. >> uruguay es noticia y pocas veces uruguay es noticia, esta semana se convirtiÓ en el paÍs de todo el mundo en autorizar la producciÓn 20 de consumo de marihuana, su presidente, josÉ mujica, me dijo en una entrevista, que se trata de un experimento para quitarle el negocio a los narcotraficantes y para reducir la violencia. hablÉ con el presidente uruguayo en new york despuÉs de su reciente visita a las naciones unidas y ciertamente me encontÉe con un presidente diferente, tiene 78 aÑos de edad, dona el 90% de su salario a los mÁs pobres y se rehÚsa a vivir en el palacio presidencial, no usa corbata, esta es parte de mi entrevista. >> presidente, le agradezco muchÍsimo que converse aqui con nosotros. >> sÍ. >> seÑor presidente, aquÍ en los estados unidos usted es conocido como el presidente mÁs pobre del mundo, ¿estÁn exagerando? yo sÉ que el 90% de su salario usted lo estÁ regalando y se queda con cerca de 12 mil dÓlares al aÑo, cosa que entre todos los presidentes con los que estÁ usted serÍa uno de los mÁs pobres, sino el mÁs pobre, ¿por quÉ lo hace? >>

. >> uruguay dió el primer pasó y las reacciones en contra y favor no se han hecho espèrar, desde perú maría luis martinz no strae las repercucinoes. >> uruguay es el primer país en legalizar la marihnuana , es acusado de violar el tratado de nacional unidads. >> dónde uruuguayy firmo que la canabis solo podría ser usada para cuesteines cientificas y medicianles. >> reconoce que el mensaje ambiguo esta presente incluso en estados unidos. >> cuando vemos etados como colorado y washington que han legalizado estamos dando unmensaje de ambiguedad por un lado no hay quae consumir y por otro lado se legalzia. >> este experto dice que esto es global. >> muchos paisses, bolivia y ahora uruguay dicen que s posible revisar los tratados. >> otros expertos temen que se haga un nuevo corredor a la zona latinas , pero legaliza perú considerar que con esto se liberarin de la extorción policial. >> que de repnte los detienen en las calles por sconsumoy los intervienen y los extorción. >> el presidente mujica ha dichoq que si la ley no funciona podría retroceder en su deciions. >> el crímen or

jumping to 58% here now, the same will happen with uruguay. what is going to happen after that is public opinion around america and other parts of the world are going to step back and watch this play out. they are going to legalize -- realize that legally regulating this stuff is a real option and countries are doing it, why not do the same instead of persisting? >> we have seen a number of former presidents, like in mexico, brazil, they were on set in terms of legalizing drugs in general, including marijuana, dealing with the crime issues that the region is facing. you are right, the region could start to look at the examples. being in the business network, a lot of people have estimated as being as much as of $100 billion per year industry. i spoke with one entrepreneur in seattle who is looking at uruguay very closely and was spending some time there, he saw this as an opportunity to extort -- export marijuana out of uruguay and sell it overseas. do you think that there will be much torsional enterprise built around marijuana in uruguay? >>

. >>> uruguay is now the first country in the world to legalize marijuana. under the legislation that goes into effect in april. private companies will be able to grow pot and the government will oversea the sale. government officials hope it will slow down the business for crooks. >> reporter: uruguay's senate approved a law which makes the small south american nation the first to legalize and regulate the consumption and sale of uruguay will now allow its residences, to grow, buy, and consume marijuana, a 40-year-old decree allows people to smoke it, and thousands do, but they can't buy or sell it. this in turn has created a market for drug traffickers. uruguayan congress [ inaudible ] wrote the law. >> translator: we had two options, to fight drug trafficking, or let the state regulate a market where $40 million a year instead of leaving it to dealers on the street. >> reporter: uruguayans over 18 will be able to walk into a drugstore like this one, and buy up to 40 grams of marijuana a month. the government says it will be cheaper and safer than buying i

me voy con uruguay y me voy con italia. nos vamos al grupo e, el de suiza, ecuador, honduras, y francia, francia lo tengo para ser el primero y me voy con ecuador que puede tambiÉn ser sorpresa. ahora vamos al grupo f el de argentina el gran beneficiado del sorteo tendrÍa el camino despejado, la argentina de messi me voy con argentina, y me voy con nigeria. ahora otro de los grupos de la muerte el de alemania, ghana, estados unidos y portugal, alemania para el primer lugar y dirÍa la portugal alemania primer lugar y portugal de chris fui aÑo en cristiano el segundo. luego bÉlgica y rusia. veamos ahora estos serÍan los el para procesos, adelante marÍa elen Í >>> gracias fÉlix estas entusiasmado con el mundial. tristeza por la muerte de mandela, pero el pesar mucho mÁs mayor en su en tal sudÁfrica, ahÍ lloran al lider, al para tr patriarca a quien llamaban madiba, pero no son sÓlo lÁgrimas hay canticos, nuestro enviado especial pablo monsalvo nos habla de lo que serÁ un adiÓs de 10 dÍas. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>>

but the new law still divides uruguay. and make compromise the drug war in neighboring countries. >> fighting drug trafficking is something serious, which cannot be done unilaterally by one country. >> uruguay's president also thinks his country cannot act on its own, that's why he asked for international consensus. the government needs at least 120 days to regulate its new legal marijuana market, in uruguays are still divided, but he hopes neighboring countries will join the campaign, and help turn his experiment into a success story. al jazeera. >> still to come, on the sports news with joe. welcome back. india's supreme court has upheld a law that criminalizes gay sex. there are with scenes of dismay, the judges said on parliament can re-change the law. more now from new delhi. >> disappointment for gay and lesbian groups. as they deliberated on the objections to the indian pennal code, 377, that had been removed by the delly high court. the high court the supreme court in fact were absolutely adamant and very clear, in

el presidente de uruguay firmÓ la ley para que el q ♪ ♪ ♪ >> cuidado, porque tambiÉn es una Época de infartos en las que aumentan las muertes relacionadas con el corazÓn, pero mientras no dice quÉ recomiendan los expertos para no enfermar en navidad. >> temporada navideÑa puede ser trÁgica para muchos, porque segÚn un estudio es la fecha del aÑo en la que se presenta mÁs problemas cardiacos, la razÓn,son los excesos en comida, bebidas alcohÓlicas, y ejercicio fÍsico. >> es muy peligroso para personas que tienen enfermedades que los predisponen a los infartos, como son la diabetes y la presiÓn alta, problemas del corazÓn. >> cuÁntas veces ha escuchado decir," voy a romper la dieta, es solo una vez al aÑo,en unos dÍas nos emparejamos", son frases muy comunes. >> es un dÍa en el aÑo, no pesa tanto, crees? >> un estudio revela que el 24 de diciembre, y el dÍa siguiente, al igual que el Último dÍa del aÑo y el aÑo nuevo, los ataques del corazÓn aumenta en un 5%, y los jÓvenes no estÁn exentos, dicen los mÉdicos. >> estÁn tan susceptibles como las personas mayore

in one country, uruguay. the president pushed it and the parliament approved it. and now it is a done deal. so the people there can grow a limited number of plants, keep a limited amount of marijuana for their personal use. it is all regulated and overseen by the government. so we want to the bring in rafael romo, senior latin affairs editor to talk about how did this happen? we've been following this throughout the year. it's finally there. >> today is the if first day anywhere in the world in uruguay that you can actually legally grow marijuana, and it's completely legal but people don't get any ideas. it's only uruguayan citizens. if anybody's thinking about flying to uruguay to start growing their own, that's not going to be allowed. it's part of a movement that has happened and grown in latin america over the last ten years. three latin america presidents have all spoken publicly about the need to legalize marijuana. let's listen to what president have i sent fox told us last year about this issue. >> i'm absolutely convinced public opinion is totally in favo

uruguay's president expected to sign the bill. he's been a big supporter of the bill. now, the south american country would be the first in the world to have a system that regulates the production, the sale, the consumption of the drug and cuts out the bad guys. that's the theory in a way. >> that is the theory. rafael romo to give us a demonstration and explain what is behind this first of all. >> a demonstration. >> there's essentially four ways by which people can legally possess and consume oop marijuana. they can actually grow as many as six plants at home and have as many as 480 grams in their possession at any given time. number two, they can be members of marijuana clubs. they can buy marijuana at pharmacies that are licensed. number four is medical marijuana with prescription. now, perhaps many people are wondering how much is 480 grams. if it is not tightly packed, let me give you this illustration. each one of these bags of pretzels is about 60 grams. we're talking about a total of eight of these. >> they've got air in them. >> exactly. so at any given time,

they have uruguay, costa rica. no repeats of 1966. >> as a small chance it could be a repeat. what they had going in 1966 was that they were the host nation in 1966. a huge advantage for a team and brazil will have at this year. if we look at the previous four world cup so have been played in south america, they have all been won by south american teams. it does not bode well for europe. then you have to consider who england have to face in their group. uruguay who has the semi final and they boast to find strikers, and in italy, one of the european powerhouses. it will be hard but i think england can get it done. they never -- they make sure they take care of business. >> would your money beyond brazil over spain, for example? >> why money would be on brazil. -- my money would be on brazil. they are turning to the first knockout in the round of 16. they will face either spain or the netherlands in that match. i think they will get through but it will be a rocky road. >> european teams are complaining about the humidity. is that really a factor or are ?hey just whingeing >> it

they have uruguay, costa rica. no repeats of 1966. >> as a small chance it could be a repeat. what they had going in 1966 was that they were the host nation in 1966. a huge advantage for a team and brazil will have at this year. if we look at the previous four world cup so have been played in south america, they have all been won by south american teams. it does not bode well for europe. then you have to consider who england have to face in their group. uruguay who has the semi final and they boast to find strikers, and in italy, one of the european powerhouses. it will be hard but i think england can get it done. they never -- they make sure they take care of business. >> would your money beyond brazil over spain, for example? >> why money would be on brazil. -- my money would be on brazil. they are turning to the first knockout in the round of 16. they will face either spain or the netherlands in that match. i think they will get through but it will be a rocky road. >> european teams are complaining about the humidity. is that really a factor or are ?hey just whingeing >> it

. >>> now, a call for help from uruguay, the president asking the world to help him legalize weed. >> all for an experiment to see if it would help stop illegal drug trafficking. [ female announcer ] thanks for financing my first car. thanks for giving me your smile. thanks for inspiring me. thanks for showing me my potential. for teaching me not to take life so seriously. thanks for loving me and being my best friend. don't forget to thank those who helped you take charge of your future and got you where you are today. the boss of your life. the chief life officer. ♪ it's a call for help from uruguay. >> the president jose mujica is asking the world to help him legalize pot. yeah, that's right. wants to legalize the sale of marijuana. >> rafael romo has more on this. why is he pushing to legalize pot? >> this his country, it's about to become a law but he wants to make it a regional law essentially change the policy of all countries in latin america to legalize marijuana. this is what the president said to a brazilian newspaper in his most recent interview. he said we ask the world

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. >>> uruguay is about to become the first company in the world to legalize marijuana. the senate lead as bill tuesday that lets the government control all access of pot from seeds to smoke. officials say it's an attempt to control addiction and drug violence. uruguay's president still has to sign the bill. >>> and someone in florida has a serious sweet tooth. they stole a truck full of hersh hershey's chocolate. it's worth about $120,000. officials say someone entered a secure area on tuesday and made off with the goodies. sol far no sign of the truck or the chocolate. but, anne-marie, what are you going do with a truck full of chocolate? >> i guess there's a lot of holiday parties around. if someone's secret santa is handing out way too many chocolates, be suspicious. >> apparently. >> wendy gillette at the new york stock exchange. thank you, whendwendy. >>> straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather, and snow survivors. a family and their young children are found alive after days of being stranded in the frigid nevada mountains. ♪ ♪ if i was a flower growing

uruguay expected to be the first country in the world to legalize marijuana. will create a legal marijuana market. , weed expert. about that.know >> i know a lot about the subject. is as expected, a surprise? >> it is a could expect -- it is expected to go through. i guess it is a surprise because this is the first country to legalize the consumption and sale. the country wants to be able to regulate this better. users will be able to buy up to 40 grams per month. registered users can grow up to six plants. co-ops can grow up to 99 plants. you will not be able to sell to of 18.him under the age the whole plan is to better regulate an industry that is not regulated. home state of california, there are places it is legal in the county. >> mendocino county, for example . this reminds me of mendocino county because you are allowed to grow a certain number of plants. in this particular case, you do not have to worry about the feds knocking on your door. >> was it a pretty smooth process? interestingh an country right now. they have done a lot to liberalize certain

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uruguay are joined by costa rica. >> well, it's not an easy group, is it. i don't think there are many easy groups. you don't pick your group. you get the group that you've been given. i think with italy coming into that group we've got really two number one seeds in uruguay and italy. and. >> onecuador and france and honduras. to group f. messi and argentina in their campaign. and african champions algeria and iran iand--nigeria and irant group. >> bosnia and m nigeria, the champions of africa. now fantastic. now it is in our hands to be ready. >> group g includes portugal and critiano ronado. and it mean. >> i think this is something that is a bit special for us both. we have both worked together. he knows all the players. he has worked here in german with bayern munich. he knows the german mentalit mey like his own. we'll have to push forward. >> belgium, russia managed by fabio algeria and south korea. we have more on on the world cup groups on our website with more. go to www.aljazeera.co www.aljazeera.com/sports. june 19th when the tournament starts p

coming up, uruguay's pot restrictions up in smoke. the effects of legalizing marijuana. from green to brown. we will go inside ups. the man behind the global shipments. an exclusive interview with the ceo, scott davis right here. we will be right back. ♪ >> any minute now uruguay expected to be the first country to legalize marijuana on a national level. is going on here? >> pretty remarkable. this is the first country in the world to legalize the sale, distribution and consumption of marijuana for recreational purposes. basically registered users will be able to buy 40 grams of marijuana per month from a limited number of pharmacies. they will be looking at a situation where registered growers can grow up to six plants. you will not be able to sell any of them marijuana to anyone under the age of 18. you will not be able to sell to foreigners. governmentove by the the industry.late they know it is an unregulated crime. they said maybe we can get a better handle on it if we have a role in the regulation of it. a pretty progressive guy overall . he has done a number of

. >>> en uruguay, el derecho por la ley de marihuana legual, se le darÁ a los reos detenidos en las prisiones. >>> y desde san salvadon este informe. >>> fue despedido como un herose. este agente leonardo valiente fue detenido en un tiroteo en el transporte pÚblico. >>> nosotros salimos de nuestras casas y sabemos si regresaremos. >>> en los Últimos 8 dias han habido muchos tiroteos. >>> si ellos tiene instrucciones a balazos le vamos a contestal guet para nosotros esta claro que ellos han aumentado el niven de violencia y confrontaciones con las autoridades. >>> la agresividad de la pandil pandillas podÍan a ser la respuesta de las pandilla. >>> las pandillas quieren recuperan el territorio que recupera la policÍa. >>> los Últimos tiroteos hacen creemos que la violencia estÁ alcanzando niveles alarmantes. >>> hablÓ el piojo herrera despuÉs de haber criticado a los Árbitros en la gran final. sus palabras en breve. ♪ ♪ ♪ qué alegría ♪ este día ♪ si llega a nevar ♪ hay que celebrar ♪ vamos que llegó la navidad ♪ vamos que llegó la navidad ♪ ♪ vamos que llegó l

no se pegue a los niños >> y evitar los platos para evitar cualquier tipo de accidente >> mañana en uruguay un polémico paso tras el debate de aprobar un proyecto que legalizaria la marihuana, no s favoreser el consumo sino arrebatar el consumo a lo s narcotraficantes >> se espera muchos problemas, analistas ven factible que esto pase y el consumo sea legal >> sgiuen las proetas y avanzando en la reforma energetica, fuera del senado faltaron algunos enfrentamientos entre el cerco de seguridad y los incoformes, mañana continua el debate en el rencito legislativoe >> en medio de reparaciones el estadio de johanesbugo 60 jefepob, michelle bachelet entre otros >> comparaciones no se pueden evita,r ambos eran el primer presidente negro de su apais >> pueden decifrar el adñ para niños y terminar enfermedades a futuroe >> el campeon del fútbol mexicano tuvo visita en entrnamiento detlles en acción deportiva. ♪ porque sabemos todo lo que haces para que estas fiestas sean perfectas. desde cojines a cocinas, haz que sean inolvidables con ikea. @x÷ñ >> en un futuro todos los niños britanico

. >> uruguay joined by costa reika and england. >> it's not an easy group. there's not many easy groups. you don't stand in front of a tv camera and say your group is easy. with italy coming into the group we have two number one with uruguay and italy. with costa rica, they are very good. >> we'll head to group e making up switzerland, ecuador, france, winners in 1998 and honduras. lionel messi and argentina are the favourites. nigeria and iran are the other teams. >> how many times you have these in your life. bosnia, the team that is a surprise in europe, and nigeria, the champions. 's for us to put in place a declaration and be ready. >> i think this is one of the toughest groups, group g. it's 3-time champion germany opening up a campaign against cristiano ronaldo. also ghana and the united states - a reunion between u.s. coach and his former germany assistant. >> translation: i think that this is somethng that is special for us both. we worked together. he knows german football better than i know the usa. was a national trainer for two years in germany.

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. >> se espera que el senado de uruguay apruebe proyecto de ley para que sea el primer país del mundo en cultivar, comprar y consumir marihuana ,quienes apoyan dice que quita el negocio a criminales . >> con ceremonia de luces en atenas, comienza la navidad en grecia iluminan botes en vez de árboles . >> mujer hace historia cuándo gm la elije como primera mujer en dirección es ella marí barra de 51 años que era vice presidenta para el desarrollo de productos . >> bien por ella . >> enrique da adelanto de lo que veremos en la edición de la noche . >> claro el apellido ver . >> en edición nocturna 20 mnueren a manos de patrulla fronteriza del 2010 , el uso de fuerza local dicen que es consistente 6 de 20 reciben disparos cuándo estaban en el lado de méxico . >> si cuesta encontrar trabajo, para ex convictos es más difícil, buscan darles una 2da oportunidad . >> gracias . >> un mexicano dice que teleton lo dejó cumplir su sueño de defender la camiseta de su país . >> [♪ ♪] . >> . > > [♪ ♪] . >> [♪ ♪] . >> mexicano que de niño sufrió grave accidente dice que el

uruguay's president also thinks this country cannot act on its own. that's why he asked for international consensus. the government needs at least 120 days to regulate its new legal marijuana market. and uruguayns are still divided. the president hopes the citizens will join his campaign. monica al jazeera montivideo. >>> the investigation by the new york police department found that four attackers raided the mall, kenyans say 15 attackers at least 60 foreign nationals were involved. 66 were killed at the kenyan mall in september. >>> abduction he are quite common in yemen with armed tribesmen and l equally linked. >> it seems that miley cyrus is not as popular as she might think. jerald tan, with quite a few "like"s himself. >> facebook, a modern day diary for more than 1 billion people on the planet to share news during good times and bad. births and babies are a common feature on the site and in 2013, one in particular. the arrival of the u.k.'s future monarch. but posts on the royal baby were still a far cry from that of the biggest conversation d

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sin embargo costa rica tuvo que bailar con la mÁs fea, está rodeado de campeones del mundo, uruguay, inglaterra e italia. >> esperamos hacer las cosas bien, en ese sentido, cuando enfrentemos a cualquiera, francia, o suiza o ecuador, el jugador sepa sus fortalezas y debilidades. colombia se las verÁ ante grecia, costa de marfil, y japÓn, mientras que argentina se las verÁ con bosnia, irán y nigeria. >> en mÉxico no tardaron por supuesto, las reacciones tras conocerse el grupo en el que quedÓ ubicado el tri, muchos lamentan la fortuna de tener como rivales a selecciones como brasil, camerÚn y croacia. >> a mÉxico le tocÓ bailar con la mÁs fea, es el dicho popular que reflejan sentimiento de muchos seguidores de la selecciÓn nacional de fÚtbol despuÉs del sorteo de grupos. >> el grupo difÍcil, y el cruce que nos tocaba hacer muy difÍcil, pero si llegas a pasar eso, quiÉn no va a pensar que puedes hacer una historia significativa para el fÚtbol mexicano. >> la escuadra mexicana enfrentarÁ en su debut al equipo de camerÚn, tribal africano con el cual nunca ha jugado en

uruguay became the first country to legalize marijuana on a national level. do not book your plane tickets yet. one of the rules, no selling to tourists. ♪ >> the world's largest hotel chain poised to go public, hilton. a $2.4 billion ipo which would be the largest lodging ipo. this is a big win for hilton, who got slammed during the recession. blackstone bought hilton back in 2007. the equity group is expected to land one of the biggest private equity profits of all time. what about competition? >> there are two things we like about them coming to market. we will get more information about them. we are competitive. we intend to win. we love that we will be able to see quarterly numbers from them so we can measure our performance against them. it will make the hospitality space more relevant in the market as a whole. it is a good thing. we are excited by our business. we want more people to pay attention to our business and invest in us. >> this may not be the best time to go public for any company. >> in a time like this where the markets are enthused abou

pendiendo de un hilo por mÁs de tres horas al permanecer suspendidos en el octavo piso de un edificio en uruguay. los dos empleados estaban haciendo tareas de mantenimiento y problema mecÁnico pasaron minutos de terror. la operaciÓn fue difÍcil y riesgosa. pues debiera subir a los trabajadores hasta el piso nÚmero 11 y luego, un número debiÓ bajar hasta donde ellos estaban. >> una amarga odisea viviÓ una pequeÑa en china, en un edificio. los equipos de emergencias se apresuraron a desmantelar la estructura hasta liberar a la menor que por suerte no resultÓ lesionada. >> la rÁpida acciÓn de un guardia de seguridad en un aeropuerto salvÓ la vida de un indefenso bebÉ. como muestran estas imÁgenes, el pequeÑo cayÓ violentamente el s muchas muestras de >> regresamos a los Ángeles con la historia de un padre de familia que se dedica a a ayudar a los niÑos de su comunidad. muy pronto podrÍa quedar desamparada junto a sus seres queridos si no recibe ayuda inmediata. esperamos que su sueÑo navideÑo conmueva a muchos. >> cada dÍa, mientras lleva a su hijo al colegio, ricardo sueÑa c

but the big news is outside the country where uruguay will be the first country to legalize marijuana and follow in the footsteps of colorado and washington. but when 58% of americans say theyry "r" in favor of legally regulating marijuana like alcohol. and when that support is coming from people who don't use marijuana and worry about their kids i think it's just a matter of time before we see marijuana become legally regulated around the country and in many parts of the world. >> neil, do you agree with ethan it will be legalized? many people think in 10 or 15 years many states will be similar to colorado especially with the support we are seeing with the recent poll? >> i agree with ethan, 100 percent. not just in states with a referendum. but in pennsylvania where the legislators have to move the policy, we are seeing the policymakers realizing it's a safe place now to talk about regulation and control, tax and regulating marijuana. so we're going to see it across the country and move across the globe. >> people may be surprised because you are a director against prohibition and r

as for the united states and uruguay, they are tied for 19th cleanest. >>> and these brown tree snakes are becoming a huge problem in guam. at the air force base. to combat the species, 2,000 mice stuffed with pain killers will be parachuted in. pain killers are deadly to the snakes which won't be able to resist the paratrooping rodents. >>> stocks kick off with mixed results. the supreme court will not get involved with state sales taxes. amazon.com and overstock.com have been battling new york state for the past five years over state sales taxes. >>> kentucky police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the disappearance of 65 cases of 20-year-old pappy van winkle bourbon and nine cases of rye. the missing booze is worth about $26,000. . the famous suit worn by gene kelly in one of the most famous dance scenes in hollywood history goes up for auction on friday. the rain soaked suit is expected to fetch more than $20,000. >>> hot male firefighter calendars have been around forever. in tampa they are giving the female paramedics an opportunity to raise money. for cha

. >>> uruguay, cabeza de serie, inglater inglaterra, italia. >>> y para uno es difÍcil para otros muy fÁcil lo ven en argentina. su poderosa selecciÓn tendrÁ como rivales a bosnia, irÁn y nigeria. los argentinos, dicen que volverÁn a ser campeones. >>> hubiera preferido que tocara mÁs difÍcil en el grupo, como para ver como estamos parados. pero bueno. >>> sin embargo, aquÍ, dicen que mÉxico serÁ campeÓn en mÉxico, raÚl torres, telemundo. >>> al regresar en noticiero telemundo. en tijuana mÉxico, aumentan los rumores de que podrÍa ocurrir otro cruce en masa de migrantes hacia estados unidos. nosotros in investigamos. . no e es pueden perder el reencuentro luego de 30 aÑos, una madre hondureÑa con su hijo que xcreÍa desaparecida. ♪ verizon ahora tiene los regalos que todos quieren. tablet samsung galaxy 2 sólo $99.99. y pregunta por programa de intercambio de tablets. >>> aÚn bajo la lluvia miles de personas presenciaron como la casa blanca, encendiÓ el arbolito de las presidencia esta noche. >>> inmigrantes trataron de cruzar la frontera en masa provocando un en

. >> on tuesday uruguay became the first country in the word to legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana. the senate debated the measure 12 hours before finally putting it to a vote. outside hundreds of supporters held a party to celebrate the news. the government hopes the legislation will take the market away from the drug cartels. critics say it will lead to more drug use. two-thirds of the general public opposed the move. the united nations condemned it as a clear breach of international law. >> demonstrators continue to protest all week in ukraine demanding president yanukovych resign. wednesday riot priest tried to break down -- police tried to break down the protest eers. that is how we are. we won't back down. yanukovych might as well resign because we will never forget what happened hear. >> diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff intensified. e.u. foreign policy chief visited the protesters and said president yanukovych told her he intended to sign the association agreement of e.u. that was what tricked the protest, his refusal it sign. but opposition leaders re

the authority which oversees global agreements has condemned a decision by uruguay to legalize the growing, buying, and smoking of marijuana. it is the first country in the world to legalize the entire production cycle of the drug. britain's prime minister has urged for more resources to be brought in the battle against dementia. countries to other get involved as well, likening it to other struggles against cancer, aids, and malaria. find outr we wait to who the time person of the year, and -- is going to be, and this year it is pope francis. by ourned in new york international correspondent. i don't think there are many people in the world that would put the pope and miley cyrus in the same short list. >> it tells you about the nature of influence and how it has changed over the years. there are many different kinds of influence. both high power as well as soft power. miley cyrus did not make the final cut. , there wasl five edith windsor, the gay-rights advocate. , theinally, ted cruz republican. miley cyrus did not make the final five. but she was in the list earlier on. >> why pope fr

group d is wide open, with four-time world champions italy up against uruguay, england, and costa rica. in group c, colombia are the favorites to make it through to the knockout stage. they take on greece, ivory coast, and japan. group e will feature two european sides, france and switzerland, and two from latin america, ecuador and honduras. in group f, south american powers argentina will face bosnia-herzegovina, as well as iran and nigeria. and finally, in group h, belgium faces algeria, russia and south korea. now that the draw is over, teams can begin their preparations in earnest. >> despite the storm lashing parts of germany, there was no topping their match. >> the heavy, wet snow couldn't dampen the election. in the fifth minute, they headed in to make it 1-0. his effort aided by a slippery ball that got away from the keeper. minds just couldn't come into its own and squandered the few chances they managed to create. nuremberg was clearly in control, but failed to put the game out of reach. after the break, he found his footing. he captured a long pass, equalizer in the 75th m

politicians in uruguay are preparing to vote on a new law that would legalize marijuana. the bill would allow people over 18 years old to use, grow, and sell the drug. the law is expected to pass in the senate and then go to the president for final approval. >>> canada has signaled intentions to claim the north poll as part of its own territory. a recent survey says the area continues 30% of the world's undiscovered natural gas and 15% of oil. canada has also filed an application seeking to expand its sea boundary. >> today we mark an important stone to define the upper elements of canada's shelf. our government has devoted and will continue to devote the resources necessary to ensure that canada achieves international recognition of the full shelf. we have an important obligation to claim the full shelf as part of our great country. >>> from the arctic to space and another milestone it is within of the most expensive things ever built, but 15 years after the international stays station's modules were connected has that investment paid off? >> reporter: bigger than a foot

. >>> es te domingo en al punto entrevistamos al presidente de uruguay. sobre la legalizaciÓn de la marihuana en su paÍs. >>> le queremos robar ese mercado al negocio ilÍcito >>> el congresista henry cuellar nos dice por quÉ habrÁ reforma migratoria el prÓximo aÑo. si lo podemos hacer en algo asÍ difÍcil como el presupuesto. es algo que yo creo que tambiÉn lo podemos hacer para la reforma de inmigraciÓn. >>> habla del salud de barack obama al dictador raÚl castro. >>> no es que signifique que cambiemos nuestra polÍtica ¿por quÉ perdimos la guerra contra las drogas? nadie tiene el coraje de hablar sobre eso. es un tema tan delicado que, los costos del electoral son tan gra grandes. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> gran parte del paÍs se tiÑe de blanco una fuerte tormenta aro tica:dejando lluvia nieve y un frÍo intenso en estados del centro y medio oeste incluso en el noreste de estados unidos. 2 personas han muerto en texas y un choque de 40... se mantiene alerta en aeropuertos y carreteras es el diciembre mÁs frÍo en el Último siglo. >>> bajo sospecha

a colombia bastante accesible, grecia, costa de marfil y japÓn el grupo d uruguay, costa rica, italia. suiza, ecuador, francia y honduras, le saliÓ bastante bien a los 4. argentina en el papel ya en la siguiente fase va contra bosnia, irÁn y nigeria. a estados unidos le tocÓ bailar con la mÁs fea, alemania, portugal y ghana. bÉlgica sin problemas, argelia, rusia y repÚblica de corea, regreso mÁs adelante con las fechas de juegos para mÉxico, pero ya estamos con ramÓn adames quien se encuentra en la ciudad de san josÉ y nos tiene el pensar de nuestra gente en el Área de la bahÍa, muchos de ellos desde temprano estuvieron con univisiÓn. >>> buenas tardes en medio de esta euforia nos dimos la tarea justamente de visitar algunas Áreas de san josÉ para conocer cÓmo estÁ la euforia de parte de los aficionados y esto fue lo que encontramos. ap r > >>> a mÉxico le tocÓ ccion algunos equipos >>> pronÓstico >>> no le puedo decir nada >>> porque no sabemos donde quedÓ la bolita para nada >>> estÁ un poco difÍcil, porque aunque mÉxico pase a segundo round le tocarÍa yo pi

uruguay, now the first country to legalize marijuana. private companies will now be able to grow pot. the government will oversee the sale though. citizens 18 or older will be able to grow the drug or buy it from licensed pharmacies. >>> thousands lining up in the capitol of south africa today waiting to pay their last respects to nelson mandela. his body will state over the next three days and then will be taken to his own home village on sunday where he will be laid to rest. south africa was once a very, very different place. edward perkins remembers it well. president ronald reagan tapped him to be the first u.s. a ambassador to south africa. >> my reception by the president was decidedly unfriendly. as a matter of fact. he had thought about -- >> did he shake your hand? >> he did not shake my hand when i first met him. >> and unfriendly is a diplomatic term. so tell me that what means to real african-americans. >> first of all he wanted to receive my credentials on the steps of the union building, where the president is lying in stat

. >>> uruguay is about to become the first company in the world to legalize marijuana. the senate lead as bill tuesday that lets the government control all access of pot from seeds to smoke. officials say it's an attempt to control addiction and drug violence. your kwa's president still has to sign the bill. >>> and someone in florida has a serious sweet tooth. they stole a truck of hershey's chocolate. it's worth about $120,000. officials say someone entered a secure area on tuesday and made off with the goodies. no sign of the truck or the chocolate. anne-marie, what are you going do with the chocolate? >> i guess there's a lot of parties around. if someone's secret santa handing out too many chocolates, be suspicious. >>> straight ahead, your wednesday morning weather, and snow survivors. a family and their young children are found alive after days of being stranded in the frigid nevada mountains. ♪ ♪ if i was a flower growing wild and free ♪ ♪ all i'd want is you to be my sweet honeybee ♪ ♪ and if was a tree growing tall and green ♪ ♪ all i'd want is

. >>> uruguay is the first country to legalize marijuana. the law goes into effect next year. and "time" magazine has named pope francis as it's person of the year. time magazine said that the pontiff made the greatest impact on the world, and the pope beat out edward snowden. if you would like to read about any of those stories head over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. "real money" with david schuster filling in for ali velshi coming up next. >> men, women, and the wage gap in america. new report finds historic strides but there is even more to it when you crunch the numbers. also the maximum push for minimum wage, $7.25 means life as a struggle. we'll examine the ripple effect on the economy. plus an eye-opening first-hand look of what it means to be homeless in america. i'm in for ali velshi who is on assignment in south africa. and this is "real money." >> this is "real money" and you are the most important part of the show. join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter @aj real money. there is good news for american women who are jus

seeing if i do and all meaning deal with the matching i'd be able to uruguay. now i can shuffle to so many countries. i hope that one day i can become a professional violinist. and then teach to children in sudan to play. the scene equal concern is protecting high. changing quickly. i'm getting old. i am tomorrow oh and a possible because of the month. then on to you i'm told which include. it's way be it a lot of dough the there's a strong winter storm racing across northern europe. our meteorologist robert spencer has been following this situation robert. oz is indeed the very cool storm the northern portion of the british isles and also because in the name penciled i didn't see. always up to the fenty d the climbers proud today to see those clouds racing from west to east in storm is not even here just yet you can see it just on the left side of the screen starting to come into the picture nod ahead of this we are a good lookout winds gusting up to one hundred climbers are likely for on much of scotland expecially review the coastline. it is in widespread sn

. >> this month uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize marijuana. but it was two american states that led the way a year ago when voters of colorado and washington state forced the legalization of cannabis for recreational use. so, how do you take an illegal drug and turn it into a new, legal, tax-generating industry? the bb has been to washington to find out. >> in the shadow of seattle's land mark space tower, something very futuristic is happening inside the white tent. >> could this get any better? >> this is what legalized recreational cannabis looks like. it's a party to celebrate 12012 months of legal marijuana -- 12 months of legal marijuana and it's the first time the city has give an permit for people to smoke like this in public. >> there's a lot more to this than just letting people have been smoking dope suddenly start doing it legally. it costs a huge amount of money to keep tens of thousands of people in prison because of marijuana offenses. more than half of america already supports legalization. let's face it, which state wouldn't w

. >> uruguay may get a lot of tourists there. good morning you to, betty. in the nba, chicago struggling. four of the starters are out. that means shots like this turn around jump from milwaukee get by. the bucks upset the bulls. the number 19 florida gators extending the winning streak to 21 games. they upset kansas. leading florida, crowd favorite with a career high 18 points. that's something to scream about. gators surge 67-61. who will get the famed heisman trophy on saturday? >> always exciting. >> here we go. we have four qbs, james winston, johnny manziel, a.j. mccarron and jordan lynch of northern illinois. two running backs, they're in the running. boston college's andre wilson and then sweet 16 may not be so sweet. texas' football coach expected to resign as early as friday. >> there have been rumbling about this for many years. so it may happen. >> mack brown's 16th season was a disappointing 8-4. possible replacements here, ucla's jim moore and alabama's nick saban. who do you want? >> don't get me taking sides here. >> imagine this, super bowl

untill so that we eat while st joeys in parliament as uruguay late july is a merry one the decision house with some nice as the chill. pick among several chief of russia's armed forces has pointed domenici in a new direction tools the arctic the race for the boss resources of the icy wilderness is a rapidly heating up commenting that patience has its offer up my spine your etsy for russia to defend its interests on monday current acclaimed abbas twentieth of the arctic myself engaging the north pole but missed this as disparate as an extension of russia's continental shelf and an intense depraved got was made an expedition in two thousand and seven. it culminated in russia wanting it all i'm going to see field beneath the north pole of the four thousand meat isn't a wartime. most also lost a step up its miniature presence in that region russia canada the us norway and denmark or border the arctic which is basic contain billions of dollars worth of oil and gas. despite the posturing and easing canadian arctic research entities common sense will prevail the future of the world economy to so

. >> uruguay, the first country to legalize the marijuana trade. people will be able to grow, sell, and smoke pot. >> fingerprint technology aiming to speed things up is slowing many down, including me, which prompted this segment, about whether people actually lose their fingerprints or is the technology just failing? joining us now, the emergency room nurse practitioner, and clayton morris, and resident tech expert. so, good to see both of you. clayton we're using our fingerprints for so much more. the swipe world. >> the biometric feedback. disney world, when you slide your card through the scanner, they put your thumb print on it to identify you and that card. at gyms now, when you work out, and now even new detention pods at the airport, the tsa rolling out, even leave the airport. syracuse international airport and other airports when you leave the airport you can put you biometric feedback on a fingerprint scan sore you can walk out. and the iphone 5s is the best implementation. >> i was at the airport and they take your fingerprints and my