We are now just five hours away from a partial shutdown at the department of Homeland Security and it seems congress cant come to terms on keeping dhs open. The house just a short time ago said no to a short term funding bill. Mike viqueria is live for us on capitol hill and mike where do things stand right now . Reporter tony this was supposed to be plan b when republicans could not or would not pass a clean bill. This was supposed to be a punt. They were to extend the funding for another three weeks while they worked out the internal funding in the caucus on alcohol but it fell apart in public view of reporters and cameras right rite on the house floor. A surprise, many reenls, republicans conservatives want the be department to go unfunded, some 52 of them voted against the measure joined by 172 democrats a virtual unified front that brought the bill down. We are here 90th was an now. It was an animated debate. Time and time again throughout debate the president defended by nancy pelosi just after that. Mr. President , you have usurped far too much power we cant let you destroy the constitution any further. I say to my colleagues, if they wanted tovale the poor choices let the republicans do that. If they have multiagendas here, about integration and the rest, let them go down that path. Reporter it is back to the drawing board with less than five hours to go before the department of Homeland Security is shut down. Cut off of funding from congress. Wait a minute mike, what happens next . Thats a good question. I just left the capital next to the row opportune can a is suites of speaker of the house john boehner the Top Republican leadership was huddled behind closed doors to figure it out. Shorter Term Extension just one week to sort this out and avoid a shutdown. They could pass the socalled clean funding of the department of Homeland Security without any strings attached. That seems to be very unlikely although the senate has done that and done that by an overwhelming margin. They could try put the extension on the floor of the house later today or the final choice, a shutdown of the department of Homeland Security, leaving the republicans in the lunch to try to change votes after a public outcry tony. Mike, dont go anywhere, i want you part of this conversation. Jairch johnson isjairchjairch johnsonjason johnson is np atlanta. Are you surprised this was conceived in 2001 in january after the 911 attacks, are you surprised a speaker isnt able to muster the votes at least at the moment for a three week funding extension . There im not surprised. I mean look, there are a lot of republicans who do not like John Boehners leadership either his specific soft skills how he leads or his ideologic leanings, one way or the other. 25 republicans defected an did not vote for him to get reelected. Im not surprised that a mixture of disliek of dislike of the executive order and dislike ever boehner. What is the critique of boehners leadership style mike . Im surprised. It doesnt matter whether its john boehner or anybody else, the Republican Party is divided over this issue. It is almost ungovernable. When you put together the tradition of the house it really gotion goesgoes back to the time of henry clay. In this case democrats simply dont bother to do it going across the aisle as strange as i. T. Sounds to theit sounds, trying to get a bipartisan bill that hardly ever happens. But tony one other thing about this dynamic this wasnt supposed to happen. John boehner was thought to have a lot more cushion a lot more pad a lot more room to maneuver. Obviously today it all fell apart. Jason, how many are how much of this smacks to you at republican efforts to stop anything that the president tries the do . And you too mike. There are republicans who believe from their home districts or maybe just deeply from their heart that their mandate, their primary responsibility is to stop major legislative actions by the president of the united states. Ill tell you what tony from an absolute Political Sciences perspective there is no trouble with disagreeing with the president but you can use the court system to do that. But the idea of locking up and defunding Homeland Security, when we still dont have an attorney general and we have a world leader coming to visit in four days is preposterous. Was the idea that maybe the judge in texas would take care of this whole matter, and do something judicially that be congress wasnt able to do clearly . Well, that was part of the rational that gop leaders were tell the rank and file and particularly conservatives courts are going to take care of this and give us three weeks how this plays out. The odds are in three weeks we would be back to the same brinksmanship. But what we just heard from our other guest, that is mitch mcconnell, john boehner the knowledge Republican National committee, everyone who is thinking strategically, this is exactly what theyre trying to avoid. The public is talking about it, theyre talking about it, theyre not talking about the issues they think they can get traction on where they think they can get the public behind them and build momentum for the next are election. Be. Does fear of a shutdown, i dont know if thats the right word does it bother the president anymore . No. Hes in his second term. The people who are worried about that are rand paul, ted cruz and marco rubio theyre trying to run for president. These things stick with you like bad commercials. They probably think that someone is going to come up with a 24hour or 48hour funding bill so they can work something out. Obama knows it is not affecting his legacy, just hurting the republicans for el next year. Does the president worry about a shutdown anymore mike . Reporter i think theres an elements of political mischief here. The genesis of all this, the president said he would not do what he ultimately did on his actions of executive action, the white house knows full well the situation within the Republican Party particularly on this issue. I. T. Datesit dates back to the Prevention Administration acknowledge the cleave an within the Republican Party. The conservatives are just as strong as she are they three have ever been, driving the wagon off the clip tony. Jason where does this go in your estimation . I think theres a chance of a 24 or 48 hour bill. No democrats are going to agree to a three week delay. I think boehner hes only got to pick offs 11 republicans. I think they can get a 24 or 48 hour extension nothing that goes past the weekend in a hope of working out another plan. I dont think yet that we are necessarily going to see a shutdown. I think theres going to be alassecond attempt. Jason johnson and Mike Viqueria for us. He is following this story from the halls of cofng for us. Congress for us. Jamie mcintire is live for us. How will hoamsdz employees Homeland Security knowledge employees be affected . Most dhs employees would report to work they would not collect a paycheck. The department of hoamsdz models Homeland Security employs employs over 230,000 people. Most of the tsa agents 10 would be furloughed under this plan, most would be at work. Coast guard would still be protecting the coast air marbles wouldmarblemarshals Border Patrol agents all would be still at work. But the department of Homeland Security said that doesnt mean there isnt a significant effect on the being department. About trying to be proactive threats against country just the critical functions would continue unless and until Congress Passes a law that would pay those people retroactively. Tony. Thats what im trying wrap my mind around. James heie, the agency that oversees immigration policy wont be affected by the shutdown . Gln largely largely would not be affected. What would be affected would be the everify program, to verify the Employment Status of people before they hire them. That requires specific funding of congress so that would be shut down. For the most part, the Border Control agents, those people who ambassadorswhoendorse the being policies, they wont be paid. Lrtleall right jamie, thank you. Division within the party those rifts are on display at the conservative Political Action conference. Loikslibby casey is on hand. Libby, republicans are determined ohave a major influence correct . Reporter absolutely. They want to have some influence on capitol hill. Even though republicans control both the house and senate many people at c pac said they are not represented. They want to make sure congress represents their values. This election is about taking our country back and it starts by repealing obamacare. The conservative base of the Republican Party is sounding the battle cry at the annual gathering of cpack the conservative Political Action conference. But just before four years ago that the Incoming Senate majorities leader was striking a more moderate tone. Well not be shutting the government down, threatening a shutdown on the national debt. But the shutdown is being being looming using it to gut president s action on knowledge funding. This election is about taking our country back and it starts by repeal obamacare. Reporter the conservative because of the Republican Party is sounding the battle cry at the annual gathering of cpack the conservative Political Action conference. But it was less than four months ago just after republicans swept the congress am elections that the Incoming Senate majorities leader was striking a more moderate tone. Well not be shutting the government down threatening a shutdown on the national debt. Yet the shutdown is looming over the fight to shut down department of Homeland Security, gutting the president s executive action on immigration. It is one of the most hot button issues for conservatives. Republican leaders say the best solution delay fight until next month. Thats not going over well ten miles away at cpack. Youre just kicking the can further down the road. Address it now. It might are painful but when the government was shut down a couple of years ago nothing happened, it was fine. They see it as washington getting to Pay Attention and somebody finally fighting for what they believe in. Are you concerned that might alienate voters, if republicans push hard . There i dont think so at all. After what ive heard all weekend here i think its time for us to stand up and not fall back. But push forward. And i think that the moderates and the independents i think thats what they want too. I think we want a common goal. So less compromising, more standing up for values . Absolutely, absolutely, yes less compromising and more standing up for values good old american values. The potential president ial nominees, well aware that the growing rift within their own party could leave them open to blows from all side. You have to know youre willing to fight but lust youre willing to talk. Im willing to do both and ive shown that in new jersey and thats how weve done it. Its all in the end about standing up how you believe in. How would you describe yourself . I would being being describe you myself as a reformmind conservative that ive actually done it. Cpac are any of the Republican Leaders 67 conservative enough for them . The cpacers are closely being watching. They say its boat a symbol and a test how republicans will lead this year and heading into the 2016 president ial race. Tony. Libby casey, thank you. A long term critic of russias president has been killed. Boris n areficationmsof was shot not far from the kremlin. There were reports someone opened fire on him from a passing car. In recent years he biem leading voice against Vladimir Putin. Phil itner has ittne rfers has more from london. No matter who may have been behind it, this was a leading figure within the political establishment, within russia, somebody who leaned towards the west in termination of reform within russia. His death tonight certainly will have repercussions within the russian federation. And you know what im thinking here phil im wondering where the investigation is at this point. My understanding is he was killed less than 100 meters away from the kremlin walls. I would think there are cameras everywhere. There yeah, tony, i mean the fact that he was killed in the shadow of the kremlin right there within the sight of st. Bazbaizbazbasil answering can cathedral. This is happening right now. Already though we have seen Vladimir Putin come out and say that they will pursue this and find who was guilty. And of course, that clearly is a reaction to the possibility that this was a major Opposition Leader how he died will certainly be played into be the russian political landscape. This is very early days, tony. But having this happen right now in this political environment is a very bill deal within russia. Phil ittner for us. Coming up this hour, a gruesome death of an american blogger inning bangladesh. What he said that may have made him a knowledge target. And prosecuting hate crimes. Hes out there. Theres a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. Somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. A guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. Heck. Maybe even 9. Make no mistake about it. Theyre out there. I guarantee it. Welcome to the Nascar Xfinity series. Outgoing attorney general eric holder speaking out in his final few days in office. President obama was there as holders portrait was unveiled at the Justice Department this afternoon. And holder said there has been much progress there is still plenty of work to do. We still have Unfinished Business and work to do. Reform of our criminal Justice Program must continue and under loretta and sally im sure that will be the case. The historic wrongs against our people must be righted. The widening gap of inequals quealtinthe heequalityinequalitymust be reversed. At all cost, all cost, the right to vote must be protected. One of the final items on holders agenda is asking congress to lower the standard of proof in civil rights case he. That could give feds more leeway to prosecute ailgd police alleged police crimes. Ashhar quraishi is live for us. Ashhar. Technical investigation into the Ferguson Police department and into the shooting of Michael Brown havent officially been concluded but after three years the Trayvon Martin case ended with no charges being filed and we have heard about this burden of proof that youve been talking about and it is so high that it needs to be addressed. Move back move back after the deaths of Michael Brown in ferguson missouri and Trayvon Martin in florida the Justice Department investigated civil rights violations. In the martin case it declined to prosecute. It points in the same direction in ferguson. He regrets that and wants to change the rules. I think if we adjust those standards, we can make the federal government a better back stop. Make us more a partly of a part of the process in an appropriate way. Color of justice statutes, who willfully deprive a person of their constitutional rights. Since holder took office in 2009 the department of justice has charged 214 defenses in these color of law case cases. The cases are difficult to prove. Notorious john burge suspected of torturing suspects over a 20 year period. One of the challenges over the current statute is its used to cover a wide range of conduct, Excessive Force by police and that is a wide range of conduct to try to crilz criminalize in one statute. Against officer being wilson in the Michael Brown case. Weve been told theres a much higher threshold that needs to be met. Community activist patricia bines said that would be a step forward in restoring the faith in the system, who see a lack of charges as a mischairnlg of miscarriage of justice. Tony, issues specifically related to Law Enforcement officials and questions of Excessive Force. Thats Something Congress has to address when it was pulling away some of that jurisdiction when it comes to this widereaching investigative practices by the department of justice were hearing in the last few days or weeks or months of his term hes going to be pushing the possibilities of being able to discuss that. Tony. Ashhar quraishi, good to see pickup. Allen winegrad, good to talk to you. Do you think that the standard for bringing civil rights cases right now is too high . You know on a federal level i think its appropriately high. Were talking about charging cops with crimes for wrongful conduct in the course of their duties. So if appropriately high . Appropriately high. And if the issue is, you know, normally you prosecute people you have to prove to a jury that they did what theyre charged with acknowledge beyond a reasonable doubt. I dont think that should be changed, i dont think it would be or could be changed under the law. The issue here though is should the federal government be allowed to prosecute cops when they dont intend to do something wrong but something less than that. Lets define our terms here. What is required now bring kind of a civil action genes Police Officer . Put hate crimes aside here but to bring a civil action against an officer say in the case of the case in ferguson. Whats the standard here . To bring a criminal charge in violation of civil rights, the government would have to prove that the officer deliberately, deliberately intended to deprive mr. Brown of his civil rights. And you verbally underline that word for a reason. Correct. Its not that the cop made a mistake. It was not that the cop was negligent or reckless but that he had a purpose to deprive him of his civil rights. Thats what were talking about. What has the attorney general been talking about a different term switching out deliberately for Something Like negligently or recklessly . I dont want to read between the lines here but reading between lines those are the things i see. Hes not changing the beyond a reasonable doubt because it is so fj to our fundamental to our criminal justice system. Could he bring a case which a lot of state prosecutors are now able to do. The chances of him what do you rate the chances of him starting a discussion, in this asiaarea that ultimately could lead to any kind of legislation . I think its an uphill battle. These laws have been on the books for a long long time and i think generally speaking they have worked. Obviously there are case he that are getting enormous amounts of attention where people died and they shouldnt have died. The question is you use those cases to sort of change the law in a fundamental way. Is the tail wagging the dog or are these cases the dog, in which case, the law should be changed. Are there interim steps that shouldnt cause the law to change, that are probably going to get stuck in the congress the way its functioning these days, are there interim steps that could be taken now that would make sense and restore a bit more confidence in the system . Yes, there are a couple. One is the Justice Department could take a more active approach, the way they approach these cases. What i mean is that the Justice Department will sit back and let the local authorities look at the case maybe the attorney general expressed concern over how the local investigators comported themselves. So maybe the department of justice should get involved more early, more often. The other thing i think is going to help is for the public to have more help how these cases are being handled have more transparency. Amen. Weve heard more transparency in the grand jury part of it for example. Thats heart of it. Grand juries are secret bodies, they conduct investigations and theres good reason for them to be confidential. Even in these cases. These are unique, Police Officers using deadly force that sometimes end up in the death of citizens and you also have situations of local prosecutors looking at cases local d. A. Investigating a cop. Special prosecutors brought in. You you are filling in the blank of my sentence here. Thats what attorney general Eric Schneiderman has proposed. Its worth talking and thinking about. Allen, i enjoyed thatk. A pleasure having you on. Enjoy the weekend. Good to be here. Pleasure. He is known as leah tuta. A former teacher turned drug dealer is brought into being custody. And he did live long and prosper, actor Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy. Welcome back to cialg al jazeera america. Al jazeera america. It looks like a partial shutdown of department of Homeland Security. Mike viqueria is in washington, whats going on there . When the extension of the department of Homeland Security failed to pass, a solid wall of democrats and conservative republicans, and joan boehner and his knowledge counterparts have been behind closed doors. Thus far they have not emerged. They are mulling over options even as the clock ticks something four ½ hours prior to a potential shutdown of the department of Homeland Security. Meanwhile, tony, a 46 page shutdown plan for the department of Homeland Security, being put out, not a lot of surprises here. Many people, as a matter of fact, virtually all of the employees of the department would be expected to show up and work, problem with that is they wont be getting paid. Among those expected to continue under the job under those conditions Airport Security personnel, secret service and border activities would proceed. Those deemed nonessential would be those involved in planning and training and for example in the training side we know that there are some 500 potential Border Patrol agents, undergoing training, that program would stop. Tony. Mike viqueria thank you. Police the bangladesh are investigating a bangladeshi blogger. He and his wife were ambushed as they wering were leaving a are bangladesh knowledge knowledge city. Be youmaria ines ferre reports. Two men attacked them with meat cleefers or cleavers or ma ma chet shets s. Machetes. Being in his final article he referred to the Charlie Hebdo attacks in paris and wrote such religious extremism is like a highly contagious virus. Facebook, one that read, roy lives if america so it is not possible to kill him right now but he will be murdered when he comes back. Police say theyre investigating a local group named anse rfertionseralatim. Target is down. Roys father spoke after visiting the police station. Be. Translator i demand thatthe government immediately stops militant activities, brings into exemplary punishment. Reporter anger filling the streets with hundreds of people protesting the latest attack in their city. In 2013 a blogger was killed near his home. Like roy he spoke out against religious extremism. For these protests, roys murder represents another failure by the police and Bangladesh Government to protect its citizens. We are very concerned about this incident that is threatening the secular part of bangladesh. Turning had country into a religious state. Reporter his wiefer is wife is in critical accountant condition in the country. He called for the freedom of expression to be observed in bangladesh and also a committee to protect journalists says there should be a thorough investigation. All right being Roxana Saberi for us, are roxana, thank you. Countrys drug lord was arrested in the be michoacan state. Held the region captive for years. Reporter one of mexicos most wanted men taken without a shot. Fernando gomez being being ran the knights templar. Extorting farmers shop keepers and anyone who they could squeeze protection money from. Gomez always maintainhe was a man of the people. At that time i was a born criminal drug trafficker because i took risks had my bit of opinion they wanted to steal from me and kidnap my family, and i didnt allow that. Im not going to compare myself to a character from history ill tell you why did pancho villa raise his weapons . Panchoville lapancho vil had a villa was a major being being thug we all know that. Then from a federal offensive in the state of michoacan. Gomez had been in hiding for more than a year. His authorities conduct ed an all out search to find him. Be president enrique 8 pena nieto. Being arrest of gomez like be held up as you proof. Shows michigan michigan wa michoacans problems go beyond the arrest of one person. Nicole johnston tells us rescuers are working around the clock to find survivors. The pan sheer has seen snow before but this is something different. Meters and meters of it, turning jagged is mtle into mountains into smooth slopes. And in the town of bazarac anything but quiet. A convoy of military vehicles blocked the only road through valley. While the commotion president ashraf ghani was flying in to check out the rescue efforts. Problem is the only rescue we saw was a lone grader, struggling to clear the road meter by painful meter. This is as far as emergency crews can get the road has been blocked by snow. That means dozens of villages have been isolated, getting no help on the road. En be this man is desperate for news. His wife and eight children are in a village he cant reach. Translator alt my family is stuck up there in the canyon. I have no contact with them for a week. I keep coming up here in case someone comes from the other side of the pass. Reporter the dont government says its doing its best. People are getting angry how long its taking to clear the snow. 18 members of my family are opportunity snow they are getting no help. Cars and helicopters are only here for sightseeing. Tiny villages all caught out in the heavy snow and does of avalanches. The equipment we have, the bulldozer doesnt have chains on the wheels. We can clear the street quickly and focus on the villages. Down in the valley people are getting used to living with snow but high in the mountains thousands of their countrymen wait lurgt lurgt urgently to get rescued. Searching for relisha rudd. Blame is falling on her family. America tonights Lori Jane Gliha has been investigating this case for the past year and she is joins us now from washington with more on this. Lori jane. Yes, were approaching the Year Anniversary of the last time anyone saw relisha rudd. She missed several weeks of school before anyone noticed she was gone. Janitor in the place where she was living, they found him dead in a city park. They have been unable to being find this little girl. Its painful hurtful, too quiet in my house i dont have anybody to talk to like i normally do. My daughter would be that person and shes not here right now. Right now, no one seems the know where relisha rudd is. And for last year if detectives had any clues about the nineyearolds whereabouts they havent shared them with the little girls mother, shami conferenceconference calla young. All i can do is keep praying and keep praying and hoping that i get some answers. Thats it and thats all. Reporter for months, relishas family has come under fire for failure to keep an eye on the child they loved. Parents have responsibility also, the mother and grandmother certainly played a role. And for being less than forthcoming about the chain of events around her disappearance. When you found out she was missing did you not call the police . Did i not say when i found out she was missing i couldnt think. Why didnt you call the police . If my mind went blank and i like went into shock im not thinking straight. Who called the police to tell them about relisha . We dont know that. We didnt have a phone at the time. And there is a lot of fingerpointing about what happened. Why was she allowed to hang out president with the adult janitor from the shelter she lived. That was against shelter policy and why did her mother go for days at a time without knowing where relisha lived . Were going to look at the shelter she is lived in, talk to the police about the last time they saw relisha. Lori jane are police calling it a cold case . They arent calling it a cold case but theyve been less than forthcoming about the case. Exploitation ever children, confiscated being items from the janitors closet that he used and we dont know what it is. What is the mother saying about this . We sat down and talked with her about the ailingses. Details. We confronted her and the chief of police and we asked her about those allegation he and that will be tonight at 9 00. Thank you be lori jane. A piss picasso painting, called the hairdresser, found inside a fedex shipment to new york. Labeled it a toy with a value of 37. In reality it is worth more than 2 million and the painting was taken from the Pompadou Center in 1981. Social media has blown up, what color is this dress . Almost instantly the question became a viral marketing sensation. Real money answers ali velshi is with us. I started Early Morning in my pilates. There are no men in my pilates. What color was this . I was paying for this pilates class. Being golden white. Buzz feed posted what might have been its single most discussed article. The color of a dress in the picture. Depending on who was looking some people said the correct answer, golden white and others insist including a large majority of the staff of my show that its blue and black. Me too being its golden white obvious as the hair thats not on my head. The internet has exploded tony but the business part is many have swarmed this being being issue, the dress white and gold oreo snap l has a cap the dress is blue and black. Hellmans mayonnaise, candy bars, dunn cin dunkin donuts, politicians even jumped on board, john boehner and others, using the be be dress hashtag, department of Homeland Security, this is weird stuffer. Unless you were watching tv yesterday and you understood there were llamas on the run the llamas were white. I thought i. T. Was blue and black. And im telling you its an optical thing. Its a lighting thing its a somethingthing. Right right and i suppose the world is white to flat to some and trownd round to some. Ten people can be in a room together like my staff were looking at this thing and it was obvious as ever it was golden white or others, who said it was blue and black. There is interesting theory about how the eye work. Interesting. Huge talker. What else is on the program tonight ali . Six months after 18yearold Michael Brown was shot and killed in ferguson, missouri, we are going to be talking to the towns sole black city councilman. Weve heard about him a lot. The town was full of protest about, the fact that theresing no elected officials james wayne, First National media appearance since Michael Browns death. Appreciate it ali great weekend to you. You can watch real money with ali velshi. Every weeknight. A boy his legos and a robotics kit. I was just playing with it hours and hours and hacking together. You wont believe awhat this teenage are invented and why it could change the lives of the visually impaired. Plus remember technical extraordinary life of actor Leonard Nimoy. The San Francisco bay area teen is using technology to help people with disabilities. He built a braille printer out of toys. Now he is getting the backing of industry titans like intel. Our you jacob ward has the information from silicon valley. This sets a whole new standard. The Tech Industry is built on the dreams and tajts talents of entrepreneurs. Shobam is a teen. When he was 11 he got a flier in the mail about blindness and asked his parents how blind people could read . They told him to google it. And he found out that braille printers of expensive. I found out that 90 of the blind people were living in developing companies. I knew hi to do something about that number and i just came one a braille printer. He built his own out of his lego kit. I was playing it for hours and hours. After finishing working, he gave the being model to his father who was working at intel. Oh i. T. Works let me see. His father went to invest 35,000 into an improved version. Us the first version whenever i take it out the second version its not like oh its real, its a real consumer, that will be launched. Spoke ting his dad at the headquarters of intel, being building a cheap and easy braille printer. What was this like as a young person, i mean he is a young person but even younger than now. He was inquisitive when he was like a child. Now shubaums father spends a lot of time trying to protect his intellectual property. That required a lot of be jug juggling what you kind of forms to fill, things have changed for us as a family. We also have a daughter. So we have to maintain the both at the same level. How do you do that . That must be hard . It is very hard. Shubaum has many plans beyond this project. Im going into high school. Im not dropping out of school anywhere and maybe do something in the engineering field or the mathematical field. What if this doesnt work out out . If it fails okay. Weve tried it. Be okay. Move on. This is going to work. Jake ward, al jazeera, santa clara, california. David schuster,. We have an amazing story. Boris nemsof, shot and killed near the kremlin. Potential fallout for mr. Putin. Also the specific type of wood used in the connection of american apartment buildings perfectly legal but dangerous why its used and how construction can be made safer. And our conversation with the daughter of malcolm x about her fathers legacy 50 years after his assassination. You know my father was one to address a problem and then solve it. And so i think he put a mirror up and said, this is our problem, we must address its. We must seriously address it. And if we did we wouldnt have the same challenges this we have 50 years later. We will have those stories and more in just a few minutes. David, appreciate it. Thank you. One of the scifi worlds best most beloved actors last died. Leonard nimoy. LerchedLeonard Nimoys role in the 1960s star trek series made him a star. He played the halfvulcan halfknowledge cialg human spock. Those the original series lasted only three seasons it became a hit around the world. It was nimoy who came up with the splitfingered vulcan salute resembling the hebrew letter representing god. I suggested this, vulcan greeting, boy that took off through culture. Leonard nimoy was 83. Tom ackerman, al jazeera. President obama has long spend about his love forking star trek. He said, i had a chance to meet him in person. It was only being natural natural to greet him with the vulcan salute. Live long and prosper. It is clear Leonard Nimoy did just that. Im tony harris, well see you monday at 7 00 p. M. David schuster is up next on al jazeera america. The. Hello everybody im David Schuster in new york. We begin tonight with breaking news out of russia. Moscow just outside the kremlin one of Vladimir Putins prominent critics was assassinated. Several russian being News Agencies have reported, boris nemsof