jonathan martin, al jazeera, nashville. >>> it is a beautiful day across the east coast. high-pressure is in control. and we have warm air surging in in off of the gulf of mexico. we're going to continue to deal with that not just today but also tomorrow. we do have a winter storm making its way into the pacific northwest. it was slow go earlier on today. also low pressure spinning here. they definitely need the rain, because it is very dry there. warm air pushing in off of the gulf, and where they meet is where we're going to see some storms. 51 in philadelphia, 51 in d.c., richmond right at 51 degrees. as we charge towards sunday, we'll have record-breaking temperatures across a few areas. richmond going to beat the record high of 74. and reach a high of 75 degrees. take a look at the water vapor. you can see a ton of moisture pushing its way in. as it does so, there is a sharp contrast in temperatures. we'll see rain across texas and louisiana, but the threat for damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornados, this system is also going to produce a band of ice from oklaho

bring back richie incognito accused of bullying jonathan martin. a report for the miami herald suggesting incognito and martin will never play for miami again. . the throw of the game, base runners charging for home and colliding with catchers. now new rules are in the works. >>> his first road bike stunt video got nine million views, now his sequel has two million, professional mountain biker ashton broke his back to make the sequel. >>> the pirates andrew mccutcheon popped the question to his girlfriend of four years on the ellen show. after a short video tribute, he brought her to the stage, he knelt down, he said he proposed on national tv because he wanted to tell the whole world that he loved her and oh yeah, she said yes. >>> just ahead, busiest holiday for car thieves is around the corner. plus oprah winfrey never had children, but finds out why she thinks they would have hated her if she had. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back, waking up this morning, grab the winter gear, it's a little chillingy, but not as bad as the last co

jonathan martin joins us from the crash site. and jonathan, i believe we are standing by to get an update on the investigation soon >> reporter: that's right, tony. we are expecting a news conference in the ntsb at 4:00 o'clock. so any minute, we will learn something. hopefully, as you mentioned, the investigators do have those two black boxes, the black box data recorders. one from the front of the train. one from the back. that hopefully will allow them to learn some information about what caused this deadly crash. tony, the big questions really out there at this point are: you know, was this caused by a mechanical error, operator error or possibly something else? maybe something with the tracks. now, the train's conductor who was injured, himself, in this derailment has said that there was an issue, possibly with the braking system. but these recorders are really significant because they can tell investigators down to the second what was going on with the air pressure in the braking system. so they will be able to tell to the

jonathan martin. nashville. >> still ahead, south africa begins its next chapter without its spiritual leader. night with the combatants in their training base. tÑ >> welcome to al jazeera ameria. here are your top stories. the nsa program might have violated the fourth amendment ban on search and seizure. whether antibacterial soaps are safe? currently there's no prove that antibacterials help to prevent the spread of germs. >>> $6.5 billion of aid to assist those fleeing the syrian civil war. the syrian government dumped barrels on citizens. >>> bettina luser is the u.n. spokesman. >> the world food program needs $2 billion. we're going to take care of 7 million people, just think of that, we are in some of the worst and most dangerous places on the earth. we're going otake care of 4 million inside syria and almost 3 million inside. the world really has to come together when something like this happens, you know you have to go out and say governments of the world, but also businesses and private ci

jonathan martin reports. >> reporter: in high school music education is often limited to band and chorus. [♪ singing ] but in nashville known as music city students are getting hands-on experience in the music industry by running their own record label. >> 15 years old, 16 years old, 17 years old. to have a business like people at warner brothers. >> reporter: with big donations, equipped with a $1.2 million state of the art recording studio. the country's only music business magnate program is designed to give students practical real world experience in this competitive and ever changing field. in nashville alone some 56,000 jobs are tied to music. >> we sign artists to a credit. we create the image and we create the music. >> reporter: it focuses on songwriting, audio production and the business side of the industry. students in the record label class are also responsible for finding and promoting artists and making sure they get vocal training. recording sessions are also available for any students in nashville public schools. >> it's not easy. even from the singing to the promoting

let's go back to harlem, jonathan martin standing by with a special guest, jonathan? >> we are live here, many people remember nelson mandela visited new york, harlem in particular. in 1990, it was a huge deal out here. and i am here with mr. billy mitchell y i have been here 47 years so you have been here a long long time. and you remember when mr. mandela came here. >> i do. i remember it was a day of joy for those of us that were here, we felt very very proud. i was standing on top of the apollo marque. and the motorcade was bringing mr. mandela up. i remember having binoculars in my hand, it really felt good. for a lot of us here it gave us a sense of hope, that finally something positive was being done in the world. that relates to us. i know some guys that got their life together just by nelson mandela visiting. they felt this sense of i have to get myself together, time is wasting. let me do my thing. and i think it was fitting that he came to harlem. where he saw his people. it was almost like a little reunion. nothing but blackness, he saw his people, felt go

jonathan martin is on the scene. what's the latest? >> reporter: john, we know a piece of key information, you mentioned the speed. but what we don't know is was this a situation where it was operator error? where the conductor was operating this train too quickly, or was there a mechanical mistake? was there an issue with the braking system? an issue on the track? that's something that ntsb wants to know. but today speed may have caused is derailment, something reported early on by many witnesses and those people on board. investigators with the national transportation safety board say they now know that the commuter train that derailed was going too fast as it approached a curve. >> the preliminary information, and let me emphasize preliminary information from the event recorders shows that the train was traveling 82 mph. as it went into a 30 mph curve. >> reporter: invesinvestigatorsy it's too early to know if speeding was the cause or if it was mechanical error like brakes. >> we don't know if it went to zero pressure because of a

jonathan martin reports. >> reporter: donna mccoy is serving a life sentence for first degree murder. for just a few hours she is able to swap her prison uniform for a cap and gown. >> i feel like i'm being redeemed. i'm being restored. >> reporter: it was the first graduation at the tennessee prison for women. eight inmates received associates degrees in in liberal arts. every wednesday night for the past seven years, professors have come here into the prison. teaching these women everything from history to physics. >> the classes were easy, so i felt like i really earned a degree. >> we were never looked down on as inmates. we were always considered students. >> reporter: each women had to earn 63 credit hours. >> there have been a lot of voices in their life that tell them that they don't matter and they don't count. and now they can illustrate that they are somebody, they can work hard and achieve success, and model that to their families, to their children, and to the larger society. >> reporter: the program also allows traditional students to come into the prison and take classe

let's take you to jonathan martin. he is at the crash site in the bronx. jonathan? >> reporter: hey, tony. you know, investigators have said from the start that this is a very preliminary information, but as you mentioned, these two black box data recorders have revealed key information. one frust from the front and one from the back, showing this train was going too fast echoing what a lot of these passengers and witnesses have been saying from the start. >> reporter: investigators with the national transportation safety board say they now know the commuter train that de-railed was going too fast as it approached a curve. >> the preliminary information and let me emphasize this is preliminary information from the event recorders shows that the train was traveling at approximately 82 miles per hour as it went into a 30-mile-an-hour curve. >> investigators say it's too early to know if speeding was caused by operator or mechanical error like an issue with the brakes. >> we don't know whether the brakes went to zero pressure because of a valve change or because of the

jonathan martin has more. >> reporter: sage hopes to be in a band, and ethan wants everyone to have clothes and shoes. these are some of the dreams of america's homeless children. no video games, no bicycles, just a chance to be normal. >> they are so innocent in what they see -- like makayla's dream was i want a room of my own. for these children it's the simple things of life. >> reporter: five-year-old my kayla has a simple dream. >> i want my own room, so i can have a puppy and throw a party. >> her wish is featured on these pictures of hope greeting cards. pictures of hope is a project started by linda salmon, with themes of professional photographers with homeless kids. >> they all listed what they wanted when they grew up and what they hoped for, and after they wrote down what they wanted, they were each paired with a photographer. >> they just wanted to take pictures to capture, you know, what their hopes and dreams were. >> and i captured mine. i captured a lot of mine. >> she did. >> in society we don't quite think of children being homeless, but we have children here that range i

jonathan martin, al jazeera, nash victim. >> it takes the women about seven years to complete an associate's degree. >> why federal regulators are looking at manufacturer's claims. >> a look at why some people have kept the volkswagen rolling. >> and a look back at the music of ray price. >> the food and drug administration says it's proposing tighter rules on the makers of antibacterial soaps. they want to find out if long-term exposure is doing more harm than good. >> for years u.s. manufacturers have advertised to get rid of dangerous germs, antibacterial soaps are the answer. now the u.s. food and drug administration says there's no evidence to back up the claims, even worse, saying one see ingredient found in most antibacterial soaps may be dangerous. after an environmental group accused the f.d.a. of delaying access on the chemical did the agency take action. >> people are using them every day, making kids and infants watch their hands with them. they may have hormones important for development of the brain and reproductive function may be affected. >> manufacturers must prove the prod

jonathan martin, al jazeera, nashville. >> we still have delayed at the salt lake city city international airport because of wintery weather moving through. up to an hour, so call your airline to see if you flight is included. certainly, you can see that winter weather right now from utah into wyoming, we have some spotty rain that's what initially caused a cargo 757 landed just fine, no damage, but it slipped on the runway. mainly in the mines. we aren't expecting higher accumulations there. where we get the high accumulations today will be in parts of the rockies further over to the north. it feels more like ten degrees below zero, but about 700 miles apart, a pretty big difference in temperatures. if you head down to st. louis, it feels like 41. well, that warm err air to the south, and the colder air to the north, it is already going to cause problems that we are anticipating so a freezing rain has gone into effect across parts of northern missouri, iowa, all the way over into chicago. starts at midnight, prepare for icy roads. freezes and you have the glaze. in about a tent of an inc

jonathan martin, al jazeera, nashville. >> coming up, the history of u.n. ambassadors and the newest signing up katie perry. >> the unique spirit of christmas celebrated in typhoon torn philippines. headlines.e today's one hung marines -- they are available to help protect and also evacuate american citizens. six months after more than 1 million to the media, mission accomplished. at an interview with the washington post, snowden said all he wanted was for the public to have a say in how they are governed. it's the second christmas eve space walk in history. katie perry is using her celebrity status. she offs more than just a famous face. it's constantly been looking for ways to highlight their plight. 60 years ago it tried what was then a novel approach. it was in 1954, that danny can then one of the most famous actors and singers became the first ever goodwill ambassador for the children's offense unicef. his path was followed by many others over the years. stars from hollywood. odd ray hepburn to angelina jolie. my name is roger moore, and i'm a goodwill

jonathan martin reports. >> reporter: as a first time mother, amber had lots of questions about her newborn, including whether or not her daughter needed a vitamin k shot. >> they told what our option was, and why some people were chooses not to get it >> reporter: doctors in the u.s. have been given vitamin k shots to newborns since the 1960s after research showed it can prevent a bleeding disorder. now the cdc says the disorder only appears in about 6 infants her million. but earlier this year, multiple cases emerged in tennessee. between february and september, four babies here in nashville was diagnosed with late vitamin k deficiency. >> i think unfortunately people have forgotten -- >> reporter: this doctor says the parents in each case declined the vitamin k shot adding the reasons range from desire for natural childbirth to outdated information that remains online. >> so that actually scared a lot of patients as it should, but unfortunately subsequent studies that refuted that study don't get references much a unfortunately the first study that showed that there was a possible link t

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jonathan martin reports. >> reporter: as a first time mother amber had lots of questions about her newborn. including whether her daughter needed a vitamin k shot. >> our [ inaudible ] told us the options and we felt it was the best decision not to get it. >> reporter: doctors in the u.s. have been giving vitamin, can shots to newborns since the 1960s after medical research showed it could eliminate a bleeding disorder now called late vitamin k deficiency. earlier this year multiple cases emerged in the tennessee. between february and september 4th babies here in nashville were diagnosed with late vitamin k deficiency. this doctor says the parents in each case declined the vitamin k shot adding the reasons range from desire for natural childbirth to outdated information that remains online, mainly a disproven study from england linking the injections to leukemia. >> so that scared a lot of patients. but unfortunately the first study that showed that there was a possible link continues to exist on the internet and is widely used in different parent blogs. >> reporter: the doctor who treated

i am jonathan martin, al jazeera, new york. now to the economy. a record day for online shop okay this cyber monday, some 131 million americans hit the web for deals. the return, impressive sales topping $2,000,000,000. >> that's encouraging news given the overall holiday sales declined. retail analyst david strausser told ali velshi's re"real money holiday discounts are likely to get bigger in the coming weeks. >> the history of the weekend is it's not always a great indicator of what will happen the rest of the season. this year is different. we are pretty laid in. it's a late thanksgiving, six fewer days between thanksgiving and christmas. there will be a lot of discounting going on. there is a lot of inventory that will get pushed out between now and christmas. >> what does this mean for the country's overall recovery? joining us to talk about cyber monday and its impact on the economy is financial expert phil wahba. >> thank you. >> what do you make of this? anything we can draw from these numbers? >> well, i think consistent with what we saw

. >> jonathan martin reporting in the bronx. rerouting thousands of passengers is not an easy thing, but over 280,000 people use the system every day. the train was heading to grand central station and that's where al jazeera jennifer glasse has been tracking. what alternatives are there for commuters? >> good afternoon, stephanie, that's right, a very difficult rush hour for the 26,000 commuters who usually come into grand central terminal on that hudson line which is not running. they face a complicated lengthy transport into the city, they have to get on a train, a shuttle bus, and a number of transports, metro north's worst accident in its 24 year history. many commuters are facing commutes that are taking a lot longer. >> i was headed to hastings on the hudson, because of the derailment, it is what do they call it, not bypass but a detour ahead. >> how long will it normally take you and -- >> about 20 minutes and now probably about an hour and a half. >> and that misery is expected to continue for self days. we talked to th

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jonathan martin reports how women behind bars are working to educate. >> for just a few hours she's able to swap her prison uniform for a cap and gown. >> i feel like i'm being redeemed. i'm being restored. >> it was the first graduation at the tennessee prison for women. eight inmates received associate degrees in liberal arts through david lipscom university in nashville. every many. >> the classes were easy so i feel like i have really earned, you know, a degree. >> we were never looked down on as inmates. we were always considered as students. >> a little bit about vitamins and minerals. >> each woman had to earn 63 credit hours. >> there have been a lot of voices in their life that tell them they don't matter and they don't count. now they can illustrate that they are somebody they can work hard and achieve success and they can model that to their families, to their children and to the larger so i society. >> the program allows to bring in outside perspectives and allows the students inside to experience a more traditional classroom setting. lipscom says the program is life changing

jonathan martin was put on the non-illness football list, which means he can't return to play this season. the former stanford star claimed that richy igcould be knito bullied igcognito abused him. investigator of why raiders fans are responsible for an attack of a cowboy's fan. investigators say witnesses reported seeing a man in a cowboy's jersey being beaten by four men believed to have been dressed in raiders gear. victim was found unconscious, but has since checked him out of of the hospital. >>> this holiday season a man with little material wealth is offering what he says is his gift from god to anyone who wishes to receive it. ♪[ music ] >> david allen welsh is homeless in washington state. he says he has been on the streets since he was 6 years old, but early on, he discovered he could play music without having the benefit of a music lesson or the ability to read music. >> sometimes i don't even know what key i am pushing. my eyes aren't even open. i'm just letting the music play the music. >> recently welsh has been playing a piano at a secondhand store where one customer told

incognito was suspended after allegations he bullied teammate jonathan martin. those surfaced and he will be paid 220,000 dollars per game. >>> the mega millions jack would the sores to $586 million with a cash payout of 316.5 million. it is the second largest jackpot in the history it can increase again before tonight's drawing. the odds of winning 159 million. if no one wins tonight the jackpot for the drawing will begin at $800 million. >>> nice. >> if you travel you could use some of that cash. airfares are going up. the new budget deal is to blame. >> lauren simonetti is here with the fox business network with more. >> listen up air fair getting more expensive. you have congress to thank. on july 1st the security fees you pay on air fair are going up not just a little bit but up 120 percent to 5.60 for each one way domestic flight it is all part of the bipartisan budget deal already passed by the house. the revenue will be used to offset funding cuts in the s sequester. >> twitter is working on a new feature to allow you to edit their tweets. it is to fixin

and jonathan martin is set to meet with the investigator for a second time regarding hazing accusations. martin left the team and is recently put on the noninjury list. >> still ahead, the u.s. security council approve as peace keeping force, to help end the violence in central africa republic. and how pittsburgh is transforming itself from steel city to tech city. using the day to to track possible regulars with nonterrorrists. pope front sis has formed an expert panel, one of the pan themes main duties will be to make the screening process for new priests much stricter. the prime minister of central africa republic is welcoming french military in the country. the decision was made just hours after chaos broke out. gun fights have spilled out into the streets of ban gi. it's president was ousted last march, today the u.n. security council approved the peace keeping force to end the violence, french president announced he would double the troops perhaps within hours. >> i have decided to react immediately. starting tonight, with the african forces and for the support of the european par

. >> jonathan martin in harlem for us. thank you very much. >> here is a look at - we'll listen to an excerpt from nelson mandela's famous inaugural address. >> well, obviously we don't have that piece of tape. we'll continue the coverage on al jazeera america in a moment. we want to recap what has happened. the news, looking outside at the home of nelson mandela. this is the scene outside. it has looked that way for hours and hours. people have been in the streets. now in the morning daylight, celebrating the life of nelson mandela, and mourning his passing. we'll continue to have coverage of nelson mandela's life and death on al jazeera america and we'll be back after this. >> good evening. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. peacemaker, freedom fighter, hero for change and hope. the world celebrates the life of nelson mandela. >> he no longer belongs to u he belongs to the ages. >> nelson mandela said it, "it always seems impossible until it's done", for this towering revolutionary who spen

jonathan martin, al jazeera, nashville. >> the most interesting information comes from children. that's a quote from mark twain. we can learn a tremendous amount about them, being 8. it's about incredible experiences struggles and insight all through the most innocent of eyes. we begin with a young ballerina poised to take the stage. jewely muller has her story. >> kendall is just eight years oold and 4'5" so there's not a lot of ballet roles for her, unless it's christmastime. this nutcracker performed by the pasadena dance theater, is her first chance. >> i'm in the scene where mother ginger comes out, she lifts up the skirt and we dancing all around her. >> let's look back a bit, it's four hours before curtain time and kendall is getting ready for her debut. >> i feel nervous and excited at the same time. >> she started in the shadow of her sister. even sow kendall had to audition and this dance company rarely acceptance eight-year-olds. but she was accepted and she found a whole new set of role models. >> what did you think of the people who had the leads? >> it was amazing b

jonathan martin is there to tell us about that and what the scene is like tonight. >> a lot of people remember it like it was yesterday, they remember the day in 1990 when the new york city mayor invited nelson mandela to the city. one of the first places he stopped was in harlem. there was a lot of anticipation, excitement, thousands of people came. earlier tonight the apollo theatre had a mark key lit up. the lights went out. it said, "in memory of nelson mandela we remember and love you." a lot of people remember when he came in 1990 it was a big part of the visit. it said welcome home mr and mrs nelson mandela. one of the people who remembered that was the historian, mr billy mitchell. we talked about what that day was like in his memory. >> he was fully aware that all the people from civil rights fighters and to have his preps here, it meant a lot to all of us coming up out of problems. we were going through housing, education, things that of nature. his presence made us feel good, that there is hope. if this man could spend it that much time in prison and never gave in, so, of c

when jonathan martin accused incognito and others for bull s bullies. incognito remains suspended, a probe continues. more poshly we're reexamining the pro football workplace. where does the locker roan end and real life begin? >>> he was an american hero, cancer survive, seven-time dire defran tour de france victories. >> in all seven, did you ever take banned substances? >> yes. >> he lost endorsements and was banned for life from cycling. >>> gay athletes have long participated in american team sports, did but did so in silence. jason collins has emerged. the 34-year-old center said he spent a lifetime in seek yes, siree, he may never again play in the nba, but the announcement is far more important than points and rebounds. >>> it's been a stain on america's pastime, the steroid era. former mvp alex rodriguez was among 14 players lnked to a clinic which dealt in plismance-enhancing drugs. rodriguez has denied the accusation and appealed an unpress danned ban while fighting for tens of millions. time will >> a troubled past of aaron hernandez. >> aar

jonathan martin, al jazeera, nashville. >> the dow ended up more than 60-point as 5th record in a row, the s&p 500 also hitting an all time high. test la is holding on to it's five star safety rating. the traffic safety administration has reaffirmed it's rating for the 24 teen model year, however, the electric car maker flag ship vehicle that is still being rescrew bedty agency over battery related fires. sells at brick and mortar sales fell 3%, in the time weekend before christmas compared to the same time last year, sales have fallen three straight weeks. joining me to discuss top business stories, he is a business and personal finance analyst, let's pick up on that point. >> yeah. >> does that surprise you. >> not really, a lot of the movement is going online today. even in the last few days traffic has been down 21%. people being much more cautious, a little hard to do with today since it is christmas eve, so today they will probably go into the stores more. >> it seems that the store -- the same thing over and over, sales, sale, is it possible that customers are bored with that?

jonathan martin reports. >> reporter: the annual tennessee walking horse national celebration is filled with pageantry and pride. >> it's the largest horse show in the country. >> reporter: every august it pumps around $38 million in the local economy. >> my first time here was 1955 when i was eight years old, and i've been coming ever since. >> reporter: but the celebration and the walking horse industry itself are embroiled in an o ongoing controversy over training methods. larry wheland has been charged with felony aggravated cruelty to livestock and conspiracy to commit cruelly. more than a dozen horses had their legs or hoofs chemically burned. it's called soaring and it's long been used by trainers. it develops the high stepping gait because of the pain experienced in its legs and hoofs. undercover video showed the beating of a horse and using soaring tactics. but many trainers say the actions of a few have given the entire industry a black high. >> we get categorized as all of us being bad when it just because you may own a gun don't mean you're a murderer. just because i got a h

martin is officially done with football for this season at least. placing him on the nonfootball illness list. this was expected to happen because martin, who claims he was repeatedly bullied by a teammate says he has no intention of returning to the team. the team is extending the suspension of richie incognito. they're reporting joe philbin wanted to cut incognito last year over claims he harassed a woman during a golf tournament. >>> tomorrow is cyber monday, and it's expected to be the biggest one yet. the trend of shopping online has been gaining steam since the term "cyber monday" was coined back in 2005. year after year more holiday shoppers turn to online to target deep discounts and free shipping. sounds good, right? well, there are some pitfalls to watch out for. we have more. >> reporter: harris, still recovering from black friday? no rest for you bargain hunters because cyber monday is getting bigger and bigger. its sales tripling in the past decade. last year the biggest day for online sales in history. forecasts for tomorrow, double di

the team suspended incognito nearly a month ago after jonathan martin left the team. >>> on bleacherreport.com, uconn down to florida in the final seconds. he buries it for the game winner. he was so happy. he just keeps on running straight out of the arena. his teammates final catch up with him by the locker room to celebrate the game winning shot. >>> golfer jason duffner really wants to watch s.e.c. championship game against missouri on saturday only thing he is playing in tiger woods golf tournament this weekend. duffner asked tiger to shorten the event. mr. tiger woods, i petition the event to play on thursday and friday so i can watch my beloved auburn play for the s.e.c. champ. thanks. tiger wasn't very sympathetic. his response, petition denied! >> wow. >> tiger is a big stanford fan and stanford is playing well too. he will not get any auburn love from tiger woods. >> i bet dufner out there saturday afternoon on the course will be putting. >> shot! >> andy scholes, thanks so much. >>> the top headlines and everything you need to know for the day is after the break. peoi go to angie's

jonathan martin had a smart fa, barack obama is not george w. bush. the bush comparison state or implied broader forces at work than sagging approval rates. this is a pregnancy with a new inflection point beyond which credibility severed and agenda broken. that conclusion falls apart because it misses how power works in the obama era. did you concur with that snch i think that's interesting. i think the president going into the 2014 elections does have an opportunity with the budget out of the way that does sort of, excuse me, open up an opportunity for democrats and republicans to fight it out over what their priorities want to be. i think that's what we're going to see in january and february. we'll probably hear a lot more about immigration reform, too. that will be something that will come up. >> isn't there a sense, karen, that presidencies in a sense they go along a time line. there's a certain point the media is done with you, right? they are so focused on the next president you're fighting a narrative that is sort of set against you. any mista

you hear this great reporting by jonathan martin this weekend in the "times." there's hillary clinton asking what you and i would do in the same situation. you're asking somebody to spot the people and who they are in the community. who the state reps, the city council people. you got to know if you want to run for office. >> you have to if you're going to run for president. listen, clintons are good at this. bill clinton is a master at this. you and i remember. we were on the air during the funeral of claretta scott king. >> he didn't say nothing about religion. there's a woman in there. he beat those ministers. it's chilling how good he is. can he bring it back? can he bring back the love? >> well, you know -- >> i think it's there, myself. >> if obama had lost and if that could in some way have been blamed on the clintons even if he got the nomination and lost because they were insufficiently supported or something like that, i think there would be some lingering feelings. but he won. and he won again. and there's no reason to hold a grudge, i think. >> i li

when jonathan martin accused rimpf richie incognito and other of bullying, a voice mail using a racial epithet and i'll kill you, was released. we're re-examining the pro football work place. intimgration and aggression are a fabric of the sport, but where does the locker room end and real life begin? >> he was an american hiro. cancer survivor, a seven-time tour defrance champion, but lance armstrong could no longer deny the allegations of a doping scandal. >> all seven of your victories, did you take banned substances or blood dope? >> armstrong was stripped of his titles, lost endorsements and was banned for life from cycling. >> gay athlete have long participated in major team sports, but did so in silence. jason collins has emerged as a voice. he said he spent a lifetime in secrecy but had to be true to himself and others. a free agent, he may never again play in the nba, but his announcement is a contribution far more important than points and rebounds. >> it's been a stain on america's pastime. the steroid era. former mvp alex rodriguez was among 14 players linked to a clinic wh

jonathan martin has officially been placed on the reserve nonfootball illness left. that means martin who left the team an bhid allegations he was being bullied is ineligible to play this season. . now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. athletes and thrillseekers don't just put their own skills to the test, they challenge the laws of nature, too. in our next story, a kite border -- border stakes his life on the fickle wind, and it lets him down, hard. slug a pro kite boarder soars into the air and slams into solid steel. >> oh! >> oh, oh! >> i just saw my life flash in front of me. i started kite boarding 11 years ago when it first started. >> dimitri lives to fly. for wings, he uses a kite in a relatively new sport called kite boarding. >> the appeal about this sport is the freedom. it's just like jumping and pure powerhouse, but you are using nature to do that. >> the greek-born dimitri also flies to live. he's a pro and owner of a company that manufacturers and sells kite boards. >> i was very lucky to get into

also in pro football, jonathan martin won't be returning to the field this season. he left the miami dolphins a few weeks ago after accusing teammates of harassing him. martin is now on reserves for illness. that makes him ineligible to return until next season. >>> still to come, sad news for a poor little pup who became famous for all the wrong reasons. more coming up next about the world and the train derailment in new york. [ female announcer ] right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. unlike other treatments, abreva penetrates deep to block the virus, to protect healthy cells so cold sores heal fast. as fast as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. ♪ learn more at abreva.com. don't tough it out. knock it out! fast. [ female announcer ] only with abreva. that's mine. ♪ that's mine. ♪ that's mine. ♪ come on, kyle. ♪ [ horn honks ] that's mine...kyle. [ male announcer ] revenge is best served with 272 horses. now get the best offers

martin. he will still get paid, even though he won't be playing. >>> the bidding has reportedly reached nearly $100,000 for a painting by george zimmerman. nbc affiliate wesh reporting that zimmerman is selling the painting on ebay to help pay his legal fees after being acquitted in the shooting of teen trayvon martin. the painting depicts an american flag in blue with a quote from the pledge of allegiance, liberty and justice for all. >>> it was a dramatic rescue off of a cruise ship. this is a coast guard helicopter evacuating a woman from a carnival cruise ship off the coast of florida. doctors thought she might be having a heart attack. last we heard, she was listed in stable condition. >>> the u.s. olympic committee has done it again. it's selling go usa mittens to raise money for american athletes but the mittens are made in china. the usa took some heat two years ago for wearing uniforms made in china. the 2014 uniforms are being made in the u.s. but wanted to offer the public a cheape

. >>> miami dolphins' tackle jonathan martin will not be returning to the field this season. the nfl has placed martin on their reserve nonfootball illness list which means he cannot return until next season. martin left the dolphins in october after accusing teammates of harassing him. miami suspended lineman richie incognito as a result, a move he is appealing. >>> a new world record for 63 women from across the globe. the female skydivers linked hands and took a plunge to make history. saturday over the arizona desert, they set the world record for the largest all-female formation while jumping head down. they jumped from three planes at 18,000 feet. >>> and everyone's talking about it. do you believe in football miracles? well, if you're an auburn football fan, you probably do now. if you're an alabama fan, probably not. the team pulled off a stunning upset saturday, knocking off top-ranked alabama in a play that can only be described as magical. >> oh, my god! >> davis is going to run it all the way back! auburn's going to win the football game! auburn's going to win the

jonathan martin, aljazeera, nashville. >> it takes the women about seven years to finish their associates degree. >> country music fans around the world mourn the death of ray prays. his long career began in the 1950's. he was a pioneer of what we all now know as honky tonk. a member of the country music hall of fame, he had been fighting pancreatic cancer. he was 87 years young. >> nirvana ready to become a member of the hall of fame. the class was announced monday including peter gabrielle, known for his stage antics and technical achievement in studio. all and oates also made it in. kiss, fame owls for their costumes, makeup and legions of loyal fans, and as well as singer linda ronstadt from the 1970's, and cat stevens, the congress writer back on stage now after a long retirement from the music business. >> that's going to do it for this hour of aljazeera america. thanks for joining us. there's more news straight ahead in just two minutes.

let's go to jonathan martin, covering today's protest in new york. last year, 200 fast food workers held a one day strike at more than 20 restaurants here. are we expecting something like that today. >> it really remains to be seen just how significant, how large this protest will be. this all started and it has grown from a year ago with just a few fast food workers walking out in new york. this restaurant is open for business, people going in and out. a year ago in august, there were 500 people who protested outside of this mcdonald's. not all of them were fast food workers. we could see that today. organizers say it has grown bigger, expanding to 100 cities, smaller cities, so they feel like their movement has certainly grown. this latest wave of protests or planned protests started yesterday here in new york and about five other cities with one particular group, moveon.org delivering petitions in some five cities. >> you can work full time here and not support yourself, much less a family. here we are with the people who shut down the government

jonathan martin, aljazeera, nashville. >> at the end of our second hour, here's what we're following. this morning, the obama administration is extended by one day the first sign of deadline of insurance under the affordable care act. they have until the end of today to be covered by january 1. >> the united states is sending 150 additional marines to south sudan to help evacuate americans pinned down by the increasing violence there the u.n. security council set to vote today whether to double the number of peace keeping troops in the country. some live pictures of the space talking about, the space walk continues. they're fixing a cooling pump. we'll keep you post understand and have more noose in two and a half minutes right here opinion aljazeera america. >> the ma'am administration extends a key health care deadline for 24 hours after a record 1 million americans monday log on to healthcare.gov. >> the united nations wants to increase the number of peace keeping troops in the south sudan as the violence escalates and thousands pour into u.n. refugee camps. >> after decades of neg

martin. >>darya: >>mark: and don't want to miss sports night live hosted by gary radnich. and featuring garies radio partner larry kru brand new show here on kron4. we will have likely been-lively debates and big- time interviews. the show premieres this thursday december 5th at 9:00 p.m.. check out the facebook page and sports night live. and like us all for a chance to win a 2000 home theater system. >>darya: several 49ers players walk to their football helmets for santa hats monday and san jose. it began with a huddle as players were paired with low income children before fanning out across a target store armed with a long list of gift ideas for their families. joe muni--looney, anquan boldin, colt mccoy and a half-dozen other showing lots of patients in the toy aisles come and get some ideas of their own know about giving back and getting something back in about giving back and ge[ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nes

you remember that miami dolphins situation and you know, that was jonathan martin, and remember that he said, you know, he didn't like being bullied. well, it turned out he was being bullied by a white teammate and among the bullying tactics was calling him the n-word. and guess what, a lot of black players sided with the white teammate and they singled him out, he was educated, gone to stanford, a classics major. i think there's an increasing class divide inside black america, forget what's going on in the rest of the country and we see it play out in terms of if you don't identify with lower class blacks in terms of everything, like how the rappers try to be authentic with the tattoos and i've been cut and of' been stabbed and i've been in jail, if you don't identify with that, then you're not a real black person, it's unbelievable. charles: where does that put us? isn't that exactly what we fought for? >> exactly right. i mean, to me, this is kind of going to the lowest common denominator and insisting that everybody fit into an earn box, but i want to just come back with somethin

in washington national political correspondent for the "new york times" jonathan martin. jonathan i have to ask you quickly because i'm a big football fan. has the twitter furor over your name has it calmed down for you? can you go out? >> it has calmed down. there was one last dying gasp over the weekend. the dolphins had a poor performance. it's nowhere near what it was a couple of months ago. >> of course he has the same name as lineman for the miami dolphins who left the team because of bullying allegations. >> i was very confused. he was a tackle. >> you lost quite a bit of weight. we appreciate you being -- >> about five inches too. >> exactly. we want to start off with snowden here. for national security reporters edward snowden is the gift that keeps on giving. in a recent interview he declared with no tongue in cheek george w. type line mission accomplished. even delivered an alternative christmas message that was broad in the uk comparing the state of the u.s. and british surveillance to the world of george orwell. >> we have sensors in our pocket that track us.

martin. >> and you won't want to miss sports night live hosted by gary radnich. and featuring gary's radio partner larry krueger. a brand new show here on kron 4-- we'll have lively debates.and big time interviews. the show premieres this thursday december 5th at 9pm. check out the facebook page at sports night live - and "like us" for a chance to win a 2,000 dollar home theater system. >> several 49ers players swapped their football helmets for santa hats monday in san jose. it began with a huddle as players were paired with low-income children. before fanning out across a target store, armed with a long list of gift ideas for their families. joe looney, anquan boldin, colt mc-coy and a half dozen others. showing lots of patience in the toy aisles, getting some ideas of their own no doubt. giving back and getting something back in return. >> i am very blessed. it feels good to give back to help these children out. >> my problem di\ family did noe a lot a money when i grow up. it feels good to give back. >> each child was given a gift card worth $300- dollars, co

she told jonathan martin of the new york times she quote read the op-ed, thought it was outrageous. disagrees strongly and told third way that. a spokesman joe krawley added the spokesman said congressman krawley worked which third ray on a rage of issues but on this matter, they strongly disagree senator wore ren told huffington post third way is flatly wrong and said they have an undebatable sal vanl crisis him we could make if system financially stable for a century and make laernl adjustments and make it pay more for seniors who rely on it. the conversation for far too long has been about cutting benefits a bill little or a lot. >> that is flatly the wrong dewitt to have in mind. she challenged bmpgs to be transparent about donations to think tanks like third way. warren said this week she is taking herself out of contention for if 2016 presidential race. she made an effort to stop talk of a run. shelves trying to put a stop of speculation on a race of a populist like elizabeth war revenlt a race between those two dpeeting ideas between populism and sen terrorism is alive and ki

when jonathan martin accused richie incognito of harassment. and more importantly we're reexamining the pro foobt workplace. intimidation and aggression are a fabric of the sport. >>> he was an american hero. cancer survivor. a seven-time tour defrauns champion. >> in all seven of your vick toes, did you ever take band substances railroad dope? >> yes. >> he was stripped of his titles and was banned for life from cycling. >>> gay athletes have long participated in major american team sports but did so in silence. jason collins has emerged as a voice. he said he spent a lifetime of skreessy but had to be true to himself and others. he may never again play in the nba but his announcement has a contribution far more important than points and rebounds. >>> it's been a stain on america's past time. the steroid era. rodriguez has denied that he has used performance-enhancing drugs. while baseball judges a-rod today, time will ultimately determine his place in history. >> the troubled past of the aaron hernandez. >> oscar pistorius, he's an south afri

martin. >>> the oakland as may not have to move to get a new ballpark. the oakland tribune reports that as owner lou wolfe says the most likely location for a new ballpark would be the coliseum. he reportedly said that after mlb rejected the team's proposal to build a stadium in san jose. business leaders have been pushing for a stadium on oakland's waterfront but lew wonderful called that -- lieu wolf called that impossible. >>> a brazilian newspaper said it obtained a letter from edward snowden asking for political asylum and asking to help brazil investigate u.s. spying on its soil. in the letter, snowden says he could legally offer assistance, only if granted asylum. snowden is in russia. that's where he was granted temporary asylum for a year. just yesterday, a federal judge ruled the nsa's collection of american's phone records is likely unconstitutional. in his 68-page ruling the judge says the nsa's indiscriminate and arbitrary collection of information infringes on privacy guaranteed by the fourth amendment. bay area people we spoke to say they