i'm tony harris in ferguson, missouri. i got to tell you that police are hoping for a more peaceful night than last night. that is for sure. the night started out peacefully with protesters marching through the streets only to have those demonstrations and protests descend into chaos as the evening wore on. we understand that there are groups of people starting to gather now in various locations around this city. we expect them to be here any time now when the sun sets in another hour or two from now. my colleague joie chen is here with me. i want to talk about all the reactions from the community. but can i read something to you? this is information from a new pew research poll, and here it is, a new pew research findings vastly different reactions. this won't surprise you at all. 80% of black respondents say it races important issues about race, opposed to 37% of white respondents. and 65% of black respondents say that the shooting a gone it for a and 76% of black have little confidence in police investigation of brown's

i'm tony harris. inside story is up next on al jazeera america. >> it was another month of steady if not spectacular job growth. we'll talk about unemployment and take a look at the president's new retirement savings vehicle myra on "inside story." hello, i'm ray suarez. after americans were moved from

i'm tony harris. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. perth,. >> on "america tonight," an end to the mystery but not the pain. what happened to malaysia air 370, now the world knows. also, a dark part of virginia's history not all that long ago. >> the end was to develop a super-human race. >> exclusive look at how the commonwealth's forced sterilization policy became a model for the nazis. >> how many forced sterilizations do you think you witnessed during your time there? >> oh my goodness, i coan couldt begin to tell you. >> and obamacare. >> evenlyeventually, that will e something i'll sign up for. >> it's not something i want to think about. >> good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. the official hope has ended. although the skepticism doesn't, with the notice that the malaysia air 370 ended in the indian ocean. the aircraft with 239 on board did crash into the ocean after taking off from kuala lumpur over two weeks ago. they can't say why. that's why a search continues in a remote part of indian ocean, 2500 miles beyond

i'm tony harris in new york. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. perth,. >> on "america tonight," an end to the mystery but not the pain. what happened to malaysia air 370, now the world knows. also, a dark part of virginia's history not all that long ago. >> the end was to develop a super-human race. >> exclusive look at how the commonwealth's forced sterilization policy became a model for the nazis. >> how many forced sterilizations do you think you witnessed during your time there? >> oh my goodness, i coan couldn't begin to tell you. >> and obamacare. >> evenly ly, that will be something i'll sign up for. >> it's not something i want to think about . >> good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. the official hope has ended. although the skepticism doesn't, with the notice that the malaysia air 370 ended in the indian ocean. the aircraft with 239 on board did crash into the ocean after taking off from kuala lumpur over two weeks ago. they can't say why. that's why a search continues in a remote part of indian ocean, 2500 miles beyond pe

i'm tony harris. if you would like more on the stories on our website, go to aljazeera.com. >>> "america tonight" with joie chen is next. >> on america tonight, promises, promises. as the president prepares for his biggest annual address, a remindish of how things went after the last one. >> it says a lot about the president's effectiveness. when people look back at history, they look at what they actually accomplished. >> also tonight, the fight for chicago. one year after the president highlighted her story to galvanize america, what has and hasn't changed.

i'm tony harris in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. >> no survivors, devastating words for the families of those on board flight 370, and new details tonight on the hunt for wreckage. grim search. the desperate effort to find anyone alive under that mudslide in washington state. environmentalist catastrophe, 25 years after the exxon valdez spelled environmental disaster in alaska, how much realms. >>> woman badly hurt by a car accident at the south by southwest band gets a special performance by her favorite band. 17 days have gone by since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared. the search is now centered off the coast of australia. bad weather is delaying that effort. no are wreckage has been found but pointing to a bad end. john terret reports. >> the search has been called off, the reason, high seas and gale force winds. it reminds one of the area of the search. the malasian prime minister reads a statement. >> it is therefore with deep sadness and regret that i must inform you that according

i'm tony harris in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. [ shouting [ >> anguished families are told there is news on the missing airline. satellite evidence indicating the plane crashed with no survivors. >>> and the rising death toll from the huge mud slide in washington state. >>> and world leaders take more steps to punish the kremlin over ukraine. >>> and the fight to find the african war lord. >>> and graphic new video of the death of a homeless man raises new questions about a new mexico police department. ♪ >>> and we begin tonight with the mystery of the missing plane. malaysia airlines, flight 370, the search is not over, and rough seas are slowing efforts to find the plane. but new data points to a trammingic end. >> good evening, tony. within the past few minutes al jazeera has learned that the search for the flight has been called off. the reason, high seas, and gail force winds, serves as a reminder of just what an inhospitalable part of the world this search is taking place in. the momen

tony harris in new york city. we're just continuing our conversation. in the aftermath of the news conference just a few moments from secretary of state john kerry where he discussed essentially the outcome of meetings today in france among foreign ministers who were trying to come together, to figure out a peaceful solution for the crisis in crimea, the bottom line on it, and phil ittner is with us from kiev right now, but the bottom line no break through in those discussions today, and it's difficult in listening to the comments from secretary kerry to discern what progress, if any, was made in the discussions today. as we've been taking note on the conversation moves to brussels where the e.u. is meeting tomorrow, and there will be some kind of discussion about sanctions. and you mentioned a few moments ago how difficult that conversation is likely to be. phil, i want to talk about this february 21st agreement that the russians are essentially drawing as a red line, there has been criticism that the president has been taking on this, and the warnings

that's all of our time with this news hour, i'm tony harris. "inside story" with ray suarez is next on al jazeera america. >> come on, admit it. you felt pretty good when you were filling up your tank over the weekend. with gas at prices you haven't seen since the country emerged at the reception. is this a shroud with the dark lining? this is "inside story." hello, i'm ray suarez. a barrel of oil, 42 gallons of crude now costs $57. just a couple of months ago that same 42 gallons cost $106. if you drive a lot it was like getting a raise. if you're a corporate or national income based on how much you can get for that barrel, yo you just got a raise. with christmas shopping americans. >> i'm glad it keeps going down. we have enough insurance, and everything we have to take care of, gas is the least of our worries. >> in the last six months oil prices have dropped 35%. when oil was down $80 a barrel, we asked our guests how low oil could go before we should start to worry. >> are there best cases and worst cases we should be looking at over the n

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. disappointing news about jobs, the monthly report falling well below expectations. >>> a cease-fire begins in syria as people are allowed to leave the besieged city of homs and aid to come in. >>> and the winter olympics kick off with the opening ceremony, but not without controversy. >> a shaky start to 2014 for the u.s. economy. the labor department says employers created just 113,000 new jobs in january. that number is well below expectations. can we bring in ali velshi of "real money," ali, good to see you, doctor, what's your assessment of this report. >> reporter: we had a good strong back end of 2013. we averaged 194,000 jobs created every month for 2013. but december brought that number down because only 75,000 jobs from created. we were looking for a better number in january. it would have been around that 200,000 or higher level, but the expectations were 185,000. so when we got 113,000, that made everyone wonder what's going on? it's high enough not to make us entirely worr

tony harris is there with a look at what is coming up next. tony? >> david, it's hot as play blazes here. if somebody wants to give us that challenge we'll take the challenge gradually. we'll come back and talk to this man right here. mr. monk, a comedian from chicago who has come down here to ferguson to march with the demonstrators and protesters keeping in mind the serious nature of what has happened here. i don't have to tell you that he has an interesting take on aspecters of the demonstration. we'll be back in a moment. this is al jazeera america. >> do you see that? she rolled her eyes at me. do you see that? all right, so we're back here in ferguson, missouri. we have a the felonees, aka. >> as you were saying at the break you were clearly acknowledge the serious nature of what has happened here 12 days ago and the shooting death of michael brown, but tell us why you decided to come down here. you certainly didn't have to, but you probably saw this playing out, tell us why. >> on top of erik garner a couple of days ago. and back to back it s

i'm tony harris with a look at tonight's top stories. target said the data breach in december effected more shoppers than first thought. personal information on roughly 70 americans was compromised on top of the 40 million whose credit card information was stolen. >>> a chemical spill left 300,000 people without drinking water in west virginia. >>> new jersey officials have released hundreds of new documents related to the traffic revenges scandal. they don't appear to under mine governor chris christie's claim that he was not involved but may raise questions about why he was in the dark. officials will try to get testimony under oath. >>> the labor department said only 74,000 jobs was created last month. the unemployment rate fell from 6.7% likely because more americans simply stopped looking for work. iraq is trying to take back control from fighters who pushed in from syria. those are the headlines. i'm tony harris. real money with ali velshi is next. >> it's a friday to forget. many americans have given up looking for work. i'll give

i'm tony harris. "real money" is next on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> america's energy boom is is causing growth, but putting train on america's infrastructure. plus a doctor makes a case against extending unemployment benefits. and what the brave new retail world means for your bottom line. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money," you are the most important part of the show so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter, and on facebook. all right. the coldest temperatures in almost two decades in parts of the mideast or northeast, have me thinking a lot about heat. so i want .to take a hard look at america'sen by boom and what it means for our country, good and bad. here is what the boom looks like. in the last fy years, oil production has surge to 8 million barrels per day. the energy department predicts that will increase all the way through 2016. that's thanks in large part to frac-ing in which drillers blast water and sand into shale in places like nort

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. just an hour ago new jersey governor chris christie used his state of the state address to make another apology over the scandals that threaten to tarnish his administration and presidential ambitions. >> now the last week several has tested this administration. stakes were clearly made. as a result we let down the people we're entrusted to serve. i know our citizens deserve better, much better. >> testifying in front of the senate judicial committee about the nsa program. the group is recommending a number of changes including how the national security agency collects data. president obama will unveil his recommendations on friday. >>> egyptians went to the poll to approve a new constitution. if approved this is the third constitution in three years. president morsi and followers are boycotting the day-two vote. i'm tony harris in new york. "inside story" is next. if you would like the latest on any of these stories on this news hour head to www.aljazeera.com. that's www.aljazeera.co

i'm tony harris in new york. we have "inside story" with ray suarez coming up on al jazeera america. . >> you could be forgiven for thinking it's 2004 again. maps of iraq, escalating warfare and fleeing civilians. now the grand ayatollah is calling up for armies to protect it's shrines. iraq at its brink is the inside story. >> hedge, i'm ray suarez. when the united states invaded iraq americans had to learn and quickly about what they had gotten in to. once the revered and feared dictator saddam hussein was overthrown why would muslims start bombing each other and start destroying religious shrines. did the kurds to the north and shias to the south who suffered terribly under saddam hussein consider themselves hockey iraqis at all. now that a sunni guerrilla army is seizing the territory and initiative from a shia-led government we have to look at the splits and tears at iraqi society again and we have to look at the wider set of surpris pressure pushing on iraq. the sunny militias are fighting iran's allies, th

i'm tony harris. red jeep after escaping from a michigan prison, serving a life sentence for killing three people. an autopsy is being performed for actor philip seymour hoffman. officials believe he died of a dreg overdose. >>> bridge-gate scandal in new jersey, 23 people pursuant to spean, some officials have obtained an extension. >>> are testifying at a senate hearing that's just getting underway, the secret service is the lead agency looking into the data breach. >>> another tough day on wall street. the blue chips are falling over 300 points with just over an hour until the close. the dow is now down more than 1,000 points in the new year. >>> and the treasury department has confirmed that over half a billion of iran's dollars and oil revenues have been transferred to the country under an interim nuclear deal. the money is the first installment under the geneva deal. those are the headlines. i'm tony harris in new york. al jazeera presents is next. ♪ bing, bang, boom. the super heros are aroun

i am tony harris. i am speaking with ken rocket, the executive directo of human rights watch. >> i want you to talk about your father. i want you to talk about how you came to this work. >> there is never a single reason. but a big part as you mentioned, is my father who grew up in nazi germany. i grew up with stories of what it was like, you know, worrying about would he be arrested if he rode his bicycle down the sidewalk. how was the family going to get out of germany which was extremely difficult. he finally, in july, 1938, as a 12-year-old boy, was able to escape to new york. by my growing up and hearing these stories, i was very aware of the ultimate evil which governments are capable of. it was a big part of what drove me to want to die vote my life. when you start talking to victims, you can't help but feel empathy. so my father's story got me launched in it. once you are in the human rights effort and you talk to people over and over again and hear what they have had to suffer, you can't help

i am tony harris. real money with ali velshi is next. >>> a cold war style showdown with america threatening sanctions against america. beware from payback against vladimir putin. >>> the cosley cuts making a trillion dollar crisis even worse for middle class americans, plus the multi billion dollar commodity that literally falls right out of the sky every day. i am ali velshi. this is "real money." ♪

i'm tony harris, president obama is paying tribute to the close alliance between the u.s. and france. frenching president is in washington for three days both presidents spoke at a giant news conference just a short time ago. syria and iran wear among the tropics they discussed. federal reserve chair testified before congress, in her first public excepts, yellen said the economic recovery is far from complete despite a drop in unemployment. in washington state executions have been put on hold for now. governor jay ensley saying equal justice under the law is the primary responsibility, and in death penalty cases i am not convinced equal justice is being served. the governor's decision comes after months of review. a military cargo plane crash inalgia, 78 people were onboard and 77 were killed. two sole survivor is being treated for severe injuries. the president of al president algeria. >> officials say they are prepaid this time aungelique two weeks ago when the storm shut down the city. president obama and governor nathan deal have declare add state of emergency for the

i'm tony harris. we have today's top stories. russia plans as crimea secedes from ukraine. >>> and the move that could open the skies to more commercial drones. >> the crisis in ukraine gets more complicated by the day as diplomats make another effort to find a solution. secretary of state john kerry spoke with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, but he warned against any hasty move. and we're just now hearing reports out of crimea that a military base is under siege by russian forces. jennifer glass is in sim erpol. what can you tell us about this situation? >> reporter: we're getting conflicting reports from this air force base. not far about five miles from where i am i in the center of te city. we understand that the gates have been broken in. there is a source inside that it's by russian forces as negotiations are going on. outside of the gate we're told by ice witnesses that there are just armed men not in uniform. this has been the confusion, tony, here over the last week or so. you've got

i'm joeie chen with my colleague and friend tony harris. you know what, it is important for us to look at is ahead. so much of this community wants to do that. down. >> that's right, it is so true. we spent time - great point. it helps me get to a ride along with a city manager of a community north of ferguson. max, the city manager. that is a community. not many people know the story, that is a community where there was a lot of vandalism and looting and the city manager talked about how to move forward. dell wood and ferguson working together, finishing a joint presented, and in the week that was, right, here in ferguson they had been talking about other projects they could do toot. moving forward, i think what you see between the two small communities, neighbourhood communities side by side is a renewed effort to work together for the betterment of the ferguson community. it was terrific to talk to him. we'll run more of it tomorrow when we have a bit more time. a terrific conversation we have. separate to the looting saturday, sunday an

i'm tony harris with a look at today's stop stories. millions of americans are dealing with bitter cold conference as dave just mentioned. 11 people have died and the weather is reaching well into the deep south. >>> the procedural vote is just the beginning, the current proposal is not enough. >>> tougher security measures are in place for the month leading up to the olympics in sochi. russia issuing lockdown on the city. visitors and drivers are required to have special passes to get around the city. talks aimed at ending the lie venezuelviolence in south sudant least 1,000 people have died from the violence that erupted three weeks ago. >>> and the stand off over fallujah is intensifying. officials report that 25 rebels were killed. the u.s. offered missile report but declined to put any troops on the ground in that country, i'm tony harris for new new york. more news for you in the next hour. >> unveiling his proposal for the great society, president johnson asked americans to join him in a battle to give every citizen an escape fro

i'm a tony harris with a look at today's stories. president obama told the pentagon to prepare to bring all u.s. troops home from afghanistan by the end of the year if the two countries can't agree to a security deal. afghan president hamid karzai is unlikely to sign that deal but opens the door for ca karzai's successor to sign the deal. >>> there are reports tonight that arizona governor will veto to an allow business own tours refusowners torefuse business td lesbians. >>> ukraine's currency has tumbled to an all-time low over uncertainty over its political and financial future. this comes after a delayed government until after thursday. >>> those are the headlines. i'm tony harris. "real money with ali velshi" is up next. here on al jazeera america. [♪ music ] >> the ukraine grabs the headlines but it's the violent up rising in venezuela that could really have an impact on americans. i'll tell you why. we're taking the pulse of the housing market recovery with the home builder in houston. and then to the streets of philadelphia

i am tony harris. on this week's program, senator george mitchell. >> i made a film called educating black boys. all of the educate orders stressed the importance of reading and that being a key to future success. so in that spirit, who was elvira whitten? >> elvira whitten was a great woman, a high school english teacher in the small town of waterville maine where i grew up. one day, mrs. whitten asked me to come in and talk to her at the class. my first re, was what did i do wrong? i sat down at her desk and she said to me, what do you read? i said what do you mean? she said, what due read? newspapers, magazines. i admitted to her i read only books as necessary to get through school. i was too embarrassed to tell her that i did at of reading what have we now call comic books. she said, i think you are ready for something else. she picked a book up off of her deck and handed it to me, the nove novel ella called "the moon is down" and said i would like you to read this. you don't have to do it. this wi

i'm tony harris with a look at tonight's top stories. let's get back to the weather. the snort east preparing for the first snowstorm 2014. forecasters say it should begin moving overnight and then moving into new england. kevin mentioned in some areas you could see a foot of snow. temperatures will also plummet and hover around zero. >>> insurance benefits from the affordable care act are official in effect. they will cover means who purchased insurance through exchanges before december 24th. >>> colorado marijuana sales going brisk anyone older than 21 can buy from licensed storms. >>> the boy scouts of america will now allow openly gay scouts. under the new rules kids can't be banned from troops because of their sexual orientation, but the organization still has a ban in place against gay troop leaders. >>> those are the headlines with tony harris in new york. real money with ali velshi is up next on al jazeera america. ♪ >> the doctor is i in your pock. how smart phones are helping doctors diagnose patients. and high tech education, a computer lab bi small enoug

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. breaking news, a federal judge in texas strikes down the state's marriage ban. and a bill in georgia that would allow discrimination against gays. >>> and investigation into credit suisse that reads like a spy novel. >>> and rush prepares its troops on the border of ukraine.

>> this is al jazeera america, i'm tony harris with today's top stories. the air force has 34 launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and others have been implicated in a drug probe. the officers operate the nation's nuclear missiles. the u.n. blasts the catholic church for how it has handled sex abuse cases. a charity says the church continues to harbor perpetrators and deny accountability. >>> the house of representatives approve a bipartisan deal. the spending measure will approve for the next two years. now it will move to the senate for a vote later this week. >>> a report says the attack on the consolidatonthe consulate id have been prevented. >>> and renewing a $380 million pledge to help syrians affected by the war. the united nations says $2.4 billion has been raised so far. i'm tony harris, ali velshi is next with "real money" on al jazeera america. >> you've got good credit but no luck getting a loan to buy a house. your luck may be about to change. i'll tell i couldn't banks might be in a lending mood. report card time for yo

i'm tony harris from new york. al jazeera is next. have to be universal. >> ira glass hosts a show "the american life," listened to by millions. there are stories covered often with humour. >> we did the funniest hair on gaun tan ammo >> he talks about being an remembered. >> i feel like once i'm dead, the people of the future can... jazeera." >> thank you for having me. >> your show "the american life," explain how it's put together and divided up. >> it's an hour each week. we choose a topic and do different stories. >> often we have writers, serious. >> you call each segment an act. >> yes, we call it act one, act two, act three. association. >> it's funny, the first few months of the show we didn't have that. i wanted a way to communicate to the audience all of this stuff telling one story in relation to another, and that was the shorthand that was able to do it. once we called it f1, f2 and f3, relationship. >> you have one of the most popular broadcast shows of any kind. you get a million pod casts downloaded. how do you do it?

i'm tony harris with a look at the top stories. the white house is looking at the me memoir from former defense secretary robert gates. in the book he sharply criticizes vice president bide biden's foreign policy instincts. jay carney defends both biden and the president at today's white house briefing. >>> new jersey's governor chris christie said he was not aware of the plans to block traffic to punish a mayor. top officials in christie's office. >>> one person is dead after another missing after a crash of a military helicopter off the coast of norfolk, virginia, five people were on board at the time. the crash comes one day after another military helicopter crash in new england. four crew members died in that crash. >>> the country is warming up a bit but not before the extreme cold killed 20 people and cost the economy an estimated $5 billion. i'm tony harris in new york. "real money with ali velshi" is up next. for the latest on any of our stories head on over to our website. it's www.aljazeera.com. >> new data point a strong

i'm tony harris. if you would like the latest on all of our stories head over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >> in big financial trouble. and we'll talk you inside venezuela where toilet paper is hard to find but gas is practically free. we have a look at a handout that both parties in washington could get behind. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money."

i'm tony harris. the deadline has come and gone for pro russian protesters to clear out of government buildings in eastern ukraine. meanwhile violent demonstrations continue in border towns near russia. calling for referendum on independence in donesk. >>> president obama today formerly announced kathleen sebelius' resigning and nomina nominated his choice to replace her as health and human services secretary sylvia burwell. >>> investigators are trying to determine what caused a fedex vehicle to veer across a median and crash into a bus full of students. ten people died in that crash including two chaperones who were recently engaged. >>> pope francis is asking for forgiveness for child abuse that has happened within the catholic church. the pope took personal responsibility for the priests who sexual abused children. >>> australia's prime minister said they're confident the signals from the indian ocean are from the missing malaysian plane's black boxes. i'm' tony harris, "real money with ali velshi

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

i'm tony harris with a look at your top stories. ukraine capitol engulfed in flames. 13 killed in fighting. >>> dueling protest in venezuela and government arrest leashed of the opposition. and reports the white house is willing to trade prisoners at guantanamo bay for an american sergeant held captive. >> riot police are charged into groups of protesters as the violence turns deadly in ukraine. six police officers and seven protesters have been killed in clashes in kiev. fires are burning in the center of ukraines capitol right now. some protesters are armed with clubs and wearing body armor. the ports person for the protest maiden movement. thank you for your time. i understand you have evacuated your headquarters in kiev. what is going on on the ground right now? >> it is very tense. we have reports of government troops shooting at people. we have reports of armored cars, and we have continuous movement and we have attacks against barricades. the police are shooting at the speakers. we have a stage with a main screen on the headq

this is tony harris. thanks for being with us. if you have any questions about any of the stories we've covered during this news hour head over to www.aljazeera.com. "real money with ali velshi" is next. . >> bosses in america are hiring like we haven't seen in months. what's interesting isn't so much the kinds of jobs being filled but the types of companies. >>> and america caught off guard by the recent up rising in iraq. i'll tell you why we could have seen this coming about a hundred years ago. and parents, kids living at home may be able to afford to move out soon. i'm ali velshi,

i'm tony harris in new york city. real money with ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. >> russia's problem is your problem, too. same goes for turkey, brazil, china. i'm looking at the tangled web that is our global economy and what it could do to your bottom line. also the labor ruling that might change the face of college football forever. plus you want jobs? i got jobs. i'll tell you about an industry that is booming right now in america, and how you can get in on the action. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money."

i'm tony harris. francois hollande president of france arrived in the united states for a state visit with president obama. the two are expected to discuss global warming, monticello, the home of thompson jefferson. thomas jemps. >>> kenneth bay ha -- bae has been,. >>> chairman of the chemical safety board said the chemicals leaked from tank tanks that didt have safety standards. >>> supreme court decision last year states the u.s. cannot refuse to recognize same sex marriages. and facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife were named the most generous philanthropists. , those are the headlines. i'm ton tony harris. al jazeera presents, is next.

the team in new york led by tony harris. tony? >> the team here in new york wants to weigh in on the economics of the speech tonight from the president and i'm reminded, we have talked about wage and equality and i understand that is a term. it is not testing well and the democrats are saying tap that down a bit. but the president has to address the issue in the state of the union address, one in five children in america, the richest country in the world is living in poverty. >> yes, the politics on the democratic side are saying look this is what we the democratic party are fighting for. he's not going to get a sort of major legislative policy through the congress in terms of dealing with poverty in america, but it is a huge political opportunity for him as he's looking ahead. >> we have seen cody. these are the pictures from earlier in the day. going through the speech and the last edits. with that, we are sending it back to john and joie in washington, d.c. >> thank you, tony. president clinton's former chief of staff is joinin

tony harris. we have seen a big shift. reminds me of the night and day situation we see in the protests. suddenly a lovely evening of weather and then suddenly this. >> i heard you meanings moment ago, this could be a bit of a break it was torrential rain that we saw. >> and captain johnson was talking about a turning point. >> he was talk about it at 2:30 this morning. what he was referring to is something different, something we really hadn't seen before. and this was a scene where clergy elders in the community activists in the community were actually working to keep the temperature down on the protests. the places where things were starting to heat up and flare up, eld ders in the community -- emders in the community, the police moved in, there were arrests last night but it was a much calmer night relatively speaking than the night before. >> quick thought here tony. part of this, late yesterday afternoon, law enforcement did move most of the media, up here away from the crowds. now i'm not s

i'm tony harris, and the anchor of "america tonight," joie chen. great to you see you. this feels like a really important night for the city, a night to build momentum. the tricky night towards the end of the evening, it's been mostly quiet mostly peaceful. around midnight or so some of the people here to cause some difficulty began to act out a bit. that's when things get tricky, i think that's something you have noted in your time here in ferguson as well. >> that's right, tony. the video of the protesters, demonstrators are back out on the street, focal point of all of the protests, michael brown died about a mile off this road but this main commercial area has been the focus of attention not only the demonstrators but also of law enforcement. >> you know joie, one of the important moments pro-probably occurred last night -- probably occurred last nights. incidents, water bottles thrown and arrests made. but at about 2:30 a.m. this morning ronald johnson of the missouri highway patrol mentioned, i believe there was a turning point made. the quote goes on to say that

i'm tony harris. >> russian protesters take over three buildings in the east, calling for them to secede. >> sounds that may lead to the black boxes of flict. >> and republican jed bush calls immigration an act of love - leading to controversy within his party. >> new developments in the ukraine crisis. secretary of state john kerry talked with his russian counterpart. they agreed to sit down with diplomats from ukraine and the european union in the next few days to try to resolve what is happening in ukraine. the announcement hours after pro-russian protesters seized three buildings in eastern ukraine, and are calling for a referred on ses session of ukraine. more on the three cities with protests. >> a lot of people were nervous about the developments. this is, frankly, nearly the same playbook we saw in crimea. moscow may not take part in eastern ukraine. tens of thousands along the border, and much of the eastern part of the country. new demands in three cities. russian flags fly over the towns. d

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i'm tony harris. here is a look at your top stories. northeastern and mid-atlantic states are dealin dealing with r storm. this system could dump up to a foot of snow. this storm has already canceled thousands of flights, in russian police are on high alert looking for three female suicide-bom suicide-bombers. police are warning visitors they may already be in the area. >>> the opposition o face-to-fad shows how brutal the syrian government has become. accusing the regime systemic oh torturing and killing thousand people and we should note that al jazeera was founded and owned by katari interests. we have more on what the report said and the ages may be disturbing to many. >> the photographs are alarming. most of the victims are young men. many of them emaciated, bloodstained and showing signs of tortured. some have no eyes and others have been electrocuted. one of the leading lawyers who examined the evidence said it amounted to industrial killing. >> they were reminiscent of pictures of auschwitz after the second world war, and they'v

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

i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next. >> in many places in america once you're convicted of a felony you can't vote. many are calling that unnecessary and unjust, and calling for the vote to be restored to nearly 6 million americans. that's the inside story.

. ♪ ♪ >>> this is al jazerra america live from new york city i am tony harris with a look at today's top stories, more criticism for the catholic church over its handling of the priest sex abuse crisis. today a u.n. committee grilled vatican officials over allegations these protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims. and they conceded the church needs to do more to deal with the scandal but denied accusations of a cover up. secretary of state john kerry your honors the syrian opposition today to join next week's peace conference in geneva. this after al jazerra obtained a leaked letter that says the syrian government has agreed to attend the upcoming talks. the goal is to install a transitional government to help end the country's war. president obama is meeting with more than 100 college university presidents today trying to make sure that low income students have an equal shot at getting for nba to college and succeeding once they get there. and police in california have charged three men with setting off a massive wildfire near los angeles. take a look at these live pic

i am tony harris. a look at today's top stories. six days after malaysia airline jetliner knapped, no sign of the plane. malaysia authorities deny it. the search may be shifting to the indian ocean. the united nations security counsel met to discuss the crisis in ukraine. the interim prime minister appealed for help while earlier today, russia's defense ministry said it has posted an additional 8500 soldiers along the ukrainian border. a bi-partisan group of senators have a deal to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. bill they will extend it for five months and be retro active to when millions' benefits ran out. it is not clear the house will go along. >>> attorney general ratliff eric holder made a recommendation for shorter prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders today. a federal commission that sets sentencing guidelines will vote on the proposal next month. pope francis marks one year as the leader of the roman catholic church today. the 77-year-old propertyive from argent

i'm joeie chen with my colleague and friend tony harris. you know what, it is important for us to look at is ahead. so much of this community wants to do that. they don't want to be bogged down. >> that's right, it is so true. we spent time - great point. it helps me get to a ride along with a city manager of a community north of ferguson. max, the city manager. that is a community. not many people know the story, that is a community where there was a lot of vandalism and looting and the city manager talked about how to move forward. dell wood and ferguson working together, finishing a joint presented, and in the week that was, right, here in ferguson they had been talking about other projects they could do toot. moving forward, i think what you see between the two small communities, neighbourhood communities side by side is a renewed effort to work together for the betterment of the ferguson community. it was terrific to talk to him. we'll run more of it tomorrow when we have a bit more time. a terrific conversation we have. separate to th

i'm tony harris with a look at your top stories. ukraine capitol engulfed in flames. 13 killed in fighting. >>> dueling protest in venezuela and government arrest leashed of the opposition. and reports the white house is willing to trade prisoners at guantanamo bay for an

i'm tony harris from ferguson, missouri. john seigenthaler has the night off. and as we join you here from ferguson, everyone in the city is bracing for what could be another intense night. you see what happened on the streets of ferguson last night. and we'll show you some of the pictures in just a minute, but as we set the scene today, you can look at pictures, and people are starting to gather in anticipation of more protests, more demonstrations and more marches tonight. it has been the scene repeated time and time again in the 11 days since michael brown was killed. and the evenings are the time of the day when things go from peaceful to chaotic. and we're showing you pictures of the police throughout the streets here in ferguson, and a number of different stages areas, getting ready to respond to whatever set of circumstances develop tonight. again, last night, if we show you some of the pictures last night, there were scenes of peaceful demonstrations, and then at one point in the evening no one can tell you why things touched off but they did, and there

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