>> thank you, brother. >> terrific stuff. >> not a bad singer. [ laughs ] >> good stuff. thank you, baby. hello, everybody. this is al jazeera america live from new york city. religious freedom, another state with a controversial bill says it will rewrite the law. double overtime tense negotiations on iran's nuclear program stretch into another day. and border battle over fracking. two adjoining states are looking to take over an underground oil supply. it's part of our coverage

"fragile planet." we begin this hour in arkansas where a national debate over religion and same-sex marriage has taken a remarkable twist. there are calls to -- hutchenson appears determined to avoid the controversy this week that's hounded a fellow republican governor in indiana. here's more on that story. >> the governor has been under intense pressure to veto this legislation in the fallout of a similar bill in indiana that just turned into law this week. it sailed through the arkansas legislature but today the governor said he will not sign it into law. instead, he told state law makers to change it and make it more like the federal legislation signed by president clinton in 1993. supporters say it protects

religious freedom by allowing businesses to turn people away not in line with the owner's own beliefs. but the bill opponents say opens up the chance for discrimination. wal-mart, the ceo, urging the governor not to sign it saying diversity benefits business. now hutchenson is insisting arkansas is still a place of tolerance. >> this is both about substance which is getting this legislation right and it's also about communicating to the world and to our neighboring states that we're a state that recognizes the diversity of the workforce, the need for nondiscrimination and that we want to accomplish that. >> meanwhile, indiana's law goes

into effect july 1s. governor pence has said he wants to modify the law but has not explained how he would go today that without undermining it. meanwhile, 20 states already have some kind of religious freedom laws. 12 more introduced legislation this year. those bills have recently stalled in georgia and north carolina. and the governor of north carolina said earlier this week that the law, quote, makes no sense. >> joining us now is -- let's move on to switzerland where foreign ministers from six different countries are negotiating with iran over its nuclear ambitions and there is still no deal and the obama administration's deadline for an agreement has now come and gone. however, officials say there's been enough progress to extend the talks another day. diplomats including secretary of state john kerry have spent a week in switzerland looking for

a deal. >> we're trying. we're doing our very best to be able to move forward and resolve this issue. i hope we can all make progress. >>reporter: do you think we can do it tonight? >> well i have no idea. it depends on these seven countries that need to move forward. i for one have been ready and am ready with my delegation to move forward tonight or tomorrow or whenever it's appropriate. >>reporter: how long are you prepared stay here? >> as long as is useful and necessary and we'll determine it based on the amount of accomplishment that we have. >> the unresolved issues reportedly include the timing of when sanctions should be lifted if iran agrees to pull back its nuclear enrichment program. iran wants the sanctions gone immediately but the united states and allies want the

sanctions lifted gradually. iran also wants few or no limits, world powers want strict control. and the length of a deal is also a strong point of contention. iran wants a ten year deal and the united states and its allies wants beyond that period. the news that secretary of state john kerry will be in switzerland through tomorrow. >> obviously we're in overtime now. but they do say that they are productive, that they are moving forward, but he's not providing details. david, you outlined some of the issues that have proven to be the most difficult going forward here. there was a lot of talk yesterday out of switzerland about this one issue and that is there's the possibility that

what is achieved in this interim stage now, june 30th is the real deadline here by which the current plan which is in place to restrict iran's nuclear program, its civilian energy program. after that, it would be lifted. the administration is one that wanted to have this deadline of march 31st. they're in overtime now. now there's talk that the iranians are going to try to push something far less detailed and specific that the presidented will be able to take back to congress and sell this deal before congress moved ahead with more sanctions. and ensuring that they do not --

we would expect for those serious commitments to be made soon because we've been doing this for more than a year now and the president expects to be in a position to talk publicly about what -- publicly about the commitments iran has made. >> also april 14th when congress returns, the leaders have said they will quickly take up sanctions if there's no deal additional sanctions on iran which is negotiators in switzerland are very mindful of. >> does the white house feel that gives them perhaps a little more time then they might otherwise here to extend the negotiations a day here or there without worrying about congress barking at them for doing just that? >> that's absolutely correct. and the white house has had that flexibility because they know congress isn't coming back. sure, they can issue press releases as we've seen from john

mccaine and lindsey graham republican senators frequent critics of the administration's foreign policy. but they're not here. there's no legislation on the floor that the iran -- to scare the iranians off and american partners off as they continue these negotiations in switzerland. >> mike thank you very much. what do you make of this delay? >> well it is a set back. since then we've been anticipating a deal in the next few days. the comments coming out of switzerland have been pretty positive prior to the delays we're seeing. so i'm sure that there's been some sticking point that they cannot resolve. >> what is the point at which both the united states or iran for that matter decide we can't bridge the gap and we need to walk away. >> exactly. i mean the major issues right

now on the table they're having a deadlock on is the issue of sanctions relief once there is a deal. and of course the scope of inspections and monitoring. >> a lot of westerners might have a difficult time understanding why is iran so concerned about sanctions being lifted immediately? why not like most deals, you buy a house, then inspect it to make sure the frame is intact. it seems this would follow the same path. you reach a preliminary agreement. as long as iran lives up to the agreement sanctions decrease gradually. >> iran's nuclear program has been under inspection for more than a decade. iran has made all the commitments on paper through the interim deal signed in november 2013 that allows mechanisms to be put in place to

ensure the programs are adhering. in return they do not want to give sanctions relief. >> what about the argument from the p5 plus 1 that iran if it was really wanting to be transparent wouldn't demand that some of the research some of the centrifuges be in an underground facility basically inpenetratable. >> because it's under ground is because of the constant military threat from israelis and even at some points the americans. for iranians to remain keeping the facilities safe one of the arguments, i'm not saying it's the only one one of the arguments was that we have to keep it in a place that was not going to be able to be bombed. >> but it would not be bombed if inspectors were constantly there

saying this is only for scientific purposes. >> inspectors are actually monitoring. if you look at reporters coming out, they indicated iran has actually kept to its end of the bargain in the interim deal. so if we want to have assurance that iran's nuclear program is peaceful, the fact of the matter is that after ten years there's been no smoking gun that iran has a nuclear weapon's program, isn't that in itself an indication of the commitment by the iranians to adhere. >> but given they can't be trusted on other issues why should they be trusted with this? >> that's really ironic because they're the only nuclear state in the region. if you look at recent history -- >> israel isn't funding hezbollah. >> they don't need to. they're actually releasing violence on every neighbor

country. >> not on the scale of iran. iran is influencing syria, yemen, iran is messing with iraq. iran and hezbollah have been a serious threat for a loft of countries. >> the issue of hezbollah and others are one of the issues that could be discussed once we had a nuclear deal. i'm with you. there are issues beyond the nuclear issue and for it to actually be addressed in a more comprehensive manner we need first for the issue to be resolved. ironically, the u.s. and iran see eye to eye on the fight against isis. >> but the bigger issue is right now there's a lack of trust trust. >> i hope this deal happens. this is one step towards building that trust. >> good of you to join it. we appreciate it. >> we're standing by for a news

conference from newark new jersey after -- corruption charges including bribery and wire fraud and conspiracy. we are expecting him to walk out perhaps in just a couple of seconds. in fact, he's walking through the door now. he's usually pretty fiery at these news conferences so let's listen to senator robert menendez now under a 13-count federal indictment. knew washingnewark me nebraskanendez

. >> for nearly three years i've lived undera justice department cloud and today i'm outraged that this cloud has not been lifted. i'm outraged that raged that prosecutors in the jus titian department were tricked into starting this investigation by false allegations by those with a political motive to silence me. but i will not be silenced. [crowd cheering] [applause]. >> i'm confident -- i'm confident at the end of the day i will be vindicated and they will be exposed. [applause] [crowd cheering]. >> this is a press conference so i appreciate if you would just withhold. [applause] [crowd cheering].

>> look, i began my political career 40 years ago fighting corruption in city government. i publically complained about illegal financial dealings in my city until the fbi investigated and the u.s. attorney filed corruption charges against the mayor and others. i was called to testify for the prosecution. i received death threats. i wore a bullet proof vest for a month. that's how i began my career in public service and this is not how my career is going to end. [applause] [crowd cheering]. >> i have always -- i have always conducted -- i have always conducted myself in accordance with the law. i have always stood up for what i believe is right. i fight for issues i believe in the people i represent, and for the safety and security of this country every single day. that's who i am and i am proud of what i have accomplished.

and i am not going anywhere. [applause] [crowd cheering]. >> i'm angry -- >> senator robert menendez declaring he's going to stay in office and fight through the trial. again, he's been the subject of a two-year investigation. prosecutors allege that he illegally and improperly used his office to help the business interests of a top campaign supporter, a florida doctor who was having a billing dispute with medicare and federal regulators. and also trying to steer a government congress to a businessman in the dominican republic republic. what do you make of menendez the fistty tone there and the indictment itself? >> it's new jersey politics david. so it's no surprise that it became menendez-palooza in

newark tonight. but these are very serious charges. but what's not being spoken about is the affect it will have on politics. she is very close to not being confirmed should he sit out that vote, he's not required to but should he sit out that vote it's going to be vir difficult to see loretta lynch confirmed. >> should senator menendez also withdraw his seat on the foreign relations committee presumably taking up any agreement with iran while he's battling these charge >> that's the question. there's nothing that requires a senator who is under investigation to step down from his or her responsibilities either as a chairperson, a ranking member or in fact as a voting member of the senate. though it becomes very difficult to wade through that. and if he's going to be voting

on iran and doing things that are contrary to what the administration wants, you have to remember menendez thinks this is entirely politically motivated from within his own party, it's going to be very difficult for him to let's say, be an objective arbiter in these decisions. this is going to be a real political story. >> if we can put up the picture there, some of his supporters there taking pictures of him and cheering him on. how much pressure are senate democrats or democrats in congress and even at the white house under now to condemn menendez? we've heard, for example, harry reid express cautious support but now that he's been indicted what does this do for the political equation democrats face? >> he's going to mount by all accounts and by looking at what's going on there, a fierce you know response to this indictment. so there are going to be some senators that back him. the democrats need bob menendez

right now. the white house doesn't need him as much. he's against them on cuba seemingly against them on any kind of deal with iran. so to them you know there's no love between the president, the white house, and senator menendez. but senate democrats do need him. they need him in that foreign relations committee and they also need his vote on so many issues just like the lynch nomination we talked about. >> michael, great stuff as always. we appreciate it. the iraqi government tonight is claiming victory over isil fighters who for ten months until today held the northern city of tikrit. tikrit is famous for being the hometown of saddam hussein. iraqi troops retook the city after a month-long battle supported by u.s.-led air strikes. jamie mctire is live at the pentagon. how significant is this in the

overall campaign to defeat isil? >> isil is not invincible but is a formidable foe and the road ahead is littered with obstacles. >>reporter: after a full month of fighting in tikrit iraqi officials led by the prime minister paraded to the center wednesday declaring a magnificent victory and promising a return to normalcy. >> we'll start the process of clearing the city of road side bombs and car bombs and then begin the process of reconstruction. >>reporter: in washington -- coalition air strikes revived an offensive that had stalled. >> the iraqi military made a specific request to the united states to back their efforts, military air strikes. and we've seen over the course of the last five days that the stalemate that had previously been in place for a couple of weeks had receded.

>>reporter: tikrit was considered a major isil strong hold even though it was only held by just a few hundred isil fighters. its capture was crucial because it's a necessary stop on the road to mosul where isil holds iraq's second largest city. the next stop may be where iraqi security forces are already involved in almost daily battles. one lesson is clear, continued progress will depend on the shia militias including some the u.s. military has vowed never to support. >> i'd like just to highlight that three tours in iraq commanding troops who were brutalize by some of these shia militias. i will not and i hope we never cooperate with shia militias. >>reporter: a pentagon official told al jazeera he could not square the general's recent statement with the reality in tikrit, that some of the

iranian-backed shia militias the united states said were not welcome returned to the battle after isil defenses were softened. >> i point out that shia militia is under the command of the iraqi military and the iraq central government. and that's key. >> so if they're in the fight, they're taking their orders from baghdad and not from at the ran. there's still no indication of when the offensive operation to retake mosul will start. mosul has been under allied bombardment for seven months now. the original target date of launching that offensive this month or next seems now highly unlikely. >> jamie, thank you still ahead this hour, two u.s. states are in a bitter debate over the controversial drilling method known as fracking and the dispute is sparking talk of secession.

there was a guilt verdict today in the trial of a group of teachers in atlanta accused of taking part of a cheating conspiracy. their defense didn't work that they were forced to participate for fear of losing their jobs. >>reporter: all this comes six years after the "atlanta journal constitution" and their investigative reporting team unravelled this terrible situation in the public schools in georgia. the superintendent beverly hall, the former superintendent is supposedly the ring leader of the whole scenario. she never even took the stand because she had intense cancer throughout the trial and unfortunately died a few months ago. these teachers are accused of changing test scores so that under performing students could do better and the teachers could get bonuses and the school system would get more money

funneled into the school system. there were originally 35 educators accused of this. many reached plea bargains and didn't appear in this trial. ten of the eleven former educators today that were convicted were taken into custody. the one not taken into custody is pregnant right now and is about to deliver a baby. she posted bond and once she gets through all that she'll also be taken into custody. >> the 11 teachers and school administrators are due back in court next week for sentencing mcdonalds announced today it will raise wages for workers in restaurants across the united states. mcdonalds has been the target of a nationwide protest campaign over hourly wages. the plan does not cover employees in franchises though which makes up 90% of mcdonalds

restaurants in the united states >> an unprecedented drat. we'll tell you about the historic and mandatory water restrictions now in place in california plus a dramatic explosion at a factory in yemen. was it a casualty of the week-long war?

the palestinian authority today officially joined the international criminal court in a significant move palestinians hope will achet up pressure on israel but could also lead to charges against palestinians. we have this report from the hague. >>reporter: the palestinian authority foreign minister emerged from a formal welcoming center at the hague on wednesday. palestinians he said were a step closer to justice but it will not be quick. >> justice is the anchor achetrachet

of society. >> what we want to do is to cooperate with icc and provide whatever information available in our hands and really to facile date and accelerate the process of investigations done by them. >> in a preliminary examination of the facts on the ground the prosecutors are looking at two potential areas of concern. first, israel's settlement building on occupied palestinian land considered illegal under international law and second the actions of israel's army in the gaza war last year. it will be for the chief prosecutor to decide whether a formal investigation should be launched and much later whether charges should be filed. such is the heavy political weight of the israeli palestinian conflict but the

court will want to be absolutely certain of itself before proceeding. >> i think it's very premature to speculate on the outcome of the legal analysis of the prosecutor. what i think is important at this stage is to allow the prosecutor this possibility of analyzing all the relevant information, all the relevant arguments, the type of crimes, the gravity of the crimes the alleged perpetrators. >>reporter: one potential problem for palestinians is the question of palestinian war crimes. just last week am necessity international published a report on allegations of war grimes by hamas and other groups. both sides will be investigated bout fear or favor. so the palestinian authority is taking action that could impact on israel and the peace process. but it could also expose palestinians to charges at the international criminal court.

doug waxman is a professor of israel studies at northeastern northeastern university and joins us tonight. the fact that the palestinians are there now but are not asking the court to do anything specific does that take some of the steam out of this? >> i don't think so. i think the palestinians have this now as a possibility that they can always launch an investigation or get an investigation launched in the future. so they now have increased leverage which is something that they will keep in their back pockets so to speak. but i think they're you unlikely to use it in the near term and i don't think israel will be bothered that their officials will end up in the icc at all. so i don't see that much leverage for the palestinians. >> we heard about the prosecutor who is collecting evidence

against both sides for the icc. how do both sides regard that prosecutor? is that person considered a fair arbiter, is that person considered weighted? >> i think nobody can question the impartiality of the prosecutor. but the more the icc gets drawn into the israeli palestinian conflict, the icc may be the victim if you like. there's bound to be allegations of bias. but i think the operations are not in dispute. the question will be what are war crimes in this case has israel committed war crimes is palestine a state. what is their territory. how far should the icc jurisdiction extend? there's a whole host of questions which the prosecutor will have to decide no doubt opening her up to lots of criticism from both sides down the road. >> the palestinians have long talked about going around the

united states and its influence with the united nations to take symbolish measures like joining the icc. as far as the palestinian efforts to do just that and perhaps get statehood on its own without the support of the united states how important is this particular step? >> well i think this is where it's important. not so much in the legal prosecution for israeli officials but rather this is another important step in what the palestinians regard as their internationalization of the israeli-palestinian conflict. putting more international pressure on israel political propaganda if you like. this is an important step in that direction. and it's also another sign that the palestinian authority is no longer willing to play ball with the united states or israel in terms of the peace process and is really going out on its own now seeking support in the international community and hoping that over time a growing international pressure will

affect the calculations of israeli officials. whether that will have an effect on israel military actions against them i doubt it but i think it will undoubtedly increase the international pressure on israel. >> thank you we appreciate it the war in yemen is now into its second week. there have been seven days of saudi-led air strikes against houthi fighters. overnoct, at least 23 people were killed in an explosion in a dairy plant. it's not clear what caused the explosion. saudi arabia says its military was not involved. the week-long assault has not slowed. today rebel tanks were spotted in central aden a city considered a strong hold for

government loyalists. >>reporter: these are what the saudi army says are ammunition depots in areas controlled by the houthis. the saudis say houthi rebels have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry these weapons may be used in attacks against saudi arabia. all the targets are destroyed. the factory became an inferno in the southern city of aden. the united nations condemned the attack calling it a violation of international law. the houthis blamed the saudi-led coalition for targeting civilians. accusations dismissed by the coalition. >> the houthis were the ones who

attacked the dairy factory. it's confirmed they used rockets during the air attack and people were killed. houthis use propaganda to gain the support of the people of yemen. yemeni . >>reporter: intense ground fighting has moved to the port city of aden. a secessionist group has said it has taken control of the airport in the surrounding area. they're now one of the many groups now fighting the houthis on the ground. each has its own agenda. some are forces loyal to president hadi. the saudi foreign minister says

regaining control of yemen won't come easily but the region's stability depends on it. the saudis are building international support for their military intervention. foreigners trapped in yemen are desperate to leave. about 350 indian citizens left for jabuti aboard this indian navy ship last night. for all those who remain, there are growing concerns about a humanitarian crisis and no sign of a cease fire any time soon and the gulf of mexico near the mexican coast line firefighters on fire boats have been battling massive flames at an oil platform. the blaze broke out at dawn. at least four people were killed. dozens of others were injured. 300 workers were evacuated from the platform located on the west side of the ucitan peninsula.

it's not clear how the fire began for the first time in u.s. history, the state of california has now imposed mandatory water restrictions in every county. the state's historic drought is in its fourth year. governor jerry brown's announcement today followed a survey of the sierra nevada mountains which no longer has its usual snow pack due to the drought. banning the water of grass on medians medians, requiring water agencies to discourage the use of water with pricing

guidelines. dropping anywhere from a foot to four feet of snow in the higher elevations of the sierra nevadas. unfortunately, we have not seen that. take a look at the last couple of years. starting in 2011 it was a great year. we saw 171% of snow in the sierra nevadas only decreasing this year in 2015 only receiving 5% of what we should have been

seeing. the natural gas -- source of natural gas in the country. yet, because new york's governor has banned the technology known as fracking new yorkers cannot tap into it. so four new york counties have talked about seceding from the state to try to cash in on the gas neither them. morgan redford has the story. >>reporter: here in new york entire houses are being torn

down. >> that's probably somebody's back porch. >>reporter: a sign of the town's slow death. >> he's torn this down in just a matter of hours. >> minutes. >>reporter: the one thing people here believe can save it is right neither right beneath them. >> in this area we have -- the other thing is under our feet is our minerals. >>reporter: that's jim finch, the town supervisor. conklin sits on one of the largest natural gas fields in the world. residents say if they can just drill into the land they could bring the town back the late. but there's just one problem, new york state doesn't afrackingllow allow fracking. >> it's where we are, to secede and join pennsylvania where fracking is legal. >> we can move over there and have new cars and the garage and

look at the comparison with what we have here and the rest of the country and it's not right when the biggest resource we have is in the ground. >>reporter: but here they cannot access those resources because new york's governor said last summer the health costs of drilling for natural gas are too high. >> when the health commissioner said he would not let his family live in an area where they're doing fracking because hubbells their health may be in jeopardy that was enough for me. and i don't want to choose between jobs and health. >>reporter: according to a study published by the national institute for health fracking fluids use toxic chemicals that cause cancer and it's clear the closer you are the more elevated your risk. we can conclude that this process has not been cleared to be safe.

>> they're drilling right across the border here not two miles away. the air comes here doesn't it? >>reporter: in new york's broom county which includes conklin, the unemployment rate is just 6.9% but just over the road in pennsylvania the rate is 5% and the tax base has soared over $500 million in the last five years. in order to secede from new york they'd have to have the approval of not only the federal government but also the legislatures of both states. but it's still not impossible. so we went to see how the other half lives. >> we'll be right down the middle of all the drill units. >>reporter: doug has been a county commissioner in pennsylvania for the last 12 years. >> we have around close to 1,500 wells that have been drilled. >>reporter: the first rig went up in 2008. >> what about the drinking water? people were saying the drinking

water is no good. >> well you know i mean it's been proven that with all the wells in bradford county were there issues early on yeah but standards have been changed and a lot of the problems have been solved. >>reporter: but there have been other problems. the pennsylvania department of environmental protection says that regulators found 73 violations at 24 wells all in bradford county just last year. you were saying just because you support natural gas doesn't mean you necessarily hate the environment. you're saying the two can be reconciled. >> do you think i'm going to hurt this? this is where i live. >>reporter: he says fracking has been a boom to the economy. >> in our county we have no debt. we cut taxes. our farms are healthy. >>reporter: dick harris' house is right next to a drill bad. >> all four of these wells go down the hill right underneath my property. >>reporter: and how has that

changed your life? do you get royalties from it? >> yes, i get royalties. not getting wealthy. >> average about $400 a month. >>reporter: are you at all worried about your health? >> no. >>reporter: while the long term health affects are still uncertain, jim finch says as far as he's concerned fracking is worth it. >> we have it. just take it out of the ground >> several likely republican presidential candidates have expressed supports for indiana's controversial religious freedom law but one leading political strategist says that's a mistake. he told reporters that we're at a point -- will never connect with people under -- the number has proven correct. support for same-sex marriage for those between the ages of 18

to 32 stands at 71%. among all americans of all ages support for gay marriage is at 55%. a figure that has doubled over the past 18 years. the indiana law would protect businesses -- gays and lesbians. former florida governor jeb bush says the law is appropriate. >> this is simply allowing people of faith space to be able to express their beliefs, to have -- to be able to be people of conscience. >> texas senator ted cruz is preparing a presidential campaign and issued a written statement saying governor pence is holding the line to protect religious liberty in the hoosier state and giving voice to millions of conservatives across the country deeply concerned about the ongoing attacks on our personal liberties. i'm proud to stand with mike. former governor rick perry says

on twitter he stands with governor pence tweeting religious freedom is worth protecting. marco rubio appeared on fox news and offered a new nuanced view. >> no one is saying it should be legal to deny service because of sexual orientation. i think that's a consensus view in america. but the flip side is should a photographer be punished for refusing to do a wedding that her her is not valid in the eyes of god the united states supreme court will hear arguments at the end of this month on states' rights to ban same-sex marriage. the kentucky just filed a brief saying the state's ban isn't discriminatory because it applies to straight people too. the laws are facially neutral.

men and women no matter their orientation are free to marry people of the opposite sex and men and women -- under kentucky law. a kentucky lawyer actually wrote that and sent it to the supreme court. seriously several republican governors considering the run for the presidency are now facing charges of obamacare hipocracy. records show the governors have collectively applied for and received $352 million through grant programs. they say they see no contradiction saying it's critically important we continue these services for our citizens. finally, in maryland this

morning, a public works hearing, republican governor larry hogan made what he described as a big announcement. >> under much encouragement and reflection, i've come to the decision to announce my candidacy today for president of the united states. [laughter]. >> he went on to say april fools. that is today's power politics up next new technology privacy concerns. you're seeing me through an app that's poised to do away with our conventional notions of privacy and copy wright for all time. i'll explain more in a moment it felt plus a unique view of a powerful tie phone.

>> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet

the measure will allow the treasury department to seize assets of groups outside the u.s. suspected of online attacks. if you've been on social media lately or follow technology news you may have heard about some new life streaming apps that are quickly taking the world by storm. a clear leader has now emerged. periscope by twitter. our science and technology correspondent jacob ward is live in san francisco to explain. periscope officially allows anyone to broadcast whatever

they're doing to their twitter followers or anyone who wants to watch. it's an amazing technology. we've seen with google glass and other technologies -- but the fact that this is so connected to social media makes it very revolutionary. >> and the live streaming seems to bring in privacy and copyright questions. >> that's absolutely right. the conventional fair use doctrine the idea that you can film somebody in the background as they're going by or pick up stuff for a newscast those kind of things are very very distinct from the sort of grounded in very old legal rules. we're now talking about something where literally anyone with a phone can blow open all of that. when you think about the amount of money spent to buy the broadcast rights to various things cbs and turner

broadcasting network struck a deal in 2011 with ncaa and live nation with jay-z was billions of dollars. all that goes out the window when anyone who walks into your concert has the ability to broadcast it themselves. i'm broadcasting on periscope right now. that kind of broadcasting just sort of changes the dynamic completely. i mean everyone can be a broadcaster at any time from a perspective of privacy and copyright. the law is not ready for this app. >> jake, in addition to the video which i assume you can use a high resolution camera to improve the picture, do they have a technology where you can essentially run the audio as well. >> not only can you sort of bring a picture of yourself in but i've also seen software in development that can stitch multiple feeds together. so if you can imagine it's not

just me walking into a concert or sporting event, it uses the common audio track to sync everyone up and you begin automatically editing all of that the. >> amazing stuff. jake thank you very much. for a look at -- >> coming up at 8:00 o'clock tonight. as the iran nuclear talks extend into another day, i'll talk to a former head of the international atomic energy agency to talk about what both sides need to reveal and what happens if the talks fall apart. plus rising sea levels could flood a nuclear power plant in south florida but can it be stopped? >> it could be 60 or 80 or 100 years but it's guaranteed the ocean is coming up. >> i'm not aware of anything that they have done to harden the site since fukushima.

>> what the regulatory nuclear commission is telling us about the concerns for south miami in our special series fragile planet also mcdonalds, pepsi, mcdonalds -- 2,000 years ago. the messages left on these old reics and how arkologists made the discovery . finally this hour an astronaut aboard the international space station has captured some amazing images of a super typhoon. these rare pictures from space show the huge storm barrelling through the central philippines with 160 miles per hour windses or more. the storm has already killed at least five people. it's forecast to hit the philippines this weekend. thanks for watching.

that will do it for this hour. john will be back in just a few minutes and then it's the international hour and for the latest news any time remember you can also go to al jazeera.com. have a good night.

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