brought cholera to haiti, the u.n. last to fix cholera in haiti is that what you're saying? >> i'm saying that the united nations is working in support of the efforts in haiti to eliminate the transmission of cholera. we have been doing this since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2010. we want to see dramatic reduction -- >> we want to drill down -- >> sorry. >> what does that mean? the question is is there a reason why the united nations hasn't accepted responsibility for this. >> the united nations has a number of agencies, as i mentioned, that are working in support of the seismic socioecoc development of haiti. >> so after more than half odecade and thousands dead, the united nations stance on whether it's responsible for the cholera ep tellic in haiti hasn't changed. for now, that means compensation for those like ileana and those in her family just isn't coming. >> crippled by an earthquake, ravaged by disease, that isn't all. >> you've got a town that's blowing back protesters. >> six years after the earthquake rocked haiti, political turmoil is consuming the country.

haiti was not in this alone. the amount of aid workers that descended, you'd think there would be tens of thousands on the streets. you walk around the tent camps, there's no running water. people have a single latrine. you can't get a sense how frustrating the people are. in the sense six years later cities. >> you look at the money but is suffered from infrastructure. a lot of buildings collapse said, they were not built to the code we are suicide to. >> nobody is saying haiti prior to the earthquake was utopian. the frustration that many have, the amount of money, and the lack of progress. you see construction in the capital. the rubble is mostly going, resurgence. it's the outskirts where you repetitive problems, in terms of identifying how it would play out with infrastructure concerns many have. when you look at haiti, one of the biggest things to keep in mind. this is a country reliant on the community for years. they have more than 10,000 aid groups doing everything. removal. these are things that basic c

but there is a movement in haiti where we want everyone to be poor, they don't haiti to guzle. >>reporter: well, you may wondering who "they" are. i did have a chance to ask him here, they're members of the media, elite, and big companies who have the power to hurt haiti economically. you can almost hear people saying that he's not taking responsibilities for the failures of his administration over the last five yes. >>man: but i will leave office straight because i never have to bend. i was never afraid, i was never scared of force, at the time of departure,e, had to agree on a deal so we allow haiti to pass their doubt. i wanted to part of those. we understand the need of investment. keeping haiti's tourism here. messages, so i was part of that deal. but haiti has suffered big loss. >> calvin -- >>reporter: nikki, that's the president talking about how he was forced into the deal with the members of the haitian parliament there. >> obviously there's a lot of turmoil right now but what will be the legacy of this president? >>reporter: well, if you ask him, he said his legacy i

we need a new government to help the haiti government and people. >> reporter: this is haiti's worst political crisis in more than a decade. many here say that the former president and the international community are to blame. >> translation: for years the international community has been plotting everything, he was violating constitution and human rates. this is a problem when 78% of the country lives in poverty. >> reporter: that's why these people vow to continue their protest. they want to make sure that whomever leads haiti, even if it is just for the next few months, it is someone that will truly represent them >>> businesses in the u.k. are to be forced to reveal gender pay gaps under new government plans. companies with more than 250 employees will be required to publish the difference between what they pay men and what they pay women. the latest figures show that women aaron around 20%-- earn around 20% less than men. the population of thailand is ageing and that's having an economic impact on the country. the expanding number of the elderly along with smaller numbers means

haiti's the second, by 60 years later. i mean, haiti's the oldest black republic. the next country, black republic, to get its independence was ghana in 1958. that's almost 150 years later. so, with that deep history it only had three democratic elections? i mean that's deep when you think about it. so it was like, wow, it wasn't where anyone died or anything happened. 'cause usually when we're talking about haitian election, it's war, man. i mean people burn things. they--people get killed. this one was virtually peaceful. they protested when he didn't get into the second round 'cause they felt like who they voted for wasn't representing them, right? but no one died. no one got killed, which is major progress for a country like haiti. >> shad: so you were thinking more like, "wow, i'm a part of history right now?" >> pras: i wasn't really thinking about i'm a part of history 'cause i didn't look at it like that. i looked at it like, "wow, he's going to come in and gonna help to inspire the rest of the country, not just haiti, but haitians abroad. and where we can

tensions are high in haiti though. ahead of another election set for april, after allegations of already, many are fighting to make sure the people really choose the next leader.- >> reporter: now, this is perfect timing because of take a look at out here live, the protesters have been marking for more than one hour now, and they're just getting back to the site right off northwest 54th street. is he ever they say they will continue a rally. we're live in miami's s ttle haiti neighborhood. andrew perez, local 10 news. >> back in haiti, the t-shirts look a little different there with a show of some part for wplg effect for the prime minister canceled today's carnival celebration because of concern about the possibility of dangerous protest in the area. most businesses are also close, and artist who were scheduled to perform do they have left. our own calvin hughes will be having much more with what port-au-prince had to say. look for his reports tomorrow on local 10 news at five. >> now, to vote 2016. it was a frigid de

interim president, guide haiti into free and fair election. on saturday, parliament will vote and elect an interim president. jean philippe catel says,. >> translator: parliament is trying too get haiti auto of these crisis. an economic one, a social one and now a political one. >> reporter: this is haiti's worst protest in more than a decade. many say former president michel martelly and the international community are to blame. >> for years, the international community was approving anything martelly did. handing the country over to the rimrich. this is a problem when 78% of the country lives in poverty. >> they want to make sure that whomever leaves haiti, it is someone that will truly represent them. teresa vo, al jazeera, france. >> south sudan president riek machar as announced the former vice president, salva kiir. >> 30 other people were wounded in the attack on a u.n. base in the town of kital. the urn general has condemned the attack. >>> violations of the ceasefire took place on a nearly daily basis. charldcharles stratford reports.

not only in haiti, but here as well. that hasashe face of the former president of haiti. i saw protesters today dancing on it, stomping o on it, really going off. many say they're just frustrating. stomping on a t-shirt with the face of former president. one by one, marchers took their turn expressing outrage over the way they say he left things. >> (unintelligible) >>reporter: protesters in miami's haiti neighborhood took to the streets after he stepped wn after a five-year presidentacy in haiti. he struck a last-minute deal with key members of parliament to the same circle of power. critics fear corruption. >> i hope they do it rite. >>reporter: our own was gaining exclusive access before he left. there for the final moments of his president taking personal blongings, taking pictures and fighting back tears. >> the president leaving the grounds of the palace for one final time as president as the country. >>reporter: the election is set for april. tensions are high and many say they're fighting tooth and nail for fair elections.s. now in a very rare move, carnival wasan

not only in haiti, but here as well. that has the face of the former president of haiti. i saw protesters today dancing on it, stomping on it, really going off. many say they're just frustrating. stomping on a t-shirt with the face of former president. one by one, marchers took their turn expressing outrage over the way >> (unintelligible) >>reporter: protesters in miami's haiti neighborhood took to thetreets after he stepped down after a five-year presidentacy in haiti. he struck a last-minute deal with key members of parliament to set up an interim government. the same circle of power. critics fear corruption. >> i hope they do it rite. >>reporter: our own was gaining exclusive access before he left. there for the final moments of his president taking personal belongings, taking pictures and fighting back tears. final time as president as the country. >>reporter: the election is set for april. tensions are high and many say they're fighting tooth and naii for fair elections. now in a very rare move, carnival was canceled today inn haiti amid fears of violent protests. t

haiti has a new leader. he has only one 20 days to form a new government and take the troubled country to fresh elections. >>> hello again. a reminder the top stories. sushingeyshelled kurpdib fighters for a second day. the turkish government wants fighters of the ypg armed group to withdraw near syria border with turkey. polls have closed in 70s tral african republic following a presidential government between two former prime ministers. hundreds of palestinians have traveled to the border with egypt which is opened for the first time this year for just three days. >> haiti's newly selected interim leader will be sworn in later on sunday. lawmakers chose the senate chief to fill a power vacuum left by the former president who stood down with no successor following botched elections. the main task is to quickly oral new e lebz for april the 24th. it means he will serve for 120 days. let's take you live now to,as's teresa beau in port au prince. who do we know about haiti's new interim leader, teresa? >> we a

we need a new government that will help the haiti government and haiti people. >> reporter: this is haiti's worst political crisis in more than a decade. when the president was deposed. many say the former president and international community are to blame. >> translation: for years the international community has been deplaud-- applauding everything he did. he was violating human rights and handing over the country to the rich. >> reporter: that's why piece theme vow to continue their protest. they want to make sure that whomever leads haiti, even if it is just for the next few months, is someone who will truly represent them >>> businesses in the u.k. will be forced to reveal what they pay men and women for the same work. the government announced on friday that companies with more than 250 employees will be required to publish the figures, although that won't happen unless 2018. the latest figures show women earn around 20% less than man, a gap the government want to see clos close. >> i want to clear that tackling the pay gap is necessary and althouwe are not complacent. i am also disapp

haiti's runoff election is scheduled for april 24. >>> we are joined now from haiti's capital. we saw protests yesterday and of course more protests today. what message do protestors want to send? >> that they are not onboard with this agreement. let me tell you a little bit about where i'm standing. i'm in front of the parliament. there is an air of participation and formality, dignitaries, foreign dignitaries have been arriving and we are expecting the arrival pretty shortly of marteli to discuss an 11t 11th hour agreement to prevent additional political turmoil. the presidential runoff should elect a president and that president would take power in may, but first, before all of that happens, the parliament has to elect an interim president, and here is where things get murky. no word on when this election will take place, and certainly no idea of just who this may be. the big concern here of course in haiti, given its troubled history is that what becomes a transitional government that should only be in place according to the constitution for three months will end up being a

haiti has many crisis, an economic one, social one and now political one. we need a government to help the government and the people. >> reporter: this is haiti's worst political crisis in more than a decade. one preside many here say that former president and the international community are to blame. >> translation: for years the international community has been applauding everything he did. he was violating human rights, the constitution and handing over the country to the rich. this is a problem when 78% of the country lives in poverty. >> reporter: that's why he people vow to continue their protest. they want to make sure that whomever leads haiti, even if it's just for the next few months, is someone that will truly represent them >>> presidential candidates will focus a lot of attention on swing states this year. one of them being wisconsin. how the state may become central to winning over labor union voters. >> reporter: we are looking at temperatures that are sinking. they're going to be quite low in the morning. we will breaking records, but it is

the woman is from cleveland, 30 years old and recently traveled to haiti, have been 35 cases of sick and diagnosed in a dozen states it is transferred through a mosquito bite no indication that it can spread d person-to-person through casual contact, and there was an alarming connection to babies born with a development tool issues . the mosquito that transmits the virus is foundt in the tropics in southern united for places like virgin islands and heating, & the people who have this have no symptoms. >> for most people, it does not cause death or severe problems, they have achy joints and a bit of a rash sometimesh think i'm in favor and usually goes away in about one week . >> it has not been established in ohio, and no cases of their transferred by mosquitoes in the united states this woman returnedhh from haiti by the state department plans too look at this in advance of mosquito season that runs from may until october .. joint pain, rash pain, rash and it affects so many people think they said that so many people don't have any symptoms to say people, so you just need to take pr

no president and no carnival either for haiti. the impoverished island nation, a caretaker government gets five days to name a standing head of state. week, another bid for the white house nomination. democratic and republican parties are frantic ahead of the new hampshire primary vote tomorrow. let's take you first to the turkey syria border where tens of thousands of syrians are still gathered hoping to make it across. a have fled the bombing and fighting that has intensified in recent days. turkey has taken in million refugees. france 24 correspondent have been reporting from the border for us. us 60 kilometers inside the turkish territory. can you tell us if the border is still closed? the border remains closed. there is no indication as to when the border will open. the turkish president has said that they would welcome this new wave of refugees if the situation gets worse. turkey is in a very delicate situation and position. on the one hand, it has welcomed, as you said, more than 2.5 million syrian refugees. it has had an o

we're going to the executive director of the institute of justice and democracy in haiti. how do you assess the situation now as you look ahead to these potential elections in april? >> i'm optimistic. i'm not certain that there are going to be elections in april because that date needs to be set by a council which hasn't been named yet. i think haiti moved itself a step back from the brink by cancelling the elections in late january. i think if those are gone forward, haiti might have been saddled with an illegitimate president for five years. haiti now has a chance to step back and say how are we going to runs elections that are fair and are perceived to be fair by the majority of the voters >>> what needs to happen here to placate those who are angered by the current situation? >> the big issue right now for negotiation is how far do you go back to correct the problems. as you mentioned, the elections in august were violent, so much so that about a quarter of the votes were not even counted. there was an extremely low turn out because of voter intimidation. the second r

our ownalvin hughes has been in haiti. he had an exclusive one-on-one the president stepped down after a controversial five-year presidency. they're angry because the president set up a key deal to set up an interim goverent for 28 days. all this after allegationsf voter fraud. many are worried abouw corruption and more. >> people are very upset, because first at the beginning, they didn't expect him to be the president of haiti. that's the first thing. and he's a no nothing person. those people stood behind him. >> reporter: you would rather see someone from outside take over as president in the meantime? >> defifitely, we would like to see somebody the majority of people of haiti know, are used to, can believe in. >> reporter: carnivale is that is very rare. the group is getting ready to start marching. if you want to check out calvin's one-on-one interdiew with the president, you can head to our website, withwww.local10.com >> shyann: a show of support for the president, this group comes ut with t-shirts that re. [forei

haiti's run off election is scheduled for april 24. more from the capital. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a celebratory day here in haiti. the president was supposed to hand over power to another elected president. there was a carnival celebration planned for tonight. instead the president is ending his five-year term with a lot of uncertainy and anger and the carnival celebration for sunday night has been cancelled due to concerns over safety. this is what is happening so far in terms of the way forward. the president and the parliament have reached an agreement. the parliament will elect an interim president and then on april 24 there is slated to be another presidential run off and election and the winner of that election will become the president to take power in mid-may. the opposition is against this agreement. they believe that the efforts to bring the president into power is fraudulent. they're asking for an independent investigation to be conducted. the big question now is what happens next. will there be more protests.

we need a new government to help the haiti government and the haiti people. >> reporter: this is haiti's worst political crisis in more than a decade, one president was deposed. many here say that former president and the international community are to blame. >> translator: for years the international community has been applauding everything he did, he was violating human rights, the constitution and handing the country to the rich and this is a problem when 78% of the country lives in poverty. >> reporter: and that is why these people vow to continue their protest, they want to make sure that whomever leaves hatety, even if it's just for the next few months it's someone that will truly represent them. al jazeera, port au prince. >>> a new bill passed by the u.s. congress aims to ban imported goods if they are produced by forced or slave labor and include fish caught in southeast asia and clothes in sweat shops and gold minded by children. in africa rob reynolds reports. >> reporter: forced labor, what some call slavery still flourishs in the 21st century and they were forced to work on

. >>> little haiti. there's a woman who has made it her mission to demarginalize her community. her story is one of many we're highlighting this black history here's sharon lawson. >> reporter: on any given day, you'll find marlene advating for the less fortunate. she's the founder and director of haitian women of miami, a nonprofit providing programs for those in need while focusing on the family. >> we believe stroro families make strong communities. >> reporter: that strong belief engrained in here as a a young child growing up in haiti. >> my dad built the first school in our village. we were children, but we had to volunteer at an early age in the school. >> reporter: as an adult when she arrived in sout florida in the early 80s, she continu to volunteer wherever she saw a need. while working at the haittan refugee center, marlene took it to a different level,xploding into a champion for human rights. that doesn't mean if you're sick, you have to die. >> reporter: being a voice for the voiceless, her accomplishments celebrated and honored. no challenge too big or small. she

bursting into song, the departure have the president, but now there's a vacuum to fill in haiti. >>> one of the most dangerous mines in the world. >>> german and turkish leaders have held talks in ankara on the refugee crisis. turkey has the largest population of refugees. even more are trying to enter. germany has taken in the biggest amount of asylum seekers, most of syrians. it is said to be a burden for all of humanity. jewel turkey is willing to help, but it is not a problem of turkey alone. it is not simply a problem of germany and the e.u., but for all humanity. >> we need to find a legal way with certain contingents for legal migration towards europe, because we said we want to share this task. >> stephanie decker has more on the turkish-syrian border. >> these specific issues were highlighted by german chancellor angela merkel and how to together combat this refugee crisis. she said they had to tackle illegal migration and she called it looking at the human trafficking networks. there was talk about using the naval ships that patrol the coast and could potentially between tu

what more do we know about haiti haiti's new leader? >> we are here at haiti's national palace where the former swearing in ceremony is supposed to happen in the coming hours. it's been weeks filled with protests and tension in this country, this volatile country that suffers enormous levels of poverty with people recovering from the earthquake that happened in 2010. a person with support among many parties and the community. this is one of the strongest parties in the country, the party of former president john bertrand, widespread sporpt. as you just said the biggest challenge will be to bring stability to this country and, also, to be able to call for elections so that this country has free and fair election which is what people have been demanding on the streets for weeks. >> you say that broad-base political support. what do people say on the streets about him? are they confident this is the man to get it together before the end of april when fresh elections are supposed to take place? >> it depends who you talk to. if you talk to

coming up, haiti without a president. here in south florida, local haitians are taking to the streets. we'll tell you what they're demanding. >>>>and super bowl sunday has come and gone. next up is valentine's day. find out what the most popular gifts are this year to get your special someone. >>> 5:09, still focused on this very cool morning. 49 now in ft. lauderdale, temperatures still falling. 40s, about 46 as we get underway with the morning drive. upper 50s at lunch hour. the beginning of a cool >> local haitians taking to the streets of little haiti after stepped down from office. the country has no president is morning because no one has been chosen to take his place. protesters marched on north miami avenue demanding a new election. they're upset about the provisional government set up in haiti. in haiti, people clashed after martelli's firearewell speech. >> the people expect the opposition, senate to work together to have a good election where the people of haiti can pick and choose their own leader. >> haitian

a one and only exclusive to haiti's outgoing preredent. only local 10 because there when michelle martise said goodbye to his staff and office. he signed an order swearing we step down a a mandated by haitiistep down as mandated by haitii's constitution. >> todd: he promised a stronger haitifter coming to office in a messy election. he leaves behinina mixed legacy clouded with political crisis all too famiar with the haitian people. local 10 anchor calvin hughes is in haiti with this historic coverage >> reporter: the final moments of a five-year presidency taking personal belongings from the office of the national palace. haitian president marking his final@ minutes in office taking pictures, walking the halls to say goodbye to even the then it is down the stairs for the final time. [applause] walking out to a grateful staff. he is fighting back the tears, but in is a president who lives in the moment and this makes him no match for emotion. unconventional untnt the very end. 7 ba-ba-da-da 7 >>reporter: dance>>reporter: dancing with secur

>>reporter: our own calvin hues was in haiti. there for his final moments, taking pictures and belongings, fighting back tears. >>reporter: leaving the grounds of the palace for o o final time as president of his country. >>reporter: martellyeaving his post ahead of the election now set for april. tensions are high and many say they are fightingtooth and nail for fair elections. now some people have been going out throughout port-au-prince in they also had to cancel carnaval. you can also catch a lot more of that intntview right now on our website local10.com. i'm andrew perez, local 10 news. >>> a family without a home this morning after a town house fire in hialeah. this happened at 170th terrace. we're told that house had expense e extensive damage no word on what caused >>> four people behind bars in connection to an armed robbery in miami beach. police say the crooks led officers on a short chase right after the robbery but they were captured after crashing. two men and women were taken into custody. another person w w taken

we are joined from haiti's capital. i know that you were at one of those protests a little earlier, tell us what you heard and saw there. >> weir at a gathering -- we were at a gathering point. there was supposed to be a big carnival that was concerned. members of the opposition upset about the agreement reached between the president and the perms. actually, the tension got so bad, we decided to leave. we did not want to risk anyone's safety, i spoke to an opposition leader. and we spoke about whether or not the protest would be kept peaceful, going forward. all they said is we are going to continue to protest, we'll continue to be in the streets and refuse to keep things peaceful. >> where do things go from here then, force success and the political roadmap ahead to resolve the crisis? >> i think there's so many unknowns, and it's another source of frustration here. people are concerned about corruption. going forward, the plan is in the next five days an interim president will be elected. as you mentioned the presiden

haiti swears in an interim president. coming up the hurdles the interim government faces to end the political chaos in the country. >>> and pope francis makes ocontroversial visit to mexico's indigenous community to bring attention to their plans. h >> haitian lawmakers have elected joselerme privert. as interim president. teresa vo reports from port-au-prince. >> it's been weeks of tension and protest in haiti but many hope that joselerme privert is the man that will take the country owl of the current political crisis. >> translator: these are extraordinary circumstances. we need to learn from this. the political crisis shows us the necessity to take advantage of this moment and we can show the world that we can do it. >> reporter: he's a man close to former president rey anyway are preval and close to jean bertrand ayer aristide. >> can make something into change the situation, the people live if now. >> privert was officially sworn in on sunday at haiti's national palace where he vowed to reinforce democracy in the we

urges haiti to form a new government quickly as protests grow. >>> and why ancient traditions to welcome in the lunar new year are changing in china. hello, we begin in syria where new refugee camps are being built to house the thousands of people who fled fighting around aleppo where government and opposition forces are locked in a battle for control. 30,000 people are now braving the cold at the turkish border hoping to cross to safety. turkey's prime minister said that they will be allowed to cross, quote, when necessary. the crisis dominated the discussions with the german chancellor in ankara. they agreed on new steps to halt the flow from syria. angela merkel was highly critical of russia saying they are government was not just appalled but horrified at the suffering caused by the airstrikes in syria. all this as 33 people died when their boats sank trying to cross from turkey to greece. after that meeting in turkey, angela merkel said that the averag refugee crisis is a burden for all of unity. >> we stand against any barbaric action, any indiscriminate bombing of the syrian peopl

. >>> in haiti, an interim leader has been chosen to replace the former president to load a caretaker government, an agreement reached with the opposition proposes a new presidential election in april. this all follows violent protests. we are joined live from port-au-prince to tell us whether the appointment of this interim leader has quelled the protests in haiti. what more do we know about him? >> it's still early to know exactly reactions here. we still haven't seen celebrations or demonstrations so far. what i can tell you is that many here say this is a big victory for those who have been on the streets for weeks, demanding a changing power in this country for people who have basically on saturday we've been seeing people showing their support for the president, because even though the opposition has been divided here and some didn't support this whole process at all, what united all of them was basically that they wanted in power interim president that has nothing to do with former president. prevert was interior minister during the government, he considered himself a political

they will have to guide haiti through the next elections. that will happen on april 24th. >> is any of this likely to bring more stability to the country? >> well, haiti is a volatile country and with 60% poverty rate many are still dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake. there is a power struggle with different groups in the country. and there opposition between who they want for interim president. some members of the opposition do not believe in this at all. one thing that unites everyone here, is their hatred towards martelly. they don't want anyone affilia affiliated with michel martelly because they see him as a man who benefited the rich and not the poor. if he's elected this day there will be protest. >> thank you. in port-au-prince. >>> the armed group al-shabab has claimed responsibility for an explosion on a plane in somalia earlier this month. they say the target were western intelligence officials on the flight. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in mogadishu airport on february 2nd. >>> refugees going throug

are found in the rubble, more than 48 hours after taiwan's earthquake >>> also, political turmoil in haiti. protestor celebrate the departure of their president. but there's a hole in the leadership. plus... >> i'll jonah hull on a cross-channel ferry. the waters could separate the european union from breakaway brittin. joof so we v german and turkish leaders are holding talks in ankara on the growing refugee crisis. turkey with a large number of syrian refugees, and the latest violence in aleppo, more are trying to enter. and germany, taking in the biggest number of asylum seekers in europe, the majority of them are syrians. taking you through some of the numbers. the united nations says there are more than 4.5 million registered refugees. the actual number is higher. break it down. 2.1 million in lebanon, jordan, iraq. and egypt. almost the same number t 1.9 million are in turkey alone. that is syrian refugees there. stephanie dekker is our correspondent in the turkish si there near the syrian border. still waiting to hear from the leadership. we'll talk about that in a moment. what are

haiti no. that's the story you get from a book. i got the sense rebecca that was kind of the story that you were giving us. but strikes me that something different is going on between what wilson is doing in the caribbean in the parts of the caribbean that the united states does not formally control and into the u.s. empire. rebecca, at the end you said it is pretty much more of the same because the philippines can be independent when it is a stable government and nobody defines stability. but wilson supported a stronger legislation. he was ready to give philippines a four-year time schedule independence. you said it already. the turning over of government to filipinos. then there's this other jones act passed the next year in 1917 which makes puerto ricans citizens. i have a hard time reconciling -- this is genuine befuddlement. i don't know how to reconcile that, which really does seem to me to be a new leaf with what he's doing in the caribbean. does he believe non-whites are capable of self-government or not? it seems like what

. >> off the top, a one and only exclusive with haiti's outgoing president. as he said goodbye to his staff and office. he signeddn order swearing he would step down as mandated tomorrow. >> he promised a stronger haiti after coming into office in a messy election five years ago. tonight he leaves behind a mixed legacy clouded by a political crisis all too familiar too the haitian people. local 10 news, calvin hughes is live in port-au-prince with his exclusive interviewew calvin? carlos and cheyenne at 12:01 tonight, the president's five-year term will officially come to an end. last night key members of the haitian parliament came together in the wee hours of the morning came up with some sort of deal to strike a deal to have some sort of smooth transition of government and here's how the deal looks. asaof right now, first a provisional or interim governmentn will take over starting tomorrow and will be in power for 120 days. the haitian parliament will select a new predent and prime minister as quickly as politically possible. a`d the new president will ha

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an agreement is reached on a provisional government in haiti, but not everyone is satisfied. also [ ♪ ] in rio where even the zika virus can't put a dampener on carnival >>> the u.n. security council has strongly condemned north korea's long range rocket launch. the council held an emergency meeting on sunday to discuss pyongyang's actions saying it violated four separate u.n. resolutions. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. described the launch as a direct threat. we will coulds live to the u.n. in a moment but first this report from that harry faucet >> reporter: north korea had brought its launch time by a day. two hours into that window the rocket coming the bright star satellite lifted off, all over seen by the country's young leader and relayed by its most famous news reader. >> translation: the complete success made in the satellite lift off is a great work of science of technology. it is a popular event in developing the country's defense kablts. >> reporter: it's the defense kablt that worries regional and world powers. a rocket that can launch a satellite can carry a

i want to point out that this should be a celebratory time in haiti. there is supposed to be a big carnival celebration underway this evening. it is unclear if that will go on. there is uncertainty, pent up frustration, allegations of corruption and rumors of swirl. we are here in front of the parliament and the president is supposed to arrive within the next few hours to make an announcement about this agreement. this is what the agreement is. apparently, a deal has been made with the parliament and the parliament will elect an interim president. that president will remain in office for four months and then on april 24, a presidential runoff is expected to take place and a new president, if elected, will come to power in may. so the big question remains, nick, is exactly when will the parliament elect this interim president, and if a transitional government will actually abide by the constitution and remain in place only for 90 days. i want to point out that the last transitional government was in 2004 and it stayed in place for two years. >> right, s

was just sworn in as the interim president of haiti. the dlib ration is happening behind me. what happened here was exceptional circumstances. the people have to learn to reinforce democracy in this country, we were talking to most of the opposition that until now, they were opposing the processing saying parliament did not take this country. they were behind me in the process. what is happening here in haiti. now it is time to follow the president. he will launch an investigation into fraud allegations in 2015 elections, which prevented the country having a president. they spoke to the united states saying that they are realistic, and they trust them to respect the schedules and call for it in the future. many say the process is probably calming the situation here in haiti. at the statement there's so many people in need in the country, around 80% of the population. thousands recovered from the earthquake, the situation is volatile, that things can change easily here. >> stay with us on the newshour, still to come. for a return to piec

. >> he promised a stronger haiti after coming into office in a messy election five years ago. tonight he leaves behind a mixed legacy clouded by a political crisis all too familiar to the haitian people. local 10 news, calvin hughes is live in port-au-prince with his exclusive interview. calvin? >> calvin. carlos and cheyenne at 12:01 tonight, the president's five-year term will officially come to an end. last night key members of the haitian parliament came together in the wee hours of the morning came up with some sort of deal to strike a deal to have some sort of smooth transition of government and here's how the deal looks. as ofight now, first a provisional or interim government will take over starting tomorrow and will be in power foror20 days. select a new president and prime minister as quickly as politically possible. and the new president will have one job and one job only and that is to make sure the country has the presidentialunoff and legislative elections on april 24th and then the the inauguration on may 14th. here's what he said about the deal he struck with t

. >>> new efforts to bring stability to haiti with the provisional government. we'll have a live report. >>> as the search and rescue operations continue in taiwan after saturday earthquake, questions surface about safety standards. >>> i have the day's sport. fifty years on, we ask how the superbowl got so big. america's most popular sporting event is now just hours away. >>> north korea has launched a long-range rocket into space bringing widespread condemnation mom the international community. south korea is talking to the united states about deploying an anti missile defense system. harry fossett has more. >> north carolina had already brought its week long launch window forward by a day and wasn't wasting time. two hours into that window, the rocket carrying the bright star satellite lifted off. all overseen by the country's young leader and relaid by its most famous news reader. >> the complete success made in the liftoff is fruition of the great workers of korean policy. it's an event in developing the countries science technology and defense capability.

we is you that in haiti. the first efforts were in fact to pick up refugees if their boats were in peril. that only calls more to come. it was only when we had a firm policy then of repatrioting all of them back to haiti that the effort to come from haiti eventually stopped. here it's going to be something similar, those that are in peril will be returned to turkey. but not to syria. and so there is just an incentive to keep trying and see whether you can get on a boat that's sea worth and i make it all the way. >> the u.s. has not pledged its own participation in the operation what, do you make of that? >> that itself is a little curious. for decades nato was led by the united states, whether it was in kosovo, bosnia, afghanistan and so on. nato really only works best when the u.s. in the lead. when it's not it's a token effort at best. frankly the united states has a great interest in handling this refugee crisis. whether it is the impact on a british exit vote of the e.u., the imposition of internal border

in haiti. >> reporter: is because of the trips that georgia is part of an even smaller pool. one of just five ohioans to test positive for zika. >> your joints are painful. >> reporter: she traveled to haiti twice a year since 1987, the same year she graduated from seminary school and began spreading hope. she knew as thing or four about mosquito born illness. >> on hardware last strip -- her last trip december 23rd. she didn't hear about zika. >> we went to the countryside and out in the ocean doing fishing and then we slept outside. >> reporter: eight days later. new year's eve, she had the flu with one difference. >> i was hotter an usual. and i looked in the mirror anda a rash on my face. >> reporter: eight days after that she saw a doctor at her home town. on thursday she learned it was zika that made her so sick. photographs taken, she dealt with the illness. >> it just happened. it is a luxury to be able to say that because it didn't effect me long-term. >>> just ahead. the road.nick popham is next 3 muskies have lost nine of their last ten and are looking to change th