g.m. says heavy key chains can bull the switch and shut down engines. that problem is being blamed for crashes that killed six people. the headline. ♪ on america tonight, so you canned in and bracing for more. the slow steady march of this blast of winter. knob wants two storms back to back. >> also tonight, the other extreme. tough choices and why all of us will feel the pain. you look up and go, gosh, couldn't someone make it

rain. >> and a view beyond, images from 25 years in afghanistan, and incite, from the man behind them. >> . >> and throughout the coming hours pressing further up the east coast, in all, well over 100 million people crossed 22 states from texas all the way up to maine, another vicious blast of winter they are facing. here in the nation's capitol we with are seeing the next stop of the deadly storm that covered the deep south before marching north, wreaking half vock and spawning controversy. >> we have extended the

declaration of emergency through sunday evening. >> the storm is still not over, mother nature is still right here. with very dramatic weather swings. >> no rest for the weather weary. with 150 million people still facing down the brutal and still developing storm. miserable enough. parts of north georgia, in north carolina, raleigh durham saw up to six-inches of snow, and treacherous ice too. philadelphia, nearly nine, new york city eight. so far. heavy snow came overnight to the nation's capitol nearly a foot of snow in the city, shut down the federal government, to the north is west outside the belt way, more than 15isms. 19 states are under watches or advisories as

much more snow and rain, is on the way. at least 12 deaths are blamed on the weather, most traffic related. seven traffic froze in place in north carolina, where drivers abandoned their cars and on the slick, refrozen black ice, hazardous roads remain littered with fresh wrecks. >> continue to stay smart, and off the roads in areas where you know the conditions continue to be bad. or may etch get worth of rain. >> that warning as the heaviest snow accumulations are expected overnight, and into friday. can, i 95 corridor, drawing a direct line with the storm track, and even where the storm has stopped falling in the south, branches coated with heavy ice, are snapping right off earlier today it was coming down like every minute there was one fall being. and it was like gunfire.

>> tim packet on power lines. as three-quarters of a million holes are now without power. in georgia, south carolina, north carolina, and alabama. more scatters in the mid atlantic region, and already the snow has brought cripples commutes and closed businesses and schools and ended the honeymoon for new york city's new mayor. who kept the schools open even as others shut their doors. but that snowball fight quickly became a twitter battle with nbc's al roker who tweeted why are schools all around new york city closed? it is going to take some kids or kids getting hurt before this goof ball policy gets changed. the mayor's come back, it's a different thing to run a city than to give weather on tv. >> the massive storm is

bringing problem and opportunity for ordinary people. mesh tonight correspondent has the tail of two paths in the storm. nobody wants two storms back to back, but, you know, when mother nature deals you just have to deal as well. >> i don't know and his dad joe are getting their best to deal. outside philadelphia. they are among 150 million people pounded by this snowfall. boom, boom, the power is out, no more. and then we have a cold night. >> not only did the family lose power in their home, their chinese restaurant had to close.

>> i remember going with my dad to the restaurant, and moving all the food around. but just as they reopened another storm shut their door as second time. today we are totally out. because of all the snow that has accumulated on the roads and the parking lot, we aren't able to be open for business, and we decided to remain closed because we figures a lot of customers wouldn't be able to make out of their homes either. >> washington, d.c., driver warren fudge is fairing a little better with the help of cab fair. okay, whats going on, man? >> not much. >> he says he needs two

jobs to help him pay the rent. >> that's why people also hire him from a cell phone app, it allows him to transport people in his own vehicle like a taxi. >> religion vagues, taxes and everything. and it's not like we work for owner, we are a partner with uber. so it is just like being self-employed. >> fudge takes advantage of days like this, when the roads are tricky, and the construction site is closed. his personal suv helps him make ends meet. >> you know, as far as winter time construction work, we go through periods where we with don't work as much. as we would in the summertime, and there's not much work available and with bills and rent

being really high out there, it's just -- you need two jobs to make it. >> like anconal, we paid for our ride as he navigated the streets and explained how he makes the best of such miserable conditions. >> feels pretty bad. but i have seen worse, and it's been much worse. as far as the plows they have done a good job. >> by midday we were the 9th customer, and he hoped to make an extra $200 by the end of the day. he said the bad weather is an advantage, because most part time drivers aren't willing to brave the roads. >> on a day like this, it is a good day, because there's nobody on the road. so -- there's more demand. everybody wants to go somewhere. >> i had a couple of people that needed to go to work and had no way to get there, and they showed me some appreciation, that one

guy wanted to tip me, but he went and got me a cup of coffee. got me a free cup of coffee, soy appreciate that. that was a highlight of the day. as homes and businesses picture as that story is, there is a reason most are staying off the road, and that is because it is dangerous. aside from the traffic accidents there was a body here in washington, d.c. found underneath all that snow. and then in new york city, there's also a woman that was killed by a private snowplow. he was taking a risk, it was good that his day ended up happy, but it is dangerous out there. >> +sao now we look to what is next from our roof top, we get a look at the weather ahead from al jazeera, meteorologist up in new york, kevin? >> it's good to see that somebody else is outside for a change, yes, we are

seeing a lot happening right now for washington, d.c. you have gone through rain and sleet, and now the snow is beginning. what is happening to you. here is washington, d.c., you can see the green came through, the pink, and now we are looking at snow. but the good news if you look down here, there's georgia, the carolinas, of course they were hit pretty hard. this storm has continued to move up here, and new york is in a little bit of a break, because will be seeing almost the same kind of time line. they had a break, now they will see rain coming in, and then when this wraps around that means we will see it changing over. a lot of places saw very impressive snow totals.

in millford, these numbers especially down here will be -- that's where the storm system is making it's way up the seaboard. you can see what we have over the next 12 hours. washington, it will be much earlier than that, we will see you at probably 3:00 in the morning. new york three to eight, but washington probably only about one to two more inches for you. >> all right, kevin, thank you very much. i can assure you we are already experiencing quite a bit of the weather. on the historic flooding in europe, the worst flooding in over 60 years and it shows no sign of stopping. west of london, pressure on the river keeps growing, this winter is the u.k.'s wet nest 250 years. al jazeera reports, from what was until very recently, a river bank, but is now the river.

well, this is the town of spain's because the river is just a couple of blocks that way, but essentially because it has been rising this is the new bank of the the tems river, for a couple of blocks you have houses that have been flooded. this river runs for two smiles up this road. and essentially, a small stream back there has flooded other blocks as well. it is a very serious situation here, hundreds of people have been evacuated, hundreds of people have left their homes. some have tried to stay if they have a second floor. as long as they have electricity, they say they will say, they aa very very small pump is keeping the power station going. and the houses still do have power, when people lose power that's when they lose heat, and feel like they have to leave their homes. even though it has gone

down a couple of inches. they have taken the opportunity to get inside their homes and get what losings they have out. they have gone into check to see what is still there, what is safe, some people won't be able to go in, their homes still have water and this is not over yet. we are expecting more rain, and over the weekend here. and a lot of the water has been ending up here. in people have been relocated. many people are hoping to wait it all out until it goes away, but it has a long way to go yet. >> from one ex-people to the other, later in the program, digging deep to tackle another sort of

weather emergency. >> you dig down deep enough, right there, that's dry. right there. >> that's bone dry, just a couple of inches. >> california's deep drought, why it has led to tough choices for averagers and how it will impact your life and some surprising ways. and ahead after this break. deadly divisions unleashed in libya, with civilians in the crosshairs. why a manage to save it has backfired. a fault lines investigation next.

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>> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america zoo years ago, if united states intervened in libya to help overthrow its dictator. the arab spring swept through the middle east, since then the country's spiraled downward as warring militias one support have had taken the law into their own hands. in the aftermath of a massacre fault lines correspondent returned to libya, to find out more about the people living in fear. >> we thousand that if we wanted one more day,

benghazi, a city nearly the side of charlotte, could sufficient ear massacre that would have reverberate across the region, and stained the conscience of the world. >> two years ago, fault lines traveled to libya, as the u.s. and nato back rebelled fought to overthrow mom mar gaddafi. it was the only direct u.s. military intervention in the unrest that was sweeping the arab world. now, benghazi is a word for political scandal. an obsession of the media in washington. after the murder of ask ambassador in 2012. >> i can't imagine sending folks out, after what we saw from the security cameras and the drones. >> mistakes were made. >> and i said that what benghazi is worse than

watergate. >> meanwhile, on the ground, a country is unraveling. torn apart by the very militias they have helped to support. fault lines is here to find out what wet wrong. >> on november the 16th, after friday press, a peaceful demonstration formed in a residential neighborhood. local residents were protesting again the armed militia presence in their neighborhood. they were met with machine gunfire. when the shooting stopped dozens of people layed dead, many more were injured. the massacre took place the day we arrived in libya. by the time we reached the scene, the men there told us the killers had left.

the many lish sha men who had taken over were from a libya shield, a a militia that was set up but was largely decommissioned after some of its member opened fire on anti-militia demonstrators in june 2013. killing more than 30 people. some of the fighters said they had been present when the shooting happened. all that we spoke with were supportive of marry brothers in arms. >> showing the graffiti on the wall sayin saying muammar gaddafi still here. they are playing those supporters on the violence that took place. >> in another part of the

city, the family of one of those killed held a mourning ceremony. when they went to the hospital mothering to identify the body he was hear fied at what he saw. >> half the body is missing. only a piece of metal holding together. >> like that? >> yes. >> leave people alone. >> people waving white flags.

to be united, we loe each other. it doesn't matter where you come from. in the district, from sea. from east, west. you have to be strong, and tight, we loe each other. >> in libya right now, assassinations bombings and kid p thattings take place almost daily. security is in the hands of heavily armed mostly unregulated militias, with various regional and political. the belief in a strong central government like the one that exists on the gaddafi is rejected by separatist around the country that complain he favored some cities while

leaving some impoverished. in most of the country, the central government exists in name only. >> well, this is yet another burial taking place. coffin after coffin being brought in. there were more than 30 people killed yesterday. and is scenes here are just remarkable. >> frustration is boiling over. the mourners here say the militia men, who now roam freely are worse than gaddafi.

the men who carries out the massacre. rah mort city about two hours east of triply. when they entered triply during the war, they were hailed by many as liberators. but libya's prime minister has called for all militias to withdraw from the capital. it's not the first time he has made that demand. >> i think we are at a stage on the brink of an narkky, and some of the things and the situations we have seen border on that. there's a compete lawlessness, these groups have been operating with near impunity, these past two years. nobody is being held accountability for any of these violations. >> fall lines correspondent joins us now, two plus years on, what do two people think about the humanitarian project. >> well, that was the

primary question that we had when we set out to make this. there's been a lot of reporting on the attack. and the death of the u.s. ambassador. but there hasn't been a great deal of attention to what is going on in the country. so the day we arrived was the day that the witness the worst violence that has taken place since the end of the revolution. is main concern is security. security is in the hands of this patch work of militia groups from regional parts of the country, who are basically controlling the situation, without any accountability and very little oversite. and that's a problem not just in terms of the increasing violence, but also with the legal system. these groups are holding thousands of people in ash fair detention, often in quite bad conditions and there is rising evidence of the use of

torture, the u.n. has been warning about this, so as you just heard from that haw moon rights watch activist, mrs. a concern about rising levels of an narkky in the country really facing a severe crisis. >> quick thought here from you, there just a few weeks ago, a couple of months ago now, what is it like today? >> well, benghazi is a very interesting play. we were there back in 2011 when the rebels were fighting against the military. and it was a city united against a common enemy. there were thousands of people in the streets in support of the revolution nonnow it is a very dangerous place to be. there are assassinations the kidnapping that really symbol'sed what has gone wrong, and the u.s. con salt late building is there, it is still destroyed and we sat down with the u.s. ambassador to talk about the u.s. role in libya now, and she was saying

that they are quite sprung by the political situation in washington, the fact that there is so much attention that's been paid to the killing of the u.s. ambassador, it is holding back to mission from what they would like to do on the ground. >> a lot to be concerned with. thank you for being with us, and you can see all of his report, libya state of insecurity on friday. 9:30 eastern, here on al jazeera america. this weekended our network brings you another program, talk to al jazeera, this week with hip-hop pioneer and activist russell simmons speaking with our special correspondent. >> the war on drugs has done more to destroy the fab prick of the black community than anything we can think of. not texts of jim crow and the effects of slavery, it is the war on drugs. >> hip-hop mo gull on the cause he is taken on with true passion, sunday night at 7:00 eastern on al jazeera america.

after the break tonight. >> i want to hold out until the middle of march, then we'll have to make a really big decision, and maybe they will all have to do. >> desperation down ton farm, california's unending drought, and the tough decisions facing largers now.

now a snap 1409 of stories making headlines. big deal in the making, comcast is offered to buy time warner cable. comcast is already the nation's number one paid tv and internet provider and the megadeal could face a big hurdle with federal regular lay r toes. in syria, activists say that 400 people die sod far just this month, in aleppo.

yielding more bloodshed than peace after a second shoot of negotiations between the government and the opposition. the united states, and russia promise to try to help break the stalemate. the sun is shining brightly, while the western hem atmosphere is experiencing this bitter blast. olympic app blasts were competing in temperatures in the mid 60's. one event already scheduled that would be men's alpine skiing just because of the weather. on the drought emergency, northern california expected to see rain showers this weekend, but it won't be fluff to help the situation. experteds say it could rain for the rest of the year and it still would not be enough. these pictures show how severe the situation is. now just round bare mountain p toes. what a difference one year can make. president obama travels to fresno on friday, to

see for himself the effects of that drought. america tonight reports is one group of farmers that have been hit particularly hard. for frank, a cattle rancher in northern california is most devastating drought in memory means hard choices. his grandfather started this rank, the breed line goes back that far. now he is calling a family meeting to decide whether to smell most or tall of the herd that has provided livelihood for three generations. >> we have a couple picks out right now, we will probably cut ho to 60. i keep saying in two weeks things will change, but it isn't. >> never in frank's lifetime, and never in recorded history, has california's seen so little water over a 12

month period. >> so you haven't seen water up here? >> no, it hasn't. >> about sevennisms on watt they are's 15 below normal, and the driest since california began keeping records. not enough to water cattle let alone grow the grain. >> that creek right there, used to be a river, should be 15 feet higher than it is. 15 feet? >> higher, running right now. >> this is what frank wants to avoided. >> many of his fellow ranchers have already made hard choices. at this weekly cattle auction, they have come from all over the state. one by one, their trucks filling the parking lot. >> normally this time of year, 200 head of cattle would be up for sale, on this day, more than 1,000 hit the auction block.

janet brought three all together, because she could no longer afford to raise them. herceps of loss overwhelming. >> and i saw the ear number is the ear, and that's it, i lost it. i dumped them off, and bawled my head all the way back to morgan hill. for some, things are so dire, they are selling off tiny caves. animals so young, they are barely weaned, a sure sign of desperation. >> there's a little guy, they are just tiny, who knows inform they will survive. they might go back to nebraska, they might be going to south dakota, and the weather is going to be different, so they are going awful young, but nobody has a choice. we have to get rid of them.

hoping he can wait out the drought just to hang on in the business where he spent his entire working life. didn't feel very good. 52 years, and we just took off the tail enders. that are not doing what this drought, not doing good anyway. ofarm 200 acres and i have sold half by herd, and used the money to buy hey. hay. and now we are getting to the point by the end of february, here if it doesn't -- if we don't get decent rains and the grass starts growing i will have to sell more.

>> in this business, one ranchers misfortune is another's opportunity. >> and internet camera allowed cattlemen from around the country to place their bids. nearly all the cattle here are headed out of state. i go 87, they see it on their end, and they can happen in. >> jim warren says the drought has drink hundreds to the brink. forcing them to leave the business, or start all over again. >> the really sad part is that a lot of people have put a lot of effort and energy and time over the last 20 years to produce a high quality product. and when they sell the cows they have to start over again. >> the light rainfalling now is most welcome here, but it isn't likely to

make a significant dent. this hey field shows why. >> normally the he hay here would be 18-inches and today it is barely an inch. so frank's crop planted at thanksgiving may not even survive. when you dig down deep enough that's try. that is dry right there. >> that's bone dry, just a couple of inches below the surface. >> exactly. >> you can already see the tips, and two we had frost three days ago. since frank has no hay to feed, he had to buy it from far away, some california ranchers are shipping in feed from oregon, and utah. >> this is my reserve, what do i have? 150 bails here? so i had to buy it. how far away does it come? >> nine hung miles. >> and given the scarce supply, the cost of that

hay has skyrocketed. >> we don't try to buy much, but around here you are probably looking at right now, probably a three or 4,000 difference per load. the drought maz forced so many so shrink or sell, there this meat packing plant, 600 miles away two closing, by april 1300 people here will lose their jobs. very devastating and more than just the 1300 job as lot of these folks we know personally. my next door neighborhood the sole provider with his family. ten that's just one of the families that will be impacted from this.

one of the state's leading banks says the bank will cost 30,000 jobs. most of them in agriculture. the rip salt lake clear to see, at the lye stock supply down the road from the auction house, chris avery fears the sell off of california cattle will decimate her business. in time of year, they are giving vaccines so i sell that. they are using ear tags. so i sell those. they sell those caves then i sell spray, and wormers and fly tags. if they sell their cows they aren't going to buy that stuff. so that makes a dependent in my business. >> in california the governor declare add rout emergency. meaning ranchers can qualify for low interest loans to buy hay, but most paramedickers don't want to be deepner debt,

he wants the government to think bigger, much bigger. >> you look up and in the clouds and you think isn't there a way to make it rain? you request do everything else. we can go to the moon, we can go to mars, we can do all this stuff, and spend all these billions of dollars trying to save a fish dune a creek, letting water out of a -- a trillion dollar dam, but we can't make it rain. >> for now he is gambling against nature, holding off but time is running out, soon and he family may have no choice but to leave the business that has supported them for three generations. >> it's a little hard for us to imagine here in the east, we are feeling the weather at this hour, but the drought situation is expected to impact the entire nation. we are joined now with the national drought mitigation center, at the university of nebraska. lynn con, let's talk

about this, in the report, we are talking about california, but this is a drought that goes far beyond. >> it does. we are still under a drought in the central plains of the united states. we can trace back to 2010 and '11, we had a big drought in the south eastern part, prior to the end of that drought. >> how much of two country? >> 60% you say. >> 60% of the west with is in drought right now, 95% of california. >> so we are talking about states this spread is all across all kinds of states so many places and that would mean so many different kinds of livestock, and crops as well? yes, when you think about the agricultural impact, but in california large dairy state.

yo i have to go a long ways away to find any place that is much better off. because they have been in drought too. the roach of this has started to spread out very quickly? >> yeah. we have seen the sail issues and the same problems particularly with the averaging community and the herds they have invested. generations of time. knew we are seein seeing te same issues in the west. they have a little bit more distinct season. and the warm temperatures have caused what rain we have gotten, and that's not boding very well to last very long into the summer. >> so we are going to see this in food prices across the country, as well we may see it in other areas for example, i understand the spread of certain diseases is

exacerbated by drought? >> absolutely. health concerns and issued -- when you start losing quantity of water, you start having squallty issues. you can have more condition about west nile virus. respiratory illness goss way up with asthma and other cases with that dust that's blown into the atmosphere. >> and so we also see it in arenas beyond agricultural. >> , how do you ship products if there's drought. >> right, as you mentions not only transportation due to the lack of water but also the lack of hydro power. if this continues on the past we are, we are just coming out of december through february, is the wettest time of the year and hopefully we will have a miracle march, but then after march we are runs out of weeks. >> like the weather we are experiencing now, flooding and that sort of

thing is having big impacts oen the economy, but truly drought does have a big and long landing effect, and an expensive impact as well. >> well, droughts are one of the on average one of the biggest causes of economic loss in the united states and really globally. every year, and that's for two reasons one, it has a very large spatial footprint. they have a smaller spatial footprint, where they do their damage. droughts can cover millions of square miles and in addition, duration. they can last months or years other hazardous typically won't last a few minutes to a few days. so that's a really big difference. >> climb toolings from the national drought mitigation center, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me on the show. >> when we return, inside afghanistan, behind the lenes, chronicling 25 years of war and peace, in a troubled hand.

it will carry over into the february/march sales. purchasers put off in january hopefully will be shifted into the later months in the future. >> consumer spending drives 70% of economic active ci. the winter -- activity. the winter storm postponed janet yellen's second day of testimony. the senate banking committee will re schedule. no new date has been set. >> it's enough to make a corvette lover cringe. a disaster at a museum dedicated to the cars. we look at the science behind sink holes.

soming up, more snow, more widespread power outages. why do we keep losing power? also, if afghan president is our ally, why is he releasing dozens of terrorists accusing of attacking americans. and eyeing the civil rights struggle through music, our oscar nominated series continues with a fascinating look at back up singers. we will see you at the top of the hour. truly seen as defiant, afghan zahn has set free 65 suspected militants from prison. u.s. officials condemn the release. while the president warned western powers to maintain their distance,

since sent 11th 20001, countries become fearsome and unfamiliar to many americans but for photo journalist, afghanistan was a natural inclination. his speed limit mate collection of photographs now a book titled "afghan staning" a distant war, and his detailed recollection are a summary of a long and often difficult history. >> when i got to afghanistan, the army had already killed 1 million people. so a lot of violence to throw down on people in less than ten years. they had also caused the movement of 6 million people. estimated. >> the new delly bureau for time magazine became open in 1987. the region has all the ingredients that a journalist and photographer would want in their territory. pakistan and benghazi he dash were under marshal law. a civil war has started,

afghanistan had the soviet army occupying for over ten years it was a volatile region, and also the cashmere insurgency was about to kick off. it isn't just the volatility, it is the news volume of the region. in the early days fighters civilians, took a liking to the camera. their only exposure had been through government controlled media. the government television station. they rarely would go out and meet people. there was a strict government party line. it was well scripted people tended not to believe it. they also didn't understand the cycle of taking a picture, and seeing it printed. they would never see the final copy. and this person shot in 1990, is still alive today, and he is known as the done core leyon of afghanistan.

he is essentially the first person to start looking for funding for global jihad outside of afghan zahn. he was also the recipient of a great amount of money from the ceo. and he also befriended osama bin laden. this picture is interesting to me, because it slowed the government communist party newspaper being sold on the street by a newspaper hockey, most likely -- well, of course, a very industrious boy, but a good chance that he is not literate, and what you can see here is a person behind him, who has bought the papeser always reading the paper out loud to the people around him, who are also unable to read the paper. a lot of homeless kids, and families that are split. and children that go hungry, and are left to forage for themselves or sent out by their parents to find wood, for fires

for heat, for cooking. to beg, to look for scrap. this picture is a family that's fleeing in 1993 their neighborhood because of interfactional fighting between groups as the civil war had taken over the country and what i found interesting here was that this is a bicycle, a teacup chicken, and pretty much that's all they could get out fleeing for their lives. i didn't have a problem with a camera until the taliban came in. they said that pictures of human beings was not permitted and particularly the photographs of women were not permitted. every trip in afghanistan had it's unexpected moments. that's the nature of the region, it's the nature of the country, and the story. there's -- it's a country without law. the people right now are very hopeful.

they have reached a certain amount of employment, economic social improvement, schools have opened but at the same time, corruption is rife. crime is up, kid flapping still goes on at a low level, there's no real solid sense of security. i'm not numb to it, no, i'm still quite sensitive to what happens to people and my surroundings in every situation. i have tried to keep a balance as much as possible, it's a story i started long ago, and i feel the narrative is still strong enough for me, and my curiosity remains, i'm curious on where the country is going. >> robert nickels buller, ahead in our final thoughts this hour, cinema and censorship, why are film makers from india hitting the festival circumstance cut internationally. we will travel to germany

for answers next.

al jazeera america. the film makers fight against censorship. some say they are forced to modify the movies just to get them played. now the creative talents are flocking to germany. why from the berlin film festival. >> bolllywood is the public face of endian movies 1,000 of these are made every year, but for those director whose go a little or a lot further,

there may be problems ahead. one in particular censorship. she has called real uproar in india, not necessarily with fans but with those who decide whether a film can even be released. this film explores some of india's current big social issues rape, and homosexuality among them, and in places it is derogatory about gandhi. you can see it in full, but not in india, to show threat the director had to make huge unlucked changes. >> the first time we outright denial, they say our film is not even satisfy. we ail palatally film like this form a huge part of the berlin identity, of course, you have big red carpet, you have the hollywood stars

who all come to town to show their movies but away from this, you have these smaller independent films that show issues real life, that you often won't get to see, the things the sensors don't want you to see, but here they really do. which is why critics point out that film festivalle festivals are such an important tomb for those who can't or aren't allowed to have their voices heard. >> screen has been sold out. i know people who had tickets couldn't get in, so there's a good sign there's a lot of interest. that should reach india. it makes even more embarrassing for end jacksonville. >> they take a look at india's uncomfortable side, and it is a film that indeed makes the authorities feel less than comfortable.

india may be changing but movies like this may zillion be hard tore come by for some time yet. al jazeera, at the berlin film lynn film festival. >> am al jazeera.com, on twitter or at our facebook page, good night, more of america tonight coming up tomorrow.

millions of americans have lost electricity this winter. as a leader industrialized nation, why are we powerless to prevent all of these outages. also, why is afghan president hamid karzai setting dozens of alleged terrorists free. plus an oscar-nominate are nateed spot light on background singers. i am antonio mora and welcome to "consider this." here is more on what's ahead. >> we are going to continue to