thank you all, and until next time, raj and i will see you online. >> welcome to aljazeera, and i'm john seigenthaler in new york. 1 million are in the path of a potentially catastrophic storm. the nation divided. good morning op law makers are criticizing their own. >> . >> and a drug ring. ♪ >> and remembering an icon, from child star, shirley temple

black's lifetime of accomplishments. good evening, everyone. we're starting with the which could storm threatening an oar winter weary part of the country, it's the second time if two weeks that ice and snow have hit the southeast. but this time, they are ready. outside of atlanta with more, robert, what's the situation there tonight? >> john, good evening, the roads are pretty much empty. people hunkering down, and let me tip down some of the interesting notes here from the state of georgia. over 500 national guard are on call. about 2500 power trucks from the southern region, making their way to atlanta, and the metro area. 65 shelters open for business

tonight in the next 48 hours. grocery stores, the aisles and shelves cleaned out. teams of salt spreaders are on the roads, pretreating. and unlike two weeks ago, georgia power saying that this could be historic and catastrophic, and as you said, the president of the united states declaring a state of emergency here in georgia. making sure that the residents of the country know that the state of georgia is ready for this storm. >> this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. and that is ice, it is our biggest enemy. >> also, john, the busiest airports in atlanta will be shut down tomorrow. a spokesman says that the employees will be sleeping inside of the terminals, and even some on airs when they need

to be, so when the storm passes, they're ready to go back to action and get people in the airplane. >> so john, last time the officials admitted that they made a mistake in handling the storm, and what's different in the update? what's different this time? >> well, the governor, nathan deal, has put together a task force in the last two weeks, consisting of meteorologists and officials, and the counties surrounding the city of atlanta are all together at this time, unlike two weeks ago, and mayor kasim reed has contracted 30 salt spreaders in the last two weeks. clearly, lessons learned by the officials so this never happens again. and in the next 48 hours, we're expecting a very serious situation with ice and snow. john in. >> and while georgian officials say they're prepared, other parts of the south are bracing

as well. joining us on the telephone to talk about his city's storm preparations, the mayor of charlotte, patrick cannon, mayor, weapon, and it's good to have you on the program. and i'm looking at pictures from charlotte tonight. and i guess you've been getting some snow. is that correct? >> we have been getting snow, it targeted in the early part of the morning, john, and it has continued throughout the day. every now and then, there would be a break in between, but it would start back immediately. and we have been preparing for this early on. >> how are you preparing for what people are calling possibly a catastrophic storm. >> well, you don't take it for granted. and you do all you can. this will be one the largest storms we have had in the last 10 years, so he wit we want to r is that we goat out there early on. monday, we started working with the trucks and 24 crew members

to begin treating our city streets and thoroughfares and correctors, and even the hospital entrances, so any emergency vehicles that need to get to those destinations can do so accordingly. >> i was just going to say, i grew up in the stealth south, aw that ice can be the enemy when the snow falls, but other than trying to put salt down, is there anything that you can do about the ice other than tell people to stay home? >> well, basically, you never want to get in conditions that are going to be icy. black ice conditions can be very dangerous, and it forms very quickly on streets and sidewalks, and motorists and pedestrians alike should be extra cautious if they have to drive in this thing, but we would advise people to stay home, because we do not want them to be a statistic of any

sort. so staying home is the recommendation. >> mayor, we wish you luck, and hopefully you won't get it as bad as they say. mayor cannon, thank you very much. rebecca stevens is tracking the storm and joins us with more. >> john, there's a very tight difference of where the temperature is going to be overnight. and that is why we're so concerned about storm number two. we had one storm go through last night and this morning, dumping 1-3 inches in the northern tier of our southern states, and this is the second round coming in again, with sleet being reported louisiana and arkansas. that's exactly as the temperatures get colder overnight and colder air moves in, that's moving slowly eastward. so this major storm, being called catastrophic, is the amount of ice forecast in the central and east georgia into south carolina. this is going to bring us freezing rain and up to 8 inches

of snow, and up to one inch of increase. that's why it's going to be so dangerous. the ice amounts, 1/10 of an inch to half an inch, and then we're going to add wind gusts to this. even if we have a 10 miles per hour wind gust on top of the ice on the trees, they are coming down, and on top of that, weak roots. so we look at the ice warning now that has been issued for georgia and alabama. it will be transitioning eastward. so now, you have fresh batteries in atlanta, and brace yourself, by 9 a.m., ice accumulation in the northern portion of alabama. and midnight, georgia, you're going to start to get the northern tier, and atlanta, the ice fall. and the storm will continue to

travel up parts of the eastern seaboard, bringing in additional ice accumulation but lesson thing, and that's when snow swings in on top of the ice. >> tonight at the white house, president obama hosts a state dinner in honor of the french president. and it doesn't look like its snowing there yet, right. >> not yet. though congress is going to be come missing, and we'll be snowed under. it's a crisp evening, but not a damper on the festivities. a long relationship between the united states and france, but a closer period between the two countries, demonstrated by the fact that president of france is here. lots of pomp and are ceremony today. pictures of president obama and

michelle obama coming out in the sub-freezing temperatures, coatless, to wait for the president's arrival. you and i aren't into these sorts of things, but some may care that michelle obama's dress was made by a designer, carol -- and meanwhile, the obamas coming in through the east wing, and a number of celebrities. it's the white house version of the red carpet. julia louis dreyfus, and steven cobair was here, and the basketball player who is openly gay, he was a guest. and a host of officials. the secretary of defense, and the u.n. ambassador. they will go to the south lawn, 348 guests, and they will have dinner on dry aged ribeye.

they will have wines from monticello, from virginia. mary j. blige will entertain after that, and they will have a ritual here, the first one before the election, john. >> since the president is stag, do we know who his dinner partner is going to be and. >> they handed out the dinner chart, and the names are unfamiliar to us. and anybody would like to avoid the wagging tongues of president olin's situation. it's not unpress denned. but the french media is here in strong force, and they're very interested in their president's social situation. >> and despite that, they have

very serious work to do, right? >> there's the arrival ceremony in the morning, and the oval office, and there's a photo up. but the two leaders appeared in the east room of the white house, and they answered questions for an hour. very tough on syria and the regime. it was russia who removed those chemical weapons from syria, and now president obama put more pressure to do more. >> i have to say that there are starching civilians, and it's not just the syrians, but the russians as well if ire blocking this resolution, so that's an example of the kinds of diplomatic work that we're

engaging in right now. >> one point of be friction potentially. a small thing. iran, there were a group of 100ceos who went to iran seemingly in defines of the regime there, and president obama warned that if they try to violate the regime, and iran's nuclear program continues, the u.s. will come on them like a load of bricks. >> mike at the white house. and we saw another on the shutdown today. >> 201 nayses -- let me do that again for you. 221 for the yeas, and 221 for the nays. and i'm getting a little bit mead of himself there. 21 republicans voting in favor,

and that was more than they needed to get it through the house. and john barren, th boehner, war pressure to bring this before because of the tea party. but government workers don't get their paychecks, and people around the world who have invested in debt here, like the chinese and other countries and big corporations, they don't get their interest payments, and congress was very worried that had this not gone away tonight, that there could be a knock-on effect for the recovery after 2008. so the full faith and credit of the united states was in doubt. and according to organizations, the chamber of commerce, who wrote to congress to say, you must get this done. we'll see what happens there. >> well, the democrats wouldn't budge on concessions, there are plenty of reasons why, and why

did it happen this way. >> well, mike touched on it just now from the white house. the snow is going to be really bad here in dc tomorrow. and effectively, the house is gone. so the snow certainly played a big part in that. but you're absolutely right. the republicans are trying to ring concessions out of the democrats, the keystone pipeline, and the medicare reimbursement, and of course on obamacare, and the democrats said we want a clean bill, and that's what they got. the minority whip in the house said there's blame to be leased at the door of both sides. >> on our side, we said that the republicans cut revenues, therefore they were responsible for the debt. on their side they said democrats spent hundred and invested money, and therefore they're responsible for the debt. the fact of the matter is, we

were all responsible for the debt. >> speaking a couple of hours ago. just before the vote took place. >> all right, so the big question, i guess, when the debt limit is brought up, is when the u.s. might run out of money, and what do we know about that? >> that's a great question. we're not out of the woods yet. this is the way it works. the limit was friday. and that's when the debt ceiling was crossed. we have been through this so many types, and they're very adroit now, and i like to call it robbing peter to pay paul. and that means that they pay one bill and leave another. and they thought that they had more money in the coffers than they did. this of course is tax season, and we're all looking for rebates. it means that the treasury has to pay on the way more this time of year than any other time of year. he wrote to the secretary and

said we're going to be down to cash only by february 27th. so now we have the house voting in favor, and the republicans don't much like it t. but it passed in the house. and now the senate, it's all down to you. and there could be a vote in the senate by the end of the week, but the majority, it's not guaranteed and the republicans could still hold it up. technically, we're not out of the woods yet, but if things go the way they think they're going to go, the debt ceiling has been extended for another 12 months. >> john kara turning his attention to the snowstorm. thank you very much the. the debt ceiling was not the only issue on capitol hill today. the new federal reserve chairman said it's far from complete. ali velshi said that investors were listening closely. >> in her first appearance before congress, the chairman of the federal reserve, yellen was

easier to follow than the last fed chairs. here's what she had to say, for home buyers worried about the rising rates, she said the fed will help to keep interest rates low for now to boost the economy, but remember that we don't control all interest rates. she said don't worry about the recent volatility in the stock market. it doesn't pose a substantial risk to the economy. and that helped to fuel a rally in stocks today. or maybe it was the idea that the republicans were going to raise the debt ceiling. the dow gained 1.2%. on the issue of jobs, yellen acknowledged this is the intractable issue of our tom, and she told them that the labor markets are incomplete. she didn't mince her words. this is what she said to lawmakers, who at the point she said it, may not have been

agreeing to raise the debt ceiling. >> fiscal policymakers should never put our nation in this situation when there's a risk of defoughting on the federal debt. it would be an extremely destructive thing to do from the point of view from our economy, from our financialish markets, of global financial markets. >> john, her warning about the damage of what the default could do to the u.s. economy, probably tonight in the house, so let's be grateful to u.s. officials for doing the right thing for the economy and for your prosperity tonight. >> you can catch "real money" with ali velshi. >> next up, in his own defense. >> it sounds crazy, and i couldn't tell you what i was thinking. >> a florida man explains why he shot and killed an unarmed teenager over loud music. and plus, yet another state pulling the plug on capital punishment. and busted.

suspected members of the mafia accused of plotting to smuggle cocaine through frozen fish and pineapples.

>> in washington state, today,

the governor said that he's suspending the use of capital punishment because a state review said that it's being applied inconsistently and unequally. washington has nine inmates on death row, and he said if a death penalty case comes to his desk, he'll issue a retrieve. in the case of michael dunn, he broke down about killing a 17-year-old over loud music. >> i have every right of self defense, and i took it. >> reporter: michael dunn repeated the sentiment at every opportunity, as he testified in his own defense. in an emotional moment, the 47-year-old florida software engineer said that he was concerned not only about his safety, but that of his fiancee. she had gone inside of the store to buy a bottle of wine. >> it was not just my life i was

worried about. >> he saw what looked like a barrel of a shotgun. davis opened the suv door and was threatening to kill him. >> i was in fear for my life. and i was probably stunned. >> reporter: during cross-examination, the prosecution argued that dunn sprayed bullets into the suv with four unarmed teenagers inside. they asked why he kept firing at the suv, even as the driver was backing away. dunn said that he kept shooting at the teens to keep their heads down, he didn't shoot to kill. but the prosecutor noted that there was no gun or sign that anyone had shot at him. >> you could have imagined the gun. >> anything is possible, sir, it's not likely, but between his threats and actions, they're reinforcing what my eyes are telling me. >> during the rebuttal, the

prosecution stressed that he never told his fins day that they had a gun. and on the stand, his fiance reiterated that. >> did the defendant tell you that he saw a gun in that suv? >> no. >> did he tell you that he ever saw a weapon of any kind in the suv. >> no. >> there was no mention of a stick? >> no. >> there was no mention of a shotgun? >> no. >> there was no mention of a barrel? >> no. >> there was no mention of a lead pipe. >> no. >> dunn testified why he was so irritated about the teen's thumping music. he said that he has hearing loss in one ear that makes the other ear more sensitive. >> the u.s. attorney general said that it's time to give voting rights to be ex felons. it's hard for them to reintegrate into society. he found that florida ex felons who have the right to vote

return to the state far less than others. he hopes that the comments will start to restore valid privileges if. >> shirley temple black, one of hollywood's most beloved child stars is being remembered tonight. and richelle carey is here. she was an icon for one generation, and another generation learning about her. >> it's sad. and you can't help but smile when you look at all of the pictures of her. she made people so happy. from a superstar to a diplomat. shirley temple black sanging and danced her way into america's hearts. and it's hard to believe that one of the greatest shar let's is gone ♪ on the good ship lollipop >> by the time her name was six years old, her name was above the title, starring in 20 hollywood films, and making about $1,000 a week, she was

honored about a special academy award in 1934 1944. >> the young girl charmed moviegoers throughout the depression. becoming the top star with her dimples and curls and tap shoes. president franklin roosevelt said, as long as our country has shirley temple, we'll be all right. before filming a scene, her mother would tell her, sparkle, shirley, sparkle. and she did. she started singing and dancing at 3. notable films including heidi. >> grandpa, i'll never see you again. >> baby take a bow. >bow. ♪ i go where you go... >> and bright eyes. >> i don't care what you saw,

there is a santa claus. >> in all, she would star in 43 feature films before retiring from the big screen in her 20s. but that does not take her out of the spotlight. she became a notable fundraiser and delegate to the united nations, and ambassador to check loss lovakia. she believed her diplomatic career was easier [ audio difficulties ] >> sorry about that. shirley temple black died if in her home in woodside, california. and she was surrounded by her family, john. >> amazing. >> when you think about it, when you retire if your 20s, what else are you going to do? and she did so much more. >> just ahead, an update on the dangerous storm moving through the southeast. treacherous snow, sleet and ice expected to leave problems

hadn't. and parts of europe are experiencing severe flooding, waters rising in just minutes. and fishing forgiveness. dozens of tribal fishermen arrested. and decades later, the charges could be dropped.

>> welcome back to aljazeera. i'm john seigenthaler in new york, and we have a lot of ground to cover. including quick rising floodwaters in the uk. things could get worse than they get better. but mafia ring, dozens of suspected members arrested in the u.s. and italy, and tribal members arrested for illegal fishing decades ago could soon have their convictions dropped. but first, michelle is here.

>> hollywood and washington are dining together right now at the white house at a state dinner in honor of the president of france. 300 guests are attending, including julia louis dreyfus, and bradley cooper and season cobair. it is a rare state dinner. president obama has only held a handful since he became president. legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling for one more year sailed through the house this afternoon. bill passed after gop leaders voted against tacking on budget cuts or other sessions. the senate could vote as soon as tomorrow if approved. and the southeast is getting slammed with another storm. second blast of winter there in a month.

ice is blank he wanted other states, and it's affecting 100 million people. president obama has already declared a state of emergency in georgia, and the officials started issuing warnings yesterday, unlike the snow and ice hit much of the metro atlanta area. so they're trying to get ready, john, and the forecasters are warning the possibility of catastrophic ice in parts of the south. something like what they saw over 10 years ago. >> yeah, it's just getting started. and joining us on the phone is pete poore, and what's the situation like tonight? well, up fortunately, we just lost pete. and we'll continue to cover the story tonight at 11:00 eastern time. but tonight, a drug bust spanning three continents. three people suspected of being

members of the american and italian mafia are now in custody, accused of setting up a drug trafficking and money laundering ocean. >> it was shortly after midnight in new york when federal agents started their crackdown, rounding up suspects in an international drug shipment pipeline. the first word of the bust came through the fbi, which read major mafia roundup in new york and italy. in the transatlantic action, fbi agents in new york arrested several members of american mafia organizations, and at the same time, italian authorities arrested several in the trial organization of the call abria organization of southern italy. >> american and italian law enforcement determined that the andraga aimed to move across

international boundaries, intending to build a bridge of criminality and corruption to stretch to north america, and italy and back to new york. >> five of the u.s. suspects live in brooklyn, new york, including a bakery owner, that they call the linchpin of the plot. franco's father-in-law is a member of andragada, he sold a kilogram of heroin to an undercover agent and planned to ship 500 kilos of cocaine from south america to italy, concealed in frozen food. it was the first time that andraga attempted to get a toehold in the u.s. >> it has to be considered one of the most powerful organizations in the world for handling of international drug trafficking. >> officials say that --

>> former new york times investigative reporter joins us tonight. the author of "five families" and it focuses on the mafia's most powerful empire. and good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> this in the u.s.? >> it indicates that we have another crime sinned cat with a big presence in the u.s. and there are actually three organized crime sinned cats in italy. the best-known of course is the sicilian mafia but we have the cumorah and naples area, and south of naples. in the beautiful, ireically, the most beautiful part of italy, the coast. and they have never really been important to the u.s. only a handful of them have been known to be here, and so

suddenly, this organization, which before was unknown here, has become a big player. >> how dangerous is this group? >> they're a global ocean organization. not just in italy, but all over the world. and they're violent. so this is a significant change. whether or not the arrest today is going to put a damper on them, this is a big market for drugs, and the american families in new york. so we have got another problem on our hand. >> has this been coming for a long time? or is this a sudden move? >> no, the andraga was not an important player, but they emerged in the last decade for a variety of reasons to be a

global organization, before they were restricted to southern italy, the coast around there. and the idea that they would have this kind of deal working on three continents, with these port families in new york, the gambinos, is a very looping indication. >> so does this organization organization -- investigation make a dent? >> the fbi has been saying for a long time that they killed the mafia, and the truth is that they fatally wounded them, but not mortally. the fbi put the mafia on its priority list. with security and anti-terrorism. hundreds of agents in the fbi, the mafia investigation.

recruiting from the sicilian mafia, and from the cumorah in naples, and it's quite obvious. the reach they feel that these people won't turn, and won't become government testifiers, they are very very powerful. so it's an alarm signal going on today. >> and we'll continue to watch this one with you. good to have you. >> good to be here. >> let's head back to south carolina, and we're going to give it one more try. pete is back on the telephone, and he's with the south carolina

department of transportation. and pete, can you hear me? >> good evening, john. >> how are you is the bigger question, and what's going on in south carolina tonight? what's the weather situation there? >> we're in a low right now. we have had one front that passed through today that brought us snow in the upper part of the state. sleet in the midlands and rain on the coast. and that started to move through. in fact, all of our primary roads and interstates are just being reported as wet. however, what we're expecting is a major front to come in overnight. and that's why we're continuing to remain active with all of our crews. we have over 900 employees out right now, essentially, what they're doing is pretreating bridges, highways, and overpasses, places that are pretty dispersed and that sort of thing, so we're anticipating

a serious accumulation of snow and sleet overnight. >> how important is this to south carolina? >> to have it happen in january and february is not that unusual, we can get through a winter. but now we have had two within a two-week period. and that's a little bit unusual. >> give me the numbers when it comes to trucks and people on the road and salt. >> well, we're resting somewhat, because we're in between fronts, but we still had 280 pieces of equipment on the highways, and 900 employees out on the roads. and we have already dumped 2,000 tons of salt, and we have used 550,000 gals of salt brine, which is kind of an instant de-icer, if you will, and we also use calcium chloride and we have used 5,000 gallons of that too, and tons of sapped.

>> are you anticipating producer problems with the downed power lines? >> well, i can't speak to the power companies, but in the local news reports, the power companies have done two things. they have moved in crews from out of state, and they have also had tree cutting or tre tripping companies out, trying to clear heavy limbs off of four lines as best they can. >> pete poor, thank you for joining us, and we appreciate it. >> the river he thames in england at its highest point in years. >> willow way is underwater. foot by foot, house by house, the river thames has taken over. 50 people live here, and they have moved out. it's the same story among this

stretch of the river. hundreds of homes lost to the water. all michelle gray can do is rescue her possessions through freezing, knee-deep water. inside, this is her kitchen. and these are the clothes she needs for work. >> it has been very difficult. it started in january, and the house stayed dry, and i would go to work and come home in the evening, but this time it came up very quick, in 48 hours, no warning, no nothing, and it came straight n. >> this small riverside community has built in 1947, and it has not seen any flooding like this since then. it has been a historically wet january. all across the united kingdom, the flooding has been much worse and for many longer.

here in summerset, the low-lying lands have been flooded for four weeks. hundreds of homes have been flooded. to the west, rail lines washed away. coastal houses washed away by storms. global warming and climate change are to blame, some say. wetter winter-like this could be the norm. but that hasn't stopped the politics. doing too little too late. protecting the cars and ignoring the countryside. >> everybody needs to get our roads and rails moving, to help people who have been flooded and plan for the future, and learn all of the lessons of the very difficult situation we're in. >> with less money to be spent, tough choices lie ahead. giving up to more frequent

flooding. in willow way, they have been left to defend for themselves. michelle gray and the others, this could be a sign of what is to come. simon gray, aljazeera, on the river thames. >> defense they shal officialsa say that only one vived the airplane crash. the lone surviving soldier is being treated in the hospital in algiersty. >> it's being called a landmark moment in sports history. nfl proposed draft prospect, michael sam, coming out as gay. and it prompted people to rally around him. >> in the wake of michael sam's announcement comes a larger discussion about gay rights for

athletes. a non-profit organization focused on ending homophobia and transphobia in sports. when michael came out, he is active in the most popular expert in america, and how significant is that? >> i think it's an enormous moment for sports history. certainly, we're in the mis midf seeing many firsts in the sports world. jason collins obviously broke new ground. and michael sam, he's going to, in his career, going to answer really important questions for us, especially in the combine and the draft. and it's going to make it easier for the next athlete to come out. they won't have as many concerns in the process. >> is there any concern whatsoever, hudson, from backlash from gay rights groups because he's not as active as they wanted him to be.

people think that if you have a platform or influence, you should be more vocal? >> i'm sure that there will be those who want him to take a more explicit role. but i think that michael sam is moving the attitudes of a particular group of people that lgbt rights groups have not been able to speak to. so while he may not be campaigning for marriage equality or passing legislation, whatever that issue may be, just him being on the field changes hearts and minds in a way that many organizations haven't been able to do. so i think that people will be genuinely excited and proud of whatever he does. >> reporter: do you think that his announcement will have a larger affect on the nfl and other sports in terms of more athletes coming out, or the younger generation behind michael sam? >> absolutely. in 1995, the average age of a person coming out was 25, and

today that average is 16. so times are changing, and what we have seen is, every time an athlete comes out, it creates a personal connection, and it also makes this conversation not hypothetical, but personal. and i think that those rips will inspire more athletes to speak out and will definitely influence that next generation of athletes to feel more comfortable coming out. >> so michael sam, the first openly gay player to play in the nfl. and what's the next big thing as we try to pretty much get rid of the stigma of gay rights issues and just let them be human rights issues? >> we're still in an era of firsts and the dominoes have been falling in the right direction, but we haven't seen the combine or the draft. and we don't know how teams are going to take playing with an openly gay player. so we need to answer those

questions, and we need moralize to be speaking out. and we need more coaches and players to be speaking out on these, we'll see more athletes coming out and going where we need to go. >> hudson, thank you for the time. >> up next, clearing convictions from the fishing wars, decades later. plus, music to his ears. owner of a stradivarius violin is finally reunited.

>> there are two storms in the u.s. remains one across the west coast, and it's a different story when we go to the southeast. and that's one of ice, one of snow, and one of potential catastrophic conditions overnight not only into wednesday, but thursday as well. now, as we move on to look at the storm a little closer, an ice storm warning has gone into effect for a large portion of central georgia into southern south carolina. this is where the ice will be 1/10 of an inch to half an inch, and then 4 inches of snow on top of that. earlier this morning, we had snow comethrough, and now ice overnight.

many are advising stay home, and don't travel at all in the next 24-36 hours, because there will be a lot of ice on the roads. and it will be more rain as you get to the coast. the atlantic is going to keep it primarily rain there, but it has a lot to do with the center of low pressure. where it's located exactly over land. and how it tracks up to the northeast. so for the next 15 hours, we're monitoring ice accumulations and potential power outages.

>> tonight, a break in a cold case that went unsolved for 40 year. maryland police have identified a convicted sex offender as a person of interest. 12-year-old sheila lion and her 12-year-old sister, katherine, vanished walking home from from a mall in 1975. the police believe that lloyd lee welch was there at the time. he was previously convicted of assaulting girls in virginia and

delaware. he used to work as a carnival ride operator. let's head to washington d.c., and joey chen is there. >> to leave worries in your mouth, you probably heard about the controversy over the ingredients in subway sandwiches in the buns. and it may be changing the recipe, but it's not just subway. turns out that the chemical may be in a lot of things you're eating. it begs the question, is it a serious risk or benign? >> . >> and three other things that are common and worth a second look for all of us who worry about what we eat. we'll meet the advocates behind this campaign. at the top of the hour on america tonight. see you then. >> tomorrow marks the 30th

anniversary of a huge victory for native americans in the northwest. they won the right to fish beyond their reservations, but yet their legal battle is far from over. we have the story from washington. >> this is where the game wardens come down from all of us, for fishing right here. >> billy and hank, at the musqualii river. >> he helped to produce this documentary on the fish wars of the 50s and 60s. the tribes against the state of washington, as they fished outside of their tiny reservations, claiming treaty rights. >> i'm about eight miles from the reservation, and the game wardens said you have to fish on the reservation. you took our reservation. >> frank said that he was arrested 50 times.

when he was in jail, the women pulled in the salmon nets and got hauled off too. >> this is where the defense was being made and needed to be made. in september of 1968, frank and others brought the fish wars out of the woods and into the open and made the state capital a very public battlefield. >> the city of olympia, i was 40 feet away from the water on the bullhorn, and i was arrested for illegal fishing. gully was thrown in jail, and i went in jail with hill. >> and all of those civil and criminal of violations are on the records, though they led the state in the vindication for the tribes. and now a bill in the washington state legislature could wipe them clean. >> we're talking about ancient history. and everybody knows we were wrong. >> the boil would directly

affect onlile 0 people. so far there has been no public opposition from the state or prosecutors. and the bill was a scar, say frank and adams, who say that the many battles so long ago, were worth it. >> we would do it again if we had to. >> half a century on, the fight continues. >> the multimillion-dollar violin that was stolen last month is back in the hands of its owner. to celebrate, both appeared in wisconsin for a special celebration last night. police recovered the 300-year-old stradivarius violin last week. it's said to be worth $5 million. the owner said aside from a few scratches, it was returned in good condition. coming up on our broadcast tonight at 1:00 eastern time. stopping a killer tiger after the deaths of 10 people in i i n

india. and plus, he could be the oldest paper boy in the united states, and he's still delivering papers at 95. those stories and more tonight at 11:00, call00 pacific time on the broadcast. and now for a freeze frame that caught our eyes, l.a. dodger's clayton kershaw, lining up for a throw taken in spring practice in glendale, arizona, where the sun was shining, and it was 76°. spring training camp was a sure shine that winter will eventually be over. the headlines are next.

>> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm richelle carey in new york, and here are tonight's top stories. a second snowstorm blasting the southeast tonight. and 100 million people are in its path. southern states are bracing for more rain, snow and ice, and

president obama has declared a state of emergency in georgia, and the bad weather is headed north. it's a who's who in washington tonight at the white house. celebrities are attending a state dinner with the president of france. president obama has only had a handful of state dinners since becoming president, compared to 33 with ronald reagan. the house has voted to raised nation's debt ceiling for one year. house speaker, john boehner, called it disappointing and the senate could vote on it tomorrow. capital punishment was being applied inconsistently and unequally in washington. washington has nine inmates on death row right now. the fbi has made a round up today of crime families in u.s.

and italy. i'm richelle carey and you can get the latest news online at our website. aljazeera.com. keep it here, and thank you for your time. ... on ameri"america tonight," s own defense, accused of gunning down an unarmed 17-year-old, the defendant in florida's latest self-defense shooting trial explains why he had to stand his ground. >> he is showing me a gun. he is threatening me. i said, "you are not going to kill me, you son of a bitch," and i shot him. >> syria crumbling. president obama expresses friststration and warns, the crisis could destabilize the region? >> we still have a horrendous situation on the ground in