>> we will never stop working to ensure that equality under the law is protected by the law. >> another victory for proponents of same-sex marriage. the justice department said to expand federal privileges to gay couples across the u.s. >> plus a fragile cease fire in syria is threatened as aid workers come uppnder attack.

>> flexing its muscles. warships from iran heading to u.s. waters. >> who you trust is a community question. >> a month after the toxic chemical spill in west virginia, a community pleads to make ascertain that it is safe again. >> good morning to you and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live in new york city. a big win for gay rights advocates, attorney-general eric holder announcing federal privileges will be extended to gay married couple. gay people will not be forced to testify against their spouse. they'll be allowed to file for bankruptcy, and legally married inmates will be granted the same

rights as heterosexuals in brings. visitation, funerals and compassionate release applies to states that don't realise gay unions. we have the latest. >> on monday i will issue a policy memorandum that will formally instruct all justice department employees to give lawful same-sex marriages full and yal recognition -- equal recognition to the greatest extent possible under the law. >> attorney-general eric holder received two standing ovations during his speech at a fund-raiser for the human right campaign. the prominent human rights campaigner hailed his and called his rights a victory. >> this means that in every courthouse in every proceeding and in every place where the

department of justice stands, they'll strive to ensure that same-sex marriages receive the same privileges, applications and rights as opposite sex marriages under federal law. >> the new policy will protect same-sex couples from being forced to testify against their spouses. gay couples will be able to file for bankruptcy. married gays will have rights and provisions. the couples must be legally married. the justice department will apply the new rules nationwide, even when cases are heard by federal courts. >> the department of justice is solidifying policies to end discrimination. >> the shift in policy doesn't come as a surprise, following changes set in motion after the supreme court declared that it was unconstitutional to deny

federal benefits to same-sex couples. it buildings on policies being advanced using administrative orders when conagrees can't or won't -- congress can't or won't act. >> it makes same-sex coupleselageable for death benefits. it will only be granted in states where gaye marriage is legalized. >> a convoy carrying food and med sip was attacked in -- medicine was attacked in homs. >> the u.n.'s head of humanitarian affairs is disappointed adding: >> stefanie dekker joins us with the latest. >> despite the changes faced on saturday. the u.n. says this mission will go ahead.

they are trying to find an alternative route into the city. aid workers were in there for six hours trapped. identifying 626 civilians. there is more aid that can go in. they are talking about 250 food parcels. 500 bags of wheat. 250 food parcels, 119 high gen quits and medicine. civilians did not get out. this is a chang. as to how they can get in op a safer way. what this heights is the challenge of controlling the factions and fighters. geneva will resume on monday. a huge achievement. if anything gets decided at the table, how does it filter through on the ground to make

sure all sides lay down their weapons. >> piece talks are set to resume tomorrow. turkey's prime minister is not optimistic the talks will lead to peace. he spoke to al jazeera. >> translation: the steps taken in geneva 1 talks were not anticipated by the regime in geneva ii. it did not have a good start. it is ongoing, but does not look like we'll get a good outcome from it. >> meantimes, back in turkey, recep tayyip erdogan is bat lick a different front. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets. critics say the legislation will clamp down on web freedom. fireca crackers and -- firecrackers and stones were thrown at police. under the new laws authorities do not need a court order to

block websites. the government can ask for information any time it wants. president abdullah is under pressure not to protect turkey's laws. it's a way to make the net safe and free. mixed messages from rain as it issues a veiled threat. they launched warships shorts the waters. the defense department is downplaying the move and iran's supreme leader had strong leads. ayatollah cammeny told meed ya that washington would overthrow iran's government if it good. >> americans say that we are friends of the iranian nation. they are lying. you can see it through their actions. they threaten iran and expect the public to reduce defense

capabilities. at the same time of threatening us they say you must reduce defense capabilities. no, we have various authorities from different sectors in the armed forces, with the help of god, decreasing strength every day. >> the soup ream leader is a -- supreme leader is a powerful leader are. iran says its actions are in response to the u.s. responsibility stationed in the persian golf. snow blankets the u.s. look at them pushing the truck, observing the brunt of it. slick and snowy condicks are causing did nots. for more. let's brick in metrologist eboni deon. >> we have seen record snow. picking up three numbers of

yesterday, breaking the old record of 0.4, set in 1957. there's more snow on the way. conditions will improve. there'll be a few breaks. we are seeing the steady stream of moisture coming into the pacific north-west providing with high elevation snow and rain. it's a welcome site. conditions unsettled over the next several days, mainly across the pacific north west. high pressure dominating, causing the moisture so rise up and over it. we have a clockwise flow, blocking the wet weather. we could use a deal of moisture. we are not going to see it. across the north-west scattered snow showers. additional foot of snow, especially into the cascades of washington and oregon. rain and we are expecting more snow.

travel plans here, you are able to give yourself plenty of time. in addition to the rain and snow, keep that in mind. it will below the snow around. conditions will improve as we get in on another date. >> thank you so much. event are now in full swing at the winter olympics at sochi russia. this is a live picture where the games happen. the lead up was played with security concerns and criticism over cost to the national economy. many consider the games a show case of the modern russia and all it can achieve. >> in the cool wooden hills above sochi, stall jip's holiday -- stalin's holiday home

is nestled. he loved it and came here when it got too much. so does the man currently occupying the top spot. vladimir putin has such a soft spot he chose it as the host for the winter games. >> it is a pleasure to come here and announce sochi as the host of the 2014 winter games. >> his vision is a reality, coming with a price tag of $51 billion. for those that question why such a high watering expense. the kremlin insider has an answer. >> the olympic games so important for the russian public to support, because this show that russia finish the - these social period after the collapse

of the soviet union. the period of crisis is over. russia able to conduct international events. >> in short this is about brand russia and the ways countries look attractive. it has a widely used new name, soft power. money magazine produced soft power. ? we are living in a world where soft power is important. the way that people view you is just as important as the threat that you compose. >> a lot of countries don't necessarily want to use military might and want to really on other things to influence other countries or improve their image in other countries around the world. stories of corruption, human

rights abuses made many doubt the benefits of sochi. it's probably too soon to make that final assessment. >> it's difficult to know for sure, of course, but it's likely that this man here would have been as enthusiastic about sochi as vladimir putin. russia has cheaped and that's what the games are for, an attempt to convince the world that we are in a modern confident russian era. >> the country may like hard meb as leaders. in today's world hard men have to know when to be soft. >> c.b.s. is the first major store to snuff out cigarettes. why this could be a game changer. dusty and dangerous. why coal miners in pakistan say enough is enough.

and sculptures on ice. it doesn't rival the game in sochi. for these artists the competition is fierce.

>> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. uch next - the -- up next - the pharmacy as we know it could soon be no more. first a look at temperatures across the country. >> we are going to have cold spots as you step outside the door. this morning, across the nowhere tears, that's where the cold air is, we are at one, 14 in check. we'll see a nice rise in the numbers across the deep south, 50 degrees. not bad in houston, but we could use a jacket. we could pile on the layers. we are at minus 11, 11 above zero. we are going to see temperatures staying below average. here into the north-east, single digits, 22 degrees, 24 and

similar to conditions we starred with yesterday. here cross the deep south, '60s, and 70s will return. >> it's been a month since the west virginia chemical spill which fouled drinking water. many don't trust that the water is safe. some of the utility company are to pay. >> health officials say despite the odd smell of liquorice in the drinking water, it does not rise to the level of being unsafe. demonstrators are shifting their anger away from the country causing the spill and towards the company managing it. >> hundreds marched from the church. >> last month they were mad at freedom industries. shooting off access to water for 300,000 residents. they are protesting the water company, accusing it of not

providing examination for the expense of losing the water. the organizers say before 14 schemes close because of smelly water, there's no cost that the problems have been fixed. >> who do you trust is the community question right now. we have such contradictory things that varies from day to day. i was told we took a shower when it was safe to take a shower. i had high infections. the tide is turning for local politicians who supported businesses like freedom industries. marches like this will show that other industries want to be here and want to do is good job for the state. >> the protests will continue. protesters are mailing a list of demands, including a piece of

black liquorice. >> food regulators issued a beef recall after determining that disease animals were not properly inspected, tot. it was a huge escalation when 40,000 was recalled. >> flu deaths are rising in louisville. state health officials say they received reports of two children dying from the flu. there are 53 teethes, including four choig. the state health department says hundreds died of the plu in louisville, and the flu season continues through april. >> the death of actor philip seymour hoffman has signed a

light on heroin use in the yauts. it doubled offer the past decade. most of the world heroin comes from afghanistan. a small amount makes it from the united states. the u.s. drug enforcement administration says much of the heroin comes from columbia. mexico supplies the west. baltimore maryland has the highest use, called the heroin capital. the city sti.d there are 12,000 heroin addicts there. >> it's smuggled across the border. people use air parts and hire drug mules. adam reynie looks at heroin use in mexico. >> poppy kault vasion in mech -- cultivation goes back to the 1900s when the chinese brought

the crop with them, which was the beginning of a booming smuggling over the border. this was small scaled compared to opium and heroin production in asia. by the 1990s, cartels began to recruit experts from asia to make mexican heroin pure, as they ramped up smuggling operations because they saw what a luke rat if body they had in their hands. 50% of all heroin was mexican produced heroin. beyond that 90 to 95% of heroin consumed in the united states was brought through the country. it was not just made, it was smuggled to mexico. some police in the united states, experts blame large cartels from mexico from being behind the expansion. there's evidence that there are

small scale operators, family based organizations growing and turning into black tar and rugged heroin and taking the family network over the border into the u.s., to places where heroin doesn't have a history of being consumed. banning sales is the first step for the cb s drug chain. we are shown the change could be a game challenger for the drug store industry. >> the pharmacy, as we know it, challenging. the next generation of drug stores are wanted to be less like supermarkets and more like small clinic. it could save patients n inefficient trip to see a during. walgreens, the largest pharmacy change is working with prove source from the university of california, san francisco.

>> we'll chat to the patient and get it taken care of. >> the community pharmacy is accessible. we are seeing the need for primary care and chronic disease management. the pharmacy, because of its access point and the pharmacists available in the community is a perfect environment for the team-based care. >> the plan to focus on care. >> san francisco banned the sail of products at pharmacies in 2008. c.b.s.'s announcement that it will stop selling prcts at all stores nationwide is consistent with its goal to evolve into a place, health care. >> the company's chief medical officer says the new focus is appropriate. >> we are engaged in treatment.

we are trying to help doctors, make sure their patients take medication. >> business models will have to change. >> a pharmacist is compensated for a product. it needs to change to be compensated for a service and an outcome. >> c.b.s. believes the move will help the bottom line. customers will have to get used to the idea. there's groceries and other things at the same time. i wouldn't feel like i'm at a doctor's office. a new law let's farmsifts do things that doctors do. prescribe medications. give vaccinations and order lab it was. it's part of an effort to keep an ageing population healthier, and at lower cost. >> it was just this past week that c.b.s. announced a ban on tobacco sales. no major drug store chain

followed suit. two women were killed when a bolder derailed a chain. you can seat the force of a rock pushed one over a cliff. >> besides the two deaths, nine others were injured. the train was on a 3-hour trip from nooes. >> firefighters contained a fight in savannah georgia. it's not out yet. it will take days for 100 tonnes of rubber to burn out. nowhere houseworkers or firefighters were injured. >> pakistan has a shortage of history. the government hopes coal-fired power stations will help. some minors are leaving the industry because of dangerous conditions underground. >> this is what pak sustain's

government expect it bring cash. >> 70% is untapped. those digging out the yours don't have support for the dangers they face. >> it's diff wo-- difficult wor. >> his children go to a school, but there is no hospital. the coal industry is struggling. limited investment and poor infrastructure, with the only source of light the lamps on their heads. oxy cheap is piped through air shafts. we have been told that we can't access further down due to safety. two dozen workers are extracting goal from there.

the government insists it's providing training, but miners and mine owners ignore the dangers. >> they don't care about the miners. the deal will be finalised. there a strark center -- training center. they'll take action. >> the biggest hurdle is the deteriorating law and order. out of an estimated 60,000 miners, a third left the province. tonne dreads paid ransom. fighters carried out most of the attacks. >> the i have is in need of skilled labour. so far the government's assurances have been political statements. >> there's no one to help you wills. security forces are complicit in

their crimes. if we had that money, why would we drive trucks. >> the thousands that face the dangers and worse, there's no incentive to keep going. for many, giving up is not an option. >> growing unrest in ukraine. live pictures as thousands of protesters take to the streets, calling for the president to step down. >> plus a real-life immigration drama playing out at the berlin film festival. >> one american hopeful had a rough time in sochi. that story ahead.

>> welcome back.

good morning. i'm morgan radford, these are the top stories. a major victory for supporters of same-sex marriage pt the justice department -- the justice department will grant married and lesbian couples the same rights as straight couples. the humanitarian vowing to continue work in syrias as they come under attack. 250 parcels delivered to civilians attacked by the fighting. the second round of geneva ii talks resumes tomorrow. leaders in tehran say they launched warships towards u.s. waters. >> yem ep is said to mark the third anniversary marking the start of the arab spring. despite changes it has a long way to go. ousted troops has happened in some areas. corruption and nepotism are rampant. the economy is in tatters.

>> chanting for a change. with the same slogans of 2011, against the map they opposed back then. the remnants of the regime are in power. the popular revolution has not yet started. it's in its fairest stage. we'll struggle until we have removed tyre apts and long doers, and until the revolution reached every institution in the country. >> if you ask yemenis about major changes, they will tell you it is the removal of the former president. on this point, there's much debate as to whether he is out of the picture. >> the president stepped down.

50% of cabinet members are loyal to him. he has a strong influence on the army and yemenist politics. and while it seems mr sala failed, yemen is not. security has deteariated across the nation. bomb blasts and militias taking control. brazen attacks by al qaeda gunmen increased in number and efficiency. like this one in the heart of the capital. in january, when armed men took over the ministry compound for 20 hours. total obscurity shrouds most acts of violence. >> the old regime was like a cancer causing the country to rot, to the point where we would have a disint grayings parts of

that cancer are within our system. >> the old commercial center, many opposed the revolution. >> there has been no progress for the better, only deterioration, politics, economy and everything, just holiday robbery and rape. >> it's been a negative change. you can go through 20 checkpoints. the country is disintegrating. >> it marks the anniversary. many insisting it will fight on for change. >> that was from yemen. >> anti-government protesters in the ukraine are holding a mass rally. you are looking at live pictures as tens of thousands suspend the deal with the e.u., increasing trade and opening the borders, accusing viktor yanukovych of corruption, and bending to the

will of russia. >> bosnia is cleaning up after protests on friday. hundreds, including police officers were injured. demonstrators were angry about unemployment rates and corruption. >> another candidate wants to be egypt's next president. a left-wing outsider entered the race. mohamed morsi was deposed in july and army chief abdul fatah al-sisi is favoured to win the election. he has not declared his canned das yip. the election may be held as early as april. >> ballots have been counted a week. oint government protests left the country. as reported.

the economy is suffering. >> it started with a movement on the streets. and escalated into violence. now, after a national vote with no result announced the plt call stalemate is raising concerns. >> four months ago the country enjoyed solid growth. there was substantial foreign investment. they are not leaving, but some are putting expansion on hold. those that are committed are committed to the long term. there are other countries in the region, possibility becoming more attractive. they are lower an projected. in the value of the currency. it is down too. the cost of the impasse is

impacting government finances. the process might take longer. the government tried to spend infrastructure. even when the protesters leave the treats. smaller industries are not going to rebound immediately. they will get back to where they were. including the technology sector. when the political issue is settled, we'll need six months to get on our feet. >> if is ended on june, i don't see a plan for the government, enterprises. as the economic concerns grows, the mood of the protesters is buoyant. it impacted foreign investment and also less confidence, the

country will feel it, and will won't be much dancing in the streets. at least 10 have decide and me injured sips the anti-government protests brock out three years ago. >> there's concern about how easily edward snowden downloaded national security agency secrets. he used web crawler software to grab n.s.a. documents, raising questions about how the n.s.a. protects its secret. it's chartered to protect the u.s. from cyber terrorists and edward snowden fled. >> it's not just the n.s.a. monitoring private activities, private companies use it to obtain personal data. how they access and store it is

unexplained. >> this company knew not only that mike's daughter is dead, but how she died. why would they have that information. why would they need that? what purpose does it serve anybody to know that. how much more information do they have on me or anyone else, how do they use it, and what for? >> they are questions that congress investigated. theel issing of information about all of us taken from online and offline sources. moreover, there's no comprehensive way to find out what the information is, where it came from, how accurate it is, who is buying it and what inferences we made. >> of concern it vulnerability, lists documented or inferred to

be vulnerable. rachel thomas lobbies congress, preserving self regulation. >> consumers are smarter than you give them credit for. consumers understand we live data-driven lives. economy is data-driven. information is constantly flowing in different directions. we are making sure that it's only flowing in responsible directions and responsible use. >> the federal trade commission's job is to rain in the voters. it asked how that can be possible when there's no requirement for transparency with what is sold and to whom. >> it can be used for any purpose. it could be used for purposes to violate the law.

cell phone technology and mobile acts provide an unprecedented level of movements and lives, as to information held. up to now, only the government's access to that information has been debated and in the the existence of unregulated private databases. >> the wife of former vice president walter mon dale has been laid to rest. she helped to put art in venues like train stations and advocated for arts funding in washington. >> her husband made an unsuccessful bid for president in 1994. jimmy carter and vice president joe biden attended her funeral in minneapolis.

>> thousands marched protesting laws past. including voter id. >> it was part of a mass demonstration held throughout north carolina. yesterday was the largest sips the protest began in spring. i travelled ahead of march sitting with the doctor. he's the head of the states and leading the protest. >> part of this movement is led by people, pro justice, deeply marred, deeply constitutional agenda. why should the rest of the country care about what is happening. >> we must understand if you are going to change merc, you have to think the -- america, you

have to think the south. in the past it was change from there up. >> you'll meet app undocument immigrant the first to run for student body president at the university of north carolina. >> a real-life immigration drama playing out behind the scenes of a film festival. an actor who won last year is fighting deportation. we explain the map's quest to find asylum. this is a place that launches car oars. not always. >> case in point, this man. the best actor 2013. a surprise winner, he took the silver bear for this, a movie following a day in his life as a scrap metal collector in a poor village in bosnia.

it was listed for app oscar until the festival ended and he had to go home. >> in bosnia people betrayed me thinking i had money. i had no support. they promised new life and jobs. i don't have it. >> he came back to germany. authorities said know, they sent asylum seekers home. >> we are in contact with him. he'll be our guest. we'll try to make it work. >> i need if legal advice. i want to have a normal life. >> this center for asylum seekers is the closest he has to

a home and the closest he's likely to get. it title story about a man and his fight against the government, authorities and the struggle of life. like moan. this one is unlikely to have a happy ending. >> german authorities have not accepted asylum seekers from bosnia or hertza gannia. >> the spotlight is on the winter games. >> mixed result for the red white and blue. bode miller entered his fifth olympics. he owned a u.s. five olympic alpine medals and was stellar in the training runs. the 36-year-old, despite being a favourite struggled once the

doup hill began, finishing eighth. here is look at the top three. miller has two chances to medal. >> jamie sanderson earned is gold medal, scoring a 95.25 giving the usa its third medal, the second gold in slope. sage kotsenburg took the first yesterday. >> a disturbing incident in challenge basketball igniting discussion of fan-player interaction. marcus smart, a preseason all-america and n.b.a. lottery pick involved a plan near the pd of the loss and is certain to be pemized. it happened late in the game. 14 seconds. texas tech with a 2 point lead. red raiders on a fast break

doing the other way when smart foul's jay crockett falls into the crowd. bets up and shoves him. smart given a foul, held back by team-mates. he was not ejected. according to the dest it was jeff orr travelling thousands of miles. bob balsby will review the incident later. >> the shockser making it to the final four, on a mission to return. northern iowa the latest. the shockers 25 and 0 with syracuse. the unbeaten left. >> it was a record-setting night in the n.b.a. not the type of

record you are thinking about. it wasn't a 50 or 60 point explosion. it was the opposite. the memphis gris lis shot one free throe in their entire gim, in the win over the hacks. it gives meaning to the phrase let them play. there's lee knocking down a three pointer. final seconds. mike miller hits the corner up my six. final seconds of the game. lieu williams looking to a three to tie. memphis win. a record low for the shot clock. >> the heat flat in utah. lebron james had an off night, committing five turnovers. he had 1 of 6.

lebron james 13 on the night. the jazz taking advantage, shooting 14%. the worst team beats the heat. that's a look at this hour. >> speaking of competition. chipping away at the competition, the waem happening here in the united states.

>> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. a long hidden talent of chaplin revealed. first a look at the weather. >> it's where we needed across parts of the pacific north-west.

i'll show you where we have available moisture and look at the green shading. we have a little bit of moisture moving across the great lakes, and is now heading to the north-east. we'll see snow moving much most of the concentration in the west. this winter in chicago is one of the coldest in history. when life gives us snow some are choosing to make sculptures. >> the winter games may be in sochi, but for the artists in chicago, the competition is heating up. 27 teams, foreign and domestic are taking part in a snow-scup pting competition. >> there's a number of teams. they practice with sand. it's pretty amazing how they

getprepared for the event. >> each of the teams begins with a 10 by 8 by 8 solid block of snow. >> we use a can to compress it and conditioning it. event the better the snow compression, the easier to work with. from there the taxes begin the pros of chipping away. some use models to create the pap staking models. everything from monsters to the abtract. >> it's ideal for building snow men. it's not the case. >> in fact, the single digit textures are cop duesive. >> we had a collapse the day before judging, we had the

result. >> some might recognise from the silence of the lambs. for this people, the freezing temperatures are a change from the home town in mexico. >> we are moving. the sun is shining and everything is okay. >> for these artists, it's part of the fun. >> who co complan. >> the florida mansion with alcop own died is on sale. it is going for 8.5 million. the owner brought it for 7.4 million. the mansion was blt in 1942. cap own buying it in 1928 for $40,000. >> a book of words from a man

famous for his silence. a book from charlie chaplin is revealed. alexei o'brien has the details coming to light after his death. >> he's a man of a thousand words, even when the scripts did nots have any. charlie chaplin, now novelist. a short fiction was pulled together from manu scripts found amongst pages of archives. >> to find something new produced by chaplin is re-examinered. there kapt be that many times more that will happen. the pages were full of scribbles, changes. and took experts years to reveal. >> the novel was the basis for

his film "lime light." it was hugely successful and was the last great film. it's a deep reflection in the relationship between the artist and his own art. >> the film deal with the issues. the book goes deeper into the jight mares and shadows. >> many of charlie chaplin's movies were filmed. he never forgot where he came from. >> the film was set in loipd and royalty -- loipd, and roilty -- london and royalty attended. it coincides with a 100 year

anniversary. >> everywhere was crazy by the character. two years later, there wasn't anyone in the world that didn't know his name. it was chap lip mania. >> it continues septemberure yeas later. >> it doesn't have an american or british publisher, it will be available on amazon. >> on monday the justices department will ex-papped gay rights. attorney-general eric holder made the announcement saturday. >> a fragile peace higher in syria while the united nations vows to get aid into the region. >> iran deploys ships across the atlantic.

>> a cool show down for the week. >> that will do it for this edition of al jazeera. i'm back in 2.5 minutes.

>> we will never stop working to ensure equality under the law is protected. >> same-sex couples from coast to coast celebrating a victory this morning. the announcement that could many changes for gay marriage. >> fighting in turkey. the internet law sparking outrage amongst thousands of web

surfing citizens. taking a stands against cartels, a fight to reclaim their town. >> there was a period of crays sis. it's over. >> will the real sochi stand up. behind the scenes of what was once against the ageing relic of the former soviet union, and why russia's power play is not just about national pride. >> good morning to you, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. >> a big win for gaye right's advocates. frol privileges will be -- federal privileges will be ex-attended to gay -- extended

to gay couples. >> on monday i will issue a new policy memorandum that will for the first time in history formally instruct justice department employees to give same sex marriage full recognition to the treatest extend possible under the law. >> attorney-general eric holder received two standing ovations. the prominent gay rights organizations hailed remarks as a victory. comparing him though robert f kennedy. >> in every courthouse, and every proceeding and in every place where a member. department of justice stands on behalf of the united states, they'll strive to ensure that same-sex marriage receives the same privileges, applications

and the same rights as opposite sex marriages under tral law. >> it will frect same-sex couples from being forced to testify and they'll be able to file jointly for bankruptcy. >> married gays will have spousal presentation rights. the couples must be legally married. the justice department will ply the rules nationwide, each when cases are heard by fall court. >> the department of justice is solidifying policies to end discrimination against same-sex couples. >> the shift in policy does not come as a surprise. following changes set in motion. after the supreme court declared it was unconstitutional. >> it builds on a promise made in the state of union address to

use administrative orders when congress will not act. it's been argued that it should only be granted in states where gay marriage has been legal lied. >> protests - hundreds marched in charleston. they'll be back out of the in freedom industries spill tinting the drink water for hundreds of thousands of people, people who want the utility company to pay. >> who do you trust is the community question? we have contradicty things. i was told to take a shower when we were told it was safe. i had eye infections. >> many say the water smells like liquorice.

>> aleppo activists say for than one dozens killed. the u.s. vowed to continue humanitarian even though they came under fire. let's bring in stefanie dekker live for the late ers. what is happening? >> we know the convoy arrived in an entry point. it's the same one they used on friday. they believe they are taking this route, friday they were successful in getting 85 civilians out. the head of the u.n. relief program is in the city of homs, identifying 222 civilians. this will be their focus. it depends on both sides, all sides respecting the

humanitarian pause. this is how one syrian army commander described the role. >> our role in this process is to secure safe exit for civilians. gunmen will not allow it. terror tists are using them as human schedules. we can't have people starving. each if if makes the mission harder. >> now, this, of course, is the last day in a 3-day ceasefire. friday we had civilians coming out. today the u.n. operation saying they are not deterred by what happened. the commitment to get as many out as possible. >> peace talks between two warring sides are set to retime. turkey's prime minister is not

opt stack that the -- aptistic that the talks would lead to peace. >> the steps taken in geneva one talks were not accepted by the regime in geneva ii. it did not have a good start. it is ongoing. it doesn't look like we'll get a good out come. we see it has taken a negative course. >> meantime, back in turkey, recep tayyip erdogan is battling a different front. hundreds of demonstrators took to the strets. critics say the will clamp down on freedoms. authorities don't need a court order to clock the website. the government can arriving for the information whenever had can't wants. the president is under

pressure not to support the laws. >> over in bosnia, civil unrest continues into a fourth day. protesters are taking on a peaceful nature. government buildings and clashes with police. it's the worth period of the strife the government has been in. we are told why people are angry. >> the anger here is growing. mainly aimed at politicians. >> we had enough. for the past 25 years, we'll suffer from the government. we are not doing anything. we live in a bad country, buts no one is doing anything. >> unemployment is at a record high. the worst figures in the

balkans. neighbouring countries made economic progress, here it has notment in sarajevo government ar gives were destroyed in the blaze. protesters were out on the streets on saturday. demonstrating peacefully. >> sarry savo has not seen violence like this since the end of the war. some of the buildings have been damaged by the anger of the crowd. sum admit the government has been let down. >> it's an outcry. to basically bruping the judgment offer the spol tigs that has produce the problems over the last 20 years, and this

is basically - this has a revolutionary connotations. people want changes and are aware if they don't go out on the streets and do something physically, that the politicians won't do much for them. >> the government has got some of the protesters high schoolans. those that did not talk part understand why it is happening, and pressure is growing on americanses to take action to revive the economy. >> the ethnic war in bossy he left -- bossia lead to many deaths. >> mixed messages from rain as it issues what men consider as a

veiled threat. this comes despite the iranian president's agreement. the defence department is downplaying the move. iran's supreme leader had strong cords. ayatollah khomeini cold his followers that washington would overthrow iran's government if it could. >> americans say, "we are friends of the iranian nation", they are lying. you see it through their actions, they threaten iran. this is not funny, ritedic u louse. threatening us and saying, "you must reduce your defense capabilities." no. different sectors, with the help of gods will increase strength. >> the supreme leader is supported the most powerful

leader. he spoke in the 1979 islamic revolution. iran says its actions are in response to the u.s. vessels in the gulf. >> they sped into a city rup by the knights templar. some indigenous people tried to block them entering the city. 200 gay members were roasted. among them the brother of a gang leader. >> storms have hit and caused slick and snowy conditions. snowfall records have been shattered for the pass offic north we. >> we will see upsettled

weather. moisture cooing. we vice-president getting soaked. we picked up rain fall. it's been raining off and on since friday. an inch of rain has found. it's not just the north-west. we'll watch cruise the south and south-east. snow returning to the north-east. with temperatures below average we'll see light snow. moving to the north-eastern and then the winter storms. this will spell out snow into even parts of northern mississippi for late monday night. >> we have a winter storm.

into socially temperatures are mild. >> the winter olympics is in full swing. the lead-up to the games was pleainged with security concern and criticism over the cost. >> in the cool wooden hills, stawell jip's holiday home nestled out of site. the fearless ruler loved this locationment so, too vladimir putin. he has a soft spot he chose it for the winter olympics. >> it is a great houn our for me to join you and announce sochi

will host the winter olympics in 2014. >> his investigation is a reality ci, coming with a price tag of 50 million. for that that question request high watering expense, the kremlin insider has an answer ism olympic games so important for the russian public, because this show that russia finished up to the coppals of the sooup yop, and it was a period of crisis, it is over. russia able conduct big distrgsdistrg international ents. >> this is about brand russia, and the way the countries try to look attractive on the global

phrase has a new name. app annual index of soft power has been produced. >> we live in a world where soft power is important. the way that people view you is just as important as the threat you impose. a lot of countries don't want to use military might and want to rely on other things to influence other countries or improve their image in other countries. >> stories of corruption, human rights made many doubt the benefits of socchi. it's probably too soon to make that assessment. it's difficult to know for sure. it's likely that this man here would have been just as enthusiastic. times have changed.

russia has changed. that is what the games are for. they are an attempt to convince the world that we are in a mad erp confident mushan -- russian era. >> the country may like hard menace leaders, but in today's world they need to know when to be soft. >> a volunteer's achievement may put some of the athlete to change. 67-year-old frenchman cycled from the frenchal possess to socchi. 16 uns miles. it took 2200 days. he was chosen as a volunteer for the ski jump and made the trek to combine his two passions, cycling and ski jumping. >> edward snowden leaks information. a computer savie 10-year-old

could have done the same thing. we'll tell you why, up next. >> excess funds aren't in the brge. >> a budget battle for the bravest, why the overhaul of health care could form a hole in safety. >> plus, a new beach. what is could mean for a country that relies on

>> good morning. welcome back to al jazeera america. let's get a look at what to expect across the country with meteorologist eboni deon. >> despite the cold start we'll see a warm up across the sorp tear. this morning it is cold, and the coal air will drive south over the next 24 hours. in billings we dropped to zero, in the single digits across areas of the midwest.

it's 44 in san antonio. 15 in houston. cooler temperatures starting the day around birmingham. this is what we are expecting. temperatures in the '60s, and 70s. 71 in houston, above average for this afternoon. >> there's concern about how easily instead downloaded the secrets. edward snowden used web crawler software to grab the documents, raising concern about how the n.s.a. protects secrets. it is charged with protecting the u.s. edward snowden was granted temporary asylum in russia. >> wild fathers are raging through some parts of south australia. and in victoria 37 different

fires are burning. to make matters worst temperatures reached 140 degrees. emergency o'initials are worried -- officials are worried that lives are at risk. >> fire departments are fighting more than fears, battling the affordable care act. it reyears employees to provide health insurance with employs. that's a challenge. department budgets are tight. >> on a cold and snowy colorado afternoon. michael is trying to keep his driveway here. >> even when he's working his second job constructing websites, he would rather be here. >> the 40-year-old is one of 12

part-time firefighters. >> for hayney firefighting is his dream job. he and others work 50 horse a week. part-timers had their hours cut to 29 hours a week. the department won't have to pay health insurance. >> the chief says the department doesn't have the budget. on top of 400,000 that they spent. we would supply health insurance. if we were asked to bring op 12, that could cost $76,000. >> how are the municipalities supposed to get the money to pay. the excess funds are in the budget, it's not like they can

find the money. it is restricted. traditional shifts, 80% of hours, counting hours is driving schedules. it's a daily change. it's every day. it could impact public safety. we may have to reduce levels or put off the purchase much >> my cash flow is cut in half. >> michael believes approximately we a struggle to pay his bills. >> it's a rewarding job, a career that will change you. fire-departments want congress

to approve wavers. >> under the law, if an employer has 50 or more full-time employees, it has to pay a penalty per employees. >> a new disease resistant cocoa peen. farmers complain that the government is not doing enough. >> over the last two years. a cocoa farmer has produced 25% nor cocoa than in previous years because he's been planning a co-ka bean. unlike the beans that took four to five years to mature. a lot of people believed there's something for me. to the best of knowledge, i

think some of the rich people... >> despite producing cocoa there are challenges. >> even though there's no production. it is expected to rise. thet have double production. farmers say not enough is done. >> most farmers don't have access to loans. they can't buy seeds or machinery. no formal database of farmers exist. >> if the government tries as much as possible to invest, in terms of providing them what they need. all this form amenities, understand. it will be fine. there were challenges in

transporting cocoa from farms to the port. there's a shortage of road transport facilities. vehicles break down. the problems can be sold. farmers say nigeria can produce its position. >> government doesn't plant cocoa. doesn't have warehouses definitely there's room for growth. >> mim areian cocoa farmers are a long way from competing with other producers. compared to ivy coast. they produce 1.5 million tonnes. they are determined to try. >> aid workers coming under fire

as they arrive in war-torn parts of syria. >> we talk to a man who is nod happy about the way syria is getting rid of the weapons. an iran yea mistake that could koust a job. a battle for equality. undocumented workers squeezed out of a community that they helped support.

>> good morning to you, welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. the united nations will continue its humanitarian in my

submission in syria despite coming under fire. he was attacked threatening aid. >> the u.n.'s head of humanitarian affairs says she's dismanted saying: -- disappointed saying: >> it took most of the days for the convoys to arrive in homs. >> tens of civilians were injured. so were some of the members of the syria red crescent team, a shell landing near a week, another shot at. >> we got two trunks of aid and some other parts worked for the un team.

it started to fall near the place where it is to deliver aid. >> so-called terror ests were responsible. activists say it's the work of syrian loyalists. it was great the the truce would be in place. throughout saturday, it did not hold. >> i have to stress that parties should refrain. they should not put in jeopardy the human tare yn workers. >> a long-awaited humanitarian mission is facing a challenge. it was hoped that the operation

would be manageable. after the agreement was brokered by the united nations with pressure from the west. 83 civilians were evacuated from homs. to receive humanitarian relief. over 2,000 civilians were inside. the plan was to make the way out on saturday. the pictures coming out show how difficult the mission is. >> peace talks between the sir yap government and opposition leaders are said to resume in switzerland. it will be take too. negotiations so far. joining us what to expect is the co-director of the middle east tech sore. think you for being with us. when aid convoys comes upped attack, what does it say for

what is coming out of the negotiations? >> the positive hope that might come out of the talks is that it will be more cease fires and delivery of aid. the fact in this is the first test case has failed. it doesn't extend a broader ceasefire and delivering aid. >> one that felt strongly was the turk irn prime minister. let's hear what he had to say. >> translation: the step taken in geneva i talks were not accepted. the geneva ii conference did not have a good start. it is ongoing. it doesn't look like we'll get a good outcome. we see it has taken a negative course. >> if a leader thinks the talks are doomed before it begins,

does it bode well. >> in some ways it ahow's the parts to go without pressure. the official purpose is to leekly to occur. can more delivery the humanitarian aid be negotiated. can that be secured. at the at least, if there's no political agreement, it's unlikely negotiating both sides. nevertheless, can there be progress on some of these smaller and tangible things in terms of acleaiating suffersful it's the only happy. >> that's what they are saying in the u.s.

the senators believed that the policies were not working. i think there is more the united states, hoping that president bashar al-assad agreeing to step don is unrealistic. the idea that two parties are going to achieve political agreement i think is unrealistic. >> military, force is that the april. >> not from the u.s. but the united states should increase the amount of aid. >> what about u.s. and russia, do they have bargaining chips. >> the main guidance will come from the u.n. russian front. the russians have lefr ridge.

it's not necessarily what will be said between the opposition, but what the americans and the russian are saying. >> what is the bickering that we are hearing about? >> the united states hope that russia will put pressure on the assad regime. what does the u.s. do. supplying more raid to the rebels, possibly increasing the pressure on the russians. it's unrealistic to what the states will splent. it hope. syrians and russians appear to continue to support that. it has to be made clip that

president bashar al-assad will stay in power is a non starter. >> thaverng you. this week an american containership was spcted to arrive in of the port town. many resist departments of the up to are outraged because they believe a decision to transfer the deadly toxin from a danish ship to an american ship imposed op them. john carlo joins us now from london. why are you against using this particular ploy to transfer the weapon. >> hello. what we say is simply. we are for piece we would like to hep people in syria to get

rid of the things. we don't think this is the right way to do it. i mean, it's not the commercial court that has to take the risks of destroying the weapons or supporting largistics. there are better ways to get rid of these things. >> what are the better ways. >> it's as simple as that. the better way is a military place where they have all the way - they can manage to get rid of this. they can basically make destruction better >> if they could have done it at the place you mentionedment why have they chosen this pour as

the transfer site. >> because people they are not aware of what is going on. we are basically without information. the government says they'll give us a flyer when 560 tonnes of weapons of mass destruction are arriving in the port. how you can calm the situation, the protesters with a flyer. it doesn't make sense. >> you do support the international effort to destroy syria's chemical weapons, you just don't want it to happen in your backyard. >> it's not like - we wanted to

help, but i think we are talking about a weapon of mass destruction. the per cent thing they say, they move ship to ship, okay, these things. today they move it on land. we know it will be secure and hyper controls. we are talking of things that can kill thousands and thousands of lies. there's not a better solution. russia, the united states, italy. in looking for a better solution, do a have a message for president obama or

politicians? ism i am not really, really keen giving a suggestion to people that should be here instead of me. explain to my people where i come from, the race and everything. they are coming to my place, my city, okay, saying that we have to help the world peace. we'll do it. we are forced to do it, okays. we like 12. but before to do this, okays, inform the people - inform the people, they have the right to get informed. >> you want them to -- >> and find a better place to do it. >> thank you. speaking out against using the port to transfer syria's chemical weapons, joining us from london. >> the brib irm brags minister resigned over app immigration

manager that is close to home. mark harper admitted his household cleaner did not have permission to work in britain. harper issued a statement:. >> meanwhile immigrants living in america are watching a clays in loping island. a group of immigrants are fighting for housing rights. >> ever sips he came to the united states from hon durous. juan has called farmiping dale home. >> i liked the communitiy ever sips i came here much fupding housing has been a problem. and in 2004 he and other tenants

were told this had to leave. supposedly there was an emergency. it was a small memory si to have evacuated everywhere. my friend contacted cit eacha. they took on the lawsuit, uing the landlord to make repairs. the case became more, when they found the village targeted it. ism it was targeted because of the people that were living in the area. >> the building was bull dozed in twim. making way for these departments. that year stefan took it to the federal court. we took compensation and sued to force the village to pace the 54

units of housing that had been destroyed. the people of the community were looking after the home. if e don want them in the community they want them to do the work. >> the case stretched on for second years. >> i never imagined i would get this case. >> before going to court it was settled. >> 54 unit of housing will be built. they will not be guaranteed houses here. >> farming dale will be a model for affordable housing. we believe that 10 to 20% of the projects coming into the village should be affordable.

>> that means staying in the community where he has worked and lived for decades. they know we are people that contribute to the commoupty. just as we have professionals. day labourers are part of the town. >> thanks to the per cent veerps of nine imagreements. >> flooding in south america. the continuous rain storm leaving tens of thousands of homes underwater. for 138 years it's been nothing but pure breeds at the home show. ism coming up in sport - youth is served. the story of a 9-year-old making an impression with her basketball cells.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. she's nine, four foot seven, and a member of the high school basketball team. first a look at the weather with meteorologist eboni deon. >> wet in the west. we need the rain fall. it's been coming in over the last couple of days, we'll look at the rain and snow totals. across the upper mid west it's on the quiet side. we are watching the snow coming down into ohio. it will be the disturbance pushing the know to the north-east. it's concentrated back. the area will fill in. we are not expecting to see much, only between one to three inches.

localized areas higher amounts. we are talking about a play. heavy flooding killed 40 people across bolivia. they have not reached the worst-affected arse. >> the damage is clear. homes and lively hods ruined. bolivia struggled to cope. flood victims set up tents to escape from rising floodwaters. this is what teresa and her family called home. >> re had to leave everything behind. we gopt -- couldn't get it out. >> people's leaves are unt

threat. 70,000 hk tars has been -- hectares has been blooded. >> translation: this area is at risk. if in the next few days we don't receive help. cattle with day. the government declared a state of emergency. foot and relief supplies have been show to reach those. more rains are spected to batter parts of the count rip. >> the flooded area has seen five times more rain this year an previous years. prince charles and his son prince william released a video encouraging people to save rhinos, elephants and teeingers

as poachers. >> we've come together as father and son to lend voices to combat the ilwildlife trade. it now peaces a gave threat not only to the survival of treasured species. >> my father and ashare a belief that it is shocking that future generations may know a world withoutees app malls, and the hab data on which they begin. >> pril ym is a patron of charity touching tough. >> mark morgan is mere with sport and the story of a 9-year-old girl. i thought about the story. i don't remember at age 9

whether i could hold a basketball. i think i was tall. >> you could post people up. >> i still can. i figured that. this girl ban play. we see athletes performing beyond their years. climbing the rankings, soccer prod gees, and you might want to add jayden newman to the list of early achievers. she's nine years old and already is putting points on the board. jessica taff has the story. >> most high school athletes have to make until they are upper class men to make the team. jayden hasn't made the fourth grade but has been running the defence. >> people aplay against think i'm not good.

a. after that they she see different. >> what do they say? >>, "wow, good job." >> no one gets mad at you. >> sometimes. >> the 4 foot 7 prodigy. >> her dad, her coach says she's daddieses little girl. she's with me 24/7. watching the game when she was not walking. she'll say what the coach needs to do, what the players need to do. she knows the game, shooting ongoing range 3s, handling the ball. the wmba: >> it's deceiving because she

has a cute young face and is the assassin on the court. >>, "she's so cute", and you try to play tough and she still goes buy you. it's funny. she's so cute. but then they don complain. >> the knew lands are used to the spotlight. their son and brother made his team. and mum was a basketball star but now juggles everyone's busy schedules. jayden dreams about the n level. i i want to go to college and the w n.b.a. and play for the l.a. sparks. >> who is your favourite player? >> diane. >> have you met her. >> when i was on the queen lat

eacha show she signed a jersey and gave it to me. >> at the rate she's going there'll bell more of this in jadan knew land's future. jayden was on the queen lat eacha show. she's getting a broad looking across media. jayden and over brother can play high school because they are at at parochial school. >> that's it for sport. >> specking of competition. a pure bred won of the first round of the westminster dog show. kelso was the first winner,

beating out other dogs. this is the first time mutt appeared at westminster, breaking a 138-year-old tradition. the spirit of competition spread from sochi to chicago. artists took part in a snow-sculpting competition. the teams began with a so.8 foot bhok of know and using chisels and shaping tools they create their own master piece. the public votes on their favourite. >> at the end of the second hour here is what we are following for you. >> a maimer victory for same-sex couples. and thousands are clashing with roo ot miss in turkey over an

internet law. >> timely a group of heavy armed vimant yits are standing up against a drug cartel in mexico. >> details on the changes to the whether.

>> equal under the law. same sex spouses get the same privileges as additional marriages. >> and a fragile cease fire in syria is threatened as aid workers come under i tack. >> flexing its muscles. iran deploys u.s. ships heading to our waters.

>> get your cat walk audit. top designer joins us leave with a preview of her fall collection. >> good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. >> a win for gay rights advocates. eric holder announcing that federal privileges will extend. it will apply to states that don'ted recognise gay unions. >> on monday i'll issue a new policy memorandum that will formally instruct justice kept employees to give law same sex

merges equal under the law. >> eric holder received applause. eric holder was called is cruisater. >> in every courthouse, in every proceeding and place where the departments stopped the same rites will be afforded. >> the new rules include:

>> the couples must be legally married. the justice department will apply the your rules, even when cases are herd by federal courts. >> the department of justice solidifies policy to end discrimination against sim sex couple. >> the shift in policy don come as a surprise. it was declared onconstitutional. it builds on a promise bam ape made in the state of the union address. to advance policies administratively if cann greg won't act. >> this makes same-sex couples eligible for death benefits federal rights should only be granted in states where gay

marriage has been legalized. >> a convoy carrying food and medicine was attacked. >> the yun's head of hum an tarian affairs says: stefanie dekk stefanie dekker with the ratest. >> despite the changes on saturday, the u.n. says the mission will go ahead. they are trying to find app alternative route. more aid is going in. they are talking about 250 food parcels. 5 runs backs. wheat. they got some aid in the oection was on sun, civilians.

they didn't get out on saturday. they are working. as to thou he can get in in a safer way. the mission highlighted the challenge of how to control the factions and fighters on the ground. geneva recalls on monday. sitting at the same table a huge achievement. if anything is excited. how does it filter through. >> peace talks to the two sides are set to resume. speaking to al jazeera, turkey's prime minister is not optimistic that the talks will lead to peace in syria. >> translation: the substance taken in the geneva 1 talks were not accepted. in my opinion the geneva ii didn't have a good start.

it didn't look like we would get a good outcome. >> hundreds took to the streetsful critics say protestors threw fire crackers and bombs at the lis. what is it? >> un the law authority yis don't need a court order to block website. the government can ask for the information any time it wants. president abdullah goal is under pressure not to associate the laws but he said it was a way to make the internet free. >> leaders in tehran say they have launched war ships today the u.s. the defense department is don

playing the move. iran adds supreme leader has strong words for the use. n frat ayatollah khomeini told his followers that washington would overthrow iran's government if they do. >> translation: the americans say we are friends of the iranian nation. they are lying. they threaten iran and want us to reduce defense capabilities. "no", iranian nations and authorities in the armed forses, with the help of god will decrease sport. >> the supreme leader spoke in

an event. it is in response to the u.s. special. >> blood shed in california, violence is escalating in bangui. there has been reports of lynching, torture carried out by christian militia. most of the muslim pop lieulation has fled. there were reported of muslims killing christians. >> japan is struggling under mount ans of snow, where the heaviest know in deb aids fell in tokyo. more than 1 thou were upjurd. meteorologists amor snow is on the way. drivers are enduring the brunt

of the storm. look at them pushing the car. >> slick and snowing conditions are causing stents. for more on that wintery weather, let's brick in meteorologist eboni deon. we'll catch a break. we are going to keep things unsettled. that is what is helping to create the rain and snow. more scenes like we dealt with. our previous pattern, high pressure locking storms. high pressure usual is bhoking southern arse of california and deep areas. more rain. flooding in the north around the bay area. high elevation know.

>> winter storm warnings have been dropped. snowfall upwards of four feet. mean, across the middle of the country a cold front talking coder air into the deep south. >> moisture that we see will translate into wintry weather conditions. you'll need to watch out for lick roadways and snow no hearse of mississippi, georgia and alabama. >> a security guard in russia aped fire during a church service, killing two. victims included a parishioner and a nun. more than 4,000 miles away

winter olympics is in full string. this is a live picture. many consider the games a show case of modern russia and all it can achieve. >> in the hills of sochi, stawell jip's holiday home is nestled out of site. russia's fearless rool you are loved it here. so does the map occupying the kremlin. vladimir putin has a soft spot for the summer resort capital that he chos it. >> it's an hon four for my to join you and say that sochi is the host of the winter games in 2014. >> it has come are a police tag

of $50 billion. for those question j such a high expense, this kremlin has an answer. >> olympic games so important for the rush jp pubic because this show that returna finish it's social business after the collapse much soviet union. the period of crisis is over and russia ability conduct big international events. >> in sport, this is about brand russia, and the way countries try to look attractive on a global stage has a new name. soft power. a mag azeep much soft power is

produced. >> we are livering in a world with soft power is weren't. the way people view you is just as important. a lot countries doerpt want to use military might and want to rely on other things, or, indeed, improve tare image. >> much-reported store chris of corruption, human rights abuses have made little doubt the benefits. it probably much too soap to make the time assessment. it's difficult to know but it's likely that this man would have been excited. russia is exactly what the games are for. it's an attempt to convince the world that we are in a modern

confident russian era. >> the country may like hard menace its leaders. but they have to know when to be soft. >> snubbing out cigarettes at c.b.s. the first retailer to ban the product may have an outlook on the drug store industry. >> and why china's puck lick health service - why they can't keep up with command.

the product may have an outlook

on the drug store industry. >> good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. still ahead - depression in china. >> first the temperatures across the country. >> it is cold as you step

outside. you'll need to bundle up. down to minus two. numbers are falling. we are not going to see that much of a rise. the cold air sticking around. low 30s for today into the mondays, highs on tuesday. another winter storm moving in. that's when the temperatures will get closer to offering. enjoy the low 70s, as the cold front moves in. it will prop pt numbers down to the 50s. >> speaking to the south flu debt. reports received of two children dying from the flu. there are 53 confirmed influenza

deaths. hundreds of people died in louisville sense object. the flu season continues into april. >> banning tobacco sails is the first system for the cheap. the company is planning to offer more health services and as ben bernanke shows us the sweeping change could be a game changer. >> c.b.c. and wall green want the next generation of drug stores to be like small clip, saving patients seeing an overworked doctor. walgreens is working with professors of california. >> we'll chat to the patient. >> it is so accessible. in the it presumery care shortage, we are seeing the need

for chronic care, and the pharmacy, because of the number of pharmacists available in the community is a perfect environment. >> the plan is to focus on health care. >> san francisco bald the tobacco products. back in 2008 c bs's announcement says it will stop selling problem. it's consistent with its goal. >> the move will cost $2 billion. we are trying to help doctors and make sure patients take their medication. business models will have to

change. a farm is the componented for a product. it needs to change to be compensated for pa service and outcome. c.b.s. believes it will help the bottom line. >> there's groceries and other things hereby. i wouldn't people like i'm at a dr 's office. a new law allows pharmacists to do some things that doctors only have been allowed to do. it's part of an effort keep an aging population healthier. food-regulator recalled beef determining that diseased app malls were not inspected. 8.7 towns have been recalled from northern california. that's a huge escalation when

40,000 pounds of meat were recalled. the meet was shipped in the firts week of scrp. no one report getting sick. >> it's been a month sips the chemical spill nowed water for hundreds of thousands of people. >> health officials say apart from the smell of liquorice, it's not unsafe. demoptors are turning their anger towards the company managing the spill. >> hundreds marched from a shurch to the water company. today they are protesting the

water company, accusing it of not providing compensation. the organiser says before 14 schools were closed a couple of days ago, there's no confidence that the been l problems have been fffed. i was told - i took a shower when i was told it was savvy. i had ni ipp fctions. >> the tide is turning for local politicians who supported these businesses >> industry may be changed. others may want to be here or do a good job for the state. >> the protesters are mailing demands in these envelopes,

including a piece of black liquorice. >> speaking of protests. 100,000 marched. amend at new laws passed. they include voter id, abortion, and cuts to unemployment bin fits. >> it is part of the move. yesterday was the largest. last week i traled to south carolina ahead of the march to sit with reverend dr william barber, head of number of wacf. he says a change in the america begins in the south. >> if there's an indigenous movement led by local people, bapt on antiracism, bubbing up from the bot.

>> why should the country care what is happening? >> if you are going to change america, you have to think the south. when america changed how did it change to mont comery, thelma up. >> you can see the rest of my interview and you'll meed an undocumented immigrant who will bet the first ever stunt to run to student body president. >> chooepa's compete is -- china' workers are fasing pressure to reform. one drug company statements more than 30 million people are being treated for depression. >> at a mental health facility at nan ping staff and patients

attend an exercise session. for every one patient treated, it's estimated up to 20 others should be. lee has been here for five months. >> before i came to hospital i was only to communicate. i was in a terrible state and felt close to collapse. >> as one of china's leading experts op stress professor jang line saw a rise. >> in the past 30 years the ovening of china is rapid. people feel depression. i head a lot of tapes to byrne

outside. >> the development of china is associated with pressures of a toed erp urban environment. was with other checks, the potential for growth is astounding. one report suggests 80% of depressed people are going untreat as china's smaller cities are praxed, the problem is likely to get better. >> china doesn't publish official mental am health statistics but numbers are on the rise. >> a left-wing outsider annou e announced he enter the race. he

came in third. mohamed morsi was depoised. and now it's is favoured to bin. me has not declared his candidacy just get. the presidential election may be held in april. >> two fuj difficults have turned themselves in to police. the man and his wife are owners of a garment fact rip and face homicide charges. >> sprzors are said to have ordered some employees back to their stations when the fire broke out. >> coming up, the week in politics, federal privileges for same sex couples and backing away from the president say. a look at the week in politics

next. >> in ukraine thousands take to the streets calling for the president to stop down.

>> good morning. welcome back. i'm morgan radford. here are the top stories. the united nations vow totheir humanitarian mission in syria, after aid workers came under attack. ism they are are aiming to deliver 250 parcels. the second round of geneva ii resume tomorrow. launch ships have been launched toward water from iran. despite the agreement to

negotiate a nuclear deal. >> and a major victory for supporters of same-sex memory. the justice department will grant married, gay and lesbian comes the sam rites as strat couples. eric holder was spoking in new york. >> ial proud to announce the justice department is taking steps to advance this troop and gave real meaning to the windsor decision. i will issue a new policy referendum. it will allow employees full and yal recognition to the greatest extend possible under the law. >> joins us to discuss the event is warren epstein. an analyst and former aid to the

mccain-pallin campaign. you saw eric holder said speech, what was your reaction? ism it's a: iccal next step. people in my party may disagree, but i'm hope. we should be happy for folks to make choices. we need to move move on and tackle the larm issues. hopefully it is behind us. >> do the rest of the republican party feel the same boy. what happens with the face of your xoble movement. we can't alienate people. we neat to be ipp chewsive and this could be a step towards that. we should not won government to

be in people's bedrooms for homes. we need to say yes, you are making choices, the supreme court has ruled tonne, let's move tonne. >> immigration has been a hot-bucket issue. >> so great is the fear of a talk radio backlash that it won't bring bells. >> there's a lot of parts to the republican party, and one part which is traditional who believe, can i trump the other parties, the tea party john boehner is trying to do his best

to bring others in. he's doing his best and he's a good leave. he isn't touching things. >> he made it clear that it's out there, he's pushing it get it out there. this is all pol tick. there'll be a resolution on immigration. >> this year. >> could be this year. >> as a legal immigrant i think that they cannot have the same rights. we went through a long process.

some who have done that, it won't seem fair. >> quickly, 2016. joe biden teased the political world saying he may or may not one. he said there which be reasons ekuptment. >> he doesn't have good experience. he's been the butt of jocks. >> come on. >> president obama will support him over president obama. here is the thing. hillary clinton was expect to win in 2008. i don't know that i'd say if she

wons i'll stay out. the person that rap the cam pawn was a mess. her campaign expected to win. they lost. into who would be stropinger, hoyne. . >> i'd bre stronger than him. >> protesters in ukraine are holding a rally, tens of thousands not wanting a deal. they accused the president of beeneding to the rule of russia. >> we go to kiev. what is happening? >> we have 70,000 protesters, calling for the resignation of

president viktor yanukovych. we had an opinion poll showing 36 million people is divided. 47% are in favour. viktor yanukovych has to form a knt. i have with me a member of the political think tank. >> will it be a pro-european cabinet, or rush jp one. >> it is likely we'll have a o prowestern prime minister. several mrps could be lol to russia. we have known what the united states things, with a leak of the phone call.

what do you think the yurp een union should be doing. >> it doesn't want to have war in the country next to the boarder. that's why you propose assistance in conducting reform. your position is not spo strong. >> the u.s. poxgs. >> thank you very much. very difficult week ahead. we'll have to wait and see if new sanctions will satisfy protestors. >> >> and our open marg is here

with the sport of the a spotlight on the winter games in sochi. give us the latest. >> so far so good for the americans. couple of days in, more fold for the united states, this time in sle style scoreboarding. jamie ander sop had a nearly formless rup caring the 95.25. giving the u.s. the third met call. kotz sage kotsenburg took the thirst. >> after opening 5 plok med dals. the 36-year-old struggled once the doup hill pe gan, finishing 8ated. austria -- he has time to

reflect. >> a college basket - oklahoma a preseason all american pick and lottery pick shoves a fan. he is tern to be penalized. the red raiders go the other way and that's when smart fouls j crack ept. he hears one say something. has words and shoves the fan. he was not ejected. according to texas tet the fan is jeff orr, and travels thousand of the of miles. big commissioner bob bals brk y will re view ut incident.

the sparks appear to be on a mission. northern i already their hatest victim. >> the final 82 to 72. 25 and o. the only unbeaten's left. le >> it was a record-setting night in the n.b.a. it was no the not a barrage. the mem sis chris lis shot one foe tre in is a pip over the walks. >> court nit made the only call shift. lee knacks down the free ball

mike miller from the karn. file seconds, hawks within three. he let's it fly. a record low for the shot clock. miami head, the 2-time champs falling flat. he submits five turnovers and four of 13 from the field. lebron james 13 pointed. >> the worst team in the conference. >> that's a look at sports. >> thank you so much for jones us. >> flirt ashes and useful

>> when people see her clothe, she wants them to know whether it's made. >> we'll say soggy and onere in the north we have

>> good morning. welcome back to al jazeera america. om-morgan radford live from new york city. why artists are praying for snow. first a look at the forecast with meteorologist deepwater horizon >> the bulk of the snow has been across ohio. we'll see the snow moving to the north-east. we caught a break. more snow is heading in.

most of it is concentrated. cleveland we see light snow. snow coming in around western pennsylvania. in new york city later today, 3 inches in spots. we'll see a little in the way of snow. it looks like we are still going to see the welcome rip move in. >> it's been a marsh winter but not everywhere complaps about the snow. >> the winter games may be in sochi, but nor these artists in chicago the competition is heating up. 2017, foreign and domestic are taking part in a know still competition. it's amazing how they practice to prepare for the event.

>> each of the 15 professionals begins with a 10.8 solid block snow. we chop it up. from there the teams begin the froze of chipping away at the snow block. some use models to use the process to created skull doors. >> the single single digit polar text doors or conducive. >> we are at 32. we had a collapse, whe to re build. >> mike and piss tam are faring

better. some may recognise from "the silence of the lambs." the freezing temperatures are a change. >> it's okay because we are moving and the sun is shining. it is all part of the fun. with palm trees, who could come plain. new york city add factor week is under way. the event allowing them to show off their goods. most of the rain is not mated on soil much 90% of clothing and shoes is made elsewhere. there's a move to cheaplying that.

78" of americans would rather by american-made products to prevent american jobs. 60% are worried about sweat shops. >> and joining us is lynette whose entire raping is made over here. all your clothes are made in america. why is that. ? >> when i parted started by business most of the clothing for america was made here. i have been fighting a battle a they have the facilities in the york city. i don't do everything in america, but 85% of what i manufacture here, in a 10 mock

radius. >> what made you make that decision. ism it was because the small contact ris existed. i was able to start a business with the typiest investment. it was about 5,000. it was what i new how to do and give me an opportunity to work locally. >> this is an exciting time for a designer like you. what can we expect out of snork fashion book. >> i feel like there's a find set. skirts will be longer, there's layering and goats piled on. we spent the last few months in the keep freeze.

new york fashion week will be spread out. >> i think people will run all over the place. as far as that goes, there's more awareness of diversity. i'm happy we have a new mayor, that will but a different light on things. >> i saw you designed clothes, is that part of the push. >> i was hope they chose to wear me, and they were chosen off the line. it's all about wearing what is accessible. i loved that they wore my things. i hope they were warm number

cold. >> spagging of the -- speaking of the nags of actionibility. what do you think about that. >> i think it's wonderful. there are shows where the women have to be one size. we'll see how that turns out, about your some time. i read you don't like your hair. >> i love to mix it up. i'll work in vintage pieces. i have a dressing room piled with things. >> i love to go to flee markets.

>> and wan we speck. >> black am against greys and camless, soft fleeing skirts. thank you for joining us. >> more and more music fans are tufting off the record players. we have this report. >> it's the largest vipal record in thest. united records in nashville made and distributed vinyl all over the world. 30 mid rollic precious push out one albecome.

>> it's a science and is a scale and an part. >> cds all but killed the industry. vinyl cells increased by 30%. why the drepd it up the number of albums is a fraction much music sounds better on vipel, few debate it's the best experience. from the cover to the inside flee. albums are at the forefront. those people that prefer have something tactile. they want an existing experience. it was the highest selling vinyl l perform.

for grammy award winning mousse ip it is nothing new. sips the beginning, albums have been a component. >> album sales are climbing digital music is diving. in 2013 digital sales fell. on demand streaming and vinyl contributed to the decline. final is so hot and the albums moving fast, grimies expanded. it's not just records. turntables are high commodities. it's addicting. once i sell a turntable, they are in mere every week. >> most released come with a comment giving the analogue sound they enjoy. showing they have staying power.

>> vinyl sales hit a 22 record high with a remarkable 22% rise. >> notorious alcap open, his kormer prompt going for 8.5 moil yn. the owner brought for for 7.4 minister. cap own brought it back in 1928 or 40,000 dollars. check that out. >> that is it for this edition of al jazeera america. om-morgan radford live from new york. more news in

>> welcome to al jazeera america. here are the top stories. a big win for fa rights

advoates. new policies for the way legally married same-sex couples. same sex partners are eligible for death benefits. opponents say rules should ply in states where gay marriage is legal. >> the united nations continues a humanitarian mission, a day after aid workers came under attack. 65 more have been rescued from the city of ohms. the plan is to get out. the second round of geneva ii continues tomorrow. >> the defense department is downplaying iran's move of moving ships close to u.s. waters. >> ayatollah khomeini said

washington would overthrow its government if it could. >> a new law in turkey will blo websites and log visits. i'm morgan radford, more news shortly. >> like most people, i'm not an activist by nature. there's really not that many people whose greatest desire is to go out and fight the system. my theory of change was i'll