security being pulled from the u.s. embassy in delhi. cnn's international malika kapur is there. >> this has evoked harsh words of retaliation from the government. i heard one minister saying they should arrest same sex partners of u.s. diplomatic workers because homosexuality is now illegal there. >> reporter: that's right. a member of the opposition made that comment a day or two ago because really there is such outrage in india over the way the diplomat was arrested in new york. the way she was arrested during a school run, and the strip searching, that has really really upset people over here. people here, the government has called the incident barbaric and even the indian prime minister who's usually very careful with his words, he is a mild-man nerd man, he spoke outside yesterday calling the incident despicable and deplorable. a huge amount of outrage in india. is india restallating? yes, they are. they've introduce add number of measures. they've taken away the identity cards issued to consular staff after u.s. here and various c

the indian government has stopped protecting the u.s. embassy against possible attacks. believe it or not this international incident started with a nanny in new york. the next thing you know, a diplomat is strip searched and things came unglued. >>> later as a woman comes forward to claim her share of that massive lotto jackpot, two former winners tonight talk about what's in store and why getting rich quick is sometimes no prize. >> we begin with a story we first reported last week that outraged a lot of people. tonight a new development. a new effort to put a killer behind bars. because whatever else you think of ethan couch, he is a killer. four times over. he got drunk, extremely drunk, and rammed his father's pickup into a broken down car on a road in texas in june. he was three times over the legal limit. only in his case at age 16 he a new effort to put a killer behind bars. because whatever you else you think of ethan couch, he is a killer, he got drunk and rammed his father's pickup truck into a car in june. in his case, at age 16 he was not even legal to drink

>> at the moment, there are four police cars right outside the u.s. embassy. the surroundings do look different because those huge heavy barricades, the concrete barriers that have always been placed at the u.s. embassy have been removed. they aren't here anymore. they have been removed in what seems to be a retaliatory measure to what's been happening in new york. local police officials will tell you the reason the barricades were placed here was to really help to control traffic. new delhi police placed more as a courtesy to help other controlled traffic here. it was never a diplomatic requirement. they insist they are not scaling back security for any u.s. embassy officials and they are safe as they've always been. >> appreciate that, allika. on our air earlier today, one indian was saying imagine if it was reversed and that happened to an american official in india. there would be probably be outrage. >> we've been talking about this all morning, wondering is this the normal procedure for a regular person? visa fraud infraction, strip search, arrested at t

there were fires set in and around the u.s. embassy. there were similar demonstratio demonstrations. the feeling was throughout north africa there were news of attacks. there was little detail, no information relayed that there were x number of gunmen. >> you got confused with everything else. >> people were shocked there would be confusion in government. >> there was true heroism on the behalf of people who tried to save ambassador stevens. >> in law enforcement when a police officer needs backup he calls swat or other officers. for many of the diplomatic security service agents in hot spots around the world. assistance is an aircraft carrier 6,000 miles away. as a result the agents live by their wits and survive and to buy time. the embassy, philosophy of security is all these doors and windows that are blast resistant to by time they can wait until help comes. >> there were assets, but reality is there's no way they could scramble. there was a team in spaip that could have -- spain, that could have gotten there within a few hours. >>

the indian government shopped protecting the u.s. embassy against attacks. this international incident started with a nanny in new york. next a diplomat is strip searched. >>> two form erwiners tonight talk about what is in store and why getting rich quick is sometimes no prize. >>> we begin with the story we first reported last week that outraged a lot of people. tonight a new development, an effort to put a killer behind bars because whatever else you think of eaten couch, he is a killer four times over, got drunk, extremely drunk and ram his father's pickup truck into a car in texas in june. he was three times over the legal limit. only in his case at age 16 he wasn't legal to drink and he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to probation and rehab and likely going to this $450,000 a year facility paid for by his family. the judge buying a psychologist testimony that young ethan was suffering from something called aft after -- after flu wfluenza. he killed eric boyles wife and daughter. >> the primary message absolutely has to be money and privileg

embassy in kabul. two rounds of indirect fire hit the u.s. embassy compound. american diplomats say no one was hurt. this attack comes as the united states and afghanistan are working on a post-2013 plan for a military presence in that country. >>> also one of the navy s.e.a.l. s is on his way to a military hospital. nearly 400 americans have been evacuated from that country. a group of 50 marines have been deployed to uganda to be on standby if more evacuations are needed. fred pleitgen is in new york with more. good morning. >> hi, carol, and merry christmas. effort are ramping up. of course, the focus of all that, the centerpiece is the u.s. embassy in the capital of juba they don't want the situation similar to benghazi. they have moved marines into if the situation should wart that. what the u.s. is saying is they believe all americans by now have left sue dan, they believe. however, if there are people who have not left, they are urging them to get in touch with the u.s. embassy in the capital city, because they believe the situation there seems to conti

protesters demonstrated outside of the u.s. embassy in new delhi. they are upset about the treatment of an indian diplomat who was arrested on fraud charges. the indian government took -- put restrictions on american officials. secretary of state john kerry says he hopes the incident will not damage relations. >> the search is on for the second winner of last night's jackpot. this afternoon a woman from suburban atlanta claimed her half of the jackpot. she bought a ticket using birthdays and her lucky number. winner of san jose has not come forward. >> i know some people in san jose. we are waiting for a lucky millionaire coming forward. someone bought a ticket at highs convenience store. the winning ticket matched the numbers but not the mega ball. the collision of fighter jets inds that the fire -- that's -- the pilot needed more sleep. the second pilot was hurt but ejected before he hit the water. both pilots were assigned to the district base in injuries. >> kim doran, a 20 year veteran of the fairfax county police force has her be patient for s

and the taliban is still able to hit the u.s. embassy there. i think for people watching at home, they're going to be saying, huh? are you kidding me? what's this war been all about? >> you're right, dana. this comes at a pivotal time for the u.s. in afghanistan. the u.s. trying to keep some troops in, after the end of 2014, to train the afghan army and police, because they aren't strong enough yet. an attack shows security is still a challenge. the afghans can't handle it 100% on their own. this is a capital kabul, the heart of the country, and 13 years after the u.s. went into afghanistan, the taliban are showing they're still able to carry out attacks. it makes you wonder how much stronger the country is as we're winding down. >> never mind the fact that 2,300 americans have lost their lives in the dozen years, troops that this war has gone on. meanwhile, afghanistan is going to head to the polls next year. president karzai will not be on the ballot. given the low level of trust between the u.s. and afghanistan, what do you think? do you thi

back at the u.s. embassy, hours to go before the memorial. before he arrives, gaspard is still the official u.s. voice here. time for a quick visit to pra pretoria's union buildings to check on logistics. the casket will lay on this spot where mandela took the presidential oath 20 years ago. >> it is going to be look nothing that has been seen here since his inauguration. >> so glorious a human achievement. >> i think this is going to rival in emotion -- the remarkable day. >> fun neap mep back at his off residence. the ambassador acknowledges the tremendous weight of the hours and days ahead. >> let's see, i think the biggest challenges are president obama, president clinton, president bush, president carter. >> behind the scenes, aide are still working the phones with last minute details. why is it important for young americans, apartheid is of a long time ago. tell meal more abut this. >> apartheid is not that long ago, terry. i love my country. one thing that frustrates me about our education is the kind of amnesia that we some times have

also they have removed the concrete barriers outside the u.s. embassy here in new delhi. they say they removed it because it was just a friendly courtesy, never a diplomatic requirement. it insists that all u.s. embassy staff members are safe. >> appreciate the update, thank you, also with us tonight is the representative on indian council. you're upset with the way the diplomat was treated. you say it is a classic case of double standard, what do you mean by that? >> well, it is a simple thing, when americans are serving abroad as diplomats, they expect a certain level of treatment. and they insist on it. and when they get into trouble with local laws, they are treated very differently. sometimes they are whisked out of the country, even when they have been involved in really serious crimes. so but when it comes to diplomats from other countries, they seem to be very helpless and they say it is our law. >> so compromise, though, the security of the u.s. embassy in new delhi with retaliation, is that a product yiv y -- produ way to solve it? >> no, i don't think so i have

back at the u.s. embassy, hours to go before the memorial. before he arrives, gaspard is still the official u.s. voice here. time for a quick visit to pretoria's union buildings to check on logistics where mandela will lie in state. the casket will lay on this spot where mandela took the presidential oath 20 years ago. >> it is going to be look nothing that has been seen here since his inauguration. >> so glorious a human achievement. >> i think this is going to rival in emotion -- the remarkable day. >> funny meeting you here. >> back at his official residence. the ambassador acknowledges the tremendous weight of the hours and days ahead. >> let's see, i think the biggest challenges are president obama, president clinton, president bush, president carter. >> behind the scenes, aides are still working the phones with last minute details. why is it important for young americans, apartheid is of a long time ago. tell meal more abut this. >> apartheid is not that long ago, terry. i love my country. one thing that frustrates me about our educatio

there were fires set in and around the u.s. embassy. there were similar demonstration demonstrations. the feeling was throughout north africa there were news of attacks. there was little detail, no information relayed that there were x number of gunmen. >> you got confused with everything else. >> people were shocked there government. >> there was true heroism on the behalf of people who tried to save ambassador stevens. >> in law enforcement when a police officer needs backup he calls swat or other officers. for many of the diplomatic security service agents in hot spots around the world. assistance is an aircraft carrier 6,000 miles away. as a result the agents live by their wits and survive and to buy time. the embassy, philosophy of security is all these doors and windows that are blast resistant to by time they can wait until help comes. >> there were assets, but reality is there's no way they could scramble. there was a team in spaip that could have -- spain, that could have gotten there within a few hours. >> nothing moves quickl

embassy to demanding the salary figures for staff in u.s. embassies and india. >> i heard that. i want to highlight that there was a demand the u.s. staff members of the embassy disclose how much they are paying their domestic workers in india, which i thought was an interesting response. there's also a genuine crisis and from the american side, what's interesting here, right, is that the u.s. attorney, the department of justice, particularly the u.s. attorney, is independent in many respects from the secretary of state. it's not as if president obama or john kerry can call up a u.s. attorney and say, stop pressing these charges. that way lies ruin and corruption. so, john kerry finding himself in an awkward position. he can't very well go tell the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york to drop the charges. >> exactly. and that is why it is such a big problem and you know, he has made an expression of regret, although it is not the full fledged apology that indians or the indian government is hoping for, but i think there isn't a full understanding maybe that at lea

right now there's only about a few dozen troops on the ground to protect the u.s. embassy. however the administration says there might be more if there are more that need to keep that region protected. >> checking top stories, people who railroad forced to evacuate because of a wildfire won't be home until christmas eve. it's now contained on california's central coast. power crews are using choppers to restore electricity. the fire destroyed dozens of homes. >> it was just an enormous wall of flames. and actually, the smoke becomes illuminated at night. it was kind of glowing and pink. and i thought, oh, my god, this was really close. it was balls of fire, you know, hot, fast. you know just ripping along. >> and at one point, 1,firefighters are battling the fire. now local crews are left the watch the hot spots. >>> and today the issue of counseling minors on pot. it will make those under the age of 18 punable by a small fine but not put on their permanent record. it will also vote on a measure to ban the marijuana businesses close to a school. >>> vin diesel announced tha

embassy here in new delhi a few hours ago, it's very peaceful, calm outside the u.s. embassy. sure the barricades have been removed but there was a heavy police presence outside. and we really -- we didn't see any protests in new delhi today. it is back to business as usual. and it seems that right now any of the protests, the bickering, angry talk, that's limited to the diplomatic and political levels. >> thank you. appreciate it. here's more of what we're working on for "around the world." a verdict now in the case of two men accused of using a meat cleaver to hack to death a british soldier on the streets of done lon. >>> the rurssian president saida lot of things about different topics including his country's anti-gay laws, leak business snowden and spoke about president obama. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with f

embassy in the capital city of juba. a reported coup attempt last weekend triggered violence that has been spreading all week. yesterday a u.n. base came under attack. >> in fact, two indian army peacekeepers were killed, a couple others wounded. two civilians also died. very worrying situation. president obama releasing a statement that says "in 2011, millions of south saw dan he's voted to forge a new nation founded on the promise of a more peaceful and prosperous future for all of suit sudan's people. today that future is at risk. south sudan stands at the precipice. recent fighting threatens to plunge south sudan back into the dark days of itsity past." >>> and google has run into some trouble in europe. we're going to tell you how some countries say that the way the tech company clektz information on its users is illegal. across america people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my docto

right next to the u.s. embassy also very very close. to the nato headquarters as well details to come here on r.t. international next though fresh restrictions on the banks it's causing frustration in wall street abby martin breaking the set is one of the issues and for us. as we all know the holidays are a great time for families to get together and sometimes on the elko gets flowing they're also a great time for us to argue about everything from politics to religion with the ones we love but if you happen to be an n.s.a. agent and the government has an official list of talking points that way you can win those family arguments for sure yeah that's right the government is now giving n.s.a. agents lists of very corny talking points going to firedoglake so that way they can convince their relatives over the holidays of just how awesome effective and necessary the national security agency truly is despite all those little revelation thinks of mass spying by snowden trust me talking points exist for a reason political social and religious

would you like to see in your lifetime a u.s. embassy reopening in tehran? >> it requires many changes. it requires the united states gaining trust of the iranian people. the iranian people don't trust the united states right now. but whether it's possible, of course it's possible. whether i'd like to see it, of course i'd like to see normalization of relations. but based on equal footing, based on mutual respect and based on mutual interests. i believe we have a long way to go. >> pelley: a long way to go but just an early start so far. the rouhani government, liz, has only be in power about six months. how are they doing at home? >>> reporter: well, they are able to tell their people that they are in negotiations with the united states and they have some limited sanctions relief. it's not going to really do much. $7 billion is a drop in the bucket for a country this size. but it has given people some hope that they may see more relief from the next year. they need to get inflation down from 40% to 25%-- a big job. >> pelley: liz palmer reporting for us ton

now, u.s. officials say the four were quote augmenting security at the u.s. embassy in tripoli. fred? >> and what about the white house? any word from it? >> now word yet. the white house hasn't publicly reacted to the situation yet, but a white house official does confirm to cnn that president obama was updated on the situation during his vacation in hawaii by his national security staff. we'll, of course, keep you updated as we hear more, fred. >> thanks so much. in washington. >>> a senior u.s. state department official says u.s. secretary of state john kerry will travel to the middle east next week for peace talks. kerry has been working with palestinian and israeli officials on a peace accord. peace talks stalled in november with both sides digging in their heels. key points of contention are the continued israeli troop presence in the palestinian territories and the construction of settlements in the west bank. >>> a confrontation between security forces and student protesters backing the muslim brotherhood turns deadly in egy egypt. one student died in clashes on the camp

would you like to see in your lifetime a u.s. embassy reopening in tehran? >> it requires many changes. it requires the united states gaining trust of the iranian people. the iranian people don't trust the united states right now. but whether it's possible, of course it's possible. whether i'd like to see it, of course i'd like to see normalization of relations. but based on equal footing, based on mutual respect and based on mutual interests. i believe we have a long way to go. >> pelley: a long way to go but just an early start so far. the rouhani government, liz, has only be in power about six months. how are they doing at home? >> reporter: well, they are able to tell their people that they are in negotiations with the united states and they have some limited sanctions relief. it's not going to really do much. $7 billion is a drop in the bucket for a country this size. but it has given people some hope that they may see more relief from the next year. they need to get inflation down from 40% to 25%-- a big job. >> pelley: liz palmer reporting for us toni

an accidental explosion outside the u.s. embassy in afghanistan. what the government is saying next. >> amazing video a woman nearly electrocuted. what she is saying about the near-death experience. >> we'll go behind the scenes of cnbc and a new way to deal with the crush at the mall ahead. >>> step outside in new york city, rockefeller center you can see, we took this picture t snow was coming down. looks like windy and lights aren't twinkling as they were. a beautiful shot though. >> coming soon, no more dragging heavy packages around the mall. scott mcgrew, a service called ta live. >> west field will start the service at its malls in san jose and san francisco. the idea is simple. you buy something at the mall, leave it, the service will bring it and your other purchases home for you. if you are loaded down, lucille ball style with hat boxes and bags you can unload and do more shopping. speaking of deliverance, twitter a record high on wednesday t second time it's peaked this week. the stock more than doubled since its ipo. it's a good year fo

four americans were killed in the attack, including u.s. ambassador. >> at least 20 people were killed by bombs dropped on a market in the northern syrian city of aleppo. two children are among the dead. the government stepped up attacks. >> 400 have been killed in these attacks since december 15th. president bashar al-assad said the attacks targeted terrorists. i'm jonathan betz, i'll be back with more news. "america tonight" is up next on al jazeera america. >> good evening i'm joie chen. thank you for joining us for the weekend edition of "america tonight." we begin our conversation with a resource crisis of sorts in texas. oil is plenty. but water, a basic necessity is harder to come by. the problem started two years ago when the first fracking trucks arrived in town. for the people in town some were striking it rich. others realised that turning on a tap can no longer be taken for granted. >> keith has been fixing water wells in texas for 50 years. business is almost too good, and not in a good way. >> we are as busy as we want to be,

"plans to close the u.s. embassy to the vatican" no. the u.s. embassy at the vatican is not going to close, but it was the national republican senatorial committee who put out the word that it was in a quote and called it a slap in the face to catholics. when a perfect trouble-making thing to say, if you think about it. by the way, the nrsc said the media was reporting the embassy was going to close. in other words, the people on that republican committee weren't sure it was happening, but they knew it was sure good stuff to start up a little religious war out there. they would love this stuff over in baghdad, wouldn't they? and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. americans are back at work after a long holiday weekend, which means they are also back at their computers. and today that means two things, shopping and health care. >> let's talk cyber monday! >> it is cyber monday! >> cyber monday. >> yes, it is cyber monday. >> cyber monday

embassy in new delhi and warning of further actions against u.s. diplomats based in india what this is what i don't girls like i was very well first they have a drawer on e series of privileges that american diplomats enjoyed in india for example they had passes to enter airports without having to go through security they have also overdrawn the important licenses for the u.s. embassy and its consulates in india but what further steps the indian government intends to take it has been shared those possible steps of the public here but there is a lot of pressure on the government in india so it will be tough if in fact america has treated this diplomat in a way that she shouldn't have been treated because of a diplomatic immunity except her and her standing why did they do it i wonder. well this is the kind of hypocrisy that we see in the united states that the apply a one standard for their own diplomats who are posted overseas and apply a different standard of foreign diplomats who are based and then i'd say this so this isn't an isolated incident

embassy and it was a security measure that local authorities extended to it the u.s. government more as a courtesy. it was not a diplomatic requirement. them do insist that all u.s. diplomats remain safe in india, that they are not scaling back security for u.s. diplomats in any way. wolf? >> malcal kapoor reporting for us. we'll have a lot more on the story later in "the situation room," as well" president obama sends a clear message to russia about its tough anti-gay laws with who he has and has not included in the u.s. delegation for next year's winter games in showchy. we'll we're taking a closer look at his picks, the ronan behind them, that's next. that's why yoe of your future. your retirement. ♪ ameriprise advisors can help you like they've helped millions of others. listening, planning, working one on one. to help you retire your way... with confidence. that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. ameriprise financial. more within reach. [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of true artistry and some of the best o

. >> a series of rocket blasts hit the u.s. embassy in kabul. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks which comes as many foreigners in the capital marked christmas day. no americans were injured. the united nations voted to double the peacekeeping troops. more than 1300 troops were headed to the region. u.n. relief workers say there were evidence of killings. the clashes erupted between the president and vice president. we have a report on the spiralling violence forcing many victims to look for treatment in a military hospital. >> most injuries in the military hospital are from gunshot wounds. the people were hurt when fighting in juba was at its worst. treating patients is a change. the other thang is closing things. most of them, they are unaware and leave everything behind. >> the president soldiers recaptured the town of bor. there's resistance in some areas. fighting continues in unity. it's not known how many soldiers tore civilians died. >> most people are shot in juba. they are not just soldiers, they are women and children.

embassy in tripoli. that would suggest it's u.s. marines. i don't have it confirmed. i want to be careful in pointing out u.s. marines typically help secure u.s. embassies around the world. that's something we can ascertain. extremely sensitive given what happened in benghazi a year ago. this is in a different part of libya. we an tilt pate that it is in tripoli. we have no sense of why the libyan government would have detained these four military personnel. we have seen in reporting that the libyan government has been difficult in terms of oh u.s. investigation of what happened in benghazi. there have been problems already between the governments. this ises a confusing situation. it appears tonight the obama with administration is working to try to release these u.s. military personnel. >> of course that's the number one priority. ed, thank you very much for keeping us up to date. this is breaking news. we appreciate you calling in tonight. joining us now, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and fox news contributor john bolton. what do you make of the news?

embassy in new deli. kristin is a former adviser and author of smart power between diplomacy and war. what starts out as really a tiny insignificant incident, regarding a house coper and papers, suddenly elevates itself in to a source incident with india and the united states. it is out of porportion, isn't it? >> it is. there is blame to go around on both sides here and ultimately what india is doing is dangerous. endangering americans and indians and the threat of terrorism is not thereticcal. we are only a few years after a serious terrorist in mumbi. and to are move security barriers because of misconduct by someone in new york is ridiculous. >> some people get immoupitty and others do not? >> the state department and officials in new york actually did this by the book. various officials have more immunity. and the diplomat was a official that was low in the pecking order. they deal with visa and birth certificates and shuffling papers like. that and their immunicipalitty applies to official x. and wh

the four were working security at the u.s. embassy in tripoli. they were detained by the libyan government. the state department is trying to determine what happened and why they were taken into custody. the u.s. and libyan governments have been at odds over security for u.s. personnel in libya. >>> and in egypt, anger and frustration boiling over. protesters fill the streets for a second straight day. they are rallying in support of the muslim brotherhood. current government announced it as a terrorist group. the violence is high in cairo. there are reports that one young protester may have died. >>> out of work americans are bracing for a harsh new reality this morning. jobless benefits for the long term unemployment, people who have not had a job in more than 26 weeks, are being cut. >> those cuts are leaving many wondering how to pay for food and where they live. we have cnn's sunlen serfaty with more. >> reporter: this is what the last six months have been like for paul housey. >> i answered thousands of ads. >> reporter: he has been out of

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where the embassy and the u.s. army offices locate. we knew it was a dangerous place, but we never had any trouble with anybody. >> but on november 1st, that all changes. at the time, special agent tom o'connor is with the fbi's joint terrific task force. >> on november 1st of 2004 roy was working in in his district office. >> i was working on my computer, and i saw some motion to my left. when i looked up, there were four men standing in the doorway with ak-47s. one of them said, you come with us, or we'll kill you. >> they zip tied his hands behind his back and ankles. they put a bag other his head. he was brought out to a car. >> like many hostages before him, roy hallums disappears without a trace. american authorities fear the worst. >> unfortunately a lot of the hostages were being shown on video being beheaded. so it was a real concern that a u.s. citizen would be used in that manner. >> but it appears the kidnapers are more interested in money than murder. >> the head of the gang, the sheikh, he said to me that because i was an

. >> the indian government removed the safety barricades outside of the u.s. embassy. the state department is trying to ease tensions and find a solution acceptable to everyone. >> injuries found two men inspired by al qaeda guilty of killing a british soldier. the family of liebert b says they are satisfied with the verdict. he was stabbed to death on a london street in may. the killers were english and raised as christians before converting to islam in their teens. the to call themselves brothers of allah. >> coming up, holiday shopping trip may have cost millions more than bargained for. aretarget customers vulnerable to financial fraud. >> a video trumps the -- >> you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00. >> the montgomery county woman who was victim of a carjacking says that justice has been served. a judge sentenced a man to 35 deal.as part of a prosecutors say the crime was one of several violent robberies he committed stretching from anne arundel county to alexandria. >> i'm glad he is going to be in jail. i know that is a stiff sentence. it is more than a murderer g

it is very much appreciated. >> newman thanks swedish embassy in north korea and u.s. embassy in china to help secure his release. >>> oakland material race. one announcement shook up what is going to be a high profile race. >> a challenger to mayor jean quan, we asked libbey what she thinks she can do better. >> jean quan got competition close when libbey shaft signed up to run against her for the top job next year. >> i think oakland can do better. >> reporter: she was isn't alone. a survey found that only 5% of voters in oakland were ready to vote for juan again. >> i think it might be time for a change. >> jean quan loves oakland but i think we need something more in a mayor. >> the same chamber poll found that 70% of oakland voters said crime was their biggest concern and shaft wasted no time zeroing in on the hot spot issue. >> oaklanders deserve to have the police come when they call so that the city can be safe. >> shaft was murky when asked how she planned to deliver on the police promise. >> i will be rolling out a campaign platform in the new year. >> juan d

military personnel are involved in helping secure the u.s. embassy in tripoli. i want to be careful and point out u.s. marines typically help secure u.s. embassies around the world. that is something we can ascertain but a sensitive issue over what happened in benghazi. this, we anticipate that it's in tripoli. we have no sense as to why the libyan government would have brought and detained four u.s. military personnel. we've seen in our reporting over recent months libyan government has been difficult in terms of u.s. investigation of what happened in benghazi so there have been problems between the two governments this, is a very confusing situation and it appears the obama administration has been working to try to release these u.s. military personnel. four of them. >> that is the number one priority. ed, thank you for keeping us up to day. this is breaking news and we appreciate you calling in tonight. >> thank you. >> joining us now john bolton, ambassador what do you make of the news? as ed pointed out and our viewers know there is a very delicate relation

. >> reporter: outside of the u.s. embassy in new delhi, police oversee the removal of concrete barricades. another sign diplomatic relations with washington are quickly deteriorating. indian authorities have reportedly asked officers to return their identity cards that have stopped them from flying out of the country. it has become one of the top stories in the indian media. tension between the two countries has been steadily escalating. she was handcuffed as she dropped her daughter off at school, she was later strip searched and placed in jail with drug addicts. >> there are no indications that anything but appropriate measures were followed, but we do know this is sensitive. we are looking into it. for exactly that reason. to see exactly what transpired. >> reporter: this is the document at the heart of the dispute filed here at the manhattan federal court on the 11th of december. she allegedly promised a housekeeper the minimum wage of $9.75 an hour, but over a period of seven months the employee only was paid $3.

now the state department is shutting down the u.s. embassy there. mrsa resistant to antibiotics and spreading beyond hospital walls. where the deadly bacteria is turning up now and why it's cause for serious concern. >> a piece of history tracked down 70 years after it disappeared. a diary revealing the nazi philosophy was discovered and who has it now. >> he went backwards into the traps. >> an amazing story of survival. how a blind man and his guide dog were run over by a subway train and lived. >> good morning welcome to aljazeera america. i'm dell walter. there are disturbing reports of escalating violence this morning in two neighboring african countries. south sudan reports that up to 500 were killed tuesday another 800 wounded. the government saying that 10 politicians are under arrest for taking part in a foiled coup attempt led by the former vice president. the united nations is reporting that there is fighting in the practical african republic, that fighting causing more than 200,000 people to flee the capitol city. the french foreign mini

the information was conveyed and telephone texts were placed to the u.s. embassy in tripoli letting tripoli that the special compound in benghazi was under attack. and it was conveyed to foggy bottom that the compound was under attack. >> your belief is that people who received this information must have understood that it was a terrorist attack and in not just a spontaneous demonstration. >> you have to understand that the demonstrations in cairo frex were massive, violent, there were fires set around the u.s. embassy, tunis and rabbat, embassy grounds were breached, there were feelings that there were these sorts after tacks. when news came of this attack in benghazi there was very little detail, very little information conveyed -- >> it got confused with all the other things happening -- >> people are shocked that there could be confusion in government. >> to save ambassador stevens and getting him out of there at great risk to himselves. >> when a police officer needs help he calls swat, they could be minutes away or a mile away. for many of the diplom

the four military personnel were attached to a security detail for the u.s. embassy in tripoli. the white house says the president was briefed, but offered no further comment. from there. >>> and this morning, we have new details on last year's horrific shooting rampage at sandy hook elementary. according to a heavily redacted report from the connecticut state police, 20-year-old adam lansa hated his mother. one unidentified witness said he believed his mother loved the students more than him. 20 first graders were among his victims. his mother was found shot to death in their home. >>> all right. it didn't seem like he was even gone, but now "duck dynasty" star phil robertson is back after a&e network ends his suspension. there was a public outcry after robertson made homephobic and racist comments in a "gq" magazine interview. some said he should be fired while others said he should speak his mind. a&e says the show will resume, quote, with the entire robertson family. >>> and if you haven't had a flu shot yet, well, you might cringe when you hear this -- this season promises

tothe u.s. embassy pledged suspend the sale, but the plea was ignored. >> it is always the same, american or french, people are free to practice their religion, but an object is not off the market just because it is sacred it. >> some 24 these masks were auctioned on monday, selling quickly, fetching more than 200 and 50,000 euros. >> the world's chemical watchdog is to pick up this year's nobel peace prize in oslo right now. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons has been slowly but surely destroying the world's most dangerous chemical stock tiles. hope is that they will be able to achieve disarmament. nobel prizes in literature and economics are also being awarded at the ceremony in stockholm. the prize itself consists of a metal, a diploma, and 8 million swedish crowns, 8 million euros. >> thank you so much, karen roberts. we have continuing coverage of the memorial service for nelson mandela going on now at the stadium. for two to going on three hours now. there you can see

it is not so easy and it is a job that u.s. embassy in south africa has been working to arrange this so the president and his team can arrive safely when they get to south africa on tuesday. >> absolutely. usually secret service works in tandem with teams who are there in the country. but it is going to be curious and interesting to watch whether or not there are enough teams to handle all of the head of state that are expected to survive. >> thank you very much. we appreciate you joining us and filling us in soent curity. likely to happen in south africa. thank you. >> major winter snowstorm threatens to make the morning commute for some of you, a little bit ugly. next, a look at the storm through your lenses. the pretty and the ugly. >> congress, about to head home for holidays. a long list of business undone. will members agree on something. anything this week? we will be talking about it. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a b

. >> u.s. embassy and kabul has come under fire. either mortars or rockets were fired at the compound just before dawn. they said they inflicted heavy casualties. the u.s. said nobody was hurt. kiev, hundreds of journalists have taken to the street to oppose the attack of a reporter, tetyana chornovil. police are investigating the attack. russia's supreme court has agreed to review two sets of convictions against berlin critic and oil tycoon khodorovsky. his supporters have said his trials for fraud and tax evasion were politically motivated. it is the latest good news for the former richest man in russia after a release from prison last week. >> this is the news. it seems like nobody wanted to t-mobile. a u.s. subsidiary is the fourth largest wireless provider. two companies have their eyes on the telecom. >> dish network has already is sad is considering making a bid but they could end up in a war with sprint. >> outgoing boss has reason to smile. he may be about to finally offload t-mobile usa. selling could garner $14 billion eu

. >> india removed security barricades at the u.s. embassy. they are demanding that the the u.s. drops the charges immediately. adrianna diaz, new york. >>> today, what happened earlier today, the people convicted of marijuana possessions. this bill only applies to cases involving non-violent defenders. they will prevent these people from having to disclose their conviction when applying for jobs or seeking housing. the council and mayor vincent gray are pushing to decriminalize the small amounts of marijuana in the city, although that the criminalization bill has yet to come up for a vote. >>> still to come when the news continues, it's hard to believe that we could reach a height of at least 60 degrees this weekend. howard is up in a bit to explain how this is possible. >>> but first d.c.'s mayor and chancellors j >>> it's a feel-good story that happens every year, but it never gets old. someone always drops a dime in the ring in one of the salvation army red kettle. this time it happened in pine crest, florida. >> merry christmas. salvation army. >> they got quite a donation

the u.s. embassy in libya were detained for several hours by the libyan government but later released. the u.s. defense department said the four were taken into custody after an altercation at a checkpoint new the city of sabratha. all four were taken to the u.s. embassy after their release. >>> unemployment benefits for 1.3 million americans are about to come to an end. the federally funded long-term extended benefits program will expire this weekend. the program, which was put in place, has been in place since the 2008 recession began, provides up to 47 weeks of emergency benefits beyond the initial period of unemployment. president obama is asking congress to pass legislation to once again extend those extra payments to the unemployed. >>> and a major legal victory for the domestic telephone surveillance program. a federal judge in new york ruled that the nsa's massive collection of phone records is lawful and critical to fighting terrorism. this ruling comes one week after a federal judge

. >>> u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan, came under attack today. this happened early before 7:00 a.m. local time in kabul. two rounds of what the embassy calls indirect fire hit the building. that normally refers to things like mortar attacks. nobody was hurt. the taliban though posted on a website that they did it. >>> and the u.s. military is still on stand by to evacuate all americans from the troubled new nation of south sudan. hundreds of people have been killed in a rebel uprising and ethic fighting put that number in the thousands now. right now, u.s. marines getting into position to help get americans out in case the situation does get worse. our barbara starr is at the pentagon. that's very different to the u.n. force who are going in to try to stop the fighting. where are these marines going and what happens when they get there in. >> well, at the moment, you know, earlier this week, the pentagon sent about 150 marines from their base in the mediterranean to the horn of africa to djibouti. and then yesterday they took about 50 of those ma

embassy as well as u.s. citizens in the fledgling country. the country is in the middle of ethnic violence that has killed hundreds of people in recent weeks. the u.s. state department has asked all nonessential americans to leave the country. >>> the obama administration has changes the rules for people who are losing their current coverage because of the affordable care act. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius announced that people will now be able to buy bare bones policies called catastrophic coverage. those plans originally intended for people under 30 but the cap on age is removed. >>> the manhunt is on for the person or group behind a massive breach of target customer data. a team led by the u.s. secret service is working with the retailer and credit card companies trying to catch whoever grabbed potentially tens of millions of personal credit card information files before the hackers can maximize their illegal profits. >>> and the christmas spirit is shining bright in south san francisco. there are some elaborate dis

there was sporadic gunfire around the u.s. embassy area. people are concerned about what will happen next. the government tells people to relax, not to panic, they were in control of the situation. airlines have increased flights coming in to juba, to get people out before the weekend in case something goes wrong. for those that can't leave, they are quietly panicking. their worst fears that the rebels will come in and take juba and they are concerned about the family. >> the chief prosecutor at the criminal court asked for the trial of kenya's president to be delayed. uhuru kenyatta is accused of fuelling ethnic violence after the 2007 election. he was due to stand trial in february. more than 1200 died in the fighting. the prosecutor says she needs more time to collect evidence after a crucial witness withdrew. >> gunmen shot dead a mayor, his wife and a baby at an airport in the philippines. ukol talumpa had just won an election in may. >> what seems to have happened at the airport. a great deal of panic and confusion. >> yes, indeed. in