that's according to a "the washington post" according to edward snowden. the spy agency says it does not collect data from phones in the u.s. >> the rescuers are holding out little hope for whales stranded in the ever glades. 4 dozen short-finned pilot whales swam into the shallows. six died. vets youthanized four more. a wealthy neighbourhood in louisiana wants to form its own city. we have more from baton rouge. >> jeffrey lee doesn't miss a moment with his grandchildren at baton rouge. >> they are not in school, but he knows education will be the key to a better life. >> i want them to go to school and learn what they can. >> it's a challenge in a city where 60% of the students are not learning at grade level. >> it's one of the worst school systems. how many generations of children do you disserve before you try sag different. >> lionel rainy is part of a group pushing for a different plan. the city of st george would encompass an area home to a quarter of the residents. if would control and run its own schools with tax revenue. >> this is not about st

. >> i think edward snowden is a hero. what he's been doing, is he went to china, to give the documents. it's amazing the debate that he created for the world. he helped my country to understand everything that happens here, how the u.s. has spoilt the president and the population. i wanted to help him get out in a place. i think it's a good democracy, and he can be - have his human rights defend. >> you want edward snowden to come to brazil. is it a real possibility? >> i want edward snowden to be in any country with the willingness and ability to protect its human rights and ensure that he is not persecuted by the united states for decades in prison for going the acts of the united states. whether it's brazil or russia or any other countries. that would be a good outcome. there's a possibility that brazil, for the reasons said. a lot of the reporting that came from the documents, that he showed very large-scale violations of brazilian citizens and this country has been appreciative of that reporting, and understands how

snowden. >> translator: concerning matters published in the past few days i have asked for an examination in the matter, in the close ties between israel and united states there are things that must not be done and not acceptable to us. >> reporter: a spoof video about youth culture landed eight people in prison. six foreigners and two uae citizens are sentenced to a year each by a court in eadowabi and even though the youtube video stated at the beginning what people were about to see was fix -- fictional and they were talking about penalties for challenging authorities and they said the ruling was painful and unfair. palestinian prisoner was on hunger strike for nine months has been freed and he was originally sentenced for 26 years and they report he is seen as a symbol of resistance for other hunger strikers in israeli jails. >> a significant moment here in jerusalem for the longest hunger striking palestinian prisoner also seen as a hero. he has just been released from a prison in northern israel. his nine-month hunger strike forced the israeli government to shorten his prison senten

analyst edward snowden issued a statement saying the ruling vindicates him. dozens who serve said on uss "ronald reagan" are suing the owner of the fukushima nuclear plant. they have cancer and believe it could be caused by the rescue efforts following the planted's meltdown. the president of ukraine is heading to ra

snowden who continues to disclose nsa tactics the public was unaware of through the media. snowden is believed to have stolen millions of documents tied to the nsa's activities. calling the practice likely unconstitutional. the ban on unreasonable search and seizure, on tuesday, the president met with top leaders from internet giants, yahoo, google, microsoft, and others they brisled over revelations that the nsa co-oped their networks to gather intelligence, and have called for changes on behalf of their clients and users. >> in the meantime, nothing is halting the nsa from surveillance of phone calls and internet traffic within the current frame work on behalf of national security. >> four main recommendations of them which one stands out, which one should be get thing lion's share of our attention. >> the ones that should stand out are the main recommendation that bulk telephone, meta data collection, be terminated immediately. been dismissed by the president is that nsa should be separated from cyber command, and again, that the born intelligence court should have to ap

the scope of the program was revealed by edward snowden. the journalist who helped him get information out says changes need strong support. >> the congressional committee is completely cooptive, they are worth less even if they have the incentive to do so, which they don't. courts have been one-sided. we need oversight mechanisms to ensure the checks take place if the white house adopts them. >> the white house can accept, reject or modify recommendations, but will have to consider a recent decision ruling that the massive collection of data would be unconstitutional. it will argue that anyway challenge will listen in, or others, that they feel they need to be watched. >> any time there are outside elements. be they judicial, legislative, media, journalism that is passing judgment by shedding light on clandestine programs, it is a problem for the national security establishment. that's not necessarily a bad thing. oversight is important. unchecked and unwatched, institutions and its people will expand their options. these things need to oc

of the adjustment, and he dismissed the lawsuit brought by the american civil liberties union after edward snowden linked details of the top-secret programs that pick up millions of telephone and internet records on american networks every day. it was argued that the authority was so broad that it could justify the mass collection of financial health and even library records of innocent americans without their knowledge. the aclu said it will appeal the ruling saying that it misinterprets the statute, and misapplies a narrow and outdated precedent to read away core constitutional protections. now the department of justice spokesman said they were pleased with judge pauley's decision. earlier this month federal judge richard lyon sitting in washington, d.c. ruled the opposite way. he wrote: >> reporter: last week it was suggested that changes were in the offing in the way information is collected and stored in this country. two federal judges coming up on two completely different rulings on the same subject many believe that the issue of saying will be headed to supreme court. >> state depa

. >> we begin with edward snowden. a federal government ruled that documents ruled are likely conu conunconstitutional. is the ruling an anomaly. edward snowden may have had brief hopes of returning to the u.s. after the official who ran the task for proposed amnesty for the leaker if he returned data. that was squashed by the white house. the n.s.a. official warned the trove of documents was a goldmine for our enemies. for more we are joined by faiza patel, the co-director of the liberty and national security at the brennan center, and we are joined by jim walsh, an international security expert at mit security studies program and security consultant for al jazeera america. and joins us from watertown. the ruling by a judge, the ruling of all that information, who we are calling is likely to be a violation of the fourth amendment. other judges sided with the n.s.a. in the past. how likely is this to be the rule going forward or is this just an outlier. >> i think the fourth amendment jurisprudence, your call records w

by now, most of the world has heard the name edward snowden. the former national security agency contractor who released thousands of classified documents about government surveillance in one of the most significant leaks in u.s. history. he's been charged with espionage and has been living in russia under temporary asylum. the american journalist at the center of the story lives in brazil. >> we've had to come to rio to speak to glenn greenwa

edward snowden's counsel agreed. >>> the plan for a budget will run for two years for the government. >>> u.n. launched a fundraising campaign today for syrian refugees. >>> antibacterial soaps, are they doing more harm than good. agency says research suggests long term exposure to the antibacterial chemicals could have hormonal effects and allow bacteria to mutate a into tougher strains. that's the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you at 11:00, 8:00 pacific time. remember get the latest news on aljazeera.com. we'll see you later on tonight. t or west. the stream is uniquely interactive television. we depend on you, >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> the stream. weeknights 7:30 et / 4:30 pt on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. night with the combatants in their training base. tÑ >> evey sunday night, join us for exclusive, revealing, and suprizing talks with the most interesting people of our time. this sunday, >> i spent my whole life thinking about themes and thinking about how to

bulk exchange of metadata, and if edward snowden should be given amnesty in exchange of a stop to the leaks. here's what the president had to say. >> i think that as important and as necessary as this debate has been it is also important to keep in mind this has done unnecessary damage to u.s. intelligence capabilities, and u.sdiplomacy. but i will leave it up to the courts and attorney general to weigh in publicly on the specifics of mr. snowden's case. >> reporter: david, back to your original point, the president replied to the skepticism of reporters. he said this room had experienced 16 near-death experiences, and they'll look at immigration next year. >> maybe that explains him taking the long view that he did today. >> reporter: gdp is startling, 3.6%. the unemployment is down 7.0%. that's all trending well. and the president noted this, and others have, too, that john boehner outburst against the tea party conservatives within his own conference that led to that bipartisan budget deal something that has not been seen in washington quite some time gives a lot of people hope. a

leaker edward snowden in exchange for a stop to the leaks, president obama chose his words carefully. >> it is also important to keep in mind this has done unnecessary damage to u.s. intelligence capabilities and u.s. diplomacy >> on iran, the president came out against a push for new sanctions. leading democrats defied the white house joining republicans in tightening screws. >> in light of that, what i said to democrats and republicans and there's no need for sanctions legislation. not yet. >> the session with reporters was an effort to end 2013 on a positive note. by some measures it's been a tough year, his approval rating sinking to 40% in december before rebuilding slightly. n.s.a. the controversy to blame, and the botched health care roll out. >> since i'm in charge obviously we screwed it up. >> yet the president sees hope for his agenda and chided reporters for writing him off. >> i think this room has recorded nearly 15 near-death experiences. >> at the top of the agenda. immigration reform. the president sees heap for deals in the coming year. >> hopefully folks learnt thei

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edward snowden is making his first television appearance. he has recorded a christmas message that will air on channel four in the u. can remember top. in this video, he called for an end so the nsa's massive surveillance program, the details of which he leaked to the media six months ago. an ice storm slammed into the northeast, shutting down power to more than 370,000 homes and businesses this morning. the outage effected about 100,000 customers in maine alone. sheets of ice cover the streets, homes, and of course, power lines. power crews are working around the clock to restore electricity to the region, the storm is responsible for at least 11 deaths across the country. okay, tomorrow is christmas, people like to wake up to a white christmas, dave warren is going to tell us the f that will happen. >> the question is what is a white christmas, well, you have to have snow on the ground. it can cause problems, but we look at graphics like this to show you kit be a nice thing to see. white christmas tomorrow, what is it exactly? one inch of

there are new documents that have been leaked by edward snowden revealing that the nsa kept tabs on scene your members of the european union, directors at the united nation, african heads of state and their families and tracked israeli officials as well. >>> president obama urging calm in south sudan. two un trips were killed when their base came under attack on thursday. the un also saying that 20 civilians were killed. >> reporter: officials checking passports, those here who want to leave south sudan must be on the evacuation list. foreigners and some locals are being flown out of the country. u.s. soldiers are also in the capitol making sure it is safe for planes to take off and land. they have been monitoring the situation together with un troops. but many people can't leave. they find safety in un compounds. during the day they go out to find food, but make sure they return sunset. they say they don't feel safe sleeping at home at night. the president's supporters are mainly dinka, the man we blames for the violence is from a different tribe. >> they are waiting for us outside here.

program thanks to edward snowden. edward snowden weighed in and says that the judge vindicated him. this summer glen green walled talked about the fact that edward snowden had enough -- glenn greenward talked about the fact that showed had enough information, but he won't, he wanted to just warn people about the private information that the n.s.a. was gathering. most security officials, including you, jim, is that he has caused serious damage. how much else could he have, and how many damage could he cause. >> some of that language is commaj rated. some of it was exaggerated. there has been damage done. weighing costs and benefits. clearly there are - i think we are all in agreement that we are happy now that we know this is a problem. why do i say that? we have the chair woman of the senate intelligence committee saying there are problems and the president himself while decrying snowden welcomes the national conversation. you don't have a national conversation, unless there's a link. has it done damage, yes, it has. is there future damage. yes, there may be. absent any of this, we

snowden. an ex second trin who cheated on his intrangs exam. an nsa expert who refused to be involved in the program called it a puff piece and chris hayes of msnbc tweeted that it was somehow worse than twitter led me to believe. another video on their website in which they revealed the story wasn't even their idea. the nsa approached the network on it. we asked the network to comment but the network didn't respond. the new york post said he is set to return to annal intelligence position with the nsa back where he belongs. >>> a million nor weej answer had a fun friday night. they watched a program about knitting, then talk, then actual knitting. the killer ratings a knitting marathon, are the latest called slow tv. it started a few years back when norway's public tv channel nrk, decided to broadcast credit railroad travel. there's no story line no script no drama no climax. since then norwegians have taken up a journey up the coast. it sounds boring because it is. but something about the tv

but edward snowden won't. what he wanted to do was warn people about the private information that the n.s.a. gathered. jim, most security officials, i believe, including you, have talked about the fact that he already has caused serious damage. how much else could he have, and how much damage could he cause. >> there has been damage caused. some of that language is exaggerated when there were folks who leaked nuclear weapons to the soviet union. that was more substantially threatening. there has been damage done. it goes back to the last question you asked. weighing costs and benefits. clearly there are - i think we are all in agreement that we are hope now that we know this is a problem. why do i say that. >> we have a the chair woman of the senate intelligence community saying there are problems. we have the president's panel who reviewed this saying there were problems, and the president himself, while becrying edward snowden welcomes a national conversation. we don't have a national conversation unless the

snowden leaks. the meta-da at a, telephonic communication, internet communication being gathered by the millions, if not billions. heads of state angela merkel, and the president of brazil, it's important to note that sunday was the deadline you are correct, but the white house will look at this, run it by the various agencies including the national security agency which is front and center in this controversy, but the c.i.a. dni and whole alphabet soup of agencies across the area. jay carney, the white house spokesman, he reacted to this earlier today. >> part of the process that the president has asked for is one that will allow us to be as transparent as possible, and to, as he said, propose self-restraint on the nsa and give people more confidence, and in giving people more confidence involves giving people more information. >> reporter: the white house is being very closed lip about exactly what is in this report. there is evidence that the advisory panel wants different rules to account for th

edward snowden stirred the diplomatic pot this year when he revealed the u.s. has been spying on allies. german chancellor angela merkel expressed outrage when she discovered her cell phone was a target. >> translator: between allies there must be trust, and this trust must now be rebuilt. >> reporter: the obama administration has been trying to shift foreign policy focus to asia. this was clearly demonstrated by secretary kerry's comments by this asean conference where he called the partnership between the u.s. and asean nations a top priority. in september kerry said china and the u.s. have agreed to a new model of relations looking to ease tensions between the two nations, both of which are expanding their presence in the south pacific. 2013 was a packed and complicated year for international relations. by the looks of it, 2014 won't get any easier. juan carlos moline that, al jazeera. >>> president obama and john kerry have a long to-do list for the new year. several hotspots need attention. one big political headache will come from afghanistan. u.s. and na

. >>> edward snowden has a special christmas message for the british. he will deliver an alternative christmas message. it is a takeoff on the annual christmas message. he calls for annen of the kind of surveillance message he revealed sick months ago. he recorded the message from russia. >>> a lawyer for an indian diplomat is accusing u.s. authorities of mishandling the investigation. her attorney says the agent made a key error which lead to the arrest. the incident has drawn angry responses from officials in india. >>> myanmar is experiencing a sudden economic boom by foreign investors, and that is driving up housing prices. >> reporter: it's different from the city life they know, but this man and his family are slowly getting used to it. there is no running water or electricity here. >> translator: life is hard here. we have communal toilets but they are not enough. also our bamboo houses are not strong enough to resist heavy rains or strong winds. >> reporter: they have had to move here because they could no longer afford rent in the city. an incr

live than will have watched edward snowden, but certainly the potential is there for edward snowden to be grabbing the headlines tomorrow. >> phil ittner reporting there. snowed den's call for tightening regulations. happy holidays, thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you, how are you? >> we're great. we're great. edward snowden said that children will grow up with no concept of privacy. let's talk about what privacy means in the age of facebook, twitter, when you're talking about social media you're making a choice to share a certain amount of information. but what does privacy mean in this current age? >> well, we americans travelly value our privacy to the extent that our founding fathers inclined the fou fourth amendmet that frees americans from unreasonable searches and seizers, and in modern days i think that would include social media. i think americans may sympathize and this message may resonate that this unparticularized massive surveillance of your average, ordinary citizen is very troublesome. but the way that he went about exposing it is troublesome. i thi

how much information does former contractor edward snowden really have? the answer could be the ticket to an amnesty deal. the story from white house correspondent patty culhane. >> we now know if you are anywhere in the world the n.s.a. can find out who you are calling. who you are emailing, where you go on the web or the planet. in some cases they can listen to everything you say - whether you are a powerful politician or a regular person. when it comes to the person who made sure we now know that, edward snowden turns out the n.s.a. can't figure out what other information he has. the office he worked at in hawaii didn't have the technology to know. >> will we ever know what he has? >> i think not. he has a negotiating edge, he has this overhang over us. >> that's the big question in washington. should the u.s. government negotiate with edward snowden, offer amnesty for the 1.5 million documents he has. >> the man leading the investigation says yes. >> my personal view is yes, it's worth having a conversation about. i would need assurances that the rema

tell us about this alternative address from snowden, phil. >> richelle edward snowden apparently taped this in moscow and it will be airing shortly on britain's channel 4. we expect -- we do have an early release transcript of what he will say, and the bulk of it is about privacy issues, and in particular edward snowden says that children born today may grow up in a world where they have no idea what personal privacy is. he -- he pointed out several issues about technology and how easy it is to eavesdrop on all of us now a days with our smartphones and internet access. he also in particular points out the british author george orewell's 1984 novel in which of course famously there is the presence of big brother in everyone's lives. so it this a tradition in britain, and many will be looking to see exactly what edward snowden says. as you say his first televised appearance. >> you say that this is a tradition in britain. give us a little bit more of the history of this channel 4 alternative address. who else has done this? >> well, notably then iranian president did it one year. channel

russia has been harboring leaker edward snowden for months, although putin said he never met him. >> i envoy president barack obama. i envy him because he's able to do this. there is not much to rejoice about all this, though, but on the other hand there is no big reason to be unhappy about it either. >> this is not the first time the russian president has tried to clean up his public persona, formerly head of the kgb, putin frequently broadcasts himself as an all around tough guy. publishing photos of himself hunting, fishing, riding horses without a shirt. shirtless or not, his gestures will have outcomes on the amnesty bill and an expected 2,000 people could be released from prison. >> is president putin's pardon of khodorkovsky a token gesture to western nations or something else entirely. here to talk about this question and others, katherine stoner and tamori yakamashivili. he's now a trans-atlantic fellow. katherine stoner, let me start with you. you heard what president putin had to say about his motives, what do you think this has t th? >> i don't think this has nothing to d

snowden leaks wants to end the practice of bulk collection of telephone meta data. this is perhaps the most controversial aspect of what came tout of the leaks. the nsa the national security agency keeps that data for some five years and millions upon millions of records. the advisor committee says it should be kept by private companies if the government or any other agency wants to come and look into those. then they come in an ad hoc basis. also new limits oon what data they can command. many representative titans of technology with here in the roosevelt room, they have a lot of concerns. these national security letters from 20,000 a year are issues. by the fbi to the companies asking for ta da in the name of national security, the committee wants more transparency, the committee recommends as has president obama, frankly, talked about 24 quite frequently, having someone there to stand up on behalf of the public and say hey, wait a minute, what about civil lynnertys all and all, the balance between security of the traditional sort, national security and the securi

>> former national security agency contractor edward snowden has leaked details of several programs. some have questioned whether those programs are legal. mike viqueria joins us from the white plaintiffs who brought this case against the national security agency. one big caveat here tony. he has stayed that injunction. he wants to allow the government time to appeal this ruling. he says does leon, an interesting phrase. the deposit don't cite a single instance in which nsa bulk data collection actually stopped an imminent attack. this case was brought, you may have remembered this claim, he was a thorn in the side back then of all the sprayers various scandals. does not apply to since the onst of the available to the intelligence community tony. >> the white house was asked about the possibility of granting working at the national security agency, keith alexander who runs the national security agency, both were interviewed on 60 minutes. and mr. legett was asked, should mr. snowden be given amnesty to limit the harm to the administration, staunch advocates of bringing snowden to jus

analyst edward snowden issued a statement saying the ruling vindicates him. dozens who serve said on uss "ronald reagan" are suing the owner of the fukushima nuclear plant. they have cancer and believe it could be caused by the rescue efforts following the planted's meltdown. the president of ukraine is heading to russia to ask for economic help. investors are being scared away by europe's poorest country. >> executives meet with apple, google and more as part of a tech conference and will discuss the healthcare.gov. >> google brought boston dynamics famous for creating robots. the machines are co-funded or gexed. those are the headlines. dr is next on al jazeera. you can get the latest online at aljazeera.com. a controversial community, for sex offenders. >> my neighbor is a sex offender. my best friend is a sex offender now. i feel more safe than anywhere else. >> and steeped in american tradition. is there a future for america's historically black colleges. >> built to do, serve those underserved and represent those underrepresented. >> and good evening. t

snowden. who will be leading the official u.s. delegation. the white house is but also going, billie jean king. no mistaking the fact that she is an openly gay former athlete. i don't think tennis was an olympic sport at the time she was champion. tweeted say no mistaking the message from her. she's honored the represent the usa in sochi and i hope it's a water shed by the united states although denying-- >> the president has been very clear that he finds it offensive, the anti-lgbt legislation in russia. we take clear and strong stance on that issue including civil society in russia, the harassment caused granted in russia. this is another clear message from the white house. >> mike viqueira, vow very much. we want to return to capitol hill. libby casey telling us the devil details of the bipartisan deal, and you were about to reveal the one detail that the devils are very concerned about out there. >> reporter: that's right. one element of this bill getting push back. under 62, still working

edward snowden fled to hong kong and then moscow. edward snowden was defiant saying, "i shared with the world evidence: >> al jazeera's john siegenthaler reporting. >> the report says metadata that is currently collected should be held by service providers for third party s with government access granted only following a court order. >> for the first time in three years congress passed a bipartisan budget deal. the deal cleared the senate with 64 votes, despite opposition from conservative republicans and tea party members. it will go to pam re, who promised to sign it into law. ittees it eases spending cuts and abaits a risk to a shut down for two years. >> health insurance customers are giving customers extra days to pay their premiums. the first premium payment is due on january 10th. consumers must select a plan by next monday for coverage on the first of the new year. a day after russia offered to bail out the ukraine, there is word the european union is willing to fork over more money. the former republic was given a loan. ukra

that information came from the trove of documents leaked by ex-nsa contractor edward snowden. all right, mark is here with sports, so i assumed, by the way, a hockey player fights, whether it's a man or woman, they fight. you are saying, not always the case. >> sometimes assumptions, jonathan is not always a good thing. i think we have all heard that and in this case it may not be. we all know fighting is a traditional in the national hockey league. it's considered an important part of the game allowing players to release their frustration and depending on the moment make a point. this was the scene in the final moments of the usa canada preolympic exhibition game friday night. women's hockey, nine seconds left. fights breakout everyone on the u.s. end of the ice, two teams fought in the game back in october and also during a game in 2010 so there is a history of bad blood. let's stay on the ice for a movement you saw that scrum develop around the u.s. net and our jessica taft takes a look at three women identifying for the starting slot between the teams. >> reporter: she has

the newspaper says the information came from documents provided by former nsa contractor edward snowden. the cell phones wer being trackd are outside of the united states. >> the fast food workers are striking across the country they are pushing to make it easier to unionize. many pr protestors are asking fr 15 there an hour. that is twice as much as many owner in the u.s. it comes after president obama says raising the minimum wage will not hurt jobs. last month a seattle suburb increased their wage to $15 an hour and that is by far the high over the in thhigh -- highest i. it's 2:00 and her five-hour shifted at kfc is over. she is off to pick up her joiningest sojoining -- youngesm daycare to head home. with no time to take off her uniform she heads to the kitchen to make a snack and help her older children with their homework. >> they look to me. they have no one else to look to. for the last five years she has been making $9.13 a 9.1317 an h. i'm the definition of working poor. she is barely able to cover the cost of living expenses. i receive food stamp benefits and subsidized dayc

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it's believed it is based on documents leaked by edward snowden and since he exposed the government's spying program the world has been debating whether he is a hero or a traitor. former national security director michael hayden told the "face the nation" is his opinion of snowden has changed for the worst. >> i used to say he was a defector and there is a history of defection to moscow and part of the stream. i'm drifting now with more harsh language. >> reporter: such as? >> such as traitor. >> reporter: based on what. >> in two weeks to german and brazilian government he offered to reveal more american secrets to the governments in return for something and the return was for asylum. >> reporter: and he was on "meet the press" and says the government's charges against snowden do not allow for a proper legal defense. >> the law under which mr. snowden is charged, the 1917 espionage act a world war i statute does not talk about leaks to the press and public interest and we can agree some of the information has been in the public interest and someone who sells secrets to an enemy for a

snowden leaked secrets on american networks every day. the aclu's lawyers argued the government's interpretation of its authority under the patriot act was so broad that it could justify the mass collection of financial, health and even library records of innocent americans without their knowledge. the aclu says it will appeal judge pauley's ruling, sais it misstates the statutes and misapplies a narrow and out dated precedent. the department of justice, spokesman says they were pleased with judge pauley's decision. robert leon ruled the opposite way, in a suit brought against the company verizon. serious doubts of the metadata collection, as a method of collecting time sensitive information. the white house issued a report in which it was suggested that changes maybe in the offing to the way in which information is collected and stored in this country. two different decisions on essentially the same subject, many people think the issue of florida spying is heading towards the supreme court in washington. john terrett, al jazeera new york

snowden. he said there wasn't an editor who would have handed back the information. >>> for the first time in history we have both the money and knowledge to reduce illness and early deaths around the world. that's according to a new report which says better spending could close the health gap between the rich and poor. investing in health is worth it, because better spending can cut early death rates, and economies are boosted by a healthier, longer-living population. the report recommends doubling spending on research and develop on diseases that effect the poor from 3 to $6 billion a year. and governments should dramatically increase the tax on tobacco. >> i think the first step is agree on the goal, making the commitment, having that commitment be widely shared, generating the political commitment above all within countries to commitment the necessary resources to the necessary health interventions. >> nevertheless do you think in the current economic environment, when you talk about $60 b

edward snowden came in second. >>> now to south africa where dignitaries and now thousand -- thousands of mourners continue to file past nelson mandela. flowers and candles lining the sidewalk outside of the south african call sole late in new york. nelson mandela first visited the united nations after leaving prison in 1990. it was one of many visits to the u.s. his picture also hanging outside the un security council dham cham -- chambers. >>> vice president biden is expected to speak at a memorial service in washington. civil rights leaders and others expected to attend. >>> in south africa the wait see the body of nelson mandela is now starting to look like the lines of blacks waiting for hours to vote for the first time in that country. allan, today's mood more somber it seems? >> reporter: that's right, dell. things have really changed a bit. it's time to say good-bye now. and in the next few days tens of thousands of people will have a chance to do just that. those are the union buildings behind me. down at the bottom of the hill are several bus stops where people can board free

the information came from documents by normer nsa contractor, edward snowden. >>> secretary of state john kerry has returned to the middle east, meeting with israeli and palestinian leaders to discuss ongoing peace talks and working on deals to curve iran's nuclear program. nick schifrin joins us with more. hello, nick? >> yeah, hey, stephanie. right now the u.s./israeli relationship is severely strained. today in jerusalem, a chummy secretary of state gave an unambiguous message. >> the bond between the u.s. and israel is unbreakable, and we might have a difference of a tack nick call measure, but we do not have a difference about the fundamental strategies that we both seek. >> reporter: he is used the word israeli security ten times in seven minutes. he was trying to reassure israel after the disagreement over iran's nuclear deal. kerry emphasized that the u.s. and israel share a long-term goal, dismantle iran's nuclear capacity. >> we will consult continuously with our israeli friends to bring about an agreement that with withstand's everybody's test. >> reporter: and now kerry w

live than will have watched edward snowden, but certainly the potential is there for edward snowden to be the one who is grabbing the headlines tomorrow. >> phil et ner for us. pope francis used his first christmas day to call for peace in war-torn areas including syria. >> translator: let us continue to ask the lord to spare the beloved syrian people further suffering and to enable the parties in conflict to put an end to all violence and guarantee access to humanitarian aid. >> pope francis prayed for a better world and protection for christians under attack. more than 70,000 people gathered in st. peter's square to hear the pontiff's greeting. >>> it has been a cold, dark christmas for hundreds of thousands of people across the u.s. and canada. many are still without electricity. after last weekend's ice storms pulled down power lines, utilities companies in the region say they are making progress and they hope to have the power restored in many places by tomorrow. subzero temperatures and strong winds are slowing progress in some spots. kevin has more on all of this. >> we're looki

who brought this to light, edward snowden and the talk of amnesty speakin, the president t against it. here's what the president had to say on that score. >> obama: i think as important and necessary as this debate has been, it is also important to keep in mind that this has done unnecessary damage to u.s. intelligence capabilities and u.s. diplomacy. but i will leave it up to the courts and the attorney general to weigh in on the specifics in this case. >> reporter: you mentioned the all-time low ratings for president obama, a large measure of that attributed to the botched healthcare.gov . that 2 million enrollee is applications. the problem is that it's much, much lower than $2 million. they saturday a 3 million enro enrollee goal. they fell short and they'll waive the mandate of the idea of healthcare reform for those who lost their health insurance on account of obamacare, something that the president apologized for last week. the president trying to foster the perception that the healthcare system, healthcare.gov and the affordable care act has turned the corner, still a lot of

leaked by edward snowden. >>> the situation is increasingly dire and dangerous in south sudan. ethnic fighting has left hundreds dead this week and now president obama is sending troops to safeguard americans. >> this woman is angry because the food she's been given. >> they told us there would be food but that's not true. they said we would get help. i'm angry hungry and frustrated. >> there are 5,000 living here, families too scared and traumatized to go back home. james ega is the current's president. he says juba is safe. he replaced, in august, the man the president accused of planning a coup. >> only places are under his control. we will flush him out. >> the united nations paints a slightly different picture. mashar denies taking over the country. fighting are still recovering in hospital. officials say they battle to cope at first but now things seem under control. >> almost all of them, short wounds, different from shots at night and shot in the day. shot at night are people running. in the morning, they were all in the front, legs, thighs, chest, and in the head, whic

. >>> britain channel four showed the tape by edward snowden to run counter to the queen. and let's take a look at the gorgeous sunset outside in new york city. i'm richelle carey, and you can check out our website at www.aljazeera.com. >> new drug trials for alzheimer's disease disease target people who don't have the decease but as much a 50% chance of getting it later. i'm ray suarez, and that's the "inside story." >> five million americans suffer from alzheimer's disease. >> five million americans suffer from alzheimer's disease, and by 1950 that number will double. we'll discuss the national plan to address alzheimer's disease, and focus on newly funded research testing new drugs. here is the interesting part. the drugs will be used preventively on healthy people genetically predisposed developing the disease. we will start our discussion in a moment, but here is the background. >> what i noticed four or five years ago was my difficulty in writing complex topics. i could not hold all of them in my mind, so it became much more difficult and frustrating to write about t

s "meet the press", and said the government charges against edward snowden dose not allow for a proper defense. >> the act, the espionage act doesn't distinguish between leaks to the press, and some of this has been in the public interest, and some that sell secrets to the enemy. the department of justice argues it's a worse violation of the war to leak to the press than to leak to an enemy, because all enemies see it. that's true. but the american public see it. >> he took an oath not to disclose classified information. >> he took an oath and signed the same standard of classification, it was to the constitution. if the law allowed him to make a public interest defense, saying, "look at all the good this has done", if the law allowed the government couldn't prove harm, sure, he'd face trial. for now, he doesn't believe the cost of the his act of conscience should be a life behind bars. >> since june he's been in russia. >> a group descended on the ukrainian president's home in protest. >> hundreds of ukrainians took their protest to the streets, trying to reach the pal racial resident

thanks to the revelations of edward snowden. the keynote speaker at the hacker meeting this year was the journalist who made public snowden's story, glen greenwood. >> i think the power lies in the skills that you possess, the privacy inroads preventing the u.s. government and its allies from invading the sanctity of our communication. >> germans were shocked by revelations made by greenwald and edward snowden, past episode in the cub' cub's history. working with the nsa listened in on conversations with top european union officials, including that of unicef, calling that an outrage so they're suing britain for the european court of human rights. >> i guess the agencies and the chief of the agencies should be asked about their smieg spying capabilities and even sow we can have some hold on the future, spying didn't end just because the public knows about it, nothing changed anyway. >> many of the hackers didn't want to be filmed. they have long taken their privacy are seriously and feel there is even more reason to do so. nick s

leaks coming from edward snowden, a former contractor for the nsa. snowden's contact was glen greenwold who plikd the documents for the tworld see, in the guardian newspaper. calling their actions justified, calling other as traitors or worse. snowden fled to hong kong and moscow, and he was defiant, saying some governments are building a worldwide system to secretly track how we live, who we talk to and what we say. i was motivated by a belief that the citizens of the world deserve to understand the system in which they live. today i talked with greenwold and asked him his what i thought about the recommendations from the advisory panel. >> these recommendations are from an advisory board that president obama created and staffed with his allies essentially. it is unclear whether the white house will adopt one or all of the recommendations but one of the recommendations is the main program which is the subject of our reporting, which a federal court ruled unconstitutional which was the collection of all americans metadata for their telephone calls, t

by now, most of the world has heard the name edward snowden. the former national security agency contractor who released thousands of classified documents about government surveillance in one of the most significant leaks in u.s. history. he's been charged with espionage and has been living in russia under temporary asylum. the american journalist at the center of the story lives in brazil. >> we've had to come to rio to speak tonn

edward snowden is saying mission accomplished. edward snowden says all he wanted was for the public to have a say in how people are governed. he says that goal was reached long ago. coming up, the man that introduced the ak47. we'll look at how his invention changed everything. >> it's that time of year in the national football league where the coach and carousel revs up. who is in and who is out. >> the past weekend brought damage in terms of flooding, ice. the storm that causes is now making its way out higher. along the eastern ae board a lot of places are clearing up. ice warnings in effect from maine. they have gone, most of the precipitation is leaving. cape codd along long island. >> also lake effect snow is kicking in for parts of western new york there. temperature wise we were breaking records. 71 degrees in new york city, philadelphia at 68 and washington d.c. went all the way to 72. the big change is it will bring colder air in behind it. tuesday this is what we are looking at. 39 degrees in washington. up here towards