accurexa incorporated will update us about their developing and commercializing novel neurological therapies based on its proprietary branchpoint technology. and we ll learn about goldland holdings new latin american gaming strategies. (traffic sounds) (traffic sounds) accurexa is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing novel neurological therapies based on a patented branchpoint device delivering therapies joining us again in our new york studio is george yu, ceo of accurexa. welcome back, george. and for our viewers who don t already know or who haven t yet seen the show, tell me a little bit more about your company. sure. so i co-founded accurexa about a couple years ago. um, i m a physician by training, and i was looking for interesting technologies, um, that could really make a difference in the medical field, and also looking for technology that were fairly advanced, where you could, you know, develop a clinical product and not necessarily sta
refugees to other countries. the united nations estimate 2.2 million people have fled syria and taken up refugee in other countries. more than a third of them are in lebanon. many are in camps such as one al jazeera visited. reporter: we re at a tented settlement in lebanon. they dot the landscape along the border are syria. people live in miserable conditions and they may be safe, they no longer have to face the violence in syria but we re warning of the danger to come, and that is the cold. in this region temperatures drop below zero and you can see people barely have anything. the grouped is all the ground is all mud and the plastic sheetings do not provide shelter when the rain starts. just look around. just a few weeks ago there was rain and the whole area was flooded. people are worried. they re calling on the international community to help them. but the international community can only do so much. and the lebanese government can only do so much. they have to deal wi
and i see five hands up. it s one quarter. a former pro football player seeking a new and experimental treatment to heal a career of concussions. good morning to you, welcome to al jazeera america. i m morgan radford live from new york city. new jersey governor chris christie on the hot seat once again, new revelations into the bridge gait controversy that indicated that chris christie knew what was going on. in september port authority appointee ordered the closure of lanes heading to fort lee. the town s mayor said it was retribution for not endorsing the election bit. chris christie denied knowledge of the traffic study. in december david wildstein resigned and had to testify before the state assembly. chris christie issued a policy after emails revealed that the lane closures were political pay back. david wildstein s lawyer says he has proof that chris christie knew about it. it s the eve of the super bo bowl, the first in new jersey. the timing couldn t be worst f
john kerry has met with protest leaders from ukraine today saying that the u.s. support what he calls their fight for democracy. tense tens of thousands of ukranians are demonstrating across the country. the battle puts the u.s. and russia on opposing sides. jennifer glasse has been following the story and joins us live from kiev. so far what has come out of oppositions meeting with secretary kerry? as you can probably hear behind me, demonstrations go on day and night, 24 hours. music playing right now. in munich, the opposition leaders got the kind of rhetoric they wanted from the u.s. secretary of state. and european leaders. they want support. but they say they want concrete support. and one of the leaders said the problems the reasons are clear. he places the blame firmly on the president. just one person who is responsible for all escalation, who can easily stop the escalation, is the person the president of ukraine. you have absolute power in his hand. and he
deadly cholera epidemic. the disease has killed thousands of people there. good morning, and welcome to al jazeera america. i m stephanie sy. president obama is expected to nominate janet yellen to replace ben bernanke as the head of the federal reserve. yellen is a respected economist who has a long history with the fed. patricia takes a closer look at the woman who could soon hold one of the most influential jobs in the world. in the class photo of the g-7 financial leaders summit in may, she s the tiny one on the right, but don t let size fool you. janet yellen is poised to land the most powerful job of them all. the least contender to head the federal reserve built a career spanning academia and policy, including a long-standing relationship with the university of california berkeley and chair of the council of economic advisers. the economy is the strongest it s been in a generation. reporter: perhaps her best qualification to take over for ben bernanke is her 36