ukraine. that's our show today i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. museum massacre. the intense search tonight for people behind the carnage. could -- prosecuting rape.

hundreds of thousands of test kits collecting them on -- >> and running out of water, the new effort in california to combat the megadrought among worries reservoirs could be bone dry within a year. we begin with breaking news out of swedeen. authorities say the death toll is expected to rise. according to courts two men entered the restaurant tonight. it's in an area with a history of gang violence but right now police don't have any suspects >> our other top story tonight a manhunt underway in tunisia after a museum attack that left 21 people dead.

most foreign tourists. here's more on this. john this is a huge blow. >> it relies almost entirely to keep its economy going. good evening to you. dozens of people in tunisia have been paying their last respects to the victims of this. they held a vigil not only for two of their own but also for the foreigners that were killed. a reminder, tunisia is a major vacation destination for people all around europe. and that's who the attack targeted this morning at a popular tourist destination. >>reporter: the tourists stepped off the bus and were immediately fired on. some died instantly. others escaped. some running to the building they came to visit but the inside of tunisia's national museum proved no safer who were

taken hostage by attackers. others managed to hide in the build sglg we waited approximately one hour sitting on the floor without moving until the police intervened. >>reporter: hours later a raid by security forces killed at least two gunmen but two or three more may be out there. >> they came as guests to our country. i feel sorry. we're sad. it's a sin. what did they do to us? >>reporter: the president said he was at a loss for words and despite no clear indication who carried out the attacks said there's no room for radicalism in his country. >> this was a huge tragedy and there is no hope for these people so tunisia must stand strong and wipe them out. >>reporter: the prime minister said the attack was meant to

target its economy which relies heavily on tourism. >> this means we all have to unite and stand together to defend our country. world leaders in france germany, and in washington condemned the attack. >> the united states stands with the people of tunisia and continues to support their efforts to advance a secure democratic tunisia. >> if you're still unclear this evening who was behind the attack tunisia was the birth place after the arab swing but the revolution there led to increased influence from groups like isil and al quaeda. tonight the u.n. security council here in new york condemned the killings saying no terrorist attack can reverse the march of tunisia towards

democracy. >> it's a terrible tragedy. thank you, john. the pentagon says a top leader of al shabab has been killed by a u.s. drone strike last thursday about 150 miles west of mogadishu. he was the master mind of the 2013 attack on the west gate shopping mall in kenya where 67 people died >> benjamin netanyahu is already trying to put together a new government but he may have to join with groups not as popular as his party. many israelis are still worried about the future. >>reporter: a minute after the polls closed the left wing started cheering. they thought they had it in the bag. prime minister netanyahu on the ropes. many intoxilyzer israeli voters

were fedded up with his lack of attention to the economy. but after the hours he somehow boldly beat the olds and rallied to win six more seats over isaac herzog. he declared victory thursday at the western wall. >> i appreciate the decision by israel's citizens to elect me against all odds and in the face of powerful forces and i'll do everything i can to care for the security and welfare of all. >>reporter: how did he save himself? some observers describe him as detached and out of touch for most of the campaign. >> he didn't speak to israelis until three days ago when he realized things were going bad and then he started to talk to the israelis.

>>reporter: and mostly to the right wing calling off what was the peace process by declaring the idea of a two-state country illogical. >> it's at the expense of israelis. he did such horrible things incitement racism turning against israeli citizens. >>reporter: and zionist party leader herzog said i want to make it clear to israelis the challenges are the same. . problems are the same. and nothing has changed. neath has his victory but many say his rhetoric has served to polarize the left and right in this country. people are deeply divided over the future of israel. those who hope to wake up to the dawn of a new day instead woke

up to just another yesterday. clearly many voters welcomed netanyahu's campaign pledge. >> we have all kinds of things in the world and i'm scared for my personal safety so that is the prime issue. >>reporter: but she told me she had hoped for change. >> we're going to keep believing for the change and hoping and not falling into dispair or giving up. but, you know. >>reporter: will the government last? >> will the government last i hope not palestinian reaction today. they say it only strengthens their resolve to fight israel on the international stage including pursuing allegations of war crimes of the icc, international criminal court netanyahu's -- officials say

secretary of state john kerry only made a brief phone call to netanyahu. the state department says the u.s. is not changing its position on the peace process. president obama has yet to call the prime minister. the white house says the president is concerned about netanyahu's comments that seem to marginalize arab israeli voters. police in japan are investigating death threats to caroline kennedy. the state department says it is working to protect diplomats in japan. also today the first lady went to tokyo for her first visit to that country. the suspect is a known white

supremist. police say he shot and killed a maintenance worker and then car jacked a driver outside a restaurant before shooting four people. on average a rape or sexual assault occurs every two minutes or less in the u.s. that disturbing statistic is made even more troubling by the number of rapes that go unsolved. there are 400,000 untested rape kits nationwide. detroit is one city trying to get through its backlog. here's that story. >> i was surprised but not shocked. >>reporter: it's been almost six years since more than 11,000 untested rape kits turned up in an old detroit police warehouse. at a cost of 500 to $1,500 to test each kit in a county short on money. most kits couldn't be tested. >> so there was nothing else to do but pursue it.

>>reporter: in 2013 kim worthy told al jazeera america she was on a mission to find the funding. >> the fact that i have to have fund raisers is what i have to do. >>reporter: is that normal? >> it's ridiculous. no. but that's what we have to do. >>reporter: she pushed hard. nearly every rape kit some dating two decades ago has been testing. >> i didn't know it was going to be as difficult as it has been. >>reporter: there's been a substantial number of dna matches. how many? >> well there's been over 700 but there's been what the bigger numbers on the bigger information is that we've identified over now 188 serial rapists. >>reporter: the man who raped erica benjamin is one of them. >> he made me close my eyes and undress myself. >>reporter: in 2003 benjamin was held at gunpoint kidnapped

and raped. years later, she learned her rape kit was among thousands collecting dust >> this was the third time i've been sexually assaulted in detroit, michigan. so i just -- i just gave it to god. >>reporter: but she's now one of the prosecutor's success stories. more than ten years after she was raped her rapist was arrested and sentenced to up to 90 years in prison after being matched with three other rape kits. >> especially locally in this city anyway and she is very passionate about it. >>reporter: so far, 15 men have been convicted. it cost the prosecutor's office about $8,000 to investigate and prosecutor each case. which has become worthy's newest challenge. she's working with a nonprofit

to raise $10 million for new funding that could help authorities pull potentially thousands of rapists off the streets. lots of movement on wall street today because of what the fed did not say. coming up janet yellen's comments on when interest rates could rise. also, a lot of workers are reportedly about to get a raise at one of the country's biggest retailers.

debate. real money has a closer lock for us. >> antonio they scrubbed their

move to be patient to signal they'll raise interest rates later this year but the fed also signalled it won't raise interest rates sooner than expected. so when will they pull the trigger? probably not in april. in the run up to this meeting fed watchers were watching to see if the word patient would be dropped from the statement but she refused to be pinned down to two sylables. >> in other words, just because we removed the sword patient from the statement doesn't mean we're going to be impatient. >>reporter: and there are certainly signs of help in the

u.s. economy. the jobs market just last month the economy added 295,000 jobs. but and it's a big one, there is evidence the economy may not be doing as well as the labor market suggests. consumer spending for example fell in january and it is the engine of u.s. economic growth. u.s. firms have also been selling fewer goods over's thanks to the dollar strengthening considerably against other currencies. a strong dollar raises the price and makes imports cheaper relative to goods we make here at home putting downward pressure on prices and this was reflected in both economic growth and inflation. president obama talked economics today to bash a

republican spending plan. >> we tried trickle down economics, slashed taxes for those at the tops cut down on regulations. didn't make investments. and the things we know we need to grow. at the end of those eight years, we had soaring deficits and a crippling depression target is reportedly set to raise its minimum wage. the company is not confirming it but several news organizations say the retailer will soon offer most employees $9 an hour $1.75 move the federal minimum. rivals wal-mart and marshalls have already announced plans to raise wages in their stores california's water supply is disappearing and the crisis the

likely to get worse. we'll talk with a nasa scientist who is sounding the alarm. also big oil is big business in california and now we know it's a big contaminator of the state's water supply. documents, videos and even an admission from a top state official has many calling the oil and gas regulatory agency in sacramento a scam.

tomorrow is officially the last day of winter. a winter that turns out to have been the warmest on record worldwide. people in the northern u.s. will remember its bone chilling cold and record snowfalls but the noaa said it was 20% higher than the average. california's drought is now in its fourth year and there is no end in sight. state officials just enacted new restrictions on water use. among other things, they limit when people can water their lawns and ban restaurants from serving water unless a customer asks for it. >> it's a real problem. we're going to go back about five years and look at it but this year right now where we stand at the end of the rainy season is worse than where we were last year.

so let's look at what it was five years ago. look at the map and the drought monitor, we're talking only 6% of the west was a severe drought situation. then we go four years to 2014 and start getting into the exceptional extreme and those are the dark reds mostly in california. then we go to this year right now just last week that's increased 3% for that area and it's gotten much worse. the big reason is we've had a persistent weather pattern across the area. over here towards the east we've been seeing some cooler air. over towards parts of the west we've been seeing warmer and drier air across that area. and what also happens is pushed up here towards the northwest. doesn't make its way down here towards southern california. the south remains dry and we're going to see a really dry situation. we have a little rain in the

forecast right now but unfortunately that rain is only going to bring a trace experts say california needs to be more proactive about its drought. in an l.a. times article it says california only has a year of water left. joining me now is the author. he is senior water scientist at nasa. >> we are in rough shape. things are at an all time low level. reservoir levels just at 40% capacity.

ground water at an all time law. the driest january on record. we need to really conserve the water that we do have the water in our reservoirs and be very careful with the ground water because that's our long term strategic supply. >> and what about only a water left? what does that mean? >> so the title is quite misleading of course. the authors don't get to write the headline. set we have ground water and the message is that when we burn through that water in our reservoirs, we'll be relying 100% on ground water. >> and that brings all sorts of problems with it. >> i does. that's our strategic supply so

you don't want to waste it. i always equate it or compare it to a long term savings account and you need to really be careful with your long term savings or retirement account. you don't want to spend it all in a couple of years. >> you wrote quite colorfully that california isn't just up a creek out a paddle it's losing the creek. these satellite images are stunning. california is by far the most important agricultural state. >> that's right. we produce a tremendous amount of fruit and vegetables and nuts and so as our agriculture takes a big hit, not only will our stomachs be empty but the ripple effect through the economy would be significant. >> so i just mentioned new water preservation methods, is that

enough in. >> well i think it's a very important first step. it's not enough in the long term and the state water resources control board knows that. they refer to those first steps as modest. you know we are addressing the home water use which is the biggest user of water in metropolitan regions so that's an important first step. and then we see how people are responding. and we adjust as we need to. >> final question we've known about the water issues in california for years now and despite the measures taken here and there they just have not been enough. >> right. that's right. >> it's just not taken seriously enough? >> well, you know i don't know. i always say in the united states, we have a very high water quality of life and so i think it may be a -- in california we're taking it more seriously but i think it may be a while before the rest of the western u.s. really sort of catches up and understands that

this is a real critical long term problem and needs to be addressed for the long term and it's not going away in a couple of seasons. >> it's good of you to join us to talk about this very important topic. thank you. the drought isn't the only thing affecting california's water supplies. some are also being contaminated by drilling. >>reporter: this is one of the biggest threats to california's drinking water. this shows millions of gallons of waste water from oil production and fracking into hundreds of underground pits and aquafers. >> i see it go into a pump

spewing this black liquid into a hole. >>reporter: state regulators knew about it and allowed it to happen. >> it's completely unsafe and totally illegal. >>reporter: cathy seeingal is the director of the climate law institute. >> they have allowed oil companies to use our drinking water as garbage dumps. right now, there's over 400 wells. illegally dumping toxic waste water directly into drinking water. . state so far has shut down only 23 of those wells. we have recently learned the

extent of the water crisis in california because governor brown's governor regulators have been ignoring health and protection laws. >> this letter dated february 6th signed by the division of oil, gas, and geothermal resources that in the past the division has approved underground injection control project in zones lacking permission. >> the state water denied our request saying they'd already answered questions. >> i want to welcome everybody -- >>reporter: during that hearing law makers land blasted regulators for not regulating and then a surprise admission from the agency in charge.

>> we believe that any injection has contaminated them. >>reporter: for its part the oil and gas industry trade association dismisses claims of contamination saying this is a bureaucratic issue over the permitting process and what's important is that after extensive testing it's clear no water supplies have been impacted by this situation. >> so you don't think he's doing his job? >> they've never done their job. the agency is in place so the public thinks they're being protected but it's really a buffer between the public and big oil. an immediate shutdown for all water walls. thanks for joining us. inside story is up next. we leave you tonight with a

mixture of danger and beauty in the skies. the sun fired a blast of magnetic plasma to the earth and the result it was northern lights as far south as oregon. have a good night. you know that old riddle that begins when a tree falls in a forest? it's worth noting since single sex education at the college level has been slowly disappearing. the sweet briar college case is just the