. >> marco, the thing is this: when you are president of the united states, when you are a governor of the state, the memorized 30 second speech where you talk about how great america is at the ends of it doesn't solve one problem for one person. >> from the iowa winner, concern at news of a north korea missile launch. >> we are seeing the launch from a nuclear north korea is the direct result of the failures of the first clinton administration. the clinton administration led the world in relaxing sanctions against north korea. billions of dollars flowed into north korea. in exchange for promises not to build nuclear weapons, so what we are seeing with north korea is foreshadowing of where we will be with iran. >> an attack from jeb bush brought this reaction from donald truck who provoked boos in the audience. >> tear down. >> let me talk. quiet. >> out of time. [boos) >> that's all of his donors and special interests out trans. >> the candidates were asked if it would bring back waterboarding for people accused terrorism, a practice president obama banned as torture. >> i would not b

they say if the united states doesn't want a relationship with us, let's look for other partners. i don't know if that drives elections in latin america, probably didn't have much to do with bolivia's vote yesterday but the overall stream of things, what we say in the u.s. matters and we have to bear that in mind. >> tone and the effect on policy, eric farnsworth, thanks for joining us with a perspective. appreciate it. >>> absolutely, thank you. >> uganda's opposition leader has been arrested for the fifth time in eight days. why officials are and al jazeera's exclusive report, where people are being convinced to sill their ow sell their own. good monday evening. whroom to al jazeerwelcome to a, i'm adam may sitting in for antonio mora. >>> after a four-year-old is sentenced to life in prison on false murder charges. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. >> first off, the uber driver going on a rampage, appearing in court 45-year-old jason dalton was arraigned in kalamazoo on six counts of murder and six counts of attempted m

candidates. >> i'm calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> president obama and hillary clinton's proposal to bring tens of thousands of syrian muslim refugees to america i think is absolute lunacy. >> reporter: and those are the top two candidates. critics say it's having an impact. >> looking at last year into this year, the muslim community is definitely under siege. we have had an unprecedented number of attacks in 2015, and they are still continuing today this year. >> reporter: this there is a hostility evident at some of these rallies. >> damned if you say something about a muslim, but they can say anything they want about us christians, and they can cut off our heads and imprison us, and which they have been doing. >> reporter: a growing fear, a growing divide. the president hoping his visit sends a message to muslims worldwide and to people at home who may not want to listen. >> and patty joins us live from baltimore, in maryland, where the president is going to be visiting that mosquing. patty why is he doing this now? >> first i

. >> i do not accept the belief that the united states of america and our government can't stand up to the rip offs of the form suit call company. we both looked at the same evidence about the wisdom of the war in iraq, one of us voted the right way, and one of us didn't. >> reporter: it was more intense and personal than past democratic debates. but there were also pulled punches. >> how are you feeling about these darn emails now? >> i am feeling exactly the way i felt at the first debate. i will not politicize it. >> reporter: and on whether senator sanders ran a misleading newspaper ad. >> do you want 30 seconds on this issue? >> no. >> clinton accused the sanders campaign of being dishonest and negative. >> i think it's time to end the artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out in recent weeks and let's talk about -- >> reporter: clinton is expecting a loss in new hampshire next door to vermont, senator sander's home state. >> i can only tell you what i believe, and that is that i am the strongest candidate to take it to the republicans [ cheers and applause ]

heroin to the united states, but the failure of the war on drugs convinced many people that law enforcement is not the answer to addressing america's drug problem. officials have turned to the softer side of battling drugs. it's an approach called harm reduction. a shift in approach from law enforcement to public health. illegal drug use is part of our world. we need to minimise its affects rather than ignore or condemn them. as i told you, needle exchange programs are growing, and are gaining bipartisan support. using needle exchange programs to address addiction in america is nothing compared to what some harm reduction advocates are proposing here in new york. they want to give addicts a safe place to use drugs. i went to see for myself whether this could be an important tool in fighting the heroin epidemic, or if it's a well-meaning idea that goes too far. [ ♪ ] >>> where are you taking me to? >> we are going over here quick, this then to the bottom. >> walk a little with 52-year-old michael bailey, known as highway mike, and he can show you a mork that most do not see. >> these are n

states of america, but 20 our countries that of having big problems or falling apart and are going to be looking for us to do something and the american people are pretty sensible. i think they'll make a sensible choice in the end. all right? thanks, everybody. thank you. >> that was president obama at a news conference wrapping up a two day summit in california with the asian pacific nations trying to strengthen economic ties. the president did make a lot of news not only about the death of justice antonin scalia and what's next and the president gave extensive views of the 2016 presidential race. let's first start with antonin scalia. the president said there was a constitutional process that you will be moving forward with. he said he will be making a nomination before very long. he said the qualifications of that person are pretty clear. he said he will be nominating somebody who has a great legal mind and who cares about u.s. democracy. the president said that he's not looking for any particular position on any particular case. that is interesting, because both hillary clinton an

on a world stage, the view from united states of america and the view from russia and the u.s. secretary of state back in the city two days after it was reached on thursday night chose to appeal to all sides of the syrian crisis that now is a hinge point and it was important for them to grasp the metal and have cessation of hostilities and go forward that way or could lead to years more of uncertainty casualties and increasing death toll and as for the russian government the foreign minister sergei fedorov said he believed there was a 49% chance of success of this cessation of hostilities in other words it was more likely this might not work and then we also heard from the russian prime minister who said that the rhetoric surrounding the syrian crisis and other crisis in the world notably in ukraine made the russians feel that they were sliding back to the cold war, russian prime minister he effectively said 2016 felt a little like 1962 and the cuba missile crisis and said russia does have national interest in syria that it must protect and has no secret agenda that is being pl

because he was dedicated to improving the entire united states of america by taking care of things one little step at a time. >> mike viqueira, al aljazeera, washington. >> some of the gop leaders who said absolutely not on saturday may be softening their approach a few days later. majority leader, mitch mcconnell, hat changed his stance, but chuck grassley indicated that he could hold hearings for an obama nominee. tillis urged republicans for avoiding upsetting the constitution applecart and play by the rules. we'll look at what's at stake for all sides in the coming months on the program. joining mow now a professor of law. alliance for justice, and editor-in-chief of the kato supreme court review. police professor, let's start with you, was it a legal error, tactical error or smart politics for mitch mcconnell coming out of the box on saturday, saying don't even bother to send us a nominee? >> i think that it was a terrible error. precedent is not on his side in many occasions over the history of the nation. presidents in their last year have made a nomination to the supreme court

states of america. >> reporter: on the republican side senator ted cruz won iowa with the help of christian evangelicals and tea party voters. >> tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation. >> reporter: there also was some tactical voting some democrats and independents say they registered as republicans just to vote against donald trump but the loss didn't hurt trump's confidence. >> we finished second and i want to tell you something i'm just honored. >> reporter: another surprise of the night is marco rubio who came up neck and neck with trump. >> we are not waiting any longer to take our country back. >> reporter: iowa is hardly representative of america and it's overwhelmingly white and rural but in many ways it's the first test of political viability. >> i cannot thank you enough. >>> candidates like o'malley and huckabee could not muster up 2% of the vote. >> it didn't turn out like we wanted it tonight. >> reporter: for them iowa is the end of the road. and you know for ted cruz it was a record breaking night, in fact, almost 52000

he was dedicated to improving the entire united states of america by taking care of things one little stip at a time. >> that was mike viqueira reporting. now to carolina, and the return of former president to the campaign trail, jed bush and his brother george w. bush shared the same stage. randall pinkston joins us live from charleston south carolina, good evening to you. how much will the former president's visit make a difference there? >> well, certainly the jed bush campaign hopes that it makes a lot of difference. you know, when jed bush looks back at this night. if, in fact, he does end up winning the republican party nomination for president. he will probably think that this was a turning point. >> former president george w. bush jokes that he stayed out of site to work on a tree farm, to practice his stump speech. turns out it was good practice. not for himself, but for his brother jed. campaigning in column by ha and a rally in north charleston. >> thank you for your hard work for jed and what you will do, which is to vote for him on saturday in the great state of south car

. >> i'm proud to be here to endorse donald trump for president of the united states. >> chris christie endorses donald trump. and the new president of soccer's international governing body promises to restore trust in the scandal-plagued fifa. good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america's international news hour. we begin in syria where it appears the guns have mostly fallen silent for the first time in nearly five years. a monitor being group and the united nations are reporting only scattered fighting since a truce took effect five hours ago. the syrian government and nearly a hundred rebel groups agreed to abide by the ceasefir ceasefiree heavy fighting rained up until deadline. i.s.i.l. and the al qaed qaeda-affiliate el new nusra frt is not included. our diplomatic editor james bays has the story. >> boarambassadors said this waa critical attempt. >> we are ready for it we should not be impressed, we should fotd be overly concerned we should address it and realize this is part of any ceasefire and certainly a cessation of hostilities. >> reporter: in the hours befor

. >> the united states of america doesn't want a political solution in syria, but they don't have the ability to shape it. they are imposing the terms of whatever diplomatic or political agreement there could or will be. they're saying it doesn't want that but it is not putting the money where their mouth is. secretary kerry is relying on the decency and goodwill of mr putin. i'm not sure that mr putin has a plethora of that >>> do you have a sense that involved? >> i think americans are concerned about i.s.i.s. and i think there is a sense in this country too that the administration policy against i.s.i.s. is not working. i think if - syria experts know to get rid of them you have to get of bashar al-assad. so long as there's a system in this country, bombing people, this will continue to be fertile ground for extremism. you will not be able to addressisise effectively unless you address authoritarianism. i think they will demand or request of future administrations to have more robust policies to syria it's inside story. >> hunted to the brink of extinction. >> we need an urgent met

the united states, plus also geopolitical matters, therefore, i think this is directed to the u.s. public saying look, we have to maintain the consensus on trade, because this is what made america great, we can't turn our back on the rest of the world. that's going to be the message i think to the american public. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> pope francis is holding mass in a place considered mexico's least catholic state. the hope i go trying to boost the faith in the indigenous state. the pope celebrated mass near mexico city. during the outdoor ceremony, the pope said there can be no dialogue with the devil. adam rainy was there among the sea of faithful. >> hundred was thousands of people came out to celebrate mass with pope francis and sunday in this community on the edge of mexico city. many sleeping here, camping out in freezing temperatures say they didn't care because they wanted to share his message of peace and love. he spoke of creating a mexico of opportunity, a mexico that people don't need to emigrate to other countries to find work, where they d

blood bless them all and god bless the united states of america >>> you just heard the president speaking on the death of the justice. he called him a brilliant legal mind with colorful opinions who influenced a generation. he dedicated his life to this position born in new jersey to italian immigrants. he worked his way up to eventually associate justice. he talked about his plans to fulfil his responsibility to nominate a successor. i want to bring in lisa stark here because he expects the senate to follow through with their responsibilities as well to give a fair hearing and to consider the person that he nominates. i want to hear what you make of the president's comments there and his words for the senate. >> reporter: he is setting up for the battle to come of course. the senate, when the senators took - sorry, when the republicans took charge of the senate, they said they will get things done. this is going to be a cry tore the president if they sit on this nomination and doesn't act. these republicans said they were going to get things done. they're not moving forward on the nomina

frump is calling for a total and completely shut down of muslims entering the united states. >> the proposal to bring in tens of thousands of syrian refugees to america i think is absolute lunacy. >> we had attacks on muslims in 2013 and they are still continuing to this day. >> it's not hard to find voters who say they are supporting the candidates because of their views on muslims. >> damned if you say something about a muslim, but they can say anything they want to about us christians and cut off our heads and imprison us, and which they've been doing. >> a growing fear, a growing divide. the president hoping his visit sends a message to muslims worldwide and to people at home who may not want to listen. al jazeera, washington. >>> myanmar's parliamentary upper house starting a new government after years of military rule. they won an landslide victory in elections. parliament will choose the new upper house speaker. >>> in australia, the high court ruled that the government's offshore detention policy for asylum seekers is lawful perform dozens of babies born in australia could be deporte

>> it is my honor and my privilege to introduce the next president of the united states, donald trump about. >> reporter: at a rally friday in fort worth donald trump hugged his new supporter and thanked cheering crowd. >> we love you. it's a movement. it's a movement. >> with super tuesday fast approaching and trump well ahead in the polls, the republican party may have a new kind of nominee to stand behind. and now a big question here in texas paul is how trump will do with latina voters. as a remembrance in his acceptance speech, the was a reference, now eight months later trump ran away with latino vote among nevada republican voters there and here at the fort worth rally today i saw many latinos for trump signs and i spoke to one latino couple who said they have never felt so much excitement before for a candidate, paul. >> thank you, heidi zhou-castro, in dallas. >>> lennie mcallister is a writer and conservative political analyst. lennie, from pittsburgh, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me paul. >> before substance first of all what do you think of lindsay

states of america. >> on the republican side, senator ted cruz won iowa with the help of christian evangelicals and tea party voters. >> tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation. >> there also was some tactical voting. some democrats and independents say they registered as republicans just to vote against donald trump, but the loss didn't hurt trump's confidence. >> we finished second, and i want to tell you something, i'm just honored. >> another surprise of the night was marco rubio. he came up neck and neck with trump. >> we are not waiting any longer to take our country back! >> now iowa is hardly representative of america. it is overwhelmingly white and rural, but in many ways, it's the first test of political viability. >> i cannot thank you enough. >> candidates like martin o'malley and governor mike huckabee couldn't even muster up 2% of the vote. >> it didn't turn out like we wanted it tonight. >> for them, iowa is the end of the road. >> among the other losers were those pro progress fast indicated on turnout, thinking turnout woul

auto industry, car companies selling 17.5 million cars and trucks in the united states, in 2015. $2 gas has been terrible news for automakers, betting big on electric vehicles. sales dropped 5% last year, and no one knows about the challenges facing electric cars than carlo, the chairman of renault nissan alliance. the electric car, the leaf, saw sales fall 43% in 2015. i spoke to him at the world economic forum in davos, and asked about the challenge of selling cars in an era where oil dipped below $30 a barrel. here is what he told me. >> i don't think we would have expected to talk about oil with a 22 in front of it, i doesn't spect it with a three in front of it. at what point do you look at the line up, long term projections selling. >> we all know that the price of oil is unpredictable. we can predict it in one month, five years down the road, 10 years down the road. you cannot build strategy on pricing of oil. you have to build it acknowledging the fact that the price of oil is unpredictable and that is what you are doing. most of the technologies that we are developing, and cars

in 2021, the united states was attacked. hijackers boarded planes in u.s. airports and crashed fully loaded jets in new york, virginia and pennsylvania. networks of men prepare to attack americans and america's allies, new alliances, new enemies for a new kind of wars. the u.s. and it's allies invaded afghanistan and iraq and began to pick up prisoners who weren't soldiers necessarily, not like german prisoners who end you want in camps on u.s. soil who went home after it was all over. what the bush administration calls the global war on terror didn't have objectives as clear as the unconditional surrender of japan, or protecting the nation of south vietnam. it had no specific ending, the war wasn't fought against standing armies, and by opening up a prison camp away from american soil, the u.s. moved people they picked up as prisoners into a legal vacuum. but if they were tried by the u.s. did they get the same protections as u.s. citizens in u.s. courts? when the fighting was over and they were taken prisoner, could they go home? if the people testifying

of america. and tonight, with what appears to be a record-breaking voter turn out. because of a huge voter turn out. and i say huge. we won because we harnessed the energy and the excitement that the democratic party will need to succeed in november. [ cheering and applause ]. >> what happened here in new hampshire, in terms of an enthusiastic and aroused electorate. people that came out in large numbers, that is what will happen all over this country. and let us never forget, democrats and progressives win when voter turn out is high. republicans win when people are demoralized and voter turn out is low. tonight we served notice to the political and economic establishment of this country that the american people will not continue to accept. a corrupt campaign finance system that is undermining american democracy, and we will not accept a raped economy in which ordinary americans work longer hours for lower wages, while almost all new incumbent wealth goes to the top 1%. [ cheering and applause ]

. >> i decided to be a candidate for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: with that announcement, the than that left his job as governor of california five years ago went after the toughest job. sometimes the least charismatic, he smothered with stage. >> someone convinced you that attacking me will help up. here is the bottom line... >> the most famous bruises from a formidable opponent. >> let me talk. quiet >>> jed bush backed out of the u.s. presidential race, unable to carry on the family dynasty. >> despite what you heard, ideas matter, policy matters. >>> policy did, indeed matter. >> eight months ago saddam hussein... >> the campaign was overshadowed by legacies left by his father george w. bush and george h bush. both presidents. >> i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you. and people will hear all of us soon. >> the policies led to a controversial war in afghanistan and iraq. policies that may influence poll ficks for decades to come. frip as he might, the family name followed his move. >> they wanted antiestablishment, anti-washington approach. the

united states. why is there no public outcry. what you describe doesn't sound like justice. >> the reason that there's almost no public out cry is that very, ve few people in america understand the rights. when i talk to team that come in and say a terrible thing happened to me. and i tell them there's nothing you can do about it. that's the first time they heard about it. almost no one that you meet on the street is aware that you are giving up these rights. >> next, cases are being decided not by the court of law, but by the word of god. v >>> what was nick like? >> nick was funny. nick was smart. nick had the best sense of witted. >> reporter: him. >> you had a blast. >> reporter: this woman is talking about her older son. growing up gay in tennessee was not easy. >> it was something that was not acceptable. and he, you know, had to deal with his identity. >> reporter: when he started drinking heavily, he was sent to a christian rehab programme in florida called teen challenge. >> reporter: you s

the united states of america right now has the strongest, most durable economy in the world. i know that's still inconvenient for republican stump speeches as their doom and despair tour plays in new hampshire, i guess you cannot please everybody. that does not mean that we do not have more work to do. there is softness in the global economy. china is going through a transition. europe's economy is still low. a lot of the emerging markets are challenged. so that's all creating headwinds for a lot of u.s. companies who do business overseas. it makes us more difficult for us to sell exports. so we have to take smart steps this year to continue progress. and we have to do more to make sure that the progress that we do make is broadly based and impacting folks up and down the income scales. the budget that i send to congress on tuesday is going to make sure that we can continue that progress. talking down the american economy, by the way, does not make that progress. my budget is going to offer more opportunities for americans to get the education and job training that they need

domini ♪ ♪ >> diplomats from the united states, russia and others involved in syria's war just announced moves to implement a so-called cessation of hostilities in syria within a week. critics are quick to point out that it's just going to further russia's aims in syria. not emma ashford. emma is a visiting fellow at the time cato institute. you have argued in the past that russia's actions are essentially in your words reckless and will end badly for russia. but an argument can be made that russia's forces that are assisting syria's army, have helped assad gain the upper hand in the civil war. >> they certainly help the assad force he pish bacs force backfo. stuck there for many, many years if they continue their action. >> how does one balance the quagmire issue with the fact that this intervention from russia's perspective has made them the dominant power in the region? >> it looks good domestically for vladimir putin, everything he's doing in syria. and it's certainly true that the agreement of the last day or so it looks really good, it looks like russia's get whrag they want. but t

states of america. >> how much of a role do you think the nuclear deal will play? do you think it still has an effect? >> i think i was hoping, that the sanctions would be lifted much earlier. so that the people of iran could see the positive results of the lifting of the sanctions. unfortunately, they were not lifted as quickly as they should have. and therefore, the economic condition in iran has not been proved as much. but i am hoping to see that a large portion of the iranian leck story rate would vote for moderation in policy, and toward as more open and equitable society inside iran. >> thank you very much indeed for taking the time to talk to us, appreciate it. >> syrian observatory says forces have taken back the down from isil fighters. it is important for his troops because there is their only access to rebel held aleppo. fighters currently control the main highway. they have said to have help to recapture the year. meanwhile dozens have been killed in russian air strikes on the country side. the main opposition says it has increased the attacks in the p

. >> it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and talking about the president, one of lee's most iconic films "do the right thing" may have helped a younger barack obama. >> i always say thank god he didn't take michelle to see driving miss mother*á*áin' daisy. (laughs) or that have been the last date! (clapping) >> i spoke to spike lee at his production house - 40 acres and a mule, based in his childhood neighborhood fort greene, brooklyn. >> talk to me a little bit about why chi-raq, why chicago, why now? >> well, chicago is the southwest side of chicago is like the canary in the coal mine for gun violence. new york city is three times the population of chicago, yet chicago has more homicides. so kevin willmott, we co-wrote the script and we knew that it had to be chicago. but just by choosin' chicago, if you choose the biggest, then you can get everything underneath. kevin and i tried to do this film six years ago. wasn't the time for it six years ago. time is now. >> why? >>

states capital of which america does not understand that davis had an impacts on the building to be as magnificent as t because he was an american patriot. >> your great-grandfather is memorialized in a place like stone moupt an, and georgia is home to many african-american americans. people are moving from other places in the country back to the south. when they look at stone mountain, do they see the same thing you do? >> if we educate america about the historical people, yes, they will. if they read one line in the history book or leave a story told of them, no, they won't. the secret or success will be as we educate america about the fine points, so there's an decision. >> reverend rivers, how about you, when you take a roadtrip through the south and you see the monument, parks, places of honour across your part of the country named for the men, do you want them all removed. >> no, it takes up energy i don't have time for. i fought to have the confederate flag taken doing since 1979. i was a part of when we tried to remove it from the dome. we fought against the compromise, we d

the united states frequently flies them over disputed territory. >> whether it's singapore or the philippines, all over the asia pacific, we're able to easily within the span of a short amount of time put you have one of our jets there and operate out of that region and support our region allies. >>> the philippines has taken its territorial dispute with china to the hague and recently announced it's buying $100 million worth of military equipment to boost maritime security, it says. if the situation in the south china sea continues object this track of heightened tension, the region could remain one of the defense industries dream markets for years to come. >> scott heidler, al jazeera, singapore. >> european leaders are in brussels today for a meeting on the migrant process, trying to overcome divisions inside the e.u. over handling the influx of refees. german chancellor angela merkel leading the charge for a plan relying on all countries to accept a refugee quota. some want to close their borders altogether. >>> voting underway in uganda for presidential and parliamentary elections. the p

the united states, rid russia and others involved in syria's war have agreed to implement a, quote, cessation of hostilities, end quote. that after diplomats met in munich to restart peace talks. sending a hopeful note, staffan de mistura said, quote, sustained delivery of assistance is expected to begin this week to besieged areas where civilians are in desperate need of assistance, end quote. in the meantime the fighting continues and some of the most desperate areas out there are rebel controlled pockets, that are under government seeng. siege. with russian help and air support, tightened a noose around rebel controlled parts of aleppo. the army is close to cutting off the last rebel supply line into syria's largest city. confusingly, the army is also guesting help from syria's kurdish militias which just seized the military base from the russians, which according to secretary of state john kerry will not be part of this cessation of hostilities. confusing or not the momentum in syria's war has now swung decisively in bashar al-assad's favor. and the syrian president has vladimir putin to

the emergence, the explosion really of the zika virus in latin america and its steady march to the united states is a straight-ahead medical story, sure. but its also a story about the decisions human beings have to make in real time, sometimes in the absence of complete information. in response to the possible link between zika infection and microcephaly, what can you do if you are early in a pregnancy or contemplating getting pregnant in a country that's turning up morens by the day? terminating your pregnancy would be crime in many countries in latin america and the cri carib. prenatal care spotty and unavailable and there's no court of appeal, no cure no treatment for a baby born with the devastating condition. brazil has seen an enormous spike in microcephaly, that corresponds to the spike in zika virus infections. lucia newman reports. >> it's carnival time in brazil but nothing festive for scores of pregnant women whose babies are being diagnosed with microcephaly. rebecca who caught the disowks whezikavirus in her second monta primary suspect. >> your baby's head looks normal so f

>>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america, a new case of the zika virus in the united states, but the transmission came from sex, not a mosquito. also... >> i am morally obligated to use every bit of the power and authority my office has to make flint's water safe. >> the mayor of flint michigan on the water crisis. now the fbi is investigating the case as a criminal matter >>> a blizzard blast in severe storms, a look at the dangerous weather from the central plains to the deep outh. >> i'm so thrilled that i'm coming to new hampshire. >> what we saw last night was the old regan coalition coming back together. >> campaigning in new hampshire. the next test for dehli candidates >>> we begin with a change to the way of the zika virus has been transmitted in the united states. the disease was contracted by sexual conduct, demonstrate mosquito bite. this american did not travel to a country where it's present. >> so far zika spread mostly through mosquito bites. transition through sexual contact could be alarming. >> reporter: the vast majority of zika infections were thr

for many decades the united states represented the interest of the people of cuba. and there is a threat at this moment, that the interest of the party in cuba. and so it's an opportunity for president obama to emphasis that america stands with the people of cuba. even though at the moment, we are diplomatically enganging with the castro regime. but there has to be accountable for past crimes. innocent killings, and there has to be a brighter future and that future cannot be based on single party dictatorship and on lies about the past. and so it is a historic moment, and it is great opportunity to speak for the disdents in cuba, president obama could meet some of these individuals and that would be a great testament to the fact that the united states sees a freer future for them. >> mariane smith, thank you for getting us your opinion. >> thank you. >> it is the first time in 20 years the price has increased. part of emergency measures in a country that has the highest inflation rate in the world. al jazeera is joins us live now, so we are talking about a significa

. >>> a rare case of the zika virus being transmitted sexually is being reported in the southern united states. zika is primarily spread by the mosquito and has been linked with a huge rise in birth defects in south america. >>> u.s. government forces now say that a bomb probably did cause an explosion on a plane that was forced to make an emergency landing in mogadishu. officials from somali say they have found no evidence so far of a criminal act. the plane went back to the airport soon after takeoff on tuesday. the pilot says he believes a bomb caused the blast. one person died. this footage was filmed by the deputy ambassador. >> we saw a hole in the plane, and the first thing you worry about is can we really make it? that worrying feeling was there. and -- but it was -- it was really traumatizing. thinking back right now. the first minute or second, and then when things happened, i really didn't think that we -- we would make it. but after things calmed down, it was a lot easier to be hopeful. >> a young legal team out of russia is making a name for itself defending constitutional

you are president of the united states, when you are governor of a state. the memorised 30 seconds, when you talk about a great americas, doesn't solve one problem for one person. >> mike viqueira joining us live from manchester new jersey, where candidates will choose candidates. quite a spanking the governor of new jersey gave. did the debate change anything for the voters? >> you know, it remains to be seen, one thing you are certain of heading into the primary, the first in a nation primary is number one historically it's shown that new hampshire voters are fickle and will change their minds at the last minute. reports show that many voters have not made up their mind and could do so when entering the polling booth on tuesday. it illustrates the desperation that some of the candidates, it could be the last gasp. some that launched the full-frontal assault on marco rubio, whom he considers the biggest threat. many consider him to be the biggest threat to defeat donald trump. but they are unreliable heading into the primary, particularly in the granite st

she wants the united states to avoid, in her words, interventionist wars of regime change. end quote. up next on al jazeera america, the arrest of a murder suspect who is accused of shooting and killing a rookie police officer who died on her first day on the job. plus cyber bombs and why the defense department say they're an important tool in the fight against isil. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> you a member of navy team 6, just moments ago. >> before this only five navy seal have been awarded the medal of honor. >> byers earned that honor by requestinin in 2012. >> moderates and reformers in iran pulling off a major victory against hard line clerics there. president hassan rouhani and his allies winning 15 out of tehran's 16 seats of assembly of experts, the body that will choose the country's next supreme leader and moderates and reformists win the parliament election. >>> now the u.s. is using cyber bombs to discorrup

with a vote by the people in the united states of america. >> the significance of the supreme court decides on important constitutional questions. they need to stand tall. we are not going to get the vote. the u.s. court allowed president obama to make one more liberal appointee. there was a role the republican president played. jed bush was to free his brother from an agrgressive donald trum. >> jed is so wrong >> he gets his foreign policies from shows. he's a great negotiator. this is a man who insults his way through the nominations. >>> marco rubio had a debate in new hampshire, but was back in the debate, launching this attack on ted cruz on the subject of miing ration. >> he lied about ben carson, he lies about marriage, lying about all sorts of things, now he makes things up. >> this is a bad nights for donald trump, he came under attack from almost everywhere. reality is that he still wins thele by more than 20 points. >> south carolina's senator noticed the death of scali, it was a huge election issue. >> if you don't win the election, you can't appoint a supreme court justice. i

if you wonder if you fit in here, let me say it as clear as i can, as president of the united states. you fit in here. right here. you're right where you belong. you're part of america too. [ clapping ] >> you're not muslim or american. you're mus im and american >>> u.s. congress held the first hearing on the water contamination crisis on the city in flint. authorities are investigating lead contamination that began in 2016. it has been found in the drinking water in ohio, from where kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: parents are streaming into this community where free blood teds are conducted -- tests are conducted. news of lead levels in the water has many worried. it can cause developmental delays. >> i was kind of freaking out. i was oh, my god. >> the problem was first detected in the rural community in august, during the routine testing of homes. local officials didn't say anything until january, when they closed schools and handed out bottled water. residents want to know what took so long? >> it shouldn't have taken months to find out. >> we should have been told sooner.

the superpacs were continuing to buy the elections in the united states of america. and people are catching on. ordinary people, working people. working longer or longer hours. and going to the top 1%. and we are going to create an economy that works for all of us, and not just the top 1%. >>> democrat bernie sanders addressing supporters. getting plenty of cheers from them. despite losing the nevada caucus to hillary clinton. only by a small margin >>> thousands pay tribute to u.s. supreme court justice scalya. a memorial celebrated the 29-year-old. there was a political battle for his replacement. andy gallagher reports. >> he was the supreme court's longest sitting justice, a man of conviction, it was not a date for justice. thousands met. among those paying tribe ute. the memorial was led by scalia, one of the justices. we give thanks to a particular blessing. god bless dad with the love for his family. others talked about scalia's devotion to his faith, family and public service. at the time of his death he had served almost 30 years in the supreme court. scalia

of the united states of america, jeb bush. >> he is being called the son who should have been president. >> i have decided i am a candidate for president of the united states of america. >> that announcement last summer surprised many who thought jeb bush had missed his chance. the man who left his job as florida governor nine years ago. >> i have stood my ground refusing to bend to the political winds. we put forward detailed innovative conservative plans to address the mounting challenges that we face because despite what you might have heard, ideas matter. policy matters. >> reporter: policy did matter but not his. >> five months ago, saddam hussein started this cruel war. >> from day one, campaign was haunted by the bush political legacy. his father, george h.w. bush and brother were former presidents. >> i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you, and the people... and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> the policies led to the wars in afghanistan and iraq, policies that may influence geo-politics for decades to come. try as he might to dis

the united states of america understands the nature of this threat to the politics and fabric of life in europe. that is why we are joining now in enforcing a nato mission to close off a key access route and that is why we will join with you in other ways to stem this tide because of the potential of the damage to the fabric of the united europe. the truth is that in every decade since its founding, the e.u. has been tested by forces. internal and external. they've benefited from the house divided. we know many europeans right now feel overwhelmed by the latest round of challenges, including concerns about the u.k.'s potential exit from the e.u. here again, however, i want to express the confidence of president obama and all of us in america, that just as it has so many times before europe is going to emerge stronger than ever, provided it stays united and builds common responses to these challenges. now, obviously, the united states has a profound interest in your success, as we do in a very strong united kingdom staying in a strong e.u. let me under score [ applause ]. let me unders

. >> i think we ought to let the next president of the united states decide who is going to run that supreme court with a vote by the people of the u.s. of america. >> ted cruz highlighted the political significance 69 supreme court which decides a important constitutional questions. >> the senate needs to stand strong and say, we are not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee. >> there was a bitter exchange under all of the role the last president played in the role in iraq. jeb bush did he have fended his brother. >> jeb is wrong. he is so wrong. >> a guy who gets his foreign policy from the shows, thinks hillary clinton was a great negotiator in iran. >> this is a man who insults his way to the nomination. >> marco rubio had an awful debate in new hampshire but seemed to get back in the groove launching this attack on ted cruz. >> this is a disturbing pattern now because for a number of weeks now, ted cruz has been telling lies, lied about ben carson in iowa, about parent hood, about marriage. he is lyin