>> thailand's military saying it is not a coup after the army unexpectedly puts the country under marshall law. >> 21st century burglary has to stop. >> cracking down on a cyber scheme to steal trade secrets from american countries, the united states accusing china of international espionage. >> it's not a matter of if a tornadoes going to come, it's a matter of when. >> survivors protecting

themselves from future storms one year after a deadly tornado devastated their town. >> saving every drop, water reaction ordering in one california city as the drought threatens its water supply. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> after six months of political unrest in thailand, the country is now under marshall law. the leader of the army made that declaration this morning. sending troops into the heart of bangkok, the army is saying the move is abled at stabilizing the country, stressing it was not a military led coup. >> last week, thailand prime minister was removed from power and the replacement is refusing calls for him to step down. >> this is what the streets look like under marshall law. soldiers are peppered on street corners. we are hearing on the outskirts of the city, the major artery

from the most, east and west are military check points checking people coming into the middle parts of the city. tuesday, people woke up to marshall law. many are going about their daily lives. what is not known is just how long it will be a light military presence and if more soldiers need to be called in. >> aljazeera reports now on the political unrest that has led to marshall law in thailand. >> tanks are back on it is streets in bangkok, soldiers very icable in strategic areas. the armed forces are now in criminal of all security in the country, but this is not a coup. >> to maintain peace and order and bring back peace into all groups and all sides soup, i used law sect two and morion

facial law 2457 to announce marshall law all over thailand. i ask all sides, all groups to stop any movement in order to start the sustainable solution as soon as possible. >> this is the latest development in the slow burning political crisis that has engulfed thailand since 2006. strategic areas of the capitol have been brought to a standstill in recent months, some injured and killed in recent violence. the caretaker prime minister was forced out of office when the constitutional court judged that she acted illegally by firing and official from his post. since then, anti-government demonstrations escalated. the government refused to quit, because it said it would be

unconstitutional. it wasn't consulted before the generals declared marshall law and is said to be considering its next move. the men in uniform say they want to stop the violence. so far, they've shut down all t.v. stations, and have closed in on mass demonstrations held by both political sides. thailand has been in this position many times before. there have been 18 successful or attempted coups since 1932. aljazeera, bangkok. >> thailand is a u.s. military ally and the state department is monitoring the situation closely. in a statement a spokes wham said it is a temporary act to maintain violence and not undermine democratic institutions. >> u.s. preparing for evacuation of americans from libya. they are increasing marines and aircraft stationed in sicily and

called on to remove americans if that unrest gross. that city is dealing with some of the violence since the end of the war back in 2011. forces loyal to a retired libyan general storming the parliament building over the weekend and on monday, the head of the army special forces announced that he is on the side that have retired general. >> the libyan special forces declared that because of the emergence of terrorist groups killing, kidnapping and destabilizing our security, will stand with the will of the people and join the battle of dignity under the leadership of the libyan national army. >> saudi arabia, the beyond arab emirates have closed their embassies. >> nearly 60 countries are calling on the united nations to refer syria to the international criminal court, backing a french proposal to investigate war crimes there. russia, syria's closest ally

opposes the measure. france is calling for a vote on thursday. an independent commission appointed by the u.n. is working on a list of suspected criminals from the three year civil war. the death toll from the syrian war is around 162,000, according to one of the few organizations still trying to keep track of the dead. the syrian observatory for human rights said 10,000 have been killed there in less than two months. that number includes more than 8,000 children. the conflict has displaced half the countries population. the u.n. stopped updating its syrian death toll early this year, citing going difficulty. >> a devastating tornado ripped through oklahoma one year ago, killing 25 people. a lot of people who live there are still trying to put their lives back together. we are joined live for more. sarah, tell us the latest in

moore. >> it has been a difficult and painful 12 months, but people here are making good on their promise to not only come back, but to come back stronger. a year later, the memories are as fresh. >> stepped out of the house and seen a tornado about half a mile away. >> as the day the ef5 tornado tore a 17-mile long path through the metropolitan area. >> i wouldn't wish it on my absolute worst enemy in the whole world. >> a thousand homes destroyed, including kim and marty's place. they vowed to rebuild and are weeks away from finishing their new home. the sounds of construction are sounds of strength to moore city manager. he remembers the first resident to move back just months after the twister. >> i saw that happen, the very first one. some of us just about cried,

because we were so happy. >> perhaps one of the most emotionally difficult rebuilds, that of the elementary school. christopher and six other students were killed there. it did not have a tornado shelter. the new building will, but christopher's mom won't stop, she says until there's one in every school in the state. >> it's not a matter of if a tornado's going to come to oklahoma again, it's a matter of when it's going to happen. >> preparing for the future with painful lessons learned the past year. residential storm shelter permits increased dramatically. 8600 i should since the tornado compared to just a few hundred the year before. back to you. >> those images are incredible, but is the city taking step to say deal with this kind of disaster just in case it happens again? >> they are, del. in fact, just a few weeks ago, the city council passed stricter building codes, homes now required to be build to

withstand 135-mile per hour winds, about the equivalent of an ef3 tornado. previously, they were only required to withstand winds of 90 miles per hour. >> sarah, thank you very much. interesting that that school is almost already been rebuilt. >> it looks a lot more solid now. a severe storm was caught on tape near the nebraska-colorado border last night. >> let's check in with nicole mitchell for more now on that video. nicole. >> definitely severe weather, as you mentioned. this was right along the nebraska and colorado border. this is a time lapse. this is a super cell, a larger complex that can produce a number of thunderstorms and severe ones at that. a sustained updraft and sometimes these storms are producers because of that updraft and you can see the heavy rain coming out of it, the lightning, but also that updraft

producing possible hail and tornadoes at times. now i want to get back to we were just talking moore out there and the tornado last year. that is a city in that part of the country, quiet today, different problems with fire potential, but a big tornado outbreak, i was actually a meteorologist there in 2003 during that outbreak that hit moore and 1999, another one, so this is a community that has sustained numerous hits even in recent years, as we get to the money focus, it is the northern tier of the country that has a little better chance for strong storms, the low pressure moving through the area. it's a slight risk and wind and hail would be the primary threat. you can see showers this morning in places like michigan dealing with that rain. we are going to see, you can see just south of the great lakes and also where we just saw that video out of, that colorado-nebraska area, a potential for strong storms today. south of this line, it's very

dry out there. our risk as we get to places like oklahoma is with all of this heat, winds from the south, winds that are gusting, it could be another big fire potential day across the region today and into the southwest. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> in washington state, dozens of workers dealing with that massive mud slide have walked off the job, saying the clean up of the slide is moving too quickly and it isn't allowing them to search the debris safely. officials say the job is only halfway done. >> anytime our spotters leave, we have to stop work. then we have to look to our own staff to bring in substitute spotters. >> the workers say they've been ordered to work around the clock, even in dangerous weather. the mud slide buried dozens of homes and carried a section of the town's only highway. 41 people were killed and two are still missing. >> moscow saying the russian army units are starting to take apart their caps along the country's border with ukraine,

preparing to march back home to their bases. russia's president vladimir putin ordering that move on monday in an effort to ease tensions with the west over ukraine, but the u.s. saying that they've not seen any signs of russian troop withdrawals so far. >> the fighting showing no signs of letting up in eastern ukraine, pro-russian separatists exchanging gunfire on the outskirts of slovyansk. >> both countries are often on the same side of international issues, including the conflict in syria. they vote together to block things in the united nations security council, but china has not been very willing to support russia on its moves in ukraine. >> china denounced u.s. charges against five military officers accused of hacking into american

companies in order to steal trade secrets. beijing claims the u.s. grand jury indictment was made up and says the case will damage trust between the u.s. and china. federal prosecutors say they targeted steele and aluminum manufacturers and solar energy and the steelworkers union. we will give you an in department look at the case against china and hear from a member of president obama's recent n.s.a. review panel. >> a federal jury in new york has convicted a defendant on terrorism charges, he could face life in prison when sentenced. he provided advice and a satellite phone to an armed group in yemen, part of an operation to led to the deaths of four hostages. he was found guilty of trying to establish a training facility in oregon for al-qaeda and the taliban. >> a group of native hunters wants to search for the

kidnapped school girls, the men 18-80 armed with homemade guns, poisoned spears and ambulance have converged in bourno. the military is accused of not doing enough to rescue the girls. >> in south africa, oscar pistorius heading to a mental hospital. the judge in the murder trial ordering the olympic sprinter to get a psychiatric evaluation. beginning next week, he'll be required to spend no more than 30 days in a hospital in south africa. a panel of experts will look at whether or not he was suffering from anxiety when he shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp inside his home last year. >> today is this primary seasons super tuesday. the political fate of candidates in six states will be decided from oregon and pennsylvania to the deep south where some of the biggest races are featuring tea party candidates challenging establishment republicans. our libby casey is in washington, d.c. good morning, what are some of

the key race we're watching. >> good morning, stephanie. pennsylvania an unpopular governor has democrats hungry to take him on in november. in idaho, there's a tea party candidate trying to unseat a republican. it's the senate many are watching. republicans need just six seats to take over power there. some of those seats get a first test today. >> four states where voters weigh in today in contests that could decide the balance of power in the senate, but first establishment republicans and tea party backed candidates need to faceoff. >> the center is right here in kentucky. >> mitch mcconnell was in danger of losing his seat to a fellow republican, a seat he's held for 30 years. his opponent calls him a washington insider, but it might be his experience that voters want. despite low approval ratings backlash over the affordable care act an an inability to make bigger cuts to federal spending,

the powerful senator is poised to pull ahead. those missteps by tea party backed businessmen include attending a pro cock fighting rally. he was also heavily outspent by mcconnell who has a $10 million war chest. he will likely face allison grymes in november. >> 17 polls show that we are running even or ahead of the minority leader, despite the millions of dollars that he has spent on very negative, nasty ads. >> in georgia, a crowded field of republican candidates could prolong a bitter campaign. no one is expected to get 50% needed to avoid a run off in july. pulling ahead of the gop pack are congressman jack kingston, david perdue and tea party favorite carnahan looking to take on democratic hopeful michelle nunn. >> in oregon, the leading

candidate is dr. webby. she stumbled this month amid allegations of stalking. also in play, arkansas with its two senate candidates, one represent and one democratic running unopposed stumping for votes that could make the difference in november. >> the real question is how many will be motivated to get to the polls today. it's not a presidential year and it's just a primary, so a lot of these candidates are trying to motivate their base and it may all end up being about voter turnout. >> yep. aljazeera's libby casey in washington, thank you. in our next half hour, we'll take a closer look at how the tea party is impacting the grand old party. >> you can call for help without making a phone call. texts to 911 let's users send a text message from their mobile phone or device. the four father-in-law carriers say they'll offer the service starting this month. vermont and local governments in 16 states already using it. it's the first major upgrade to

the 911 system since the 1960's. >> that actually makes a lot of sense. the south korean government wants to talk to the billionaire owner of the ferry that sank. >> so far, that has been a challenge. >> the legal loopholes keeping prosecutors at bay. >> the range of trade secrets and other sensitive business information stolen in this case is significant and demands an aggressive response. >> china denying unprecedented allegations of cyber spying from washington. we'll talk to a man president obama tapped to review america's intelligence gathering exhibits. >> in paris, where the recent tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to this bridge as an expression of devotion has some locals up in arms. >> 2.6 billion sounds like a nice round number.

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>> today's big number, $2.6 billion. >> that's how much swiss banker credit suisse agreed to pay after charges of helping americans avoid paying taxes. >> you are looking at the headquarters here in new york city. ok, maybe not, but let's look live at erica pitzi tracking the story. >> this is a big message that the u.s. justice department is send to go word wide banks and wealthy americans trying to avoid paying taxes. so far, 11 credit suisse employees have been indicted in a wide-ranging conspiracy that went on for decades. >> attorney general eric holder sending a big message to the big banks of the world. >> no bank is too big to jail. >> no one from credit suisse is going to jail yet, but the massive bank pleaded guilty to criminal charges, saying it

created tax shelters for wealthy americans to avoid taxes. >> the bank helped deceive the i.r.s. concealing assets and income in illegal bank accounts. these secret accounts were held in the name of foundations. >> the bank had $22,000 u.s. client accounts worth $10 billion. credit suisse helped some clients funnel money to offshore accounts in order to limit tax liabilities. to avoid detection. part of the practice was to hand deliver cash directly to clients in the u.s. credit suisse copped to the crime and agreed to a penalty payout of $2.6 billion that breaks down like this, $1.8 billion goes to the department of justice on behalf of the u.s. treasury. $100 million goes to the federal reserve and another $750 million to the new york state department of financial services. with this settlement, credit suisse became the largest bank

in two decades to bleed guilty to a u.s. crime suffering the most severe settlements seen in recent years. in 2009, u.b.s. paid a lot less, $780 million, though it turned over names of nearly 4500 clients. >> this announcement should send a firm and unequivocal message to those who would engage in dishonest financial activity that the justice department does not and we will not tolerate such activities. >> that goes for rich americans hoping to avoid paying taxes. while credit suisse is not turning over its client list, it is providing information that will lead investigators to corporate account holders. this investigation is far from over. the i.r.s. said this is a top priority and they expect to have more penalties involving more banks in the coming months. >> we're talking about serious charges and admissions on the part of credit suisse. what are they saying about this? >> the c.e.o. said that he

regrets the bank's misconduct. top executives are going to keep their jobs and the bank is going to keep its new york state license. >> erica pitzi, thank you very much. >> time now for a look at what temperatures we can expect across the nation today. >> as always, we turn oh nicole mitchell. >> it's the central portion of the country that we have that funnel of warm air that will add through the course of the day to the fire risk in the southern plains but that warm air spreading as far north at chicago this morning, already at 63 degrees. that's quite warm versus atlanta at 58. you can see where the core of that warm air is and it spread throughout the course of the day. right here, a couple of 90's and 100's. the west coast has gotten cooler over the last days. los angeles, 71, seattle is at 69 degrees. now over in the next couple of days, what we'll see is that jetstream going well to the north will start to recede, so

temperatures will come down slightly through the day wednesday. you can see that a little bit into tomorrow's forecast. minneapolis goes from 80 degrees to 71. the core that have warmth stays through the southern tier of the country, so a lot of 80's and 90's and we'll still be under that fire risk when we get to the central plains. it's not just the heat, but the justy conditions. that adds together to cause us problems out there. a lot of the country is staying dry, so unless you're under a risk area, it's a pretty decent forecast. back to you. >> those 80's look good. >> they do. it's pretty nice here, too. >> ballot boxes buzzing from coast-to-coast. >> primary voting set to take place in six states today, but there's more than just party nominations riding on the results. >> i mean, cutting back on showers is honestly like the biggest thing that i know that i can do. >> do you wash the dishes, do you wash your clothes or do you wash yourself? tougher choices, one california

city start to go feel the drought. >> the gun gathering that has activists calling for a ban on firearms at a trendy taco jointly is making headlines today.

>> good morning. welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead, primaries in six states today, it will be a showdown between the tea party and mainstream republicans. what the results could mean for the future of the gop and perhaps more importantly control of congress. of course they're talking about the senate. >> the city of love locked in a battle over how that love is shown at a landmark range. >> that's paris, right? the love and city of light. >> fountains, love, lights. >> they've got everything. >> also a new twist in the

battle between a factory and its neighbors. there is a city rallying to get the plant to come. >> let's look at our top stories. we're talking about that mill at her unrest in thailand, the military declaring marshall law. the army needs to stabilize the country after protests leading up to the prime minister being removed. the military saying it is not a coup, others not so sure volunteer the u.s. is increasing the number of marines and aircraft in sicily in case it needs to pull americans out of libya. several countries closed their embassies in tripoli after the parliament building was stored by gunmen. >> it's been one year since a tornado tore through moore, oklahoma killing 25. a mother who lost her son when the school collapsed is pushing for every school to have a storm shelter. >> in south korea, the search is on for the billionaire owner of the ferry that sank last month, ordered to appear for questions. so far, he's refused. as we report, he has remained

elusive. >> this is where the next chapter of the ferry disaster could play out, organic farmland belong to go a religious group associated with the ship's de facto owner. the gates are manned, prosecutors believe the owner may be hiding behind them. easy refuse to go appear for questioning. >> these lands belong to church. >> will you let prosecutors inside? >> no, we are not going to. this is my property, my house. >> this is how she likes to be seen these days, hardly at all. he's head of the family behind the owner and operator of the ferry. our attempts to contact the family and company were unsuccessful. a spokesman last month said he

had to role in management. a former member of the sect disagrees. >> he assigns people to different business himself, so everything is under his control. >> prosecutors believe the ferry sank because it was overloaded, cargo wasn't properly secured and it made an unusually sharp turn. seek to go prove that he was responsible for lax management, the company has a complex ownership structure, two sons hold a large stake in the firms that control the ship. it was inspected recently and found to have multiple safety breaches. we came back to the port at night to speak to a former crew member, who seemed too concerned to go on camera. he did tell us there were links between the church and the running of the marine. he said junior crew members would be hired without experience or training on the basis of their livings to the church and that such

inexperienced start would never have been hired at other companies that he'd worked for. >> he spent four years in prison in the mid 1990's, convicted of embezzling church funds after being acquitted in a 1987 mass suicide by members of another religious group. none has stopped his family from amassing a huge business empire from hotels in the u.s. to salt production in south korea. the president has promised to go after the family's wealth as punishment and to compensate victims. authorities could find themselves with a fight on their hands just to get through these gates. aljazeera, south korea. >> 286 people, most high school students, were killed when that ferry capsized. 18 people are still missing. >> authorities plan to file charges against the driver of that school bus that abandoned the bus, killing 33 children. the church group was coming from from sunday school. witnesses say the bus driver may have left the small bus running

when he got out to fill with it gas. colombia's government calling for an investigation and declaring a national day of mourning. >> gay marriage battle in utah, a federal judge ordered the state to recognize more than 1,000 same sex marriages, those marriages taking place in late december and early john before the u.s. supreme court issued emergency stays. it won't happen right away. the judge plagued a 21 day hold on his ruling. if it stands, utah would be required to lift benefits requested by gay couples. >> same sex couples tying the knot in oregon with now that the ban on gay marriage has been tossed out by a judge, marking the 13th legal victory for gay right act visits since last year. state officials refused to defend their own ban and won't appeal. >> super tuesday primaries are taking place today in six states, voters heading to the polls in arkansas, georgia, idaho, kentucky and

pennsylvania. it is one of the busiest days on this year's primary calendar. in kentucky, senate minority leader faces a tea party candidate matt bevin. if he wins, he will try for a sixth term in the general election in november. there's a big fight happening in georgia over half a dozen republicans there running for an open senate seat to win in the state. a candidate needs to earn 50% of the vote, otherwise there will be a run off in july. here to discuss today's primaries is professor of campaign management at new york university. thanks for coming in this morning. it's an exciting day. why are today's primary races so important, especially as we look ahead to the general elections in the fall? >> happy primary day, you see i'm smiling because it's election day. because four of the states that are up are major battleground states in the family. you have as you mentioned, major

fights in kentucky, georgia, idaho is up, pennsylvania, so across these six states, oregon is another one, we have major races going on. they're really going to tell us about especially the future of the republican party. >> it could change the balance of the senate, as we all know, the republicans need six seats. in kentucky, senator mcconnell looks like he is going to be able to head off this tea party challenger. polls show he could be in trouble in the general election, facing democratic dreams assuming he wins. that seat could be up for grabs. >> absolutely. the tea party challenger really came on strong initially, but has dimmed in the polls. now it looks like mitch mcconnell is going to take this by 20 or 30 points. he is neck and neck with the democratic grymes, who has little enormous support in the democratic party. she is really a force to be reckoned with, so we know already that mitch mcconnell has campaign commercials ready to go up tomorrow where they will put

out an all-out fight. he's going to make the case vote for the republican party to take the senate. >> whether tea party folks are going to vote for him in the general, georgia has a seven wave battle. that could be crucial. again, a strong woman candidate on the democratic side for whoever wins that primary today. >> absolutely. michelle nun, daughter of the former senator sam nun has been running strong. she has the benefit of waiting while these republicans battle it out in what's become a really nasty five way race, but almost tightened to three now between the establishment republican business men there and then you have a tea party express sarah palin backed former secretary of state. you have a republican challenge and unfortunately, it's not going to be decided today. what's going to happen, because you need a majority to avoid a run i don't have. we're going to be talking about this until the end of july.

>> there are six states with primaries today. can these be viewed as a referendum on the tea party? >> i think to a certain extent they can. what we've seen looks like it's going to be a good day for the establishment wing of the republican party. as mitch mcconn them's coming out ahead almost certainly, it looks like we are going to have an establishment win in -- not win, but to the run off in the primary in georgia. we also have an idaho representative race where the establishment candidate looks like he is going to win. it looks like the establishment wing of the republican party is really coalescing and to a certain extent, because they have been able to get the funding the tea party can't. >> that's interesting. support for the tea party has declined. does this mean that the republican party is heading toward a more pragmatic election perhaps than we saw a couple of years ago and then tea party, the republicans want primary

candidates that can win general elections. >> it's funny how you become pragmatic once you begin to lose and it's the losses that have pushed the establishment of the republican party saying listen, we need to win not only the senate so we can't be putting up candidates that can't appeal in the general election, but we need to win in 2016 the white house, which is a much longer shot at this point. they are starting to say look, the same thing happened to the democrats in the 1970's and 1980s, saying we are pushed too far to the left. we need a centrist candidate to win. this is all a numbers game. you become pragmatic when you begin to lose and that is happening to the republican party nationally. >> exciting day in politics. >> the white house is threatening to veto a major defense bill that could limit the president's power. the white house is criticizing

house republicans to reject the measure to limit military spending. it would prevent the movement of detainee's from guantanamo bay. >> california has been struggle, a drought for more than a year, prompting santa cruz officials to ration water. they are worried the city will run out of water if it doesn't limit usage. we have more on how people are coping with the shortage. >> blue skies in santa cruz, california, a welcome site for beachgoers, but a trigger for a stage three water shortage emergency for the city. >> people have to operate under rationing now. >> santa cruz is the first city in california to order water rationing during this historic drought. if residential customers use more than 7500-gallons a month, they will be fined. nick patrols offenders. >> what you are looking for?

>> irrigation that's going over the street. a lot of times i can look at staining. >> the average water bill is $40 a month, using 10% more than permitted carries a fine of $25. the next in credibility will cost $50 and goes up from there. michelle dramatically cut back on her water usage. >> this was all grass, and we changed it out to hard scape. >> she expect her family will stay within the limit. >> i just have to adjust. i'm not going to have the house water pressure this year, and all my plants are succulents in the pots, so i don't have a garden right now. >> santa cruz is one of the most vulnerable cities in california to drought, because it release 100% on rainfall for its water. this river, two creeks and one reservoir are the only sources of water for 93,000 people. >> so most residents conserve

without being told. >> cutting back on showers is honestly like the biggest thing that i know that i can do. >> we have probably one of the lowest per capita use rates in santa cruz in the whole state. >> the water department will offer water school, much like traffic schools to get out of paying fine on a first offense. attendees would learn to conserve. >> this is recycled water. >> it is. there's a we will underneath and it keeps recycling, so we have the sound of water, but it's recycled. >> michelle needs no further instruction. >> i feel that i have a responsibility to save water, and the yard looks just as amazing with the drought resistant plants. >> if the residents can't conserve enough for the city to feel secure, water managers say businesses are next on the list for rationing. aljazeera, santa cruz, california. >> santa cruz is estimated to

lose $4 million just by asking customers to buy less water. >> now to today's headlines making news around the world. we begin with chipotle asking customers to leave their guns at home after a pro gun group in dallas brought their rifles to the restaurant, making customers feel uncomfortable and anxiety, so they've banned guns from their restaurant. >> the catholic church in france taking a cue from a 307 larr dating site, thee diocese banning together to ask the faithful to adopt a priest. the video's gone viral. it shows this actor playing a young priest, playing with his color, describing the priest available day and night, even on sundays. >> would it be wrong for me to say he's attractive. >> but you said it. >> i said it. >> it is official, some of the

interknelt's most popular slang words making their way into the dictionary with a list of new inductees to the language. you can start using them if you know what any of them are. i know about 50%. >> i had to look half of them up. aturducken is my favorite, a stuffed turkey. >> a new phrase, a sigh. >> what's that? >> that's a comment that probably shouldn't have been said. >> unprecedented allegations of cyber spying against beijing. >> we would not stand idly by if someone pulled a tractor trailer up to a corporate headquarters, cracked a lock and loaded up sensitive information. >> we're going to talk about the indictments, china's responsibility and crumbling relationship between the world's

two top powers. >> what the ipad would have looked like before steve jobs was born. our discovery of the day. >> it's been a rite of passage for lovebirds around the world, a bridge, thousands of padlocks and one woman's battle to bring it all to an end. >> al jazeera america presents the system with joe berlinger >> mandatory minimums are routinely used to coerce plea bargains >> mandatory minimums >> the whole goal is to reduce gun crime, now we've got people saying "this isn't fair"... >> does the punishment always fit the crime? >> had the person that murdered our daughter got the mandatory minimum, he wouldn't have been out. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america

chasing bail only on al jazeera america >> it's time now for our discovery of the day, archaeologists found a precursor to the ipad, a wooden box that had multiple functions. >> the invention was found onboard a sunken ship off istanbul. the box has intricate carvings and probably belonged to the ship's captain. >> it contained a primitive app on the inside that may have been weighed to weigh precious metals. researchers believe the ship where the tablet was found

probably sailed the black sea around the ninth century. >> china is denying allegations it's been that cyber spying on american companies, following the unprecedented indictments of five chinese army officials. lisa stark tells us it is straining relations between beijing and washington, a relationship already on the rocks. >> their faces now adorn f.b.i. wanted posters, five chinese military officers accused by the u.s. government of cyber espionage, stealing sensitive information from american businesses and a major labor union. >> the range of trade secrets and other sensitive business information stolen in this case is significant and demands an aggressive response. >> the u.s. firms allegedly targeted include westing house electric, alcoa, u.s. steel, the united steel workers union and solar world.

>> this burglary has to stop. we would not stand idly by if someone pulled a tractor trailer up to a corporate headquarters, cracked the lock and loaded sensitive information. >> in one case, u.s. officials say the chinese stole information on pricing and product from solar world, just as the company was losing business to solar predicts from china. products allegedly dumped in the u.s. at below market prices. >> the justice department said it traced the hackers to one unit of the people's liberation army, unit 61398, and that the men worked out of one office in one building in one city, shanghai. president obama has raised the touchy issue of economic espionage with chinese president in the past. the chinese insist they are the ones who are victims of cyber spying by the u.s. especially in the wake of edward snowden's

revelations about n.s.a. spying. the white house today said there's a difference. >> i assure you, we do not gather intelligence for the benefit of u.s. companies. >> the chinese government has officially protested today's indictments, saying the u.s. move is based on "fabricated facts" that the accusation is purely ungrounded and absurd, calling for the indictment to be recalled. >> formerly with the justice department, an attorney said the six groups spied on are the tip of the iceberg. >> i do think it shows that the u.s. its taking this more seriously. it also communicates to the chinese government that we are able to track their conduct and attributes specific hacks to specific actors. that's a message i think the government is specifically trying to get across. >> the white house says it wants to continue to work with the chinese on cyber security, but the chinese today said they are pulling out of joint talks. >> aljazeera, washington.

>> we want to go now to peter, a member of the president's n.s.a. review group, joining us from washington, d.c. this morning. professor, some call monday's move by the justice department unprecedented. there have been back door negotiations for quite some time, how does it get to the point of charges and counter charges. >> this has been building up for a long time. people in the cyber security area know that we're having these kind of attacks and we've learned they're coming from china on a constant day-in, day-out base. there were discussions, statements about problems and now this criminal indictment. >> the attorney general used very strong language during his news conference. >> this case should serve as a wake up call to the seriousness of the ongoing cyber threat. criminal charges represent a groundbreaking step forward in

addressing that threat. >> you said that this has been going on for quite some time, so by saying it as a wake up call, who is he trying to wake up and what is he trying to say? >> one wake-up is there's named individuals and they're wearing chinese liberation army uniforms, but now individually indicted in the united states. if they go away on vacation, they can be arrested. beyond that, there's the idea that this economic stealing of our trade seeks receipts, financial information, of a constant attack on our u.s. companies is a real trade war that we haven't seen in public, but everybody who's in the cyber security area knows is going on, so how are we going to address these attacks we're under, say that there's going to be severe consequences when individuals do those attacks. >> when it comes to cyber wars, as you're describing, are they better than we are, or are we better than they are? >> i think by better, you mean

who's better technically as doing the hacks, and i'd say that they are, the chinese exhibits are advanced. i have no more reason to think more than our best attackers, but more advanced than the average company sitting there now. one of the things is having nation state military grade attacks on american's corporations day in and day out. that's more of an attack than companies are necessarily able to defender them receivers against. the u.s. is saying these nation state attacks from the military, we're going to help companies in the united states against those attacks. >> you've worked at the white house and basically saying we do it, too. >> no, i don't say that. >> no? >> no, there's been a long-standing policy in the united states that we do not do industrial espionage and give it to our companies for industrial advantage, where as the chinese break into u.s. companies, get trade secrets and financials, give them to the chinese competitors. the united states does not do that.

the review group that i was in made the point that the norm should be that companies should compete as companies and you shouldn't have the military handing over trade secrets as part of their attacks. >> thank you for being with us this morning. >> let's get a look at the weather across the u.s. >> just a few areas starting to see rain this morning. where we're seeing this, also dense fog in central minnesota. the broad picture, southern half of the country dry. it's this northern tier in the mountain regions, that we're seeing more of that. we saw impressive video, colorado, nebraska area, could see strong storms as well as south of the great lakes region. this morning, we're just dealing with areas of heavy rain so far, though. >> a romantic drama playing out to know a bridge in paris.

for years, couples have left locks on the bridges as a symbol of their love. it's become a major tourist attraction, but a sign reports some locals don't love the idea anymore. ♪ >> the sunny spring day in the city of love. the bridge straining under the weight of loving couples and padlocks. up close, the names of those happy to be locked in love. the idea has traveled far and wide. they come from all four corners to express their love in metal. even those no longer in the spring time of youth, like brian and audrey, old enough to know better, surely. >> it really is lovely, great idea. >> i think it's a very romantic idea, really and i thought paris was the place for romance. >> on such a day, it's hard not to get drawn in by all this love. unlicensed padlock sellers are on hand in case you feel the

urge, but not everyone's carried away. lisa hates it and has started a campaign called no love locks to reclaim the bridge as part of the city's heritage. >> if it is ok to start vandalizing people's heritage, then we can't get up in arms if somebody's, you know, pillaging a museum in another part of the world. just because this is in the name of love, it can't ever be ok to vandalize people's heritage. >> the locks are damaging the bridge and many locals who used to picnic here feel their bridge has been highjacked. this row puts the authorities in a spot. you've got the cultural sensitivities to think about, on the other, all this wonderful tourism based on the city's reputation as the city of love. these are economic hard times, after all, so it's hard to see them doing anything to turn all this away. >> so, there's no end in sight, chains are added to allow yet

more padlocks and no part of the bridge is spared. every now and then, panels collapse under the weight of it all, but they are quickly replaced. the price of all this love and all those tourist dollars. aljazeera, paris. >> the tradition of lovers' locks causing a stir in rome. in 2007, fines were imposed for anyone leaving padlocks on bridges there. >> calendar cam chrome will be allowed to wear a nasal strip in the belmont stakes and race for the triple crown. the owner of the colt that already won the kentucky derby and preakness considered pulling the horse out of the belmont if not allowed. it helps prevent lung injuries. from now on, all horses in new york will be allowed to wear it. california chrome will try to become the first triple crown winner in 36 years. >> here's the stories we're following, thailand under marshall law, commanders saying

they need to stabilize the country after months of protest led the prime minister to resign. the military is claiming it is not a coup. >> marking one year since the tornado left a tiny town in shambles, a somber day in moore, oklahoma, 25 people killed that in twister. the mother of a victim is calling for storm shelters across the state in schools. >> voters heading to the polls in primaries, the most closely watched contest in kentucky where mcmcconnell faces a popular tea party candidate. >> also ahead, one town in texas putting its 10-gallon hat into the ring to get a popular hat sauce maker to set up shop, the fight to get the company to say so long to its california headquarters. >> more than half the worlds animals in danger of disappearing from the wild. one do is looking to put a deep freeze on their genetic codes to give them a future. >> dell and i are back with you in just two minutes.

>> declaring marshall law in thailand, a military chief saying he's pushing for peace, not a coup. >> decision day for primary voters in six states, a referendum on obama care, and the seat of mitch mcconnell at stake. >> after she was born, i couldn't believe that, you know.

>> proof that heroin abuse is making a comeback. america's first detox center for infants at full capacity. >> women on the silver screen, one female director in history has ever taken the top prize at the cannes film festival. some woman behind the camera trying to change all that. >> good morning. after six months of political unrest, marshall law in effect in thailand. >> the commander-in-chief of the army took power this morning, his troops patrolling it is streets. >> the military officials insisting this is not a coup. the army saying the move is aimed at stabilizing the country. >> the interim replacement is refusing calls to step down, just a short time ago, he said he's willing to talk to the army chief to solve the crisis. we have a report on the political unrest. >> this is what marshall law looks like, tanks back on the streets in bangkok, soldiers

making themselves very visible in strategic areas. the head of the military said the armed forces are now in control of all security in the country, but this is not a coup. >> to maintain peace and order and bring back peace to all sides, i used law section two and four an marshall law 2457 to announce marshall law all over thailand. i asked all sides, all groups to stop any movement in order to start the sustainable solution as soon as possible. >> this military takeover is the latest development in the political crisis that has engulfed thailand 62006. demonstrations aimed at driving out the government have brought strategic areas of the capitol to a standstill in recent months. 25 are killed and 800 injured in related violence. the men in uniform want to stop

the violence. so far, they've shut down all t.v. stations, and have closed in on mass demonstrations held by both political sides. >> we are live in thailand. what is happening on the streets of bangkok right now that marshall law is in place? >> >> night has fallen in bangkok, people mostly going about their business. we are located in the commercial heart of bangkok and that all looks pretty much like business as usual, but no doubt, there is apprehension among the general population about what marshall law really means. it may be that the military is saying that it is not a coup, but there are many who are looking at it as a de facto coup, not least how many rights activists who pointed out the

military using centuries old law rendering the judiciary and executive powerless. >> live in bangkok, thank you. >> the u.s. is preparing for possible evacuation of americans from libya, officials increasing the number of marines and aircraft stationed in sicily. they will be called on to pull americans out if the unrest gross, the city is dealing with some of the worst violence since the ends of the war in 2011. forces loyal to a retired army libyan general stormed the parliament over the weekend and on monday, the head of the army special forces announced he is on the side of that retired general. in our next hour, we're going to take a closer look at libya's fragmented landscape and how it will shape the road ahead. >> russia will veto a united nations resolution on syria. sixty countries are calling on the u.n. to refer syria to the

international criminal court, back ago french proposal to investigate war crimes. france is calling for a vote on thursday. an independent commission appointed by the u.n. is working on a list of suspected criminals from the three year civil war. >> the death toll from that war now stands at about 162,000. that's according to one of the few organizations still keeping track of the dead in syria. the syrian observatory for human rights says 10,000 people have been killed there in less than two months. that number includes more than 8,000 children. the united nations stopped updating its syria death toll early this year, citing growing difficulty in verifying deaths. >> a dislacements of half the people in syria, the majority now in lebanon. by that the end of this year, 1.5 refugees will be living inside the borders, about a third of lob no one's hoplation. unlike turkey and jordan, lebanon has no camps.

instead, they are all over the country, living in informal settlements, with relatives or renting houses. >> a federal jury in new york convicting a man on terrorism charges. the london based imam could face life in prison. >> the man has long been known for his anti american rhetoric, often delivered to followers. >> he said it's only the start and he has in mind, afghanistan, libya, syria. >> it took eight years to convince the british government to send the one eyed cleric to stand trial in new york. in the end, they got that they are looking for, a conviction on all charges, including supporting the 1998 kidnapping of 16 western tourists in yemen, trying to establish a training camp in oregon in 1999 and providing material support to

al-qaeda. >> he attempted to portray himself as a preacher of faith, but he was, instead, a trainer of terrorists. >> the man told the jury he admired osama bin laden and provided a satellite phone to the hostage takers, but described himself as a go between and peacemaker. the tourists were used to try to secure the release of british prisoners, including his stepson, arrested in a bomb plot. >> one hostage testified about being used as a human shield with her abductor shooting at government forces between her legs and years later, going to confront him about his involvement. >> i think her testimony was a piece of it, you know, there was a lot of evidence, in my mind, relative to yemen. satellite phone was very significant, winding up in the hands of the lead hostage taker. that is a very significant piece

of evidence in my mind. >> the man's lawyer said the quick verdict shows how hard it is to defend terror suspects in a new york courtroom. >> much of the evidence is about 9/11, about osama bin laden and al-qaeda, all buzz words of the most nefarious order here and turns off the jury to the defendant long before they hear evidence. >> the man faces life behind bars. when he returns to court for sentencing, he won't be placed in solitaire confinement like other convicted terrorists. the united states government made that promise to ensure his extradition from the united kingdom and to ultimately get this conviction. aljazeera, new york. >> officials in great britain are hailing monday's verdict, pleads to he has finally faced justice after years of trying to delay the extradition process. >> the white house is threatening to veto a major defense bill that could limit the president's power. the obama adding is criticizing

house republicans for rejecting measures to limit military spending. the bill would prevent the movement of detainees from guantanamo bay. the measure is heading to the house floor this week. >> today is the primary season super tuesday, the political fate of canned dates in six states set to be decided from oregon to the deep south. the biggest race is featuring tea party candidates challenging establishment republicans. libby casey is live in washington, d.c. what are some of the key races this morning? >> a lot of focus is on senate challenges. republicans need just six seats to win control of the senate in november, and four primary battles will play out today setting the stage for the general election. the highest profile, mitch mcconnell, top republican in the senate in kentucky. his opponent called him the establishment candidate, despite that and the fact that when people in tuck tug are polled, republicans say mitch mcconnell hasn't done enough to fight

obamacare. despite that, he is ahead of his tea party supported candidate. he made missteps, including attending a pro cock fighting rally that he said he thought was a gathering for state rights. we'll be watching today to see how much mitch mcconnell can win by. he faces grymes in november and she's gearing up for the general election. >> 17 polls show that we are running even or ahead of the minority leader, despite the millions of dollars that he has spent on very negative, nasty ads. >> we'll be watching to see if republicans who are tea party affiliated who support mat bevin will be able to move toward mitch mcconnell in november. will they stay home or throw their support to grymes. >> what else will voters decide today? >> we're watching other republican races, including in georgia. it's aery vowed field and we're

not expected to see any candidate in the republican senate primary get 50% of the vote, which is what they would need to win outright, so we'll probably see a two person run off in july. three candidates have risen to the top, that's become a bitter battle. also in oregon, monica webie is a woman and doctor, republican running for the senate seat there. she's gotten a lot of attention from republicans who like both of those qualifications, but she's little a tea party challenger criticizing her on issues like abortion, so that's another hot race to watch today. >> thank you very much. >> state officials in new mexico claim las alamos national laboratory packed 57-barrels of nuclear waste with a form of kitty litter that is believed to have caused a radiation leak. the state issued a formal order giving the lab two days to secure those containers. the barrels were apparently

packed with nitrate salt and organic kitty litter, causing a heat reaction responsible for a low level radiation release oh that contaminated workers near carlsbad, new mexico. >> new satellite data raises concerns over global warming, revealing antarctica is shedding ice faster than we thought. >> let's bring in our meteorologist. >> a lot of people get confused about this an arctic ice saying if it's in the water, how is it going to displace sea levels and make them rise on that this is actually a continent, so owl of this moisture is above the water and separated from the water right now. as it goes in, that's what would cause that sea level rise. the european satellite system, actually is able to not only measure how wide out the icepack goes, but also the depth, how high that snow and ice is that's melting off an adding to our sea

levels. between east and west and west is more on the south america side, just to orient you around the globe, it is the western area where a lot of those glaciers come in and that's the water that's now funneling in as these glaciers recede rapidly. what they found monitoring this over the last ewe years, the depth of the snow and ice is that this area is losing the most, 134 billion tons annually through the continent, that's about 160. but that could raise some of those sea levels by the end of this century by three feet at high estimates. that's very dangerous sea level rises, back to you. >> china is denouncing u.s. charges against five military officers accused of hacking american companies in order to steal trade secrets. beijing claims the indictment was made up and says the case will damage trust between the u.s. and china. federal prosecutors say they targeted steel and aluminum manufactures and solar energy

companies and a steelworkers union. >> cyber criminals aren't just attacking companies, also targets ordinary people at an alarming rate. >> there is not a door or window lock in the world that can stop this type of home invasion. we have more. >> if you surf the web at your home, on your computer, if that has a webcam, the f.b.i. warns you to be careful. the bureau arrested criminals who found a cheap and effective way to use our own computers against us. >> monday, law enforcement officials announced that an organization called black shades has infiltrated 700,000 homes worldwide with rats, not the kind we're used to, but something arguably worse. >> the product was a program known as the remote actions tool for rat for short. the rat is inexpensive and simple to use, but its capabilities are 50 indicated.

>> any hacker could acquire the rat for $40. if you are unlucky enough to click on attachment sent to you by a rat user, the hacker could highjack your computer remotely, access your hard drives and capture your keystrokes to steal pass words. some hackers would profit by ransoming personal information back to you. others try to use your webcam against you. >> it gave users the ability to activate a computer's camera to spy on a person in the victim's own home. >> that's what happened to 2013 miss teen u.s.a. wolf went to the police. now a two year investigation by law enforcement led to 90 arrests in 19 countries. >> our investigation revealed that over the past four years, the black shades rat was purchased by users in over 100 countries, infecting more than half a million computers. >> the charges today should put cyber criminals around the world

on notice. if you think you can hide behind your computer screen, think again. >> among the people authorities say thief arrested are one, the group's ringleader, and two, the creator of the rat program said to be a 23-year-old arizona man. experts say shutting off your computer when you walk away or putting a piece of dark tape over that webcam are two good ways to keep unwanted eyes from watching you in the privacy of your own home. >> good advice. john henry smith, thanks so much. >> russia's president telling troop to say back off the border with ukraine. some say there may be another reason behind his call for withdrawing. >> some city is going to get on top of this and be the first to get out their have it them to move to they are city. i thought why not in texas. >> turning up the heat on a popular hot sauce. the texas town opening its arms to get the company to move to the lone star state. >> videos captured by our

citizen journalists around the world.

>> let's check video from around the world. >> a market in london, where police and firefighters respond to a blaze. the smoke could be seen for miles. 600 people were evacuated. >> weather enthusiasts check out nebraska, a breath taking display in the sky. a super cell forming overhead. it is an isolated thunderstorm that can last for several hours, most common in the central united states. >> mother nature providing a scary scene onboard a plane. the footage of the plane's wing being hit by lightning as it passed through a heavy storm.

the captain confirmed it also hit the plane's nose. >> straight ahead, a closer look at the ukraine cries and whether russian president vladimir putin is trying to deescalate the situation ordering his troops back from the border or if he has something else in mind. >> the temperatures we might expect across the nation today, let's turn to nicole mitchell. >> already warm in a couple spots, at this hour. look at chicago. this is that core of warm air coming up through the central united states. 64 degrees is warmer than atlanta at 60 right now. on the backside, cooler, billings at 47. during the day today, you can see this core of the deeper reds in the central united states. that's where the hot stuff is, we're going to see temperatures, wichita around 100 degrees. because of the heat, wind, low humidity, this is our fire risk

through the south and central plains today. otherwise, that's ahead of that frontal boundary, as the jetstream dips farther to the south, already cooler temperatures, minneapolis comes back to 71 by the time we hit tomorrow. still comfortable, though. >> president putin in beijing today for a security summit and ukraine will likely be on the agenda. china is the largest trading partner, looking to sign a major gas pipeline deal. both countries are often on the same side on international issues, including syria. china has not been willing to support russia on its moves in ukraine. >> before he left for china, russian president vladimir putin ordered troop to say pull back from the border, but the white house and nato saying they have seen no signs of any withdrawal. we have more from moscow. >> four months now they've been a threatening presence on ukraine's russian border, an

estimated 40,000 troops officially on exercise, though battle trained and ready. on monday, vladimir putin ordered soldiers back to their bases. >> this is a postponement of a real big war, which is rather very good. it's not yet a decision not to have it at all. this is not strategic, more of a tactical decision that gives everyone breathing space, maybe two months, to seek a political solution that would be permanent. >> nato is skeptical. it's heard this before in recent weeks. >> so far, we haven't seen any withdrawing at all. i strongly regret that because a withdrawal of russian troops would be a first important contribution to deescalating the crisis. >> ukraine's border service has

noticed a reduction in russian military activity in the last week, though it stopped short of calling it a withdrawal. if the soldiers head back to their barracks, why might he have given the order? >> reduced military capability could be a factor. russia's army operates on a con script based system and last year's well drilled soldiers are about to be replaced by a new inexperienced draft. also, mr. putin might be feeling more optimistic about a federalized future for ukraine. also, he might be looking at the cost and thinking that the sanctions that russia is incurring are not worth it. >> ukraine has brought east-west relations to their lowest point for decades and russia is trying to work out who its friends are. these relations require a substantial rethink. together with our partners from the e.u. nato nations, we are

conducting an analysis to better understand whether where we are and where we disagree and what to do to bring those relations back. >> there may be the whiff of deescalation in the air, but this crisis is far from over. aljazeera, moscow. >> the deputy director of the russian and you're asia program at the center portraitic and international studies join us. nato saying they have heard this talk before. is there evidence to suggest that putin is being honest? >> i haven't seen any evidence that there's actually a withdrawal underway. you know, the nato commanders, the united states have access to the satellite date that that would show where troops are located and if they're not seeing it, presumably, it's not happening.

>> this is the third time that vladimir putin has made this announcement. why are we seeing this concerning the build up on the borders? is he trying to buy time? >> well, it's hard to get into the head of the russian leader, but there are a couple of factors that could be at play. one, yes, there's obviously a presidential election coming up in ukraine may 25. this is a way of trying to lower attentions ahead of that election, showing russia is going to have options, that it wants to move away from a more confrontational posture. president putin visit to china is a way to show good will to the chinese leadership, russia is not looking to take the spotlight off the meeting, and there is still a political solution to the crisis in

ukraine. >> if he is not moving troops, why be seen as a liar in addition to seeing as a bully. if he has said that he is going to move these troops three times and three times china sees exactly the same thing the u.s. sees, does that not cast him as being dishonest as well as a bully? >> yeah, i think what the russians try to do is dispute the facts. they'll say that this is what we're doing and it's not our fault if you can't see it, and you know, that creates confusion. it may, the facts may be what they are, but if people in the media, in different governments don't have a full and completely picture of what's actually going on, russia's capable of presenting the narrative that it is capable of the escalation and moving troops if in fact it's not. they'll be found out, but for the time being, it changes the conversation a little bit.

>> credit suisse pleads guilty to criminal charges from the u.s., making it the first major to do so in 20 years. the price it will to have pay for helping americans hide their money to avoid paying taxes. >> the growing use of heroin in america, resulting in addicted new bornes. the facility looking to get babies clean and give them a fresh start. >> preparing for a disaster of monstrous proportions, why the red cross is turning to godzilla to help one major city get ready for the worst. >> a look now at our images of the day. in the world's most complete wooly mammoth, the remains discovered in siberia in 2007, experts believe she was one-month-old when she died

42,000 years ago. those remains are going on display at the natural history museum on friday.

>> good morning. welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead, more than half of the world's animals are in danger of disappearing from the wild. the step canada's largest zoo is take to go put a stop to that. >> batter up, the president gives little leaguers a surprise they won't soon forget. >> $2.6 billion is how much credit suisse is find after helping americans avoid paying taxes. >> does this mean bank executives will be going to jail. >> not exactly, the top executives keep their jobs. 11 employees have been indicted in what the justice department

calls a wide-ranging conspiracy that went on for decades. the massive swiss bank admitted to organizing tax shelters for rich americans to avoid paying taxes. the bank had 22,000 u.s. client accounts worth $10 billion. credit suisse helped clients funnel money to offshore accounts in order to limit tax liabilities, plus to avoid a paper trail, the bank would hand deliver cash directly to clients in the u.s. >> the bank actively helped its account holders to deceive the i.r.s. by concealing assets and income in illegal, undeclared bank accountses. these secret offshore accounts were held in the names of shamment at this time and foundations. >> credit suisse agreed to a penalty payout of $2.6 billion. $1.8 billion to the department of justice on behalf of the u.s. treasury, $100 million to the federal reserve, and another $715 million to the new york

state department of financial services. with this settlement, credit suisse becomes the largest bank in two decades to plead guilty to a u.s. crime. five years ago, u.b.s. paid out $780 million, which was not as severe of a penalty but also turned over names of nearly 4500 clients. while credit suisse is not giving up its client list, it is providing information that will lead investigators to those account holders. >> it's the little camera, little video camera you can mound almost everywhere now going public. go pro raising up to $100 million in an i.p.o. the camera which is popular with sports buffs earned revenues of almost a billion dollars last year. it plans to list the stock under the ticker symbol gpro. >> a ruling upheld against b.p.

oil that businesses don't have to prove how they were directly harmed by the oil spill even if companies could not trace their economic losses to the disaster. it could start a claims process suspended in december. the explosion of the deep water horizon oil rig killed 11 workers and triggered the largest u.s. oil spill in history. >> chipotle asking customers not to bring weapons into its stores anymore. a pro gun group flashing assault rifles over the weekend, that photo not sitting well with gun control advocates who lost an on line petition. >> the fight over the popular hot sauce is heating up. residents of one california city want to boot the company, saying the sauce is causing health problems. that's not stopping a texas town from courting the condiment maker. >> let's just give a toast.

if you've got a bottle. hold her up. >> denton texas, a small town with a big taste for the hoss sauce. >> i pretty much put it on all the stuff i eat at home, ham burgers, hot dogs. >> when california declared the spicy smell from the plant to be a public nuisance, texas saw an opportunity for economic growth. >> some city is going to get on top of this and be the first one to have it them to move to their city. i thought why not denton, texas. >> hundreds attended a pepper rally in denton to show that texas would welcome the company with open arms and mouths. >> if you look at an aerial photograph of their current factory, it's nestled right in the middle of a neighborhood. here in texas, we have wide open spaces, so our industrial zoned

area is miles away from the closest neighborhood. >> he said that would save his constituents from the burning eyes and throats california complained about. david tran said the air from his plant is perfectly safe. he invited them to smell and see for themselves. >> we've been inside the plant, right up next to where the chiles are being grinded and produced a and there's no issue. >> here we go. good job. >> not everyone in convinced. sarah said denton should test and research before courting them further. >> if there's any risk of not being able to stay outside and kids enjoy the outdoors and adults the same, then that's going to be a problem. >> perhaps the greatest challenge to truly luring it here is the lack of a local agriculture industry here. right now, this 14-acre

community garden is the closest thing to it and just a handful of chile plants are here. >> he has no desire to leave his california home but if the city forces the companies hand. >> it's hot and texans like spicy food. >> the message from texas is clear. aljazeera, denton, texas. >> americans aren't the only ones who can't get enough of the hot stuff. the goods are flying off the shelves, topping $1 billion in global sales last year. the family owned company, which spends no money on advertising sold more than 20 million bottles in 2012. >> the legal battle over gay marriage playing out in utah, a judge ordering the state to recognize more than 1,000 same sex marriages, those marriages taking place in late december and early john before the u.s. supreme court issued an emergency stay. it won't happen right away, the judge placing a 21 day hold on

its own ruling. if it stands, a freeze will be requested to be lifted against married gay couples. >> same sex couples tying the knot in oregon. monday's decision marking the 13th legal victory for gay marriage advocates since the supreme court overturned part of a federal law last year. state officials refusing to dead their own ban will not appeal the judge's decision. >> a heroin super highway shut down, the dea seizing $11 million worth of the instruction in hartford connecticut last week. agents say the shipment was part of a major distribution network based in new york city. two men were arrested, 20 pounds of cocaine, assault rifles and $75,000 in cash were confiscated. >> the countries youngest drug addicts, babies born addicted in heroin. helping newborns get through

withdrawal. nurses in the center say they saw signs of the resurgence long before anyone else. >> this newborn named brooklyn prepares for her morning bath. her face hides a painful reality. brooklyn is an addict, addicted to heroin and other open yes her mother used. at six weeks old, she is going through intense withdrawals. >> her legs are real stiff or her articles. she may be crossing her toes or curling her feet. you'll also see a lot of tremoring. >> brooklyn along with a dozen other babies will spend the next few weeks of their young lives here at the privately run care center near seattle. specially trained nurses and doctors will safely detox the babies before releasing them. in her case, it would be to her mother, if she can prove she's clean. >> i was choosing open yes and heroin after she was born, i

just couldn't believe that, you know, i got into using drugs and i was doing that when i was pregnant. i just -- it was like what was i thinking, you know. >> detoxing a baby is not for the feint of heart. >> diluted morphine. >> morphine eases the pain. >> in the mitt 1990's, the babies started coming in exposed to met met meth. >> heroin is cheaper and stronger than prescription pills. >> the baby is our bible. the baby is going to tell us what drug he has in his system and how he has been traumatized. >> they call these babies an naries in a cage. doctors and nurses are able to spot drug trends up to three years before law enforcement.

>> hey you! brooklyn! hi, baby. >> for brooklyn, the future after detox may not be with her mom. the state is unlikely to allow it. >> hi! >> it's upsetting. yeah. yeah. >> the reality is the majority of these babies will go to foster care, but the hope here is that the center will not be the only place where these smallest victims of drug abuse are safe, secure and protected. >> aljazeera, seattle. >> according to the national survey on drug use and health, the number of heroin users has been going up. in 2012, 669,000 americans reported using heroin with 156,000 new user that is year alone. the majority of first timers are young adults 18-25. >> new calls to loosen the u.s.'s 50-year-old embargo against cuba. in a letter to president obama,

a group of u.s. experts are asking permission to travel to the nation to train cubans in law, real estate and financial services. the group is requesting to make it easier for americans to send money to cuba to support private business. a new poll by the atlantic council found 56% of americans supported more direct engagement with cornerback boo. >> south sudan set to receive $50 million from the emergency relief fund to help with the urgent humanitarian crisis. the white house saying more than 1 million people have been displaced, left their homes because of the risk of starving. the u.s. will have pledged $400 million in aid since that conflict began in december. >> in a top white house official saying the c.i.a. will no longer use vaccination programs as a cover for spy operations. the c.i.a. used hepatitis vaccinations in pakistan to gather information for that raid that eventually led to the death

of osama bin laden. a letter written to the deans of 13 prominent health schools saying the c.i.a. will no longer use the programs for medical workers for gathering intelligence. >> the u.s. preparing for a possible evacuation of americans from libya. officials say they have increased the number of marines and aircraft stationed in sicily. they'll be called upon to pull americans out of tripoli if the unrest kins. the city is dealing with some of the worst violence since the end of the war against muammar gaddafi in 2011. forces loyal to a retired libyan general stormed the parliament building over the weekend. the head of the army special forces now says he's on the side of that retired general. >> a dramatic twist in libya as the some kinder of special forces switched sides, speaking in benghazi, says he's joining forces with the retired general. the forces declared that because of the emergence of terrorist

groups killing kidnapping and destabilizing our security, we will stand with the will of the people and join the battle of dignity under the leadership of the libyan national army. >> the army is led by general hafta and declared open war on what it calls extremists and terrorists. he accused the general national congress of supporting extreme groups. powerful groups in benghazi accused the general of staging an attempted coup and will fight against him. >> they've been trying to destabilize the country for a while. the latest coup, by the murderous general that took place in benghazi, we condemn the killings. we will resist. we will condemn the attack by loyalists. >> on sunday, forces from the

powerful militias attacked the countries parliament, saying they were acting on the general's orders. the caretaker government, which is weak and struggling to reign in powerful militia's has proposed an initiative to end the worsening crisis. it's called on the general national congress to elect a new prime minister. if it fails to do so, then the current caretaker government would remain until new election are held. the initiative calls on the g.n.c. to take a break until a new body is elected. >> the g.n.c. is yet to respond to the government's proposal and it's not clear how the powerful formal rebel groups will react to it. what's clear that is libya is in deep crisis and many fear the country is heading towards a civil war. aljazeera, tripoli. >> here to further discuss the continuing unrest in libya is frederik wary, from the carnegie

endowment for national peace. thank you for being with us. help us understand the fragmented political landscape in libya with all its different militias and the role of the government. >> first, there really is no government. this is really the core of the problem. libya's formal institutions are weak or nonexistent, no army, no police. power has deinvolved to these militias aligned with neighborhoods, towns, regions or political groups and they're calling the shots. these are the groups which led the uprising between 2011 and timid the security vacuum. they are concentrated regionally, so some in the west, in tripoli, in the city and in the east. i think what you've seen in recent weeks is these militias are becoming politicized, acting

with political interests and in the case of this retired general, they're attacking the country's elected institution. >> you mentioned the general haftar and the u.s. and note toe involvement. he lived in the u.s. before returning to libya to lead ground forces president 2011 and nato backed out of thing against gaddafi. how does the u.s. play into the current events? >> i think the united states is in the backdrop. certainly, there's this perception in libya that i've heard that libyans see him aligned with the u.s., but he came to libya to lead in the 2011 revolution. he was a bit of a marginal figure and many of us were surprised he got the following he did. i think libyans hold respect and

at meyeration for the united states because of the support during the revolution and don't associate what's happening now with the u.s. role. >> what are the stakes for the u.s. if libya again falls into chaos? some would say they are already there. >> that's right. this is a state teetering on the brink. the united states is really concerned, i mean obviously the united states wants this country to succeed democratically, but libya has no control over weapons, libyan weapons showing up in the rest of africa, fueling conflicts in mali, libya in conflicts outside its borders. the refugee problem is huge especially in europe. i think u.s. policy makers are very mindful of another costly nation building occupation like what happened in iraq. there's this sense that this is

the libyan burden and they have to carry it themselves. >> weaver heard that refrain over and over again in relation to other countries in crisis. thanks for joining us this morning, sir. >> arab spring seems so far away. it's one of the premier film festivals in the world, with accusations of sexism. >> the lack of women taking home top honors may be the sign of a much bigger issue in the movie industry.

chasing bail only on al jazeera america >> welcome to al jazeera america. straight ahead, we'll talk about a zoo using science to try to give threatened species the fighting chance of just surviving. >> lets look at the wet weather across the u.s. nicole mitch is back. >> we have that core of warm air

through the midsection. the southern edge could be some fire danger. that's the drier edge. as we get north, enough heat with the rain and instability we could have stronger storms. today we're looking at south of the great lakes and another area along this boundary, kind of at colorado-nebraska with stronger storms yesterday. this morning, some of the showers going through wisconsin an michigan, back to you. >> canada's zoos are trying to save animals from extinction. they're breading program is now freeing the genetic material of endangered species. their hoping it will help animals in captivity and the wild. >> preventing extinction with the genetic deep freeze, this is frozen sperm, eggs an d.n.a. and cells from endangered animal species. it's used in breeding programs here in toronto but has other goals, as well. >> understanding reproductive

health, making babies, reproducing the genetic material for the future, but a big mandate of outs is the long term vision, the long term banking where the bio bank plays a big role in what we do. >> there's genetic material from around the world. there's an emphasis on endangered wildlife in canada. >> some of this captive herd came from the bio bank, but the wild herd is ineffected from t.b. from the cattle where encroachment by humans isn't the main challenge toll wild animals. >> although we have a lot of land, it's the fact that we are creating isolated populations. as soon as a highway goes in or a mine goes in, you've cut them off from each other, because they don't have genetic flow anymore from between them. >> the island might have been

exsting if animals weren't restored by the genetic material. powerful images have been taken of the more than 6,000 species in captivity around the world. >> zoos have some of the last population of these animals and are breeding them to save this species. when people want to get upset with zoos for keeping animals captive and say let animals go, i say well let them go where? the last place these animals exist are in zoos. >> notoriously unwilling to breed naturally, the giant panda was just given frozen sperm sent to canada from china. researchers in both countries anxiously wait to see if she gets pregnant, helping creatures survive the ravages of sharing space with humans, they are fight to go keep the world animal species alive. aljazeera, toronto. >> scientists warn more than half the world's animal species

could disappear before the end of this century. >> godzilla stomping san francisco on the big screen now. the red cross wants to make sure people are prepared if the reptile goes on a rampage in the city that never sleeps. >> if it comes to new york, it's important to have a plan. >> you work toward being ready for godzilla and that at least, you play the worst case scenario. if godzilla is the worst case scenario, hopefully we can make it through most instances. >> red cross workers playing it straight in the name of emergency preparedness. it's all in good fun, but the agency said there is a serious message about being ready for the unexpected. >> president obama scoring a big hit with a surprise to a little league game in washington, d.c. on his way to a fundraiser last night. there is an insider here, the white house press secretary's

daughter is on the team. the president chatted up the kids and coaches, took pictures and started the game throwing out the first pitch. >> it is arguably the world best film festival. the head of the jury at this year's festival said the movie industry is sexist and needs shakeling up. there's only a small number of women with the chance to win the top prize this year. two years ago, there were none at all. ♪ >> female directors may dominate movies in a galaxy far, far away, not in this one, though. men have taken the big prize of the cannes film festival every year since it began 67 years ago with one exception, and this year's jury head, a renowned director herself has a very public point to make. >> time and time again, we don't get our share of representation. excuse me, gentlemen, but the guys seem to eat all the cake. >> this is the big talking point

at the cannes film festival this year. critics say it's not just here, this reflects the industry in general. take the academy awards. 86 years, only once has a woman been named best director for the hurt locker back in 2009. similarly, 71 years of golden globes, only one best female director, barbra streisand in 1984. the lack of women competing has been a bone of contention year after year. now as the jury looks at the 2014 options, out of 18 films, only two come with that female credit. >> movies, two more than 2012 when there were no women in competition. only one featured last year. harold richards has lots of awards but even she thinks a sea change is in order. >> you want lots of different viewpoints and takes on the

world in cinema. that's what i should have and that's what a woman can bring. i think it's a real shame there's not more out there. >> the monastery is a documentary. it seems that genre appreciates a woman's touch. where i come from is a very strong female voice. maybe sometimes that will spill over in the fiction. i can also see that in denmark with a lot of strong female directors. >> each night, the cannes red carpet comes alive. behind the lenses, their looking elsewhere. how long will it take for that to change? >> tomorrow, china and russia looking to deepen their ties meeting in beijing. >> tomorrow morning on aljazeera america, where things stand between two world powers and how developments in ukraine and south china sea are affecting

that relationship. >> that will be tomorrow at 7:45 eastern time. that's going to do it for us this morning. >> more headlines straight ahead in two minutes, including the declaration of marshall law in thailand. >> have a great morning. we'll see you back here tomorrow. >> al jazeera america presents the system with joe berlinger >> mandatory minimums are routinely used to coerce plea bargains >> mandatory minimums >> the whole goal is to reduce gun crime, now we've got people saying "this isn't fair"... >> does the punishment always fit the crime? >> had the person that murdered our daughter got the mandatory minimum, he wouldn't have been out. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america

>> this is al jazeera. >> hello from the al jazeera headquarters. coming up in the next 60 minutes, soldiers on the streets of thailand and declaring martial law and the reason is to end the months of unrest. denying u.s. charges, beijing is accusing washington of fabricating the evidence of linking the chinese officers to