al jazeera america. the nsa phone call surveillance program is said it could be a violation of privacy rights. edward snowden say the ruling vined indicates him. >> dozens of sailors who served on the uss ronald reagan are suing the owner of the fukushima plant in japan. the president of ukraine is heading to russia to ask for economic help. weeks of

those are the headlines, america tonight is next. >> on "america tonight", bis buzz, behind a legalized cash crop now hit a new high. >> at the end of the day, it makes me a little bit giddy. >>> also tonight the arc of greatness in our everyday lives. how we take for granted these extraordinary views. and the artists behind them. >> it's almost as if they were dropped here from the 14th century building some of the greatest buildings our country has ever known. >> and footsteps. >> tracing the past, an ancient art and the experienced spirits aging to lead its rebirth. good evening, thanks for being with us, i'm joie chen. in the state of colorado, recreational pot smokers, beginning on wednesday marijuana users will be able to buy the drug legally without having to show any medical need. about 20 pot shops half of them in denver are expected to open for business with more following in the next few weeks with local approval. america tonight's lori jane gliha takes a look at some of the unique enterprises that are springing up to provide recreational pot products. >> watching paint dry i

of course all our country is for britain america russia. china every one of those countries has problems with al qaeda terrorists and we have to deal with terrorists and we've all had terrorist attacks various times and that's the major threat and of course the government has a responsibility to keep a check on it but actually if you look at al qaida and its capabilities in recent years they have good militia very very heavily. it is arguable that the threat from al qaeda terrorism is is much lower now than it ever was and it's highly questionable in my view whether you need such a person phase of surveillance system. i'm not making a judgment i'm just saying that these are questions that have to be asked and in particular of course the key issue here an issue in america is that. sterns these. these surveillance operations appear to be illegal laws so why is the government the sure. why all ministers signing the bill were saying it's ok because i've signed it. does of course make it legal if the president signs it off in america it's it's l

/america tonight. you can join the conversation with us we are on twitter and we are running our own facebook page. look for us there. good night. we'll have more of america tonight, tomorrow. ♪ >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm jonathan betz. investigators searching for what went wrong after a deadly train derailment in new york. the city's first in decades. >> we lost four new yorkers this morning. we have 11 critically injured, in hospitals. i ask all new yorkers to remember them in your prayers tonight. >> in the ukraine - protesters are taking over buildings in the capital, demanding the president step down. >> a set back for gay rights. the european union's newest member votes to ban same-sex

you for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. and remember, you can check us out 24 hours a day, just by going to aljazeera.com. is money the secret to happiness? we'll explore what makes us happy, and why. >> lisa fletcher is out today, but we have our man as cohost. with all of the tweets and facebook messages, and omar, does more bling make you happy? what did they say? >> they have different ideas of whether obtaining more wealth brings happiness. we have elizabeth saying: >> for those of you at home, we want you to be part of this conversation. and let us know what makes you happy and what the connection is between money and happiness. >> a wife and jacked up truck. happiness, it's the most valued human emotion, for some, it's a strong sense of wellbeing, and for others, they think that more money will make them happy. >> what do you want out of life. >> to be happy. and to live a long happy life. >> what's going to make you successful and happy? what will make you feel successful and happy? >> right now, money. lots of mone

america . >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i am richelle carey. let's take a look at your headlines right now. nelson mandela has been buried, 450 people attended the burial services. the burial ends 10 days of ceremonies. mandela died on december 5th. he was 95 years old. the european government has suspended efforts to work with ukraine on a trade and cooperation agreement. the move comes as tens of thousands of demonstrators demanded kiev make deal instead of agreeing to closer ties with russia. >>> the president of central african republic is calling for an i need to sectarian violence. hundreds have died in the fight against muslims and christians. and now there is a food shortage. >>> so-called e-waste contain dangerous levels of lead and toxic elements. the damage is not just the environment but also the health of those who come in contact with it. >> year after year, we buy more electronic gadgets, toys, computers and appliances but when those break or become obsolete, they end up being thrown out. they frequently cont

that the agreement is mexico's gain and america's pain. but having mexico as a nafta partner has served u.s. economic interests extremely well. last year, 13% of our nation's total exports went to mexico. that is succeeding sales to brazil, india, china, and russia combined. mexico buys more goods than all the rest of latin america combined. and goods bought by germany, great britain, france, and the netherlands combined. i think it is generally agreed that the market openings created a substantial increase related to exports. an average of 15%-25% more that are domestically focused. and with 113 million consumers with purchasing power of over $1 trillion, mexico offers opportunities that are quite substantial to entrepreneurs whether they be large or small. it is a large that particularly benefit from mexico's proximity and it has opened up to our trade. mexicans purchase 11% of the exports produced by small and medium-sized enterprises that account for more than half of this nation's job creation. and making this economic picture even br

check check >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm david shuster. here are the top stories. >> president obama says the u.s. will try again to help americans get out of violent-plagued south sud sudan. a rescue mission on saturday was called off while four members were wounded. their aircraft came under fire. there has been clashes on the ground between government forces and rebel troops. >> there has been renewed violence in the central african republic. 30 were killed in bangui, including a peace-keeping shoulder when fighting erupted between muslims and christian rebels. around 1,000 people have been killed this month. >>

/america tonight. you can join the conversation with us we are on twitter and we are running our own facebook page. look for us there. good night. we'll have more of america tonight, tomorrow. ♪ check check >> this is al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. we are following developments out of thailand where ain government protesters and we are looking at pictures out of bangkok. the prime minister is safe after being escorted out of a police compound stormed by the protesters. >> she is still believed to be in the count rich elsewhere riot police respond with tear gas and water canons. this is the eights day of protests in which two have been

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced >> finally a message can be it. a few years ago john stuart's daily show had a couple of 10-year-old he is reconstruct the debates for the cameras making a point. now the youtube comedy network has taken that formula and flipped it. using adults to act out a squabble that took place to music. the boy band one direction and justin bieber. the issue, the sexual orientation of one of the boys in the band and the question of the band's allegiance. >> i have proof that harry a g gay. >> you [bleep] brilliant. >> here we go. >> but to hear two well aged british actors dramatically reenact an exchange what appears to be a couple of mean girls puts a new spin on a war of words between a directionist and a believer. with nearly two million hits online youtube comment reconstruction number one web video of the week. we'll see you next time at the video post. >> disgusting. >> i'm done. >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their needs are

>> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. here are the top stories we are following. >> investigators say extreme speed was at least one factor in sunday's deadly train crash in new york. the passenger train took a curb at 82 miles per hour when it derailed, nearly three times the speed limit. the ntsb says it's upclear if the speed was a result of human error for faulty equipment. four died, dozens injured. >> bangkok police have taken down barriers and barbed wire around their headquarters and are allowing anti-government protesters into the government building. the mood is meant to ease tensions and avoid more classes between demonstrators and the police. thousands of protesters are in the streets of kiev. ri ot police beat dozens of protesters. the president said police ore reacted. demonstrators are set with the president for not signing an e.u. trade deal. >> smartphones and tablets are thought to have driven a third of traffic in cyber monday. >> those are the headlines. seen in more than a century. >> they're standing

en américa latina en su ejercicio. >>para hablarnos de este trabajo mariana atencio, muchas gracias por estar aquí el título es un juego de palabras press sionados >>así es, periodistas presiónados en todo latino américa, les quiero presentar este documental que trabaje un año y medio >>cuantas preguntas >>cuatro >>yo escojo cuales contesto >>no existe libertad de expresion >>temo a las represalias, pero qué voy a hacer, callarme >>increíble, impresiona mucho, yo se que colombia por muchos años fue uno de los países más peligroso >>pero este año colombia a sufrido enormes cambios en cuanto a la libertad de expresion >>cual es el pais más peligroso >>méxico, allá los corresponsales son valientes, en cualican, donde vive el chapo guzman, donde si pasas más allá hay gente armada, en los cementerios hay guardias armados cuidando las tumbas sabes que hay amenazas y riesgos >>hay cosas atipicas que no conocemos >>si, familiares detenidos, telefonos pinchados, carros que te siguen publicidad que quitan a los

the rural drain and america. ethan, why this law that closes schools? >> i think it's a response by the legislature and the government to deal with ever increasing costs in education in alaska. we had boarding schools up until the 1970s, in which the case went to the supreme court and it was decided that the state had the responsibility to educate every child in alaska, and so high schools popped up in all of our villages, and now the state has enabled it so that if the population drops under 10, your school goes into closure over a four-year period. and lessens the budget thing because oftentimes the money is spread out throughout the district. but i think it's a response to save money because the state is not increasing dollars for education, especially in alaska. the costs keep rising consistently. our oil costs go up, and people need to put this all in perspective. they think we can go from one town to another and bus 50 minutes away. no, my community, i'm in average registerinanchorage. and the only way i can get there is to fly in an airplane, whi

in america. generosity bringing a season of hope. >> i never felt such joy in my life. >>> good evening to you as we come on the air there is a fast moving story that sounds impossible. a truck carrying highly radioactive material was sitting at a gas station in mexico when thieves seized it and drove away. as of this moment the truck has been found and a mexican official says so has the radioactive material. let's get the latest from pierre thomas. >> reporter: the truck has been found with at least some of that extremely dangerous material. tonight customs officers at the southern border are at heightened alter, concerned about highly radioactive material stolen in mexico. this medical device, used in the treatment of cancer patients, has been missing for two day. inside it, cobalt 60, a radioactive material described by authorities as "extremely dangerous," potentially lethal. the device was stored in a truck that was stolen on its way from tijuana to a radioactive waste storage facility not f

rational debate real discussion critical issues facing america ready to join the movement and welcome the big. ball on tom hartman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. chill a as just elected a new president believe it or not there's a lot she could teach politicians here in the u.s. about how to run a country more on that with professor richard wolffe in just a moment also just one day after n.s.a. chief keith alexander went on sixty minutes to defend his agency's spying programs federal judges ruled that the n.s.a.'s bulk of the metadata collection program is unconstitutional and the president himself is about to propose its own sort of then i say reform so could this be the beginning of the end for the surveillance state and if you really want to live the american dream and be happy yet to go to you to leave america go to finland tell you why but i still take. you know this chalet and this have rejected reaganomics and it's about time we followed their lead back in the early one nine hundred seventy s. chile was one of the most progressive coun

. >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. the president and first family set off for hawaii where they will enjoy over two weeks of vacation. the president held a year end news conference. >>> the bodies of two u.n. peace keepers killed in south sudan have been brought home. hundreds of people have been killed in the past few days. brinksmanship via fax machine. north korea threatened south korea of merciless attacks via fax. south korea faxed back vowing altercation he. >>> law violates the constitutional due process. utah is already issuing licenses to same sex couples. remember, you can always get the latest news at aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight" an al jazeera exclusive. part 2 into our exclusive. life behind bars, . >> one week after incarceration, they found him hanging from a sheet. most horrible call i've ever received in my life. >> faith and forgiveness. she lost her faith but not her love. >>> ron burgundy, how sometimes lines are blurred. >> i'd say lighten up. there's a whole revolution happening in televi

on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. there are new federal guide lines concerning lung cancer screenings. a panel of doctors now recommending ct scans for those at risk. they say it would save thousands of lives. stephanie sy has the story. >> reporter: this man lit up his first cigarette in a fox hole during world war ii. >> one of the guys said it will help settle you down. >> reporter: decades later he was diagnosed with lung cancer after a ct scan. he is one of the lucky ones, lung cancer the leading cause of all cancer deaths in the us. a panel of experts recommends that adults who are heavy smokers, be given a low dose annual ct scan in an effort to detect early signs of cancer. the group also recommends screenings for those who have quit until the last 15 years. the decision was praised by some such as this expert. she estimates the new guidelines could save more than 30,000 lives a year. >> we're thrilled with this result. we think that this will make a big difference. many people will be able to

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this is a bad move for america. it's a bad model for america. and we'll come back and revisit the story for what is next for detroit. i don't know what the up side is. they're taking, they're going to take money away from people who have worked for the city for years. all of a sudden, they're the problem. i think they're going off the voting block, i think there is race involved here. i think this is about going after unions and collective bargaining and setting up a new model for all cities to recreate the way they want to privatize things around america. this is the conservative utopia. this is what it is all about. reverend doctor wendell anthony and lee gaddees, we will revisit the story. i appreciate your time tonight. thanks so much. >>> remember to answer tonight's question at the bottom of your screen. share your answer on ed show and facebook. we appreciate what you do there. >>> coming up, scott walkers thinks he's tops. your kids' christmas list. >>> plus, working hard or hardly working? wait until you hear how many days congress work

technow on al jazeera america >> an al jazeera america exclusive... former president jimmy carter reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america al jazeera america is growing and now more americans are getting the high quality, original, in-depth reporting al jazeera america is known for. >> to find out more about al jazeera america go to aljazeera.com >> you're watching "inside story." i'm ray suarez. we're talking about the protests in ukraine. the white house strongly condemn the action against demonstrators and urge the country to return to the path of integration. we want to hone in on the story and whether outside pressure --as we heard we have a society divi

america. and the republicans are, you know, always carrying on about how small business and rural americans, they're about to stick it to them if they dismantle the postal service, let me tell you. >> and congressman, does your legislation deal with this prefund at all? >> oh, absolutely. it just says they've already prepaid more than enough. when that ends, we work out a settlement on their overpayment for retirement. this would make them quite solvent for a number of years, give them the money they need to transition to -- into new lines of business, give them authority to get into new lines of business. in europe, some of the postal systems will say, hey, you've got junk mail, you can sign up for subscription, they'll scan it, they'll send it to you as e-mail. you can look and say oh, recycle it or say open it or say deliver it. the postal service saves money, because they don't have to carry it around. i mean, let them do some new and innovative things. but you've got to keep the six-day d

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>> welcome to al jazeera america billion i'm john siegenthaler in new york. extreme speed was one factor in deadly crash in new yor new yor. four people died, dozens of others were injured. >>> the obama administration says after weeks of problems the healthcare.org website is finally fixed. >>> an estimated 131 million americans will have spent about $2 billion by the end of this cybermonday. that would be a record day for this traditional monday. a power blackout has plunged venezuela's capital of caracas into darkness. several years of electricity cuts but for years the capital had not been directly affected. there is no word what caused this blackout. those are the head lines. i'm john siegenthaler. america tonight with joie chen is next. you can always get the latest news at aljazeera.com. we'll see you later tonight. >> on "america tonight": abused behind bars, saving taxpayers money by treating prisoners with a kind of primitive care not seen in more than a century. >> they're standing there ripping open that little package of sugar and filling that wo

like barbados in jamaica, boasting the wealthiest men in british america. many of them actually are absentee landlords who live in england and manage their plantations from afar. >> host: male children might go to military or to own the land, the middle child, the next youngest will go to the college. >> guest: they station their children at various points. that is how we should think about them. these family networks, somewhat for instance the new york slave traders who i studied for a long time will have the main warehouses in new york city, in manhattan but also to the caribbean. and establish them there and send another sent to england, usually bristol or london and from those various points they can manage their operations more efficiently, move money and goods more efficiently and gives them the chance to make strategic changes in the plans for these extended shipping voyages so there are all sorts of reasons why they do this but the colonial schools quickly begin also to turn to the population of increasingly wealthy men and families with interest in

"real money" is up next on al jazeera america. you can always find us online at al jazeera america aljazeera.com. >>> it's the beginning of the end for the fed stimulus program. i will tell you what that means for mortgage rates, the broader economy and you. taxes in america, sure, the rich get hit hard but the middle class and the poor shoulder their share, too. i will break it down for you. also, the boss is watching you. american workers under surveillance on the job like never before. and what you don't know about tracking technology, i am ali velshi, and this is "real money." >>> this is "real money." you are the most important part of the show. join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter: on facebook, facebook.com/aj. "real money." the big decision from the federal reserve indicates a vote of confidence in economic recovery. the fed announced a $10 billion pull back starting in january on its $85 billion monthly bond purchases that have boosted the economy. the stockmarket rallied after the news was announce

is it a good thing for america? >> it's a great thing for america. ivanka is exceptional, as you know, in fact, she sort of recommended you very strongly. you have to love her. but she is a very talented person. i have many, many talented women working for me, absolutely. they are doing great and that's a great thing for the country. >> raising the minimum wage is a big issue at the moment, and obviously, you have unemployment and poverty and a lot of people working and even after a whole day's work at mcdonalds or walmart, they don't have enough money to feed their family. are you in favor of raising the minimum wage? i know you employ thousands of people. >> you don't want to do anything to keep the incentive away for whether mcdonalds expanding in this country. at the same time you have to let people live. i heard something the other day that was interesting. the two ideas, for minimum wage, one for young kids that are in high school. and, you know, going to college and young and want to learn, and another for people raising families, gets very co

you're watching al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> how deeply does the you income gap affect your every day life? >> our digital producer is bringing you ive feed >> how deeply does the you income gap affect your every day life? >> our digital producer is bringing you live feed >> it is the size of the gap, the numbers are stunning. our producer tweeted out the c.o. to average pay worker ratio was 20-1 back in the day, today 273-1. steve replies who cares, what your c.e.o. makes has no difference to address vaning your career. it's like twenties% owns 80% of the wealth. it's up to the american people to insist our legislatures do something about this problem. matthew says what purpose does an unfettered economy serve. >> when it comes to the unequal distribution of wealth, president obama calls income inequality the defining challenge of our time. >> since 1979, our economy has more than doubled in size, but most of that growth has flowed to a fortunate few. the top 10% no longer takes in one third of hour income,

chile was one of the most progressive countries in south america it's democratically elected. socialist president salvador allende nationalized big businesses and gave every chilean access to free healthcare and free higher education g.d.p. went up income inequality went down and for the first time ever working class chileans had a chance to live their version of the american dream but not everyone was happy with president i ended his chilean new deal behind his back the united states and that country's corporate and military elite were conspiring to sabotage his reforms and destroy the country's economy although i end his policies were successful chile still needed foreign loans to survive and so the nixon administration got the international monetary fund to suspend all aid its decimated the economy and stunted the progress i ended made over his first for years and years in office the chilean elites sabotaged campaign turned into outright treason on september eleventh nine hundred seventy three one with the help of the cia general august pinochet overthrew n.a.s. government

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. a house vote on a bipartisan budget bill could come in as early as tomorrow. president obama said he'll sign the spending plan as soon as it's on his desk. >>> thousands waited in line to pay their respects to nelson mandela. his body will lie instate in pretoria until saturday before being taken to his home village on sunday to be buried. >>> riot police with batons and bulldozers have withdrawn in the ukrainian capitol. secretary of state john kerry is saying that he's disgusted by the crackdown. >>> uruguay is the first country to legalize marijuana. the law goes into effect next year. and "time" magazine has named pope francis as it's person of the year. time magazine said that the pontiff made the greatest impact on the world, and the pope beat out edward snowden. if you would like to read about any of those stories head over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. "real money" with david schuster filling in for

>> only on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're covering for you. the grim remembrance of the sandy hook across the united states, and another school shooting. >>> and a procession brings nelson mandela's body home. >> it's been one year since that tragic day when 20 children and six teach percent killed at sandy hook elementary. president obama and the first lady lit 26 candles at the white house and observed a moment of sigh glens a year ago a small peaceful town was shattered by unspeakable violence. 20 school children and six teachers were taken from our lives forever. it has filled us with grief. the victims were educators and kids who could have been any of our own, and the hearts were broken for families who lost a peace of theipiece of their hea. >> let's go to "moms demand action," a gathering. what is this event about? what is happening there? well, richelle, "moms demand action" was started a year ago the day after sandy hook incident took place where 26 lives were cut short. these moms have ga

dive deep into these stories at >> hello and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york. parliament calls for new elections. protestors say that's not enough. in ukraine, a symbolic gesture. as protestors topple a statute of a hero. >>> and early venezuelan elections, as that country struggles.

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america. i'm david shieft. a judge has ordered that 13-year-old jahi mcmath be taken off of life support. she was ordered brain dead after a tonsillectomy earlier this month. >>> pope francis conducted hits first ever christmas mass at the vatican. he has vowed to bring people back to their faith. >>> nasa says the international space stays spacewalk was a success, replacing pump parts. >>> a federal judge is allowing same sex marriages to continue in utah at least for now. the ban was overturned by a judge last week, then another judge has required the stay until the higher court weighs in. >>> an increase for first class postage, will now cost 49 cents. this will stay in effect for two years. america tonight is up next. >>> good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. any measure he has become one of the most interesting people this career, pope francis. the head of the catholic church has become somewhat of a spiritual rock star. he has also been described as a revolutionary. sheila macvicar begins

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." hard enough being a syrian refugee in normal weather. it is miserable in this. the worst winter storm in decades sweeps across the middle east, delaying aid supplies. north korea says it has executed chang song-thaek, the once- powerful uncle of the leader. the man hired to sign nelson mandela's memorial speaks out after sparking a global controversy. angels. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. snow was falling in the middle east tonight, and millions of -- for millions of syrian refugees it is deadly. the worst winter storm in decades is sweeping through the region. the united nations has already delayed one airlifted a into syria and says it is particularly concerned about the risk to children. the valley in eastern lebanon, with 125,000 refugees living in tentes, -- tens, has been one of the hardest-hit by this storm. our middle east editor sends this report. >> winter came in a hard and fast. more snow is forecast and more war a few mile

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >>> some fence mending ahead of next month's planned peace conference in geneva. they will decide who will be able to attend meetings, one sticking point being iran. >> we didn't reach an agreement with iran, and of course, it's known that we, the united nations welcome the participation of iran, but our partners in the united states are not quite convinced that iran's participation is the right decision. >> he also said that iranian officials told him even if they are not present at the conference, they will still work along with the un. james bayes live right now in geneva. james is everything ready ahead of next month's planned peace conference? >> well i don't think things are quite where they wanted them to be. still there is that debate over whether iran will be there. the ambassador you heard just then would like the iranians there. he wants everyone who has an involvement in syria to be there. they hoped to have a list of the two delegations they were

what is hurting america are helping america, i would like to sell these things. thank you. host: denny, independent caller, top to you think is the news story for 2013? caller: i think the snowden things, the spying on americans and the loss of our rights under a long and protracted war that our founding fathers warned us against that we would lose our rights in a long a protected work. here we are and i'm hoping everyone will wake up and not let our liberty slide anymore. host: what you think should happen in 2014 on that issue? caller: i think everyone who voted to keep the patriot act should be kicked out of office. host: there've been proposals about the patrick leahy. he has teamed up with jim sensenbrenner, a republican from wisconsin. yes, i think they're disgust ofare of the the american people for that think anyone who voted to renew the patriot act is unpatriotic. and should be voted out of office. host: what do you think the president should say on it? his reached to make and talk about recommendations. what you want to hear from them? caller: i want to hear his

i mean, i keep hearing about their agendas, about how they think about we need america, we need america to be in a place for our children's future while one of my children does not have a future anymore. we need to get down to basics, and they need to take responsibility, and think about the safety of our children and of our families and americans. >> let me turn to your lonnie phillips, do you think if ever american had to endure the appalling grief that you and your family had to endure at the loss of your daughter and indeed, karen, at the loss of alex and so many others and so many atrocities, do you think if everybody went through what you've been through, then change would just come quickly? >> you know, piers, we were at a therapy session when we got the call, as soon as we left. sandy was there today. it doesn't get easier. our congress is not acting. our -- i think eventually they will have to because of the ground swell going on now. every day our ranks gets joined by people like today. another parent lost a child. it's like all of our young people are going. it's the young pe

that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight next only on al jazeera america have been telling you in the san joaquim river, freeze warnings in effect. never seen too much in terms of rain. los angeles, you are going to be seeing some beautiful weather all the way to sunday even into the low 70 did or high 60s, partly cloudy conditions, overnight, about 44 degrees. texas also dry for you as well. we saw rain showers and a mix of precip just a little bit up here towards the north. temperatures for dallas at about 42. san antonio at 55. for houston, well, you are going to be seeing rain by the time we end the week. 59 degrees there. that will will last one day. your weekend should look better with a high of 63. over here towards the southeast, some rain showers pushing through orlando right now. atlanta is going to be about 56. an american auto maker making history. the newer ground general motor is making as it names its latest ceo. >> i'm phil torres coming up this week on techknow... for some soldiers the war never ends. watch as a battle once fought in a warzone,

>> what do you want america to know? >> well, i mean, it's not fair for people to have to live with something hike cancer or diabetes and not get the treatment they need, just because they can't get insurance. or if, you know, they want to pay out of pocket, go into debt millions and millions of dollars. you know, for me, i'm lucky. i've had friends and family to help me raise money and get through what i've had to deal with over the past seven months. but, you know, there are people less fortunate than myself that because of health care or lack thereof -- >> and so now with obamacare kicking in, what are you going to be able to do? >> i'm going to be able to get health insurance with my preexisting condition. >> and? is that a life-changer for you? >> oh, absolutely. that's without question. >> don't go away. real view 2013 continues. next. plus, we'll bring you our oh favorite moments on the road. this isn't right. this isn't left. this is fairness. as the political kfbt movement in america understands one thing. power

it lead to a changing face of america. in 1776, almost all americans had lived on farms and farms in 1790 when hamilton proposed the first of his economic measures. but by 1840 in new england, one in three in new england's labor force was working in a factory and that was a harbinger of widespread change throughout the 19th and 20th centuries but if hamilton won in that respect he lost in other ways. in the very last letter that hamilton wrote a couple days before the duel in 1804, he writes our real disease is democracy. and he calls democracy in that letter a poison. that was what jefferson was trying to boost as he made clear in his inaugural address. poignantly near the end, hamilton, who realized that his day had perhaps come and gone, wrote every day prove to me more and more than this america world was not made for me. jefferson's world was changing too. he had wanted, he had favored an arcadian america in which most people lived on farms, and he envisaged that lasting for generations as the country expanded all the

next what happened when mandela came to america? and we talked to the queen of soul who sang for him then. ♪ >>> the impact of that effort was felt well beyond those borders, especially here in the united states. you met mr. mandela on his first visit. >> it was 23 years ago. long before he chatted with a young reporter, this historic figure moved a nation. >> nelson mandela. >> for many who heard nelson mandela speak it was not so much his oratory skills. >> nothing will stop our date with destiny. >>> but a story that inspired. a story so familiar and intertwined with america's past but also painful. >> racism will not survive. >> it was just four months after he was set free from prison that nelson mandela set foot in america for the first time, an eight city tour starting in new york. it was magic. it was as if malcolm or martin were still alive and the nets had won all in one day. >> nelson mandela was able to achieve, demonstrated what in fact can occur. >> one american who like mandela knows the high price of equality, cong