the whole discussion today, so i will invite you back. we can't have the whole discussion. thank you for being with us. that is our show for today. i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. state-state solution. -- texas a step closer to allowing students to carry weapons on college campuses. and squatting trouble at

airports. a tsa program critics say is a waste of money good evening. this is al jazeera america. in the final days leading up to israel's election, benjamin netanyahu vowed there would be no palestinian state on his watch. now he's backtracking. today he set out to calm the backlash of his campaign rhetoric. the white house wasn't buying it though. fresh from his election night triumph, no palestinian state. >> i want a sustainable peaceful two-state solution. >> the white house calls it a bedrock of foreign policy. in netanyahu wants to change it he'll change other things as a result. mainly policy at the u.n. where

the u.s. often stands alone in defense of israel. >> the comments of netanyahu to walk away has prompted the u.s. to evaluate our position going forward. >> in the interview, netanyahu walked that back too. >> first of all, i'm very proud to be the prime minister of all of israel's citizens arabs and jews alike. >>reporter: but the white house was not having that either. >> it's a transparent effort to marginalize arab israeli citizens and their right to participate in their democracy. thursday, president obama called him to congratulate on his win. a call many expected to be made earlier. in a statement the white house said in part the president and the prime minister agree to

continue consultation on a range of issues including resolving the palestinian conflict. >> is that true? is that press report true? >> no the administration's support for israel is absolutely unshakeable. we have done more -- that is very clear. thank you. that support is very clear. thank you. >> with talks over iran's nuclear program in the end stage, republican support for netanyahu is holding firm. john -- >> in a few minutes, our conversation with an author who

says his shifting position on a two-state solution makes it easier to negotiate peace with palestinians john kerry said there was progress today with negotiations with iran. separately, the president sent a message to the iranian people marking the persian new year. tunisia stepped up -- isil has now claimed responsible. about 500 tunisia -- >>reporter: the cruise ship pulls out of port leaving behind tunis and the horror of the day before. the ship also leaves behind some of its passengers. victims of the attack on the museum. a grim ending to a mediterranean holiday. some of the victims weren't

carrying their passports so they have not been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured. some have been talking about their experience. >> we entered a room and suddenly my daughter and i started to hear shots and everybody started to run. people started to try and save themselves hiding behind the glass windows and the corners of the room. >>reporter: two gunmen were killed when forces stormed the museum to end the siege. but it's believed they have polices accomplices. they have arrested nine people so far. meanwhile the prime minister has been giving details of security measures across the country. >> we'll be putting in place --

>> bar -- a number of nrem tour companies say they're removing tunisia from a list of -- the police officer -- the pentagon says the iraqi

offensive to retake tikrit may take longer than expected. the iraqi army has driven out isil but u.s. officials now say the fighting has grown static and that there could be a long fight for control of the city in texas, people with gun licenses may soon be allowed to carry concealed handguns on college campuses. the state senate approved a bill today headed to the house of representatives. here's more. i was surprised to learn that texas is not the only state to allow this. >>reporter: that's right. it's already allowed in several states but if you ask people in texas whether carrying concealed weapons on campus people are split. a shooting near texas a&m university killed three in 2012. less than a year later, another three wounded in a shooting at

lone star college. those incidents sparking a movement in texas to allow some to carry guns on college campuses. today, that movement is one step closer to reality. >> one side of the story is bad but on the other hand it's bad because you never know what somebody is capable of. >> graduates or undergradings are going through a lot of stress so anything can cause a problem. >> that split was much more spirited in austin where law makers fiercely debated the campus carry gun law. in the end, it was party lines edging out democrats passing a bill allowing students to carry concealed guns on campus. >> the right to self-preservation is the second amendment is about but the chancellor william mccraven who coordinated the

raid that killed osama bin laden said i continue to hear about uneasiness about this legislation. those are proper licenses would be allowed to carry concealed handguns into a classroom but they must be 21 take a done with safety class, pass a background check and shooting test. should the law pass texas will join 20 other states with some kind of campus carry gun laws but only among some who are barred from opting out so next the bill runs to the state house of representatives where it's likely to have a great deal of support. the governor of utah says he's leaning toward allowing firing squads in executions. the legislature approved a bill last week making firing squads

an option if lethal injection drugs are not available. the state needs an alternative to carry out executions. the annual cuts to reimbursements to doctors. the house speaker and nancy pelosi unveiled legislation that would fix the rates. >> critics say some cities are making millions of $s off the poor and are using municipal courts to do it. and rare footage of it will civil rights footage from selma, alabama.

>> sunday. >> you have to look at the suffering of these children. >> director of unicef, anthony lake. >> every one of those numbers is an individual child. >> helping the innocent victims of war. >> what can unicef do? >> there's a very short answer... our best. >> every sunday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. sunday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. strong reaction today from the white house to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's new willingness to consider a two-state solution. just days ago as part of his re-election campaign he pledged

he would never allow a palestinian state but today he said two states are a possibly. the white house says it's reassessing its options. you know he didn't just make a mistake. was this something he did just to win re-election? >>reporter: he said' couple of years ago he faired a two-state

selection. and the united states as a terrorist group. >> but i think we're back to where we were. >> but as you know many criticized him in the most recent peace talks as not really being committed to them and now with this flip flop flip can't that boom range against them because relationships are based on trust and obviously that was already a problem. how does the presidented trust the prime minister now? >> how does the prime minister trust the president who is threatening to go to the u.n. an say let's have back to the 67 lines which would mean israel wouldn't control the western

wall, access route to he brew university and the western corridor. it's been -- the solution is for both sides to come together, go to the negotiating table, resolve the differences. the only way for a two-state solution to be brought into being is through negotiations for the parties. i think they should sit down and come up with a resolution. conceivably it will hurt the

state of israel because it could scale back -- diagnose re -- 63 to 68% support a two-state solution. >> but you bring up the democrats and a lot of senior jewish democrats are not happy with how things are going with netanyahu and the u.s. relationship. >> well, they were very unhappy with -- and the united states

remains a very strong. but i think it will remain strong and i think both sides have to put aside their rhetoric, come together make compromises with peace. strengthen their relationship between the palestinians and the united states and israel and the united states. >> thank you. always goods to talk to you the fbi is investigating the hanging death of an african-american man outside jackson, mississippi if the a man's body was found in the woods in mississippi. the naacp says it was ah tis bird last seen two weeks ago. ferguson missouri's police chief officially left office

today. tom jackson faced intense criticism for the city's reaction to the shooting death of michael brown. a justice department investigation found widespread discrimination by his police department. that investigation also found ferguson's courts collected millions in improper fines and penalties to generate revenue for the city. that problem may go far beyond ferguson. >>reporter: municipal court in missouri resembles a production line. defendants charged with traffic and ordinance violations file in the front door of city hall appear before a judge and file out the back. on this night, most were here for minor traffic violations. >> it's ridiculous. >>reporter: is this the first time? >> no, it's not.

>>reporter: st. louis county municipal courts are under scrutiny after a u.s. justice department called ferguson's court a mechanism for making money on the backs of the poor. >> i think anybody that comes out of the court system is crazy crazy. i would not allow it in my community at all. >>reporter: but a recent report found that they collect more than 20% of their general revenues from court fines and fees. that's about twice as much as the majority of the other municipalities. >> these are part time courts meaning that judges are not there ready to meet with those

folks, review bond. so they will sit sometimes for days anticipate weeks before they have an opportunity to be released. >> should you be going to jail for a minor traffic offense? >> no. no. >>reporter: wesley bell is a part time judge in a nearby city and is running for a seat on the ferguson city council. he says he tries to work with defendants but acknowledges that not every judge may be doing that. he says the municipal court system should be reformed. >> i would recommend once the person is hired they serve a one or two year term so they're not looking over their shoulder every night wondering am i bringing in enough money. >>reporter: for many defendants their cases were continued so they wouldn't know if and how much they'll owe the city until the next court appearance. today we're getting a new look at the civil rights marches from selma to montgomery. the alabama state archives

released this footage showing the third and final march in 1965. more than 3,000 feet of black and white and colored field was found packed away from then alabama governor george wallace. california is taking more steps to combat the drought now in its fourth year. jerry brown unveiled the relief program and some money will be spent for emergency drinking water. pretty much everyone who has reviewed this program has decided it's an unscientific waste of money. >> the plan to identify suspicious travellers and why critics say it doesn't work >> also why baby sea lions are being abandoned and how a few people are trying to help them survive.

for eight years the tsa has been using a screen process to weed out suspicious travellers but critics say it doesn't work. >>reporter: the transportation security administration says it's an important security tool at airports and transport hubs across the country. critics call it a billion dollar bust. >> there's no evidence it works. >>reporter: under the spot program screening passengers agents watch for dozens of specific behaviors looking for combinations that show stress or fear of

discovery. we need to know if it works and if they're pulling people aside on the basis of race or religious affiliation. >> behavior detection officers can earn 53 to $83,000 a year. among the responsibilities engage in voluntary encounters and casual conversations. analyze and assess behaviors and refer people for additional screening by law enforcement when appropriate. the program started in 2007.

about 3,000 of the officers worked in more than 170 locations. >> the lawsuit filed today says there's not a single provable instance of a security threat being determined because of this. it's very hard to prove a negative the we can't prove how many times someone with the intent to do harm has come to an airport, seen the screening going on and turned and walked away. a damming report is blasting safety practices at the cdc. a new lawsuit claims there are dangerous levels of arsenic

on low cost wines. a record number of newborn sea lions have been found lost and starving along california's coast line. humans are to blame but they also may be the only hope to keep those sea lions other live. >>reporter: the day before the sea lion pup was on the verge of death when volunteer rescuers got the call that she'd been found stranded on a beach four hours north of san francisco. >> there was a mother sea lion cruising up and down the shore line and they didn't make the connection so this sea lion seemed to be stranded. >>reporter: now she's at the marine mammal center marked with red coloring for easy identification along side an unprecedented number of other pups her age. >> the little california sea lion pups are coming into our

care and are seven and eight months old. they're little bags of bones. they're really in critical condition. >>reporter: according to noaa warm ocean water is driving fish deeper out to sea forcing mothers to travel much further to get food. they can't keep up. and wind up alone and starving. this warming has happened before. the 1940s, 1950s, and 1990s all saw strange warming along the coast connected with el nino. this time there's not been an el nino yet. . eau

>> pilots will rest for a few days. thanks for joining us. latest news any time inside story is next. last year was a hard year in the way americans think about, talk about, and live out the realities of race. in the midst of police killings chicago gang wars marches and demonstrations, you might not expect things got slightly better when it came to security and equal justice under law. at the same time a growing