welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. the nfl now releasing that dependent report on the scandal that rocked the miami dolphins. president obama is headed to california to get a look at the drought there. a 13-year-old boy who was the side of an eight year old. >> aid workers inside syria help civilians on the ground.

♪ president obama is on his way to fresno, california today. he is planning to announce federal efforts to help californians effected by the drought. melissa chan reports. >> reporter: diane friend inspects the wheat field on her 600-acre farm, passed down to her by her father. the worst drought in her memory her worried. >> it grabs you from down deep -- you are making me cry -- but when you see this soil and touch it and you know that it may not be here for your next generation of family, that's -- that's big. >> reporter: she says she has hoped to plant pistachio trees

this season, but without water she will postpone those plans. she is also the director of the farm bureau. >> it is will dry like this -- >> all year. >> all year. >> reporter: she takes us to stoneland farms, they have left land fallow, because they don't have enough water. >> we don't have the water to grow the crop, and everybody else down the line is affected. >> reporter: the farm is only taking on f half of the number of workers it usually hires at this time of year. a smaller harvest means fewer migrant workers in the field. and higher unemployment. >> they don't have water, they don't have jobs. so the water is so important to keep the people working in the fields -- working because there no water, no jobs. >> reporter: it's important to know that the central valley has had very dry conditions for a few years now, so the drought

has turned an already bad situation worse. we met dan short as he unloaded food at a distribution center. his organization expects to give away an extra 10 million pounds of food this year. california is unable to feed itself. >> it's heart braking, and you are like, i'm feeding the guys who grow the food. you know? >> reporter: the central valley could lose up to $2.2 billion this year because of the drought. some farmers will go bankrupt. >> i heard a farmer say to me the other day, what will i do? what will i become? >> reporter: farming here is not a job. it doesn't end at 5:00. it's a lifestyle and culture, and if it disappears you are left with nothing. after three months we are

finally seeing the report from ted wells on the miami dolphins bullying scandal. jessica taft joining us with the details. >> look at how thick this document is. both martin and incognito played for the dolphins and this 144-page document names three starters on the offensive line, but that's just one part as this story has already taken plenty of twists and turns. when dolphins offensive tackle jonathan martin walked away from the team in october, it was like opening up pandora's box. he was the subject of intense bullying. on november 4th the dolphins suspended incognito saying, quote, we believe in maintaining a culture of respect for one

another, and as a result, we believe this decision is in the best interests of the organization at this time. the nfl has been left to defend its culture while it's fans had to ask can a 300-pound man be bullied. the public learned incognito had a history of bullying rookies. and on november 6th we heard some racially charged voicemails and video. martin left with representatives investigating allegations of workplace harassment. at issue for the investigator is when does hazing qualify as harassment and bullying. two days later, incognito spoke with fox sports for the first time and said quote . . .

the nfl's investigation concluded in late november and all was silent until january 31st. that's when incognito's lawyers released text share between the teammates showing that both sent some rather unsavory messages back and forth. and then incognito has a twitter meltdown february 12th. he spent five tweets airing out the issues for the world to see . . . arguably the most troubling . . . all of this coming just seven days after incognito has fweeted support for martin returning to football in 2014. through all of this bullying scabbed l, we have learned one thing for certain, if this is a

friendship, it is a complicated one. today's findings reveal that jonathan martin wasn't the only victim. the wells report identifies quote, player a, and an assist important trainer as being targets. so this story still has legs -- >> we have not heard the end of this one. >> no, not at all. ice appears to have been a factor in the chain reaction pileup on the pennsylvania turnpike. more than three dozen vehicles were involved. at least 30 people were said to be injured. one driver described the road as being as slippery as an ice rink. native americans are speaking out against the keystone xl pipeline. but some natives americans say they are worried an accident could pollute the land they call home. diane estabrook has more. a sacred side of the la coda

sioux tribe members burn an offering of sage and pray to mother earth. >> we come and hand in the footsteps of our ancestors. >> reporter: to the kaco ta water is nature's medicine, but it could become poisons if the keystone project is built. in south dakota it would skirt seven native american reservations including the cheyenne river reservation. >> the pipeline will be approximately four miles to the right here. >> reporter: that's too close for this 60-year-old who lives on the reservation. >> it is not oil. it's chemicals, solvents to make

it fluid, so when the pipe breaks, which i know it will, it's not going to leak just oil. it will leak other chemicals. >> reporter: this isn't just a battle over water, it's also a battle over land. the tribe says the pipeline violates 19th century treaties it negotiated with the u.s. government for territory rights. treaties the u.s. government abolished more than a centurying a, but treaties the tribes say are still valid. the lakota fear construction could also unearth sacred artifacts. trans-canada says it has protections in place to preserve the environment and cultural sites. in a statement the company says . . .

>> 830,000 barrels a day -- >> reporter: but at this meeting tribe members prepared for a fight, some even threatening to physically block the pipeline's construction. >> we will stand in front of trans-canada. they will have to run over us or put us in jail to lay their pipeline. >> reporter: a threat the lakota hope they won't have to carry out. northwest korea topped the agenda today as john kerry met with chinese leaders. kerry says china is committed to denuclearizing north korea. in the uk the royals are lending a helping hand to help flood victims. the princes are working with emergency crews to hand out sandbags before another storm rolls in this weekend.

thousands right now with without power right now. the syrian peace talks are at a stand still, but the war rages on. a car bomb exploded out of a mosque today. while the united nations is asking for more help to get aid to the victims on the ground, the efforts are still ongoing to vant waitress denths. >> residents continue to be evacuated. sick, frail, and hungry, nearly 1400 have left, and the depreciation has been extended another three days. >> the situation for people living in the old city is absolutely dire. i met a 13-year-old boy who was the size of an 8 year old. he hasn't eaten meat for two years or more. >> reporter: the un hoped the

evacuation would pave the way for peace. but a surge of -- violence has lead to a surge of more issues. the security council needs to do more. >> what progress there is is extremely limited and painstakingly slow. we have not be able to deliver enough. >> reporter: the council is working on a resolution to improve humanitarian access, but there are dueling drafts. >> given the gravity of the situation on the ground, better no resolution than a bad resolution. we are not interested in a resolution for resolution's sake. as we intensify our discussions,

we have to find text that we think maximizes the likelihood of meaningful consequences on the ground. >> reporter: negotiation will be taking place here in the coming days, with peace talks at a stalemate there is a growing sense of urgency. in geneva representatives of russia and the united states met with the un special envoy to try to break the impasse. >> it is a very, very very complicated subject. failure is always staring at us in the face. as far as the united nations is concerned, we will certainly not leave one stone unturned. if there is a possibility to move forward. >> reporter: for now it seems the desire to help the besieged

and displaced may be the only way forward. coming up on al jazeera america, we will go to arizona, taking a look at the annual stand-down event, an event where veterans can get any type of help they need. and anti-frac-ers protesting in northwest ireland. 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

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giving banks the go ahead to do business with marijuana sellers. the justice and treasury department releasing memos on the subject today. federal law still bans the sale and use of marijuana. and phoenix veterans in need are all coming together. the annual a to z stand-down event has services all in one place. what is this event all about? >> reporter: well, del, i can you tell you this, we're here at veteran's memorial coliseum, we're expecting 1500 veterans who are homeless or at risk to come here by the end of the day, and this is really important for them, because this is where they can come here for all of the services they need. they have got showers here, beds, and tables set up, so the

veterans can come through here and discuss medical benefits, figure out their social security benefits. this is the first thing they get when they come through the door. and it has all of the basics, a towel. they have got a radio that will -- a radio and flashlight that will -- they can use out on the street, and then they have all of the toiletries here too. so this isn't the only thing, but they have so many services out here. and this is an annual event they have here in the city of phoenix, but it is getting so much attention this year, because the city of phoenix has now become the first city in the country to house all chronically homeless veterans, that means 222 veterans now have permanent housing, and i want to bring in james because he has been the key to getting this success here in this city. you have done it all through an approach called housing first. what does that mean? >> housing first is we have to

house them first -- to put them in -- in an apartment so we can go and touch on them. so we can find them. we know exactly where they are, so we can bring all of the services to them. >> reporter: i know the thinking before has been to treat the homeless first for substance abuse or mental illness, why is it important to reverse that? >> if you talk to a homeless person, what they want is an apartment. i want a place to be off of the street. once we get you off of the street, then everything else can be wrapped ash you. substance abuse, mental health, everything. it's easier for us to touch them if we know where you are. >> reporter: and we should point out that you are a veteran yourself. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: you were in the navy. >> yes. >> reporter: and because of that i imagine it is easier for you to relate to where they have

been. tell me about your journey. >> i came from virginia, and i was an alcoholic and an addict, and i was trying to run from myself. i got here and got hooked into a bunch of services that i found on my own, and i started working for community bridges which wraps all services around everybody, not only vets, but everybody from the streets, so i got my little start press release them, and then they asked me to be a navigator for the company to help other people who were just like me, addicts and alcoholics, and i was almost homeless also at one time. and now i'm doing this for the company that i work for, and i love what i do here. >> reporter: and i know a lot of these vets really appreciate what you have done. we should mention this program, there are a lot of other cities who have also started to use this housing-first approach to house these veterans.

organizers out here say it is proof it works and hope other cities will adopt the philosophy as well. del? >> thank you very much. ♪ well street looking at some solid gains ahead of the long president's day weekend. the dow right now jumping 129 points. the market will be closed on monday. the harsh winter is effecting consumers. consumer sentiment was u unl -- unchanged in early february. bad weather dampened any enthusiasm. tonight we may learn the outcome of one of the most important union votes in quite sometime. workers at the voel ks -- voel

ks wagon plant will vote on whether or not to join a union. oppositions in the uk proposals over frac-ing appear to be growing lawrence lee reports from northern ireland about the growing concerns about what frac-ing might do. >> reporter: this is the farther reach of the united kingdom. nobody is here much so why not frac for gas? but there are people here, and they rely on the land for farming and tour and air and water for life. when the g-8 held its annual meeting here all of the security people who feared antiglobalization protesters instead got furious anti-frac-ers. >> it will completely change the

environment. and it is irreversible. if it goes wrong then there's nothing you can do. >> reporter: so they are planning something here, asking the people in a referendum if they want frac-ing or not. >> it's very, very important that we are informed and reach a conclusion. if that conclusion is that the people don't want it, then i would expect that everybody would respect that. >> reporter: academic studies are suggesting that public opinion are looking increasingly uncertain about frac-ing. environmental groups say local referenda could be taken throughout the country. >> in the face of all of the public opposition, the government is trying to circumvent what local people really think. so a series of referenda would certainly be something we would be keen to look at. >> reporter: this river is the border between northern ireland in the uk and the republic of

ireland to the south. so what happens if frac-ing in one country ends up polluting a different one? two kilometers downstream is the irish farming town. the shan nan rises here the proposed frac-ing sight. it's ireland's longest river and the government wants to use it for drinking water. >> this industry taking foot in northern ireland, we belief cannot go ahead because of the transboundary issue. and that hasn't been addressed yet, and we haven't been represented as communities on the border. >> reporter: we wanted to ask the australian frac-ing company if it would carry on if the people voteded against it and what a would happen if frac-ing polluted two country's water. the company said they had been

granted a government license and looked forward to beginning testing this year. coming up on al jazeera america, the pope holds a special valentine's day event at the vatican. ♪ i must begin my journey,

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well come back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this how shall. a report out finding that jonathan martin was harassed by three of his miami dolphin teammates. president obama traveling to california today. he is expected to announce millions of dollars worth of federal aid to help that state combat its devastating drought. and ice is being blamed for the chain reaction on the pennsylvania turnpike. more than three dozen peeks were involved at least 30 people were hurt, that is a reminder that even though things look good

now, they just might freeze over tonight. >> yeah, things are melting now. it might refreeze tonight, though, and then tomorrow we're putting a little more snow on top of that. we got rid of one storm and now the storm is off of the coast of eastern canada, just starting to see the snow there. temperatures have climbed above freezing. in fact it is 50 in washington, d.c. so melting now. the streets are getting better, but could freeze again tonight. we could get that coating of ice, so watch the roadways this evening. storm moves out. this next one will be a little farther east. things stabilize a little bit once these storms move through, but here is an area of rain, snow, and ice going through midwest now. saturday here is the snow coming down, light snow from washington

up through philadelphia and new york, and then it strengthens off of the coast of new england. storms tracking, following this path here, and that's good news out-west although a little too much rain leading to flooding. but we are looking to a pattern change here with rain and snow followed by cooler temperatures, but a little too much rain all at once. there are some through throughed -- flooding problems in oregon and washington. >> dave warren thank you very much. thousands of people are flocking to the vatican to celebrate valentine's day with pope francis. first time any pope has invited engaged couples to mark the holiday with them. 25,000 people from 28 countries were there. it was an opportunity to pro and

celebrate the institution of marriage. thanks for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "the truth is" is next. ♪ >> no. ♪ ♪ ♪