washington dc council supporting a bill. it would give a check to the most violent centimetres to not commit crimes. is it award will bad behaviour. some >> reporter: it would offer a reward for not committing crimes. the amount is minimum at all compared to the cost of invitation. criminals. >> if you're a good person for your whole life you will never be rewarded. >> this is $9,000 a year and they learn to be good american citizens. i like it >>> our panel. a republican strategist and white house aid. a senior fellow at the independent women's forum. also a features editor at the nations mag zen >>> they're trying to do this. should cities pay violent criminals to not be violent? >> how do i get myself signed up for this. i'm a good citizen, i pay my taxes and volunteer. i'm responsible. i contribute to my community. hazard. >> reporter: is it true you're not getting money. when you think about it-- >> i work, so-- >> we invest in middle-class kids constantly. i suspect, i certainly have held fellow ships in my life, inter

alan fisher is live for news washington, d.c. what more do we know about this case? >> the confirmation of this case coming from the last few hours in dallas. they say that the patient contracted the zika virus after having sexual inter course with someone who had been in the country in this case we're told it was venezuela. this has happened before in 2008. a colorado researcher passed on the virus to his wife after he returned from a trip where again the zika virus was known to exist. the authorities say this will obviously change the mention that they're putting out to people. not only do they need to take protection against areas where there is a risk, wearing long sleeves, spraying themselves with deet and avoid areas late at night and early in the morning when mosquitoes are most active. now they're saying if you have a partner who has been to an area where this is prevalent you have to use a con dome to protect yourself and them as well. the authorities in dallas are saying this was not transferred by a mosquito. as you see, it comes just a day after the "worl

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

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

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

. >> 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

you live in washington, what many people refer to as the bubble. what do you say to people who say that donald trump is simply the mirror, and america doesn't like its own reflection? >> i would say a lot of people feel that way, and here in washington, d.c., it's very, very easy for anyone to scratch their head and say what the heck is going on in the rest of america. and the rest of america says a lot is going on out here, and that's why donald trump is winning, because washington isn't listening to us. the anti-establishment rhetoric you are hearing is playing very well for not only donald trump but a candidate like bernie sanders who is holding hillary clinton up as the ultimate washington insider, and somebody who isn't reflective of values of people in middle america, that is something that has resinated in this campaign on both ends for months and months right now, and it is really coming home to roost, as you see those candidates not only doing well, but winning a lot of states. >> dave as always thank you very much. >>> when we come back,

lloyd blankfine seen here with rubio says his in 2016, one blankfine employee joe wall is also the washington, d.c. co-chair of marco rubio's campaign. wall is a senior vice president for government affairs, that's lobbying at goldman sachs. the firm's most recent disclosure forms show they spent $742,000 in the last quarter of 2014 lobbying congress on issues specifically including dodd frank which joe frank did every quarter since the law was signed five years ago. then there's rubio's national finance chairman, wayne berman, senior executive for the blackstone group, who paid millions in fines. blackstone ceo 7 schwartzman, blackstone has two lobbyists working for them, both, on the forms where they disclose their lobbying activity, blackstone's two lobbying firms don't say anything more specific than financial services. even though those same lobbying firms do disclose specifics including dodd frank on forms disclosing work they do for other clients and blackstone used to have lobbyists who disclosed those specifics. just last year, go other lobbying firms disclosed lobbying congress for

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

secretary of state was in jordan and he said that washington and moscow have made a plan for a pause in fighting, which could begin in the coming days. zeina hodor has the latest. >> it was an attack in the heart of homs, the government held city in central syria. two near simultaneous explosions killed and injured dozens, many women and children. the neighborhood is the same sect as president bashar al assad. it has seen similar attacks in the past, but sunday's bombing is being described as the worst. over the years, the government has managed to regain control of much of the city from the opposition but bombings like these are a reminder that a military solution won't end the war. there seems to be progress towards a truce. >> we have reached a provisional agreement in principle on the terms of the cessation of hostilities that could begin in the coming days. it is not yet done and i anticipate that our presidents, president obama and president putin tin may speak somewhere in the next days or so in order to try to complete this task. >> kerry was speaking in jordan, which is also

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

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,

this game that's being played in washington needs to be changed. it needs an outside force to completely change it. if i see an opening, i maybe see an opening this year. where someone like michael bloomberg can domestic in and really unify us and kind of change the way the game is being placed. that inspires me to change the way it all works >>> going back to you, do you think washington is working? you're a senior at george town. you've been teaching the schools and getting a sense of real life. is it working here? >> i don't think so. i love obama. i am sad he is leaving. i never thought i was going to see a black president >>> enthusiasm think it's working? >> yes. not fast enough. there is a difference between that. a lot of things didn't get changed through obama. it took some time a whot local of time, even after six years of slavery. but i think change is happening. i think washington is making it happen but it needs to move faster >>> you were disappointed in obama's presidency. it didn't pan out. >> a lot of progressives like myself was d

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

there are a lot of angry americans over what is going on in washington. at the end of the process ted cruz is going to be our nominee >> this is really a race for second. what if ted cruz does not come in skekd? i was looking at the poll. at the beginning of this month he was way ahead of marco rubio by almost 15 points. now they're neck and neck. what happened in the last 20 days? >> actually, there's a wall street journal poll that just came out and has ted cruz in the number one spot nationally. so we're very encouraged by that. even if cruz comes in third place tonight, he is still strong, he has all the money that he needs. he should be able to finish the race. he is going to do really well in the states coming up. i think that we're not in bad shape, but we certainly want second place tonight. >> i understand he is already on his way to nevada. do you know why? >> i haven't heard that yet. i heard he was coming back from washington here, so he may have stopped by nevada and then on his way here. i'm not sure about that. >> thank you for that. >> tha

i believe we have lisa stark live in washington as well. i wanted to talk to you. what do you expect is going to come of this now that the president is going to have to possibly fill a vacancy. what do you expect to see moving forward? >> reporter: we do expect the president will appoint someone to fill this vacancy. he will try to appoint a moderate. if they hold them up, he could try to appoint someone who is liberal. he knows that will never get through but help to rally the base and show what is at stake here. we've had candidates on both sides talking about the supreme court, how important it is. how the president is going to get appoint some of the justice. this really drives it home, of course. we now have a vacancy on the court. we do expect that the president will indicate that he is going to nam nature someone for this position, but i think everyone will agree that it is very likely that anyone will get through the senate and get the 60 votes needed. in fact, we have already had the senate majority leader who has indicated we should wait until the next pr

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

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

. >>> donald if you want to be liked in washington, that's not a good attribute for a president. >> righting up the front runner, donald trump on the defensive as his top two rivals take aim. >> reporter: and voting in iran, the economy and reforms on many minds after sanctions were lifted. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. new details this morning in a shooting ram maj at a lawn mower plant in kansas. the gunman has been served with an order of protection 90 minutes before he opened fire. it happened near wichita, and ended with three people, and the gunman dead. john henry smith has the details. >> reporter: police say it was late afternoon when this 38-year-old began randomly shooting people from his car. hours after he was served with an order of protection, he began randomly shooting other drivers from his car. then he said he headed to his job. 150 employees were on duty at the lawn mower plant. >> the gun was strapped to him. he was ready to go. >> there was a report of a shooting in a parking lot, and then the report came out of an active s

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

. >>> we're here in washington dc. we have gathered voters who are concerned about issues in this country and have a different perspective. i want a show of hands. how many of you are republicans? all right. fantastic. as you watch the campaign who has to adapt to you? which candidates are you listening to? >> i think m has stood out especially on thursday night. -- marco rubio has stood out. i hope that was something that happened earlier >>> i want to play a segment of that. this is from texas thursday night. things got pretty heated. let's take a listen to it. >> [simultaneous speakers] >>> one at a time. [simultaneous speakers] >>> what do you think when you hear this kind of debate, what does it make you think about? >> it's not ideal to have canned shouting over each other. when you have a candidate like donald trump in the race and he is launching personal attacks and talking over everyone else. you have to have someone willing to fight back >>> you're shaking your head yes? you're supporting marco rubio? >> rig

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

seems to work for washington but it doesn't work for them. there's a lot of that vote on here. you find it on the back rows in the old towns where the plants are closed. i think you will see a lot of that vote come out for donald trump and it is a way to send a message to washington. they seem to be doing it tonight in record numbers >>> you think the turn out this time from what you're understanding, the turn out is pretty strong >> a couple of things. 59,000 absentee ballots today. in the republican primary, that is roughly how many votes were cast in both the democratic and republican primaries in 20088 and 12. we have seen areas that have doubled up their numbers by noon. so doubled their number by 3 o'clock. clearly we will see a record turn out. well over 700,000 people >>> it has been a nasty campaign. you see a lot of the moderates going after each other, ted cruz, donald trump going after each other >> that's right >>> what's at stake here? what is driving the tone of this campaign? >> i think what you said about the significance of

. >>> washington has long debated how to fix what many call america's broken immigration system. for many, the issue is much more personal. jennifer london talked to some people deported and now separated from their families. >> i hope you are doing good. i just want you to know that i love you very much as i have always said to you. >> for years, sofia wrote letters to her daughter. >> you are my pride and joy and it really hurts me to see that you are there. >> her written words the only way to keep in touch with samantha. >> i will give my life for you. i will do whatever it takes so that you can be ok. >> after living in the u.s. for 25 years, sofia was deported to her home country of mexico, but her only child, samantha, was forced to stay in the u.s. both asked we not use their real names or show their faces. >> it was like a bad dream, like it didn't stay in my mind that i was actually in mexico. i just knew that i couldn't cross and couldn't get ahold of nobody, and i just cried all the time. >> sofia is one of thousands of single parents who have been separated from thei

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

going back to our national security correspondent in washington. what more do we know about today's launch by north korea? >> what the u has been able to confirm is that just over four hours ago north korea did, in fact, launch three stage rocket apparently successfully put an object into space ostensibly that earth observation satellite. this was in defiance of u.n. resolutions. the rocket took a southerly past over the west coast of korea, over the yellow sea. it went over japan. japan has said it would fire at it, but it did not. north korea for the second time has been successful in placing an object in space. the reason the u.s. and the rest of the world is concerned about this is that this technology is exactly the same technology, ballistic missile technology that north korea has been seeking in order to develop a missile that could carry a nuclear war head and threaten countries around the world, including the u.s. that's why you've seen this almost universal condemnation of the launch >>> during tonight's g.o.p. debate, bush said that the

you can go with washington deal makers. or we can stands together with a proven consistent constitutional conservative and bring back morning in america. >> of course, the washington deal maker referred to there is marco rubio. he good get some of the evangelical voters, but not enough to make april different. -- an a difference. >> the political establishment he here, they went all out to stop ted cruz. he is within a hair of second place. >> his point, of course, that all of the establishment, the political establishment here, went for marco rubio and so ted cruz did so well, he has plenty of ground to move on, and the campaigner manager told reporters that they're finding it easier to get their message out. we did talk to a couple of supporters. some said they were not disappointed, but one said he was and he said to us, well, i was hoping god would work a miracle >>> let's bring in our correspondent mary snow, and former white house aid. we got news that the associative press is not going to call a second place finisher

do we have the guts to take on the pharmaceutical industry who has 1300 paid lobbyists in washington? i believe 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. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: secretary clinton is far ahead in the polling right now. sanders needs the african american vote to win. >> my dad, as i mentioned came from poland. i'm running for president. and nobody has asked for my birth certificate. maybe it's the color of my skin, i don't know. >> reporter: clinton was forced to defend herself in the opening minutes of her turn. is she too close to wall street banks like goldman sachs. >> why is there one standard for me and not for everybody else. i have a record. it certainly is far different from th

they wanted more radical anti establishment, anti washington approach than what bush was offering. his timing was simply bad >> reporter: like his campaign, a third bush presidency would have been haunted by a past many voters and the middle east are trying to forget. were >>> a huge financial scandal in china has highlighted the risks posed by the countries's unregulated lending platform. 7.5 billion dollars has been increased from many investors. >> reporter: the online leaneder's downfall was trumpeting on media. now it was reporting how the firm had taken more than 7 billion dollars from investors. this man was one of them. he told me he signed up last november putting in more than $450,000. in their glossy brochures the company had promised annual returns of almost 15%, money for online borrowers. >> translation: every day when you turn on tv right before krchl ctv prime time news there was always the ad. i don't know why all this official news outlets support it. we can't say how real or unreal now. we did our research and we saw it was backed by the government. >> reporter:

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

flags from raised at the embassies in washington and havana, bringing normal diplomatic relations for the first time in 54 years. president obama says it is part of the overall effort to force the castro regime to loosen its grip. >> we'll be in a better position to support rights and the people. and to raise the issue directly. >> president obama planned to meet with raul castro, but there are no plans to meet with brother fidel, citing a lack of time. most republican oppose normalization, and have attacked the premise of the visit. >> i think it's a mistake. i think the president should instead push for a free cuba. 90 miles off the coast of america, and to go there and essentially act as an apoll gip. >> the cuban government is oppressive, but now was access to billions of resources that they didn't have access to before. >> opponents like senator marco rubio said the number of dissidents arrested in cuba has gone up not down. the white house agrees that regimes have not gone forward. there was 50 years before, failing to change anything. >> we believe dramatically, economically, a

. >> david joining us from washington, d.c. as always thank you very much. >> thank you, del. >>> president obama just unveiling his last budget. it is unlikely to pass congress. republican lawmakers coming out against the plan even before it was released. they are already working on their own budget, and say they will skip the customary hearing on the president's proposal. john terrett what are the plans? and are there any surprises? >> reporter: first of all i have to say this is a little bit of political theater. it's a right of passage, every year we get it, and every year quite frankly it elements to a hill of beans. we have some pictures which will illustrate what is happening here on capitol hill today. because it's the government they decided not to send emails, they decided to send the books up just like this. a lot of people thought this was del walters's wages being delivered in cash form to ajam headquarter, but it is the books for 2016. that is the tax proposal just set out by the administration. and president obam

. >>> 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

in washington, d.c., a rare winter lightning show, on the backside, snow, lots of it, indiana residents are still digging out, and at o'hare airport in chicago, once again this winter, plenty of cancellations. >> it was on time and then got delayed twice. >> winter is still very much here. paul beban, al jazeera. >> let's bring in meteorologist kevin corriveau. he said been monitoring the snow. >> the risk of tornadoes is coming down, but for thunderstorms and severe thunderstorms, that risk is going to continue as we go into the morning hours. i'm going to show you the big picture. first of all, you can see the storm system moving towards the northeast. the backside is the winter part. we'll deal with that in just a moment. i want to take you over here to the eastern seaboard and show you what we saw today. notice these lines of thunderstorms that passed through. they came in several waves of lines which caused a lot of problems here. not only tornadoes across this region, but we also saw all these yellow dots, that is the wind damage from these storms. at times, these storms are movin

. >> in an interview with "the washington post." clinton apologised for those wards saying i shouldn't have used those words and i wouldn't use them again today. >> john terrett in north charleston >>> president obama says he'll do all he can do make sure the cessation in syria holds. >> none of us are under illusion. we are aware of the pitfalls, there's plenty of reason forrefor skepticism. people judge us if we do not do our part in trying to end this with diplomacy. if implemented, the cessation could reduce the violence and get food and aid to syrians that are suffering and need it. >> the president spoke after meeting with the national security team at the state departme department. they discussed major issues at the campaign. >> the fight against i.s.i.l. will be difficult. we'll draw on all elements of the national power. military, intelligence, diplomacy, homeland security, law enforcement and the strength of our communities, i'm confident we will prevail. we are in a better position now than we were last month and a better

. >> thank you, john terrett in washington. >> north korea has shown that it can put missiles into space. that has the united states ramping up defense capabilities around the country. the response of the pentagon next. >> rescuers working in the rubble of buildings taken down by an earthquake in taiwan, finds more survivors. >> the nation's first primary, and a critical next step on the road to the white house. >> republicans, democrats... >> stay with al jazeera america for comprehensive coverage that's... >>> in taiwan more than 100 people are missing after the quakar on saturday. an 8-year-old girl was found alive after spending 60 hours trapped in the rubble of a collapse said apartment building in the city of taiwan >>> north korea launched a satellite into space. the united nations condemned the mood and is considering sanctions. the u.s. says it's ready to bolster defenses in the region. jamie mcintyre reports from the pentagon. with north korea defying u.n. resolutions and ignoring crippling sanctions, the u.s. is making prudent military moves to counter the threat that north ko

lisa stark has more from washington. >> reporter: john, a somber mood in the supreme court today as the justices took their seats. the chair just to the right of the chief justice is where anton anton antonin -- scalia sat. the chief justice said: roberts also joked that skal lee had a perfect record before the court. he argued one case before the court before he became a justice and won that case. justice kaliia authored 292 majority opinions. but the chief justice also noted that scalia occasionally wrote a minority opinion. in that got a big laugh, because of course he wrote many minority opinions, and the wrote very colorful opinions indeed. now, the hunt for his successor, if you will, goes on in the white house. josh earnest said the president is going through a big binder full of possible nominees. he was asked if the president was going to try to nominate someone no further diversify the court. >> i'm not going to characterize the group of individuals that the president is -- is considering, but he did direct his team to cast a wide net. he wants to make sure we're choosing the

. >>> washington has long been debating how to fix what many people call america's broken immigration system. but for many the issue is more personal than that. al jazeera's jennifer london has the story. >> there idear samantha. i hope you're doing good. i want you to know that i love you very much. >> for years sow for a i can't wrote letters to her daughter. >> you are my pride and joy, and it hurts me to see that you are there. >> her written words, the only way to keep in touch with samantha. >> i will give my life for you. i will do whatever it takes so that you can be okay. >> after living in the u.s. for 25 years, sophia was deported to her home country of mexico. but her only child, samantha, was forced to stay in the u.s. both ask that we not use their real names or show their faces. >> it was like a bad dream. like of the it did not say that i was in mexico. i knew i could not cross. and i knew i couldn't get ahold of nobody. i cried all the time. >> sophia is one of thousands of single parents who have been separated from their american-born children in removal proceedings

. >> and washington tomorrow, what are you expecting there? >> we're going to hear the truth come out. unfortunately, emergency manager, early and governor snyder have decided not to testify. and that screens their guilt there, but we're going to hear all of science and facts come out and i want these people to look at my children's faces and mine as we sit there, and say, look at what you allowed to happen to us? and what's continuing to happen to us. reverend jackson is calling it a continuing crime because it hat stopped yet. and it's live action to get things done. >> i wouldn't want to have to go up against you. you're a powerhouse. keep the fight going, all right? >> thank you. >> so there are also concerns about the water in california. activist, erin brokovitch said that the city of stockton has gun adding something to their water supply and that could have serious consequences. >> a town hall meeting in a small city in california, but this time with a high-profile attendee. erin brokovitch, who accused the city of stockton of being on

they want a more radical anti establishment, anti washington approach than what bush was offering. his timing was simply bad. >> the bush political dynasty may not end with jeb. his 39 year old son george p. bush is a land commissioner in texas, perhaps he can join the race for the white house after his father failed. >>> the u.k. prime minister david cameron has three months to convince the british public to stay in the european union. he will be campaigning with heart and soul to remain in a reformed e.u. the prime minister hopes to win over skeptical voters. six members of his own cabinet announced they are campaigning against him for an out vote. he described the vote as one of the countries biggest decisions. on the streets, there are mixed reactions. >> the referendum is a good idea, it gives people a chance to address something that affects them based on their national freedoms. i'm undecided which way i would vote. >> people are doing their jobs very well. >> so many people come here, do nothing. >> i think anything's better together, like countries united are better than u

. >> reporter: according to a new washington post survey 81% hispanics nationwide have appear australian favorable view of donald trump and only 16% would vote for him over a democratic presidential candidate. if it holds up, a margin like that could decide the election. >> we are the party of diversity, not the democratic party >> reporter: the poll also suggests that marco rubio and ted cruz would do far better than trump >> our people are still a great pupil judge both rubio and cruz site their roots arse part of any appeal >> the most powerful issue is the burning desire to leave your children better off than yourself. you can only do that in free enterprise, not socialism. >> reporter: analysis from the polling firm latino decisions suggests that the nominee will need to win 47% of the hispanic vote to become the next president >>> joining me now from washington dc is break and enter wilks. -- b refreshings ent wilks. >>-- brent >>> the primary last night showed us how important a specific demographic is, in this case the african-american vote for hillary clinton. will the hispanic

. >> 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

that's why the rage is a bloodbath. >> roslind jordan is in washington, d.c. strong words there accusing the u.s. not having a grasp of who is who in the conflict. what reaction has there been in the ou outburst. >> well, the reaction from the envoy to coalition to counter isil, they were here on capitol hill wednesday testifying by the boom administration policy inside syria both dealing with the civil war and with the ongoing campaign to defeat isil. he told legislators on the hill that they're reassured in trying to overthrow the kurdish government. they're trying to drive out isil and restore syria to a country where all can live in a multi sectarian community. he was very, very adamant also that the turkish claims that the u.s. is aiding and abetting some sort of ethnic cleansing by encouraging turkey to take in refugees that it was a misguided criticism. he said that the real problem is getting the russian military to stop targeting opposition fighters and stop shelling parts of aleppo and other parts of syria. that is what is creating the humanitarian c

the meetings will go forward. >>> mike viqueira in washington. the number of hate groups in the u.s. on the rise after several years of declining, according to reports that came out. al jazeera's roxana saberi has that story. >> in charleston south sudan, a white sooup rex sift is accused white supremacists are accused of killing nine at a bible study. >> we have no idea his motivation behind the shooting chattinoogoa four officers were kill. and in the springs three were killed. the poverty law center says the examples are of political violence sees a rise in hate groups. it coincides with the number of hate groups across the u.s. it jumped from 800 to 900 last year. an increase of 14%. the group include the klu klux klan erupted after a church shooting in south carolina. numbers more than doubled to 190 groups. the report also says the number of black separatist hate groups are growing, energized by shootings of black men. the groups are motivated by racially based hatred and seek a separate nation. they reported a rise in anti-muslim behaviour