i'm tony harris. we're standing by, waiting on two scheduled events. first a news conference from the ferguson police department on prescriptions for possible unrest. that briefing is expected to start at any time now. we will of course bring that to you live when it happens. and then we'll show you live pictures here from chicago. we're also standing by waiting for president obama to make comments in chicago. now this trip is

i'm tony harris. we're standing by, waiting on two scheduled events. first a news conference from the ferguson police department on prescriptions for possible unrest. that briefing is expected to start at any time now. we will of course bring that to you live when it happens. and then we'll show you live pictures here from chicago. we're also standing by waiting for president obama to make comments in chicago. now this trip is designed to draw up support for his immigration plan. but he's expected to address the situation in ferguson as well. when we see the president we'll take to you chicago. let's bring in diane estherbro estherbrook. she joins us live from ferguson, missouri. you were living as i was to the news conference a while ago from the governor of missouri, jay nixon. harsh, shrill in his town, talking about an increased presence on the streets of ferguson tonight. last night there were 700 national guardsmen on the streets. monitoring and protecting infrastructure. that number is going to increase dramatically to 2200. i don't know what ki

tony harris is here with our panel of political experts. ali velshi looks at the financial impact of the most expense if congressional race in history. our team will cover t

i'm tony harris. "real money" with ali velshi is next, if you would like the latest on anything we covered in the noose -- newshour, go to aljazeera.com. >>> get ready america, the polls open in a matter of hours, and the economy is issue number one. i'll explain why people could vote differently than people who count on their investment portfolio. also to the victor go the spoils, i'm looking at the perks and pay to winning a seat in congress. and i'll tell you how alcohol sales could change the game for a lot of businesses in alabama. i'm ali velshi. this is "real money." ♪ >>> america goes to the polls tuesday, and the economy remains the overriding concern for voters. a poll finds job creation and economic growth are the most important factor for 41% of voters in congressional elections. this is the highest of any single issue out there. let's assume you just arrived on earth from mars, and i tell you since the last election, the u.s. unemployment rate has dropped to 5.9%. america has created a

i'm tony harris. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >> america stands on the brink of a new cold war with russia. i adjourned ti journeyed to the, on deposits of oil and natural gas, i'll give you the firsthand look at how acialgh arctic melts fueled, new economy and an icon who hasn't ever taken his eye off russia. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money."

. >> i'm tony harris. the united states is sending more troops to iraq to help with the quite against vice. the white house announced this afternoon that president obama authorized the depolite of 1500 more to iraq. they will support ring forces battling isil fighters mike, tell us more about these troops, and if there is anything in the time announcement. >> the caveat we heard so many times before, these are not combat troops on the ground or iraq or syria for that matter is really starting to raise suspicions now. the president if he gets his way now, up to 1500 advisers advising iraqi and peshmerga forces that would double the number of adviser advisers in iraq right now. and that would raise concerns especially among democrats. the president asking for $5 billion to fight isil in iraq and syria for this fiscal year. two things happening here, tony. first of all the administration said that there is going to be an offensive by iraqi forces against isil forces in anbar very close to baghdad in the sow c

i'm tony harris. "real money" with ali velshi is next, if you would like the latest on anything we covered in the noose -- newshour, go to aljazeera.com. >>> get ready america, the polls open in a matter of hours, and the economy is issue number one. i'll explain why people could vote differently than people who count on their investment portfolio. also to the victor go the spoils, i'm looking at the perks and pay to winning a seat in congress. and i'll tell you how alcohol sales could change the game for a lot of businesses in alabama. i'm ali velshi. this is "real money." ♪

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. president obama authorizes 1500 troops to deploy to iraq to fight isil. >>> and in jerusalem hundreds of israeli riot police hoping to prevent clashes from escalating. >>> and the city of detroit bankruptcy approved today. and new jobs great created, and the unemployment rate drops again. >> we begin with new developments in the fight against isil. the united states has increased it's ground presence in the region. the white house announced just a short time ago that 1500 more u.s. troops are headed to iraq. they'll support iraqi forces battling isil fighters but will not take part of fighting. >> reporter: 1500 troops as you mentioned the white house said that they will be there to train, advise peshmerga counterparts. they will go in as a non-combat role. they'll station american advisers all around iraq. what is the goal? there is an expected offensive, a military offensive to take place in anbar. isil has taken over areas close to baghdad, and an offensive, a counter offensive is

. >> let's drill down on this, so can i create, the tony harris organization for more equitable america, and can i raise millions. >> i can and now i have now raised millions of dollars can i do whatever i want, create any number of ads on issues or against whatever candidates that i want, and get it out this on the american airways in can i do that. >> first option you can do that with all the the money you can raise, and put it 100% behind politics if you dischose where your donors are from. you would be created what is calling a super pack, or option two, you can create a nonprofit organization. and you don't have to disclose. >> that's what i want to do. >> the catch here is this, you would not be able to primarily engang in politics but you can spend up to 50% of your money enganging in micks all the same and is direct a fashion as you want. advocating for or against a candidate, but here is the deal, if you raise $100 million, you can use about $49 million of that for political advocacy. so in a way it is a de facto unlimited amount of money that you can spend on politics. just ba

let's start with tony harris. >> a terrific panel in new york city, and we are diving down on the issues that america say are important. that's the economy, jobs, health care. we'll be talking about issues. now let me send it to joie chen in washington. >> tony, thanks, we are closely still watching the battle for kansas. it is a big fight there. big turnout. big fights for both the senate and the governors seats as well. watching very closely and it's racing neck and neck for kansas governor, and governor sam brownback hanging on to the seat against paul davis. it is going back and forth. it's a race that many contest how conservative kansas is and how much the power of losing supply side economics, and the impact it is making on revenues will make a difference. ali velshi, it is all about the money. >> it really is. here is the interesting thing. democrats have not been able to play off of the fact that the economy is stronger than it was two years ago today. unemployment is almost two percentage points lower. we create jobs at the rate of 192,000 per month. interest rates are low, and

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> everybody agrees that our immigration system is broken. unfortunately, washington has allowed problem to fester for too long. >> tomorrow night, president obama will announce executive order to reform immigration. >> israel dispensing hard punishment in retaliation for a synagog attack in jerusalem and a snowstorm blamed for at least five deaths in new york and several more feet of snow is on the way. >> after pressure from activists, president obama is ready to fix what everybody agrees is the nation's broken immigration system, announcing he will unveil his executive order during an address from the white house tomorrow night. mike viqueira joins us from the white house. what is the president expected to say? >> this is something the white house and the president have been talking about for months now since house speaker john boehner informed him in a private setting that he would not be able to advance or unable to advance immigration reform. it was the summer of 2013 when it passed the is not with bipartisan support. the presid

harris. a look at the top stories - ferguson, on thanksgiving day. boarded up business owners worry about their future >>> british personnel targeted in kabul. >>> and under fire, after the disappearance of 43 students, mexican president enrico peno nieto pledges to spread the fight against widespread corruption. >>> and we begin with ferguson, which has caught the tanks of the nation in the world. protests have decreased demonstrations are growing in other parts of the county. deponentors tried to -- demonstrators tried to disrupt the macy's day parade. protesters crashed with police. there was a grand jury digs. hundreds blocked streets, los angeles and california. los angeles were arrested in oakland. protesters smashed the businesses. 35 were arrested. in ferguson, the national guard is on watch. protesters turned out in fewer numbers, john terrett joins us live. are things quiet there today on thanksgiving day? hey. good afternoon to you from ferguson. happy thanksgiving to you. the peop

i'm tony harris. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >> america stands on the brink of a new cold war with russia. i adjourned ti journeyed to the, on deposits of oil and natural gas, i'll give you the firsthand look at how acialgh arctic melts fueled, new economy and an icon who hasn't ever taken his eye off russia. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." over the next hour i'm going to take you on a journey that illustrates how russia's confrontation with the west is spreading far beyond the ukraine. flash points like donetsk and luhansk have set off a new cold war global tensions from nato to moscow. president obama and british prime minister david cameron have warned about a frozen conflict. steven harper has been even more blunt telling putin, quote, you need to get out of ukraine. but the message has been clear. nato has been taking advantage by butting in on its new sphere of influence and russia will no longer take it. putin has vowed to protect russian people and thei

. >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris, with a look at today's top stories. breaking news. the grand jury has reached a decision in the case of a ferguson, missouri, police officer. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel resigns. and on the eve of a deal, talks are extend with iran seven more months. and we begin with breaking news out of ferguson, missouri, the grand jury has reached a decision on whether to indict darren wilson in the shooting of michael brown. robert ray joins us live from clayton missouri near ferguson with more. robert. >> tony, good afternoon, behind me the justice center in clayton where the grand jury has been going over the evidence for the past three and a half months and as you say a decision has been reached. we should clarify what that means for the viewers. the grand jury has made a decision as to whether or not they should hand up an indictment to a criminal court, then the court process will go through and decide whether or not the officer, darren wilson, criminally shot 18-year-old michael brown. so this is just the proce

i'm tony harris. the american political map is a sea of read today as republicans celebrate victories from coast to coast. americans pick upsid up seats in the senate. some of those are in traditionalcally blue states. republicans swept government races scoring upsets in some democratic areas. this afternoon president obama held a news conference to react to the g.o.p. takeover of the u.s. senate. we're live from the white house. what did the president have to say about republican victories and working with the g.o.p. over the next two years? >> well, the president came in to the east room after that wipe out that the democrats suffered last night. they faced the music for one hour and 15 minutes. and answered questions. why oh why were democrats so unenthusiastic. why were all of the enthusiasm on the republican side? yes, he reached out to mitch mcconnell, the new senate majority leader, he said he wants to find common areas to work w and yet there are some big fights looming down the road there is

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. breaking news. the grand jury has reached the decision in the case of a ferguson, missouri, police officer. that announcement expected tonight. defense secretary chuck hagel resigns, and nuclear at a talksh iran are extended seven more months. okay let's get to it. breaking news out of ferguson, missouri, the grand jury has decided whether to indict police officer darren wilson. the prosecute are attorney's office will hold a nz conference latenewsconference later tonigh. robert ray joins us, from ferguson, missouri, over to you robert. >> tony, indeed, breaking news as we have been reporting for last two hours. the grand jury has a decision, we should know later tonight what that decision is. the sun has gone down, the temperatures are dropping. we are seeing some protesters and demonstrators walk around. everything seems clean so par. the prosecutor is going to have a press conference. the mayor, the governor, tony. >> any idea whether officer wilson has been arrested? >> so far, no indication. bu

i am tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> everybody agrees our immigration system is broken. unfortunately, washington has allowed the problems to fester for too long. >> tomorrow night, president obama will announce an executive order to reform immigration. is dispensing harsh punishment in retaliation for a violent synagogue attack in jerusalem, and a snowstorm blamed for at least five deaths in new york. several more feet of snow is on the way. . >>> after months of pressure from activist, president obama is ready to move to fix what everyone agrees is the nation's broken immigration system. the president announced today that he will unveil his long-awaited executive order during an address from the white house tomorrow night. mike viqueira joins us live from washington. mike, what is the president expected to say when he speaks tomorrow night? >> reporter: well, tony, it's not so much the reform of the comprehensive variety. what the president can do does not have the force of law. it is inherentsly temporary, lasting only sloningsz another president comes along and deci

i am tony harris. john will be back pretty quickly. i want to get to our panel. i am in a great position with a wonderful vantage point. at some point, several moments did you really the course of this evening, i have watched every member of this panel shake their heads. all right? let me start with michael schure. here your thoughts on the course of the even. one of the things that has struck me, i am listening to all of the analysis, and i feel like there is something that i am missing here as i see these results come in. you have talked about this being a rock solid south. pipping up on that. expand on that and let's tick it around the table. >> a separate in the country. look at the southern state. 12 southern states i mentioned before. absolutely, policy cnn now the and it's unusual, especially coming out of some elections when bill clinton was win, when barack obama won in 2008 where different cab dates could pick a spot here a senate here that doesn't exist anymore. tonight was really the icing on that cake with kay hagan's loss to north carolina presumabl

tony harris is here with the panel of experts. ali velshi looks at the financial impact, the congressional campaign history, and the team of 20 correspondents will cover the impact of those votes at home and around the vorld. david shuster breaks the victories and losses down, and what it means for americas. now it's 10 o'clock on the east coast. polls closed in four states, including iowa, where republicans are looking to grab a senate seat. they picked up four, and need six to take control of the senate and congress. senator mitch mcconnell - here he is a short while ago. >> friends, this experiment in big government lasted long enough. >> the democrats could hold off the republican advance. let's go to stephanie sy at our returns desk. >> okay. let's start with the g.o.p. pick-ups. in west virginia, in the senate race, it was expected republican candidate shelly moore capito beat natalie tenant. 62% to 35%. 81% reporting. turning to arkansas. another g.o.p. pick-up, freshman congressman tom cotton. he beat mark prior this that

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. breaking news. the grand jury has reached the decision in the case of a ferguson, missouri, police officer. that announcement expected tonight. defense secretary chuck hagel resigns, and nuclear at a talksh iran are extended seven more

tony harris continue the discussion with our contribute? >> let me goat ray suarez on this and the panel can weigh in. a weakened president internationally, what are your thoughts on that? and then we can dive in to isis, isil and the steps, the strategy artislated by the president? >> well, look. a parliamentary system, yes, he is a weakened president but is the most powerful man on earth can which counts for something. there will be reorganization the senate. committees of responsibility, especially of defense and foreign relations will be bird-dogging the add miles per hourstration, calling people like john kerry to testify more often, opening investigations, and, at the same time, the republicans who have been consistent and ferocious critics of obama policy everyone from afghanistan across north africa to west africa and ebola, in everything now have a little -- they own a little bit more piece of this. they own a little bit more of the outcome and they are going to have to come up with plausible suggestions in its place rather than si

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. three americans among those kills in a synagogue attack in jerusalem. the deadliest attack there in years israel plans to plans to retaliate. is senate about an hour and a half away, but it is still not certain. are they pitting minorities against each other? and new clues that russia may have revived an old project to revive satellites in space? >> anger is mounting between israelis and palestinians today after an attack on a synagogue killed three americans and a britain, all had dual israeli citizen ship. president obama called eight tragedy for both israel and the united states. palestinian president condemned the attack, but israel is already vowing to respond. nick is in jerusalem with more for us, nick. >> yeah, good afternoon, tony, israels vow as harsh response. saying that president a bass' statement did not go far enough. this is one of the worst attacks in years. not only because of how deadly it was, but also the nature of the attack. and tony, there's a real fear that al

i'm tony harris in new york city. have a great weekend. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >>> america's job market rocked in october with strong job growth and falling unemployment. even wage gains. even so, two-thirds of voters this week said the economy was the number one concern at the polls. we ask labor secretary tom perez why. plus, you want bankers to go to jail that led to the financial crisis? a woman says she has the proof of a criminal fraud at jpmorgan. she tried to warn the bank that the mortgages they were bundling into securities were toxic. no one listened. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." >>> it three days ago voters sent democrats packing because of discontent with the economy, but today we learn the economy added 214,000 net new jobs last month. that was in the run-up to the elections. 31,000 more jobs were added to august and september's tallies in the revisions that typically follow a month or two after a jobs report. at 69 -- 49 months of straight job growth, this is the longest conti

tony harris is here with our panel of political experts. ali velshi looks at the financial impact of the most expense if congressional race in history. our team will cover the impact after all of those votes at home and around the world. david shuster breaks down what tonight's votes and losses mean for americans. and joie chen is in washington, d.c. with incites on how in could effect the way business is done in the nation's capitol. it's 8:00 in the east, the polls have just closed in 15 more states. 36 races for governor, nearly 50 competitive house races. countless ballot questions and control of the senate is. two early wins are on the book for republicans, that includes kentucky, stephanie sy is here with our returns desk and the latest. stephanie. >> hey, john, republicans are looking for a pickup in this key state, new hampshire. looking at the early results right now, the democratic incumbent does lead scott brown. he is the transplant from massachusetts looking to up seat shaheen. he was the senator from massachusetts for a couple

let's go to tony harris and his panel. >> appreciate it. let's get the thoughts of the panel on this, and let me start with ray suarez, your thoughts on the shaheen race in new hampshire. >> jeanne shaheen is a pillar of the politics in new hampshire. she was a popular governor. the fact that she was winning by a few points, if she had lost, boy oh boy that would have been more than a problem. counting in the senate. that would have told you that the obama head winds and the head winds in the current mood of the country are stronger than the evil pessimistic. a tight margin in the race. tighter than thought. >> it's important for republicans, for this midterm to matter. they need to pick up states, blue or purple. >> you made that point earlier. >> republicans picked up three states, in republican leaning states. they need to win north carolina, in iowa, colorado, new hampshire is off the stable. virginia is in play. they need to make a case that they can win in blue or purple case to have a case to win in 2016. when it will be more difficu

david thai eain an important ga rodney harris on his back. i don't know. we'll talk about this later. >> mean people. jump to the fourth quarter. harsh crowd for the monday morning on a holiday week. dallas on the drive, tony romo finds dez bryant in the corner of the end zone for the go ahead score. they hold them off for the 31-20 victory. but odell beckham jr., that was some good stuff. >> he's becoming a superstar. >> superstar, yes. so let's shift gears. take you to the san francisco 49ers. 13-10 in the fourth quarter. a big completion to anquan bold bolden. keeps going. carlos hyde, punches in, four-yard go ahead score. the niners win this 17-13. impressive, huh? >> yeah. >> go to denver. the broncos and the dolphins. peyton manning, four touchdown passes. and including this one. the ground game a big part for the broncos yesterday, running back c.j. anderson ran for 167 yards and the deciding touchdown. denver wins it 39-36. let's check on your weather. >> i miss the giggle pills this morning? >> if jen stands too close to the camera her shoulders s