Soviet army from afghanistan. Im in iraq looking at how afghans remember that occupation. Welcome to Al Jazeera America, im Morgan Radford live from new york city. Autoworkers in tennessee say no to unionizing dealing a blow to organised labour. It was two years in the making and pro and antiUnion Leaders tried to persuade workers. 712 voted against allowing the united organizers to organise the plant. 626 voted for it. Its a stinging plough to the union and organised labour. After three days of secret balloting, employees at volkswagens chattanooga plant voted no. We are thankful it turned out the way it did. Volkswagen invested a million in the plant, which started building the distance. The company was lured by 777 million. Some viewed it as a set back that would benefit the uaw. Its a problem that the uaw has a need for our money. They dont care about the guys, they dont. The campaign was seen as organised labours best chance to expand in the south. The idea brought more reaction from outside interests than from the plant workers themselves. The uaw was blamed for detroits financial troubles. The governor and major spoke out saying the union would hurt chapses of attracting. Volkswagen allowed the union into the plant. Volkswagen and the uaw i know of not one incident of any aggression or animosity coming out of the process. The uaw added uaw has seen its membership drop 75 since 1979. Jonathan martin covered the story extensively and from the beginning. Good morning, what incentives did workers have to vote against joining the union . You know, a lot of the workers we spoke to over the past week or so before the vote told us that they were afraid voting for a union would affect their pay and benefits. Many said things are fine the way they are. We have great communication with management, and we fear that if we have a union, if it unionizes it will add more red tape. They were fearful of what Union Representation might do. A lot of the outside groups came in saying if you start a union, youll see what happens in detroit with those automakers. A lot of workers said, lets keep things the way they are because there is so much uncertainty. You mentioned Union Representation. Some Union Members blame the defeat on outside interference. Who, exactly, are the third parties they are referencing. Is it fair to say the g. O. P. Pressure tipped the vote. There was a lot of g. O. P. Pressure. The uaw tweeted that they were outraged by the outside inference. Pretty much everybody had a press conference, every politician, anyone who was anyone in ten si. The u. S. Senator, bill haas lem warning that unionizing would hurt the business climate, meaning the folks waggo would not build a future and there would be outside conservative groups putting up billboards. There was a lot of outside pressure. It came down to the workers, 1600 workers with the final say. How much pressure mattered from the outside or interunsed them is hard to tell. 1600 workers with the final say. Dont go anywhere, i look forward to speaking to you in the 7 oclock hour. President obama met with King Abdullah of jordan to discuss the war in syria. Jordan has taken in more than half a million refugees since the war began. President obama and King Abdullah discussed the need for power. Well strategise on how we can change the calculus inside the country, to have a syria that is respectful of all groups. Our concern is the rise of extremism in syria, the sectarian violence, and if we dont find a sol ugs, the spillover and the effect that would have. Syrian refugees are estimated to make up 10 of jordans population. Delegates attending the geneva 2 talks are kicking off another meeting, hoping to scratch out a political solution. The only agreement so far has been to allow the civilians to leave the city of homs. In three weeks since meetings began with opposition leaders and government officials. President obama addressed the ongoing drought that hit californian farmers hard. He pledged 100 million in Disaster Assistance for livestock owners. Calve is our biggest economy. California is our biggest agricultural producer. What happens here matters to every working american. Right down to the cost of food you put on your table. It is called californias worst in 100 years. Farmersar among those at risk. Diane friend inspects the wheat field on her 600 acre farm, passed on to her by her father. The worst drought in her memory has her worried. It grabs you down deep. You are making me cry. When you see the soil and touch it, and you know that it may not be here for your next generation of family, that is thats big. She says she had hoped to plant pistachio trees, but without water shell postpone the plans. This was an orchard that was abandoned. Friend is a director of the county farm bureau and spent many afternoons assessing the drought. It will be dry like this all year. She took us to dry land farms. We are not spending the money on growing the crops. Everyone down the line is affected. The farm is taking on half the number of workers it hires at this time of the year. A smaller harvest means fewer workers in the field and higher unemployment in a depressed region. We need water. Without water, we dont have jobs pt the water is important to keep it up, the peoples work in the fields. Works because no water, no jobs. To properly understand the droughts impact, its important to know the Central Valley had dry conditions for a few years. The drought turned a bad situation worse. We met dan short as he unloaded food at a distribution center. His organization expects to give away 10 Million Pounds of food. California, one of the bread basket is unable to feed itself. Heart breaking and you are like im beating the guys that grow the food. According to the california farm water coalition, the Central Valley could lose up to 2. 2 million because of the drought. Some farmers will go bankrupt. I heard a farmer say, what will i do, what will i become . The people tell us farming is not a job, it doesnt end at five. Its not a Small Business that folds. Its a lifestyle and culture. If it disappears, you are left with nothing. A recent report said that more than 90 of california is experiencing severe to exceptional drought. Good saturday morning to you, im moneteorologist eboni deon. I want to take you back. We are not going to see that much of a change. We have been dealing with dry conditions across the southwest. As we look over the next three months, the trend will continue as we see the precipitation staying 40 below normal across the area, including southern california. And a little further north of the bay area, 30 below average. Not getting that rain that we need here. Where we are getting is a steady flow where the range continues to pound. Coastal areas, the Higher Elevation getting the snow. Once you get snow melt, the milder temperatures and the rain is causing flooding concern. A number of areas have been imimpacted. Weve gone from not having enough rain to too much. The grounds are saturated. Rivers are overflowing the banks. Its creating big problems, especially in some communities in organ. Here is a look at the satellite and radar. Lots lots of cloud cover. We are talking snow and wind. It will be wet and windy. We have been watching the system across the mid west bringing snow and rain. That system is on the move. That will continue to strengthen behind the last winter storm, bringing snow back to the northeast. What well find lots of moisture brought in here along the midatlantic coast line. Colder temperatures spelling out snow and Winter Weather advisories where we had winter storm warnings yesterday. The government of north korea is facing accusations of crimes against humanity. Human Rights Group Amnesty International plans to release a damming report on monday. The same day the up releases its open findings of a yearlong investigation. Evidence of external nation camps and widespread abduction campaigns. It suggested findings be referred to criminal courts in the hague. It is denied that it has committed crimes against humanity. Harry fawcett has the details. The 3person u. N. Panel has spend a year investigating the human rights record. In seoul they heard testimony from among others, defectors that spent time. Artists and impressionists used it to describe the horrors. Translation the painful was when they handcuffed my hands to the back. The hands are 60 centimetres to the ground. I couldnt sit or stand. I was left alone two to three days. That was the painful torture. According to a leaked summary of the report, it details abuses in prison camps and the country. In short, crimes against humanity. The full report was due to be published on monday. The u. N. Is not confirming the content of the leak. In itself, it wouldnt be anything new. Allegations run back many years. It represents the most concerted effort by the International Community to investigate human rights record and hold it too account. According to the leak the report recommends further actions by a Competent National order of justice to investigate the north korean government. Any hope of referral to the criminal court looks far fetched. China, north koreas alley holds veto power. The forensic nature of the endeavour would cause accountability. They have an opportunity to respond in detail. Its an act of the whole world community, a reaction which will be appropriately detailed to all the evidence that we are gathering. North korea what is reacted to the leak calling allegations of crimes to humanity. It comes a day after highlevel talks. It pushes ahead with separated families meeting next thursday. The families and government officials will watch to see if how it will influence the two countries. Joint military exercises by the u. S. And south korea could derail diplomatic relations between the two koreas. Deliberation in the trial of michael dunn, the white man who shot unarmed blackman jordan davis, and some friends. Michael dunn said it was selfdefence. The trial generated a wave of emotion and support for the teen. We have that story from jacksonville. [ music ] jacksonville musician could have been jordan davis. Frustration over the killing woke hill one night in 2012. Without putting words to paper he spontaneously created this tribute to davis. [ singing ] the music video received more than 10,000 slews on youtube. You can look me in my eyes. I failed. Those words were brought out of me. The video touched davis parents. Now we support a cocoon of people. Just the energy and the vibe in the room is so inspiring. As for davis parents, their attorney admits they are anxious. They are ready for closure. 12 people have to agree on murder. [ chants ] among the protesters, there was disagreement about what justice for jordan would mean. Prosecutors hope for a first degree murder conviction. A just one would be that this man, michael dunn, goes prison for the rest of his life. This was coldblooded murder. I dont think he can get first degree. I dont think he went to the store with intentions to kill anyone. I dont think Second Degree and attempted Second Degree for the victims sounds fair. The jury may be hung up on that point. Friday afternoon the jury asked the judge if they must agree on all counts facing done. The judge told them they did not. They are confident. Im going to sit back and thank god for it. Hell sing this loud and clear if the jury convicts dunn. His parents spoke outside the courthouse thanking the community for its support. They hope to have a conviction by friday which would have been their sons 19th birthday. The jury continues deliberations in a few hours. Heavy rain and wind sweeps through uk. Well speak to the farmers in the philippines, as they face the challenges of getting back on their feet. Googles massive undertaking. Science and Technology Coordinator jacob ward looks at what is being housed in the biggest hangar. Tens of thousands of indonesians flee their homes after a violent volcano eruption. That story ahead. First the temperatures across the country with meteorologist eboni deon. We are starting in the upper midwest. Theres a wide range of numbers. We have single dij ids. Then we had the teens and low 20s around the great lakes in much of the ohio valley. We are at tulsa. Its cold enough for you to bundle up. Not too bad. We are at 25 in albany. 22 in montreal. 18 in portland. Well see conditions go downhill. Once we get behind the system on sunday, a burst of cold air will move in. As we go into the week ahead well see a warmup temperatures approaching 50 degrees later in the week. Theres no break for the u. K. With many towns and villages completely under water. More rain is in the forecast. The devastation getting attention from the royal family. Prince william and family are offering a welcome hand. Their grandmother freeing up aid for the farmers. How long is the wet weather expected to last . Meteorologists are saying that therell continue to be rain, but not the torrential downpour that we have seen in recent days or weeks, nor the significant winds that we got. Over 120 Miles Per Hour some were registered at. They were so bad that it caused a building in the center of the capital to collapse on a couple in a car, killing the woman, sending the man into hospital. A wave came over a vessel, people were swept out to see. We are dealing with the flooding. The warnings are around the country, 400 floodwaters, and 16,000 homes without electricity dealing in the aftermath of the bad storms. You mentioned the waters are receding. What does this mean for the farming industry there . It means its a bad continue for the farming industry. The government says they will help out. You mentioned the queen saying it was her support. It will be deeply damaged by the storm, not least of way transformation branded by the unionful services have been disrupted. There are problems with the roads and infrastructure. The storms were very significant. The criticism is the government slashed funding to deal with austerity mares in light of the recession. Therell be inquiries into how this situation was dealt with. Phil ittner keeping us posted live from west london. An earthquake rattles South Carolina. It had a preliminary magnitude of 4. 1. Homes are shaking 60 miles a way. The pennsylvania turn pike is reopened after being shut for hours. Icy conditions caused serious accidents with more than 100 cars. Traffic was backed up while crews worked to clear system. A vol can yik eruption volcanic eruption killed three. Ash and gravel spewed from mt kelud, and forced thousands to flee their homes, for their own safety. For the 200,000 People Living close to mt kelud, there was no choice. Volcanic gravel and rash falling around them, they scrambled to get out. Translation we need to be evacuated. 1. 5 hours after authorities raised the level, mt kelud erupted. As far as 17km away. People living within 10km have been told to leave their homes. Some couldnt get out in time. Volcanic ash darkened the sky over large parts of java. Three International Airports were closed, causing interruptions for thousands of travellers. Mt kelud erupted in 1990, killing 34, and 1999, more than 5,000 were killed. There were more deaths in 2007. Authorities ordered a successful evacuation. Another major eruption and volcano. Indonesia is taking the brunt. Warning systems improved and the authorities are better prepared, the lives of hundreds of thousands are affected again. Several international and Regional Airports were closed, and three have reopened since. The Obama Administration has given the go ahead for banks to do business with marijuana sellers in states where the pot is legal. Weed entrepreneurs will be able to establish away savings, make payroll and pay taxes. Until now they were forced to work in a cash only environment. Despite the Marijuana Industry generating millions, many banks dont want to touch it. The atrocities of war bodies littered, homes and violence. Talks to stop the bloodshed in south sudan. And 25 years sense the withdrawal of soviet forces from afghanistan. The latest from the sochi games. Including a wardrobe change for the red, white and blue. Conversation def plush cz conversation good morning to you. Welcome back. Im Morgan Radford live from new york city. These are the stories we are following for you now workers the an a tennessee plant reject representation by the autoworkers. The chattanooga factory recognized as the best plant to expand. President obama met with King Abdullah of jordan in palm springs, california to discuss the war in syria. Jordan has fan in half a million taken in half a million refugees. They discussed the middle east peace deal. Three died in a val cannic eruption in intdonesiindonesia, forced the close of several airports. The release of several prisoners a Sticking Point at the south sudan peace talks in ethiopia. Rebels fighters demanding the government released everyone accused of staging a coup. Theres a fragile cease fear. We have a report from bor, where civilians are paying the ultimate price. Some images may be disturbing. The vultures circle in the sky, attracted by rotten corporations, more than two weeks after Government Forces recapture the town. Michael took it upon himself to give some dignity, collecting data. He found his uncle and friends among them. So far 2007 bodies have been collected. The vast majority are civilians. Gun shooting is one condition. The second is cutting. Most of the women there e cut their hat. The bodies will be buried in mass graves. 200 in this one, dough with the help of u. N. Dug with the help of upmissions. This is the smell of death. Theres few around despite the ceasefire. If they were to return, theres little theyd come back to. One can truly imagine the atrocities that happen here. The devastation stretches for miles. Home after home burnt and looted. The market reduced to a pile of rubble. Areas devoid of life. Margaret fled into the bush as