i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. thanks as always for joining us. [♪ music ] >> i'm lisa flesher, and you're in the stream. we ask if the city is setting a course that could end racial profiling in america. >> wajahat ali is here bringing all the social media throughout the show. we here the debate about law enforcement overreach and it seems that stop and frisk is at the center of it quite often. >> we see that in

"real money with ali velshi" with david shuster is up next. >>> sure, politics played a part in arizona's battle of religion, discrimination and pay rights, but big businessmen may have really tipped the scales. >>> join the club! seriously, clubs for young job seekers. plus google glass, wearable art for tech, i'm david shuster in for ali velshi, this is "real money." this is "real money" and you are the most important part of show so join our live conversations for the next half our on twitt twitter,@aj realmoney. >>> five states have similar scaled religious predom bills before their legislatures like the law vetoed in arizona. about the potential economic consequences of moving forward, already there are 18 states including arizona with laws chmed by religious freedom activists that mirror a federal law protecting a person's right to exercise his religion. but the legislation in arizona would have gone further, let owners of businesses refuse service, against gays and other marginalized groups. think muslims and mormons. jan brewer said her legislation went too far. but business big i

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david shuster is in for ali velshi on "real money." keep it here. we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey with a look at today's top stories. president obama is in california this evening. he's there to get a first-hand look at the affects of the severe drought that has been gripping the state for months. the president is making an $160 million emergency drought money available. >>> the sale of marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. >>> the northeast is still digging out from a pair of snow storms this week. officials report scattered power outages across several areas along the eastern seaboard. more snow is in the forecast for the northeast this weekend. a report finds that pro football player jonathan martin was harassed by three of his miami dolphins teammates. an indepe

i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. thanks as always for joining us. [♪ music ] >> good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton. here are the top stories. >> there are reports of new threats for people travelling to russia. concerns that explosives could be smuggled on to planes using tubes of toouth paste. it is for airlines that have direct routes to russia. including the u.s. >> a shocking display of violence in the central african republic. shortly after a speech, a man suspected of being a muslim was beaten and dragged through the streets. >> ta storm that dumped snow and lies through maine left a million people without power. >> pennsylvania was hit the hardest. 750,000 power outages. some areas received a foot or more of snow. c.b.s. making history by becoming the big drug store to drop tobacco. the ceo announced it will end the seam of tobacco product. it could cost of the company more than $2 million a year. mourners in new york are remembering actor philip seymour hoffman. the office of

i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. have a great evening. ♪ >>> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you are in "the stream." we'll break down the tra trans-pacific partnership tonight. ♪ >>> our digital producer wajahat ali is here bringing in all of your live feedback. this trade agreement while like some of the others is also quite different in that it's very brood and much of it has been crafted in secret. >> yeah, t

david shuster joining us now with all of the details. >> yeah, del, comcast is our nation's biggest cable provider, and scooped in in with an all-stock offer that ended an earlier bid by charter communications. comcast is valued at moore than $144 billion, with close to 22 million subscribers, and part of the value comes from the fact that it also owns nbc. time-warner cable is valued at over $37 billion, with more than 12 billion subscribers. it is just a cable provider, . but together time-warner cable and comcast have more than 33 million customers, and because of its size the merger is expected to face tough review. comcast on top with nearly 22 million subscribers. direct tv and dish network have 20 million and 14 million subscribers. time-warner cable is next with 12 million subscribers. and then is verizon, cox, at&t, and charter, each with more than 4 million subscribers. brian roberts pointed out that his company and time-warner cable serve different parts of the country. >> we don't have any zip codes where we do business in the same zip codes in the country. so if we look at th

i'm david shuster, in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. here are the top stories we are following at this hour. more tension for ukraine at this hour. armed gunmen have taken over a regional area in the crimea region. it was not clear who the me are. the upheaval in crimea cams as pro-russian supporters take to the streets to protest the changes in the government. >> a warning from secretary of state john kerry directed towards russia. >> we believe everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations >> john kerry voicing concerns about russian military exercises happening near ukraine's border. russia claims the manoeuvres have nothing to do with the crisis in ukraine. >> attorney-general eric holder was hospitalized for a few hours thursday, he experienced shortness of breath and was treated for elevated heart ache. he is known for walking up to his fifth floor office instead of using the elevator. >> a powerful storm in

i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. have a great evening. ♪ >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton. here are the top stories. the winter storm that started in the south and is now in the north-east is blamed for 21 deaths. 751,000 people lost power. 7,000 flights were cancelled and 10,000 delayed. more rain and high windforecast for the u.k. tens of thousands of homes are without power and thousands dealing with rising water. a month's worth of rain could fall in the next two days. >> peacekeepers uncovered a mass grave with a dozen bodies at a former muslim rebel camp. >> afghanistan released 65 accused militants amid strong objections. the men are taliban fighters, likely to attack coalition and afghan forces. hamid karzai says the relief is afghanistan's right as a sovereign country. tennessee authorities released a man in connection with a parcel bomb. police say the victim's son-in-law planted the package. richard parker has been charged with murder and is being held on a 1 million bon

david shuster has more on "real money." set the stage here. which states are looking at similar legislation to the bill that was vetoed in arizona? >> just a half dozen that are considering similar to arizona. georgia, mississippi, missouri, idaho, in those particular states there are instances where a business owner has been sued by somebody who didn't get a particular service because this business owner didn't want to do it because of religious grounds. in georgia they are considering businesses to opt out, enabling them to say, okay, for a primary religious view that you don't believe a man and a man should be married or two women, whatever it is, you don't have to provide their service and georgia would protect that business from the kind of lawsuits that have been lamped in several taits launched in several states. tony it was big business in arizona to make the change. they were in danger of losing the super bowl. there is big business bringing a lot of pressure to bear in georgia, coe ca col coca-cola id there. when a state has bad publ

i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. on behalf of the entire team on "real money," thank you for joining us and have a great weekend. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. here are the stories we are following - volkswagen workers reject a plan to unionize. it's a setback for the autoworkers union, because the vote was 712 to 766. >> president obama got a look at california's drought conditions on friday. he spent time meeting with farmers devastated by the weather. the administration offered more than 160 million in aid. >> a volcanic eruption in indonesian has covered much of the island. mt kelud forced 100,000 to evacuate. explosions could be heard up to 80 miles per hour. >> and italy's president is holding meetings to decide who will become the next prime minister. letta handed in his resignation, and florida's mayor is next in line. if chosen italy may have its youngest prime minister in history. >> a grine light by the obama administration for banks to do business with the m

david shuster has the story >> reporter: jacqueline ford, a mother of two who lives in brooklyn learned the hard way about the potential dangers of swiping her debit card. >> some months, i would have 250 to $300 in overdraft fees for that month alone. they keep charging me insufficient funds, insufficient funds, insufficient funds fees. the amount of overdraft payments that i had to make when they take out those overdraft payments, then i didn't have rent. >> even though banks only make about 5% of their total revenue from checking accounts, overdraft fees are a huge profit center. how big? last year, u.s. banks raked in overdraft fees totalling $32,000,000,000. >> over draft protection allows a bank customer to over draw their checking account even if there is no money left in it. the american bank can association says it's a service customers freely elect to have and it provides peace of mind to know your payments will be covered. critics contend that overdraft protection is more like a loan with an interest rate as high as 5,000% according to some surveys. >> many con assumers don't

i am david shuster in for ali velshi. this is "real money." this is "real money." you are the most important part of the show. join the life conversations on twitter@ajrealmoney. this was a huge week on capitol hill where decisions and discussions that affect the economy and your money again took center stage. congress voted to increase the debt limit and extend the borrowing authority of the united states government to march 2015. lawmakers pushed through the legislation ahead of a nasty winter storm that ended up shutting down washington, d.c. failure to act, though, would have brought our economy to a grinding halt if the united states started to default on its debt obligations. so this may be the do-nothing congress at least on raising the debt seal, washington dysfunction did not get in the way. america's economy and your prosperity are better for it. america's economy was very much on the mind this week of janet yellen, the president's nominee to be the chair of the federal reserve. she was plain spoken and easier to follow than past fed chairs. for homeowner

david shuster has the story >> reporter: jacqueline ford, a mother of two who lives in brooklyn learned the hard way about the potential dangers of swiping her debit card. >> some months, i would have 250 to $300 in overdraft fees for that month alone. they keep charging me insufficient funds, insufficient funds, insufficient funds fees. the amount of overdraft payments that i had to make when they take out those overdraft payments, then i didn't have enough left to even pay the rent. >> even though banks only make about 5% of their total revenue from checking accounts, overdraft fees are a huge profit center. how big? last year, u.s. banks raked in overdraft fees totalling $32,000,000,000. >> over draft protection allows a bank customer to over draw their checking account even if there is no money left in it. the american bank can association says it's a service customers freely elect to have and it provides peace of mind to know your payments will be covered. critics contend that overdraft protection is more like a loan with an interest rate as high as 5,000% according to some surveys

david shuster, al jazeera. >> james hoffa jr. is the general president of the international brotherhood of teamsters, one of the world's largest labor unions with 1.4 million members. thank you for being with us. you know, we, as people, as consumers, like free trade because it brings down the cost of our goods. how do we protect the rights of workers? you know, we don't want to support higher wages for them because we like the fact that goods are less expensive to us. >> well, i don't agree with that. i think what's happened in america is people want to work. and the good jobs have left america. >> that's because of naft nafta cafta, the china trade agreement. all of those jobs, millions of jobs have left america. and i could give you names of companies, one after the other like what wereton steel, talk about mr. coffee, oral b. i could give you 25 names of corporations that have just cold-heartedly closed down, moved their material to mexico and laid people off. >> that's a cold-hearted capitalism we have today. what we've got

david shuster, al jazeera. >>> imagine if cars could talk to each other. government safety officials say that could help avoid or reduce the severity of 80% of all crashes in cases where the driver is not impaired. mandating vehicle to vehicle communication should be in place by 2017. the technology would allow cars to exchange speed in position up to ten times per second. mr. tanner thank you for joining us. please explain how in the world this technology would work. >> it would allow the vehicles to talk to each other, and basically tell each other where they are, how fast they are going, what direction they are driving in, so that basically drivers would know whether or not a car is going -- is likely to intersect with them, meaning crash. in that case, it would warn the driver that a vehicle is -- you know, basically coming into -- into their vicinity. in terms of how it works -- >> uh-huh. >> -- that still needs to be worked out. >> it would still be, though, incumbent upon the driver to react, right? >> right now. now with advanced safety systems tha

sheer is david shuster. >> app watchdog reports that last year 82 of the top u.s. companies had subsidiaries in countries where they could hide their money. they avoided paying $90 billion in federal taxes. here are some countries and tert delays help. >> thanks to beautiful beaches, the british virgin islands was a top destination and a tax haven. the caribbean nation attracted $92 billion. >> that is more than invested in the emerging economies of brazil and india. switzerland, known for its skiing was one of the best at hiding the identities of the client. last fall they reached a general disclosure agreement, promised to identify americans and vowed to crack down on swiss banks in the future. another popular tax haven agreed to come clean after receiving a bailout from the european union. other countries are trying to build a void. singapore is considered an easy place. >> in europe, luxembourg was offered a great level of se cesse. the cayman islands was virtually a tax free zone. they pay no personal income, corporate taxes. gay man doesn't hold taxes. the ta

david shuster, al jazeera. >>> the head of the olympic committee is weighing in on the violence as well. the ukrainian olympic delegation asks the right to wear black arm bands for those killed during the standoff. that request was denied. coming up in the next half hour ukrainians tell us what they would like to see the u.s. play in keeping piece in the region. >>> we're learning about potentially new threat on airplanes in this country. lisa stark joins us in washington with more. >> good evening, john. we're learning about a new threat that the department of homeland security is warning airlines. they are apparently concerned about a possible shoe bomb attempt. the department of homeland security would not confirm these reports and says it regularly shares threats with airlines. it says quote it continues to adjust security measures to fit an ever-evolving threat environment." reuters is indicating there is no specific threat, no specific saying time or place or specific flight, indicating that would be the target of a possible shoe bomb but that alert is issued in an abundance of ca

david shuster, al jazeera. >>> james hoffa, jr. is the president of the international brotherhood of teamsters. mr. hoffa good to see you. take you for being with us. we as consumers like free trade because it brings down the cost of our goods. how do we protect the rights of workers -- you know, we don't want to support higher wages for them, because we like the fact that goods are less expensive to us. >> i don't agree with that. i think people in america want to work, and the good jobs have left america. and that's because of nafta, cafta, the china trade agreement. i can give you name after name, 25 names of corporations that have just cold-heartedly closed down, moved their material to mexico and laid people off. and what we have to do is to try to turn that around and bring good jobs back here. and the way to do that is to stop these crazy trade agreements -- >> but don't those corporations get rewarded both by their shareholders and for the money? >> and they don't have a conscious. it's a huge problem. what happened to the

david shuster has more. >> amidst the deadly violence and loud clashes in kiev, it may be quiet money behind the scenes that ultimately drives the solution. ukraine's economy was fragile every before the demonstrations began. and now despite russian promises of financial aid ukraine still faces a devastating fall this spring. that would be especially bad for the country's wealthiest businessman. the country's wealthiest steal and coal mining industries. the main financial supporter of viktor yanukovych, and the ukrainian president's ruling political party. another courter is a man whose interests are in media holdings and he's worth $673 million. when protesters first took to the streets after yanukovych backtracked on agreements with the you'r european union, they e been silent. but the olagarks are losing money. they reported a 13% drop since january in international currency reserves. that means less money to prop up the flailing economy and help the ukrainian veries trying to stay afloat. many factories and plants that are now efficient and dependent on ukrainian subsidies. if the

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david shuster has more. >> appearing on a new jersey radio program governor chris christie hit back at critics and an appointee. >> what is going on now is a game of gotcha. when did i first learn about this or that. well, the fact of the matter is i've been very clear about this. before these lanes were closed, i knew nothing about it. i didn't plan it. i didn't authorise it. i didn't approve it, i knew nothing about it. >> over the weekend david wildstein, who engineered the lane closure said the governor knew about it when it happened, not after as chris christie insisted at his last news conference. chris christie said he may have read media reports, but is not sure. >> if i read it or someone said something to me about traffic issues, it wouldn't have been meaningful to me. i didn't know there was a problem. chris christie sees a problem with david wildstein. on saturday, in the midst of super bowl appearances, a 700 word memo was sent to strat gifts and media to discredit david wildstein: >> donors told al jazeera chris christie assist memo was embarrassing and lame. the governor

more from david shuster. >> appearing monday night, governor christie hit back at critics and a former appointee who now say the governor is not telling the truth. >> what's going on now with all of this other stuff? a game of gotcha. you know, when did i first learn about this or that? well, the fact of the matter is, i have been very clear about this. before these languages were closed, i knew nothing about it. yes plan it. yes authorize it. yes approve t i knew nothing about it. >> over the weekend, david wildstein who engineered the lane closures said the govern knew about them when they happened, not afterwards as christie insisted at his last news conference. christie told the radio audience he may have read media reports at the time of the closures but isn't sure? >> if i read that or someone said something to me about traffic issues up there, it wouldn't have been meaningful to me because i didn't know that there was any problem up there. >> christie does appear to see a problem, though, with wildstein. on saturday, in the midst of super bowl appearances, the governor sent appe

david shuster joins us now with that and other stories from across the country, david. >> tony a remarkable announce think today from the fbi. today in newark, new jersey the they announced that they rescued 16 juveniles forced in to prostitution around the super bowl. officials say the children raged in age from 13 to 17 found in new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania. some were high school students reported miss boogie their parents. they arrested more than 45 pimps and freed a total of nearly 50 women. and norfolk, virginia there were argument today in federal court over that state's ban on game marriage. the law denying same-sex benefits was approved by voters eight years ago. but virginia newly elected democratic attorney general has endorsed efforts to try to strike down the law. state laws were left intact last year in a case that the united states supreme court that ended the denial of federal benefits. more than a dozen federal lawsuits continue on the legality of state bans. a ruling on the virginia law is expected this spring. >>> and pontiac, michigan today a man convict odd terr

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one period changed everything. 50 years later david shuster shows us how our nation wings redefined start building an iconic moment? sports. >> reporter: it was 50 years ago today in miami when be around dog named cas cassius clay won e heavyweight crown beating son i listosonnylisten more controvers what he said afterward. >> ain't nobody going to stop me. >> reporter: liston never knew what hit him and neither did the world. because clay's bravado was just the beginning. the next month he embraced islam and became mohamed ali. it was a knockout punch to american culture that was still reeling from body blows from just months before. in august of 1963, there was martin luther king's battle for savincivil rights. a president assassinated just months later and then living room witnesses across the nation when his suspected killer was gunned down surrounded by dallas police. for the national psyche there was little resolution in 1964. when the warren commission concluded that lou harvey oswald killed kennedy all by himself. at the time, few believed the report. and it accelerated the emotio

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david shuster has more. david. >> in sunbury pennsylvania a woman under arrest for murder says she has killed more than 20 people. 19-year-old amanda barber says she has killed at least 22 message from alaska to north carolina in the last few years as part of her satanic cult involvement. i don't care if people believe me i just want to get you out. barber and her husband who is also under arrest carried out this latest murder because they wanted to kill someone together. the latest victim was lured through a craigslist sex ad. they strangled him. >>> a result of the chemical spill in west virginia last month contaminated the water of more than 300,000 people. teachers at grandview north carolina noticed a licorice like odor similar to the smell of chemicals. state officials took a water sample and couldn't detect anything. still the school says it will remain closed until the smell goes away. >>> in miami, florida an artist is facing a criminal charge after police say he smashed a $1 million vase. he was ad

david shuster joins us for more on that. >> reporter: the investigation grinds on in trenton, new jersey, the state capitol. issuing more subpoenas in the bridge gate investigation. officials say a dozen new orders for documents and letters have been approved targeting chris christie's office and staff. two key figures close to the governor received subpoenas last week but with refusing to comply. >>> police in alexandria, virginia, outside of washington, d.c. have launched a manhunt amidst fierce of a gunman is loose. the police believe wan older man with a white beard was a shooter who fired repeatedly when the door open. the man is described as balding, beard and wearing a tan jacket. >>> prosecutors have rested their case of a man charged with killing a teen outside of a convenience store after a complaint of loud music. robert dunne said he shot in self defense. the testimony bolstered the that dunne acted with pre premeditatn and it's not clear if dunne will testify in his own defense. >>> police are seeking witnesses to a car crash that killed six people. 21-year-old olivia was dr

. >> david shuster, thank you. this winter storm dumping search inches of snow, several flights have been delayed because of snow and ice and numerous accidents, you would expect that, right? and another storm on the heels of this one. kevin corriveau is tracking this. >> well tony, not just several inches of snow. some locations have seen over 12 inches of snow. >> what? >> yes, definitely. it's been a very impressive day. so let's take a look what's happening. you can see the snow is just about to end across new york, pennsylvania, new jersey, also towards south. still more snow across new england but expect it to stop about 10:00 this evening. pennsylvania in some locations, 12.5, west virginia, 12, here in central park it is just about over with. we saw six inches actually walking to work. it was the most beautiful scene i have ever seen. beautiful central park right now. temperatures are 31°. they are going to come down slightly. not very much over the overnight hours, down to 27 as we go towards about midnig

let's talk to david shuster. >> tony first, phone records, e-mails in 20 different people at the port authority office. they will begin looking at these documents tomorrow. in the meantime, chris christ is getting hammered, the bizarre mearnl in which christie is trying to discredit wildstein. our the weedged, wildsteen allegation christie knew much more than he has acknowledged. federal prosecutors are already looking for evidence of a criminal coverup. over the weekend the governor trying to get back at wildstein distributed a 700 word memo to reporters, republican strategists declaring: in david wildstein's past people have described as tumultuous. and described as not productive. 16-year-old kid, he wildstein sued over a public high school election, and was accused of deceptive behavior. he was an anonymous blogger known as wally ed. after reading christie's claims they now like wildstein even more and like chris christie even less. after trying to make accusations over wildstein in his high school years. one investigator said talk about claim. if you are going to engage in charac

. >> david shuster has that story. >> amid the violence and clashes in kiev, it may be quiet money behinds the scenes that drives a solution. the ukraine economy was fragile before the demonstrations began. despite russian promises, ukraine faces a devastating default, that will be bad for rinat akhmetov, the country's busiest businessman, he owns coal mining industries. he is the main financial supporter of viktor yanukovych, and the ukrainian's president's party. another supporter is dymtro firtash. his interests are in chemical plants and media holdings, forbes estimates he's worth $673 million. since november when protesters took to the streets after viktor yanukovych backtracked on agreements with the european union. the top ukrainian oligarchs have been silent. with each passing day they are losing money. this week ukraine's national bank reported a 13% drop in international currency reserves. less money to prop up the flaling economy and help ukrainian industries stay afloat. many facilities are demonstrate on ukrainian subsidies. if the economy plunges, and government funds are squ

david shuster reports. >> reporter: on the first degrees murder charge it was not the resolution that anybody had wanted. >> based on the inability to reach a verdict as to count i, i would declare that mistried. >> reporter: the jury found dunn guilty of three mounts of attempted murder, one of each of the ooer teenagers who were with davis. >> we will continue to stand and continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> reporter: and the prosecutor said that even though dunn will spend the rest of his life in prison, the state will retry him on the first degree murder charge. dunn pulled into this gas station in jacksonville, florida, and parked next to an suv full of black teenagers. loud music was coming from the car. dunn expressed his anger, words were exchanged and then dunn fired into the suv. dunn said that davis had threatened him with a gun. >> this guy goes down on the ground and comes up with something, i thought it was a shotgun, and he goes you are dead [ censor bleep ]. >> over the weekend there were marches and demonstrations as residents struggle to make sense of the ver

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david shuster followed the money. in camp, thousands clashed with police. just down the street in the parliament building the government led by president viktor yanukovych got a financial boost. russia's government, led by vladimir putin announced it would unblock a $15 billion credit for ukraine. the money had been frozen because of violence and political disarray. the move could bring economic breathing room to viktor yanukovych. the action comes as opposition groups demand changes to trim the president's powers. >> the russian life line undercut the efforts by the german chancellor angela merkel. she get with ukrainian opposition leaders. >> we shouldn't underestimate the role of germany, the role of the german chancellor, an influential parliamentary. and the issue of term -- germany and the e.u. play an important role. no offers from u.s. or germany for the opposition groups have been made public. the demonstrations were sparked by viktor yanukovych's decision to turn down a trade deal with the european union, and tilt the former soviet republic to rus

david shuster is here with that and other stories making headlines across the country. >> a lot of unsolved murder cases and investigators now looking at pennsylvania. in pennsylvania a woman under arrest for murder said she killed more than 20 people, 19-year-old barber killed people as part of a satanic cult. she said i don't care if people believe me, she just wants to get it out. she and barbe her husband, saidy lured the victim with a sex act and then strangled and stabbed him in their car. >>> children were released from school because of the smell. teachers this morning at grand view elementary noticed the licorice odor. a few teachers complained of headaches and nausea. they tested the water ant couldn't find anything but closed the school until the smell goes away. >>> the police said the man smashed a $1 million vase. he was in the perez art museum. he was admiring a color vase by a chinese artist. he then picked up the vase and was told by security guard to put it down. at that point he smashed the vase on the floor. he was arrested and allegedly told officers he broke the vase t

we'll talk to the reverend jesse jackson in just a moment but first david shuster. >> on the first degree murder charge, it wasn't the result that anyone wanted. >> as to count 1 i will declare that mistried. >> that means the jury could not agree whether dunn should be convicted or acquitted for the murder of jordan davis. instead, the jury found him guilty for attempted murder one for each of the three teenagers who were with davis. jordan's mother was perplexed. >> we will continue to stand and continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> and the prosecutor said that although dunn will spend the rest of his life in prison for the counts he was convicted on, the state will retry him for the other charge. this man parked in the gas station in jacksonville florida, loud music fled from his car. the dunn fired into the house. he told his fiancee that they had been playing thug music and the teenager had threatened him with a gun. >> i thought it was a gun, he said you are dead. >> it turns out none of the teenagers were armed. over the weekend there were marches and demonstrations as reside

shuster is here with his unique still photo summary of the day. i can't wait for this. >> reporter: tony, there was no terror attack given the security concerns and precautions, i suppose we should start there. spoiler alert, viewers if you don't want to know anything regarding the opening ceremony until it airs on american television tonight, you should leave the room. a few mall functions. snowflakes emergeds to transform into the olympic rings except one refused to open. there's the sochi mascot, yes, that is a bear, a robotic blinking and disturbing bear, and here is a real life stray dog. it wandered into the sochi stadium triumphant. run, boris, run! austria had its own embarrassment this evening. one of its athletes distracted by a phone, scary bear or stray dog took a tumble. we go to the productionment the russians pay tribute to their great culture and music, thin. in sochi tonight the fear was free. no opening ceremony would be complete without fireworks. and these fireworks were spectacular. they were magnificent. and in case anybody f

david shuster reports. >> richelle, it's important to start there, no attacks by protester eshes. are you gone? leer we go. the ceremony began with a few high profile malfunctions. trmpled into the five olympic rings except one refused to open. oh! the robotting blinking and disturbing bear and here is a real life stray dog. wandered into the stadium, triumphant. run boris run! austria had its own embarrass many this evening. one of its these took a tumble. ugly shoes with no traction? #austria fail. the russian play tribute to the rich culture and music. costumes and special effect. nod to grim reapers, at least being frightened. these games may have cost $50 billion but in sochi here, the fear was free. no popping ceremony would be complete without -- no opening ceremony could be complete without fireworks. in case you forgot the colors of the russian flag, the colors featured a magnificent light display on them. the u.s. olympic team, the stars were wearing, get it, stars? they had the right to dress them even in tacky quilts. so let the games begin. >> there's not all the ring