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Every day 22 veterans take every day 22 veterans take their lives. Their lives. Despite progress on any given despite progress on any given night there are more than 55,000 night there are more than 55,000 homeless homeless veterans. Veterans. Consider this as families consider this as families across the country gather to across the country gather to give thanks, are we failing give thanks, are we failing those we should be those we should be thankful for. Thankful for. Also the hollywood season is big also the hollywood season is big time for hollywood, time for hollywood, this time it this time it will not will not disappoint like disappoint like the the anchor man anchor man 2. 2. What about a personal racetrack what about a personal racetrack acting as a video game. Acting as a video game. Im antonio mora, welcome to im antonio mora, welcome to consider this. Consider this. We begin with men and women in we begin with men and women in the armed services. The armed services. For many soldiers returning from for many soldiers returning from combat the war is beginning. Combat the war is beginning. From from catastrophic injuries to catastrophic injuries to ptsd they return with a host of ptsd they return with a host of the issues. The issues. Suicide rates among military are suicide rates among military are higher than civilians. Higher than civilians. Its getting worse. Its getting worse. What is america doing to help what is america doing to help they say serve when they come they say serve when they come back from wars. Back from wars. What are the emotional costs of what are the emotional costs of taking care of them. Taking care of them. A new book, they were soldiers a new book, they were soldiers how the wounded return from the how the wounded return from the wars, the wars, the Untold Stories Untold Stories describes the brutality of war describes the brutality of war in in detail. Detail. Ann ann jones is an author and has jones is an author and has been in various conflict around been in various conflict around the world situations. The world situations. Great to have you here. Great to have you here. We talk about war being held. We talk about war being held. Theres rarely theres rarely a book read that a book read that brings it to life. Brings it to life. You were with you were with soldiers in soldiers in afghanistan when they were afghanistan when they were injured. Injured. You went where they were you went where they were treated, and to germany where treated, and to germany where they were treated. They were treated. You saw them you saw them in the united in the United States treated at Walter Reid States treated at walter reid and what happened after that. And what happened after that. What, if anything some of this what, if anything some of this is striking. Is striking. What struck what struck you the most . You the most . Its so efficient. Its so efficient. Its an efficient part of the its an efficient part of the Great American war machine. Great american war machine. One of the things that surprised one of the things that surprised me most is what a toll it takes me most is what a toll it takes on the doctors and the nurses on the doctors and the nurses who who attend to the attend to the wounded Wounded Soldiers because, of course, the soldiers because, of course, the wounds that the soldiers are wounds that the soldiers are receiving, especially in receiving, especially in afghanistan, are catastrophic afghanistan, are catastrophic because most of them are because most of them are caused caused by by explosions. Explosions. The number of the number of amputations, both amputations, both legs lost. Legs lost. Because of all these because of all these improvised explosive devices, improvised explosive devices, they end up losing limbs and they end up losing limbs and they are surviving the injuries. They are surviving the injuries. In past wars they may not have. In past wars they may not have. They are coming home to live they are coming home to live with this and face tremendous with this and face tremendous rehabilitation work. Rehabilitation work. Some are spending two weeks at some are spending two weeks at walter reed. Walter reed. We have triple and we have triple and quadruple quadruple amputees trying to amputees trying to rehabilitate rehabilitate at the hospitals. At the hospitals. The doctors are asking the doctors are asking themselves, you know, are the themselves, you know, are the kids that we are kids that we are operating on in operating on in this condition, saving their this condition, saving their lives, will they be glad to be lives, will they be glad to be alive when they wake up and see alive when they wake up and see what happens to them . What happens to them . In some cases you wrote about in some cases you wrote about mothers who mothers who through the sense through the sense i got from reading the book i got from reading the book may have been ambivalent about may have been ambivalent about it themselves. It themselves. And the soldiers. And the soldiers. Happy that their children are happy that their children are alive, but at the same time alive, but at the same time realising what kind of life realising what kind of life theyd leave. Theyd leave. Or as a mother taking charge or as a mother taking charge of her sons rehabilitation. Of her sons rehabilitation. She said, people expect me to she said, people expect me to be happy he survived. Be happy he survived. I think i am, but to tell you i think i am, but to tell you the truth, i cant remember what the truth, i cant remember what happy feels like. Happy feels like. Its heartbreaking to read. Its heartbreaking to read. Your heart goes to the parent your heart goes to the parent and soldiers. And soldiers. You address the psychological you address the psychological issues, even in cases issues, even in cases where where injuries may not be as severe as injuries may not be as severe as those. Those. For the soldier and the family. For the soldier and the family. The ptsd, the sense of the ptsd, the sense of betrayal that a lot of soldiers betrayal that a lot of soldiers feel, because they realise the feel, because they realise the wars are not about defending wars are not about defending freedom, they are disillusioned freedom, they are disillusioned by the nature of the battles by the nature of the battles theyve been theyve been september into. September into. That takes a mental toll, and that takes a mental toll, and the traumatic brain injuries, the traumatic brain injuries, and the soldiers suffering from and the soldiers suffering from the injuries cant be properly the injuries cant be properly evaluated because they have evaluated because they have physical injuries at the same physical injuries at the same time that take time that take precedence. Precedence. You have to heal the body first you have to heal the body first and by the time they get around and by the time they get around to diagnose what is wrong with to diagnose what is wrong with the soldier the soldier psychologically or psychologically or what brain damage he has, its what brain damage he has, its impossible to tell. Impossible to tell. Again, they deserve every again, they deserve every penny spent on them to penny spent on them to rehabilitate them and take care rehabilitate them and take care of them. Of them. When you look at the financial when you look at the financial costs, they are tremendous. Costs, they are tremendous. Disability programs are almost disability programs are almost 60 million, almost the full 60 million, almost the full annual appropriation for the annual appropriation for the education billion, i education billion, i mean, i mean, i missuppose. Missuppose. Estimated to peak not until estimated to peak not until midcentury, because the soldiers midcentury, because the soldiers who are critically wounded are who are critically wounded are young. Young. We will have to continue to care we will have to continue to care for them for decades. For them for decades. And the even cost will be in the and the even cost will be in the trillions. Trillions. Talking millions, but talking millions, but substantial in Mental Health substantial in Mental Health professionals hired to help with professionals hired to help with suicide problems. Suicide problems. 83 million its a tremendous 83 million its a tremendous cost on so many different cost on so many different levels. Levels. Many americans dont realise how Many Americans dont realise how the injury of one soldiers the injury of one soldiers impacts the whole family, and impacts the whole family, and that impacts the community. That impacts the community. The medical person too, the the medical person too, the emergency doctors that have been emergency doctors that have been called out of Emergency Rooms in called out of Emergency Rooms in the United States to attend to the United States to attend to soldiers who have been injured soldiers who have been injured in the field, and bring them in the field, and bring them home. Home. Those doctors would say to me in those doctors would say to me in my community, the emergency room my community, the emergency room is health care for a lot of our is health care for a lot of our citizens. Citizens. When im gone taking care of the when im gone taking care of the soldiers, my colleagues are soldiers, my colleagues are doing double duty taking care of doing double duty taking care of those people at home. Those people at home. You mostly speak about men you mostly speak about men getting injured and coming home getting injured and coming home and the women taking care of and the women taking care of them. Them. Women are getting injured in women are getting injured in greater numbers. Greater numbers. What did you see with women . What did you see with women . The same situation. The same situation. They would come home. They would come home. Behind. Behind. You are critical of the va. You are critical of the va. Well, we have to recognise well, we have to recognise that when the soldiers started that when the soldiers started coming home from these wars, the coming home from these wars, the va was full of soldiers from va was full of soldiers from past wars. Past wars. So they had to immediately so they had to immediately expand to try to take care of expand to try to take care of these soldiers and theyve been these soldiers and theyve been playing catch up ever since, and playing catch up ever since, and they have never caught up. They have never caught up. Did you see any positives . Did you see any positives . Well, on an individual basis, well, on an individual basis, of course. Of course. You see the incredible courage you see the incredible courage of the terribly injured soldiers of the terribly injured soldiers trying to regain some kind of a trying to regain some kind of a life. Life. You see the courage of family you see the courage of family members who are trying to save members who are trying to save them and bring them back into them and bring them back into some sort of life. Some sort of life. But the overall tragedy remains, but the overall tragedy remains, you know. You know. Americans like stories of heap americans like stories of heap endings and like to think the endings and like to think the critically wounded who survive critically wounded who survive well, thats a happy ending. Well, thats a happy ending. Well, the soldier is still well, the soldier is still critically wounded and still critically wounded and still will be in the care of his will be in the care of his family and the rest of us for family and the rest of us for the rest of his life. The rest of his life. Not a very happy story. Not a very happy story. Its a powerful book and its a powerful book and brings home the terrible cost of brings home the terrible cost of war. War. Ann jones, thank you. Ann jones, thank you. The book is they were soldiers. The book is they were soldiers. Coming up you may remember coming up you may remember what happened after michael what happened after Michael Dukakis went for a ride in a dukakis went for a ride in a tank. Tank. 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We are going to california, we are going to california, and texas, and new york, and and texas, and new york, and well go to south dakota and well go to south dakota and oregon and washington and oregon and washington and michigan, and then were going michigan, and then were going to to washington. Washington. Howard deans primal clean in howard deans primal clean in the 2004 primaries to mitt the 2004 primaries to mitt romney killing chances that he romney killing chances that he cant worry about 47 of voters cant worry about 47 of voters that would not vote for him. That would not vote for him. The one with the greatest the one with the greatest consequence happened to michael consequence happened to Michael Dukakis. Dukakis. He led president bush. He led president bush. It had slipped by labour day. It had slipped by labour day. In an attempt to shore up a in an attempt to shore up a weakness on defense his campaign weakness on defense his campaign decided to put him in a decided to put him in a tank. Tank. With the National Media watching with the National Media watching it backfired. It backfired. Bush won all but 10 stakes. Bush won all but 10 stakes. Who let this happen. Who let this happen. Josh king was a young staffer on josh king was a young staffer on the the dukakis, hes a host and dukakis, hes a host and writes about the disaster writes about the disaster you were not the one that let you were not the one that let it happened. It happened. No, i did not. No, i did not. A friend of mine was there. A friend of mine was there. He he had reservations. Had reservations. They used everything. They used everything. Trying to wave off this thing trying to wave off this thing happening. Happening. It had it had a momentum of its own, a momentum of its own, born from a desire of the born from a desire of the dukakis to defeat its own dukakis to defeat its own weaknesses which is a weaknesses which is a perception perception that dukakis, being a strong that dukakis, being a strong commander in chief. Commander in chief. They took it head on they took it head on and do and do three days of event focused on three days of event focused on national security, national security, culminating culminating in a tank in a tank ride. Ride. Very clickly it was evident very clickly it was evident it was a disaster not quickly, it was a disaster not quickly, it was immediately. It was immediately. My old front sam my old front sam there. There. Lets say the first 24 hours lets say the first 24 hours is not a problem. Is not a problem. Sam donaldson, chris walters, sam donaldson, chris walters, and others do packages. And others do packages. The 2. 5 minute packages are the 2. 5 minute packages are straight. Straight. The former white house secretary the former white house secretary on the plane as dukakiss on the plane as dukakiss substantiate secretary is told substantiate secretary is told by field producers, you have to by field producers, you have to do more of this, you are do more of this, you are figuring out hue regan does it figuring out hue regan does it didnt donaldson crack up. Didnt donaldson crack up. Its selfcontained. Its selfcontained. No one was tweeting. No one was tweeting. They are doing packages for the they are doing packages for the evening news. Evening news. The next day the bernard from the next day the bernard from the the New York Times and others New York Times and others wrote that it was a little wrote that it was a little ramboish. Ramboish. Carson picked up on this and the carson picked up on this and the Bush Campaign says, we might Bush Campaign says, we might have something. Lets get vice have something. Lets get Vice President bush to say hes had a president bush to say hes had a battlefield onversion in the battlefield onversion in the tank. Tank. The following weekend the polls the following weekend the polls come in. Come in. Theres more water cooler theres more water cooler chatter. Chatter. Evans and evans and novak, ininfluential novak, ininfluential column. Column. By monday they are making fun of by monday they are making fun of him. Him. It wasnt until the it wasnt until the advertisement was made before it advertisement was made before it sinks into the national sinks into the national consciousness. Consciousness. Lets have a look. Lets have a look. It happened a few weeks later, it happened a few weeks later, series. Series. Michael dukakis opposed Michael Dukakis opposed practically every defense practically every defense system. System. New aircraft carriers, new aircraft carriers, antisatellite antisatellite weapons, he weapons, he opposed missile systems, dukakis opposed missile systems, dukakis opposed the stealth opposed the stealth bomber, bomber, ground emergency ground Emergency Warning System Warning System against attack and questioned against attack and questioned the strike on libya now he the strike on libya now he wants to be our wants to be our commanderinchief. Commanderinchief. America cant afford that risk. America cant afford that risk. The goofy smil with the hat the goofy smil with the hat overwhelming his face. Overwhelming his face. It was an image that the it was an image that the americans couldnt resist. Americans couldnt resist. 25 of americans said that 25 of americans said that alone alone would stop would stop them. Them. This is a poll coming in a this is a poll coming in a week later. Week later. Finally it sinks in about a week finally it sinks in about a week later. Later. The hat is the hat is fascinating. Fascinating. Its only using 11 seconds of its only using 11 seconds of footage that are footage that are acquired on the acquired on the supply by seg supply by seg rog rog ic. Ic. Its looped. Its looped. We didnt show all of it. We didnt show all of it. They do a list of the military they do a list of the military programs opposed. Programs opposed. Bush wiped out dukakiss big bush wiped out dukakiss big lead. Lead. Do you think bush would have won do you think bush would have won any . Or this was decisive. Any . Or this was decisive. I think bush was headed i think bush was headed towards victory. Towards victory. Dukakis misplayed the summer dukakis misplayed the summer after a successful convention in after a successful convention in atlanta. Atlanta. He basically goes under ground, he basically goes under ground, back to massachusetts, and back to massachusetts, and becomes governor becomes governor of the of the commonwealth. Commonwealth. Meantime it the republicans meantime it the republicans defined him negatively, and defined him negatively, and create the Willie Horton adds by create the Willie Horton adds by the campaign and independent. The campaign and independent. Crime. Crime. But theres three other but theres three other things. Things. Steve sims suggest that kitty steve sims suggest that Kitty Dukakis as involved in a flag dukakis as involved in a flag burning. Burning. Ronald reagan quips hes not Ronald Reagan quips hes not going to pick on an going to pick on an invalid when invalid when it was ask whether dukakis was it was ask whether dukakis was treated for treated for depression. Depression. Dukakis veetos a pledge of dukakis veetos a pledge of alliance law. Alliance law. And he didnt react and he didnt react passionately to a question of passionately to a question of what he would do if his wife was what he would do if his wife was attacked . Attacked . That was october 13th. That was october 13th. That was the nail in the coffin. That was the nail in the coffin. All of these things was a all of these things was a july. July. Lets go back to the helmet, lets go back to the helmet, the hat. The hat. You mentioned in the film and you mentioned in the film and your article, that there is an your article, that there is an unspoken rule, not even unspoken rule, not even unspoken unspoken that candidates should that candidates should not wear not wear hats. Hats. And president obama mentioned it and president obama mentioned it on receiving a football helmet on receiving a football helmet from the navy team. From the navy team. Pretty sharp. Pretty sharp. All all right. Right. Theres a general rule, you theres a general rule, you dont put stuff on your head in dont put stuff on your head in youre president. Youre president. Thats politics 101. Thats politics 101. You never look good wearing you never look good wearing something on your head something on your head that applies to president ial that applies to president ial candidates. Candidates. Why did he do it. Why did he do it. Its not just him. Its not just him. Since. Since. It goes back to it goes back to 1977, calvin 1977, calvin coolag, had a headdress. Coolag, had a headdress. Jack kennedy thought he looked jack kennedy thought he looked good good without a hat. Without a hat. I was i was trained as an advance trained as an advance person and the first question person and the first question was never put a hat on the was never put a hat on the candidates head. Candidates head. There were two reasons he had there were two reasons he had to wear a hat. To wear a hat. He was at 40 Miles Per Hour in a he was at 40 Miles Per Hour in a tank. Tank. If anything happens, this is the if anything happens, this is the democratic candidate for democratic candidate for president of the United States. President of the United States. He has to follow the safety he has to follow the safety protocol. Protocol. Hes a cruel followers much hes a cruel followers much reason number two is hes been reason number two is hes been given a tour of the tanks given a tour of the tanks capabilities by gordon england, capabilities by gordon england, Vice President , riding shotgun Vice President , riding shotgun with him in the tank. With him in the tank. Its a loud jet tur bin engine. Its a loud jet tur bin engine. He couldnt here anything. He couldnt here anything. It would be a shah aid. It would be a shah aid. Dukakis, he really wanted to dukakis, he really wanted to understand things. Understand things. He didnt do it for the photo he didnt do it for the photo op, he wanted to understand the op, he wanted to understand the conventional weapons conventional weapons system. System. He wanted to increase investment he wanted to increase investment in conventional weaponry. In conventional weaponry. Again, this was its a again, this was its a famous moment in american famous moment in american history. History. Michael bennett, keeps the suit, michael bennett, keeps the suit, dukakis, and tried to give it to dukakis, and tried to give it to the smithsonian. The smithsonian. They didnt take it . They didnt take it . To listen to matt bennett he to listen to matt bennett he said he calls them up and said said he calls them up and said all you have to say its from all you have to say its from the bennett collection. The bennett collection. Never got a call back. Never got a call back. I suspect with some of the i suspect with some of the publicity, a call might be made. Publicity, a call might be made. Theres another important prop theres another important prop in someone elses prop. In someone elses prop. The helmet. The helmet. It was brought back in the it was brought back in the duke plane to the headquarters duke plane to the headquarters of their campaign. Of their campaign. It was given to the vice it was given to the vice chairman of the campaign. Chairman of the campaign. According to three sources it according to three sources it sits within johns possession. Sits within johns possession. Apologise to matt bennett for apologise to matt bennett for calling him michael. Calling him michael. A further question in todays a further question in todays 24 hour news cycle. 24 hour news cycle. You mentioned twitter and you mentioned twitter and facebook. Facebook. Things will get out there. Things will get out there. Do you think this would have do you think this would have cycled through quickly and it cycled through quickly and it would have gone away . Would have gone away . All the noise and current all the noise and Current Campaign dissipates 1224 Hours Campaign dissipates 1224 hours after it after it happens. Happens. The the dukakis event probably dukakis event probably wouldnt have happened. Wouldnt have happened. It was the only image that went it was the only image that went viral. Viral. These days everything is viral these days everything is viral so everything becomes a blur. So everything becomes a blur. What happens on tuesday is what happens on tuesday is forgotten on thursday. Forgotten on thursday. It takes an event like that to it takes an event like that to break through, evolving and break through, evolving and developing nar mfi, that he is a developing nar mfi, that he is a person that might say that. Person that might say that. Its a weird piece of its a weird piece of video, video, that it that it sticks. Sticks. Theres a back story. Theres a back story. So much noise in the room. So much noise in the room. Thousands of people. Thousands of people. The only microphone is the one the only microphone is the one that dean is holding. That dean is holding. He has to scream to here himself he has to scream to here himself talk. Talk. Millions of people watching, millions of people watching, they only hear the guy they only hear the guy screaming, and hes trying to screaming, and hes trying to room. Room. Politician u. S. Politician u. S. Thank us for being here, josh. Thank us for being here, josh. Time to see what is trending time to see what is trending on al jazeeras website. On al jazeeras website. Lets check in with lets check in with herg. Herg. A complaint was filed saying a complaint was filed saying that police were driving that police were driving Homeless People out of Homeless People out of detroit, detroit, dropping them up miles away. Dropping them up miles away. There are suggestions that this there are suggestions that this is happening. Is happening. Harles johns said police drove harles johns said police drove him 20 miles away and left him him 20 miles away and left him on the side of the freeway. On the side of the freeway. They said they said a similar tale from another a similar tale from another homeless homeless man, 52yearold tony man, 52yearold tony maka do, saying police made him maka do, saying police made him throw his coins . A sewer. Throw his coins . A sewer. Two more victims say the same two more victims say the same handful of officers were handful of officers were involved. Involved. Detroit Police Department said detroit Police Department said because of Ongoing Investigation because of Ongoing Investigation they have no comment. They have no comment. Share your thoughts on the share your thoughts on the story story on on twitter or facebook page. Twitter or facebook page. Read more on the website read more on the website aljazeera. Com. Aljazeera. Com. Straight ahead after another straight ahead after another strong year at the box Office Strong year at the Box Office Hollywood looks to finish with a hollywood looks to finish with a strong season. Strong season. What are some of the hightech what are some of the hightech toys you should be looking for. Toys you should be looking for. Here is a hint one of them here is a hint one of them might be watching you. Might be watching you. Start with one issue start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the ad guests on all sides of the debate. Debate. And a host willing to ask the and a host willing to ask the tough questions tough questions and youll get. And youll get. The inside story the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et 2pm pt weekdays at 5pm et 2pm pt only on Al Jazeera America only on Al Jazeera America determining using some sort of determining using some sort of subjective interpretation of subjective interpretation of their policy as to whether or their policy as to whether or not your particular report was not your particular report was actually abusive, because if it actually abusive, because if it doesnt contain language that doesnt contain language that specifically threatens you specifically threatens you directly or is targeted towards directly or is targeted towards you specifically, they may not you specifically, they may not consider it abuse. Consider it abuse. They may consider it offensive. They may consider it offensive. And in that case they just and in that case they just recommend that you block that recommend that you block that person. Person. I dont want to minimise i dont want to minimise this, because i mean, theres this, because i mean, theres some really horrible things that some really horrible things that are on are on line, and its not its line, and its not its not just twitter, what has not just twitter, what has happened through social media happened through social media and the anonymity of the net is and the anonymity of the net is that you see websites, that you see websites, hatefilled websites hatefilled websites targetting targetting all sorts of groups, popping up. All sorts of groups, popping up. There has been a huge number of there has been a huge number of those that exist as well. Those that exist as well. The holidays mean the gift of the holidays mean the gift of cheer and movies. Cheer and movies. Anchor man 2 is one of several anchor man 2 is one of several highly anticipated to open in highly anticipated to open in the coming weeks. The coming weeks. Bill wyman joins us. Bill wyman joins us. Hes our al jazeera culture hes our al jazeera culture critic. Critic. And turner classics host frank and turner classics host Frank Mankiewicz joins us from Los Mankiewicz joins us from los angeles, and is the host of angeles, and is the host of what the flick. What the flick. Good to have you back. Good to have you back. Bill, some of the biggest movies bill, some of the biggest movies come at the end of the year. Come at the end of the year. We are seeing a smash hit with we are seeing a smash hit with hunger game catching fire, hunger game catching fire, thatll be a hit. Thatll be a hit. What other blockbusters . What other blockbusters . The sequel to the hob it the the sequel to the hob it the deslation of fog, it ended with deslation of fog, it ended with a dragon in the their. A dragon in the their. Lee comes out of highing. Lee comes out of highing. On the other hand the hob it on the other hand the hob it didnt do as well as i think. Didnt do as well as i think. I think at the end i think at the end of the year of the year you see the hunger games and you see the hunger games and the hob it after ironman 3. The hob it after ironman 3. Holidays are a big time for holidays are a big time for families to go to the movies. Families to go to the movies. What are the best choices. What are the best choices. Im not sure that anyone im not sure that anyone remembers what happened at the remembers what happened at the end of the hob it. End of the hob it. Maybe im wrong. Maybe im wrong. I works no, you tell i works no, you tell me. Me. Frozen is a wonderful film. Frozen is a wonderful film. I have the standard for a kids i have the standard for a kids movie, as to whether the adults movie, as to whether the adults can can tolerate it. Tolerate it. Not only can they tolerate it, not only can they tolerate it, they can enjoy it. They can enjoy it. It could be a date night movie. It could be a date night movie. Its an animated musical. Its an animated musical. 3d is terrific. 3d is terrific. Sisters. Sisters. Thats cute. Thats cute. What about walking what about walking with dino with dino saurs 3d that looks like what saurs 3d that looks like what id go to. Id go to. That looks like a mice movie. That looks like a mice movie. The other thing about the other thing about frozen, frozen, it could be a sleeper hit. It could be a sleeper hit. The family movie is saving the family movie is saving mr banks, tying into disney and mr banks, tying into disney and mary mary poppins, is story about how poppins, is story about how walt disney convinced the walt disney convinced the creator to do what he did. Creator to do what he did. Its a disney its a disney movie about movie about kids. Kids. Its designed to be a its designed to be a heartwarming field. Heartwarming field. People talk about tom hanks people talk about tom hanks is a is a good perform good perform as walt disney. As walt disney. I saw mr banks on the disney i saw mr banks on the disney lot and had to walk. Lot and had to walk. Ears . Ears . As you go through you are as you go through you are going, i can see where this is going, i can see where this is going. Hollywood likes to make going. Hollywood likes to make movies about hollywood. Movies about hollywood. Like like argos. Argos. You know you are being you know you are being manipulated by the music. Manipulated by the music. There are so many things. There are so many things. Nonetheless at the end of that nonetheless at the end of that movie i look around and how many movie i look around and how many people see me wipe buckets of people see me wipe buckets of tears from my eye. Tears from my eye. Tom hanks is great and ava thomp tom hanks is great and ava thomp son. Son. It. It. On a different theme, we have on a different theme, we have got something based on an got something based on a lannkston hughes lannkston hughes poem. Poem. The woman what directed it the woman what directed it directed another movie. Directed another movie. Its its rare to have female rare to have female directors and rarer still to directors and rarer still to have have africandirectors. Africandirectors. Its a classic play written on a its a classic play written on a lot of traditional christmas lot of traditional christmas tales. Tales. It has a killer cast. It has a killer cast. If its marketed right it may be if its marketed right it may be significant film. Significant film. Talking about prestige films, talking about prestige films, what has the biggest oscar buzz what has the biggest oscar buzz at the moment of the end of the at the moment of the end of the year movies . Year movies . Ill answer that. Ill answer that. I have to piggyback on something i have to piggyback on something bill said. Bill said. The director played in silence the director played in silence of of lambs, clar lambs, clar ees starlings ees starlings partner. Partner. I had no idea. I had no idea. I find that cool that the two i find that cool that the two actresses had both gone on to actresses had both gone on to become successful directors. Become successful directors. Ardilia was the name in the ardilia was the name in the movie, a piece of trivia. Movie, a piece of trivia. Oscar buzz theres a lot of oscar buzz theres a lot of it. It. Some came i am sure youll see some came i am sure youll see some nominations for movie and some nominations for movie and best actor. Best actor. Movies coming out. Movies coming out. Scors has a movie coming out, scors has a movie coming out, the wolf of wall street with d. The wolf of wall street with d. D. D. Caprio. Caprio. Two of my cohosts saw the two of my cohosts saw the american hustler. American hustler. Everyone came out of that everyone came out of that talking theres no better talking theres no better director or actors. Director or actors. Performance. Performance. That includes jennifer that includes jennifer lawrence. Lawrence. Moment. Moment. Semi is. Semi is. Shes one of these stars. Shes one of these stars. A lot of stars you think of a a lot of stars you think of a bruce willis. Bruce willis. I think he sort of pioneered a i think he sort of pioneered a thing of being an action star thing of being an action star and doing quirky movies, shes and doing quirky movies, shes doing that from an early age. Doing that from an early age. Winters bone she was terrific winters bone she was terrific in. In. She was in american hustler and she was in american hustler and the hunger games. The hunger games. If she keeps up this career, she if she keeps up this career, she can get through those moves, can get through those moves, shell be an interesting figure, shell be an interesting figure, a robert downy junior, doing a robert downy junior, doing credibility. Credibility. Two other figures, august two other figures, august county, that won a tony. County, that won a tony. Thats an oscar contender. Thats an oscar contender. Definitely. Definitely. It has merrill streep. It has merrill streep. These picked up one or two these picked up one or two nominations nominations and julia roberts. And julia roberts. It has an it has an impressive cast impressive cast this that movie. This that movie. I dont know i dont know if you guys watch if you guys watch homeland, but the guy plays the homeland, but the guy plays the cann iving senator. Cann iving senator. I dont like that guy. I dont like that guy. What an enormously talented what an enormously talented guy he guy he is. Is. Another area of the oscars. Another area of the oscars. The the dramacomedies. Dramacomedies. The secret life of walt e the secret life of walt e mitty, a mitty, a remake of the remake of the 1947 1947 movie, starring ben stiller, movie, starring ben stiller, kristin whiching. Kristin whiching. Pat oswald. Pat oswald. Hes funny. Hes funny. Hes a talented actor. Hes a talented actor. This has good buzz. This has good buzz. Some are bored by it. Some are bored by it. Others think its one of the others think its one of the best best movies of the year. Movies of the year. Also this that also this that dramedy is a dramedy is a telewrite movie, alexander telewrite movie, alexander pains nebraska. Pains nebraska. We have the Cohen Brothers we have the Cohen Brothers with, inside with, inside leeuwin davis. Leeuwin davis. Im looking forward to it. Im looking forward to it. It looks neat and it looks neat and textually it textually it looks a little unusual for the looks a little unusual for the Cohen Brothers. Cohen brothers. I have to second what was said i have to second what was said about nebraska, its about nebraska, its interesting. Interesting. I was thinking it was a rough i was thinking it was a rough first act. The second is first act. The second is terrific, interesting, unusual terrific, interesting, unusual portion of america, and boy i portion of america, and boy i hope bruce stern gets an oscar hope bruce stern gets an oscar nomination. Nomination. Jack nicholson submitted for Jack Nicholson submitted for the park. The park. Park. Park. Lets talk about comedies. Lets talk about comedies. One, i suspect i wont be a fan one, i suspect i wont be a fan of anchor man 2. Of anchor man 2. That is a movie i didnt hear that is a movie i didnt hear anyone clamouring for. Anyone clamouring for. Well see if i was well see if i was wrong. Wrong. I dont know if you were i dont know if you were right. Right. You should talk to the staff, i you should talk to the staff, i think they all want an think they all want an anchorman 2. Anchorman 2. The marketing is the marketing is pervasive pervasive and annoying. And annoying. You know, anchor man was an you know, anchor man was an interesting movie. Interesting movie. I couldnt have laughed harder i couldnt have laughed harder when it came out. When it came out. I felt alone. I felt alone. I must have seen it 20 times. I must have seen it 20 times. I like the others i like the others you probably are very alone. You probably are very alone. You have people on your you have people on your staff. Staff. This is a movie that i missed. This is a movie that i missed. My brother was a correspond for my brother was a correspond for dateline. Dateline. He hates it, couldnt hate it he hates it, couldnt hate it more. More. I think it is i think it is one of the 10 one of the 10 funniest movies. Funniest movies. Im not sure ill have you im not sure ill have you back as a movie critic. Back as a movie critic. I could go now. I could go now. Lets talk other comities. Lets talk other comities. Tayler perry. Tayler perry. Hell never get the critical hell never get the Critical Response he wants. Response he wants. He doesnt have to worry. He doesnt have to worry. He made more than a dozen he made more than a dozen movies, they average movies, they average 50 million. 50 million. They dont cost very much to they dont cost very much to make. Make. There has been a lot of there has been a lot of blacktheme movies. Blacktheme movies. The best man holiday, thats a the best man holiday, thats a minor hit. Minor hit. That will be a hit. That will be a hit. And black nativity. And black nativity. Well see an unusual cluster at well see an unusual cluster at the end of the year and see the end of the year and see which crosses over. Which crosses over. I dont think it the be the i dont think it the be the tyler perry. Tyler perry. Gruj match. Gruj match. Is that worth mentioning . Is that worth mentioning . Yes. Yes. Im sort of looking forward to im sort of looking forward to gruj match ii. Gruj match ii. If its good therell be a if its good therell be a grudge match ii. Grudge match ii. I love comedy, and i love them, i love comedy, and i love them, you know, when they are good and you know, when they are good and for grownups. For grownups. My fingers are always crossed in my fingers are always crossed in that record. That record. Too often comedies seem aimed at too often comedies seem aimed at 14, 15, 16yearolds. 14, 15, 16yearolds. I was not my funniest when i was i was not my funniest when i was 14, 15 or 16. 14, 15 or 16. I like the idea of adult comdid i like the idea of adult comdid i say, when they are good they i say, when they are good they are great. Are great. When not they are horrible. When not they are horrible. And sly stawell owns career and sly stawell owns career is going. Is going. He he starred in grudge starred in grudge match, he match, he that. That. I dont know much about home i dont know much about home front. Front. Its interesting that sylvester its interesting that Sylvester Stawell own wrote stawell own wrote rocky. The rocky. The other interesting one a keanu other interesting one a keanu reeves movie. Reeves movie. 47 ronan, they have a lot of 47 ronan, they have a lot of resonance with japanese theatre. Resonance with japanese theatre. Its a classic japanese its a classic japanese story story about someone whose honour is about someone whose honour is slain and 47 guys practice for slain and 47 guys practice for two years to two years to avenge the death. Avenge the death. Its its got got a firsttime director. A firsttime director. Into let me jump in about home into let me jump in about home front. Front. Re reviewed it today. Re reviewed it today. What is interesting about home what is interesting about home front, a jason front, a Jason Stadler movie, stadler movie, kate hudson and kate hudson and wynona ryder. Wynona ryder. Stawell own intended it to be stawell own intended it to be the next chapter in the john the next chapter in the John Rambo Rambo story. Story. And they backed off and recast and they backed off and recast jason in the role. Jason in the role. The consensus was that it might the consensus was that it might have been better if it had have been better if it had stayed as a rambo movie because stayed as a rambo movie because we would have had the we would have had the back story back story and and identification. Identification. Great to have you both. Great to have you both. Great to have you both with us. Great to have you both with us. There are more movies. There are more movies. Comedies. Comedies. You missed it on anchor man, you missed it on anchor man, shot. Shot. Ill try. Ill try. Straight ahead are black straight ahead are black friday bargains not all they are friday bargains not all they are cracked up to be. Cracked up to be. Surprising numbers next. Surprising numbers next. And now, a techknow minute. And now, a techknow minute. Something is killing something is killing americas bee population. Americas bee population. What happened to this bee . What happened to this bee . Scientists arent sure what scientists arent sure what but beekeepers are reporting but beekeepers are reporting dramatic declines of 65 dramatic declines of 65 this year. This year. The losses are astronomical the losses are astronomical that could have a devistating that could have a devistating impact on agriculture. Impact on agriculture. But a collection of resarchers but a collection of resarchers are working hard to build a are working hard to build a better bee. Better bee. Im just gonna roll my im just gonna roll my fingers forward. Fingers forward. Using Artificial Insemination using Artificial Insemination to make strains of bee to make strains of bee populations from across the populations from across the globe, im trying to enhance what globe, im trying to enhance what Mother Nature does Mother Nature does the hope is to find a strain the hope is to find a strain thats resistant to whatever is thats resistant to whatever is killing americas bees. Nobody in the world was able killing americas bees. Nobody in the world was able to freeze honey bee semen. To freeze honey bee semen. For mor imformation on for mor imformation on this and other techknow stories, this and other techknow stories, visit our website at visit our website at aljazeera. Com techknow aljazeera. 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Research looked at 31 Major Research looked at 31 major retail stores, and found they retail stores, and found they are not giving you more for less are not giving you more for less despite the adds telling you despite the adds telling you they are. They are. They increased the number of the they increased the number of the deals by 63 from twin, 2012. Deals by 63 from twin, 2012. The Research Also found that the the Research Also found that the average supposed discount jumped average supposed discount jumped by 11 percentage points. By 11 percentage points. Even though they say they are even though they say they are practically giving things away practically giving things away their bottom line is the same. Their bottom line is the same. The cross margins are flat. The cross margins are flat. Why, the walt journal detailed why, the walt journal detailed the reason. The reason. Its highlow pricing. Its highlow pricing. Rely tailers are marking up from rely tailers are marking up from wholesale more than we realised wholesale more than we realised r realise. R realise. Retailers mark down the price, retailers mark down the price, generating generating excitement with excitement with supposed discount. Supposed discount. The final mark down still turns the final mark down still turns a pretty penny in profit for the a pretty penny in profit for the retailer. Retailer. They make you think they are they make you think they are paying less, the truth is you paying less, the truth is you are not. Are not. The average prices hasnt the average prices hasnt changed much in a decade. Changed much in a decade. A financial webb side scanned 25 a financial webb side scanned 25 black friday black friday ads finding out but ads finding out but two were two were selling for the same selling for the same price. Price. From game controllers to sewing from game controllers to sewing machines. Machines. The price was so beatable last the price was so beatable last year they couldnt bet it in year they couldnt bet it in year. Year. All the all the spending is giving the spending is giving the holiday period stress. Holiday period stress. A third of married couples lie a third of married couples lie about how much they spend. About how much they spend. We guess there would be more we guess there would be more fights in they didnt fib. Fights in they didnt fib. Stay home with your families stay home with your families instead of rushing to the instead of rushing to the stores. Stores. I hope my wife is listening. I hope my wife is listening. If you must spend. If you must spend. We must show you cool we must show you cool technology. Technology. Including a drone. Including a drone. Al jazeeras al jazeeras Investigative Unit Investigative Unit has tonights exclusive report. Has tonights exclusive report. Stories that have impact. Stories that have impact. That make a difference. That make a difference. That open your world. That open your world. This is what we do. This is what we do. America tonight america tonight weeknights 9et 6pt weeknights 9et 6pt only on Al Jazeera America only on Al Jazeera America and now a techknow minute. And now a techknow minute. Americans are shifting their americans are shifting their focus from thanksgiving to focus from thanksgiving to Holiday Shopping. Holiday shopping. A lot of them will spend money a lot of them will spend money on new on new technology. Technology. A survey shows shoppers will a survey shows shoppers will spend half of their giftgiving spend half of their giftgiving budget on consumer electronics. Budget on consumer electronics. Some of what they are looking at some of what they are looking at is crazy. Is crazy. You can buy a drone for that you can buy a drone for that special someone. Special someone. Lets get a run down of the lets get a run down of the best best technology with technology with katy katy linendoll. Linendoll. 40 want 40 want tablets and smartphones tablets and smartphones and will buy for others. And will buy for others. 738 billion to be spent in 738 billion to be spent in holiday sales. Holiday sales. Coming from electronics and coming from electronics and gadgets. Gadgets. Tablets and smartphones are the tablets and smartphones are the obvious. Obvious. Another year is the race between another year is the race between apple and apple and samsung. Samsung. All the Big Companies wants to all the Big Companies wants to piece of pie. Piece of pie. Nokia wants a piece of pie. Nokia wants a piece of pie. A lot to be made with tablets a lot to be made with tablets and smartphones. And smartphones. This is the ipad mini this is the ipad mini combined. Combined. T this is nice, i travel with t this is nice, i travel with this. This. Its a cool case. Its a cool case. You have the blue tooth you have the blue tooth capabilities, its been capabilities, its been accessories. Accessories. And the fact that you could and the fact that you could use it. Use it. That that makes it incredibly easy. Makes it incredibly easy. Fun for kids and adults. Fun for kids and adults. This is a race track. This is a race track. Well meet with steve here. Well meet with steve here. Ill have you take the ill have you take the controller via the iphone. Controller via the iphone. This is awesome technology, this this is awesome technology, this was is apple event, ww d. C. , was is apple event, ww d. C. , bringing the video game. Bringing the video game. They are on a smart track. They are on a smart track. You control it with the iphone. You control it with the iphone. You are turbo boosting. You are turbo boosting. You can slow down, speed up and you can slow down, speed up and use the iphone to control. Use the iphone to control. This. This. Actually. Actually. Grip it like a controller. Grip it like a controller. You guide it this way, but you guide it this way, but accelerate or slow it down and accelerate or slow it down and use this to shoot. Use this to shoot. The more you use the more you use weaponry the weaponry the more it more it evolves. Evolves. Its amazing its amazing how many robotics how many robotics and engineering minds are behind and engineering minds are behind the product. The product. The cars they had a hollywood the cars they had a hollywood car car creator building the units. Creator building the units. I seem to be missing a lolt. I seem to be missing a lolt. Get up there and fire. Get up there and fire. There you go. There you go. How much does it cost . How much does it cost . 200 at apple stores, 200 at apple stores, specifically for specifically for iowa. Iowa. Not cheap, but you can move not cheap, but you can move it an around. It an around. Its a huge difference. Its a huge difference. I used to push a car down the i used to push a car down the track for ages. Track for ages. One thing that has been one thing that has been popular are the go pro cameras popular are the go pro cameras that you can use out there when that you can use out there when you move around and its easy to you move around and its easy to shoot. Shoot. Business. Business. There is competition in the there is competition in the marketplace. Marketplace. This is a gar min verb, 16 this is a gar min verb, 16 megapixels. Megapixels. Three hours of record time. Three hours of record time. One option that i love one option that i love underwater. Underwater. You have underwater housing. You have underwater housing. I took this to the islands for a i took this to the islands for a shoot. Shoot. The underwater footage, you go the underwater footage, you go 164 feet. 164 feet. Brilliant and superior quality. Brilliant and superior quality. That far underwater and you that far underwater and you get beautiful pictures. Get beautiful pictures. How con how con can you mount can you mount this on your wrist. This on your wrist. You record with the touch of you record with the touch of a button. A button. Theres an lce screen. Theres an lce screen. Exactly to your point, theres exactly to your point, theres different mounts. Different mounts. Whether you are biking, whether you are biking, underwater. Underwater. Take advantage of a camera take advantage of a camera taking it taking it easy. Easy. Garmin verb and elite. Garmin verb and elite. Its light. Its light. You could attach it. You could attach it. It. It. Exactly. Exactly. Amazing. Amazing. Earphones. Earphones. No, i get people no, i get people obsessed obsessed with blue with blue tune headphones. Tune headphones. I have so many technologies, i i have so many technologies, i have one head phone that i love. Have one head phone that i love. Its less expensive. Its less expensive. These are these are 79. 99, hmdx. 79. 99, hmdx. They are jam fusion. They are jam fusion. They are portable. They are portable. I use them to work out every i use them to work out every day. Day. Bluetooth technology and fusion, Bluetooth Technology and fusion, if you have two pairs of these if you have two pairs of these you can use a splitter and you can use a splitter and connect and share music. Connect and share music. Easier to carry, and you have easier to carry, and you have music. Music. Expensive with smartphones expensive with smartphones and tablets, if you look to get and tablets, if you look to get expensive. Expensive. You have different ear phones you have different ear phones that have an added advantage. That have an added advantage. I love stuff like this. I love stuff like this. Earmuffs that are blue tooths, earmuffs that are blue tooths, if you are not tech savvy, one if you are not tech savvy, one touch of touch of a a button. Button. You can make calls. You can make calls. A lot of times we are outside a lot of times we are outside and we sacrifice. And we sacrifice. Its cold, but we want the its cold, but we want the headphones on. Headphones on. Bluetooth. Bluetooth. You can have the player in the you can have the player in the pocket, it will send the music pocket, it will send the music to the ear phones. To the ear phones. The earmuff, ear phones and the the earmuff, ear phones and the jam, they have the ability to jam, they have the ability to talk through them. Talk through them. Take that call, absolutely. Take that call, absolutely. You can listen to music, a you can listen to music, a phone call comes in. Phone call comes in. No no mine. Mine. These are these are 99. 99. 80. 80. Wow, not bad deals. Wow, not bad deals. And the prices of these. And the prices of these. The mini . The mini . 399. 399. This is the ipad air. This is the ipad air. 499. 499. Computer. Computer. Theres theres 499 thats the 499 thats the typical price point. Typical price point. We are having higher ticket we are having higher ticket items, but they are used as a go items, but they are used as a go to device. To device. Thats is not much higher thats is not much higher tick tick et, just a hire concept. Et, just a hire concept. This is a drone, the 2. 0. This is a drone, the 2. 0. This is an upgraded model. This is an upgraded model. 500,000 have been sold. 500,000 have been sold. System. System. Hd cameras. Hd cameras. Amazing. Amazing. It goes up to 400 it goes up to 400 feet in the feet in the air air with the wifi on. With the wifi on. You can take it to you can take it to geographical geographical places you couldnt get to. Places you couldnt get to. Im sending this baby aerial. Im sending this baby aerial. Do you know how much this would do you know how much this would have cost. Have cost. This is incredible technology. This is incredible technology. If it crashed theres an app to if it crashed theres an app to unwrangle it. Unwrangle it. Theres racing apps, theres racing apps, augmented. Augmented. We are flying the device in we are flying the device in australian australian augmented scenario. Augmented scenario. You are controlling it from you are controlling it from the device. The device. Theres a bevy theres a bevy of both of both options. Options. Incredibly the price for this incredibly the price for this is is 299. 299. Its noted that half its noted that half a million of these units had a million of these units had sold. Sold. Pretty remarkable. Pretty remarkable. Its a big upgrade. Its a big upgrade. We are talking upgraded we are talking upgraded technology. Technology. What would play with it. What would play with it. Something that kids will . Something that kids will . Everybody everybody will. Will. Trust me. Trust me. Probably not the best place probably not the best place to go. To go. We headed we headed out to central park. Out to central park. Typically on a helicopter you typically on a helicopter you would have had half. Would have had half. Adventurists, hobbyists. Adventurists, hobbyists. Of all the stuff if you had of all the stuff if you had to pick one, which would be the to pick one, which would be the favourite . Favourite . I go with the garmin verb. I go with the garmin verb. I had an amazing dive. I had an amazing dive. The footage i got, the the footage i got, the saturation and colour was saturation and colour was beautiful. Beautiful. This is my new technology. This is my new technology. Its cool. Its cool. Will you leave these for me. Will you leave these for me. All yours. All yours. Tech the hauls. Tech the hauls. Ill call you pinocchio from ill call you pinocchio from now on. Now on. I wish you were leaving them. I wish you were leaving them. Great to have you here. Great to have you here. Steve, thank you for your help. Steve, thank you for your help. Its fantastic. Its fantastic. I hope some of that is under my i hope some of that is under my tree. Tree. The show may be over the the the show may be over the the conversation continues on the conversation continues on the website. Website. You can find us on twitter, you can find us on twitter, facebook and google . Facebook and google . See you next time. See you next time. Ing ex thanksgiving shoppers hitting stores early as retailers try to make up for a shortened Holiday Shopping season. Riesing tensions in the east china sea. The steps china is taking to assert control over disputed territory with japan. A protest over the harsh sentencing of other protesters turns deadly in egypt. Prominent arrests made in the latest clashes. Midwest tornado victims celebrate the holiday together. What is getting them through a tough time and why they are still