and lexie thompson and lee from korea are tied in the 2015 stage. the evan championship in france, shooting 5 under 66. making an early start in conditions, players snapping at the heels, one shot behind. a poor start to the first round by this shooter, six off the pace. >>> we are not far from the start of the rugby world cup. england had a low-key welcome, for pacific islands in the so-called pool of death, alongside australia, england, wales and uruguay making up the rest of the group. the first assignment against the host on september 18th >>> a sports website in the united states claimed floyd mayweather was given an exemption by the world anti-doping agency for taking an intervention. allegations are coming out ahead of the fight. floyd mayweather say it will be the last, taking on roberto in los angeles. it is aiming for a 49th career win, making them pay >>> iranian dressage rider has the chance to make history on friday. he will be completing in questions in the 2016 qualifying event in germany as meeting the required standard. becoming the

robert thompson, good to have you on the show. >> the show may be over, but the conversation conditions. aljazeera.com/considerthis. you can find us on twitter. see you next time. >> >>> china sends ships to evacuate people from vietnam, after days of riots. >>> hello, you're watching al jazeera. also on the programme - west can leaders -- west african leaders unite against boko haram. >>> is a 23 storey apartment block collapses in south korea. hundreds are feared dead. >>> sri lanka divided. the government marks five

several dozen of the most dangerous detainees who cannot be released or sent to other countries to the thompson correctional center in illinois that has 1500 empty cells. also reported by the washington post, the obama administration forget that former attorney general eric holder promised the senate judiciary committee he will not move people from guantanamo to thompson. >> it's obviously a top priority, it has remained a challenge throughout. >> the administration hoped to have a plan to send to armed services committee chairman john mccain before recess. now officials say it will be next month at earliest before a proposal goes to the hill. mccain promised to work with president obama to close guantanamo but only if the administration can provide and alternative that addresses congressional concerns. it's not just the current ban on moving prisoners to u.s. soil to be addressed, it's the congressional requirement that the defense secretary tear sign off on any transfers to other countries, essentially certifying that the detainees no longer pose a risk to the u.s. that was a form of contenti

and thompson and 63 to take a share of a one-stroke lead and spieth struggling with the down and passing to one and 21-year-old was off the pace. footballers celebrating a memorable start to the gold cup and they were absolutely ruthless against cuba in the group seed encounter and scoring a hat trick and big win against opponents who were without seven of their regular players and the head coach due to logistic problems with traveling. the final whistle sounded and mexico put six unanswered bells against the cuba and mexicans face guatemala on sunday and they are confined to an opening defeat by trinidad which is settled in the first half of soldier field in chicago and trinidad goals coming before the break. and guatemala was in the second half and 3-2 the final score. and justin is sent out a big warning to his biggest rival and ahead of next month's athletic championships in beijing and the second fastest time of the year of the star-studied race and 9.7, 5 seconds and faster and double olympic champion for a thousand meters event and britt tin's first race and the latest from wimble

robert thompson, good to have you on the show. >> the show may be over, but the conversation conditions. aljazeera.com/considerthis. you can find us on twitter. see you next time. >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> the mountains of west virginia have provided generations with jobs in coal. but on january 9th, 2014, the state woke up to an example of the costs of it's industrial economy. a tank containing a chemical used the process of coal

we can now speak to george thompson who worked at the criminal defense investigation and thank you very much for speaking to us. first of all, could you begin by giving us reaction to the news how much of the breakthrough is the identification of these two suspects? >> good evening. it came as no surprise to me that this announcement was made today. i've been watching for the past three weeks a program which went out in the united states, it was a theatre program, done and produced by a gentleman whose brother died on board pan am 103 and people named as suspects were named in the program and in my opinion there is just not one iota of evidence whatsoever tying them to the case. i'm not an apologizing for the people but i'm sure he had nothing to do with the bringing down of that plane and that the evidence against him is very, very, very suspect. >> why what do you suspect then will happen now? you obviously stated your views on mcgrahee what about these two new suspects, is it ever likely they would stand trial? if i have to think there were two new iranian suspects i would maybe have

robert thompson, good to have you on the show. >> the show may be over, but the conversation conditions. aljazeera.com/considerthis. you can find us on twitter. see you next time. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. >> this administration will not tolerate any nation who seeks to sabotage any company. >> balkans recovering from flooding and landslides. >>> plus the battle over a beach that

thompson, though missed a 3-pointer at the buzzen, as they went down 112-110. >>> cricket former international bats man has been charged with match fixing. he is accused with fixing games in a domestic 2020 competition. he didn't actually play in the tournament. cricket south africa are awaiting his response to the charges. >>> meanwhile the first day of the third test between south africa and england is drawing to a close. 251-7 in their first innings. but the debut century in the last match in cape town that could prove far more significant. >> reporter: he says he is just at the infancy of his career, but it does during the second test in england, that he became the first black african to score a test century for south africa. >> i understand me being a model for other black african cricketers, i just want to see myself as an individual and as a cricketer. >> reporter: with an unusual quota of at least four players critics say there are not enough non-white players on the south african team. they aim to have six players of color in the se-- next two seasons. many see him as an inspirational

. >> clay thompson scored 36 points as the warriors least the lakers. and damarcus cousins score for the kings to win ove against mavericks in overtime. the kings have not won in dallas since 2003. >>> the world's two best golfers are i in hawai'i for the start of the pga season. jordan spieth joined the top of the rankings after winning two majors, the masters and the u.s. open. >> i'm not thinking of this as anything different. we're just continuing the month changes, the year changes, you write the date. that's about it in my mind. we just had a little bit of a break, and i've had plenty of playing and practice to be plenty ready to travel in this week, and take our game over to asia in a couple of weeks. then i'll come back here and get to my normal schedule. >> well, world number two jason day could replace spieth at the top of the rankings with a good performance in hawai'i. the australian briefly had the top spot after winning the pga championship. >>> top seed djokovic is through to the quart finals of the qatar masters. he beat spain in straigh

. >> allen thompson has been living at a local retirement village for eight years. strong winds are a reminder of the potential hazards. >> in august, it is like ten times worse. and you can carry on sweeping, and wiping, and whatever, and this is -- the air is full of dust. >> the federation for a sustainable environment, says 1.6 million people, live near or on top of mine residue deposits. >> there are also just exposed to the inhalation, and to the ingestion of radio active and toxic gas fall out. >> the governments mine house and safety counsel is not yet completed the studies on the risk of the exposure to the dust, but some action has been taken. >> there are companies which are reclaim from that dust it means the dutches are gone forever, but should those dumps be not removed. they try to minimize the exposure. >> before the environment improved worried that many more from her community, could get sick. >> the 25-year-old african-american died in april from a neck injury he suffered while in police custody. the protests and rioting in baltimore. the settleme

clay thompson missing a 3 pointer, warriors doing oun going down 1113 to 110. snoop needing to winment the -- >>> needing to win, the proteas hope for a win. the innings could have far-reaching consequences for south african cricket. >> he's at the infancy of his career, during the test. the first black african to score a century, they are going forward in terms of cricket. >> with an u.n. official quota of four players, critics say there's not enough nonwhite players. cricket australia says it doesn't have a transformation start. they aim to have domestic teams for the next two seasons. cricket fans battle it out against england. many in the township stee it as an inspirational figure and a hero. >> the youngsters hope they can be the next generation, and they practice at the cricket club where they play. >> the significance in cape town meant a lot. professionally we grew up. because of that, ahave seen the growth in the betting det. >> there was a lack of resources in townships where most of the population lives. >> most gained access to representatives and

. >> well thank you very much, george thompson for sharing your analysis with us. we appreciate it. now the syrian army has gained control of the key road linking aleppo and hamas. they took control of the road from isil, it was the only road for supply routes. russia said that diplomats need to agree on a list of opposition groups who will be invited to u.n.-brokered peace talks. sergei lavrov said that the united nations are ready to hold talks between president bashar al-assad and the opposition, but everyone needs to be front and center to the peace process. >> we need to clarify what is the opposition. what is the moderate opposition and should become partners. there needs to be a mutual understanding between the opposition and the government. this is a key principle. the political process should be syrian-led and syrian people only can define the destiny of the country. >> so how difficult is it going to be to establish who should represent the syrians. >> this is difficult, and something that that should be determined before they bring a meeting together on the other hand now

. >> reporter: steve thompson has owned this lodge for 12 years. he says only once before has he seen the lake so low. >> in the lake gets too low, then they will not be able to generate power, which will affect the whole of zambia. and that's the big issue. >> reporter: the dam is just under 40% full, impacting the hydro plant's ability to generate power. >> south africa has its own issues and challenges with regard to electricity supply, so it's been importing some power, and in the short-term no quick fix. structurally they have challenges with regards to the electricity sector, and that will take time to resolve. >> reporter: the power companies have introduced nationwide power cuts and rationing. the demand for electricity continues to grow, and businesses and residents here rely on its waters to keep things going. >> reporter: local businessman says without electricity, his print shop will come to a stand still, but his worries don't end there. at home he quickly collects water before the supply is cut for the day. >> [ inaudible ] that's all

klay thompson was the top scorer. >>> next to lithuania who booked their spot in the semis with their win over serbia. >>> mare ran -- mare incilc isn't letting go of his hardware. >>> and there's more on our website. check out aljazeera.com/sport, there's also details on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. >> jo, thank you very much. >>> now the third and final super moon of the year has eliminated the skies. this is what it looks like in jerusalem. a super moon is when the full moon is closest to earth. the moon reaches its fullest phase on monday but will continue to shine brightly for a further few nights. >>> that's it for our news hour on al jazeera. thank you for watching. my colleague jane dutton is with you next. i hope you stay to watch. thanks a lot. ♪ >> on the stream, >> children of divorced parents are twice as likely to drop out of high school than their peers. is it time to time to rethink how we're approching the social and legal aspects of divorce. >> the stream, on al jazeera america >> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects

. >> kevin thompson one of the city's five to 8,000 intravenous drug users. he also knows where he's getting his next fix. not on the streets but from this clinic where he does a high quality heroin injection. methadone never worked for him and repeated rehab tries failed. >> i'm looking for a vein. when you do it, it's a big warm hug, out of bed your mortgage hugs you squeezes you and really tight. >> reporter: the patients here are considered so severely addicted giving them the drug they crave is the best and cheapest way to protect them and those around them. >> getting the free heroin, you know, it's even better. want me smashing your car or robbing, hurting you or something glrm similar programs have been run in europe for years and many studies show keeping people like kevin on an even keel not chasing discreet drugschasing streetdrugs may pay off. not everybody sees the benefit. jim o'roarke runs vision society, abstinence based rehab for severely addicted criminals. >> is that a way to deal with them? >> bye-bye, let's give them more. >> by giving th

emma thompson, al jazeera. >>> aims is to regain control of al jos province under houthi control since 2011. accidental air strike on sunday. >>> egypt's agriculture minister has been arrested over corruption allegations. detained on monday shortly after his resignation was announced. the prime minister's office released a statement earlier saying his resignation had been accepted. >>> thousands of people have attended the funeral of a palestinian woman who's died five weeks after an arson attack on her home. her 18-year-old son was killed in the arson attack of their family home. her husband died days later. scott heidler has more from duma. >> she returned to her home city of duma. she succumbed to these injuries early friday afternoon. her body has returned here. third member of the family that's died of the arson attack that's believed to be carried out by these israeli settlers. her son died that evening, then her husband died eight days after that astack and now five weeks later she has died and the village is going to say good-bye. the family's oldest son ahmed is in hospital wi

thompson had a three pointer with 15 seconds left. in over time steph curry, in over time. the definition of most valuable player. warriors going to win 103 to 96. the f.i.f.a. boss has been familyising himself with the footballing globe. he touched down in the bolivian city, the third stop on his south american tour after taking on some local attire he met with the president who presented him with bun of the nation's highest honors. he himself is no stranger to football. he briefly signed back in 2014. novak djokovic has continued his dominant form. the world number one had to have treatment on back spasms during the semifinal against his opponent. he recovered to claim a six three six three victim. novak djokovic hasn't dropped a set in this tournament. he will face his opponent in the last one. michael jordan retired from basketball for a third and final time in 2003, but 13 years later he is still earning roughly 30 million dollars a year, more than any other athlete active or retired. forbes have released a list of the highest earning retirees. he pulled in 110 million

clay thompson scored 36 points as golden state warriors beat the los angeles lakers 109-88 in the nba. in texas damarcus cousins would send the game against the dallas mavericks into over time. kings have not won in dallas since 2003. winning stage four of the rally, in the bidding of his 12th rally title finishing 27 seconds ahead. they're still in contention. third over all. that's all your sport for now. we send you back to london. >> thank you very much, indeed, for that. you can find out much more news and sport over on our website. the address to click on i iswww.aljazeera.com for all your latest news and sport. thanks for watching the news hour. join me again in the coming minutes. we'll see you begin, bye bye. >> the al jazeera america promises new sanctions as north korea leader claims he has detonated a hydrogen bomb. >> hello there, i'm felicity barr, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, syrians'appeal for help. >>> and authorities say police are not doing enough against a group of armed men who have taken o

first round attention has been centered around justin tomas and nicholas thompson, sharing a one shot lead. speith struggled through the round with an even par 71. the 21-year-old eight shots off the pace. >> footballers are celebrating a memorable start to the congress da calf gold cup absolutely ruthless. the mexicans face guatemala on sunday. >> con signed to an opening defeat by thin da, the result in the first half at soldier field in chicago. coming before the break guatemala did manage a consolation goal. too little, too late there. >> a washing to the biggest travel ahead of next month's championships in beijing clocking got second fastest time of the year at the deemed league. >> the st. louis cardinals a winning start with the pittsburgh penguins. fans behaved the rain in pittsburgh pennsylvania. play was interrupted in the fourth inning, ground crew having to roll out the tarp. when play resumed pitching 7 1/3 scoreless innings earns the visitors a 4-1 win giving them a lead on the pirates in the national league central. that's your sports. >> robin thanks very much. stay w

marathon is a major event for most people but doing it at the age of 92 is something special and harriet thompson is the oldest to complete the marathon when she crossed the line in san diego and started running at 76 and completed 16 marathons, her time 7:24:36. not too shabby at all, more sport on our website, for the very latest check it out at al jazeera/sport with blogs and video clips from correspondents around the world that is it and more later. >>> before we go a solar plane attempting to fly around the world has had to make an unscheduled stop because of bad weather. the pilot of the solar impulse impact was 36 hours in flight across the pacific when a decision was made to land in japan. he will now wait for clearer skies before continuing. stay with us here on al jazeera another full bulletin of news is straight ahead. ♪ ♪ the death toll in iraq rises as i.s.i.l. continues to use suicide car bombers with devastating effect. ♪ hello, you are watching al jazeera, also on the program, malaysia announces 6,000 job cuts in bid for survival after two fatal plane crashes. smoking ban in

klay thompson tying the game with a three-pointer, with 15 seconds left in regulation. in overtime, the reigning m.v.p. took center stage. he scored 31 total including six straight in overtime. the definition of most valuable player. 103-96, the golden state warriors win. >>> india and west indies underway. the winner will face england in sunday's final in calcutta. >>> going into this game, most talk surrounded the two star batsmen. teammates going up against each other in a real heavyweight crash in keeping with the boxing theme. let's have a look at the tale of the tape. these physician don't include the match going on that right now. he has played four innings to gail's two. in terms of runs scored, 104, but he's played two innings less than the indian. a high score of 82 against australia in the last game. scored a century that time against england in the opening match. his average is an amazing 104. he also leads in terms of the striker. that's the amount of runs scored every 100 balls. comes in at 132.37. gales is 208. a true heavyweight contest. >>> the west ind

. >> brian thompson is a senior nutritionist at the u.n.'s food and agricultural organization. good to have you with us. as i mentioned there, while the level of malnutrition progress has been made, there's a certain high level that is persisting. why is that? >> the - well, the situation in south sudan with civil unrest makes it such that people have difficulty in harvesting and in procuring their food. that is a particular disaster situation, which has chronic problems. i used to work in south sudan as it happens. i was listening to the report, and it's a factor that leads to the persistence and high levels of malnutrition around the world, even in countries that do not have severe civil unrest and sense that sudan has. you will be having still unacceptably high levels of malnutrition, and that is why we are holding the icn to today. >> there's also a problem with the availability and the quality of food. when some of the reports talk about vitae men dedeficiencies. >> that's correct. it's quality and quantity. we have, over the last 20 years, since the first icn lifted milli

naru is used as part of the off shore detention policy, andrew thompson reports from brisbane. >> inside this brisbane hospital is the baby whose situation has come to symbolize, personalize everything that is controversial about australia's policy towards refugees. this crowd protestors of three or 400 more people, are here to protest her parents being deported to naru. immediately deported to the pacific island of naru, there the mother got pregnant. australia does bring people who need serious medical attention back to australia. the baby was born here but the parents and baby were returned to naru. in january of this year the baby had an accident, boiling water was poured on her and she was brought by air ambulance back here. the government would like to send her back to naru but the doctors and nurses don't want the maybe dharnlgd, the dischart her sent bang to naru. natasha you know the mother very well, you were working with save the children on naru. how is the baby? >> the baby is doing well, thankfully, steeples have healed quite well. the plotting is overwhelmed. shmother isin

the official were familiar with terri thompson. the sheriff deputies knew exactly where to go. take a listen. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> that's a lion right out in front of me and was standing there under the street light. >> we just saw the a lion that is missing. >> you saw it on mount prairie road? >> yeah. >> about how far off of 40? >> about half a mile. it was going west. >> it's going west? >> it was heading west in a hurry. yep. >> all right. we'll get somebody out in that area. if you see it again, don't approach it, okay? >> i'm far from there. i was driving. >> reporter: and obviously, anderson, that lion had to be taken down a short time later. the big question now for investigators is why terry thompson, a man by all accounts from everyone i spoke to, loved these animals, why he set them free and opened the cages and then took his own life. >> a short time ago, i spoke with sheriff lutz. mr. lutz, what's the status of the animals? >> right now, we believe we have one animal unaccounted for. that animal could be missing or could have perished in one of these

. - annette thompson. small business owner. hates cantaloupe. - good. - the lee family: twins. with another on the way. - mazel tov. - that's meatloaf. - hmm. [click] that's still meatloaf. - very good. moving on. - we are insurance. - ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum di bum bum bum bum bum ♪ [ male announcer ] you always dreamed of living in a place like this. but the land can be challenging. that's where our expertise comes in. your john deere dealer will find the best solution to get the most for your money and the most out of your property. because we know you love your land... every last bit of it. deere season is going on now. go to johndeere.com/tractors and get 1,000 dollars off 2520 and 2320 compact tractors with the purchase of two or more implements. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. ♪ >>> i'm back now with george michael for the world premiere for the song he's recorded for the wedding of prince william and kate middleton. george, you went to twitter to ask your fans t

. - annette thompson. small business owner. hates cantaloupe. - good. - the lee family: twins. with another on the way. - mazel tov. - that's meatloaf. - hmm. [click] that's still meatloaf. - very good. moving on. - we are insurance. - ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum di bum bum bum bum bum ♪ >>> billie jean, forget winning wimbledon. let's cut to "sports illustrated" magazine and the moment that you became the cover girl of "sports illustrated." that in itself created shock waves, didn't it? >> it did. it was the first time a woman ever got sportsman of the year and i shared it with the great late john wooden, who was the coach of the bruins, ucla bruins, in los angeles. so that was an honor just to be with him. because basketball was my first love, so him being a basketball coach i thought was great. usually i always shared covers with people in the beginning. i'm a person that got the door ajar and then the next time, like chris evert was sportswoman or person of the year and she got the whole cover. >> chris has always called you the wisest woman she knows. >> really? >> which

. - annette thompson. small business owner. hates cantaloupe. - good. - the lee family: twins. with another on the way. - mazel tov. - that's meatloaf. - hmm. [click] that's still meatloaf. - very good. moving on. - we are insurance. - ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum di bum bum bum bum bum ♪ >>> rory, lots of comparisons right now to you and tiger woods, famous footage of him 3 years old smacking balls down the fairway. you were playing at 18 months, if folklore is correct. do you see any parallels with tiger in terms of the way you play? >> yeah. i mean at 22 we both had one major. he won a couple more times than i have in my career, but i mean i have to let other people make comparisons because if i try and chase his records, i'll lose sight of what i need to do to actually win tournaments. tiger's one of the best players, if not the best player to ever play the game, so -- >> there are people right now, proper experts, saying that you have the ability, the natural ability, and you've now shown the mental strength to come back from the masters where, to use sporting parlance, yo

. >> reporter: ironic, because down road at the thompson prison, the federal government wants to hold terror suspects, the same suspects that he guarded as one of the first mps at guantanamo bay, cuba, after 9/11. >> we traveled 3,000 miles to cuba to care for them down, there and now they are flying 3,000 miles to sit in my backyard up here. this is the inside of where we lived. >> reporter: staal guarded the prisoner as a reservist. >> many times they would turn on you. >> reporter: he said there was so much shouting and anger. >> there was so much aggression after 9/11 that you didn't know how the act and you had the maintain the military bearing. we had rules and guidelines to follow. we had to keep them safe. >> reporter: he strongly opposes bringing the detainees here. he believes that the prison can safely guard them, but fears that holding the prisoners here will make his community a more visible target. >> we have the rock island arsenal and the nuclear plant in cordova and the ammunitions plant 1,000 miles south of us. >> reporter: but he knows that his position is not popul

to fwhapd '08 where mike huckabee would have won the south carolina primary but for the votes that thompson got in the up state especially in greenville and spartanburg counties. one final thing that i don't think can be underestimated whups we get there, mitt romney having nicki haley, who's both a devout christian and a tea party favorite, that's an asset. >> finally. you are skeptical of this new poll that shows romney 13 points ahead in south carolina? >> well, i don't want to say i'm skeptical. i want to inject a word of caution because we don't have a single poll either in south carolina or iowa or any other early primary states showing that kind of result. >> i should clarify it's 13 percentage points ahead among evangelicals which is so startling. >> reporter: anderson, rick santorum is going to go up on the air starting next tuesday in south carolina with a very large ad buy which he has not doon before. he's had some cable ads. and so his campaign is telling me that they believe that's really going to up their visibility. they believe that their values message will resonate a lot

. - annette thompson. small business owner. hates cantaloupe. - good. - the lee family: twins. with another on the way. - mazel tov. - that's meatloaf. - hmm. [click] that's still meatloaf. - very good. moving on. - we are insurance. - ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum di bum bum bum bum bum ♪ >>> we're live in london, continuing to follow the breaking tornado, though, back home. we're going to be talking soon to the mayor in birmingham, alabama about the damage to that town and that they have seen in many places all across alabama. we want to finish up the conversation about president obama's move today after many years of calls by many in the fringe of the birther movement for him to release his long-form birth certificate. the president did that today in part at the instigation of donald trump, who keeps saying he's tired of talking about the issue even as he keeps talking about the issue. tonight, john king called him on it. >> you raised this, saying the president should release -- >> no, you raised it. >> no, i didn't release -- raise this. i didn't call a press conference in

. - annette thompson. small business owner. hates cantaloupe. - good. - the lee family: twins. with another on the way. - mazel tov. - that's meatloaf. - hmm. [click] that's still meatloaf. - very good. moving on. - we are insurance. - ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum di bum bum bum bum bum ♪ >>> standing by for live coverage of the president's arrival in tucson. but there's other important stories we're following right now, including a collapsing government in the middle east. lisa sylvester is monitoring that. some of the other top stories. what's going on? >> there is a political crisis in lebanon where members of hezbollah and its allies have resigned from the unity government. this comes as prime minister hariri met with president obama at the white house today. officials say the meeting was meant to show support for the lebanese government. the united states has designated hezbollah a terrorist group. >>> it is being called one of the worst natural disasters in australia's history. with the waters of the brisbane river rising, it's estimated almost 20,000 homes in brisbane al

didn't know -- there was only two people in the group that i did know, and that was my cousin, paul thompson, and his son. paul is the one who had contacted me and said they were going, and i was really interested in an opportunity to help the people, so, with one or two days' notice i was in miami and on my way. so -- >> so what was your understanding of what the mission was going to be that laura silsby had put together? >> in the very beginning the only thing i knew is that we were going to go over there and she had an orphanage and that we were going to work on that and prepare that for children to be able to live there. >> at this point when you first went, did you think that -- were you under the impression that laura had always permissions she needed to take kids from haiti into the dominican republic? >> yes. we were told that all the documents required to get kids into the dominican republic she had, and on the haitian side there was some documents that we needed to acquire and that was part of our goal also. >> did you ever see the documents that laura said she had that she was goi

we get special access as art thompson does his final preparations for a historic jump. >> and so they're thinking it's because it's going to find one out, but it's pretty exciting. everybody's in place. we test ed all the equipment. >> reporter: it's here where some of the top minds in aerospace will guide him. they sit in the front row, joel kitinger, he'll be in this row. everything is going to be on display on these monitors. all the different camera angles. even felix's vital signs, on display here. after five years of preparation, two test jumps and various delays, go time on tuesday morning is at hand. he will attempt the longest ever free fall from 120,000 feet. free fall will be about 115,000 feet, then his parachute will deploy 500,000 feet up. he will also try to break the speed of sound, going more than 690 miles an hour, wearing just his pressure suit, helmet and parachute. no one's ever done that outside a vehicle and we've been covering this mission for more than two years. when i spoke to him earlier this year, he discussed how focused he'll have to be at all times on his

. >> reporter: dreams are not sam thompson is drawing a line. >> it serves as more incentive for more people to come into our country illegally. >> reporter: while it is impossible to know how many students in new jersey are illegal immigrants, sponsors of the bill estimate there may be around 28,000 undocumented high school students currently in new jersey. wolf? >> happening now, shackled and burned, the suspect in the failed christmas day terror attack pleads not guilty. we will have a report on what happened inside of the courtroom and also what happened outside. >>> also this hour millions of jobs lost on president obama's watch. he is turning back to the economy on this day, an issue that could cost him and his party on election day in november. >>> in the midst of america's deep freeze, clothes that could keep people warm are being trashed in the garment industry which is now under fire. >>> we want to welcome the viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, and you are in i'm wolf blitzer, and you are in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www

absolutely jerry says he's the only republican other than fred thompson that i would vote for. steve says sure, all the republican party needs is another fare-mongering chicken little. ian says i'm so sick and tired of rudy giuliani trying to push his name back into the spotlight. he is a narcissistic hack. mike in oklahoma city, shameless slime ball, he's twied to squeeze as much personal gain out of september 11 as he can. and lucy in san francisco says if sarah palin is the alternative, then yes. if you didn't see your e-mail here, then you can go to my blog at cnn.com/caffertyfile. >>> oprah winfrey says she's moving on, but what it will mean to her vast financial holdings when she shuts down her current talk show. >>> it all began when she was accused of cutting a line in a walmart when things escalated. now nearly three years later, he find her fate in the hands of a jury, she could end up facing years in prison. david, how did it go today? >> wolf, we could not have been listening to more sharply disstikt stories in that courtroom. the official story, what the prosecutor

thompson and his crew brought up thousands of gold bars and coins from this old wreckage. he was paid millions of dollars by investors who say they never saw a return. when they filed a lawsuit, thompson disappeared with his partner, your see her picture there. a florida realtor says he remembered something strange when he rented a home to thompson in 2004. >> there was a massive mold problem in the kitchen area. frankly, i suspect that's where he was keeping the cash. >> thompson is scheduled to appear in a federal florida court next week. >>> coming up next i'm errol barnett. thanks for watching. coming up next natalie allen picks up the world's biggest story. that's after this. stay with cnn. just tell us your budget and the "name your price" tool helps you find a whole range of coverages. no one else gives you options like that. [voice echoing] no one at all! no one at all! no one. wake up! [gasp] oh! you okay, buddy? i just had a dream that progressive had this thing called... the "name your price" tool... it isn't a dream is it? nope. sorry! you know that thing freak

and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that the former governor was not at that brunch at that fall republican brunch in kenosha, wisconsin, and has put out that apology. we'll be right back. five days l, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to yr doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. it's how communication works... ...and your finances, too. it's asking questions, and really listening. that's how wells fargo helps you better manage your money... and find saving solutions like my savings plan that help you monitor and achieve your savings goals.... ...so you can be ready for whatever happens day to day... ...and still achieve the financial goals that matter most. have a savings goal? let's have a conversation. wells fargo. together we'll go far. since ameriprise financial

surveillance video shows zale thompson with the ax. he struck one officer in the arm, another in the back of the head. and employs fatally shot him at the seen. a man runs with a rifle toward parliament. the gunman michael zehaf-bibeau had online connections with jihad diss and wanted to go to syria. >> a doctor has tested positive for the virus. craig spencer is in isolation at a new york hospital. officials say he contacted shorshor authorities after developing a high fever and the public is not at risk of catching the disease. >> spencer landed last friday and made it through the enhanced screening procedures there and up until yesterday he was symptom-free? over the past week he rode the subway, visited a bowling alley and a restaurant but the major a few hours ago reassured new yorkers they're not in danger of contracting the virus. >>> new york city has the most advanced medical equipment and we have been preparing for months for the threat posed by ebola we have been preparing for months and clear and strong protocols being scru

passenger phil thompson says police were all business. >> they didn't take any guff off anybody. everyone had to keep their hands up. once they started seeing cameras pop up, they put a stop to that. >> i was very frightened and scared. >> heads down. >> when the man was arrested, thompson tells us his demeanor had completely changed once he was in handcuffs he was saying sorry and that he loved canada. >> that was ctv's austin delany reporting. the suspect ali shahi is scheduled to appear in court saturday morning. these are i thinks from social media. cnn spoke with his parents who say their son is a threat but do admit he's had mental health issues for many years. >> of a break in the western pacific tropics it could be a very busy week weatherwise. >> that's find out what that means. ivan cabrera joins us now. hello. >> good to see both of you here. we are now in the peak of the season. the western pacific season peaks a little bit earlier than the atlantic season here. we are now at the height of what we look at for activity as far as typhoons here. and i think in the coming

i knew officer thompson. it is going to be a great loss to the city of dallas. he was excellent, excellent police officer. the guy from that night just -- he came out to shoot police officers. he just opened up on uniforms, and of course when you're responding to calls of shots fired, you have no idea that you're the target. you automatically assume that it's other rival factions or a robbery or barricade situation. but you never realize that you are the target. and, unfortunately, that's what it was on thursday night. >> now, chief, i know you are back out doing your job today, just as you do every day. i know your officers are out doing their jobs today, just as they do every day. that's what we expect of you and that's what we have come to appreciate from you. but, it's got to be different. i mean what does it feel like now to walk the streets, to be out there after what happened thursday night? >> actually, strangely enough, it's not different. besides the hurt from a loss of the five men, as you can see, the community is out here showing their appreciation

i mean, there was a line to hug ty thompson and there was a line from 3:00 to 6:30. so i think a lot of people felt they needed it. i think for a lot of people it was very, very important that they went through it. >> so important to get through that moment and that stage, as you point out. while i'm sure you have been talking to friends, as you said, this is the first time for you to see your teachers. what did they have to say? >> yeah. >> there's been so much talk about the role of teachers moving forward. >> yeah. there has been a lot of talk. one of the things one of my teachers said that stuck out to me is about saying you're okay. she said, i'm not going to ask you if you are okay. i know you're not. she's going to say, i'm glad you are all right. she won't say okay. a lot of times as students we sometimes forget that our teachers are real people, too. they are going through this with us. i think certainly after this i have a newfound respect and friendship for a lot of my teachers. >> that's a lot to hear from a young man. this has been so much for so many of

and that's what happened to elizabeth thompson in the 19th century. and i feel like that has happened many times to outsiders who enter a closed world. and i sort of feel like that's what might happen to hillary clinton. that, you know -- in the show, i talk about the julia gilyard, prime minister of australia. first female prime minister of australia. so a parallel to what might happen with hillary clinton. the minute gilyard takes office, she gets subjected to a level of misogynistic abuse that was astonishing. and i interview her pore are for the podcast. that's the same phenomenon. the majority feels they have the freedom, the license, to lash out. and it's -- >> as you document in the podcast, this notion of moral licensing is something that you saw with regard to the painter. you saw with regard to jackie robinson and baseball. you even saw it with regard to those who cast ballots for barack obama. >> yeah. this is some of this psychologist dan ephron's research. he gets started with this when he starts to look at people who voted for barack oba

surrounded by some of the umbrellas that defined this moment occupy paraphernalia collected by steven thompson before the protest sites were demolished in december. >> i'd like to keep alive the spirit of the whole democracy movement going a bit longer and some informed people in particular young travelers around the world about our fight for democracy here in hong kong. >> reporter: that fight lasted more than two months. these tents become a symbol of the demonstrators committee though to their cause. now they take up most of stephen's two bedroom small flat. he says people come from all over the world, the u.s. u.k. and even mainland china to stay. drawn by a feeling of solidarity with hong kong protesters not to mention an attractive price in an expensive city. $13 a night will get you some of the basic creature comforts you would expect from a hotel and there's no shortage of political statements. hong kong chief executive featuring in the toilet. >> something definitely worth seeing. it is beyond being a hotel it is an exhibition space. i would have been keen to meet steven even if it wa

if you can't tell the truth this is a charge made by mccain, thomps thompson. >> so jamie, watching this what are democrats thinking? what is the president thinking or his strategists as they are watching newt gingrich go after mitt romney this way? i want a more positive tone and then is very negative against romney. >> a theme from last night is newt gingrich really dislikes mitt romney. it's gotten really, really bad. i think if i had to give romney any advice it is just don't talk about newt gingrich at all and just continue to run your campaign. the more he prods gingrich the more angry he is going to get and that means he is going to stay there until the end of the race. if i were romney i would be quiet about gingrich and continue to run a campaign. >> well, is is gingrich running out of steam by doing this? because is he focusing on the wrong person because romney was all obama, obama, obama and gingrich was romney, romney, romney? >> i don't think gingrich is interested in winning the presidency. i think he is just trying to keep it from romney. it is a i hate romney tone. it wa