Out of town after the big game. Hello, welcome to al jazeera america. Im stephanie sy. Ukraines president says hell be back at work on monday after being hospitalized for respiratory problems. This comes amid calls to join his Prime Minister and resign. Protesters held a large rally on sunday, 30,000 protesters calling for Viktor Yanukovych to step down. The opposition is calling on other countries to push for changes and limits on the president s powers. The ukrainian activist who said he was beaten and tortured arrived in lithuania. There were concerns that Dmytro Bulatov would not be allowed to leave ukraine. Heading on to the runway at kievs airport. Dmytro bulatov free at last from his torrmentors. He said he was nailed to a door, beaten and cut with knives. Hell receive treatment inside lithuania, inside the european union. Translation i think we saved his life. After what they wanted to do with him, his life was at danger. We wouldnt have had a chance to investigate torture. One
Computer program may be able to predict crime before it happens. I am an ento entomologist. That surthat is our team and leo some science. Hi guys an welcome to techknow. And rita rear going to start with you. Your story combines two of the coolest things armed around. You mean robots and sharks. Robots and sharks. This is the coolest thing i have done and i was at the call state shark lab. And they are using a new piece of technology that is follow; is thasharks under water to revolutionize the way we are looking at science. Lets take a look at it. This is catalina island. 27 miles off the coast of los angeles. A place known for its beauty both above and below the ocean that surrounds it. Most of the dish that call these waters home go relatively unnoticed. But one spic species is impossio miss. Leopard sharks. Hundredses of them. If you are the director of the shark lab and you are trying to revolutionize the way sharks had studde studied its not a bad way to set up shop. Chris lowe
Ingredient, and there is nor to it. We return to Soledad Obriens story of a haitian teacher who inspires the kids and an extraordinarily generous gift from an america tonight viewer. Good evening, im joie chen. Thanks for being with us. Many American Cities face the very same challenge. Finding and stopping the biggest threats to its innocent citizens, especially hiding among them. Many cities across the country, have looked to the controversial, end policy tactic used by the new york city pd, called stop and frisk. It is a tactic that was aimed towards making the city streets safer but unfairly abusively targeted people of color, the practice hit close to home for new yorks brandnew mayor who promised to take action, in our in depth crime and punish many, sarah hoy says he takes the first step to doing it. Im across the street and the officers say hey you, come over here. On the one hand, this is like another day but like on that day man like im teaching im like a professional. Im on
Drunk driving crime. A california woman driving 2 miles with a dying man on her car. An ice storm moving to the southeast. An ice storm that could cripple an entire region in the country. Welcome to al jazeera america. Im thomas drayton. Well get to the stories in a moment. First, afghan president harz has been holding hamid karzai has been Holding Secret talks with the taliban in dubai. It is likely to strain tense relations with the u. S. Ill bring in jane ferguson, in kabul. What are we hearing from President Hamid karzais office. The palace here in kabul are not commenting on the reports of secret peace talks. Its worth mentioning the at all times have been going on, with the taliban, for years, and not just with the americans, with their nato allies and pak sustain. It wont be news to people in kabul to find their president has been trying to have uniry lateral talks. At this point in the war, 13 years on, any peace talks with the taliban are pursued from kab all, including with a
Bravo. And the drug store chain c. B. S. Praised for removing Tobacco Products from its stores, even though that move is likely to cost the retailer billions. Hi there, welcome to al jazeera america. Im thomas drayton, good to have you with us. Its been a rough 24 hours for a lot of folks. The latest snow and ice knocked out power to more than a million people. As paul beban tells u the long winters are starting to put a strain on resources in many states. As night falls the temperature is dropping and all the slush and water on the streets is turning back to ice on roads making the evening commute treacherous. People are asked to take public transportation, be careful on the roads and the big question for thousands of people is when they do get home, will the power be on . Across pennsylvania more than 750,000 people are without power. More than half a million of them, homes and businesses in the suburbs of philadelphia. The cause, by and large, downed power line, dragged down by snow