to go to the hospital like not know which gate is open and which one is closed? the . the i'm 20 back to the you're watching the news hour on alger 0, live from bill coming up in the next 60 minutes. have a choice between why we stand for we're traveling the mega republican stand for we when he will be tried at the ballot box is november and he won't be judge said convicted by the american people. we can't be a country in disarray in a world on fire and go to 4 more years of chaos. we will provide a bite and trump we much in a moment of reckoning for nikki haley. it's super tuesday when millions of americans choose the preferred presidential candidate and

a choice. most voters say they'd rather not have israel has to maximize every possible means every possible assistance for people who need it. also in the news, the us secretary of state says the humanitarian situation in gaza is unacceptable and on sustainable no let up in these rounds from bob meant of the straight. bez sci fi talks in cairo and we found an agreement and gang seen haiti's capital try to seize the main airport to prevent the return of the prime minister at all. he has reportedly arrived in place or recall the polarized nation, worried about a state of democracy and what the outcome of a presidential contests will mean for its future. in the united states,

the race to the white house has reach. what is traditionally been one of its pay that on moment super tuesday, that's when the most states vote for that preferred democratic and republican presidential candidate. this time 15 states of voting including the most populous texas and california, and the us territory of american similar the outcome of the democratic contest. and i will also be in mounts, but it isn't really much of a contest this time. donald trump, the man who tried to overturn is 2020 election last is the republican party's front front. a former you in a box that are nikki haley who's trump sol challenger, has lost decisively in almost all primary context, including at home state, south carolina. hayley has no clear path to clean to nomination, but she has about to stay in the re saying it's a duty to give voters a choice. now on the other hand, you have joe biden, who may be struggling and opinion polls, but he has no real challenge. and these primaries,

he's support fraser as well. on guys, i had triggered protests votes in michigan where people voted uncommitted in the primary on. so, but you say activists have launched a similar campaign in colorado, but that will not really affect the presidential re, much like know either in november, donald trump, the 1st president in us history to be criminal. the charge is going to be up against the oldest president joe biden. sounds familiar. lot for americans in a divided nation. there's much at stake, the economy cost of living, racial and income inequality, and reproductive rights. i'll just ears, team of correspondents are live in washington, d. c, florida, north carolina, virginia and texas. to take as to what matters most for americans and what america's choice means for the rest of the world. that's go straight to our white house correspondent, kimberly hawk. it was in washington, dc, less not been with the democratic campaign,

and no real surprise is expected. president joe biden is on challenge, but he's facing trump with some reading or approval ratings. kimberly how big of a concern is that from them across and yeah, it is a major concern, given the fact that the president has had approval ratings that are among the lowest in his presidency. in fact, last month, the president's approval rating had dropped to about 37 percent according to a reuters. it says paul and it stayed below 50 percent since 2021. and that is typical for a threshold of incumbent candidates who are seeking another term. and also in a poll conducted last month, 67 percent of respondents said that by didn't was too old to serve. now we also know in a poll conducted last month that 67 percent of respondents said bite and was too old to serve. another term and only 34 percent said by then is mostly fit for

another 4 years. but the u. s. media have often focused on biden's age. well the same pool also found, but 51 percent of respondents said, trumpet is not mentally fit for the presidency. well, i can tell you that that's why the white house has been highlighting the achievements of the president. and what he has accomplished in the last 4 years, take a listen. a us president joe biden has always been known in washington as a man who speaks his mind. don't listen to rumsfeld. he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. but since his election in 2025 and his mind has shown signs of slowing down and, you know, initially present mexico, c. c did not want to open up the gate to law. he met the president of egypt,

not mexico, but mixing up world leaders names. occasionally. i'm able to recall basic facts and even his walk all signal that it 815 in is every bit showing his age as the oldest president in us history. in fact, it's a concern for many american voters. it's definitely not something i really like the political powers from the ninety's i've stayed in for too long. finding has plenty of good news to run on. the economy's improve steadily under his watch growing 3 percent in just the past year. his popular trillion dollar infrastructure bills creating jobs and revitalizing the nation's roads, airports, and bridget's still biden's. declining cognitive ability is overshadowing his accomplishments. the white house's countering this with a social media campaign, including take talk videos to attract younger voters and down play perceptions

about his age. you're kidding. biden's team says there's no need to defend the president's mental acuity. the president doesn't need a cognitive test. he passes the cognitive tests every day, every day as he moves from one topic to another topic. it's not like 5 and will likely be facing a young opponent come november. wow. all signs indicate another match up with former us president donald trump. but at age 77, trump also struggles publicly at times to remember basic information to so kimberly building on on what you just said that in your report, how much of a concern are and uncommitted voltage, particularly in colorado it's a problem for the president. in fact, we've already seen it in michigan, where least more than a 100000, voted uncommitted there. and this is because the president has seen a bit of

a protest vote there, particularly among arab american voters. and that could happen again with that protest vote, particularly over the president's israel policy. and the fact that he has stood by israel and its war on gaza. and as a result of what, the reason is for colorado, specifically, even though a handful of states have that option of voting uncommitted. the reason colorado stands out is it's uh, recently added donald trump back to the ballot as a result of a supreme court decision on monday. so not only do voters have the option of voting uncommitted, they also have the option of voting for donald trump. and that does not bode well for joe biden. kimberly thank you very much. kimberly how could live there at the white house and from washington that's now had to florida? that's why the republican front run of donald trump is at the moment, and fisher is in west palm beach. so trump, the republican front run out,

but he's got a ton of legal work on his lap. is there anything that can stop him that is 91 cases, 91 charges over 4 cases and 4 different jurisdictions. the 1st of those trial is expected to start later this month. the supreme court to hear next month whether or not donald trump kinda actually claim full immunity from everything that he did while he was in office. but even though he's facing all these legal difficulties, it isn't impacting his popularity with republican votes. though you remember that there were several people who set out to try and when the republican nomination, they all believe that they could be donald trump 2 point, oh, slightly better. same sort of message, same sort of policies, but perhaps not as a brief. and what did they find out? so the republican party isn't the republican party that they thought it sort of public impact a not owned by donald trump. and these mag, affection. years ago,

he enters politics as a sales style disruptor. fighting against the democrats and the republican establishment. donald trump is the establishment, at least for conservative, effectively season control of one of the oldest political parties in america. this was a hostile takeover. and so what you are seeing are people who are not necessarily republicans, but you are seeing people who are trapped loyalist and so they have taken over the republican party. despite losing a presidential election in 2020, his control is not even stronger. it punishes this loyalty, the new republican feature in the house of representatives, our street was elected only one trump support. if one moment summed up crumbs complete control over this party, it was this. mitch mcconnell and good trump when he criticized them pretty full in the january 6 the sold on capitol hill. what do you notice?

he was stepping down as the senate republican leader renewed his party changed. i have made a false a miss aaronson politics and there's no one else knows a whole party mechanism the on and see the republican national committee is expected to pass from someone who was loyal but not oil enough into the controlling hands of a huge trump supporter i'm from his daughter in law adults in law, who said she would spend every penny to help donald trump in 2024. that was enough to anger. one republican donald trump is now turning the republican party into his own. trump still faces 90. 1 criminal charges across 4 separate court cases to supporters doesn't matter. they believe he's being politically targeted is pulling numbers go up. he makes frequent stumbles and errors doesn't matter. his numbers go up. and there's a warning to those who think if trump loses,

then the republican party goes back to what it was. over the next 234, possibly even 5 presidential election cycles. people attempting to try to emulate donald trump and his profit get ways. most republican, both to see the light comes policies. i'm well, many suggest the wish to talk to you to another stand to be, to the new for the moment. he's the only game in time. so what happened to all those republic? i'm one of these, the ones that were going to challenge donald trump and then drop toe when they didn't get the level of support they hope for. well, most of them decided that they were going to back donald trump because they realize if you want a future in republican party politics, now you've got to be loyal to the mine who leads to the public in the field. so what about nick? you hear me then, i mean is so, but use a going to be a make or break moment for her and those bank rolling her campaign as

well. she said she would stay in the race until super tuesday, but today she was 11 race that was in washington dc at the we can, the polls give her no chance of picking up any of the 15. there's a nice sight chance she might when virginia, but for her, this is now about principal, and the principal is speaking out about the danger. the donald trump poses to the united states. until the rest of the world. we know 70 percent of americans don't want to drop by and re match joe biden, cause anybody that doesn't support him. he calls him dashes and donald trump calls anybody that doesn't support him. roman or exactly why that's when for ukraine is so important because china is watching. and if you crane when's it sends the biggest message to china not to go into taiwan. the one thing that russia in china were so fearful when i was at the united nations was

a strong military. and i look at what donald trump set on saturday. and it made me sick to my stomach. he said that nato, that if any of those countries aren't paying their fair share, that not only would he not defend that, but that he would encourage people to take over that. a nicky healey signed a form when she got into the republican race. it essentially said that even if you lose your pledge to support the republican presidential, no, many, just a couple of days ago was she was asked which you know, you support donald trump as he's likely to end up being that know many making. healy couldn't answer. donald trump is well ahead in the polls. he's expecting super tuesday to essentially make them the presumptive republican presidential know

many holland. thank you very much for that. tallon fisher live there in palm beach, florida. the issue of abortion accessing the united states is motivating voters and candidates this election year since the supreme court overturn nationwide abortion weiss nearly all states in the south and both restrictions only one of them hasn't . and that's virginia particle. henry force from richmond. i'm proud to be one of the individuals to help. okay, so how do you care that victory? to be more precise. one of 3 delegate, michael sagan's when last november over an incumbent, gave democrats control. virginia is house of delegates and put an end to the governor's plan to ban abortion. after 15 weeks. he credits his victory to the issue of abortion access. after the supreme court overturn the law that allowed for limited abortions nationwide. get out of a weekend, you know, tv weekend the weekend before and a c bus loads of individuals. there was a line on snaking through the parking lot of people rates and knock doors that

weekend. we had individuals coming from from washington in california that that came out on their own dime that knew what was on the life. when democrats took back control the state house politicians across the country side, a portion access was going to be the issue in 2024. but now, according to polls, people care mostly about immigration, then the economy, an 8 percent, say abortion access will determine their vote. it's not just the politics. april green works for a non profit that helps women pay for abortions. she says they've been losing support after the jobs decision. um, we had a lot of support, a lot of donations, a lot of folks reaching out saying we want to do what ever we need to do to, to make abortion and keep abortion accessible in virginia. and unfortunately, i will say, you know, some of that of fire has, has started to dampen a little bit to check if the polls might be right. we, as people casting their ballot early in virginia, what was driving their vote,

stopping immigration and closing the border. the economy, you know, and have in a safe countries to live in not one mention of reproductive freedom. a potential sign that would happen in virginia might not be replicated nationwide in november, patty, calling al jazeera richmond, virginia and patty joins is live from richmond. so potty is the issue of abortion. still a big concern for voters in virginia. it doesn't appear to be, as i just mentioned in the polls, but to get a really good idea of that, i'm interviewing to introduce you to delegate candy king. she's really been taking point out a lot of the issues when it comes to abortion in virginia. why is it polling so badly? it's probably behind immigration behind the economy. i inflation or voters just they don't care about virginia. women have shown in 22 and 23 when they elected as

that they care deeply about abortion. i think there's a sense of comfort knowing that they have people here and the democratic majority who are fading fighting to protect abortion access in virginia. but the reality is, i hear from women all the time, especially with the idea of ruling and other things that are happening across the country, begging us to continue doing what we're doing, which is protecting abortion access in virginia. so just to our audience is where if they haven't been followed or the alabama supreme court ruled that i v f was a child. it's a very terrifying thing for women who are facing infertility. but they're that they're getting rid of that right now in alabama. but abortion s, as in november, donald trump is not very often in that locally, but he wants to do a 16 or 16 with nationwide abortion bad. is that going to change where abortion is in the product and productive freedom is in the priorities of, of what i had heard from women throughout virginia. i remember women make up almost half of virginia's population is that they spear politicians making decisions that

should be between them and their doctor. so if you're at 16 weeks, what we've seen here in virginia, we have a governor of who have a tax funding for people who have survived rates and may need an abortion, or people who have a fatal fetal complication. so what we're seeing from donald trump and governor, gwen y'all can, is that they are trying to insert themselves and to women's decisions, health care decisions. and women are afraid. so what are your constituents talking to you about with this presidential election? everyone who i've spoken to, there's like a couple people are really pro drums. couple of people are really providing, but everyone else is like, why is it this trophy, super country 330000000. how concerned are you that people across the board say in like over? well, me numbers of bite has to, oh, well, i'm not concerned about that. live in president biden. and vice president here is how the help desk and virginia craft. and when on abortion, they helped us develop the message that abortion should be between

a woman and her doctor. and we ran and we, one on that we're doing is trust president. right. and i live in a military community. president biden has protected access to ideas for military families, access to contraceptives for those in the military. in virginia is a military state where a federal government states people trust president biden because he stood up for abortion access and contraceptive access. so we were talking earlier, you said what's driving going to drive the vote is not enthusiasm about fighting, but fear of donald trump. what are you hearing about this? absolutely. people's fear going back to those dark days of the trumpet ministration, where diverse communities were attacked, people fear the muslim band. they feel the hatred that we saw in charlottesville that president trump viewed with his rider. and we saw it last week here in virginia. so people spear donald trump pregnancy and had presidents with the presidency in there, but they tries to president biden,

to protect women's access to contraceptives, which is what we're doing here in virginia. we have the contraceptive equity act and we also have the right. so contraception we are making sure that contraception ivy as, as well as a boards and access remains legal and available in the commonwealth. and that's a, that's something that resonates with voters delegate can. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us here at is, is here. and it's gonna be interesting here in virginia because people are looking at the homeowners, all 50 states. and they're saying it's nikki haley has a shot. it's going to happen here, or is it wise? it's nope. in primary. you don't have to be a registered democrat or republican. you simply walk in the polls and say, today i'm gonna vote of republican here today. i want to vote for democrats, and so what i'm hearing from some democrats here that they are going to go in and vote for nikki haley. they want to send a message now that might be a risky proposition for them, because polls show president joe biden would lose badly to nikki haley in the state of virginia, which is a critical state. well, common law. but she but 5 and could be donald trump. so again,

that's the kind of weird part about this super tuesday is the candidate who polls better at beating the incumbent is losing the primary. so we'll see in about an hour and a half the pulse close here in virginia, and we should get the results soon after that. of course, we'll come to you when those results come out. patty, thank you very much, patty. go ahead and live the enrichment the state of the us economy is another big concern for americans as you've heard. but data shows it's doing well. it grew a solid 3.2 percent in the last quarter. $353000.00 jobs were added in january and wages of prone that skipped the unemployment rate at 3.7 percent the lowest in decades. the international monetary fund expects the us economy to expand by 2 point one percent this year. that's more than it's forecasts for growth in other economies. and yet there is frustration among many americans because of the high cost of living income inequality and lack of affordable housing. consumer price is

a 17 percent higher than they were 3 years ago. and 41 percent of americans think the economic conditions for john 100 news now live from raleigh, north carolina. so a vote who is concerned about the economy. how is it playing out in north carolina and elsewhere? this is what a lot of the people we've talked to his name, the economy is one of the major issues they're interested in. and that is normally the thing that drives a lot of elections here in the us. we aren't getting the exit polls that show that as patty was just talking about the actual number one issue in the exit polls among republicans in north carolina. it was actually immigration, about 43 percent of people saying that was their number one issue, 31 percent saying the economy. and that's interesting because that is really donald trump, number one issue. it's good news for him in the primary the against nikki haley.

it's good news for him in the general election in november. those are getting some other interesting numbers from those exit pulls of republican voters in north carolina. nearly 2 out of 3 voters. who are republicans say that even if donald trump were convicted of a crime, that she would still be fit for office? 68 percent in california, 53 percent in virginia. so there is a lot of news that's good news for donald trump coming out of these exit polls. but joe biden has a possible bit of good news coming for the general election on the economy. and that is that the numbers of actually been getting better the unemployment rate 3 point one percent. the inflation rate or rather, i'm sorry, the inflation rate is 3 point one percent. the unemployment rate is 3.7 percent. those are both well below the long term average for those numbers. so he's actually got some good news to tell. the problem is voters and polls are saying they're not

feeling that the economy is doing well. and they feel that donald trump did better . good news about that for don't, for joe biden, is that there's generally a lag time between when those numbers improve and when voters begin to feel that the economy is getting better. so that happens by november. that may be good news for joe biden, but right now a lot of the news that we're seeing coming out of those exit polls on the economy, integration and other issues is really pointing to good news for donald trump. to thank you. john hendricks. i live in raleigh in the battlegrounds, tate of north carolina, a search. now a migration of the us mexico border has become a full full point in the vote. republicans accused of binding the administration of neglecting border security, and democrats say the republicans are sabotaging their efforts to deal with the issue, assault heidi's ro, castro, who's in houston, texas. so integration, an important issue for both candidates and they've been coming to texas. how

different data and messages for people that of the yeah, fully of course they're talking about integration and of course here in texas at this calling location in houston that remains motors top issues just like you hear . heard elsewhere in the country from patty and from john. well here talking to voters about half said that that is their number one issue. and i 1st just wanted to show you where we are, because we are still in the center of this democratic process of voting. in a primary election, people have been coming to the busy, harris county polling location all day. you can see the cars lining up to drive in here to this community center. we also have many people who are support certain candidates or certain causes, trying to get that last push to their issue or their candidate to convince voters walking in. and they're walking in this way, you're actually seeing places where people in wheelchairs can actually vote right from their cart. and those were able bodied of course,

lining up. and we've seen that line not diminish throughout the day. dozens and dozens of voters who want to make their voices heard and specifically on immigration. of course, they say living here in the state of texas, which is really the epa center of the search that you mention. it is top of mind to them and as far as what joe biden and donald trump have been saying about it, well, they both in, for buying for attention on this issue. trump calling this a, quote, biden invasion of my friends trying to make the case. he claims that migrants are dangerous, those numbers have not borne out as far as crime statistics and also same. all the blame is on bite and it is trumps forte. that helps him when the white house, the 1st time around in 2016. and so, joe biden is on the defense. he was also at the border last thursday, selling the message that he has a solution to secure the bird border further by making it more difficult for

migraines to claim asylum and make it easier to deport them. but that is a more difficult message to sell, and he's saying that republicans are sabotaging his efforts. we spoke with a congressman, sheila jackson lee, a democrat who is running to keep her seat in congress. and she told me, yes, it is a more difficult message for stuff to sell for joe biden. we have to tell our story . we have to be more effective and tell out story, present buying is doing a very, very strong job if you will. and that strong job is that he realize the problem, but he also realizes a sense of humanity that you have to mix humanity with laws with making sure that people are voting, excuse me, that make sure that people are complying with the law. but at the same time, you have to make sure that the laws are humane. so it's a very fine line to walk. and democrats realize it,

and we're seeing the impact of that. 80 percent of americans hold say that they think the current administration is doing a poor job in handling the migrant influx. and that means again the joe biden is on the defense of this critical issue of immigration, fully id. thank you very much for that. heidi's ro, castro lived in houston, texas. a sign 2020 joe biden won an overwhelming 92 percent of the black vote. but what's been usually a demographic advantages? now seeing a shift to the right for black americans expressing a potty preference, the democratic lead over republicans has drawn by about 20 percent in the past 3 years. as a record low for support among brand folders for the democrats, the gallup polling firm says the party now is that it's weakest position among minorities. in the past quarter century, the same poll indicates that hispanic voters are also dessert during the democratic

party. in large numbers, the party only has a 12 percent. 12 points lead over the republicans compared to refer to one point leading 2021. that's the fast black voters and now make up 14.7 percent of total eligible voters. black voters are at 4014 percent and asian americans just about 6 percent. while i speak to christian ramos about this is a democratic strategist joining us from washington, d. c. thank you very much, christian for being with us. i wanted to start off with something for his invite and said earlier today on black radio, he said, if we lose this election, you're going to be back with donald trump. does this resonate still today with minority voters, with black and hispanic voters as well? i think a lot of the research that i've seen over the past 2 and a half years points to the fact that a lot of voters, black, latino, a, p, i, and,

and white voters. they seem to have forgotten how bad it was under donald trump. they seemed to forget that if he bungled, the co would response, right? that he was, in fact, the person who had to shutdown our economy because he didn't manage the cupboard response correctly. and that we had record high unemployment under his presidency. when you remind these voters of how far we've come, since the end of donald trump's presidency, when you remind voters, black latino, a p, i, that this is a man who attacked our capital, who leaded insurrection, to the death of a police officer. and you contrast it with record low unemployment, record, job creation, record small business creation wages, increasing lower health care costs for everyone. they come back right to

democrats. if that is the case, you have to meet. sorry, christine to interrupt you. if that's the case, why is polling showing but more blank folders? uh, not perhaps starting completely away from the democratic party, but certainly more of them turning towards the republicans. i wouldn't say that they're turning towards the republicans. i would say that parts of this coalition are wandering right now. parts of this coalition are really fully plugged in to what's happening in this campaign. and the job i didn't, campaign hasn't fully turned on their apparatus right. once they start telling their story, once we start making our case, i think we're going to see those numbers shift. that's not to say that we don't have a lot of work to do. that's not to say that, that, you know, there's not some opportunities for improvement here, but by and large, in the research that i've seen with way to win and the not been dixon in a monday. and then among other folks,

when we tell the story of how joe biden has helped give people a better life, they move towards democrats and away from republicans because the donald trump is a we candidate. and he is, i think, under any other circumstance, not a candidate that a major political party, whatever, think of running in a general election, given all the baggage that he has. right? you're right to say that under trump, under, by the end rather, unemployment has gone down. but when it comes to the issue of rage racial justice, which was a big issue in 2020, what progress was made under the, by the administration. well, it's interesting. i don't think by and get some of credit for focusing a lot of his economic policies on equity. so if you want to take something like fine a change, what we found is if you ask voters, do you think buying has done enough on the climate change latino voters in

particular? they say no, we don't think he's done enough and you ask them in the same pull. well, can you tell me anything about the inflation reduction act? an even larger number says, no. what is important about that is the inflation reduction act literally has of the largest investment in finding climate change in the history of this country. and in fact has a 1000000000 dollars set aside just to help frontline communities like black latino, a people who are in communities that are experiencing a lot of pollution or the adverse effects around climate change. and so on this question of racial justice, it's always been at the fore ground of the policies that they passed the placing reduction act of just one example of that. but there has been a disconnect between what has been done under this administration and the perception of what this administration has done. what about voting rights? christian, a number of states have made it drastically more difficult to,

to vote georgia, florida among wlan. and that's likely to have an impact on, on minority voters. what's the, what's being done to curve that? well, i think this is actually a really important question that you're asking here. because again, you've been another piece of research does not quite ready to be cut out into the world, but i can, i can cherry pick a little bit of what, what i've seen, what we found me familiar volta and in this report you've seen a rise in um, the motor suppression laws in republic services states at the same time as you've seen, the rise in latino voters, prominence in the states taken place. take texas is a perfect example of this in a place like harris county where most of the black and latino voters are the state government, which is controlled. the republicans in the 2022 cycle just shut down all of the

following locations in harris county. that were located in populations with latino democrats are not passing these laws and the state legislatures. democrats are trying to get this laws passed in congress to protect it and trying voting rights to john lewis voting rights act in congress is critically important to this. but we're in a divided government. republicans refuse to protect democracy, perhaps because they support a candidate who literally attacked our capital to prevent the certification of votes in that election. he lost and still says he lost. so uh no, i don't. i don't think this is a problem with the democrats. i think this is a problem with republicans embraced slash this candidate. thank you for talking to us christian christian ramos, a democratic strategist joining us and from washington. we appreciate your time. happy to help. thanks. since the 2020 presidential election,

at least 16000000 people have reached voting age in the us, but less than half of young americans say vote in november on a cook from egypt. i spoke to jen 0 to is to find out why a this november jersey will make up 41000000 eligible voters in total. that's around 20 percent of the us electorate. their preference could decide the next president a show of hands who is voting for john. who's undecided? right now. these voters are reflective of a generation that's lead, i'm choosing their next president. i'm all in for trump in 24. i remember the last great year this country had it was called 2019. i'm struggling of rent, you know, my grocery bill. i'm spending nearly twice while i used to spend on groceries. mind you, i'm a republican and i don't see him as a president who can really bring both parties together. i know who i am not voting for before i try knowing the system that we live in. i feel a bit cynical about voting for some of his independent unfortunately fighting has lost a lot of trust. i think from, from our generation, with,

especially what's going on in palestine and how the us is so involved in that, according to polls, less than half of young americans planned to vote in 2024. it's a traveling sign for biden national polls and 2020 show young voters helped them into office by more than 20 points. biden is 81 years old. trumpet, 77. are they too old to be representing you? it can be fine, but just how they've acted at different points in their presidency as really drawn their cognitive abilities into question drop or by you can. both parties are all in on winning over the huge boat, joe biden. the dumb i can say as far as sports with social media craters and says candidates have yet to bridge the gap with their audience. i do think that these candidates have to embrace social media. that being said, i don't think social media is the only thing that is going to engage young people. they have to also listen to policy priorities. you are currently actively

registered as young advocates like donald bureau, who are successful in getting 1st time voters to the polls. young people aren't apathetic. in fact, they're really eager and desperate for a way to make a change. they're just not being reached out to and they're not being reached out to in a way that caters to them. it would be a new experience to see a candidate that i was excited about. and so it, it has just been, who's the lease that i get out the boat get out the boat but, you know, like, i mean, i know i, i have a candidate, i like, you know, you all are more on the fence stuff up and running right to get out the candidates, young voters are casting down on the countries next leader. but there at least confident and one thing, the potential of their generation to how is on a coat colleague from ag price $314.00 from washington. well, that's not bringing i as the id who is a policy and american advocate, an activist who has led college council on voter registration to join us in washington. and in new york, we joined by sophia, or nearly was

a digital strategist with jen z for change, a non profit advocacy organization. i a sophia, thank you for joining us on august here. i let me start with you. so as we heard that many young voters join these don't lose ya stick about a trump biden rematch. how do you feel about it? is it a good fit for you? and i mean, i'm a part of the, we know that 20 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 34 are sure they want to engage in the november election because many of us and this age range, we don't feel adequately represented by either party and it's part again, it's kind of state, i mean, i'm 27 years old and i've only been able to go onto presidential elections. one in 201612020. and i felt unsafe under both administration. right. but a lot of young people voted for joe biden, in 2020 massively inside. you know, what strange, what, why that disappointed now with the administration?

yeah, i'm one of those people actually, that mobilize to get the current president elected. and what's changed is we are very warm policy, we no longer feel feel represented under the democratic party as it stands. and one of the biggest things is palestine pulse done is no longer a single issue matter. so let me test for us foreign policy and the scale of our government's commitment or lack there of protecting human rights. president biden is the only leader in the world that can literally call these really government and a conditional aid to israel. therefore enforcing their hand to end the genocide, but instead he's been consciously funding yet. and a lot of young voters are very passionate about this. because not only are we committing a genocide with our tax dollars in another country and boeing and pledging allegiance to another government as opposed to the constituents but looked at this administrative sion but it's causing the harmony as well. so if you let me bring you into the conversation,

why you not thrilled about facing the same choice in 2024 as in 2020. what. what issues are you most concerned about? i mentioned palestine. what, what is of concern to you today? i think by far, i mean not to just be a dead horse, but it's most certainly palestine has been a very contentious issues, but generally i think that's something that is often left out of that conversation . as well as the extent to which people engines the, our 1st or 2nd generation in the grants are 1st or 2nd generation americans. meaning that we're also carrying the history of our parents of our grandparents who have similar struggles in our country. that it's really harrowing to see the same thing, not only be hashed out, but also the continued using the tax softwares that we worked so hard for. and then additionally, with things like climate and immigration, that really is great promises that were made by them. and he simply dropped the ball on a very great number of them. right. and we seen

a lot of americans and mostly americans in michigan vote uncommitted in the primaries said. but the concern also is that to not vote for bite in could be a vote for trump. is that not a worst choice when it comes to of about assign issue? i, you know, i mean we're talking about the democratic primaries. a lot of uncommitted is not a vote for trump. it's a honestly, a threat to the democratic party. but if you don't remember that the people who elected you on 2020 of the people that you fear longer and weaponized are trauma under the trump administration, to win our vote. if you don't represent us, then we are not going to vote for you come november. so they have a chance, of course, how. how does the biden administration redeem itself to day on palestine in there? honestly, they've gone way too far. i mean, just yesterday or 2 days ago,

the vice president called for a 6 weeks nice fire a ceasefire is an almost permanent into the genocide and not a 6 week pause where you feed the people that you were paying out the government and the pressing them to commit genocide and tell you release these really hostages and then give as real the green light to continue master cooling them. probably haven't even much worse rate. okay. the hostages are really high. so sophia, just moving away from the sun for, but i wanted to find out about the other issues that are of concern to young voters in america today. what, what are the aspirations, what are they looking for in their leader? i think the greatest issue but as far has to be climate change. i mean as a california resident myself, um during the ask right. just because of the situation that were in in my hometown and we've seen by them in the alicia initial commitments. but he made when he was on the campaign trail in 2020 single, there will be no more fracking on federal labs. we've seen that that has indeed

happened under his watch. a number of other promises, specifically related to that. people want to be able to afford college, want to be able to know that while they're all, you'll be able to get social security. there's a number of issues at play. and i think that it's much more important for the candidates to be playing to those. and running on hope, the fear mongering on what the other option would be interesting that you, you mentioned as 2 people wanting to, to be able to afford college. and i wanted to ask you about college and present biden counseling, student loans. i a, i mean, he announced last year we kept that he would cancel $1200000000.00, a student loan debt for more than a $150000.00 americans. is that enough? do you think when back young voters? i don't think so because of the promise that he made before we even looked at him and it's something that he has failed to uphold in the last 4 years. i mean, there are ample people in this country that are and student don't know student loan

debt. and this generation that we're talking about the age gap. but the age group of 18 to 34 were struggling to live on a day to day basis. a lot of people are working more than one job and drowning their student loans. and so we talked about how bite and have upheld the economy, but not for our generation. we're struggling on every level in the economy. so absolutely, it's not enough. okay, sophia on, on the student loan issue. yes, i definitely think that it is not nearly enough, especially considering the majority of the cancellations that we've seen so far won't even affect the trying to see it will affect borrowers from much earlier. i think that there's so many issues and so many places where you can jump in and create something outside of just, i mean there's also increasing the limit of paragraphs from making it so that we don't have is the predatory loan providers for students are private ones especially like, i think that there's a need to be substantially more imagined 7, the way that we're like,

the way that we're approaching the really large issues any of us are facing. and i just don't think we've seen that innovative thinking. all right, let me ask you both finally. so if it's find in trump, come november, who are you going to vote for? will you vote for a 3rd party or will you sit out this election? i let me start with you. yeah, i'll either vote 3rd party or is that out of the election? i think i'll definitely show it to the ballot. but at this point in time there is no lesser of 2 evils. they're both on the same side of the point. all right, sofia, i personally especially considering my resident of california, california is a very solidly blue state. i don't currently see a reason to vote for a job. i it. and unless there's something that is got a rabbit reimagining a policy, i will still show up to the ballot boxes, i think of the number of very important races they're going forth. and i think that the down valid races have really been under emphasized in their impact to really

privilege. and this one sided re suggests one race on the ballot between trump environment. that's simply not the case. thank you both. very interesting to talk to you about all these issues. hi. as the yacht is sophia and ya. thank you for joining us on ologist here. thank you. the best now turn our attention to either world news and haiti's prime minister is reportedly in puerto rico as he tries to return home all day long. he hasn't been seen since he left kenya over the weekend. but officials say he's arrived in san juan after being denied permission to land in the dominican republic, eighties and the state of emergency. after gang leaders announced they were going to overthrow the government. stephanie decker has more, in the international airport, has stopped operating. no flights in or out paralyzed by gang biden's, like much of the country. a gang leader and former police officer jimmy sherry's,

a nick named barbecue is claimed responsibility for the attacks. seeing the aims to force the prime minister of yellow only to stand down in an unusual move, the guns are uniting to bring down the government. and analysts say this could be a turning point in the eighty's already to much was history. the government gave us the weapons to fight with our brothers and sisters, now retained the guns and gave them to fight them because they don't do anything for us. games of over on 2 of the main prisons in the capital, producing several 1000 prisoners, including gang leaders, gun bottles are taking place in the streets. prisoners of escaped from civil jails, it's miserable. the crisis is guessing, louis everywhere is unsafe. a con, find clients to my taxi to make money, to feed my children. i'm an old man. nothing seems to be functioning here anymore.

thousands of people are fleeing their homes. many are having to queue up to get clean water. some tell all g 0. they haven't been able to find drinking water since sunday. we feel discouraged, we flew in a children conquer to school. we can't buy food. how can we live in such a situation? we fight to my fellow haitians while with the same haitian people do us. administrative sion has urged americans to leave the country as soon as possible, kind of dry his clothes. this embassy and some aid organizations suspended their operations due to the dangerous situation. thank you very much. the prime minister flew to can you last week to finalize a deal to set up you end task force led by can you to help restore order are not triggered this latest crisis. but there is still no un troops on the ground to help authorities restore order. and the prime minister has yet to return

stephanie decker, which is 0 the, the war on guys are now and how boss has presented his proposal for a ceasefire agreement to mediators in cairo, a senior official says they're not waiting for a response from israel, which should not send a delegation to the tox, female, then it'll be the what the enemy has failed to achieve on the battle ground. it will never achieve on the negotiations table. i'm at the shop how people's vision and aspirations will, must be achieved results, a complete ceasefire. i'm of the withdrawal of israeli forces from all parts of garza. i'm the allow immediate access to aid and released our people in the gaza strip. this is our most priority and any present itself would never be possible without to achieving this. we would like to stress the costs of negotiations come, must be opened without limit or has been a busy day of the us state department with visits from the country prime minister

and is ready. will cabinet member benny guns guys that lead the agenda for both meetings with secretary of state down to the blinking talks were held in an effort to reach a 6 week ceasefire. and to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid into the street. she advertises, he has moved from washington as the us cause a and egypt push for a potential see. so prism very binding on cheese, they put the onus on him us. what else? how close they were to a deal bite and have this to say. the deal is in the hands of hamas right. offer rational offers and mosque us earlier, the state department, secretary of state blink and met with the guitar e prime minister and foreign minister is realized and maximized. every possible means every possible method of getting assistance to people who need to have more happening everywhere suffering from the war. and does that. i'd see see

that we've seen that just to go and it's becoming very, very concerned about me. thing is really will cabinet minister many guns met with thinking over on capitol hill, guns them with the democratic policy, congressional leadership of the kansas visit to washington, a said to be on sanctioned by the is there any prime minister benjamin netanyahu as one of the free members will be as ready will calvin over us officials say they have no obligation to meet him. none the less but gowns his visit as also being presented as a way for the administration to show its frustration with method yahoo, even as it continues to provide as well, with the diplomatic cover and almost for the destruction of goes up in the meantime, the us air drops more ready meals and it goes on tuesday. but and g o say each drop contains less than one trucks worth of aid. she ever time c l g 0 washington. are freaking out in the u. n. space keeping chief is wanting that south. so don is not ready for elections later this year is on piano quite brief to the security council

following his visit to the country last month and election is scheduled for december as part of sa, so don's democratic transition. so myriad of factors were likely effect elections insults. so then a federal leading economy as intensified fights over resources and led to high unemployment, particularly impacting the youth. in addition, political competition or amongst the ruling elite increased in to come in on classes and the added strain inflicted by the influx of right to our knees on refugees escaping the conflict into them. of all combined towards an assessment that elections when held are going to take place in an environment of elevated tensions. at least 47 women have been kidnapped in the northeast of nigeria, community leaders in gala bono state plane. and onto the link to i saw for the attack, the women were from displacement camps and with gathering woods near the cumberland border. at the time. heavy flooding has force evacuation of thousands of people in

the brazilian state of i. cree rose and properties in the capital real bronco was swamped when a rate of birth, if banks and emergencies been declared in 19 municipalities as the contact is holding its tens annual cobra festival to foster the next generation of filmmakers from the region event invites some of the biggest names in the industry to know how to help us firing directors and produces, develop that work and does not expand reports. it's a lifeline for young palestinian filmmakers. rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in the industry. young filmmakers from across them, at least get them in touring. they need to get these stories to the wills. i think people appreciate truth more than anything else, right? that's what they cling to that or maybe that note, but this month i may know when something is real or not. and this year on its 10th anniversary of the cobra, it has taken on

a deeper meaning. why do we celebrate the progress we have made? we are also confronted with a genocide, them as a and the ongoing attempts and silencing the voice is crying out against it. it's extremely frustrating and disappointing to see creative spaces, once considered safe havens for free expression, become oppressive. it's fostering that freedom of expression that draws many young filmmakers to come to the bahamas. oh, mcdonny is from gaza. is film some of the streets follows a young palestinian boy and a refugee camp and leaving on but history is the one day or 2 into gaza. and tell the stories office on monday, the 1st 4 months of war. i didn't do any. i didn't answer my emails. i didn't work at all. i felt helpless,

not functioning at all. but also the time i realized that if i keep watching the news and feeling frustrated and not able to do anything, what this can lead me to, you know, the mazing industry lead as he is helping him to her and his work. so he can support his family and friends with trips. no was on being abroad. you know, i cannot take them out of gaza. i've tried most like various ways. it's really, really, really hard. and i think is the only thing is, is for me is to take action for the film projects of an into this. yeah. cobra from at least 20 countries. and it's hope that this advance will help amplified voices from across the region that organize the say. mean to be heard, alex, be it, which is the era the destinies are on al jazeera and that's it from me for you back to go. but to stay with this, my colleagues and how much i'm doing is with you next with more of today's top

stories. thank you for watching the frank assessments. here's essentially delaying the democratic process. the current government knows not being picked up when the elections say they want to buy time using fix political debate. ok, some of them are struggling. that's give them some cash. but let's look at the reality. 80 percent of these farming subsidies are going to the big voice, informed opinions we don't live in a postcolonial work we live in a new colonial one and gaza is resisting that donation inside story. on al jazeera, unique perspective, that plays students up and does told the palestinians to go to on heard voices, to humor. i try to highlight the absurdities inconsistency, but upon proceeding that's local landscape, connect with our community and tap into conversations you will find elsewhere to take every day. this is going to unspeakable horror as to really a lot about what's happening because of the tasks and media attention to the stream

on out just the are not too long ago, this. kimberly spice is one box named naomi. how they call themselves was a lender. their role on stuff put aside the differences to how the government forces defeat the homeland enemy. thousands of fighters have been deployed to post the number of soldiers on the phone line. they accuse verandas hesitant on coming upon the entity 3 rebels tearing size. she's not afraid to die. i'm a soldier. i see my relative suffering. that's why i decided to come here. not one across the border. the colanda here say there was, is to make sure that go mom is protected. they say that they're trying to make sure that entities respite does not seem to the 16th. for now the see their focus is

pushing back empty 3, your colleagues, buddhas or di trying. the millions of motors are going to the polls in the us for super tuesday the most important day in the presidential primaries. the i'm having to, boom, this is out is your life from doing also coming up is realize to maximize every possible means every possible method of getting assistance to people who need it for us. secretary of state says but you, mandatory and situation in gaza is unacceptable. and on.