scenes, at aljazeera.com/"techknow." join us on facebook, twitter, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york. back to work when so many want him gone. the new demands an pressure facing ukraine's president. counting the votes in thailand before the special election called the anger. >> he stood up. when i went out front. >> a life cut short, an oscar webbing actor philip seymour hoffman.

another staffer quits in the wake of the bridge scandal. >> ukraine's president says he will be back tomorrow, although thousands tonight would like to see him stay away for good. protestors held one of their largest rallies, 30,000 people demanding victor yanukovych step down. he took a short sick leave last week sparking his future. limits to the president's power. also tonight ukrainian activist who says he was beaten and tortured has arrived for further treatment. >> heading onto the runway at kiev's airport, the protestor

dmprotestordimitri bolotov, wile treatment for his wounds in lithuania. >> i think we have just saved his life. i think what they have wanted to do with him, his life was in great danger and we wouldn't have had a single chance to investigate the torture that he was subjected to so i think one life was saved today and we will be doing that to anyone arrested. we won't leave anybody without our attention. >> reporter: this may seem like a significant concession by president yanukovych, yet another one. try to torture intimidate and kill the protestors into silence. earlier in the day in kiev's

independence square, tens of thousands of protestors gathered to call for the resignation of president yanukovych, who returns to his desk on monday after being treated for a respiratory infection. u.s. secretary of state john kerry pledged to support the protest oars iors in what he cad their fight for democracy. as the stalemate continues, the fears for violent confrontation are continuing. determined to keep the demonstrations peaceful. some of them were out on the streets of kiev being trained in tactics in close quarter fighting with the police. david chater, al jazeera, kiev. >> after ukraine's president returns to work, parliament

reconvenes. jennifer glasse reports. >> it's a big week for ukraine. president veurkviktor be yanukok to work. police cells around the country. the opposition says they are being held as prisoners basically until demonstrators leave the streetsd. the previous -- so still a big divide between the opposition and the government, a big week in ukraine. we'll see whether the opposition can make any progress and whether the government is willing to make any concessions. >> jennifer glasse in kiev.

slow pace of peace talks. al jazeera juan los molina has more. >> reporter: another flairup of tensions between the u.s. and israel, secretary of state john kerry warned that israel faces a growing threats of boycotts if peace talks with the palestinians fail. boycott on israel immoral and unjustified. >> translator: first it entrenches the palestinians, forcing peace. state of israel. foremost the safety of the citizens of the state of israel. for these reasons, the threats of a boycott on the state of israel will not achieve their goals. >> reporter: israel'israel's e

sisters of intelligence had a harsher word for kerry. israel's criticism of kerry sparked a sharp response from the state. >> security and well-being including staunch opposition to boycotts, adding his only reference to a boycott was a description of actions undertaken by others that he has always opposed. some european officials warned israel could face deepening isolation if it pushes forward with israeli settlements. israel's defense minister characterized kerry as miss placed obsession and messianic

fervor. calling those comments offensive and inappropriate especially considering all that the u.s. is doing to support israel's security needs. the defense minister later apologized for the remarks claiming he believed they were off the record. juan carlos molina, al jazeera. >> meanwhile the u.s. secretary of state met with the defense minute ter, both side need to compromise, says kerry. iranian foreign minister seems to agree, saying the time to agree would be now. >> it would be foolish to break away. i think the opportunity is there, this is a historic opportunity, i think we need to seize it, if we don't, if we act on the basis of illusions we will regret it in the days to come and years to come. academy award winning actor

philip seymour hoffman is being remembered this morning. there were reports that he died of a drug overdose. >> philip seymour hoffman was a standout outon the silver screen and on the stage. oscar for his role in the film, capote. abagie nights, magnolia and almost famous. >> i'm just grateful for parts that have come my way, very much sop. >> on broadway, hawx directed countless plays but he had a public battle against addiction. last summer he checked into a rehab facility for substance abuse. found the 46-year-old actor dead

at his apartment. his family released this statement: this is a tragic and sudden lost and we ask that you respect our privacy of grieving. please keep phil in your thoughts and prayers. he attended new york university's tish school of arts. leaves long time partner mimi o'donnell and their three children. kilmeny duchardt, al jazeera. >> he didn't discuss any problems. he was -- in park city utah, he talked about the two films he was promoting. specifically he was talking to me about a leading role he had in a film called "god's pocket." he was contemplative, he was

joking around with one of his co-stars, christina hendricks, the film, the great beating heart that it had and did something that he hadn't done in a decade, which was to watch the film with an audience. i think he is going to be remembered as just a completely multifaceted and brilliant actor and it's a huge loss. >> it was said that he would star in a comedy about a middle aged man's dealing with happiness. whether the lead investigator doubts whether christie is telling the truth. >> i have skepticism about the governor's statement. i haven't said that the governor has responsibility for this. i haven't said that the governor knew when this was happening. that is something mr. wildstein.

i have my doubts about that time line. he could have known at any time but i have my doubts about what he said. >> the governor meanwhile is firing back at a former ally who claims christie knew the closures as they happened. christie said david wildstein will do and say anything to save david wildstein. sergio garcia celebrated on the steps of california's capital. he passed the california bar exam but his license was ruled invalid because his he was undocumented. >> whether you were blessed with being born in this country or not i think a lot of people are

being inspired. >> last year california allowed undocumented workers to practice law and the state supreme court upheld it last month. the votes are being counted in thailand, yet the nation's democracy remains in flux. the prime minister will likely win the election even though thousands want her to go. the united states urged both sides to respect human rights and avoid violence. especially considering the closeness of the two countries. very important to america's military and economic trade between the u.s. and thailand has been very strong. our veronica pedrosa, what are you seeing today? . >> well, actually i'm joining

you jonathan from one of the main stages that the anti-government protestors are using to block main highways as it were, main roads through the city. this is the equivalent of let's say in new york 5th avenue. it is very important junction. this is land i happened in manys of ban kong. seven areas of bangkok. sunday which was supposed to resolve the political crisis are going to reduce the number of areas where they are going to obstruct traffic and go to a park which is the equivalent of central park in new york, the main park in the city. that is not to say that they are not going to continue their fight, they say they want to reform before the elections. they oppose the election.

they try to block people from voting, they stop papers from being delivered and they will probably reject any results from the election. >> veronica, what else can the protestors do? what's left for them? >> the protestors will have been talking about the analysts i should say have been talking about the possibility of something that they call a judicial coup. because what they're saying is that there are many court cases in play at the moment, that may invalidate the party, the ruling party of of which prime minister yingluck is a part, can be invalidated constitutional court. i understand under thai law.

but there are going to be a lot of to-ing and froing. here in thailand. >> veronica, any idea of whether this unrest might affect thailand's relationship with the united states? qus. >> the united states along with several other countries have called for peace to stop the violence here, i should say in thailand. but the relations as you mentioned a bit earlier are strong and close. we are talking about the shift from an old establishment to a new establishment going on. over a belong period. there is not much difference between the two sides here

foreign policy. so i don't think there would be much of an impact. but obviously as you say it is of strategic importance what happens in thailand and the u.s. is watching very closely. >> veronica pedrosa, in bangkok, thank you. salvador sanchez seron is in the plead so far but he must secure more than half the votes to win the runoff. andy gallagher is in the capitol of san salv salvador. >> no one is calling this election yet. the opposition reign party is trailing at about 39%. this is a tight race, it has been predicted so. if the winning candidate doesn't

get more than 50% it will go to a runoff. it is all about gang violence and how to solve crime here. there are different proposals, the reign candidate is talking about using the army to quell the gang problem. sasmesalvador sanchez has talked about using the army. it is trending towards a victory for him, it's only half the votes counted and still all to play for. >> still too early to call. andy gallagher. fireworks in seattle. the seahawks are super bowl win. big win, michael. >> we'll show you how the seahawks pulled off so much of a shoker and how they have done what no other team have ever done.

>> many have brought in powerful weather. we're dealing with some right now not just on the east coast but coming on the west coast as well. details on the cool down, next.

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join ali velshi as we follow families, just like yours, as they try to get by... >> we're all struggling financially... >> america's middle class: rebuilding the dream only on al jazeera america! >> super bowl xlviii is in the books and the seattle seahawks are the champs after stunning the denver broncos, i think the official term is whupped. >> it is whupped. not for the reason coming in because there are so many reasons why the super bowl was expected to be epic. top rated offense facing the top rated defense. peyton manning and richard sherman getting a chance to perform on the world's biggest stage. super bowl xlviii, the first

time it has been played in an outdoor stadium in a winter climate. the theme for this game was set early on. the broncos turnover led to easy points for seahawks. 22-0 at half time and the break was when bruno mars took the stage and help from the red hop chili peppers. it didn't do anything to slow down the seahawks, they added 21 more points in the second half on the way to their title, 43-8 was the score. coming up we'll take you to metlife stadium to hear from the winning team. meanwhile in seattle, the city is going whield. the second professional history, the seattle supersonics won the

national title, the police are trying to get crowd control. seahawks 12th man as they call them going strong. lee steinberg is getting back in the game. he has some image vice for seahawks player richard sherman. >> he took a page out of miley cyrus's book and did something so dramatic that all the country's talking about it. first of all since i think he preplanned that and was ready to do it to grab his moment of fame, i would say, you succeed, you did a great job. you take an obscure defensive back from the seattle seahawks and make him the top topic in national history. now, he can take that any direction he wants. he is can soften it he can

continue being outrageous. richard sherman has the ability if he could play well enough, that either can be his -- he could become a pet rock, where this is overquickly, but if interviews well this week and leaves a distinctive impression, america will allow a boisterous person to retract. it's harder to get the attention in the first place and he's got it. >> sherman played very well tonight before leaving the game with an injury. you can see my full interview with leigh steinberg later on tonight. coming up, an interview with the seattle seahawks. >> rebecca has been over here doing her happy dance. >> the colors and the badge and

everything? >> she's her button on. >> my hawks. every time they've had a major game they've had major weather coming in. tonight's no difference. except the crazy weather is dmomiscoming in for the east co. snow and ice into the northeast and the mid atlantic. we've got a second storm on the way too. temperatures on the west coast are going to be bottoming out as arctic air is coming in. we already have winter storm watches in place for texas and oklahoma. for the storm coming for you on tuesday. bull you're still recovering from the storm that brought 7 to 10 inches of snow and ice accumulations. oklahoma, texas even arkansas where we still have some storm warnings in effect. we have some video of what arkansas has been seeing

throughout the course of the day today. it has been just absolute chaos. roadways filled with snow and roads are just as slippery. it's such that wet snow that these cars are just slipping right off the roads. you could see this scene. it's fayetteville. it's wreaked havoc. 1414° in fayetteville. storm is freezing. same spot that just got hammered that you just saw and now into the east central area, mid atlantic. the snow is coming into ohio working its way with freezing rain and icy mix through the northern part of west virginia. that icy condition is going to move on through, winter storm warning in effect stretching northeast impacting even manhattan, where philadelphia to manhattan, four to eight inches of snow will be coming down hard

and fast on the morning commute. new york 42. if anything falls it will primarily be rain. but that temperature is going to be dropping very fast and you can see this line of warnings and advisories going across just about all the atlantic states and into the northeast here. so be prepared, be ready for a long commute, a lot of travel delays and cancellations of flights. stretching in these very areas coming off of the great lakes. jonathan, temperatures are going fob plummeting for both coasts, west and east coast. it will be slippery. >> thanks rebecca. now, a tire in germany is now a pile of rubble. there it goes. that tower part of frank further university built in 1972. thousands of people came out in the center of the city to watch it come down. more than 2,000 pounds of

explosives brought the 282 foot tower down in just about 80 seconds. a volum volcano in ecuador is sg ash five miles in the air. lava blocked the route to a popular resort town. volcano is 85 miles southeast of the capital of quito. what's at stake is the focus of our week ahead segment, next. and a catholic diocese talks about filing for bankruptcy after a sex abuse constantly. scandal.

going to say one thing today and

>> and welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories this half hour. protestors in ukraine held one of their largest rallies

yesterday. demanded viktor yanukovych step down. help push constitutional changes and limits to the president's power. tensions between the united states and israel flared up been. secretary of state john kerry warned of an israeli boycott if the peace talks with the palestinians failed. description of actions that others would take. and seattle is celebrating tonight! the seahawks are taking home their first super bowl title. the hawks crushed the broncos 43-8. we'll you more highlights in just a few minutes. first it is sunday evening and timer for our regular segment, the week ahead. the farm bill, after years of limbo, the trillion dollar bill is close to becoming law.

our courtney k keeley takes a look. >> we eliminate things that don't work and strengthen things that do. >> but it has its critics, among them the washington post editorial board. it described the nearly 1,000 page bill as hideously complex. the bill eliminates and consolidates dozens of programs, expands government supported crop insurance. >> this is the main house up there where my father lived, and where i grew up. >> where you grew up? >> yeah. and my wife and i lived in the smaller house back there. >> 62-year-old dan farron's family has been farming in new

jersey since the revolutionary war. he estimates he will lose 14 to $15,000 a year in direct subsidy in corn and hay crops. but he hopes it will provide some financial security. >> never want to kiss that kind of money good-bye. but you know, one of the ways is, if we're able to insure the crops tra higher rate -- at a higher rate then if we do have a disaster, you know just lower yield that will make up for some of what we lose. >> reporter: farmers associations have expressed satisfaction but the two year impasse is almost entirely over. they say they will adapt to whatever the government delivers just as they adapt to the whims of mother nature.

but eliminating the subsidy won't save money. they claim the changes in crop insurance could cost taxpayers $15 billion per year much of it going to wealthy farmers. >> over 85% of farm subsidies flow to about 15% of farmers and those farmers are really in terms of the average citizen very wealthy with relatively high incomes. >> reporter: meanwhile close to 1 million people will lose $90 in food stamp benefits. cuts are unavoidable. courtney k keeley, al jazeera. >> the president will sign it if it reaches his desk. it has been a long time coming. lawmakers have been unable to agree on a new bill since 2012. under the proposed bill, the 1%

cut is said by liberals as too much and excessive a conservatit enough. earlier i spoke with aaron fairbanks and andrew novokavich. i asked them why this whereas so important. >> how much it costs, who produces it, who gets access to it, it touches on everything so it's critical. >> united states is unique because we generate an incredible amount of food, enough to feed every american which cannot be said by other countries. >> that is where we have to draw a line. hunger is not a poverty issue, but a justice issue. we are producing the right amount of food if not surpluses

of food. the fact that as a result of this bill people will have restricted access to that food through loss of their food stamps, i think that's getting penal up in arms. people feel like it's really outrageous, it's a justice issue not a poverty issue. >> why do you think this bill was passed now? i've heard farm bill fatigue. >> agricultural consumption has always been a bipartisan affair. it didn't matter that much if you were dralt or republican. it might matter more if you were from mississippi or montana because of the nature of agriculture in different states. it might matter if you were from harlem as opposed to michigan but in the end there was enough common interest to get people with different opinions to come together and say this is what we're going to do for the greater good.

although chairman lucas and chairman stabinau had a pretty rough row to hoe. they finally achieved a bill despite some pretty strong odds that weren't working in their favor. >> let's look at what's in the bill now. nearly $800 million, closely 80% of the pie, crop insurance, conservation together, only get about 15%. commodity, it adds up to a trillion dollars over ten years. and as andrew has pointed out, in the last couple of years it has fallen apart. why? >> i think that reflects more a change of who's in the legislature and the pressures they are facing rather than a change in what's really happening in farming or food or agriculture. people still need to eat, people

are still mungary. they call it a do--- hungry. they call it a do-nothing congress and i think that's very accurate. >> they maying cutting direct payments to farmers but they may be raising the amount of money they're putting into crops in case there's a disaster and they're guaranteed to get a paycheck. >> well, indeed, the numbers there are but i would add that actually farm groups were pretty much at the forefront of agreeing if not even suggesting that direct payments should be eliminated. but when they were instituted in 1996 they were imagined as a temporary measure to wean agriculture off of all farm programs. >> i want to show you the quote from one person, very close to this issue. it's from joelberg from the new york city coalition against hunger. he says they are gutting a

program to pay for hungry people for corporate welfare. is that fair to say? >> working mothers, children, elderly, against people bringing home much more than the median income, it seems taking from the poor to give to the rich or shifting it in a way that seems uncomfortable. >> there is concern that the snap program was -- there was a lot of waste there and it needed to be overhauled. >> i think that's a term used when people wanted to attack snap. people are going to tell you whatever they want to tell the you to support their position. but the bottom line is i don't want to be in the position of telling someone who is trying to feed their fame, i really need that $90, a farmer up the road is going to make a little less

this year. sorry if it's going to be tough but those are the breaks. >> andrew do you think that's a reasonable thought she has there? >> well it is. and one of the things i think is important to keep in mind is the fundamental eligibility for snap is unchanged. the fundamental benefit levels for snap is unchanged. they actually implemented a number of kind of small changes in operating procedures that i think a lot of folks would agree are fine. the big savings comes from one particular program, they may see somewhat reduced benefits but they are not necessarily kicked off. so i think we'll know a lot better in half a year or so. >> well as we said, the senate is expected to sign this bill next week. erin and andrew thank you for coming in tonight. the senate banking

committee, tuesday facebook turn ten years old and tuesday, the winter games open in sochi, russia. the state of california announced that certain water supplies will be cuts off. judy muller has more. catholic churches in this state have been reciting a weekly prayer for rain. that request came from the conference of catholic bishops who said, our reliance on water reveels how much we are part of creation and creation is a part of us. other faiths are doing the same. praying for rain is a practice that goes back centuries. the picture is relentlessly

bleak. reservoirs running empty. snow pack at historic lows. california water officials are taking historic measures. >> this is the first time in the 54 year history of the state water project that projected supplies have been reduced to zero. >> that's right, zero. the state has cut off water shipments to local agencies, that serve 25 million californians. farmers and water districts will be forced to find their water elsewhere and some are actually prepared to do that. the metropolitan water district which serves los angeles and much of southern california has been preparing for this kind of emergency, with water storage and conservation. the agency has no plans to propose mandatory water restrictions this year but it has called on citizens to conserve water. governor jerry brown has called on californians to voluntarily

cut their water use by 20 minutes. >> don't flush unless you have to, shut off the water when you brush your teeth. >> i have been cutting back on my lawn watering, i have been cutting down on my shower time. but that's so little. >> i don't want to conserve any water. i want to -- i want to enjoy what i have. >> people work on a crisis mentality until crisis happens and it really affects their lives. people in america are oblivious. >> a two minute shower would be a crisis for a lot of people. >> it would be for me. >> oh yeah, i'll cut mine in half, i'll make it short. >> which would be what? >> five minutes tops. >> we'll take a shower together. that always helps. suggest that to many people. >> but it's not a laughing matter. if voluntary conservation

doesn't work -- >> in history there have been long long droughts called mega-- droughts. >> the forecast calls for rain this week but in california that amounts to less than a drop in the bucket. meanwhile the faithful continue to pray for rain and we have had sprinkles in south pasadena so perhaps this is working. the catholics even offer up a specific prayer for state water officials asking that they be given the wisdom and strength to balance the many needs of people and commerce. they are going to need all the help they can get in the days ahead. >> judy muller in california tonight. this is the first sunday since the roman catholic diocese in hellena, montana claird --

declared bankruptcy. the proposed plan must be approved by the bankruptcy court and the victims. military helicopters dropped explosives on the city of alep aleppo. sifnld killed, including ten -- civilians killed, including ten children. more than 130,000 people have been killed in three years. many who have fled have not seen a classroom for two years. leb know is struggling to than influx of students. one small school is trying to make a difference. >> in many parts of the world accessing to education is almost taken for granted. for syrian refugees in len knobn

it's a dream. mohamed had to drop out of school for a year because of the war. his father, who was a cameraman was tortured to death in syria but mohamed is eager to learn to become a pilot because that's what he promised his father. >> translator: the best gift i can be ever blessed with is the gift of learning. so i become educated. i don't want to be illiterate >> most of the children here are orphans. their fathers killed or detained in syria. the classrooms are freezing but it's where these children want to be. >> translator: the school is more fun than the camp. because it teaches us and makes us smarter so we can go up to the second grade. >> reporter: the syrian curriculum is taught here but the students don't receive

recognized certificates because this is an unofficial school. for them it is fruitful time spent in exile. some of the children have not been to school for three years. and although this is not a formal school, the teacher says any education the students get here is just to ensure that these children don't turn out illiterate. >> teaching the children here is very difficult. >> we find it's difficult to teach them, they left school three years ago, they didn't know how to write how to read. it's catastrophe, it is in fact tragedy. >> reporter: unheated classrooms and the shortage of books and stationery are the things teachers struggle with but helping students cope with their loss. >> these orphans have been severely traumatized. some people their loss is so

immense they have no desire to learn. we have to revive their hopes because life has to go on. >> the school rubs a double shift to teach more than 500 students. whatever they can do to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. when we come back on al jazeera america, a super bowl shocker. >> i'm john ray smith live from east rutherford new jersey, where it's been a super-sunday. our reaction to the seahawks win.

past weeks of violence is that it is not only effected 863,000 people who have left their homes, and indeed over 120,000 of them have gone across the border into countries such as kenya, or uganda, but it's the impact of the fighting on markets, on economic collapse, on the fact happen people can't move their livestock, marsh lands, they can't fish, and they are unable to hunt, and the results of that is 3.7 million people in acute need of a assistance. >> i suppose the big question is are you able to provide that? >>

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broncos showed up tonight. >> they showed up but their game didn't. fans are spoitd b disappointed t that. super bowl xlviii, pean peantd manning, turnovers right from the opening snap, which sailed over manning's head for an eventually safety and it was pretty much downhill from there. as the seahawks game baim the first team ever to score a safety, interception return and a kickoff return in a super bowl. two more field goals for 43-8 thumping. marking the third largest margin of victory in nfl history. malcolm smith returned the ball for a 69-yard touchdown, rulz

wilson became the third youngest quarterback to win a super bowl which is the first ever for seahawks. from east rutherford, john henry smith. the seahawks were surprised by the outcome, what was the reaction of the team itself? >> oh the team, of course they weren't surprised, if they were surprised by the margin of victory they wouldn't let that on after the game. but you know you got to look at this situation. certainly the denver broncos coming into this one, they had the big name quarterback, peyton manning, super bowl experience in guys like wes welk welker. as it turns out that youth didn't turn into inexperience it turned into hunger. after seattle's 43-8 win, tight end zack miller.

>> feels great, just in shock right now. just so happy. can't wait to get out of here and celebrate with my teammates. >> you and a lot of guys, you cliff avril, had fallen on hard times and had a lot of wins. how did it feel like coming here and getting it done here from seattle? >> to be what we went through and have this success now, i think that hard road traveled makes it all worth it and just feels great and even better i think than if you had success your whole career. >> and the seattle seahawks go on to win the super bowl 43-8. they win their first super bowl ever, first championship for the city since 1979, and for denver broncos, they set an nfl record now have five super bowl losses. michael. >> what was noticeable is how loud it was in the stadium especially when denver had the

ball on offense. it seems like the 12th man certainly showed up tonight. how did it feel being inside the stadium tonight? >> well, let's first start outside the stadium. start earlier this week. the 12th man has been huge this week. they have been a humongous presence all over the area. you couldn't go five feet without tripping over somebody in the seattle seahawks jersey. they had a banner with a big number 12. certainly the seahawks fans acquitted themselves very well, they can say they were the 12th man and maybe we did help the win. >> john henry smith, thanks so much. to see their team win a super bowl. >> the the big teams and sun'such a blowout for the super bowl. they are young and hungry.

>> yes they were. >> the super bowl is over finally. the next big sporting events, the winter olympics in russia. considered the most expensive olympics in history. rob reynolds went to vancouver when the focus was pinching pennys. >> the flames no longer leap from olympic cauldron but the city has tangible riernldz of four years ago. sports stadiums, a new rail line, in the city's airport, housing and communities centers. vancouver's olympics cost about $6.2 billion, a fraction of what russia is spending on sochi. his team scrutinized every penny that the team spent. >> it was blood and tears, day and night, looking at absolutely everything. we simply went into every single

account to find our way to get our project over the finish line. we simply had to deliver the games with the budget we had. >> when russian president vladimir putin pishe -- pished e games, he promised to bring it in for a certain figure, it has ballooned to $51 billion. >> even a senior member of the olympic committee much of the enormous cost of the sochi games is due to corruption. >> various schemes involved where they inflate the price of some of the projects and then pocket the difference or contracts end up running over what they're anticipated to be. so it's been far and away the most expensive olympics that's ever been. >> reporter: these olympic medals on display are a reminder of canada's national pride in hosting the game.

but robert van wiseberg says the games have become nationalist ticicspectacles. >> we are seeing i.t. with real, we are seeing it with sochi, and beijing and now world cup is becoming somewhat like this. the games are upon which you build a national image. >> the games held here on the canada's pacific shore may prove to be the last of their kind. rob reynolds, al jazeera, vancouver. >> another show, headlines after this quick break.

break. >> you're watching al jazeera america. live from new york. i'm jonathan betz. award winning actor philip seymour hoffman is being

remembered. he was found debt in his new york apartment. there's been no official cause of debt but drugs may have caused a role. the immediate call for viktor yanukovych's tennin yanug down. israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu, secretary of state john kerry warned israeli could face widening boycotts if agreement is not made. winter is returning to the northeast after the super bowl. it was close to 50° in new jersey for the kickoff. the temperatures have fallen, snow is now on if way. it could cause travel delays for

tourists heading back home after the game tomorrow. and speaking of the super bowl, seahawks are the exa champions. 43-8. coming up next. the deadly cost of news. he