denzel washington, samuel l. jackson, and wesley snipes. they all presented me my oscar. and during my speech i made a couple statements. one's that the entertainment industry is way behind sports, as far as diversity goes. 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 why does that matter? >> because image... images matter. and if we're not in the position, we're not in the room then we don't really have a say. if... here's the thing, we go... i'm... i'm glad we got black stars. that's great. but they're not really in the... woven into the fabric of decision... decision-making in... in hollywood, or the networks. and also this is beyond hollywood. it's television, it's newspapers, it's magazines. we have to be in those positions where we have a vote... you have a part of the decision. we have a say. and we're... and that's not the case now. >> but here you are, you know, all these years later. does it still frustrate you that it... nothing's changed? >> i can't s

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

host: washington, d.c., trevor, democrat. drop the whole playful euphemisms of deterrence and response? so we are talking about is genocide and mass murder. i visited the titan missile site that was turned into a museum and what struck me was, there are no plans for the people who lost that missile to survive. it was the subject of jokes among the operators. this is annihilation. given that our real threat nuclear weapons is a symmetrix, people who we can't to deter with mass murder and mass annihilation. isn't it insane to incentivize our potentially unstable states like russia and pakistan to build more nuclear weapons, which could potentially end up in the hands of someone who wishes to use them? guest: that is the core of the argument from the arms control association and groups similar to that, that essentially the more the u.s. invests in nuclear weapons, the more likely it is other nations will do the same in the creates the potential for a rogue actor to lay hands on nuclear weapons. russia and the u.s. lead by magnit

he was very much a social person on the washington scene. even though liberals disagreed with him, a lot of them respected him, especially justice ginsburg, they had a very close relationship. i thought it was interesting to see the reactions from democrats. are reading from nancy pelosi, a very gracious response. host: he was a devout catholic. frequently seen at st. joseph's on capitol hill, a block or two from the supreme court. important was his catholic faith to his life and court rulings? caller: it was very important. he cited it regularly. is -- hisething that catholicism, his italian heritage, was near and dear to him. he had nine children. in talking to people, friends, and also in his decisions, he would always talk about the family. his faith was very important to him. it was something he talked about regularly. host: this is a photograph of his family, taken when he was first on the supreme court in the 1980's. something that is highly unlikely to happen in our lifetime, a unanimous vote. .et's talk about what is next by all ind

al jazeera join us live from washington, d.c. roz, tell us more about the reaction from washington. >> well, not only did the spokesperson say that assad was delude first degree he thinks he can stay in power no matter how long it takes to take control of syrian territory. they also said that assad really has no legitimacy and should have left yesterday. that said, the u.s. is going to be focused on trying to, one, implement the temporary cessation of hostilities, which is their temperature of a cease-fire. and then try to work on some sort of peace accord. and then try to get to a transitional government. but as you said, lauren, deluded was the first word out of his mouth and that is summarizing how the obama administration looks at syria. what is also interesting is whether or not the u.s. believes in a russia can be a trustworthy partner and can be trusted to increase the amount of pressure on damascus to do the right thing, to have the assad government step aside and try to get this peace process under way. well again, laure

tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> the berlin film festival is underway and this year the organizers are trying to do more to include some of the 10s of thousands of refugees who now call the german capital home. almost 80,000 arrived in berlin last year. and this edition of the festival is focusing on getting them involved. as well as appearances from a-listers like george clooney and spike lee there are also free and discount the tickets for asylum seekers and a range of films looking at the risks people take trying to get to europe. meryl streep is the head of the jury, that will hand out the coveted golden beara ward for best film. >>> and just a quick reminder that we are keeping an eye on a news conference. where conjure i, sergei lavrov and stefan dee m de mistura on e talks have you been having in munich. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, katrina adams, she sits atop u.s. tennis as chairman of the board, ceo, and president of the united states tennis association. >> it's been 133 years since we were founded, so it is an honor to be the first... i don't think i have to fight

connection i loo like to point out that this is unfortunate that from the chinese perspective while we see washington doing all it can to ask china to cooperate fully are it won the d.p.r.k.'s nuclear wep programme, the -- weapon program, the united states is keeping up discretion. other countries, to which the united states is not a claimant, and the contradictory actions are not helpful at all. they hep to finally and firmly get on to the same page to deal with the threat of d.p.r.k. weapons program. >> china could do more to pressure the north koreans if it wanted to, given the huge economic and political influence it has with pyongyang. >> definitely. china will do its best and exercise its leadership role in this connection. on the other hand. china doing everything itself, china has proposed and initiated and sponsored the six party talks. it is not working at present, doesn't mean that it's not necessary to resume and restore the 6-party network. on the other happened, the united states adopted policies confusing to the chinese people. >> thank you so much, victor gow >>> when abbing weano --

ingle -- engel: in aot recent op-ed in the washington post, nicholas burns, who we know well and jim jeffrey concluded that relying on diplomacy alone will not be effective in syria. obamaid that i quote, the team would have to reconsider what it has rejected in the past. the creation of a saison in northern syria to protect civilians, along with a no-fly zone to enforce it,". a saison would allow for refugees to have a place to go, where they would not be under constant bombardment by russia or assad. seems a magnet for extremist, i no longer believe -- there rain only exacerbate the refugee crisis, making the saison i believe more necessary. secretary, and theaters -- patterson said last year, i quote, there is no option on the table, no recommendation by the defense department does not require a massive amount of severe support -- of air support that would detract from the effort of isil. , under what circumstances with the administration consider supporting a no-fly zone? what are the challenges in establishing a flies in -- a no flies in? how has russian military impacted that?

. >> father thomas reese joining us from washington, d.c. father, thank you so much for being with us. >> workers are trying to identify the bodies of rpg peope getting caught in a fire. >> fire lasted for several hours according to witnesses. topo chico is known for being overcrowded. rescue workers evacuated victims, some with burns. the governor spoke to the press. >> translator: we have ruled out the use of firearms, security was set up around the rest of the prisons in the saits. >> family members tried to break their way in. several hours later, family members were still waiting for answers. >> translator: i don't know, middle east help us! the woman director with all due respect, come out and confront us, give us the names, please, the names, that's it. where is she? >> reporter: in recent years deadly prison riots have become common. pope francis is set to arrive in mexico on friday. he is planning to visit a prison on the northern border city, that used to be controlled by drug cartels. adam rainey, al jazeera, mexico city. >> hundr

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

. >> 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 ahead with a major offensive in the province. >> translator: we left our homes because of the bombings by the russians, the iranians, bashar and the shia army, we wand erdogan to let us in. >> reporter: for now, there is no indication that the gates will be opened. officially, turkey has an open door policy for syrian refugees but strict conditions have been put into place, and turkey has been under a lot of pressure dealing with the 2.5 million syrians in the country. >> but under pressure villages and towns

so we're covering technology policy in washington, health care policy in washington, energy policy in washington. 15 different policy verticals where we try to bring that same sense of urgency and that same sense of swarming over the story probably a little less visible. the other thing we've learned, it's been a great surprise. even in this sort of speeded up era of digital news. the long form piece, the magazine piece that might go for 3,000, 4,000, 5,000 words, people will read that. they'll share it, they'll post it on facebook. it'll go viral. if it's good. there's very little appetite for a long thumb sucker. but if the piece is revelatory, it'll go as viral as any kind of sort of piece of daily shouting from the campaign trail. the original work is what gets a voice and gets an audience. host: with that approach, though, what do you do editorially to keep over the reporters who report? how do you keep things in shape that way when it comes to editorial oversight and content? >> well -- guest: well, we try to be a team. the best and most important factor, the editors. when we we

the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. february 24, 2016. i hereby appoint the honorable john j. duncan jr. to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, paul d. ryan, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2016, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate wreck niggets between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez. for five minutes. you may be seated. i'm utierrez: mr. speaker, not here to give a political speech. this is not the right venue for that, but i would like to share some observations i have about visiting nevada last week. the first observation is that among a broad and diverse segment of voters, there is a great deal

we are joined from washington, d.c., we'll talk about his possible successor but first tell us about the reaction this morning over in washington and the states on scalia's death. >> the reaction has been pretty expected. republicans are saying that president obama should wait to not appoint a successor to scalia, that that should be the decision of the next president. obama of course says that's not going to happen. he is constitutionally empowered to name the next in my knee and he's going to do that. the senate majority leader who sets the agenda for the u.s. senate which confirms judicial nominees said the president should not be making at a decision. there's a rewriting of history. that senator in 2005 said exactly the opposite. he said that the president and the president alone nominates judges, and that the senate should just give them an up or down vote. the average time it takes to nominate and confirm supreme court justice is about 74 days. president obama has 11 months left in his term, leaving plenty of time to do that. that's what ronald reagan did in 1988, got the confi

. >> the two countries al jazeera joins us live from washington now, patty, how important is a turning point is this between the two countries? >> really, the white house is saying that will be historic. 1920 ate for those plays at hope. the last president to set foot on the island, so the big question is why now. we have just heard a question that basically broke the deal with the help of the vatican and people in canada. he is saying that they are going now because they want to cement the progress that has been made. they want to push the changes forward. and here is why. congress still has an embargo, that is unlikely to change because of the political clout of some people in the cuban community in florida. so the embargo still stands. so all of these changes is the president issues executive orders. now, if a republican is elected president, it seems likely that many of them will simply throw it out. go back to the old way of handling cuba, what they are trying to do is cement this. move the regulations forward. they are being criticized because they say since the thawing of relati

roslind jordan has more now from washington, d.c. >> u.s. military officials were not pleased to learn about the decision to deploy two missile batteries on an island near vietnam. on wednesday the sect of state john kerry also indicated he's not pleased with the situation. >> we'll have further serious conversation on this, and our hope is to troy to resolve the jurisdictional issues of the south china sea not through unilateral action, not through force, not through militarization, but through diplomacy and by working with the over countries and claimants in trying to resolve these differences. >> the obama administration position has always been that it's not taking sides on who has territorial claims in the south china sea. that said, the u.s. is also very concerned about china's efforts to expand its military influences over that region, and it is trying to basically send a message to beijing that this will not be tolerated. but what the u.s. is prepared to do about it, that's another question. >> well, pope francis has arrived in juare

they have been schooled in moscow and washington. it goes back to historic relations between syria and russia, seen as countries that opposes the west and syrian directors and media professionals were educated. a lot of oinitial media, has been moderated. in this side of reporting. a lot of groups are lumped together. it is used a lot, and it's interesting as much as the obama administration used the interpret. a lot of the government have ambiguity. it describes everyone as a terrorist. the western narrative of battling terrorism has been adopted in syria, saudi arabia and egypt. each country, warrants terrorism. to shoot its own interests. which would not be the issue if the organization didn't simply adopt the government's terminology and make it their own, as so many others have. one cannot foresee journalism in syria without referralinging to it. some journalist have been targetted. including those heading for violently purposes. not many are ready to go. and who can blame them. >> this war killed hundreds of thousands and chase

that it's that hard, that we're even discussing this is a measure of how, unfortunately, the ranker in washington has prevented us from getting basic work done. this would be a good moment for us to rise above that. i understand the pressure that republican senators are under, and the fact of the matter is the issue here is that the court is now divided on many issues. it would be a deciding vote. senators are going to be under pressure from various constituencies and many of their voters to not let any nominee go through no matter who i nominate. but that's not how things are supposed to work. that's not how our democracy is supposed to work. i intend to nominate in due time a very well-qualified candidate. if we're following basic precedence, then the vote will be taken and ultimately they will be confirmed. justice kennedy when he was nominated by ronald reagan, in ronald reagan's last year in office a vote cass taken, and there were a whole lot of democrats, i'm sure, who did not agree on kennedy's issues, but they did the right thing and confirmed him. they certainly didn't mount a filibuste

the washington post reported on two u.s. citizens being held in the emrates. they say they were tortured in follows confessions that they were terrorists the u the u.n. backs them up. the state department says it raised it with authorities. human rights are too important to pick favorites. holding our friends up to the same standards we use for our enemies. when it comes to seeing people get the rights they deserve. that's really third rail. >>> this is al jazeera. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to the al jazeera news hour live from our heahead quartheadquarters in doe elizabeth puranam. coming up in the next 60 minutes. dozens killed by bomb a tack at a market in baghdad. isil says it's responsible. >>> more violence in parts of syria, despite an agreed ceasefire, but all sides say they will continue to honor the deal. >>> tensions rise as another humanitarian crisis looms. as t

and she is hoping after this campaign, washington finally, realizes it. patty colhane, al jazeera, washington. >> for more on this, daniel lac joins us like from wrashtdz. let's talk about the democratsw let's talk about the democrats. how significantly is hillary clinton ahead of super tuesday? >> her first significance victory if you want to see it that way. everyone thought she would have to undergo a coreonation. it has turned into a fit. bernie sanders did well in the first couple of primaries they held but in south carolina, he did not do very well. super tuesday, hillary clinton's people are hoping will be a repeat of that. she is ahead in most of the polls in key southern states with african person in and perhaps latin 0 voters. bernie sanders may have a glimmer of hope in minnesota, his own home state, vermont. it's looking like super tuesday could be hillary clinton's day. >> dodged trump, he still appears to be in poll position for the republicans. >> he certainly does. he is leading in 8 of the 11 states that will be choosing republican delega

he joins he now from washington. thanks for being with us. this report by the new america foundation breaks down the new demographic profile of western fighters in i.s.i.l. how are those fighters different than other western militants in past conflicts? >> not significantly different, but more of them. the key difference between i.s.i.l. and the islamist extremist groups we've seen before is i.s.i.l. is dedicated to bringing about the caliphate now today and it physically exists in iraq and syria, and so that gives us certain immediacy no any thoughts of joining the jihad >>> to what degree are these recruits different to losers or whoever, who become white supremists in the past or gang members in the past? other than being muslim or attached to islam, are they still that same group of people who are seeking something? >> they're seeking something. their motivations are very disparate. it's like jing any high commitment organization. their purpose is very different, but not unlike joining the army or the marines. some people joining because

she is joining us live from washington dc. always good to have you with us on al jazeera. as mentioned, hundreds of thousands of syrians in desperate need of aid and have been for a long time. how hopeful are you that this ceasefire will allow for the delivery of aid? >> i am actually hopeful, which is a rare thing to say in the course of this conflict, but to me the critically important point is that this is the first time that the international community has actually tried a broad based almost nationwide ceasefire in syria. it has been more than four years since this was attempted. i think the very attempt to do so, the agreement to get this done, will at least pave the way for the interim period, for a short-term period, for aid to get to civilians in desperate need. so the critically important thing is that this hasn't been tried in more than four years and so here we have an attempt to get it done. the aid agencies, i think, are all prepared to go in. they have been doing the steps for some time. i'm optimistic that people will get aid at least in the short term in th

circuit has a couple sitting on the bench in washington. that is known as a stepping stone or waiting room for the supreme court. others, there is speculation, we might as well say it, their talking about attorney general loretta lynch, because she has this possibility. she is an african-american, she has been confirmed by the senate. there would likely be objections raised, republicans could look bad in the offing, so all of these kinds of calculations go into it, but to answer your question, if he's going to succeed in actually getting someone confirmed, it would likely be someone moderate, seen as a serious member all right sitting on the federal bench. >> al jazeera's mike viqueira for us in washington, mike, thank you. >>> to syria, at least 21 have been killed in airstrikes in idlib and azaz. seven of them were at doctors without borders supported hospital. another eight of missing. the aid groups there said it was a deliberate attack. >> the eastern province area has been destroyed and seven people killed. eight are still missing fro

of the future of iron initiative, atlantic council and the washington correspondent. very good to have up on the program. a good result for rouhani's allies >> yes. i see once again they are mading lemonade out of lemons. most of the candidates were disqualified, they were not allowed to participate. so the surviving leader of the reformers put together a list of the best that were available, the most moderate forces that had passed this vetting procedure by a body called the guardian council. this is the group that took automatic 30 seats in tehran and has done well in the assembly of experts. it is pretty remarkable >>> do you think that this will translate into different foreign policies, perhaps? >> i'm not sure it's going to have a direct impact, although it will strengthen the rouhani government, which means it strengthens his prime minister who has been engaged in talks with the international community on syria, for example. while it doesn't pretend any major shift in policy, it does strengthen the hand of the government overall >>> do you think the nuclear dea

the washington post reported on two u.s. citizens being held in the emrates. they say they were tortured in follows confessions that they were terrorists the u the u.n. backs them up. the state department says it raised it with authorities. human rights are too important to pick favorites. holding our friends up to the same standards we use for our enemies. when it comes to seeing people >>> as a partial truce continues to hold, the u.n. says it's trying to deliver aid to 150,000 people in syria. hello. welcome, you're watching al jazeera coming to you live from our headquarters here in doha. i'm peter dobbie. also in the next half hour. a period of relative calm in baghd baghdad shattered by a double

that's hardly an unintended side effect, seoul and washington want to pressure china to reign in its ally in pyongyang. on monday stealth fighters were demonstrating what it calls defending its ally in the sew of force. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> more on the bombing in the turkish capitol, ankara now. turkish tv saying the explosion took place near a van carrying military personnel in the turkish capitol. so it would appear the turkish military was the target of the attack. let's bring you some of the pictures we're getting. the news agency says the explosion happened near military lodgings, and turkish police say the blast was caused by a vehicle exploding. there you can see large plumes of smoke, a lot of activity in the area that has been the target of the attack. police are on the scene. the ambulance is on the scene. you can hear sirens are whaling. and security forces are there as well. and it would appear there is a fire also raging there in ankara, where a vehicle exploded. zana hoda is monitoring the developments for us. and we have an update from the governor of

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

patty live for us in washington, d.c. >> can use artificial contraception. he made the comments on a flight back to rome after his tour of mexico. the pontiff was also asked about his feel but the pope said anyone that wants to build a war is not christian. at the end of the day, they are a political animal, but at least i am a human being. well, maybe. and a person who only thinks about making again and again. doshal trump is not a nice person. >> donald trump is a very nice person, and i am a very nice person. he is questioning my faith, i was very surprised but i am a christian, and proud of it. for a religious leader, to question a person's faith, is ridiculous. i am proud to be a christian and as president, i will not allow christianity to be consistly attacks and weakened unlike what is happening now with our current president. to palestinians have been shot after stabbing two israelis near jerusalem. one of the israelis has died of his injuries. they entered in the occupied west bank, armed with fives. they said to attack two before being shot by an u

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

years later, eight trials have completed, and out of the eight trials, when they have gotten here to washington, the u.s. court of appeals to the district of columbia circuit, and the circuit court, one of the most conservative appellate courts in the system, there's not a single case that has made it through appellate process with all of the charges being anyplaced as valid. so the military commission is a huge failure, and again, 0 for 8 in getting cases to appellate process. >> nancy hollander, was there a fatal flaw from the beginning? >> there the beginning, at the very beginning, it was thought that these people wouldn't have lawyers, that they wouldn't have rights, that the constitution wouldn't apply, and the supreme court kept chipping away at that, all the way until we had the bomid case and you can't get away with it, and you can't put people into a black hole. but it's up to the military now. the military needs to do what the president has asked. the president signed an executive order in 2011, saying that everyone in gaughann should have a hearing to determine if that person is a c

. >> reporter: but they are angry and she is hoping after this campaign washington finally realises it >>> providing medical services to foreign countries is a major source of cuba's national income. the island is eyeing its maybe to the north as it looks to ex-planned its health tourism-- expand its health tourism industry. >> reporter: ride ago a horse is strengthening the muscles in this boy's back. he has cerebral palsy and he is getting long-term treatment at this hospital. two strokes brought this man here all the way from ghana. he says in almost three months he has made great strides regaining his mobility. he has paid $10,000 so far day in and day out physical speech and occupational therapy. >> we found that cuba had the best value for money. they have massive their usage. >> reporter: this the taf like to think of it as a hostel and hospital. many have come here no heal frirmly from canada china and europe. people are not coming here for state of the arted treatment. it has been difficult for hospitals to obtain certain types of equipment and medicine. the government says it

the political battle line drawn in washington. the death of a u.s. supreme court justice, and what it means for the u.s. presidential election, and... ..chaos on the campus of one of india's prestigious universities. >> and in full action from south africa as the team looks to complete a comeback against england. england. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera, the top stories, turkey says it will keep shelling in northern syria, it wants the syrian kurdish y.p.g. to withdraw from areas captured in northern aleppo, y.p.g., supported by the u.s. refused >>> libya's presidential council named a revised list of 18 ministers. the group will have to be approved by internationally recognised parliament. the u.n. envoy to libya votes this will bring peace and stability to the east >>> pope francis is encouraging mex cans not to emigrate. he held mass in a pure neighbourhood high

. >> thanks for joining us there from washington, d.c. >>> a court in paris has fined an oil giant $825,000 for corrupting officials in iraq's oil for food program. they were found guilty after initially being cleared of all charges in 2013. under the program, iraq was allowed to sell oil in exchange for goods that met basic needs, but they found that baghdad used the trade to ill us it is charges. >>> victoria gatenby reports, these men still face trial next month. >>> after 92 days behind bars, this was the moment the two were freed. turkey's constitutional court has ruled that their detention was unlawful and violated their personal liberty and safety as well as their freedom of express. but this is a first step in what is likely to be a long campaign to clear their names. they still have to answer charges of spying in court next month. >> translator: this is a trial of press freedom. we got out, but more than 30 colleagues are still in prison. i hope this ruling will pave the way for their freedom as well. we'll continue to fight until this concentration camp that you see behind me beco

let's go to my colleague rosiland jordan joining us live from washington, d.c. i know we're expecting to hear pretty soon on camera from the state department. what have you heard from them so far? what are they saying about what happened in libya? >> reporter: well the state department has been putting all of the questions to the pentagon and the spokesperson there, peter cook, should be briefing any moment now, david. what we are expecting to hear him expand on is the statement from the past hour, which he said the u.s. believes but can't confirm that the isil leader in libya was apparently killed in this air strike. pentagon courses have told al jazeera that two u.s. air force f15-e's screaming eagle fighter jets left the u.k. and carried out these air strikes west of the capitol tripoli. there are multiple reports indicating that at least 30 at this training camp were killed, perhaps as many as 50 people. we may get more incite from peter cook in the next few minutes about the success of these air strikes. however, it is important to stress, david, that the u

>> very few people in washington predicted the rise of trump. unlike the rest of the country, the capitol region wasn't impacted as much by the great recession. houses still have value and wages are high. >> if you're from a community of color, only have a high school education, come from the rest belt, if you work in manufacturing, things have been really tough and they haven't gotten that much better for you. >> at this cafe, she is surrounded by people who have started over after losing jobs and income to the recession. she understands why people are angry. >> i'd like to punch him in the face. >> she still doesn't understand how these are the candidates they have to choose from, including the party she belongs to, the democrats. >> i'm so frustrated, so frustrated that i've almost stopped thinking about it. i want to cry. i want to cry for the choices that americans are facing today. >> she doesn't know who she'll vote for in the end, but she's sure of one thing. donald trump will not be president of the united states. >> americans will come

. >> rosalyn jordan joins us live from washington, d.c. why now, roz? why does president obama feel the time is right now to try to close guantanamo seven years after he promised? >> it's not as if the president hasn't been trying, but critics argue that the president hasn't been trying hard enough and in the interim, congress passed several restrictions, including the one that banned him or any future president from bringing any of the guantanamo detainees on to u.s. soil either to be held or put on trial. because of the latest legal restriction placed on the administration, that's essentially why they had to send his plan today. it is worth pointing out that because the president isn't dealing with for example the economic turndown that was happening when he took office back in 2009, that he feels that he has more energy to deal with it, but i can tell you there's going to be a very tough fight here on capitol hill for the president to get his way. >> i'm guessing that pretty much the u.s. remains split about guantanamo bay. >> that's right, pretty mu

and she is hoping after this campaign, washington finally, realizes it. patty colhane, al jazeera, washington. >> more to come for you this half hour. dozens of minors and rescuers have died after a coal mine collapse in russia's remote north. also, how india's graffiti artists are brightening communities by turning shipping containers into works of art. >>> welcome back let's take you through the top stories. both russia and the assad regime have been acceused of continuin attacks in some areas of syria despite a cessation of hostilities. at least 50 people have died in an isil attack in the predom nantly shia neighborhood north of the iraqi capitol. greece is warning the number of refugees on its soil could more than triple next month because of a cap imposed by balkan countries further up the migrant route. ireland's prime minister said his ruling coalition can't stay in countpower. he may have to form a new coalition with his party's biggest rival. al jazeera's neev barker is in dublin and sent this update. >> reporter: it has been a defendant

that's why he has problems in washington putting people above things to be done. some people are suggesting that chris christie could be an advice presidential candidate. given that he is a political attack dog, that would seem logical, but if donald trump actually wins the nomination he will need diversity on his ticket and having another angry white man doesn't do that. so chris christie might well be looking at the role of attorney-general. also will chris christie will bring over a lot of supporters. the reason he is out of the race because he doesn't have an awe huge amount of supporters to start with. they might find a natural home in the donald trump camp. this is a big endorsement for donald trump. the most significant and most powerful yet and shows that his campaign team really now have their act together >>> tear gas has been fired inside parliament in kosovo to try and stop the election of a new president. he was elected in the third round after the session was twice disrupted by opposition members. his opponents are critical of his role in an e.u. bro

and this is a great fear in washington. this would deny the areas of theibility of ships to deploy without the threat of the used force. >> taiwan's offered a mandate to cool relations with beijing. he's called for self restraint. >> in the south china sea, it's a region everyone pays close donation to. especially on the issue of dispute over sovereignty. it's a tense situation. we call on all sides to stick to the principle of resolving dispute in the south china sea. self restraint is important. >> tensions between the two largest powers extend to the korean peninsula. after north korea's test, the rocket launch, they were in talks with shi'a about deploying a system here on the territory. that's something beijing is opposed to, seeing it as a threat to its own military. >> it's hardly a side effect. those in washington want to pressure china to rein in its ally. >> there was a show of force over the southern half of the peninsula. merge's stealth fighters demanding a commitment to defend its ally in the face of north kor