and revealing dna, what is possible with tting. tonight, new conversations considering national security privacy, and edward snowden. u.s. attorney says the u.s. is willing to talk, when it comes to resolving criminal charges against the former nsa contractor, but he says snowden must first take responsible for leaking top secret spy information. today he was talking defending his actions during a live chat over the internet. more on his appearance. >> john, good evening we haven't heard much since he moved to russia, of course he did give an interview to the washington post. and he has recently given interview to the new yorker. but today edward snowden spoke to the world via the internet site. there were a dozen questions asks some of the questions and answers were better of some of the others and we selected three for you. the question asked is under what conditions would you agree to return to the united states, and he replies returning to the u.s. i think is the best resolution for the government, the public, and myself, but it is unfortunately not possible in the face of current whistle blower protection laws which through a failure in law did not cover national security contractors like myself. second question, what in your opinion is the appropriate extent of u.s. national security apparatus. surely, some spies is needed. >> snowden replies not all spying is bad. the biggest problem we face right now is the new techniques of indiscriminate mass surveillance, where governments with with seizing billions and billions of independent communications every day. this is done, says snowden, not because it is necessary, but because new technologies make it easy and cheap. and finally, the third question we have selected from the dozen asked recently several threats have been made on your life by the intelligence community, are you afraid for your life. thoughts, and snowden gave a much longer answer in which rerefers to the first and fourth amendments i whittled it down to i won't be intimidating doing the right thing, meaning having no regrets. and i should say that it is his loyal -- al jazeera america has no independent information on that subject. how interesting, john that snowden should be elevated to the level of national debate on the day that he gives that internet chat from not only the privacy and civil liberties oversight board, but also the attorney general himself. >> what a difference a few months can make. >> snowden was talking a few hours a new government task force, a task report issue add statement, it says that nasa nsa telephone collection program is. it needs to be shut down, white house correspondent has that part of the story a couple of things to report. >> the controversial belt telephone records. the american public but the board. fair enough. millions of americans phone calls is illegal, and has no impact on counter terrorist ofism issues. the privacy and civil liberties oversight board. >> one, the statute that sited for the program, does not support. >> especially the results of the program have been limited. falling far short of the highly desirable outcome, we concluded that the program should be ended allowing for a transition period as the president has called for. the findings do not have the portion of law and that the white house rejected the conclusion. >> the board analysis on the legality of the program. >> president obama has proposed moving responsibility for data collection away from the government. possibly to a third party. this as attorney general says the u.s. would engage in a conferring with nsa leaker edward snowden if he were willing to come back to face charges in the united states. left the door open for some sort of plea deal. >> people have gotten hung up from my perspective it is a defendant. he is a person that has criminal charged against. >> the public seems to agree. a new pom suggests that 61% thinks he should have to stand trial in the united states, just 23% think he should be granted amnesty. and there are new civil charges against the private contractor that conducted the background check on him, as well as 600 others applied for sensitive posts. the justice testimony says the firm u.s.i.s. bilked taxpayers out of tens of millions of dollars. u.s.i.s. says it is cooperating and has improved oversight procedures. mike lions was an intelligence officer with the military, welcome. >> good evening, john. >> what do you make of this report those that are to check aren't doing their job? >> there was a gap here, with this company that just did not do what they were supposed to do, over 660,000 security clearances were just dumped without the proper investigations for all different kinds. top secret, secret clearances, so a lawsuit was filed and the government is going after them for fraud, because they were supposed to complete these and they didn't do it. >> how does that happen. >> lack of oversight, leadership. in 1996, moved into the civilian sector, and the reverse incentive, they were told they had to get it done to make more money, but they never realized by doing that, they would hurt themselves when they cheated. >> if there was 660,000 they should have checked isn't there somebody with the government that checks a little bit on the work or not? >> there should be an auditor, but by 2011 that had well been passed. and that's what started this process, now, this company has been working on it, there's been discovery, that's where they discovered these communications that went back and forth, and that's now led to this lawsuit by the government. >> so it is about money and speed? >> yeah about trying to get access for individuals needed clearance back. this is the height of the war going on, they wanted to get as many analyst in the field as possible. all of those individuals that needed clearances about 1.5 million people were cleared. >> so the company provides close to 50% of all the federal background checks. if the checks are flawed as the justice department suggests how many people are embedded in the system that shouldn't be there? >> all that is is a test of reliability to have access to that information. now once someone has that in their possession, they are still monitors as to what they should do with it. so there's also a period of reinvestigation every five years for the highest level of clearances. most of the people, let's say they were -- plus employees are checking all the time. as an intelligence officer can you give me some idea how the government checks the personalty of someone? someone who is more likely to do what edward snowden did? >> they look at police records on every address that was ginn. they go back and investigate. they will be looking for your credit checks, anything that can possibly use as leverage. worthy enough to have access. >> is it a scientific process? >> there's a human element, no question about it, and i'm sure that things get moved aside, people can set it up in a certain way, but really the real check comes down field. it comes down range when people have this information in their possession, and what they do with it on going forth. >> should he have had the information? his position, should he have had the information? >> he clearly was a good american who gained the system. the amount of individuals he had access to, the lack of overtight. the clearance company check it, but then individually that company he was with did not put the proper fresh measures on top of him. >> great to talk to you. >> thank you, john. >> well, witnesses are describing an inferno of seniors home in north eastern quebec. the fire left at least three people dead, and 30 others are missing. the fire broke ought about 130 miles north of quebec city. >> a night from held. that's how the local fire chief described what happened at his hometown. just after midnight, firefighters were called to a senior citizens home, within minutes the entire front section of the building was engulfed in flames. witnesses say there were screams for help, neighbors were quick to respond, some using their own ladders in an attempt to rescue people on the second floor. the fire was too ferocious, the heat into intense. >> and the minute following this event, volunteer firefighters were there carrying them to put them in a safe place. >> it wasn't until hours later at daybreak when the fire was brought under control. >> says many residents were sufficient erb from acute physical many of them relying on wheelchairs to move around, it could be died before the fate of all those living in the 52 apartments is confirmed. the section of the home hardest hit was built about 15 years ago before the provinces safety laws requires sprinkler systems in homes for the ages. it is a small tightly knit community it is likely most people in town knew them well, theirn't pas relatives and family friends. this is a tragedy that will mark this town for generations to come. >> syrian peace talks are getting underway hours from now, but it is still not clear if and when the receivian government will meet face to face. the u.n. mediator met with each separately today. u.n. and opposition officials tell al jazeera it is likely it will continue shuttling between two sides instead of getting them in the same room. john query made it clear, that bashar al-asaad cannot play a role in any kind of transition. kerry said asaad is one man's super mac nest for terrorist ofism and the one person standing in the way f opeace. diplomates are hoping talks will lead to cease fires, prisoner exchanges are stepped up humanitarian efforts the peace talks are expected to last about a week, moving to ukraine, yet another day of protests pro test tors remain defiant. but what could be the first step toward ending this political crisis a meeting between opposition leaders and the president, jennifer glass has been covering this remarkable story from kiev, jennifer, what came out of today's meeting between the opposition and the president? >> well, john, the leaders of the opposition spoke here in the square behind me, there's a lot more people than thousands of people came out. and the first speaker a former heavy weight boxer and the man who really is emerging as a leader of those three men who are in the opposition, came out and said there is disappointment. he calls it hours of empty talk. he said the government was trying to scare them that they would not be scared. one of the other leaders said that the government has plans to arrest dozens of opposition leaders, dozens of activists, dozens of people that have taken part, which are made legal under draconian laws last week. one of the oppositions demands of the president is that they waive any charges against the protestors here, they release anybody that they call prisoners of war. that they call anybody who has been picked up in the last week or so, because of these protests. there are at least 100 people in custody, dozens of them really people don't know where they are, or where exactly they are in custody. even before he went into the meeting the opposition leader conceded that he knew that the president really had all the power. this is what he had to say. >> we have some problem with that sound. they want -- actually what the demands of this protest have been for two months now, people have been camped behind me. it is the middle of the night here, it is bitter cold, there are hundreds of people behind me. not exactly sure what that sound was, but they have been camped out here in the bitter cold, a very organized and peaceful demonstration, and that's what the leaders of they called for. but that they remain peaceful, the truce, which -- the truce which was negotiated by cleche coe on wednesday remains but the police and the protestors are in a stand off, a few hundred yards on my left on another main street. that remains a tense stand off, but we aren't seeing the rock throwing the grenades that we saw earlier, so things are quiet, peaceful, but certainly very testy here. jennifer glass reporting tonight, thank you. >> iran's president says he wanted constructive engangment with the word, discussed his country's nuclear program and it's economy in switzerland. he says iran has no need for nuclear weapons. >> i strongly and clearly declare that nuclear weapon has no place in our security, strategy, and that iran has no motivation to move in that direction. >> he is positioning himself a a vital leader, but israeli prime minister says he is continuing with a show of desession. they have -- they got it right and we got it right. we all wish there was a real change in iran, we don't sew see it. we have to look at their deeds and not the soft words. >> he also says that iran remain as concern for all countries not just israel. dramatic video tonight from the highways of michigan city indiana, a multimulticar accident has left at least three people dead, 20 injuries, traffic delayed for hours and hours. emergency crews are spill looking for others that may be trapped. the pile up involved at least 15 semitractor trailers including dozens of cars. next up, mental health emergency, too many patients not enough beds to treat them. plus an arrest and a legendary heist, an alleged mobster charged with a $6 million airport robbery. are escalating thetors investigation into new jersey. today the u.s. attorneys office sent subpoena to chris christie's re-election campaign and the state committee. prosecutors want documented related to sent lane closings near the george washington bridge, that led to major delays. former christie aids are suspected of orchestrating it as pay back. the national committee winter meeting underway in washington the annual event is making headlines over some comments about women. lisa stark reports from washington. >> former gop candidate and former arkansas governor created a bit of a stir, now he said that republicans are not waging a war on women as democratted claim, but then he went on to say that some democrats believe that women with are hopeless and helpless, that they are only looking for a government handout, such as the contraceptive coverage that is mandated in the affordable care act. here is former governor. >> our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women, and the capacity of women. that's not a war on them, it is a war for them. and the if democrats want to insult the women of america, by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing them a prescription for birth control, because they can't control their libido without the health of the government, let us take that all across the women, because women are far more than the democrats have played them together, and women across america need to stand up and say enough of that nonrecess. >> now the national committee wasted no time in calling the remarks offensive, and saying the republicans are "rebranding themselves back to the 1950's." the republicans are trying to appeal to women, they have announced five rising stars in the party, five all five women three of them minorities and the party has just said that the response to president obama state of the unii don't think next week will be deliver bed i the highest ranking republican woman in the house, washington state representative kathy morris rogers. clearly they are trying to present a picture of a g.o.p. party that welcomes women, and many others, we will have to see for the remark hurts rather than helps. back to you. >> lisa stark, thank you, and an arrest has been made in the infamous heist that inspired the movie good fellas. this morning fbi agents -- he is accused of stealing nearly $6 million in cash and jewels from a cargo hanger at jfk. allen reports. >> it was a key moment in martin's new york mob drama good fellas. >> funny how? like i am a clown, i amuse you? i make you laugh? >> nobody in law enforcement was laughing back in 1978. when crooked loaded a black van with cash and jewelry stolen from the airline vault at kennedy airport. they found the van but not the money or the robbers. >> nobody knows for sure how much was taken in the daring raid. in fact, it was more. $5 million in cash, and another 1 million-dollars in jewelry, according to charging documents. the largest cash robbery in u.s. history at that time. >> the five men were arraigned this afternoon. the charges stemming from a continuing federal investigation of organized crime and the family. they are vincent asorrow, his son, jack, thomas known as tommy d, and john rigano, nicknamed bazo. a cargo eight was the only man ever charged until now. federal prosecutors aren't saying why they they can tie him to the crime now. >> he goes all the way back. >> author and former reporter who has covered the mob for decades thinks somebody with inside knowledge has been talking. >> yeah, it is a surprise that he is still alive. because most of the people involved in the case have been either were with killed, bumped off, or have died a natural death. so longevity did him in. >> his attorney says he does plan to fight the charges. he entered a not guilty plea. there was no request for bail, and he is behind bars tonight. there is also a lot more in this federal indictment than the airport robbery, the crimes john that are detailed here range from something that happened just last summer, to a murder that dates baaing to 1969. >> yeah, it's been a while. >> well, nothing formal, no official statement from the company, but they do say via their communications director, that this is a piece of history now. two generations of workers have come and gone, he said nobody in the building remembers this thing, it is just part of history. >> somebody kept a secret for a long time. >> a long time. >> just ahead, think your commute is bad, try crossing the border every day. plus, is the water in west virginia really safe to drink? the results from our own tests next. attacked. the mourners have been refusing to ry luck back too al jazeera america. here are the top syrias. both sides and the presyrian war, met separately today, they worked out details of a face to face negotiation. scheduled to begin tomorrow, the leader of the opposition says the community is concluded syria's president cannot stay in power. nursing home fire, dozens are still missing hours after a fire -- at least three people are dead, 30 are missing, most of the residents were depend on walkers and wheelchairs. sneaking snowden. attorney general says he is open to a deal, if he admits his guilty, but he says clemency for the former contractor would be going too far. well, west virginia with is ask the federal government for $350,000 to assess damage from that chemical spill two weeks ago. the spill contaminated the drinking water for 300,000 people, but it has been declared safe for most. jonathan martin joins us live. with more on that, now as you mentioned al jazeera america did hire an independent environment team consulting firm to test the water and a couple of locations. before this spill happened but we also had them test the water at a pregnant woman's home, you may remember the cdc issue as recommendation that pregnant women not drink the water although they said the water was safe for other people. so these tests where are sent to a lab. the chemical improved that everybody here has been really so concerned about is not detectable in the water. the standard they feel is safe to drink, is one part per million. nondetectable, as soon as we got these, we went out into the community to share the news with some of these people, and overwhelmingly we found that most people despite the results they have been getting they believe it still isn't safe to drink beverage not exactly because it still smells. i still haven't dispatch it wash dishes things of that nature. i still drink bottled water. >> i don't believe it. you can still smell it. you can smell the licorice. >> john, that's what you hear from a lot of people here, you don't have to really ask too many people and they will tell you it does smell like licorice. waya lot of people say they are waiting for long term testing. despite all the results they have been getting from state officials. these results that al jazeera america has been providing. that was spilled into the river as well. >> we still don't know a whole lot about that, we did not test for that chemical personals just find out about that, they just notified authorities that that chemical was even a part of the mixture. the test that we commissioned -- they say they are now going back here with the health department. but they don't believe that it is really a major problem, or detectable because it was such a small amount. about 7% of the total mixture compared to the crude the mch they believe was more like 80% of the mixture. jonathan, thank you. well, the price of housing in southern california has hit a point that it is forcing thousands of people to do something very extreme. they are moving to mexico, and commuting to the u.s. jennifer london joining us live with that story, from the u.s. mexico border. jennifer? >> john, this is commuting with a capital c, behind me is the boarder crossing this side san diego california, that side, tiawana mexico. every day more than 100,000 people cross the border. and it is this time of night, many are communitying. but there is a twist. >> and before the sun is up, lindon is out the door. like many professionals linda has a substantial commute to and from work. yet it requires more strategy, planning and patience than most. to understand why, i joined linda on her drive. >> good morning, linda. >> hi. >> sometimes if it is a holiday, i can be downtown seth in 40 minutes. to 50 minutes. and the other days it is hours. >> but it isn't so much the normal rush hour traffic that slows her down, every day she drives across this, the world's busiest land border. >> i live in tiajuana, mexico, and i work in san diego. >> and so does mario lopez. and just like linda he lives south of the border, both mario and linda say living in mexico, and working in san diego, is a lifestyle choice. they can cut living experiences by 30 to 40%, which is why thousands of people who work north of the border are chosing to move south and commute. new residents say tiajuana is also safer than it used to be. >> the police have been improved in the city, the security trends are very positive, and in fact tiajuana as a largesy city, compares very well so many in the united states. >> ken morris is an expert. the friend is likely to continue, and that's a good thing. >> san diego benefits tiajuana benefits and the business on both sides of our border benefit too. >> cross border commuters finding the american dream, south of the border. >> the cross border commuters we spoke to, said the biggest challenge is not safety issues or even cultural it is the border itself, the woman features in our piece, said at one time she lad a border crossing that took seven hours and that was just to get to work. but john, those we spoke to said it is definitely worth it. >> all right, jennifer london, thank you. some u.s. special forces may soon start training troops to help combat increased threats from al quaida. recently asked for help, still discussing details jordan has offered to host the training. talked on syria's war scheduled to get underway. but the tens of thousands of negotiations those are probably the further from their minds. they shall december plate for the basics like medical care. >> in this border town there are 60,000 syrian refugees. abdul is one of them. >> this is their only clinic, he is their only internal medicine doctor. every day he sees 60 patients. >> this clinic is not enough, the drug is not enough. we need another clinic like this, and another hospital. we need a hospital for him. >> so this is the clinic? >> you see now electricity -- >> the clinic only had six rooms. doctors have to use the camera light to provide treatment. they have all crossed the border illegally, so they are not eligible for assistance. he does his best, but he has no instruments beyond the basics. >> are you frustrated you can't help more. >> no, i cannot help more, and i am frustrated and disappointed. i field for them. because my abilities is less than my duty. >> the clinic privately funded but they have a hard time finding drugs and they have overwhelmed by patients. most have upper rett from story infections. >> because of the hark situations which they suver. >> by day, he helps civil the children, by night, he tries to save his own. >> i can't do anything. >> their 14-year-old son tried to kill himself. then he tried to kill his younger brother. his family fears the war traumatized him. >> how are your brothers doing. >> i think i am losing him. how? >> he is changing a lot. he becomes very mean. and he -- i think he is always sad, but he don't tell anyone. >> he understands everything we are saying, and he understands that he is sick. >> it is making me better, that's good. >> can you tell me what you saw in syria? >> a lot of things. a lot of bad things. >> both brothers want to follow in their father's footsteps but they fear they are losing the opportunity. >> my dream is to be a doctor, now the dream can't be. >> and so what do you hope? >> i hope i can get out of here. >> and go where. >> anywhere? >> back to syria. >> no. i don't want to die. he hopes his family would drive here, but he doesn't know if they will survive. >> why do you stay here. >> help me. i am trying to leave from here. but i say give me a way, and i will give you thanks for your humanity. to save his patients he needs to stay, but to save his family, he needs to leave. turkey. >> hospital emergency rooms and hallways have become homes for thousands of mentally ill in the state of washington. so officials are resorting to what is called psychiatric boarding. these are the moments linda sorensen cherishes the moment. connections like this over music, she says are far and few between when you are the mother of a son battling mental illness. >> michael's first psychotic break, he was jumping up and down on his bed, he was in the battle of his life. >> when her teenager son has his first mental break down, the family rushed him to the emergency room, but instead of being admitted he waited in the e.r., for three days. >> and while it kept him alive, exacerbated the mental illness. >> michael endured what is called psychiatric boarding mental health patients are detained in emergency rooms when no other beds are available, they are also parked in hallways and given medication, while the hospital determines how to treat them. in extreme cases patients are held for months waiting for proper care. >> it is terrible. it is a crisis and it has been for a number of years and has only gotten worse. >> in a survey of 328le radios the american college found 79% reported boarding mental health patients. county milltail health official says part of the problem is that the hospitals have cut the number of beds available, they make more money from medical procedures and states have also cut funding or closed statement run hospitals. >> for years lawmakers have been making it easier to detain folks in a civil commitment courts. what they failed to do is follow up with funding to handle the influx of people. >> mental held courts like this one, are also overwhelmed by the epidemic, 72 hours after a patient is involuntarily committed they are brought before a judge, who determined inform they should stay in the hospital. in some cases this is when the patient is finally assigned a bed, and a room for treatment. >> it is bad for the patient. it is bad for the staff of the hospital. and it's bad for the community. >> a interior court judge recently ruled mental health boarding unconstitutional, but without an alternative, some argue this could call more problems. the ruling is now up for appeal. >> her son was eventually treated for by polar. they both carry scars from his experience in the emergency room. >> i might be a mental health clinic some day, i don't know. and i hope i won't be on the street, because we don't have funding for beds. >> compassion, respect, and funding. a formula many say is difficult to achieve but healthcare advocates agree, it may be the ultimate solution. with several outdoor games in some big cities. all right, the nhl is having four upcoming games. but this one with, very spreeing for one with it is supposed to be sunny. yours farewell dodger stadium has been transformed and con separatorred. the hockey rink was constructed and over in left field they have a beach volleyball court, and they also have a swimming pool. only in l.a. from the l.a. times has been covered this event, and joins us live, and what is the buzz among the fans considering that it is a lakers dodger kind of town? >> there's still a lot of fans that are excited for this game, never been anything like this. some fans are disappointed that some of the tickets cost olittle bit more, 150, 200 dollars. but in general, people are excited to see what happens. see if it works out. see if the ice melts or what exactly the players end up feeling like on this weird weird court. how many tickets and what can fans expect? >> it is about 90% sold out, they are expecting somewhere between 53 and 53,055,000 seats. a little bit unexact, because they are getting rid of seats close the the ground. the best seats for baseball are the worst seats for this hockey game. >> dan craig is considering the world's best ice maker, what is he saying about the warm conditions and keeping the ice from healthing, i guess? >> you mentioned the high will be 88 the day of the game, but by game time it should be down to 65 degrees. they are keeping the plan get. they are able to keep it come, and so far, they have been managing to keep the ice at the perfect 22 degrees fahrenheit. and they think it is going to work out. they had a skate day yesterday, and some people reported it was a little steamy, not ideal, visibility, down there on the risk. bergfall they are pretty excited. >> so they tested the ice, and i guess it is playable from what you have been hearing? >> definitely. they had sort of a media verses celebrities game out on the risk. and people seem to enjoy it. >> all right, i imagine this is a great way to bring in new fans to the game, especially in that southern california southwest market. >> the problem for the kings right now is they play third fiddle to the lakers, to the dodgers, and somewhat to the los angeles clippers and they only have about 2.5 million fans. this is a town that -- 10 million, 15 million people depending on how far you want to stretch it, and they are just trying to get more visibility. there's billboards around town. there's extra advertising in line and in the newspaper. trying to let people know that the kings exist, other teams have reported big surges and fan attention, and the number of fans as a result of these outdoor games. just growing visibility, and getting a little more attention, and the kings think that by associated they wants with this star franchise, the los angeles dodgers, that people will think that they are a little more legit. >> all right, thank you very much. the inside from the la times the kings and ducks will hit the ice on saturday night, and then sunday at yankee stadium, that will take on the devils. the match up next week, in the final stadium series will be held at soldier field in chicago. 88 degrees, at dodger stadium on saturday, let's just hope the ice doesn't melt. >> i love the whole idea, the steaming up from the ice, and that the visibility might not be good enough to play the game. >> be interesting to see. but if you can have a volleyball court and a swimming pool. >> u.n. mediator next, home testing dna testing you would be surprised what you can learn from those tests. saliva... >> this time, it's personal. >> you can fast-forward through this part... >> it's a test that promises to predict her medical future... >> my health risks just loaded, and the first one would give any woman reason to pause... nobody in my family has ever been diagnosed with breast cancer... >> techknow on al jazeera america states. researchers say air pollution from the factories made its way across the pat iffic, into california and arizona. the u.s. national academy of science says it makes up a quarter of air pollution. the pollution is a reminder that our demand for cheep imports has a boomerang effect. >> chinese factories are churning out the latest technology, sending it to our shores, along with something less desirable pollution. >> you see the pictures of people in budget with maths on. you don't think about what comes across an o. >> steven co-authored a study finding that emissions from chinese plants manufacturing exported goods have been found in minus 17.ls more like the temperature there for the clean up is right now at minus 10. so it's extremely cold. we are looking at a lot of winter advisories out there. with a little bit of snow going through, now for that pile up, it came off lake michigan you can see the snow right there, bringing the visibility down. it didn't last very long, but was significant enough and at the wrong time in the wrong place in that area. now down here towards atlanta, we have gone below freezing. we do expect to see overnight lows at about 12 degrees there. it is going to warm up, and finally break above freezing. that's a look at your national weather, your news is right after this. there is both science and controversial when it comes to dna testing. and now she wanted to learn about her chances of developing a hereditary disease, what she found out threw her a curve ball. >> nothing complicated. the first thing i have to do, and i get to fill it with saliva. yeah! so you get to watch me. >> you can fast forward through this past. so that's done. >> and with that i joined half a million people who have sent their saliva to 23 and me. the first direct to consumer personal geno test. it is still up for debate how much the $99 human geno kit is going to change medicine. other three decades ago, the project first estimated they could sequence a human geno for $16 million. the final cost was over $3 billion, but today you can have your entire sequenced for $5,000. and have it analyzed at a lab a lot like this one with. >> that's the instruction manual for what mays you you, and maine, and other people themselves. >> professor mike snyder run as lab at stanford university. >> when we sequence dna we are determining the order of those basis. you look for where you will differ, and those changes are then used to predict what might go wrong with you. >> if you go and look at how that is determined by 23 and me, they have looked at eight genetic variances. >> what do you mean by genetic variance? >> a change at a single position in the sequence. >> my health risks -- and the first one would give any woman reason to pause. >> so joining us now from los angeles is phil torres. and rachel's test results will be more revealed fully on sunday's show. but tell me, phil, is she okay? >> yes, absolutely. it is rare to have these results tell you that some condition you have needs to be immediately treated. but it can give you some indication of your med cast past, and potentially your medical future. >> so what did you learn about this test. >> you flow, there's a lot still unknown, and it really can give you have fascinated results. there's a company like 23 and many that says you need medium risk, or another company can tell you medium high or low risk. so it is hard to take them too seriously, and some people aren't quite sure how to handle the information that they learn. >> and the company in question, is no longer accepting tests while the fda takes a closer look at their testing tell us why? >> you know, it seems like the type of scenario in which the innovation puts -- got to market a little bit too soon. didn't communicate well with the regulating agency and the government. and basically what the fda is saying is 23 and me, kind of overstated what the results mean. is that means that they could do something without consulting a doctor properly. >> so tell us what is coming up on sunday's program? >> there's a tower being built in nevada that takes that differently, they are using a combination of mirrors a tower, and moll tent salt of all things to generate power by day and night. pretty amazing stuff. >> rewill look forward to it, and be sure to watch techno 4:30 pacific to learn more about rachel's dna and any other stories they have. also coming up at 11:00 eastern, tonight on al jazeera america, the dark side of soda, a report raises concerns about a chemical coloring in soda. we will take a look at how serious a threat it may be. and sexual abuse behind bars a reports that says hundreds of women at an alabama prison may have been attacked by prison guards. one victim talked about the terrible things she says happened to her. those stories and a lot more coming up. >> and at the end of every show we like to show you an image that caught our eye, today, in today's freeze frame, it's something you will be seeing at the winter olympic games. at the opening ceremonies these are the outfits the team u.s.a. will be wearing, two years ago there was outrage from the uniforms that were not made in america, but ralph lauren says his company used ho domestic partners to manufacture these. the headlines are coming up next. on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. attorney general is talking about a potential resolution in a criminal case against a fugitive ns action leaker. folger told him he is open to a deal but he said clemency would be going too far. talks are scheduled to begin early in the morning it still isn't clear whether they will meet face to face. they cannot stay in power. demonstrations have spread from the capitol to four others. police in quebec will spend the night sitting through the frozen ruins of a deadly nursing home fire. 30 elderly patients are missing most of them confined to wheelchairs. at least three people died authorities say that number is likely to rise, and one of the biggest robberies in american history, stolen from the hang gar in new york back in 1978, today the fbi finally arrested the alleged bos in connection with that heist. those are the headlines see you back here 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific, america tonight is next, you can always get the latest news on aljazeera.com, see you later tonight. on america tonight, the unintended consequences of living life charge 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