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in a few hours israeli voters will begin to choose their next government. the polls show that benjamin netenyahu faces an up hill battle to stay in power. his comments could have vast implications for the region and u.s., israel relations. dana lewis is in jerusalem tonight. >> reporter: netenyahu's defeat in the elections given the recent comments about the state of palestinian affairs would be seen as a victory for palestinians. some leaders told us they would do anything on tuesday night to bring about his defeat in these elections. you have him out today making some comments saying he would continue settlement expansion around east jerusalem.

and he said he would favorite a two-state solution but it is irrelevant that any land seated in palestinian would be dangerous. in a television interview, israel's prime minister laid out a resolution. >> whoever moves to establish a palestinian state or intends to withdraw from territory is simply yielding territory for attacks against israel. those who do not understand that bury their heads in the sand. >> reporter: netenyahu is focused on security in hopes of staying prime minister. but preelection polls suggest he is four seats behind his rival. they take a different approach calling for renewed talks with the palestinian president. >> in order to move with the

palestinian palestinians, i intend to freeze settlement construction. i believe they are part of the objectives of reaching an agreement with the palestinians by way of settlement blocks under israeli settlement. >> reporter: his pledge to solve economic issues have also appealed to voters. >> reporter: -- >> translator: i support him because i hope they can make change. there should be someone to replace netenyahu. >> reporter: but either would still need to form a coalition. 61 seats are needed to control parliament. that means smaller political parties will soon become king makers likely choosing between a government focused on israel east security or its economy.

and toni you know, a lot of israelis simply feel that netenyahu has overplayed his hand on constantly raising security issues. he hasn't have a plan to deal with the economic problems here. and that could cost him on tuesday night. >> thank you. we're joined by a senior fellow in the israeli institute. she was a foreign policy advisor to the former prime minister. she is live from us in tel-aviv where it is early tuesday morning, election day. good to see you. appreciate you staying up and spending some time with us. do you believe prime minister netenyahu's party is trailing in the polls? and if so, why? >> we -- we have for quite a few elections now we have a

moratorium on polling for a few days leading to the elections, as a result we only have the poll from a few days ago, which shows netenyahu's party trailing zionist movement. but it's difficult to know what is true. there are rumors saying the gap is being closed other than they are on the verge of collapse. all of it is part of the rumor mill. which don't know what is real and what a spin. all of the parties are trying to make sure the voters are not sane gin. so we don't know. >> a no vote for netenyahu would mean israelis are rejecting

what? are dissatisfied with what? >> well it's difficult to say, because there was not a single issue being discussed in this election. issues changed all the time but generally people believe that these elections were some form of referendum on netenyahu's continued leadership. even though most people will say it's not about the security issues. it is about concern for domestic issues, for the cost of living the cost of housing, also the sense of -- of perhaps kind of going a bit over the top in terms of how things were conducted in the prime minister's home. those are some of the questions that were being raised. the thing is that in the israeli electoral system it's not a two-party system. it's not a personal system so

even if people want to reject netenyahu, the party which he heads, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will vote for the leading contender. they can certainly park their vote with many other parties in the middle some of them who declared that they will go with both -- with either netenyahu or hurt hurt hurtsog or even both. >> who is isaac hurt zzog? and how is he different franchise benjamin netenyahu? >> he was been on the political scene for many many years. he is certainly not an unknown quality within israel. he comes from a very famous

pedigree, a strong political pedigree. his father was the president of israel, who is known for tearing up the zionism, this racism shameful resolution of the united nations of 1975. his grandfather was a chief rabbi in the early days of the state, so he is considered to be politically experienced. in terms of his stance he is considered -- he comes from the labor party. the zionist union combination of the party. and a party called the movement. they came together for these elections to create a joint list. they are placing themselves in the center and we'll see tomorrow how it all place out.

>> another question on hurtzog, he says what i run for is social justice. i will change the nature of the division of wealth in a more fair and balanced way, and give a sense of purpose to the people here in the workplace, house. is he able to do all of this? what is his plan to do all of it? and somehow successful will he be in rearranging public life there in israel, should he win? >> it is certainly going to be a major challenge. nearly four years ago, nearly 10% of the population of israel went to the streets in very peaceful protests to call for social justice, and in many ways things have never been the same ever since. people still expect change in terms of how we conduct our economy, the sense of social justice, equality fighting

inequality ensuring that people in the middle class and the poor people can afford a decent life. many reforms will be needed to open up the israeli economy. the israeli economy is known for being the startup economy, the startup nation the high-tech economy. but there are many sectors of the economy that need to be opened up to competition, to allow more people to find not just jobs but good jobs and better jobs. >> yeah. >> so he definitely if he becomes prime minister this will be a major challenge in achieving everything he wants to achieve will naturally be difficult. >> i have one more for you. hurtzog promised to restart the peace talks with the palestinians. he says i cannot promise 100% results, i promise 100% effort.

does he back president obama's call for a future palestinian state based on borders that existed before the 1967 middle east war? >> broadly speaking yes. he has made it clear that he will retain what are called the settlement blocks. those are all of the settlements that are abutting the ceasefire line of 1949 to 1967 between jordan and israel so generally speaking he supports that. he also made it clear that he will not support the demand for return that the descendants that the palestinian refugees have. that he retain a united jerusalem, even though people can interpret it in various

ways. it's important to note that his phrasing resinates with the israelis, many israelis want to know their leaders are making an effort to make peace, but most are deeply skeptical that anything will come out of it and that an agreement, a true peace, one that finally puts annen to the conflict that recognizes the permanence of the jewish state, the right of the jewish people to their homeland in this land that they are indigenous to this land rather than foreigners this is something that many israelis are skeptical that the other side the palestinians and the arab world is willing to give. >> thank you for your time. it's late night there, so i wanted to give you a little more time on our program. appreciate it. thank you. you know, there were small

signs of progress today in the latest talks with iran over that country's nuclear program, but the negotiations didn't create any big new breakthroughs, though the clock is certainly ticking. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state relaxing after intense negotiations. secretary kerry good afternoon. is that an indication of progress in the latest round of nuclear negotiations. they were certainly tense. lasting almost five hours. as we left mr. zarif, made his most upbeat comments today. cameras had been kept a long way away but we could make out his words. finally which -- we're getting something. he was whisked away to brussels

now. >> if i'm john kerry i'm happy, because my hard work is paying off. now he's in the home stretch. we're in the 11th hour and he probably more than anyone else with the possible exception of president obama wants to seal the deal. >> reporter: sec tear kerry is expected to stay here all week the iranian delegation is due to leave at the end of the week. with the frametime line set at the end of the month, time is tense. a week after republican senators sent a letter to the iranian government, some are

still asking what role congress should play in these talks. >> reporter: well as the talks enter the end game back here the debate rages over whether congress will have any role at all. even as the white house accuses republicans of meddling officials insist that congress will be consulted. but it's unclear what role the president has in mind. a republican bill that would allow congress to approve or reject a deal is the target of white house attacks. white house chief of staff warned republicans to back off vrment :

they are not negotiating a treaty, but an executive agreement, and don't need the senate's approval. >> iran's going to commit to taking some steps. they are going to admit to intrusive inspections, in relief of some sanctions. >> reporter: as secretary of state john kerry enters the final phase of the talks, this one of his own making. he seemed to leave the door open with new talks with syria's bashar al-assad. >> we are working very hard to see if we can reignite a diplomatic outcome. >> reporter: many took that to mean that kerry wanted to negotiate with assad. the syrian opposition

immediately rejected. assad himself signaled a willingness to talk. >> we should wait for actions and then decide. >> reporter: part of the problem for kerry, many suspect despite the stated policy, the president fears an exit from syria would make matters worse. >> i think the obama administration is very reluctant to seay sawed go but they are even more reluctant to get involved, they see it as a possible number 3 for the united states in the middle east. >> reporter: kerry insisted his comment was misread and assad must go. >> it would never be that that would be assad himself. there's no future for assad in syria. that remains the case so certainly we're taking every step we can to bring an end to his rule there.

>> reporter: and before that walk back from john kerry's spokeswoman, key allies in this the region and france were distancing himself from john kerry reiterating their position that assad must go. assad now presides over a brutal civil war now entering its fifth year. >> mike, thank you. the obama administration is adjusting its plans to pull u.s. troops out of afghanistan. almost half of the service men and women were supposed to leaf by the end of this year but it looks like they will stay longer than expected. jamie what is driving this move? >> tony i guess you would have to say it's the concern that the hard gains in afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting bought with thousands of american lives and billions of dollars could be at risk of slipping away if the u.s. pulls

away too soon. the original plan was to bring half out this year the rest next year now it looks like it is sliding more into next year. here is how josh earnest described it earlier today. >> by the beginning of 2017 the president envisions a scenario where our military presence in afghanistan has been further and substantially reduced to a presence that is focused on protecting the embassy and some of the military coordination cooperation that i described before. >> reporter: now on capitol hill two of the administrations sharpist critics john mccain and his close friend senator lindsay graham issued a statement saying they thought this was a step in the right direction, but remain concerned that the u.s. strategy is based too much on the calendar and not so much on the conditions on the ground. they would like to see u.s.

commanders have more flexibility to keep those troops on past the end of 2016 into the next president's term. >> so what is josh earnest saying exactly, jamie? will all u.s. troops be out of afghanistan by 2017 or not? >> well you know, it was never the plan that there would be zero troops. there was always the idea that there would be a small number of troops, but now it looks like they are leaning towards an option that would allow more counter terrorism troops to remain to continue some mission. a small amount as he called it cobble centric, around the afghan capitol. but they have two years to decide. >> all right. jamie thank you. a scene of utter devastation. cyclone pam slams into the south pacific island.

plus vladimir putin returns. what the russian president has to say about his ten-day absence.

the united nations say the death toll from cyclone pam hitting the south pacific is raising. andrew has more. >> reporter: from the air you get glimpses of the destruction, be it's up close that you can see the full impact cyclone pam had. aid agencies said 80% of the buildings in the capitol have been damaged many beyond repair. trees are down everywhere. wind and flood waters made what

the wind did worse. thankfully few people died. and injuries too were light. at the hospital was colin who hurt his foot during the storm. he showed us how he got the injury trying to save his garage and car. it was futile. it was the metal of the garage that sliced your foot? >> yes. >> reporter: his partner pleaded with him not to go out in the storm. >> i was crying. i was -- i was panicked. i thought i'm going to lose him. yeah. >> reporter: he is a building. there will be plenty of work coming his way within meters of his house. houses crushed by trees. boats thrown from the lagoon. you can only imagine the horror of being in this house as the cyclone struck. there were more people in here. when the roof started peeling

off they ran. luckily they did. because the house was completely destroyed. the house had been in this woman's family for generations. >> it was really sad when the roof came off. we just could don't anything. >> reporter: similar stories are everywhere. help is arriving but a lot of help will be needed here. and many outlying islands haven't been heard from since the storm. >> let's get more from nicole mitchell. nicole? >> storms on this side of the world, unlike the united states we don't have planes that fly. we do that in the u.s. but here you estimate based on things like wind and water. and you can see all of the water that pushed through. estimating at least a 2-foot

rise. that's one of the concerns is that the wind estimated on satellite, and they look at that interpretation, how round the eye is, how symmetrical the storm is. recorded winds at 170 miles per hour, and as i said that dramatic water situation. even the good water supplies that you would normally have they get mixed in debris fecal matter and things like that. so that's why you have a food problem. you can see that similar metry. as it moved further south it got into colder water and lost some of its tropical characteristics, so it still caused problem for new zealand as it made the shift to the north, but it lost his tropical core so it is what we

call extra tropical but still caused power outages. see this little tropical storm here. it is actually -- just like us our peak is august september, well it is the reverse season down there, so this is the height of the season. >> so that is another little system developing. >> another one. >> more problems potentially? >> for australia, yes. >> thank you. oil prices dropped to a six-year low. but not everyone is celebrating. plus the video of a teen with cystic fibrosis asking her president to let her die.

a man accused of shooting two police officers in ferguson missouri made his first court appearance today. 20-year-old jeffery williams didn't make a statement during the hearing, but prosecutors are

revealing what may be behind the shooting. usher has the latest. >> reporter: authorities say the break in the case came late saturday. eyewitnesses provided see information. on monday 20-year-old jeffery williams appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. investigators said williams at mitts to firing the shots that hit officers last week but he says they were not the intented targets. >> what we have charged him with is firing shots. it is possible he was firing shots at someone other than the police. >> reporter: one officer was shot in the face the bullet lodged near his ear, the other shot in the shoulder with the bullet exiting his back. both are recovering. but despite williams having attended protests in the pest protesters were quick to distance themselves. >> i saw where the shots came from, i was close to them.

and there were no protesters -- that's not a space that protesters congregate or go. so i don't think the shooter was standing with protesters. >> reporter: meanwhile starting this week state appeals court judge will oversee the embattled municipal court, after a skating justice report found widespread discrimination by the police department. last week ferguson's municipal judge stepped down after he was blasted by the doj for acting as a revenue generator for the court and city bringing in millions while dismissing tickets for himself and friends. six city staffers have resigned in the wake of the report including the police chief. now protesters are turning their attention to the city's mayor, gather outside his home to circulate this flyer, demanding his resignation. the mayor has said publicly he

has no intention of stepping down. in los angeles a search for suspects is underway after two police officers were shot. two narcotics officers were wounded on sunday evening. police say they believe the officers were the intended target even though they were in an unmarked car and wearing plane clothes. their injuries are not considered serious. another delay in a senate confirmation vote for the next attorney general. mitch mcconnell says lawmakers will not vote until a vote is held on a human trafficking bill. democrats oppose the measure, because it includes a provision limiting abortion action. >> miss lynch was nominated 128 days ago. that's ample opportunity for the senate to perform their responsibility to evaluate her candidacy for this job. and the fact is no one in that

128 days has raised a legitimate concern about her aptitude for the job. the senate judiciary committee approved her election two weeks ago, she is expected to be approved. in today's power politics the top two candidates for the republican presidential election spent the weekend in new hampshire. >> tony scott walker talked about foreign policy and repeatedly hammered president obama. >> the president who calls yemen a success story, who calls iran a place we can give business with who's former secretary of state gave russia a reset button, think about that. we need a commander in chief who

stands up and says our biggest threat is radical islamic terrorism, and we'll do whatever it takes to weed that out anywhere in the world. >> reporter: jeb bush spent the weekend in new hampshire exuding steadiness. he underscored the importance of conservative likability. >> you can be a conservative. you can do it with joy in your heart. you can do it -- you don't have to be angry about this. you can do it in way that draws people towards our cause and you can win in a purple state. and in this country, to solve problems, we have to win. >> reporter: several are convinced the g.o.p. would not win if ted cruz gets the nomination, and so cruz was also in new hampshire, set the political world chuckling this weekend when video emerged of cruz appearing to frighten a three year old girl. he went on a rant about

president obama's foreign policy. listen carefully to the soft voice in response. >> the whole world is on fire. >> the whole world is on fire? >> the world is on fire yes. your world is on fire. [ laughter ] >> but you know what your mommy is here and everyone is here to make sure that the world you grow up in is even better. >> even better like only half of the world is on fire. the girl's mother by the way did a radio interview afterwards and insisted her daughter was not frightened. she later asked if senator cruz was like marshall who is a puppy that fights fire on a television series. [ laughter ] >> long time ally of hillary clinton now says her use of a private email account might have been about more than

convenience. appearing on abc news james carvil said her practices were legal, but was probably influenced by wanting to avoid congressional oversight. and that is a reasonable position to make about the email practices except that it is not something hillary clinton has been willing to say. finally, remember clinton supporter and former member of congress anthony weaner. the husband of a top aid who resigned after he was caught sending suggestive pictures over twitter? well, he recently filmed a scene for the movie shark-nado three. if you are unfamiliar with the series here is a clip of

shark-nado two. and since when is anthony weaner an actor? well, he said, quote: shark-nado three with former congressman anthony weaner coming soon to a theater near you. >> david, thank you. hundreds of thousands of more people in oregon will soon be registered to vote without doing anything. the governor signed in to law the most sweeping motor voter law in the nation and opponents are worried about potential fraud. vladimir putin made his first appearance after disappearing ten days ago. the kremlin had tried to play down reports but the media around the world was skeptical.

so today the president was on hand to help dispel the rumors. >> it would be boring without gossip, just boring. >> reporter: speculation of why he went missing raised from a couple of interesting theories. some say he travelled to switzerland for the birth of a child with his girlfriend. russia had its nuclear weapons on alert over the tensions in ukraine. now nearly a year later, the crimea peninsula is officially part of russia. and some businesses have had a difficult year making the transition. rory challands explains. >> reporter: the official anniversary of what russia now calls the crimean spring is just days away and here the patriotic flag waving has already begun. such jubilationing isn't for everyone though others have businesses to run. on the windy step land of

central crimea, these new vineyards have struggled. >> translator: the ukrainian market is considerably smaller than the russian. since crimea became a part of russia we have a status of domestic producers. and can easily sell our produce. plus we have good government support. >> reporter: one of the biggest challenges has been water supply. ukraine supplied 85% down this pipe. now the canal is dry. ukraine shut the water off last april. for other businesses the problems have been financial. this woman's company sells roadside advertising space. >> translator: the ukrainian bank, took all of the money in our current account. for a small business like us the sum was considerable. we needed the money for taxes,

bills, the money is off limit now. >> reporter: the peninsula has become predominantly cash only. but even getting cash out can be difficult. shortly after crimea rejoined russia visa and mastercard pulled their services in the region. here is my mastercard. the only thing i can do is cancel. this has been annoying for individuals and businesses. near the airport children's murals proclaim the russianness of crimea. it is promising $20 billion by 2020. it has been a challenging transition and it's not over yet. like these two might express cautious optimism but it would be unwise to out to a prosecutor

future just yet. hundreds of pakistani christians took to the streets to call for more security at churches. police used tear gas and batons to clear protesters who blocked a major highway yesterday. at least 14 people were killed in attacks outside two churches yesterday. and the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility. brazil's president says her government must talk to the people. she spoke out after more than a million people took part in protests protesting a growing corruption scandal. >> reporter: the day after some of the largest protests in brazil in a generation everyone is taking stock of what the impact of those protests may be. you have people who support the president, hoping that it builds momentum to have her step down or make drastic changes in her

government. meanwhile she and top-level cabinet ministers are trying to figure out what the best response should be. two ministers said they would address issues of corruption and tackle political reform in this country, two big issues but issues they have promised to address before. we have been speaking to people and here is what they had to say. >> translator: politicians will only respond if the people take action. >> translator: if my opinion there is no basis for impeachment. every brazilian citizen has a duty to protest. >> translator: this doesn't represent who rewith. so we have to change the situation, and we way to do this is by taking to the streets. >> reporter: she has to decide to govern and not disappear. she has to come out and be candid. because the brazilian people

have already come out. >> reporter: such sentiments perhaps an open door to people in the government from people who are upset with the president that perhaps impeachment isn't the only answer. perhaps there's a way for her to change course and respond to this massive movement and make them believe she truly is a president for all brazilians. ♪ the stocks rose today with the dow and all of the major benchmarks rising more than 4%. but the oil story is pretty amazing. ali velshi is here with the story. how low did oil -- oh there it is. wow. this is a barrel of west texas intermediate fell to $43.88. earlier it had fallen to $42.85 a barrel. that's a six-year low. a month ago, people were talking

about an oil comeback. i think that might have been the last time i brought the barrel out. but now we're talking about $40 a barrel or lower, the problem is the same. oil production remains strong even in the face of these lower prices. typically speaking opec would pull back production and prices would go up. but now americans and others are big players in the oil world. and if you are saudi arabia you can still make money with $43 a barrel. this is a little low for frac-ing in america. u.s. crude oil supplies are at record levels and they may soon test storage capacity limits. we're running out of places to put this oil. so you can make money storing other people's oil. stockpiles in curbing, oklahoma which is where you go to buy and sell your oil, were up by 1.7 million barrels.

one other piece of news adding to the selling of oil came from the federal reserve. oil production rose in february compared to january. it is up drilling has dropped and yet oil production is up. so all of these things are contributing to the drop in the price of oil. >> the price looks great on the surface, but why isn't this completely great news? >> it's great for drivers, because it gives you extra money. regular gasoline now about $2.42 a gallon up a little bit from month ago, but a dollar less than it was a year ago. this is not good for anybody who depends on higher oil prices. the frac-ing boom in this country has created tens of thousands of jobs. now companies are pulling back canceling projects laying off workers. the number of energy jobs cut

globally has climbed to above 100,000. and america has been maining a lot of those jobs and is going to lose a lot too, tony. tonight we're taking a hard look at israeli elections and what they mean for israeli u.s. relations. and we'll talk about the nuclear iraqs with iran. >> ali, my friend good to see you. >> my pleasure. doctors have downgraded though condition of a health worker being treated for ebola. the unidentified patient is now paid to be in critical condition. lisa stark has the latest. >> the american healthcare worker contracted ebola in sierra leone. the patient was med vaked to the critical care center on friday night and initially listed in serious condition.

doctors have now downgraded the patient's condition to critical but they are not releasing any additional information. the patient was working with a group called partners in health and in fact 11 additional american health-care workers who came in contact with this infected coworker have also now been brought to the united states. they are in self isolation, and they are being monitored. none of them at this point have tested positive for the ebola virus. one of those workers, though we're told did exhibit some symptoms sunday night. that person has now been moved to containment unit in nebraska. the symptoms have lessoned a bit, but they are keeping that patient in the containment unit as a precaution. so this is a very fluid situation. these americans, the ones who have not tested positive will be

monitored over the incubation for ebola, which is about 21 days. the outbreak began over a year ago in west africa. the world health organization says more than 10,000 people have died from ebola. the outbreak luckily has greatly diminished now, but it is far from over. in chile a teenage ear emotional request for the right to die has launched a debate. >> translator: my name is valuen tina, i am 14 years old and suffer from cyst tick fibrosis. i'm tired of living with this illness. she can authorize an injection that will make me sleep forever. >> reporter: her plea for assisted suicide has gone viral in chile and beyond. >> reporter: her brother michael died from the same incurable

disease when he was six years old. and she says she doesn't want to die suffering as he did. >> translator: my son struggled for six years, and i saw him fading away until he suffocated in my arms. a few weeks ago, she saw her best friend in the hospital die of the same disease, and that hit her hard. >> reporter: that's to her highly publicized message, the government has transferred her from a public hospital to this private facility where her father says she is getting much better care. the president herself came to visit, but refused her request, arguing arguing euthanasia is against chilean law. if it's an emotional subject for adults it's even more so for

children. belgium is the only country that allows children of any age suffering from an unbearable and irreversible disease the same right as an adult to choose to die. the question has triggered a heated debate. >> translator: it's an atrocity especially for children because they would be treated as objects >> translator: the only thing certain in life is death. so to address the fundamental rights of a patient as a human being. >> reporter: this congressman is one of the few calling for legal euthanasia euthanasia. but even he is reluctant to talk about children. ♪ >> translator: she has been fighting to live all her life

but she knows it's a losing battle. the only question is whether it will end at a time of her own choosing. lucia newman al jazeera, santiago. facebook unveils new guidelines for what it considered unacceptable behavior, and apparently the mystery of the himalayan yetty is not much of a mystery at all. scientists have a new theory. festival has been a breeding ground for some of the biggest tech innovations in the world. we'll take you there, giving you a glimpse into the future. >> "the stream". tomorrow, 1:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america.

facebook today issued new rules for its nearly 1.5 billion users. the social media website's new guidelines deal with hate speech and other unacceptable behavior. jonathan betz is here with more. >> facebook has long prided it's a with being open and encouraging conversations, but that has also sparked controversy, so now there are

changes to what its users can post. it's where the world shares but facebook admits some are sharing too much. the text giant announced sweeping new rules to clearly outline what is allowed and what is not. facebook has long banned groups like isil. they write: further back in time -- >> reporter: this comes after months of controversy and flip flopping. in 2013, facebook reportedly took down but then allowed graphic videos of beheadings. saying people will be able to watch and condemn them. they will now clearly be banned. it's an indication of how the company has struggled with balancing free speech. turkey ordered facebook to remove pages that the turkish

government thought were insulting to islam. facebook says it will continue to follow the rules in each country, but it's now revising its own. in addition to violence content encouraging suicide will be banned and will revenge porn. >> the internet is a wonderful wonderful tool and a wonderful wonderful weapon. and unfortunately too many people have chosen to use it as a weapon. >> reporter: facebook says it will not look for and remove offensive posts it will still rely on users reporting the problems, and that review process could take up to two days, and by then it could have already gone viral. >> yeah. three major hacker groups say they have discovered emails

connected to isil. 9200 twitter handles also suspected of being used by isil. they say they want twitter to shut the accounts down. tony coming up at 8:00, the countdown to israel's lekionings. we'll look at how the economy and real estate there are affecting that vote. also tonight for residents for one small california town finding water is a daily struggle. >> i think this is a natural disaster and should be treated as much. and i don't think it should be brushed under the carpet. >> we'll ask state officials if they can get water to the town before it runs dry. plus for one woman her hope of the american dream came crashing down because of a lie. >> i only had two choices, to give up on my future or to break the law. those were my only two options. and i know some people might say

why didn't you just pack your things and go back to your country? i left mexico when i was 11 years old. this is my country. >> we'll have those stories and a lot more coming up in about four minutes. >> thank you, john. a scientific mystery no closer to being solved this evening, we're talking about the mystery of the yetty. a dna analysis of hair last year indicated the yetty might be a previously undiscovered type of polar bear but a new analysis said the hair likely came from a brown bear common to the region. oh well. thanks for watching. john siegenthaler will be back in just a couple of minutes. we'll see you back here tomorrow evening at 7:00 pm eastern time. ♪

hi everyone this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. election eve, netenyahu fights to keep his job. what the results could mean to israel, the palestinians, and the u.s. putin's power. russia's president surfaces after more than a week along with new reports about crimea and nuclear weapons. american dreamer posing as a citizen while rising on wall street. an undocumented worker who once gained the system now