. >>> john is the editor-in-chief of "opportunity lives," and he's live from washington, and thank you for being with us. ber bern had that sizeable lead in new hampshire, and in your opinion can hilliary clinton close the gap like she did with barack obama in 2007? >> i think that she can, but last night was a devastating night for hilliary clinton. a few months ago, she was way ahead of bernie sanders, a few points or more, and bernie sanders represents where the democratic party s. and has been going for some time. democrats are splint between socialism and capitalism as an economic system, and bernie sanders does reflect the score of the democratic party, which is embracing this democratic socialism. >> if you look at the way that the numbers broke down, hilliary clinton, people over 44 seemed to rally behind her in large numbers, and people under 44 seemed to rally for bernie sanders. so is it the young people that don't understand the workings of washington and a lot of things that bernie sanders won't happen with the divided congress, or for that matter, a united congress? >> th

what many people hilliary clinton represents, a political elite and establishment type politics in washington. something in a they're tired of, and that's why so many gravitated to bernie sanders, and that's her challenge as she moves to the new hampshire primary to try to overcome that, but he's trailing him right now, significantly. >> what do you think is going to be the difference between that and what you see in iowa? >> well, in terms of the voter design amics, if you will, iowa is a rural state. and it has a very large christian population, and you don't see that large evangelical vote that came out very strong for republican, ted cruz, giving him a victory here in iowa, but he may not see the results translate into new hampshire. and it's quite often that we see a completely different result in new hampshire. many say that they can push the so-called reset button in new hampshire and reenergize their campaign. that's what hilliary clinton is going to try to do, but we could see very different results. right now, donald trump is leading in very high numbers in new hampshire, but he may

let's go to dave leventhal, the senior reporter for the center of public integrity joining us from washington, d.c. dave, thanks for being with us. if anything can be said about campaign 2016, the rule books have been thrown out. hillary clinton i guess leading now by a razor's edge object donald trump by on the republican side. >> here's the big difference between polls and caucuses, polls, you get to do in the privacy of your own phone, on the internet. caucuses aren't like primaries or going into the polls. it's a public pronouncement of a candidate. that could change things for people on the fence, maybe supporting donald trump or ted cruz but could be convinced by friends and family who are going to be in that middle school jam or fire haul as saying no, no, vote for marco rubio or chris christie or somebody else. on the democratic side, you've got hillary and bernie running neck and neck and that can be a fight from city to city, town to town. >> will any of these candidates be made or broke in iowa. if they had cruz fails to win in iowa, will that mean the end of the cruz campaign? >>

whatever washington says, they cannot keep the people down. and tonight is a testament to the people commitments to their yearnings to get back to our core commitment, free market principles, constitutional liberties, and the judeo christian values that built this great nation. when the washington lobbyist settled on other candidates in this race, when the media in one voice said a conservative cannot win, nationwide over-800,000 contributions poured in to tedcruz.org as courageous conservatives said "yes, we can." 800,000 contributions to tedcruz.org with an average contribution of $67. that is the power of grassroots. but it's more than that. it's 12,000 volunteers here in the state of iowa. it's over 200,000 volunteers all across this great nation. you know, during the course of this campaign, people have asked heidi and me "are you tired?" and i will admit it is 16, 18 hours a day, six, seven days a week. [ laughs ] >> we are not tired at all. [ cheering and applause ] to the contrary, we are inspired by each and every won of you. i leap o

it's hard. >> al jazeera's mike viqueira joins us now from washington. the president went on to referring to having his hands on the nuclear codes. have you ever heard the president talk in those terms? >> no, i haven't, and i did think that was interesting, as well. he mentioned the nuclear codes, sending a 21-year-old into a firefight, a couple of other, making sure the banking system doesn't collapse. the president doesn't usually allude to all the pressures of the presidency and big job he has, partly probably because he doesn't want to inflate himself or appear somehow conceited in going about his daily duties. i thought that was rare and very interesting. it's interesting to hear the president reformulate his answer when it comes to donald trump and having a democratic successor in the white house. not long ago, he was asked if he thought a democratic would succeed him and being able to carry on policies and executive orders, as well as the statutes passed. he said he had confidence in the american people to make the right choice and choose a democ

the proposal is now being studied by washington, but the secretary of state has said that the air strikes on aleppo and the surrounding region are making it harder to hold talks. >> well, there is no question, and i have said this before publicly, that russia's activities in the aleppo, and the region right now, are making it much more difficult to be able to come to the table and to have a serious conversation. we have called on russia again, to join in the effort to bring about an immediate cease fire and to bring about full humanitarian access. that is what this meet willing be about, and this meet willing tell a lot about the road ahead, we are not behind to what is happening. we are all very very aware of how critical this moment is and russia needs to contribute in significant ways to sustaining the ability of the opposition and others to come to the table let's go p to washington, d.c., my colleague is there, so we know what john kerry thinks about the bombing, by the russians but what does he and what do his team at the state department think about this idea of a peace plan, do th

al jazeera is live for us in washington. john, tell us a little bit about what is going on in this plan. >> hello. >> hello. >> well, first of all, you have to say this is a little bit of political theater. we go through this every february, and it is the same. people get tesh bly excited the budget is coming and we have pictures of the budget arriving here in the congress. can't wait to see the budget, there it is. look at all of that, facts full of facts and figures and then it disappears the everybody goes well that's it, then, jolly good. now this is fiscal 2017 being delivered just a few hours ago, all those books you will see them will be poured over by members of congress. the president says that book there contained a lot of things that are very dear to him, like education, criminal justice reform, and job creation a little bit more than five call 2015 was. that's the big one, the president wants to slap $10 per barrel of oil, as a tax, in order to get a clean transportation system. raising $320 billion. well, i am t

reaction now and speak to ross lynn jordan in washington, d.c. the u.s. wanted of course an immediate end to the hostilities, a ceasefire immediately, so how satisfied are they with what was agreed in munich? >> well, basically, they were able to achieve what they did not want to give to the russians, which was until the end of february, the beginning of march before a ceasefire could take effect. while the u.s. eye deli would want the hostilities to stop at this moment, at least having a week is much better than letting the russian military carry out airstrikes on behalf of bashar al assad's government and go after opposition fighters for three weeks. so it's not perfect, but it is something that the u.s. can at least live with, according to officials. what's also worth stressing is that the fact that this does seem to be bringing new life to u.n. security council resolution 2254, which allows for human aid, which allows for this ceasefire, too, which does allow for the efforts of the syrian government and the syrian opposition to try to talk about a way

libby casey is in washington again. tell us what we have seen so far this morning and what we will be expecting later today. >> stephanie, the body of justice scalia is now in the great hall of the supreme court. it's resting on the same pedestal that held the body of president abraham lincoln. in just a little while, the public will be allowed to come through and pay their respects, seeing bolt the casket as well as a portrait of justice scalia. we just so you one of his sons, he has nine children, one son who is a priest just shared prayers, including the lord's prayer. we saw the supreme court justice, those sitting as well as retired justice there paying respects as well as family members of justice scalia. the funeral takes place tomorrow. that will be private. president obama does not plan to attend tomorrow's funeral, but vice president biden will be there representing the administration. the penalty and the first lady do plan to come to the court today to pay their respects along with americans. there's already

what we keep hearing is that people are discontent, not happy with the way that washington is running and that is why they are looking to these outside candidates. >> certainly will be very interesting to see the results of the iowa caucus. john, thank you. >>> the word health organization is meeting to decide whether the zika virus outbreak should be declared a global emergency. the u.n. health agency warned the mosquito borne virus is spreading fast across the americas. there is a search to control the disease. with vaccines several years away, there is a no approach, a company researching to control the mosquito that carries the virus. >> this is the mosquito that spreads dengue fever, yellow fever and now the zika virus. how to control and eradicate an insect which numbers in the billions and can reproduce prolifically. >> one single female can produce 6 million offspring, all able to spread the disease. the solution is to breed in a mortality gene that prevents the offspring reaching adulthood. >> at this lab, genetic biologists use an antidote and allow them to create millions o

al jazeera, washington. >>> chicago police calm it unacceptable. spiraling violence has many worried, but not everyone agrees on the reasons behind it. >> i am baffled why our officials or agencies into not listen to what is happening to the people. >> in the wake of the flint crisis, erin brock kitchen with a warning about the water in stockton, california. >>> the f.b.i. is joining the federal investigation into the water crisis in flint, michigan. state officials say high levels of lead remain in some areas. it's been more than a month since flint started adding a chemical to the water fly that is supposed to stop lead leeching out of old pipes. officials are warning pregnant women and children not to drink tap water that has not been tested. there are concerns about the water in california. activist erin brokovich said the city of stockton has been adding a chemical to the water supply that could have serious consequences. >>> a town hall meeting in a small city in central california, but this time, with a high profile attendee, erin brokovich,

she wrote an article on the guidelines, she's in washington. give me your opinion on what the c.d.c. has done here. >> the overall message is good that we want to the prevent foetal alcohol spectrum disorders, but i thing the way it was conveyed struck women the wrong way because it was a little too alarmist. a little conagree surrendering, explain. >> i think that the idea that women are sort of - you know, they shouldn't drink alcohol on the off chance that they get pregnant. that's a little extreme. not many women are likely to follow that. it implies that women have no knowledge or control over their fertility, and they don't know how they can become pregnant or what to do to avoid becoming pregnant. i think that's a very sort of unrealistic and almost paternalistic attitude to take to women, who frankly enjoy drinking as much as men do. >> you say the c.b.c. should include men in the warning of course, why? >> men drink more than women do. they are twice as likely to get into accidents after drinking, they are more likely to kill themselve

there shouldn't be many walls or bridges between us if we fix the problems with washington. we need to get problems solved. >> the town hall took place two days before the primary. the state is known for a rough and tumble politics, and this campaign is no exception. lisa stark reports. >> reporter: south carolinans are known for a gentile style. when it -- comes to politics, it doesn't matter. >> it's funny, we are people that smile, but when it comes to politics, we come behind your back with a knife. >> reporter: a candidate referred to it as a demolition derby. >> you are the biggest liar, probably worse than jed bush. >> this is a man that submits his way to the phnom nation. >> he's lying about -- nomination. >> he's lying about marriage... >> reporter: it's not just what you hear in public that charecterises politics. it's the dirty tricks, innuendos and whisper campaigns. it stems from the importance of the first in the south primary. >> when the mistakes are high, that's when a lot of campaigns take risk and live on the edge and do things they shouldn't do. that's w

writing in a 'washington post' op ed, kart area argued that: when i asked carter about the wisdom of a pre-emptive strike, he made it clear it was not something he wanted to revisit. a few years ago, when you were in public office, you wrote a compelling bid with secretary kerry, advocating that the north korean missile be taken out on a launchpad before it was contested. are you thinking about the change? >> i don't have anything new for you on that. we are always concerned about north korean before and provocations of all kinds. >> reporter: when i pressed the point, carter ignored by follow up and pointed to another supporter. >> what about the argument about the pre-emptive strike. i argued convincingly. $week as he rolled out the economic budget. carter faced the question again. his answer... that was a different circumstance. it was a test launch. my policy was we were not to tolerate it. we were trying to figure out how to not tolerate it. then as now, north korea was still seeking to develop the nuclear warhead small enough to fit on the long-range missile capable of reaching

mike viqueira is live with us from washington. and mike, what is the goal of this visit? >> reporter: well, the president says there has been progress made in 14 months, del. and he believes, and as do his aids that going to cuba will further that progress. but this is something that president obama has personally wanted to do. there you see him shaking hands with raul castro in panama. as talks had been underway for quite sometime, secret talks brokered by st. francis in the vatican. and then over the summer in july, the cuban flag being raised in washington over what is now the cuban embassy. in that flag being raised for the first time in 54 years. the united states reciprocating in august. president obama despite the criticism that there has been very little progress on human rights since this a announcement, president obama believes he is going to keep the momentum going here; that the openings that he has announced just the other day, more direct flights being announced between the united states and cuba, the united states easing that restriction, he believes that h

you're going to see pots and pots of money from washington people, from rich conservatives being thrown at marco rubio because he looks like a winner >>> does this mean the bluster over donald trump die down and we will see actual candidates that will appease actual voters? >> there's one more step and that's the new hampshire . if he doesn't do well there, if he wins by a small margin or even if he loses, the balloon with all that hot air in it will burst and we will be left with cruz and marco rubio >>> this is the first step. how much does iowa really count? how much does the iowa race actually shape the rest of the race? >> it begins to win over the field. it will get rid of non-starters. you see some withdrawing. it promotes marco rubio as a series contender-- serious contender. marco rubio looks like he stands out here but he has to do well next week. on the other side hillary clinton has a good race. bernie sanders is a serious challenger. what is going to happen in the south and the west where there are a lot of minority voters, african american, latino voters, who don't know be

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. >>> a we hostage -- reminder you can find out much moo moore -- more on our website, aljazeera.com. >> the warm blue waters off the coast of hawaii, a scene of incredible beauty but a world in transition. ironically this piece of coral, delicate as fine china, is also a sign of trouble. >> today, we are facing the potential loss or massive degradation of all of our reefs. >> down here, climate change is

by the weekend, places like the washington coastline, half an inch of rain not out of the question, or half a foot of rain, sorry. >>> half a foot. nicole, thank you. >>> on the campaign trail in new hampshire, candidates scramble for support with just days to go before the primary. >>> a controversy drug c.e.o. who raised one drug 5000% goes before congress. >> from rural midwest to war-torn mideast. she went for the money and found a greater calling... >>> a who's who is gathered at national prayer breakfast which states back to 1963. house speaker paul line, the president and first lady attended. the president spoke with the issues facing the country. >> as a student of history, i often remind people the challenges we face are not unique, that in fact, the threats of previous eras, civil war or word war or cold war, depressions or famines, those challenges put our own in perspective. >> this is president obama's eighth and final address to the prayer breakfast. >>> the new hampshire primary is five days away and hillary clinton and bernie sanders debate tonight for the last time bef

i think the republican power holders, the insiders in washington, are fearful about ted cruz taking the nomination because they don't think he can get elected, to win. you will see pots and pots of money from washington, from rich conservatives being thrown at marco rubio because he looks like a win. there have been a race between chris christie, jeb bush, marco rubio and john kasich. marco rubio looks like he stands out, but he has to do good in new hampshire. the question is what is going to happen when the democrats go to the south and the west where there are a lot of minority voters, african-manner voters and latinos who don't know much about bernie sanders and likely to be loyal to hillary clinton >>> representatives from 23 nations are meeting in rome and taking part in a day-long meeting discussing how to cut off i.s.i.l.'s funding as well as the success of the air strikes. our correspondent gives me. take us through what we can expect from the meetings today. >> reporter: this is an attempt by the international coalition of international key players to have a coalition against

several millimetres later it happened in washington state. >> did you here it. it's a rumbling noise, and then a chirp. let me do that again. that's the chirp we've been looking for. scientists have a way of measuring something new. listening to the universe in a new way, enabling them to look at black holes, hear all kinds of space event. here is how one of the lead scientists of the project. it's worth knowing how this guy on the team - here is how he described it. the universe is very serene, x-ray telescopes. it's violent. gravitational waves are radically different from magnetical waves. we can be sure that we see big surprises. >> this discovery could unlock a new field of physics and astronomy. in the same way we watched light bend and fig our out what planets could be habitable. this could give us a new way to watch or listen to the yuans verse. >> joke us is a director of the fels plan terium at the franklin institute. to say that this is mind blowing is an understatement. one reason the gravitational wave was detected was because of massive energy rele

al jazeera's senior washington correspondent, mike viqueira is live in washington. mike tell us more about the president's message today. >>> good evening, or good afternoon. it is really indicative of a theme president obama has been hitting over the past several months. he has been trying to reach across divisions in american society. this is an increasing theme that he has been striking whether those divisions be religious or political, and secondly, it's quite evident that the president is disturbed and upset by much of what he regards as the angry rhetoric coming from the campaign trail, particularly from the republican side, obviously. if you look at some of the speeches he has given over the course of the last weeks and months, first in may his first-ever trip to a synagogue. he gave an address at washington, d.c. at a place of worship. then last week at the holocaust remembrance ceremony. and his first-ever trip to a mosque on u.s. soil where he talked about the theme of unity in american society how the rich tapestry is threatened by some of the anti-muslim

do we have the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry who has 1300 paid lobbyists in washington? i believe that when the american people stand up and they say you know what, health care is a right of all people, not a privilege, i believe we can do that. >> with vital african-american votes in play, justice reform, another key sanders pledge. >> there is something very wrong when african-americans in south carolina and around the country get nervous about walking down the street or going into their car and being stopped by a police officer. that should not be happening in america. >> secretary clinton's far ahead in the polls right now especially with african-americans. sanders needs their vote if he is to win nodding in their direction with a personal reflection. >> my dad came from poland. i'm running for president. guess what, nobody has asked for my birth certificate. maybe it's the color of my skin. i don't know. >> clinton was forced to defend herself in the opening minutes of her turn. is she too close to wall street banks like goad man sacks. >> why is there one standard

the columbian president santos met with president obama in washington. he told the president he would ear mark 450 million in aid to columbia. >> as the united states has been our partner in the time of war, i indicated to president sachle santos well be your partner in waging peace. we are proud to announce a new framework. we call it peace columbia, past columbia >>> he marked the 10 million programme to end the conflict and fight the drug trade in columbia. >> this was columbia in 2000. the government at war with rebel groups. spiralling virus. >> the war on drugs. what it needed to step in. it restores stability. most help the military fight rebel groups like f.a.r.c. now with the police deal horizon, the columbian president came to the u.s., asking them to keep the money coming. peace is expensive. it cost more to wage. it has to implement and you have to demobilize and train and have to put the united nations of the state in place where they doesn't necessarily exist in the pass. that takes the money. the u.s. is likely to continue to provide colum

"the washington post" join mess now. you want you to respond. he's been the subject of media coverage describing a cozy relationship with donald trump. he's been dismissing those criticisms. let's look at what he said about you on his show. >> "washington post" actually after our town hall meeting the other night when i eperred him with so many questions that i was attacked for interrupting too much actually said how dare they hold a town hall meeting where they don't ask him tough questions. e we asked tougher questions than our ket. tors ask who have the media writers and people have the audacity to ask if we're too close to donald trump. the answer is, no, we're not. >> he says he's been tough. you said he let him skate. >> i think that there is one of these it great situations where both sides can claim, look at this question, look at at that question. my point here is sort of a larger one. that is if you allow donald trump -- if youen gauge him only on social security, iraq, the issues and how he's going to unite the republican party, you'r

this weekend, much of washington turned out for scalia's funeral. president obama could name his replacement as army as today. senate republicans vowed to block any nomination. mark sacks who writes about congress said the president runs a big risk with any nominee he puts forward. >> does the president want to risk an up or down vote to reject someone making that person painted good for the next president. obama faces many, many choices. that's the reason he had that combined binder walking through the rhodes garden friday. he has many robes to choose from now. the biggest scariest question is who will likely be the sacrificial lamb. >> is blocking the mom newspaper the equivalent of shutting down the government as the democrats have tried to paint snit. >> i don't believe so, no. the court has eight members. the court once had seven members, going back to five members. this is not the shutdown of another branch of government. it means cases that could end up 4-4 will result in a precedent nationwide. there will be another justice within the next y

. >> reporter: the secretary gave an interview with the washington post newspaper this afternoon and said she shoount have used those-- shouldn't have used those words and she wouldn't use it again. she has sat down to a cheer from the crowd that will now follow a town hall event in which she will answer questions from people on the stage and people in the audience >>> we have to point out that in south carolina last primary more than half of the votes came from african-american democrats. going to a democrat strategist and daughter of house minority daughter nancy palosy. there is this idea that clinton is trying to bring this whole thing to an end to put a stop to bernie sanders, but my question is this, doesn't she also face the risk if sanders is out of the race of being ignored by media until the convention? >> i think hillary clinton is going to win the nomination and win the presidency. she has run a terrific campaign and it has been made stronger by the grass roots of the party who are being included by both campaigns. i think it is really very exciting and i do think that a

. >> let me bring in jack kingston in washington. what do you think of what you are seeing tonight? >> i think it's going to be a long night. i think it's going to be exciting. i think that -- whoever is number one -- of course that's the first thing you ask, who is going to win it? but the second question is just as important, and that is who is going to be second, third, and fourth? and are those candidates going to be in a cluster, or is there going to be a long distance between the two of them. and the final question you ask yourself is who drops out. granted many or most have paid their qualifying fees for new hampshire and south carolina, but in all reality they are going to broke tomorrow if they don't have a decent showing, and out of 12 candidates, i think we can watch for probably four to six to really be on life support at best. >> there only 3% in right now. but ted cruz has popped back up. and there we have donald trump at one of the caucuses tonight in clive, iowa. but there was a lot of talk about evangelical vote in iowa, and whether or not because ted cruz had taken

in may he spoke at a synagogue here in washington on holocaust remembrance day he made a speech that was very well received at the israeli embassy, yesterday he finally appeared at a u.s. mosque, while he had done so overseas previously, and striking the same themes of inclusion of american values of bedrock american community that reaches across sectarian lines of creed and political lines as well. so this is part of the president's theme over the course of the last several months as well, and we can expect it to continue through the remainder of his presidency, del. >> thank you very much. >>> donald trump says he is going to sue over the results in iowa. in a series of tweets, trump saying ted cruz committed fraud in order to win. those tweets coming days after trump congratulated cruz on his win in iowa. >> it is no surprise that donald is throwing yet another trumper-tantrum. >> cruz also saying that truch is just trying to regain attention on twitter. >>> rick santorum getting less than 1% of the vote in this week's iowa caucuses. ho has dropped out of the race. and ben carson

do we have on the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry, who has 1300 paid lobbyists in washington. i believe when the american people stand up and say healthcare is a right of all people, not a privilege, yeah, i believe we can do that. >> reporter: and with vital african american votes in play in south carolina justice reform, another see sanders pledge. >> there is something very wrong when african americans around the country get nervous about walking down the street or going into their car and being stopped by a police officer. that should not be happening in america. >> reporter: secretary clinton is far ahead in the polls right now including with african americans. sanders need their vote if he is to win. >> my dad as i mentioned came from poland. i'm running for president. >> and guess what, nobody has asked for my birth certificate. >> why is there one standard for me, and not for everybody else? [ cheers and applause ] >> i have a record. it certainly is far different than the republicans, because they think, actually, and have said that the cause of the great recession w

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. >> you're watching al jazeera. still to come on the program we'll have the latest on the situation in darfur, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced in the latest wave of violence. plus, we'll tell you where south korea suspended separations at its joint industrial park with north korea. >> i respect him as a reporter and i love him as a brother. >> one mississippi journalist seeking justice for civil rights cases gone cold. >> it's not just about prosecution, it's about remembering. detailing of history. >> our special report. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back, russia has proposed a cease-fire for syria to begin on march 1st. turkey's president has criticized the u.s. saying america's inavailability to understand the nature of the syrian kurds has turned the region into a sea of blood. 70 people have reportedly been killed in a twin suicide bomb attack in a camp for displaced people in northern nigeria. and new jersey's governor chris christie and business executive carli fiornia are dropp

sergei lavrov said the proposal is now being studied think washington. but the u.s. secretary of state has said russia's air strikes are making it harder to hold talks with moscow. >> there is no question that russia's activities in aleppo and the region right now, are making it much more difficult to be able to come to the table and to be able to have a serious conversation. and we have called on russia, and we call on russia again to join in the effort to bring about an immediate ceasefire, and to bring about full humanitarian access. in that is what this meeting will be about, and this meeting will tell a lot about the road ahead. we are not blind to what is happening. we are all very, very aware of how critical this moment is, and russia needs to contribute in significant ways to sustaining the ability of the opposition and others to come to the table. >>> let's get the latest reaction from moscow, and speak to al jazeera's rory challands. rory, what more did the russian foreign minister have to say about this russian plan to end the syrian crisis? >> reporter: t

. >> reporter: in fact the water has angered so many, the mayor has gone to washington looking for help. >> reporter: what do you want the corps of engineers to do then? >> firm the dike. it sounds -- fix the dike. it seems simple but the cost is extremely high. >> fast track projects this would strengthen the lake and protect the projects. the corps has already spend millions on improvements. >> the river here has brought joy and happiness to my life. i don't want it to end. that's what we're fighting for. >> a fight upstream to clear these troubled waters. jonathan betz, fort meyers, florida. >> anyone next how amateur film americas are catching up with the pros. and someone called the officials reporting a unicorn running down the highway. highway. >> state lawmakers in alabama are stopping local governments there offering their own minimum wage. just recently, the city of birmingham raised their minimum wage of $10 per hour. >>> hollywood is gearing up for its biggest day of the year, the oskoscars, remaking and gettingo good at it some studios are taking legal action. al jazeera's

i think we're seeing the washington power players lining up behind rob aee. there was a secondary contest best trump and cruz, a contest between kasich, to see who would carry the flag for the party insiders. it very much looks like rubio will be the one to do that. i think there might be a bandwagon in new hampshire for rubio now that he has done well in iowa. >>> the f.b.i. is now joining the investigation into the flint water crisis. state officials there say high levels of lead are still in place in some areas. it's been more than a month since flint started adding a chemical to the water supply. that chemical is supposed to stop lead from leeching out of the pipes. pregnant women and children are warned not to drink the tap water. rick snyder announcing that the public school emergency manager has been asked to step down and has resigned. barn necessarily early is bog to step down at the end of the month. he once served as the emergency manager in flint. early is said to be refusing to testify before congress friday rewarding the flint water crisis. >> b

that is his call to start regulating wall street more strictly, and to get washington to raise the taxes on those people with higher incomes, particularly the income managers. this is a big deal for bernie sanders, he'll walk out, go to new hampshire where he is leading in the polls. the crowd was not happy, hillary clinton declares something like victory before et votes were all in. the candidates are on their way to new hampshire, and then to south carolina. >> bernie sanders, in any case, whatever the final vote, whether he's number one or two, is declaring victory >>> john hendren, the star man live in des moines iowa >>> now, the world health organisation has declared the mosquito born zico virus a public health matter of international concern. they warned that the disease which is linked to birth defects is spreading across the americas at a larging wait. lucia newman reports from rio. hundreds, if not thousands of babies born with irreparable birth defects. all of this suspected to be caused by a mosquito-born virus, that has spread explosively throughout the americas, prompting t

the storms brought flash flooding to the washington, d.c. area. the winds, were strong enough in new york city to every turn a tractor trailer. and in the midwest there were white-out blizzard conditions. in indiana firefighters had to come to the rescue of drivers stuck when the snow became too deep to continue. >> we found about 30 cars stuck in the snow. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of customers lost power throughout the u.s. half of those in new york and new jersey. >>> and the danger isn't over yet, nickel mitchell has more. >> yes, this has been a very potent system. this is the radar going back in time to yesterday evening when the storms were coming through, and all of these pings, especially the orange ones, but they are all reports of bad weather. we had over 300 wind records of high and damaging winds. and of course a little bit on the southern edge, there were also those tornado reports. the severe weather has continued to clear out through the morning. today, though, we still have areas that have seen anywhere from michigan into

lavrov said that washington was studying that proposal. let's get more on this developing story, joining us live from washington, d.c. is al jazeera's rosiland jordan, we have been hearing in the last hour the secretary of state has been talking about the issue of syria, ros. what did he have to say? >> well, what the secretary of state john kerry was meeting with the egyptian foreign minister at the u.s. state department in the past hour on tuesday, and he was asked about the ongoing situation to end the syrian civil war, and the fact that peace talks have been suspended until february 25th, and basically the secretary repeated his criticism of moscow, one that he has been making in several days. let's listen to what john kerry, the u.s. secretary of state had to say about the russian role in the syrian civil war. >> well, there's no question, and i have said this before publicly, that russia's activities in aleppo and the region right now, are making it much more difficult to be able to come to the table and to be able to have a serious

reporter: this water has angered so many people down here that the mayors from this area have gone to washington looking for help. >> reporter: what is it you do want them to do? >> fix the dyke. fix it. it sounds simple, but the cost to do that is extremely high. >> reporter: leaders urged law makers this week to fast trab track projects that would strengthen the lake. many say the money already spent is not enough >> the river in this area has brought so much joy and happiness to my life. i don't want it to end. that's what we're fighting for >> reporter: a fight up stream, he says, to clear these troubled waters >>> a warning from the united nations. certain species of wild bees are shrinking and that could impact the world food supply. a report found many pollinators are in danger of extinction. they are responsible for many crops a year. up next a knew era for soccer. f.i.f.a. elects a new president. how he plans to address the governing body's corruption problem. using new technology to change the molecular make up of our food. >>> ireland is voting to elect a new government, but early pol

he believes he will be handed over to washington if he is sent to sweden. he has agreed to face questioning but only within the embassy and only by prosecutors of ecuador. he posted thousands of documents on the internet about world governments. he has always said he would leave the embassy if he lost his appeal. he is now expected to demand the right to travel to ecuador where he was been granted asylum. as the decision is not legally binding, they will make every effort to arrest him >>> the film sensors are allowing bangladeshi to see their movie. there is a tense relationship with the government in their lives and languages which are rarely represented in film. more from our correspondent. >> reporter: film festivals here are a rare occasion to promote bangladeshi movies, not just for a global audience but for the people here themselves. the local cinema is in decline with crowds dwindling since the 1990s. >> the old cinema halls are dying and the new film theaters has not been replaced them in that way. this is one crisis that you cannot show the film

we don't need anymore of these washington acts. the acts to get rid of are washington, d.c. acts and as a governor of a state capital i said we don't need somebody from washington, d.c. what i said in that campaign was the problem is washington, d.c. and we don't need washington politicians to fix it. and so when you look at who's remaining on the stage, no question this is the person who will go to washington, d.c. and be able to absolutely turn the place around. we don't need anymore washington politicians, especially some who have only been there for a term and never shown up for work to tell us how to run the united states government. and so, i absolutely believe that donald trump is the best person on that stage to be president of the united states. by the way, there was a period of time i was running against him. he knew i wanted to beat him. he wanted to beat me. we had open conversations about that. but that part of this is over. and then you have to say to yourself as a good, loyal, american who is the best person to stop hillary clinton from ever getting inside the

here is kimberly halkett in washington. >> reporter: hours before the democratic debate, bernie sanders released this television ad. it features the daughter of eric garner, killed by police during an arrest for selling cigarettes. now an activist, she says she is endorsing bernie sanders for president. >> i'm behind anyone who is going to listen and speak up for us. >> reporter: but hours earlier, the political action committee of the prominent congressional black caucus endorsed hillary clinton. african american and latino voters were the focus of the latest debate. at issue, who was more supportive of illegal immigrants being able to stay. >> when we saw children coming from these horrendously violent areas of honduras, and neighboring countries, people who are fleeing drug and cartel violence, i thought it was a good idea to allow those children to stay in this country. that was not as i understand it, the secretary's position. >> reporter: they also argued of the causes of similaric racism in the u.s. clinton arguing the causes are institutional. and when it comes to supporting ame

we are seeing voters angry at washington, at the establishment. bernie sanders has been a politician for 40 years but doesn't look like one, sound like one, smell like one. that's why he has energized the left. just in a way donald trump and ted cruz energized the right. hillary clinton is the establishment. saying basically that she'll be another four years of barack obama. a lot of democratic voters maybe don't want that. >> clinton denies reports that she is planning to shake up her campaign staff, politico saying clinton is unhappy with her campaign messages and digital operations. clinton dismissed that as gossip and said she is committed to her current team. clinton said it would be malpractice oh not to talk about what's working and not working during the campaign. we'll have covering today and tonight starting at 7:00 eastern. >>> investigators on the scene of a deadly train collision in germany say two commuter trains crashed head on. nine died in the accident which happened southeast of mine nick during the morning rush hour. the survivo

free for all in washington. it is going to mean gridlock and it could translate to dead lock at the supreme court for more than a year. just advertise antonin scalia's remains are now in the washington area. >> i do not believe the president should appoint someone -- >> reporter: almost from the moment of his passing the fight over his replace has been escalating. it could leave the supreme court with just eight justices for at least the next year. republicans want to return it into a kind of referendum on who should sit on the court, and insists any nominee put forward by president obama should be blocked. ted cruz has vowed to filibuster. >> we are one justice away from losing our fundamental rights in this country. we're one justice away from a liberal majority that would effectively write the second amendment out of the constitution. >> reporter: mr. obama has ignored that call and says he will do his constitutional due to fill the vacancy. first, a juris already on the bench. he sits on the d.c. circuit cou

she was born in 1809 and lived in washington d.c. since 1901. 106 look at the moves. hope we can all be so lucky. i'm adam may, thank you for batching. for the latest news head to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is next with "inside story". have a great night and a good week. [ technical difficulties ] >> big racial and ethnic minorities. after mitt romney was thrashed among minorities by barack obama in 2012, losing latinos nearly 3-1, this was going to be the year to change those numbers. but until any republican can really begin a general election conversation with voters

>> libby casey for us in washington, and thank you. and we're just learning that the lawyer for darnel early said that the committee for subpoenas testify again, he will accept. >>> polices can argue in washington, but the people in flint have to live with this reality every day. and the epa is looking into another problem in the water. aljazeera's andy rosein joins us now with more on this >> reporter: tony, for the last couple of days, the members of the environmental protection agency have not looking for not just lead, but low levels of chlorine, and if there's not enough chlorine in the water, that can lead to bacteria. if there's not enough chlorine, it can be especially dangerous for kids and adults, but if there's too much bacteria in water, that's dangerous for everybody. >> the people that have eye infects, but any cavity where you can allow the water to enter where there's bacteria, that can develop an infection. >> interpreter: and the department of health is looking at rashes. they have been causing rashes, and that's goin

and an unusual high number of babies in washington state. apple is officially fighting back, the tech giant went to court to fight the request to hack into a phone that belonged to one of the san bernardino shooters. jacob ward is in san francisco, and it seems that the stakes are high for all involved and for the country. >> reporter: that's right, richelle. absolutely. this is not just a case of being a war of words, but truly, a war in the courtroom. apple finally filing a motion that makes the argument because no one has ever been asked to do this before, their constitutional rights as a company have been violated. in a motion filed a day ahead of the deadline, apple magistrates are asking to reverse the order of the order to hack into the i-phone of one of the san bernardino shooters. they are being asked to build something new, a government ao as much, as well as a forensic facility that could be used to unlock phones in hundreds of other cases. apple executives told reporters that the order violates the company's rights, compelling a

mike viqueira is live for us in washington, d.c. mike, what is the goal of this visit? >> good morning to you, richelle. it's a surprise and in some respects it isn't a surprise. president obama since his historic announcement that his intention was to normalize diplomatic relations with cuba, has made it no secret that he planned to make a trip to cuba, and he said he will go to cuba with first lady michelle obama on march 21st and 22nd, an overnight trip, as part of an overseas trip to argentina and elsewhere. any president in his series of tweets says we still have differences with the cuban government, but he believes his trip there will help facility progress towards a more open and civil society, and in fact the president announced that he in addition to meeting with recall all castro, the president, he will meet with elements of civil society that translates to human rights advocates, and civil rights advocate within cuba. he said that was something that was a predicate before he could go on to cuba. that evidently has been ironed out. the last trip by a u.s. pre

she is just as progressive as bernie sanders and that she is far more capable of achieving results in washington >>> the president obama has used his first visit to a mosque in the u.s. he said with when ever a religious group is targeted, we all have the responsibility to speak up >> reporter: this is the first time a u.s. mosque has been able to put up a welcome sign for the president obama >> your entire community so often is targeted or blamed for the violent acts of the very few. >> reporter: after more than 7 years his visit now comes as anti-islamic sentiment is on the rise and the people here say they feel it >> it's present. it has become part of the political discourse which scars our community. we just try to focus on the positive. >> reporter: that is exactly what the president did, highlighting the accomplishments of muslim americans, at the same time giving a kind of lecture to people watching at home and what muslims believe. this man thinks that might have an impact >> there's only a couple million muslims in the country. a large of the portion where there are none, so people who

we join allen fisher from washington, d.c. this is quite a huge development. tell us what we know. >> that is confirmed by the dallas county human health and services department over the last couple of hours. they're telling us it is a person who had sex with someone who had been in an area where the zika virus was prevalent. he picked up the symptoms. went to the hospital. explained what was wrong, what happened, and that's when the zika virus was diagnosed. as far as the people in dallas are concerned this is a significant escalation. they're now concerned that it could be transmitted through sexual intercourse and that mr. form the way they make the public aware about the virus going forward. they listed all the steps that people have to take to spread themselves with deet. wear long sleeves, long trousers, avoid activity in the morning and at night when the mosquitoes are around. but this will be a concern. that someone having sexual intercourse with someone who had been in a zika-infected area now has picked up the disease. this has been declared a global

the "washington post" says the company's engineers are working on enhancements that would make the phones unhackable without the owner's help. it would require pass word before anyone could get around security. that would create a barrier for law enforcement. >> safety of our kids, safety of our families very important. the protection of people's data is incredibly important. >> reporter: this is happening as apple fights a court order to help the government unlock the phone belonging to one of the san bernardino attackers. in an interview with abc news, apple's ceo explained his reasoning. >> the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as the software equivalent of cancer. we would never write it. we have never written it. and that is what is at stake here. >> reporter: while the government insists this would not apply to any other phones. apple says that is not the case. the issue has taken center stage with supporters on either side of the debate. the attorney general is urging apple to comply. >> judges all over the country and on the supreme court have sai