welcome to al jazeera america, these are the stories we are following for you. children among the nine people who died. atlanta flaws while officials are still getting slammed about their response to the snow jam. george's governor now saying the buck stops with him. police in california taking on farmers trying to cash in on marian waythat with illegal crops.

nine people are dead after a house fire in western kentucky, most of the victims were children. it happened that was about 130 miles southwest of louisville, police say 11 people were inside when the flames broke out around 2:00 a.m. al jazeera jonathan martin is live at the scene, and jonathan, have we learned anything else about the victims? >> wilt, dell, those nine presumed dead they range in age from four to 15, right now on the scene, investigators say they have located the bodies of six of them, and searching for the three others, again, all nine presumed dead. as you mentioned 11 people were inside when this started. the father and his 11-year-old daughter they were the only two able to escape the fire and get out. at there point they are now at vanderbilt hospital, they were airlifted there, this fire started around 2:00 this morning and it was a neighbor we have

learned who called 9-1-1 after hearing the commotion. it didn't take first responders very long to get here. they were able to get here in a couple of minutes but the home was fully engulfed. there was very little they could do, we also talked to neighbors that said they came've, but felt there was nothing they could do. >> you just -- i don't know. i'm numb. i didn't know what to do, what to say. just -- stand and watch. i felt so helpless. so the father and his 11-year-old daughter the only two people at this point that we with have learned that survived this. they are again at vanderbilt hospital, we don't know their conditions but we also went by the local school district here today, certainly a lot of sadness there, because you have eight children,

at least eight children gone from this community. so certainly a lot of grief counselors and people around trying to help a lot of people come to grips with what is unfolding. >> officials now confirming nine dead in that fire have investigators said inning yet about a possible cause in. >> play say it is way too early to determine the cause. they believe the fire started somewhere on that right side near one of the bedle radios. i should also point out if very cold last night, so investigators are frying to see if any sort of heating had anything to do with the fire, right now they say that is not something they can pinpoint for sure. >> tying one car is a problem, but what happens when that number is 2,000.

robert gray is now on that story. 2000 cars 2,000 stories. >> yeah, dale, a bit of a hard time hearing, you, but indeed 2,000 cars oen the roadway here today waiting to be picked up. you can see over here, many of the vehicles that were here earlier today have been picked up by commuters that were stranded, the national guard, helping them state police helping them, and breaking news, that we are listening to in our satellite here, the governor of the state of georgia and he is taking sonnability for the entire situation, says the buck stops with him, and they are working on crafting new plans. the governor also brought out the head of georgia emergency management agency, that particular gentlemen says that he made a terrible mistake, on tuesday morning that the warnings came out from the national weather service at 3:30 a.m., that the governor didn't get briefed until

9:00 a.m., the emergency management agency decided that they did not want to put out a warning telling people to not go on the roadways to perhaps school being cancelinged. the schools rely on gema to make their decisions and they as they said in this press conference, said that it's their fault. they made the mistake. the governor even going on to say that had he gotten that correct information from gema his agency, that things would have been different. here is what with the governor said moments ago. >> i know your questions have been have i been satisfied with the response that was made. and my answer is an unequivocal no, we did not respond fast enough. we did not respond in the magnitude at an early enough time to be able to avoided some of these consistent quarterbackses. we can make excuses about the fact that this happened in the middle of the day during a work week. that did of course

complicate the situation. lever the less, we will be much more cautious, and aggressny terms of taking action in advance of future situations. >> so, dell, governors action in november, he has -- and nationally, and so he came out and said today that that's it. he claims responsibility, but yet, so does some of his agency officials. >> robert gray in atlanta, thank you very much. we apologize for the technical difficulties with that signal. new york is putting a stop to it's old stop and frisk policy. and then sevenning them for drugs or weapons. federal judge declared that unconstitutional last year. today new york's new mayor making good on a campaign promise to reform stop and frisk, saying the city accepted the judge's orders including the appointment of a monitor to oversee

any changes. 92 officers in the air force have now been implicated in that cheating scandal, an air force investigation finding widespread cheating on monthly proficiency tests, they were taken by officer whose operate the arsenal, the air force secretary telling reporters the nuclear force has systemic problems despite that maintain they are safe. the answer is yes, it is. and i have seen i now first time. secretary of defense reaffirmed that to me yesterday, the head of strategic command, so we are unified in that position. we are confident in the security of our nuclear mission. >> the air force says those who have been identify have had been temporarily decertified and can't serve on missle crews. russian now says it has identified the men behind that suicide attack last december, and picked up

two of their accomplices. reports say the bombers cole from the southern region. all of this coming as athletes began to arrive for the winter with olympics in sochi. peter sharp has our story from moscow. >> arriving at the olympic village the first of some 2,000 athletes for more than 90 different countries. it is just a week until the official opening of the game as run up to the winter limb bigs that's been dominated by security concerns following the two deadly bomb attacks. the explosions carried out by suicide bombers at the city railway stations and 24 hours later onboard an leck trick trolley bus, left 34 people dead. on thursday, russian security officials say they identified the two men that carried out the attacks and in the neighboring region, where security has been particularly tight, they arrested two polices. who were said to have transported the bombers. in moscow, this is how

the human rights organization amnesty international marked the final weeks count down to the games. a ball rena in chains. for amnesty her presence in handcuff symbolizing the violation of the rights of freedom, and president putin's russia at a time when it is hosting the olympics. >> while the word's eyes are on russia, we want with the worlds eyes to be on the way in which the russian government is treating civil society, and the way in which lesbian and gay people are treated in this country, and we with want the world and the world's governments to make it clear to the russian government, that this needs to stop. >> amnesty international signed by more than a quarter million people from countries around the world was delivered to the president's administrative office. the winter lick pims have become a magnet, a lightening conductor attracting those demanding change in russia. from deadly protests from islamic separatist in the

south, to human rights activists in the capital. expect more of the same throughout the games. peter sharp, all al jazeera, in moscow. >> in kiev the president there called in sick, saying he has a fever. it may have more to do with a law that parliament approves. it grants amnesty if they clear out of the billeds they are occupying. not official until the president signs off, and he is sick. protestors don't like the deal either, western leaders are stepping up the calls for the protest and the violence there to end. bitter divisions. the syrian government submitting its plan to fight terrorist, the problem is that's what they also call rebel fight errs. the opposition rejects the plan they continue to call for a transitional government and getting aid into hard hit areas. the two still have a enough beof differences. >> casualties.

i think a lot has been said about it. there is, of course, agreement that terrorism does exist, and it is a very very serious problem inside syria. but perhaps not yet an agreement on how to deal with it. >> and in syria, badly needed food has finally reached the refugee camp, it's home to thousands of palestinians. that camp has been heavily sealed off since the start of the war. it hasn't received any aid for almost a week. also in syria, dramatic before and after, very disturbing questions images were released by human rights watch, which claims the government is destroying neighborhoods, home to opposition fighters. al jazeera has the details. this is in the suburbs of damascus. it has been fought over by the government and the

rebels repeatedly. new evidence suggests that destruction of property here is not an accident of war. human rights watch that claims the government has been demolishing thousands of houses here, in other parts of damascus, and in the city of hama. the report uses these satellite images to show how extensive the damage is. this is the district seen in sent 2012. and this is the same place one month later. this is part of the capital, close to the military airport, seen in february of last year. move forward to july and the contrast is clear. w confirm the demolitions.

the group alleged that the government has systematically targeted residential buildings in areas which support the opposition. the government says the demolitions are merely part of a proved urban planning. >> i did not think that this is urban planning. this is mass destruction, and civilian neighborhoods. what the report points out, and in my own research, is that this urban planning if you like, is strategically done in areas where the free syrian army had quite strong presence, and was hurricanerred down and it was difficult to drive them out. the authors say there is no evidence of such demolition taking place in areas that generally support the government. the u.n. now says that almost 6 1/2 million beam have been displaced inside syria. and that almost 2 1/2 million refugees have left the country since the war began. dominic cane, al jazeera. >> and amido all that

violence, there was a small glimmer of good news. that toddler, found buried alive after an air strike is doing well. listen as they search for her. who can forget these images. reports were that she had been buried for at least threen't manies. this is her now, the baby girl appears to be without injury, sadly though her mother dies in that attack. coming up on al jazeera america, medical marijuana is a booming business and that is turning farmland in california into a battleground. a lot of you just can't wait for the super bowl, but others can't wait to see the commercials.

>> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america different boom, they are the battle is over farmland. reports. >> you can still see the remanence of an old grow, the green right there. >> mike seal and bill vincent are on the hunt for green. >> they are growing it, prevalently. basically right out in the open. >> marijuana plants hidden among the vast farmland.

can because behind a black tarp separates fit the orchard. >> this one little crop inside that black tarp area, will probably make more money than this whole orchard. >> prop 215 legalized medical marijuana here nearly two decades ago. but sheriffs deputy chris curtis says farmers are now twisting that law to fuel a luke rah tave trade. transforming california's central valley into what federal officials say is the largest supplier of domestic marijuana. >> one bag of this, how much does this go for? >> well, here in california it will go anywhere from 800 to $1,000 a pound. all this that was with scheduled or set up to be mailed outside of the state, where they are again three to 4,000 a pound. >> the number of large marijuana fields have tripled in the last year. >> it's not like the marijuana of 20 years ago, or even of ten years ago.

the thc content, and the way they have developed these plants is much much higher. >> farmers say the green rush has turned fields into battlefields. electric wires and armed men proteching the crops. this farmer too afraid to show his face, put up savey lance cameras after they say a teenager was shot to death, trying to steal plants. >> now, it is like we are in our own little compound, our own little prison. >> marijuana related crimes have killed nine people in fresno county since 2012. the violence prompted the county's board of supervisors to bandies penries last year, and this month, they ban growing marijuana all together in unincorporated areas. >> put your ground up can biggs inside leer. and then you just inhale. >> derrick payton uses can bass to control his asthma, he says the move punishes patients. >> this ordinance is not the solution to fix that. because those large grows are already illegal.

what they have an on enforcement problem. >> that dewait controls. nearly 600 marijuana fields were counted in fresno last year, less than a third were eradicated. al jazeera, fresno california. >> a strong consumer sends stocks soaring today. investors encouraged by the latest read on the nick growth, which show add solid increase in consumer spending. contracts sank almost 9% last monday that's almost a two year low, national association of realtors saying the bad weather in much of the nation kept buyers aware, the group also saying rising home prices and a lack of sellers were factors. exon mobile reporting a big drop in profiteds. saying the fourth quarter earnings fell 16%. they say their aarons r the the full year dipped

27%, they say it is due to a drop in production. profits of $8.4 billion over the last three months of 2013. now to the super bowl, a lot of you will be watching the game. and lots of you will be watching the game, just for the commercials. super bowl advertising has gotten so big, even the super bowl adds have ads. that's an m & m twerking. in one of the many bowl commercials you will see during super bowl xlviii. companies are now paying around $4 million for each 30 second ad. the price of a national commercial has increased more than 70% since 2004, according to advertising rejected firm cancer media. a volkswagen marketing initiative, at 60 crepts the company's ad is twice as long as most. >> i don't look at it at one single opportunity, let's calculate what the return is. we know they live on forever. on the internet, on

youtube. >> the top 5 all time biggest super bowl advertisers are anheuser-busch, hyundai, pepsi cochrysler and coca-cola. in the last decade, these and other companies have helped push ad spending to more than $2 billion. >> they are also trying to inspire stockholders and intimidate competitors by playing a role in the biggest party in the country, and on new york city time square and it's been transformed into super bowl boulevard. the adoze get strange like this one, featuring david beckham running around nearly naked. john carrol says these ads are blake political campaigns for companies that often start before the game. >> just becomes this escalating war of entertainment and production values and there's less and less of the original intention of advertising which is to sell some product. >> make love. >> actual political organizations are taking

cues from porch 500 companies and jumping on the super bowl bandwagon. elected officials will be airing ads in local markets on game night. public records show michigan governor rick schneider is spending $400,000 on a one minute ad, and the conservative action committee has been raising money to air commercials thanking ted cruz for attacking obama-care. >> there are candidates for office who are running in the local breaks, they are also running before and right after the super bowl. >> political ads are likely to pop up and swing states like colorado, florida, iowa, nevada, new hampshire. north carolina, ohio, and virginia. >> they will be mixed into spectacles like laurence fishburn banging on a tv. or a bunch of bodybuilders running through the streets. and of course, there that twerking m & m. >> al jazeera. new york. >> when we come back, the changing culture in

afghanistan, why a theater could represent the last picture show.

welcome back to also al jazeera america. we are following breaking news at this hour. federal prosecutors are now saying they will seek the death penalty for the boston marathon bombing suspect, he is charged in the case the boston bombing happening back in april. three people were killed more than 200 others were injured after one of the largest man hunts in the country. police tracked down him and his brother, authorities say they killed the brother. also kentucky state police saying they found nine bodies inside a western kentucky home gutted by fire. aid eight of the dead were children. they were airlifted to the local hospital. new york city agreeing to reform it's stop and frisk policy. last year a federal judge december clairing the tactic unconstitutional, ordering sweeping changes.

today the mayor saying it was dropping the appeal. now taking responsibility for atlanta snow jam, snow and ice leaving hundreds of residents stranded on roads and inside schools. the next time the state will be better prepared. in kabul afghanistan, we could be seeing what could very well be the last picture show. a movie house once the place of magic and memories once to be shuttered again. twenty-first time was the taliban, this time it is progress. jane ferguson has more from kabul. >> time almost stands still here. at the park cinema, the staff still show old bolllywood movies using antique tools of the trade. >> but technology and a rapidly changing society has killed the buzz around watching films on the big screen. >> it was -- decades of

war destroy add culture of communal socializing, it pushed people back into their homes, and into a mind set that still remains. generations used to come here to watch movies the theater itself has hardly changed in over 50 years. but the current generation are less likely to come here, and they end up playing to an empty house. >> mo hamed remembers with pride how up market the place once was. >> this cinema as i remember it it was very beloved and limited. people would come with their families here. it was hardly a free seat, everything was perfect, carpet, curtains, there was lighting on the stairs it was full of men and women with. >> while the rest of kabul rushed to modernize using the influx of cash, the park cinema stays locked in its past.

few investors wants to throw their money into something now so unpopular. the cinema remains open simply because the government covers the most basic costs even they are sentimental about the place, now a crumbling tribute to a culture lost. jane ferguson, al jazeera, kabul afghanistan. now meteorologist dave warren, take a look from space, and you can see the snow on the ground, not moving that whitish color that's the snow, these are the clouds that brought the snow has pushed off the coast, getting a little chance to melt here with some sunshine, and the temperatures are up too, climbing above freezing and should stay there, at least overnight tonight, and then throughout the next few days getting a few degrees warmer each day, it may not refreeze tonight, but still be careful on the roadways. 36 in atlanta, and alabama 46 new orleans, so the temperatures are

climbing a bit, and now we with are talking about the storm out west, needed rain and snow. across california and the southwest, have to get that snow up there until april 1st when it started to melt, and that feed as lot of the reservoirs way below average, so we are welcoming this storm here. another area of low pressure bringing some light snow to the northern plains. that will be followed by a brief drop in temperatures you can see that here with the temperatures dropping to zero, in fargo, six in bismark. wind chills about 20 to 30 below, but this cold air will stay to the north here moving across the great lakes and then pushing up into eastern canada. friday and saturday, maybe some light snow. saturday a little warmer, and then root blast for chicago, with the temperature of seven. but this is the overall pattern which is started to change, finally, that storm bringing some moisture to the southwest, heading up to the north, and then dropping down the east side of the rockies. this storm tracking further west, bringing warm air up and the northeast, and that is saturday and sunday, so

super bowl sunday looks to be warmer. day, thank you very much, and thank you for watching al jazeera america. 101 east is next. >> rape is a major problem in all countries across this region. >> women's experiences of violence are well documented, but the motivations of men have been largely in the dark. >> when you speak to men and boys, they say nobody's ever asked us about this. >> we go i