. >> 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 of america. [applause] so, none of us can be silent. we can't be bystanders to bigotry. and together we've got to show that america truly protects all faiths. which brings me to my next point. as we protect our country from terrorism, we should not reinforce the ideas and rhetoric of the terrorists themselves. i often hear it said that we need more clarity in this fight. the suggestion is some how that if i would simply say these are all islamic terrorists, thin we would actually have solved the problem by now, apparently. well, i agree with actually do need moral clarity. let's have moral clarity. groups like isil are desperate for legitimacy. they try to portray themselves as religious leaders and holy warriors who speak for islam. i refuse to give them legitimacy. [applause] we must never give them that legitimacy. [applause] we're not--they're not--they're not defending islam. they're not defending muslims. the vast majority of people they kill are muslim men, women and children. [applause] a

governor. >> let me introduce to you the next president of the united states of america, jeb bush. >> he is called the son who should have been president. >> i've decided i'm 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 went after the toughest job in politics. >> in this campaign, i've stood my ground, refusing to bend to the political winds. we put forward detailed in know vault i have conservative plans to address the mounting challenges that we face, because despite what you mitch heard, ideas matter, policy matters. >> poles did indeed matter, but not his. >> five months ago, sadaam hussein started this cruel war. >> from day one, the campaign was haunted by the bush legacy, his father and brother were both former presidents. >> i can hear you, the rest of the world hears you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> their policies led to the wars in afghanistan and iraq, policies t

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

we are once again declaring our candidacy for president of the united states of america. not me or prime minister centrefold, buts all of us, 34 million of the politest people you will ever meet. how will we make america better. we'll open one free day care for every closed planned parenthood clinic and we'll help you solve your race problem as soon as re figure out why you still have a race problem. so you can vote for us or one of those guys that plan to build a wall to keep out scary neighbours. we'll let you in on a little secret - we're way ahead of you.

we are once again declaring our candidacy for president of the united states of america. not me or prime minister centrefold, buts all of us, 34 million of the politest people you will ever meet. how will we make america better. we'll open one free day care for every closed planned parenthood clinic and we'll help you solve your race problem as soon as re figure out why you still have a race problem. so you can vote for us or one of those guys that plan to build a wall to keep out scary neighbours. we'll let you in on a little secret - we're way ahead of you. >>> tonight - bernie sanders surging in polls. ben cardon who supported the hillary clinton campaign if her pragmatism can overcome the ideaism of bernie sanders. the group behind planned parenthood facing prison time. will their indictment discourage other activists. and thoughts on press freedom after a smear campaign against one of america's finest reporters. i'm adam may, this is "third rail". >>> the politics of fear has been a winning car on the rit.

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

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

united states of america. they were people who were not citizens of the united states of america. >> you don't think that blanket statement alienates mr trump from muslim americans? >> i can see how it can be interpreted. you do a great job in taking bits and pieces of mr trump says and running with it. making statements like that as though he is out to alienate. there are millions of muslim americans. >> what about the critique that the man does not have the temperament to be president. that he resorts no childish name calling when challenged. with donald trump, what you see is what you get. >> he admitted that he is bold enough to say publicly what millions of americans who have been whispering about. that's what they are getting. donald trump is not a politician. they say that he does not have the sound bites. he is not the - the politician who knows what to say which baby to kiss. >> and in your mind that is the man, and in your mind that is the han that should be the next -- man that should be the next le

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

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

we are once again declaring our candidacy for president of the united states of america. not me or prime minister centrefold, buts all of us, 34 million of the politest people you will ever meet. how will we make america better. we'll open one free day care for every closed planned parenthood clinic and we'll help you solve your race problem as soon as re figure out why you still have a race problem. so you can vote for us or one of those guys that plan to build a wall to keep out scary neighbours. we'll let you in on a little secret - we're way ahead of you. >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on eve

we go to the floor and to the ambassador of the united states of america. you have the floor, madam. >> thank you, mr. president. thank you for your briefing we're gathered here at critical moment. the resolution which we just adapted in which the security council endorsed the hostilities in syria offers a genuine opportunity to pause at least in part the fighting in one of the most brutal conflicts the world has seen in a generation. a conflict in the past five years that this council and the international community have been unable to stop. this resolution endorses a set of practical concrete steps along with terms the parties must commit to end the violence and create space we'll be respected from the outset or just as important, whether it will hold with time. that skepticism is more than reasonable. given previous efforts that this council and other multi lateral institutions have under taken to try to stop the monstrous violence and immeasurable suffering experienced by the syrian people. yet, that record does not change the fact that this is our best

. >> 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

states of america. [ cheers and applause ] and tonight while the results are still not known, it looks like we are in a virtual tie. [ cheers and applause ] >> the road ahead this time on "inside story." still with me to close with the democrats are rick pearlsteen, caramel martin, bruce haines, and doug thornel, not as a partisan but as a political pro, take me on a tour through the numbers. >> i think if you look at the entrance polling, if you are looking for a candidate that you want to be experienced; that you put that as your top premium, then hillary clinton ran away with that. if you are looking for someone who will continue the policies of barack obama, hillary clinton ran away with that. if you are looking for someone to go in a different direction, a more liberal direction, then bernie sanders picked up those votes. if you are age 45 or older, more senior, if you are middle income, hillary clinton did very well. the younger voter category, bernie sanders ran away with that. so i think what we saw, and what we're going to see is this battle between -- within the democratic pa

that supreme court with a vote by people of the united states of america. >> ted cruz highlighted the political significance of the supreme court which decides on important constitutional questions. >> 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 the role the last republican played in the war in iraq. jeb bush was happy to defend his brother from an aggressive donald trurp who said he lied. >> jeb is so wrong. jeb is absolutely so wrong. >> a guy who gets his foreign policy from the shows. a guy who thinks hillary clinton was a great negotiator in iran. we are living in dangerous times. this is a man who insults his way to the nomination. >> 44 million. >> marco rubio had annall debate but he seemed to get back in the groove here launching this attack on ted cruz on the. >> this is a disturbing pattern. for a number of weeks ted cruz has been telling lies, lied about ben carson in iowa, he lies about marriage. he is lying about all

. >> 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

there are many albanians, many flags of the united states of america, flags of germ kneel here, which shows that these people are actually aligned with the west, but they are saying that even though this government is pro western, they are staying here until they resign if that for now, there are no incidents, even though in the previous months there were incidents reported after the opposition rallied, there are huge numbers of police officers all over kosovo because everybody is expecting -- >> stefan, thank you. >>> nearly 4,000 people are known to have drowned in the mediterranean trying to reach europe. of course, many of them are unidentified. there are others who were never found. we have more on that from the greek island. >> the girl was lying face down in the pebbles, the palms of her hands were so white said the municipal worker, she thought they was wearing gloves. she was 10 or 11 years old. thirty kilometers done the coast, a woman was found in the water, possibly from the same wreck. >>> we found a woman, able 25-35 in a state of decay. she was completely neighborhood.

for the democratic party and for the united states of america. there is so much at stake in this election, i don't need to tell you. every single one of you that came out for me, that worked so many hours from my young organizers with energy and passion. [ cheering and applause ] >> to the families and friends across this state. i am deeply grateful. well, i love you. but here is what i want you to know. it is rare. it is rare that we have the opportunity we do now. to have a real contest of ideas. to really think hard about what the democratic party stands for, and what we want the future of our country to look like if we do our part to build it. i am a progressive who gets things down for people. [ cheering and applause ] >> i am honoured to stand in the long line of american reformers who make up our minds that the status quo is not good enough. that standing still is not an option, and that brings people together to find ways forward that will improve the lives of americans. i look back over the years of my involvement from that very first jo

. >> 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 ]

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

that supreme court with a vote by the people of the united states of america. >> ted cruz highlighted the political signifcancer of the supreme court which decides on imports 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 on the role the last president played. jeb bush defended his brother from donald trump. >> jeb is so wrong. so wrong. >> i get his foreign policies from the shows. hillary clinton was a great negotiator in iran. we are living in dangerous times. this is a man who insults his way to the nomination. >> marco rubio had an awful debate in new hampshire but he seemed to get in the groove on the subject of immigration. >> this is a disturbing pattern now. for a number of weeks, ted cruz has been telling lies, lied about ben carson in iowa. he lies about marriage. he is lying about all sorts of things. now, he makes things up. >> this was a bad night for donald trump, his most insendary attack. here in south

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

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

states of america, but 20 other countries that are having big problems or falling apart and are going to be looking for us to do something. and the american people are pretty sensible. and i think they'll make a sensible choice this the end. >> michael what i saw at the beginning there he's talking about the launch skills. i was blown away. i've never heard the president talk about it quite like that. is that the best argument that can be made against donald trump and it's only an argument that maybe barack obama can make? >> i think it's a great argument. i don't remember it either. we have always heard it implicitly, who do you want to answer the phone at 3:00 a.m., that famous phone ad? it's curious to me why the president is employing this now, as it goes on this is the argument that the democrats are going to make against donald trump in the fall should he be the nominee. as you said at the top of the show, it does seem a little bit like this is headed that way right now. i mean there's nothing -- as you look at the map you don't see a place where donald trump stops being the nom

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

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

states of america by taking care of things one little step at a time. >> reporter: and tony that list of candidates by no means authoritative or defendtive. the white house has been through this before. they put together lists they will be working off of in the coming days and when will president obama make that decision in we don't know. all we know is his aids say it won't be this week. >> mike viqueira for us. mike, thank you. and at the bottom of the hour, we will look at the cases before the supreme court right now, how his death will effect the rulings. >>> to south carolina now where republican candidate jeb bush is hoping a little help from his brother can turn things around in his struggle campaign. george w. bush is taking his first appearance on the cam contain trail. more on that from randall pinkston who joins us live now from north charleston. randall. >> reporter: tony, the rally is just breaking up here, the rally for jeb event that was a stage to try to raise some support for jeb bush. his campaign is not at all gone the way he had hoped, the way many has thought it w

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

because he was dedicated to improving the entire united states of america by taking care of things one step at a time. >> reporter: and that list of possible candidates by no means definitive. the white house has a list of their own they were working off of. there were nominations before by president obama, elena kagan, and sonia sotomayor. the white house says he will not put forwanted a nomination this week. >> mike viqueira there. ray locker is white house senator for usa today. we appreciate your time. is there any type of precedent for a president not to put forth a replacement for a supreme court justice in his final year of office? >> no, i don't think there is. certainly -- i mean, justices have not been confirmed in the president's final year, but usually the president when confronted with a vacancy makes the appointment, and then it's up to the senate to confirm or reject the nominee. >> what are the politics, the risks of the politics behind what the republicans were saying, pushing for the president not to even make a nominee? >> well, he is still president for 320 more day

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

court with a vote by the people of the united states of america. >> the supreme court decides on important constitutional questions. >> the senate needs to stand strong and say we are not going to give up the supreme court for a generation by allowing president obama to make one home run liberal appointee. >> jeb bush was happy to defend his brother from an aggressive donald trump, who said he'd lied. >> jeb is so wrong. jeb is absolutely so wrong. >> this is a guy who gets his foreign policy from the shows. we're living in dangerous times. 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 here, launching this attack on ted cruz. >> this is a disturbing pattern now. ted cruz that just been telling lies. he lied about ben carson in iowa. he lice about marriage, he's lying about all sorts of things and now he makes things up. >> this was a bad night for donald trump, and he came under attack from almost everyone. the reality is, here in south carolina, he still leads the polls by more than 20 points.

. >> as i said in my state of the union address, 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. >> now in the bargain, the president hopes to boost the chances of the eventually democratieventualdemocratic nomu one of them get into the white house in january, they will inherit the legacy issues on health care and the environment. in the bargain helping preserve his own legacy, randall. >> mike viqueria in washington. secretary of state john kerry says peace talks are still under way, but the syrian government stepped up its assault on aleppo. al jazeera's disloard haal jazes more. >> the suffering continues, tens of thousands of syrians are again on the move. those who have arrived to the turkish border are not being allowed in. these people are from the northern country side of aleppo, many came on foot, many came with nothing. there is no safe area for these people as the government pushes

the united states of america make that link and say it is now a threat to national security, and guantanamo, who obviously has nothing to do with it will bear the brunt of it. but the truth of it is simple. 780 of us plus were held in guantanamo. the world was told we were the world's most dangerous men. yet the majority of us have been released. and the majority of us have not become terrorismist despite all the torture we were subjected to. now america is not prepared to reciprocate that. they want to take us--they won't take us into u.s. prisons let alone their homes. there is know point using the 15-year-old narrative that these people are all terrorists. we're not. the world's convicted criminals, murderers, rapists are afforded human rights that none of the guantanamo prisoners were able to get. the right to visit, the right to study, learn, none of these things were afforded the detainees. it's destructive, it's corrosive. i just spent the weekend with a man who was a guantanamo prisoner who was held for 14 years, and he came back to children who don't remember him. i know obama said