real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> you're watching al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz live in new york. ukraine's new acting president nation closer ties to europe as a top priority, as u.s. warns russia against military intervention. >> a chance to ease tensions in venezuela. the leader of the opposition set to meet with the president. >> a captured mexican drug lord may be brought to the united states to face charges. >> a plan to attract cars' licence plates.

>> top of the news. ukraine's parliament is moving to assert control, picking a leader to replace ousted president viktor yanukovych. the vote was overwhelming for the parliament's chairman. viktor yanukovych has disappeared. it's unclear where he is. julia tymoschenko freed from prison yesterday says she does not want to run for prime minister. she spent 2.5 years in gaol, mostly in a military hospital. >> in the united states the national security advisor sent a warning to russia - susan rice saying it would be a grave mistake for russia to send military forces to the reasons. >> live to kiev where jennifer glasse is standing by. >> do we know anything about the whereabouts of viktor yanukovych? >> we do not know where viktor yanukovych is, but the parliament sent him a very clear

message today, giving his powers away to the new speaker, and minister by minister dismissing his entire government. it voted to make public prompt viktor yanukovych's private residence. that's the sprawling pal racial house, golf course, helipad, private zoo that viktor yanukovych left on saturday morning by helicopter, we understand. that is now public property. clear message to the former president as the parliament recognises him now. he is not welcome here in kiev. >> jennifer, julia tymoschenko has taken herself out of the running for prime minister. what are the implications of that for the opposition movement? >> she was one of the three favourites in parliament to be prime minister. she had the job before. it may mean she is contemplating

a run for president. when she arrived in the scare, triumphant last night an 2.5 years out of the public eye, she didn't say what her plan was, but she wanted to guide the country. she's a divisive figure. she's been the poster girl and her face plastered all over independence square, not everyone thinks she should be the next president. there was a demonstration equating her with viktor yanukovych, and the old guard. they want change and many think that julia tymoschenko is not it. they think she may have a role as a states woman, someone with experience that could help guide the country through the next period. whether she should have o initial role, be president, many think that is not a good idea. >> it seems like the opposition is celebrating and the worse is behind the country. is that an accurate assessment or is there fear that the

country could, indeed, split? >> there is a very big concern right now about the divide between east and west. i have to say ukrainians are very concerned with the olympics ending. the east is very - looking towards russia, very russian influenced and speaking. it's an industrial heartland. 70% of ukraine's exports go towards russia. the east stood against the opposition movement, the movement that is in the government, that is the government. we saw in crimea clashes when pro-russian demonstrators tried to prevent the ukrainian flag being flown and called for a succession. they have had successionist tendencies. there is concern that those demonstration, those conflicts will come more and more to the fore, especially because you have this new government here in

kiev. the east doesn't really recognise it. viktor yanukovych's political party denounced what was going on in kiev, and said it plans to retain power in the east. a delicate time for a country that was idea logically divided. >> delicate and thinks are changing fast. snoor >> let's get reaction from the united states. many americans have been supporting the protesters, we are joined in outside ukrainian counsel. what have you seen there today? >> not a celebratory mood. as you might think would have happened, it was one of raw emotions. the consulate general came out to address the crowd. people were shouting, "get out, get out", resign, resign. he went inside the consulate general's office, and the protest conditioned. a lot much them wore black as a remembrance of those who died.

they played taps, had a makeshift coffin. people are looking at the many names of the dead that have been posted outside the consulate general's office. eventually we went inside to talk to him and he said he's just a civil servant, not a member of the administration of the former president and as far as the protesters, he's on their side. >> the ukrainian people, society showed that we are a nation. we are proud people and we ha have - we are ready to fight for the freedom and independence and we'll do whatever it can to protect our families kids, our future. well, he said he doesn't know what his future is now with the new administration coming in in kiev, but he is says there's an

act of conciliation in chicago. he'll open the the consular general's office. >> what do you say is the goal of the demonstrations. is it to submit anger and grief or apply pressure to the american governments. >> i think now, originally was to vent grief and anger. but another her looking to the future. they want a marshal plan pushed by the united states and western governments. to do for the ukraine, what the marshal plan did for germany. anything, they say, to keep kiev out of the hands of vladimir putin, and the russians. >> thank you. >> a lot of communities all over the country have been watching ukraine. that were protests in front of the u.n., ukrainian communities have organised their own rallies

and churches held special services for those killed and hurt. >> as essentials between russia, europe and the u.s. play out in the ukraine, n.a.t.o. looks at a role they may play. we look at the future of the military alliance in "the week ahead," and the future of n.a.t.o. that's: >> tomorrow the head of the opposition in venezuela is set to meet with president nicolas maduro. there has been ongoing protests in that capital for two weeks. thousands gathered to show their support for the president. the crowd, most elderly, filled the streets with a festive flare. they held pictures of chaff as saying no to fighting, yes to peace. >> president nicolas maduro addressed the crowd and said the anti-government protests are blown out of proportion.

>> translation: here in venezuela there's no war, no conflict, only a few people disrupting the peace. >> the violence yesterday suggests something different. protesters are angry about high inflation and soaring crime. fights broke out at rallies. 10 killed, dozens hurt. >> for 11 consecutive days we had protest, depression, and we are in a cycle where the government repress produces violence and the violence repress. at the end of the day, no one wins. >> gaoled opposition leader diego lopez once served as mayor. >> federal prosecutors announced they'll seek the extradition of joaquin guzman, the drug lord arrested in mexico after a 13-year manhunt. joaquin guzman faces federal charges in seven u.s. districts, and has been named public enemy number one in chicago, where

he's wanted on drug-smuggling charges. texas wants him, and from money laundering, firearms violations and running a criminal enterprise. >> more details are emerging about how joaquin guzman was caught by dozens of mexican marines after they surrounded a resort where he was staying. he was arrested at 7am on saturday. there was no shots fired. he tried to reach some of the arms amassed in the konda minimum. he was unable to do so. there were blows exchanged. he was flown to mexico city, paraded before the cameras and whisked. there are several indictments in the u.s., chicago, new york. the department of justice is keen to try him on charges

related to smuggling, killing and trafficking of drugs. we have word from the ambassador in the united states saying that he believes joaquin guzman should be tried in mexico. there's no word on what the next step will be. investigators are in both countries eager and understandingry to make joaquin guzman pay for the crimes he's committed over decades as he's been running the sinaloa cartel, one of the most powerful international criminal organizations. >> the sinaloa is responsible for as much as half the illegal drugs smuggled into the united states from mexico. >> a statement from afghanistan taliban says the group is suspended negotiations for the release of an american soldier. talks focused on exchanging one soldier for five taliban prisoners. 27-year-old army sergeant bow bergdahl has been held for five years.

the u.s. has not openly acknowledged the negotiations. the last-known images came in a december proof of life video demanded by the u.s. >> in washington governors from both sides of the political sides are having dinner at the white house. preventing cuts to the national guard has topped the agenda chris christie will not be there. he is at home celebrating his daughter's 18th birthday. >> the department of homeland security saying a safety must for licence plates. >> wet weather threatens the daytona 500, kevin corriveau with the forecast next.

>> a carbon monoxide leak at a mall is under investigation,

dozens were overcome by fumes. a man was killed, overcome. this was on long island. several were evacuated. >> there was a gas leak. i worked for a store. they started to take everyone out. they didn't give us a reason for it. they started telling everybody to get out. we all just went out of the as soon as we got out everyone as talking amongst each other and found out it was a gas lift. >> 27 people were taken with nonlife threatening injuries, four rescue officers. the leak may have originated with the heating system. >> the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments about the government's plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions the environmental protection agency wants to create new

requirements, requiring companies to evaluate ways to reduce carbon. industry opponents propose the rules, and environment groups want the epa to enforce them despite the supreme court's ruling. >> a toxic gas leak has been plugged. it's unclear what long-term effects will come from the solution. some are questioning the ties between the governor, and the company responsible. >> robert ray has more. >> when toxic coal ash was pours into the water from the dan river site, environmental groups turn their eyes to the governor. they waited four days for a response, coming in a tweet, saying he would visit the site to be briefed on the spill. >> core mccorrey is a former executive. a group took issue with that

during his campaign. >> john frank is a political reporter for the rally news. he says mccorrey's ties to duke energy raised eyebrows. the ute ilties commission regulates duke energy, and mccorrey filled his administration with former duke executives. >> a cause for concern after 30,000 tonnes of coal ash filled into the dan river, leading to warnings about swimming in the river or eating the fish. we wanted to get a closer look and found signs of the dark ash sticking to foam, placed in the river to collect the contam nants. >> the coal ash is not at the bottom of all places, you can't find it on many banks, 70 miles downstream from eden. if we dip down a foot or two feet and pum the muck and pull

up the leaves and the sticks, you can see the black sediment in here. that is some of the coal ash that made its way into the dan river. >> we had serious harm to a maimer river of this state. we have been saying that we had 14 disasters waiting to happen. >> frank made those claims. in three lawsuits the southern environmental law center filed against duke energy, seeking the clean-up of the pits at 14 north carolina sites. environmental groups say the state used a provision of the clean water act to block the lawsuits by filing its own suits. a consent order reached in the cases did not require clean-up. a spokesman for mccorrey told us:

>> pat mccorrey has now called for a committee to look at what to do with coal ash in carolinas. while his administration and duke energy pledge a full clean-up of the spill, environmentalists like jenny edwords are frustrated. >> i saw is duck swimming in dole ash, i saw a bald eagle flying over a river of cold ash. the bald eagle is relying on fish in the river, and the fish in the river are relying on the rack rel invertebrates that are suffocating and dying or bathed in a toxic bath. >> a criminal investigation is underway. state environmental officials and leaders of duke energy have been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury next month. >> kevin is here with the weather. severe weather in daytona. >> we have seen a lot of problems along the florida

panhandle. what we see over the next few hours is wet weather. we'll take you closer and show you what we is a seep over the last couple -- seen over the last couple of hours. it went through florida. we have a lot hanging back towards the west. i'll take you and show you. we saw damage with the storm, especially in the panhandle. these were mostly wind damage reports as well as hail damage. i saw a picture on twitter. it was a thunder cloud, and that was in florida. the preliminary report is out on that. whether or not it was a funnel cloud. i'll take you to daytona beach. i want to show you what is happening at the daytona 500. of course, they have stopped the race because of the rain and severe weather, that was in place. it's raining right there, and once the rain stops, people had to be evacuated. once the rain stops, they have to clear and dry the track, which could take one to two hours, if not more than

that. we are looking at rain showers at day donor beach and towards the west. the ones to the west will fall apart. they won't be as much of a threat. i'm not sure how late they'll go with the race. now up to the north-east. beautiful weather. a lot of the people get out to enjoy it all the way from boston to washington. new york is at 51 degrees. a lot of people are worried about the snow. we are looking at the snow. the temperatures are dropping. we'll drop to 32 degrees. what we think will happen is there may be a snow flurry o two. because it was so warm today. we don't expect to see accumulation at all. if you are in upstate new york, that's different. we'll see snow across that region. jonathan, as we look at the rest of week, temperatures will be coal. we'll drop down into the teens.

>> winter is not over. >> there may be a new way of tracking drivers on the road. the department of moemland security wants to implement a tracking system. the agency wants a private company to give them information. the plan was to catch illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds. giving them access to a billion records that could be shared with other law enforcement agencies. >> al jazeera america's security advisor joins us to discuss the concerns, thanks for being with us. what are we talking about here? is it a form of mass surveillance. >> basically, yes. location data, especially taken over time is cepsity. it can paint a detailed and rich picture of your life, and can tell people whether you are politically involved, whether you go to rallies, alcoholics

anonymous, whether you are parked outside a bar and can tell you about a person's habits. what is it technically doing by tracking your licence plate. >> it is tracking your licence plate and putting all that information into a data bys. if someone wants to search for a licence plate, easy, x, y, z, they can stel where it's been over a period of time. >> how does it track the licence plate. that's where i get lost. are they installing scanners and readers, using counter technology or what. >> it's simply, it's a camera capturing the image, and it is digitised and put into machine readable form, and they can be mounted on stationary objects, so on poles or at the entrances to highways, and mobiles. so on cars. a lot of data is collected through cameras and cars. we see the cameras on toll

booths at some highway on and off ramps. but police cars had the cameras where they are driving and snapping photos of licence plates repeatedly. >> that's right. and private companies. there are private companies that go out and pick up the data and store it. >> that's incredible. why? >> they can tell is, to dhs, for example, and police departments that are using licence plate tracking. >> the companies go out, have the cameras mounted on cars - i guess it's like google maps, the same technology taking photos. >> and accumulating all of that into a database extending out over years in some instances. it's not as if i know where you have been over the last two days, i can know where you've been over the last few years, which is a detailed picture of your life.

>> if this is happening with local police departments and private companies, why was there a fuss with the dhs getting involved. >> there's an idea that there'll be a federal database. if they are creating databases, they are individualized and held city by city. because of concerns you have a program run by the federal government at the center of controversy. >> for people concerned about the privacy and licence plates being tracked. what can they do to fight in? >> they can't fight it in the sense of parking your licence plate, because that's illegal. the best way for people to fight it is to engage at a local level. 14 states introduced legislation to regulate how police use the

licence plate readers. we'll see more of that across the country. >> a lot of police departments are adopting this technology. >> absolutely. >> well, it is not carnovale yet, but they are dancing in the streets of rio. [ ♪ music ]. >> hundreds of residents are partying on the beach. it runs one day before christians observe lent. >> jason collins became the first openly gay athlete to sign a contract with a major north american professional sports team. more on this transaction ahead. breaking barriers in the world of wine - how this gentlemen went from a tough neighbourhood to a top taster.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at the top

stories this half hour. federal prosecutors announce plan to seextradition for joaqu guzman. he made chicago his drug distribution center. >> the head of the opposition is meeting with president nicolas maduro. there has been ongoing protests in the capital. >> ukraine, the speaker of parliament has been named interim leader to replace ousted president viktor yanukovych. the temporary president pledged to focus the country on european tendency. >> thousands of protesters remain camped out in kiev. the opposition is asking them not to disperse. let's go to nick schifrin. paint the picture. what's the mood like out there?

>> well, the mood is extremely positive. you may be able to hear me. the music is behind me, there's a scene of candles, there's a sense obvious the last 36 hours that the people - if they haven't won, they are getting there. in the sense they'll celebrate people power, all the people that man the barricades for the last three months, the people that sacrificed to get there, and the people that are fighting every day on the streets behind me. >> if you want to leave kiev in a hurry, you have to go through 24-year-olds. >> have you done security before? >> no. >> have you done security before? >> no. this is the first time. >> for the last three months they fought the government and feel they won. to the victors go the spoils. the goal is to catch people who crackdown on protesters, and check cars against pictures of

the most wanted, not the police's most wanted, their's. they don't want to be the law, they want to be the conscience that keeps order. >> we are the citizens. we want order, the law. >> when the real police arrive, the volunteers shoe them away. >> three days ago they are ready to shoot us because we stay here. it's hypocrisy. >> you have probably heard of rosey the riveter. this is a caterer. every member of the opposition is helping. they felt the fight is not over. >> if i'm doing my best, and i'm the average person, everyone else is doing their best. if everyone is doing their best, we have to win. >> in the heart of kiev, the police have evaporated. the rag tag bands are some of

hundreds in charge. >> inside the future is being decided. vitaly klitschko, one of the main opposition leaders is giving a speech, and his security is the citizens' brigades. >> a protection service, they are not. their head protection designed for instruction workers or in this case snowboarding. behind the structure is a command server. >> the politicians realise that. people come through us. they move the garment away, and with new garment they work bad, they move us. >> down the block the citizens parade controls the cabinet's office. >> do you feel like you've replaced the police? >> definitely not, but we hope

the police will get replaced. >> the day job is in it, saying clients can weight. what cannot weight is the third revolution. >> years - for years to come, anything that is not right we'll make sure that we work to make that right. for that the public thank them. they feel the volunteers will protect them and their futures. >> and a sweet thank you kiss outside the cabinet office. you know, perhaps it goes without saying, but none of them are paid at all for all the work they do. some will go back to work. some have it jobs, some don't have jobs and will stay on the front lines for as long as possible and on the streets until the revolution has had been won. i'm so struck. i have to ask what happens to the regular police officers,

have they allowed the protesters and civilians to take over at the capital. >> we saw a police officer approach the volunteers, and they shot him away. they are around, but not showing their faces very much. they feel, or the volunteers feel they were on the wrong side of the history and they lost, all the police officers. europe police officers will walk into a crowd like the one behind me. i'm not sure that you will show your face too much. so presumably we'll see police emerge again, tentatively ask, "do i still have my job? will i be paid? will any of us get fired?" it's up in the air. the police officers firing at the protesters. let's say i'm not sure that it's a great idea if they show their faces in this crowd. >> a lot of questions in ukraine tonight. >> now to thailand where two

people are dead following a grenade explosion in bangkok. it's the latest in a series of attacks targetting protesters. yesterday gunmen shot two in the east of the capital. >> police say the explosion was caused by a 40mm grenade fired from an m79 grenade launcher. this is normally a busy area of bangkok. the equivalent of oxford street. >> i heard an explosion. i helped two women, because the children were taken to hospital. >> as night fell and police began forensic investigations, protests began. >> they know supporters of the government did it, says this woman. >> i think they tried to frighten us, not to come to the protest site. >> protesters want to replace

the prime minister sh yingluck shinawatra's administration. those that were killed and injured came from the same family, selling t-shirts at a stall you can see behind me. no one has got around to clearing away the debris, it's as it was when the bomb went off. >> this is the latest in a series of free consequent attacks on the protests, which the prime minister's strongly condemned as terrorist acts made for political gain. authorities ordered security to be tightened as deep divisions seem to be getting worse. >> former egyptian president mohammed morsi was back in court. he was accused of leaking state secrets to the iran revolutionary guard. the trial was adjourned until thursday, and mohamed morsi

faces separate trials. it's the 57th day of detention for al jazeera colleagues. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr are accused of joining or aiding a terrorist organization. the next court appearance is 5 march. al jazeera denies the allegations and demand the release of its staff. >> robert mugabe is celebrating his 90th birthday. he's ruled since 1980 and the government set aside a million dollars for the celebration. not everyone is wishing him a happy birthday. >> korn eelious remembers using zimbabwe's defunct billion dollar notes and living with hyperinflation. the u.s. dollar is legal tender, along with the south african ranked, the pulla from botes warna and the british pound. >> some people say they can't

afford the different currencies. >> life is hard. there's unemployment. one goes shopping only by charity. >> zimbabwe has had no currency of its own since 2009. the drank allowed the use of the australian dollar, chinese yawn, indian rupee and japanese yen. government officials say using more currencies is a good thing. economists warn that will not solve economic problems. >> mugabe has turned 90. he is africa's old ers leader and there doesn't appear to be a plan for succession. factionalism within his party is making investors nervous. the black economic empower. policies are a concern for some in the community. >> it's in a coma toes state,

yes. you realise that. it's a major threat to growth and development of this economy. it goes hand in hand. nowhere in the world will you see economists without a significant chance with gdp. >> zimbabwe's liquidity crisis is close. the industrial sector is laying off workers. the unemployed rate is 80%. corruption is at a high. they are claimed for the country's problems. some worry that the anyhow is in an irrepairable state. >> all righty. time for sport. john henry smith is here. the olympics are over, just like that. >> came and went in the bling of an eye. >> yet there are still competitions. >> you have to go out with a

little competitions. now they are over, we have to talk about the last day, three medal event the the one with the most positive - the russians win gold in the 4-man bobsled. steven hokeham wins a bronze and the third medal of his career, the first of many. on the hockey rink canada plays sweden for the gold superstar, sidney crosby as the canadian defense was rock solid, iron clad. canada beat the swede 3-0. they are the first back to back hockey winner since the soviet union since 1988 and have a record nine olympic golds. the canadian women and men's sweep the gold. >> then there's the men's 50km

cross county - a marathon on skis and goal. the russians taking gold, silver and bronze. they win the meddle a count for the 2014 winter games. >> they end up with the total madals: -- medals: >> finally, there were closing ceremony held around 11:00am eastern time. they were chock full of the grandy owes spectacle. performers receipting the malfunctioning fifth olympic wing. the russians showing an ability to laugh at themselves. >> shifting gears from the olympics to the n.b.a., jason

collins, the first openly gay athlete in north america's four major sports. he suits up for the brooklyn nets. the 7 foot tall center, signing a contract with the nets is available. the team says he should dress for their game against the lakers. he made news when he announced he was gay, before the season. he's a veteran that hasn't played in an n.b.a. since april 2013, when he was with the washington wizards. left you think the nets made a move because of a statement, the general manager put out this statement: >> the n.b.a. put out a statement reading: respect

>> that coming from the commissioner. we'll have more on jason collins at 8:00 pm when i'll be joined by howard beck. now that's sports. >> i have a lot of question. 10-day contract. >> 10 day. >> two weeks. >> he was out of basketball for a while. if you are a free agent, you are out for a reason. he has a big body that teams can use this time of year. >> is it possible he may not play for the next 10 days? >> it's possible. usually they don't sign a guy to a 10 day contract and not play them. usually that doesn't happen. >> tonight could be the night. >> it could. >> might see history. >> looking forward to it. >> comcast cut a deal with netflix that could speed up streaming. netflix will be able to deliver

movies and tv shows to comcast customers. netflix struck deals with cable vision and cox. and could put pressure on other providers. that makes 44 million subscribers. >> former national security contractor edward snowden won on election in scotland. student at glasgow voted edward snowden in as a student rector. it will be difficult for him to carry out the duties, because he is in asylum in russia. glasg glasgow university students are known to use the platform to make plate call speeches. >> aspen colorado, it's one of the youngest wine experts. he's the second african american to earn the sommelier honour.

>> snow is perfect. scenario phenomenon. an awesome day for hitting the slopes in aspen. this 29-year-old is not the typical ski buff. when he's not on the slope. >> this is a nice old bottom. >> carlton mccoy is hard at work as the newest and younger master sommelier. >> i love the northern... >> that is the highest level a wine guru can aspire to. only 211 people achieved that title. >> every time a black person does it, you break a barrier. >> he works at a lit hl known restaurant, a 5-diamond establishment at aspen. >> he calls aspen disneyland. he grew up in washington dc. >> it was a tough place, ridden with poverty, crime and drugs. many friends were killed and shot. i was robbed at gunpoint, twice

before i was 15. >> his grandmother has his life raft. >> my mum passed away when i was two. i was pretty much left with my grandmother. my dad was addicted to drugs. he lived that lifestyle. >> his grandmother caught him to cook and his skills took the eye of an art program for underserved kids. he excelled and was interested in the art of wine. >> when you wake up in the morning you don't think, "did i pay my rent? i need gas in the car", you think about alcohol lels. >> knowledge flows out like a fine wine. >> enjoy it. it's like remembering your child's mate, you'd never forget it. it means that much for you. >> the passion for wine is contagious. you take yourself out of the situation and work harder than you think you can. >> next on the horizon, he hopes

to open his own restaurant or wine winery. >> the oldest known holocaust survivor died in london at the age of 110. alice was born in prague in 1903. she was an accomplished pianist and writer. in 1943 she was sent to a czech concentration camped, freed by the soviet army. >> a comic artist known for a story about the holocaust is the focus of "talk to al jazeera". john seigenthaler talks to art spiegelman about his experiments who lived through austcich, and how he talks about his brother. >> they were not too well

assimilated in merc and didn't quite understand the culture. when the kinds of displacement, and the son they lost, my older brother, in the war and most of their relatives and parents, brothers, sisters, it doesn't leave you comfortable way rooted in the world. both of them were wrecks of a certain kind. different kinds from each other, but both wrecks. >> when did you learn the story of your brother? >> in some ways i think kids know everything before they know anything even. i knew some of this because there was a photograph of this whatever, three-year-old boy blown up from a small photograph in their bedroom like an out of focus shrine. that was - that was always present. i got a sense of - they had a son that didn't survive into the presence. so my phantom brother.

>> you can see the full interview on "talk to al jazeera", coming up after the news cast. still ahead on al jazeera america. teaching healthy choices that could help cancer patients live better lives. >> you won't believe what happened to a woman that rented a movie a decade ago and never brought the tape back. and the girl scouts take a bike over a girl's brilliant business plan.

>> prisons in new york state will be the first to ban solitary confinement for inmates under the age of 18. the change comes as part of a settlement of a lawsuit civiled by the civil liberties unit. use of solitary confinement for

minors, pregnant inmates and disabled will be limited. >> funding will be allocated for ipp mates to take classes. the governor says: >> there are roughly 3,800 new york state prisoners healed in isolation. they spend an average of 2300 a days in their sells, and an hour outside for rechriation. >> television food programs have long entertained and tempted the pallets. a new show is helping cancer patients struggle with making the right food choices. >> we have this report from toronto. >> how is everybody doing today >> cooking to cure cancer.

shot before a live audience, it features food that is nutritious, desirable and when cancer treatments cause a loss of appetite and fatigue, easy to prepare. >> cooking document have to be hard. it can be easy to do. we try to present that. we need to get the protein. the costs get the food. all for a patient who might open a tin, defrost something bad or not eat at all. >> the ingredients are easy to find. it's something the people see us do and think it's that easy, it doesn't have to take effort, and will make me feel better. fussy eaters, food allergies and veg tarians. the program caters for all, offering replacements.

these patients say the chef and nutritionist are changing their lives. >> she's sneaking education into us when we are not listening. >> it's not like it's thrown at us. you are already feeling sick, and you don't want anyone to tell you, "don't eat this, don't eat that", because you are already upset about everything else. time to eat - the best part of the show. not everyone tasting is a patient or a care giver. some like the food. it's aimed at those getting cancer treatment, getting new ideas into them, almost by stealth. they don't want to come to programs. it's all about the proums and the side effects. they want to come to programs that will help them move forward, improve quality of life and live well. >> as cancer treatment improve, medical science looks beyond clinics and find ta food can help people cope with the

disease that was a death sentence. >> you have to listen to the next story, it's an unusual controversy for the girl scouts, a californian girl scout sold 150 boxes of cookies in two hours. it was outside a marijuana dispensary. it spread to other states, and some girl scout leaders put out a notice not to target legal recreational pot storms. >> i think i would want oo my daughter to set up a booth in front of a dispensary. the girls showed initiative, and we, of course, said that we are not allowed to do something like that here in colorado. >> whatever moves the cockies. the girl scouts of colorado are calling for a ban of selling cookies outside bars, strip clubs, casinos and liquor stores.

finally, a south carolina woman went to a sheriff's department to file a complaint to be arrested for petty larceny. her crime, failing to return a vhs tape. she was told he faced a month in gaol. after spending a night in gaol the owners of the video store - which is no longer open - decided to drop the charges. the movie she rented the jane fonda, jennifer lopes "monster-in-law", a month in gaol. wow, only a night she penalty. i'll be back in an hour with more new, but first a look at the headlines after this short break.

. >> >> you're watching al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york with the top stories. >> a development on our lead story. russia's ambassador to ukraine has been recalled for

consultation, after the ukrainian parliament named the speaker as interim president. thousands of opposition supporters remain in the capital. >> a meeting between a top opposition leader and the venezuelan president is planned, with hopes it will ease two weeks of anti-government protests that turned deadly. venezuela president nicolas maduro visited his supporters at a pro-government rally. anti-government groups are angry sat inflation and crime. >> the head of the sinaloa drug cartel was arrested in mexicoiemexic mexicoiemexic mexicoiest -- mexico yesterday and is wanted in the u.s. tore drug smuggling. >> jason collins signed a 10-day contract with the brooklyn nets, making him the first openly gay player on an active roster in

any of the professional sports leagues. he's expected to suit up for the lakes game. >> a leak at a new york mall is under investigation. dozens were overwhelmed by the fumes. one man was killed. >> those are the headlines - talk to al jazeera with art spiegleman starts right now. spiegelman. >> i was trying to figure out as an incredibly self centered human, how did i get on this man it when my bairnts supposed to be dead. >> art spiegelman, had a brother he hadn't met. he had a brother that had been poisoned to not be found by the