Tonight what began as a campus protest in missouri is gaining momentum, and becoming political. The head of the university of missouri is under pressure to resign. Africanamerican students Say University president tim wolf failed to respond appropriately to a number of racial incidents. On saturday a group of black Football Players said they would boycott football until wolf steps down. White players threw their support behind teammates as did the head coach. The state governor and senator mack cas kill weighed in. Paul beban has more. Criticism is rising by the hour. Two lawmakers say wolf should go calling it an embarrassment. In a statement wolf stood his ground saying hes dedicated to dialogue, but students and Football Teams are not buying it. Reporter protests are not usually part of the Football College playbook, but racial tension on the campus of missouri may put the football surface on hold. The team says they refused to take the field. In a show of solidarity with one of their own on a Hunger Strike. The black Student Government tweeted a picture of more than 30 black players linked arm in arm with jonathan butler, he says hes willing to die unless University President tim wolf resigns, who is under fire for a tepid response to a string of incidents on campus. Including a slur and swastika smeared in species. Faeces on a toilet wall. Tuesday, student activists told wolf the time for talking was over. I had a lot of conversations with protesters, including conversations with protesters, where they came in, and asked questions, and i expressed my position. I dont care what you do, i want you to move. Thats why we are here. Im not here for a press conference, i dont want to talk to anybody. I need for you to leave. Reporter thursday night when wolf spoke with students, he was shouted down. This is because you dont believe you have the equal opportunity of successes. You dont believe. Reporter back in october butler led a protest that stopped the schools homecoming parade. Thursday, four days into a Hunger Strike butler told the Washington Post he was exhausted and had pain but the suffering was worth it. The campus in columbia has been on edge since the shooting of Michael Brown last year in ferguson, 100 miles from the school. A number of the black students enrolled from ferguson. A predominantly black community. Columbia is white. Sunday, the Football Teams coach declared his support for his team, a photo showing black and white. And white. Captoined we are united missouris governor and senator issued statement saying students concerns must be addressed and racism has no place for racism. Wolf says his staff are working to promote a safe space for meaningful conversation promoting change, for now, the only change and the Football Team that they accept is for wolf to resign. The president met with students, including the Hunger Striker, butler. Thats right. And he made overtures of what he said is clearly i made mistakes on the way back, in october, when the homecoming was stopped. He didnt get out of his car, and for a lot of students, that was a last straw. It was not responsive in the moment or since. The only change they accept is for him to step down. Thank you Funeral Service will be held monday for a 6yearold boy who was killed and his father seriously wounded during a chase in central louisiana. Jerry mamardis will be laid to rest following a service. He was hit with five bullets in the head and chest last tuesday, when city marshalls fired. Megan dixon was the legal guardian. I dont know. Shades of i dont know. It hurts. Its like im dreaming. Two marshals are in custody faces charges of Second Degree murder and attempted Second Degree murder. They found no gun, and there were no warrants against him. Three teenagers are in Police Custody after being accused of plotting attacks on two schools in michigan. An 18yearold and two 15yearolds have been charged as adults with conspiracy to commit first degree murder. It targeted Lyndon High School and middle school in argentine township. The plan was discovered on instagram, and police have not said what was posted on the site that led them to the suspect. In Austin Texas Police are looking for the suspect that shot a judge in her driveway. The 51yearold is lifted in serious but stable continue, and shot outside her hem in an upscale area near doesnt austin. Police do not know if the shooting was related to work as a district judge. What i would love to report is we had someone in custody, and i could eliminate the concerns. The truth is at this point we dont have someone in custody. The judges injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The prosecutor was appointed to the bench in 1999. Texas governor george w. Bush by then gaps at the airport . Sharm el sheikh, thats the airport a russian commercial jet left from minutes before it crashed in the sinai desert, killing 224 on board. The u. S. And the u. K. Have said it was likely the result of a bomb on the plane. More than a half dozen Security Officials from the airport tell of a broken baggage scanner and lax screening. Bags filled with drugs and weapons are let through for a small bribe moscow is stepping up efforts to bring home thousands of tourists following the crash, and will send dozens of planes to the egyptian resort town. Moscow sent a team much inspectors to the airport to discussion safety jets. London is working it repatriate thousand of britains waiting to come home. Memorial services are held in st. Petersburg. Many victims are from st. Petersburg. Rory challands has more on an emotional service. 224 chimes for 224 lives ended suddenly and violenyly. The sombre sound of a tolling bell, the culmination of a service held and a christian Worlds Largest cathedrals since isaacs. According to Russian Orthodox tradition a memorial to the dead is held on the ninth day. Its more than a week since the metro jet plane was destroyed. And we are waiting for a conclusive explanation as to how and why. Western governments thing it was a bomb. Translation i think its a plarch it destroyed as revenge for the campaign in syria. Russians have a variety of views. Translation we can only judge by what we are told. If you want to know what i think, if it was i. S. I. L. , that theory has a right to insist. Reporter i think it is the plane that is to blame. Its a technical area. Translation there has been many versions from what we are told im inclined to thing it was an explosion. The kremlin says we shouldnt jump to conclusions. All russian flights were suspended on friday. A precaution, tourists started to arrive back in their home country this weekend. If an i. S. I. L. Bomb is proven to be what destroyed the jet. Dont expect a backlash against russias foreign policies, Vladimir Putins power has been marked by several attacks and tragedies. The response is to grieve and move on. If anything, look for a hardening of attitudes. More support for the bombing in syria. Sorrow is often followed by anger. Modern governments can be good at shaping Public Opinion for their own uses and the kremlin is better than most another day of violence in the middle east, a palestinian attacker rammed a vehicle into the united nations. More bystanders were injured before officers would shoot and kill the driver. Later police would release surveillance video, showing a Palestinian Woman stabbing a guard. He was wounded before shooting and injuring the woman. Violence with israeli and palestinians, when Binyamin Netanyahu arches at the white house for a meeting with president obama. Coming up in our week ahead segment. We will focus on the visit and complicated times and contentious relationship with the president. Employees at the embassy in libya has been kidnapped by gunmen. Serbians ambassador, reports say a group of attackers crashed into the convoy and abducted Communications Officer and a driver. They escaped with his wife and sons. Officials are counting votes tonight as an electorate hopes for a shift away from military rule. They are thought to have participated in the first three election in 25 years. Many were up before down though wait for the polls. No matter the result, uncertainty remains how quickly the system can change. Al jazeera has more in myanmar a new day in myanmar and a new chapter history, the election on sunday for the most part went through without hitches, described as a remarkable day. Its not as though this nation woke up monday morning for a full democracy. It was a step down that path. We are going to expect word coming out from the election commission. It will not be a definitive announcement. Because its a new process, and elections free and fair, there were some irregularities leading up to the election day and monitors. That it will be slowly released the details. We dont expect a result. We will get an indication early indication on turn out that was good. 80 on early reports. 80 . Again, because of this unfolding process, it will take days for results and weeks with results. It will be some time until the government and the president this week the pentagon is expected to issue a plan to close the u. S. Militarys Guantanamo Bay detention center. President obama vowed to shut down the prison when he ran for office. According to the associated defense, the plan named seven sites as alternatives, including a corrections facility, it would require improvement from congress, something that is unlikely. A year from today americans will choose the next u. S. President. Next republican candidate defends his life story, and Bernie Sanders says who cares. Plus, the state much North Carolina is fighting off challenges to its voter i. D. Law in federal court. And pope francis makes a first Public Comment on the latest scandal walking the vatican. Vatican. The only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and thats what were doing at xfinity. We are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. And this includes our commitment to being on time. Every time. Thats why if were ever late for an appointment, well credit your account 20. Its our promise to you. Were doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. Because we should fit into your life. Not the other way around. Exactly a year from today americans go to the polls to choose the next president of the United States. At this. 14 republicans are in the running for the g. O. P. Polls show donald trump with a narrow lead over ben carson. There are three candidates in the race for the democratic nomination. Poll show Hillary Clinton 1531 ahead of Bernie Sanders. Here is how. Next 12 months will shape out. The first votes the first votes to be cast on february 1st on the iowa caucuses. Nominees will be unveiled at the National Convention in july, starting on the 18th for the republicans, 25th for the democrats. The last of three will be on october 19th. The election will be held 20 days later. Now, ben carson is pushing back against claims he embellished his life story. The retired neurosurgeon said his rise in the polls made him a target for media scrutiny that theres no question im getting specialist scrutiny. Theres a lot of people that are threatened and they see a polling against hillary and polling that i do. They are worried. No question about it. Former reality tv star donald trump returned to nb as the host of saturday night live. The g. O. P. Front runner attracted a solid warning. According to nielsen, it was the highest rated episode in nearly four years. Not everyone was laughing. There were protesters at Rockefeller CenterBernie Sanders says the white house race needs to be more about the candidates position and less about their personal lives. I think it might be a better idea. Its crazy idea, that may be we focus on issues impacting American People and what candidates are saying, rather than spending time exploring their lives 30 or 40 years ago. I think the reason that so many people are turned off to the political process has a lot to do with the fact we are not talking about the real issues impacting real people. In the went often they are decided economically. Robert ray looks at how that issue could play out in the south in 2016. Reporter economists and data crunchers at the equality of economic project wondered if where you live helps or hurts your chances of improving your lot in life. They mapped what they called economic mobility, county by county across the u. S. The data showed in the south those born into poor homes were least likely to climb the economic ladder recollects and businesses rely on lowwage work. Florida and arkansas are the only two Southern States where minimum wage is above the federal average of 725. In giorgio, the minimum wage clash clash 5. 15. Another measurement of economic wellbeing, food stamps. In washington d. C. 20 , about one of every five people received food stamps. Runnersup in the south are mississippi, west virgin, tennessee, louisiana all of that, according it the u. S. D. A. And another report out. This one by the organization for Economic Cooperation and development, rapped aum 50 states according to nine measurements of well being health, safety, housing, access to broadband, civic engagement, education, jobs, environments and engine. Eight states in the south ranked at the bottom. The worst of the worst, mississippi. In mississippi, the average weakly wage is 711, compared to a wage of 1,048. And, of course, when we think of the south, we are think the military, because federal spending on the military is a huge part of the Gross Domestic Product of many states. Take a look. In virginia, military spending accounts for 13. 9 gtp. 8. 6 in alabama. Kentucky 8 , and mississippi 6 of the g. D. P. From of the defense department. A sector doing well, automobile manufacturing. That started in detroit. Now, many countries are migrating down here. Formerly small, sleepy towns like this, some 30 years ago population 6,000. Now about 53,000. Thanks to a nissan plan. South carolina, home to a b. M. W. Plant. The north has the big three ford, chrysler and general motors, but the south has new nonunion foreign owned assembly plants, much with a written affect on jobs, from Parts Manufacturers to autodealerships. More news from the south. An annual survey shows the top five best places to do business are down in dixie, one being texas, North Carolina, tennessee and the peach state, georgia. Why do c. E. O. S like to do business so much in the south. According to them, its the mild weather, low taxes, good, corporate environment and business development. And here is the twist. When the wall street journal did an examination of where they live. The only state that comes up is florida one of the Southern States is fighting off challenges to voter i. D. Law. It requires voters to have a photo i. D. Before casting ballots. Those challenging the law say it unfairly discriminates against minority voters. Reporter for decades, sandra looked forward to november. Thats because every two years it gave her a chance to vote. Last year she got a phone calm. They said sorry, but your vote didnt count. It was a let down. Thats because she had recently moved from another state. She was recently disabled, she had not updated her drivers licence to use as voter i. D. We have a bill to ensure integrity. North carolina in 2013 implemented photo i. D. Sandra and others found votes disqualified. Longstanding laws allowing for same day registration was eliminated. The u. S. Justice department and ca coalition of activists took the State Government to court arguing that lawmakers changed the law making it harder for minorities to cast a ballot. Taking into account alternate i. D. Is. It resulted in the nations first black president. Defendants argue that other states do not have early voting but experience africanamerican turn out. And argue that changes to North Carolinas election laws are not racially motivated. Those supporting the lawsuit disagree. And are hopeful the strict i. D. Voting laws and other restrictions are overturned. It doesnt motor whether democrats or republicans are putting in place voting restrictions, the losers are the same in North Carolina and the south, and that is africanamerican voters. Reporter sandra agrees. We should have a voice and opinions. Sometimes it feels like we are bullied. Theres a lot at stake the the stake. The 2016 president ial campaign is under way, and the outcome of the case could have precedence setting implication s for voters, across the United States the u. S. Navy came forward to identify an apparent ufo over los angeles. A bystander used a cell phone to record this object sailing through the sky last night. You see it moving to the right of your screen. Various eyewitnesss described it as looking like a shooting star or airplane. Descriptions flooded sites. Today the mystery is solved. The navy says it was a missile that had been testfired from a submarine a u. S. Coast guard and intelligence claim violated air space. Defense say it flew out of a clearance. The dutch island not far off the caribbean coast. The plane entere