said the up rising will help you. i assume these were very political acts. >> how does this fit in to what is happening at the moment then? i'm sure you have internal problems as well within the palestinian factions within your own groups and other such things. >> well, first of all let me tell you that if those who attacked me wanted to create or deepen any internal division have failed. i've never seen the palestinians so united as they've been doing, and i'm really indebt with the palestinian people and different political groups because everybody was unified and unit united. >> but what about the--i'm talking more about the picture

of what is going on. sir, we're short on time, i want to make sure we talk more--the wider issue of what is going on at the moment. fattah just jumped into the fray last week and started supporting things. there is not entire unity on this. >> no, there isn't. of course, that's why we're working to create an unified leadership. and i believe it is absolutely necessary. i also think that this violent attack against the people will never deter me at all from leaving the non-violence resistence and continuing the non-violence resistence, which i advocate. you see many of a popular number and up rising. there are acts of violence here and there, but it is mainly popular and mainly non-violent. that's the nature of the up rising for freedom. it leaves no justification whatsoever for the continuation of the division between fattah

and hamas, which seems to be fighting over an authority that does not exist. an authority without authority. >> thank you very much for your time. we appreciate it at this time. >> thank you. >> just a reminder before we leave. >> in the northern afghan province, the quakes impact has been felt in northern india, and these pictures are coming from pakistan where the largest number of people have died. that's our main story on al jazeera. you can see the map of affected areas. there is more of that in the news hour on al jazeera.

>> dozens of people are dead and hundreds are injured after major acts shake afghanistan and pakistan. the impact is felt hundreds of miles from the epicenter. a tragedy at sea. canadian officials try to find a missing person and try to figure out what caused a whale watching ship to capsize. a powerful storm moves past texas bringing rain to louisiana and alabama. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. we're learning more about the powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake in afghanistan. quake struck near the northern city and more than 100 people have died across the region.

it was felt in pakistan, india and kabul where al jazeera's jennifer glasse is live. what is the latest on damage there? >> the death toll here in kabul continue to rise. there is a real sense of destruction. now the epicenter was deep under the hindu cukh mountain range, and it may take time to determine the exact death toll.

>> everybody went running out in the street. it was not just us. everybody basically in the capital, tens of thousands of people left and got out of whatever building they could. it was quite scary. it went on for a minute. not only were buildings shaking, but cars were rocking back and forth. it went on for quite a long time. a powerful earthquake. the epicenter is 150 miles north of here. the injuries and dead spread across ten provinces in afghanistan. the death toll in afghanistan is higher. they felt it in islamabad and parts in pakistan and in new delhi in india. >> this region does frequently get earthquakes, but this was usually strong. >> this was an earthquake stone. i've lived here four and a half years and we've had a half dozen

tremors. this is the strongest i've ever felt and the strongest anyone on the al jazeera team has felt. it was felt quite far away as far as new delhi. also it was not just that it was powerful. it went on for quite a long time. it felt different in different places. here it was continuous for a minute. that's a very long time when the earth is shaking. in islamabad my colleagues said it was a couple of jolts. some areas have felt aftershocks. we have not felt aftershocks here in kabul but that's been a big concern. the chief executive of the country abdullah abdullah has called an emergency meeting and calling on the health ministry to send doctors to hospitals to help with the dead and injured. i think it will be a while before we have a sense of the full extent of this because many of the places affected by this powerful earthquake are very

remote. >> thank you. and in speaking of help earlier i spoke with christina northy from the group "care" they have helped displaced people in afghanistan, and they're already responding to the needs of quake survivors. >> yes, it is quite remote, and certainly it is an area affected by natural disasters and earthquakes and landslides. we at care are very concerned by those affected by this earthquake, and those displaced by the current conflict, i think compounding the situation is that the temperatures have dropped quite sharply over the past few days with the on set of winter. while we hope we're not seeing significant numbers affected by this, care is monitoring the situation and we will respond if

needed. care has a focus on supporting women and girls. as we know from our experience often women and girls are left behind and ignored. that's our first priority, to make sure that women and girls have sufficient food, shelter, sufficient items that enable them to care for them. all of these things will be important in the coming days. >> that region ha was just hit by a snowstorm with less than three feet of snow in the last 24 hours. that could complicate recovery efforts. the royal canadian police are searching for a missing person after a whale watching

boat capsized. one person died. 21 people were pulled out of the water. it is not clear what caused the boat to go down. floodwaters from torrential rains are starting to recede. the remnants of hurricane patricia are in texas. we're in houston with the latest. >> for the first time in a few days texas is able to dry out. no significant rain in the forecast today, none tomorrow. that is certainly good news. here in the houston area nine inches of rain fell over the weekend flooding a lot of streets. crews are keeping a close eye on the river here that is known to cause problems in the past. it was bad here but worse in areas like 45 miles south of dallas where 21 inches of rain, the community where we saw a freight train derailed on

saturday morning. more than 50 cars toppled over. good news, no one was hurt, but two men had to swim for safety. some 30 to 40 water rescues took place, but that's a small number all things considered, considering there were two really big storm systems coming to this area and dumped a lot of rain. it did not cause the flooding and damage that people predicted. people here in the area heeded the warning. you may remember back in the memorial halladay there was significant flooding, 20 people lost their lives and 20 peopl homes were damaged. people would take heed and they took caution when it came to the rain. >> while texas is in the clear, the remnants are bearing down on louisiana and mississippi. thousands of homes are without power in western louisiana where the storm hit overnight.

arkansas is expecting several inches of rain today. a woman who police say killed four people when she drove into a parade in oklahoma will go before a judge today. she has been charged with second-degree murder. witnesses say she drove her car into a crowd gathered at oklahoma state university for the homecoming game. at least 50 people were injured in the accident, five critically. they suspect she was drunk, although her lawyer denies that and says they're concerned about her mental state. the "world health organization" say that processed meats are likely car seasongenic. >> we've been hearing messages like this for years. >> eat more above beef. it's amazing. >> but one of the harshest stances against red and

processed meat such as bacon, hot dogs and sausages. they believe that beef, pork and lamb probably cause cancer, too. the american institute for cancer research said that for years we have been recommending that americans reduce the amount of red meat in their diets and avoid processed meats like bacon, sausage, hot dogs and cold cuts. but the new research is expected to rock the multi billion dollar livestock industry in the country. even before details of today's report were issued industry groups were pushing back. >> red and processed meats are one of the best sources of iron zinc and b vitamin. if people were meant to be vegetarians. where is the critical abou b 12

so critical is only found in animal products. >> the "world health organization" found alcohol, asbestos, cigarettes are carcinogenic to humans. >> the mississippi state flag is not flying over the university of mississippi this morning. the flag has been taken down because it contains the confederate symbol. the students voted to recommend no longer flying it calling it a painful reminder of slavery and segregation. more deadly violence in the west bank. a palestinian man stabbed an israeli in the neck north of hebron. the attacker was then shot and killed. 59 palestinians and 10 israelis have been killed since the wave of stabbings and shootings last month. benjamin netanyahu is considering revoking social benefits and travel rights

within israel for some palestinians living in east jerusalem. the government has long extended the benefits and treated jerusalem as an united city. palestinians in the united west bank are already denied those rights. european leader have announced a new plan to deal with the flood of refugees arriving every day on the don't inspect. the 17-point plan includes more humanitarian help for the refugees and the building of new shelters to house them but also includes more guards at the border. we have more from slovenia. >> significantly, this agreement will send down 400 police personnel to help slovenian authorities manage the huge number of refugees coming through. sunday saw a record 15,000 enter slovenian territory, and they need all the support they can

get to manage those numbers. there be refugee who is need shelter, warm food, clothing on their way through to the european union in places like austria and germany. but volunteers at the moment have been telling us that they are finding it difficult providing support. in fact, they were the ones who were first on the ground recognizing this problem and trying to do what they can bringing in materials, bringing in warm clothes. bringing in food. but the authorities now at least giving the impression they want to control and manage this whole situation, and little by little those coordinating initiatives are beginning to take affect,

that volunteers very much needed on the ground. >> that is robin walker reporting. more than 70,000 refugees began entering slovenia after hungary closed it's border with croatia. fighting for votes and each other. the frontrunner is slipping from his top spot.

>> i had one poll. i'm winning every single state. i'm winning nationally by a lot. cbs came out with these monster polls, and for days they're covering one poll in iowa. they just keep hitting me with it. if i would have won it like i have been doing, and there are other polls where we are leading, and big, but they keep

hitting me with the one poll. >> the poll was done by the "des moines register." ben carson had comments saying that abortion should be outlawed in all circumstances and compared the practice of abortion to slavery and likened those who backed the procedure to slave owners. i spoke with james warren, he said given his new status, it is likely to get more scrutiny. >> we have carson who after this point it simply has not been taken very seriously. it's seen as a nice guy, thoughtful, marginal and negligible figure. well now as of today i think he's going to start really paying the price of success. they had tremendously greater scrutiny and seeing what is going to happen here. but it is this remark that if

not in the very short term particularly among the strong evangelical vote, which we alluded to, perhaps it won't hurt them among them in the short term. but in the long run you don't want to have a general election candidate with those sorts of views. that will an killer. >> polls show on the majority of voters want to see an outsider as the nominee but warren said by the time we get to the iowa caucus, carson and trump may no longer be at the top. as for the democrats, there is tension between the top two candidates as well. >> bernie sanders is pushing back after hillary clinton suggested sanders was talking about her gender. when he said there was too much shouting about guns during the democratic debate. >> well, first of all, i'm not shouting. it's just when women talk people think we're shouting. >> you're the one who voted

senator sanders. >> i certainly don't have a problem with women speaking out. i think what the secretary is doing there is taking words and misapplying them. >> for her part hillary clinton is taking a short break to celebrate her 68th birthday monday. her husband made his first appearance for her on "n" iowa. they'll be in new york for a fundraiser. clinton is picking up the majority of democrats who has been holding out. joe biden said he would not be jumping in to the race. clinton may also be getting a bounce in battleground states in the wake of her testimony of the bengahzi committee. >> i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. >> republicans will meet behind closed doors to select the man who will replace john boehner as speaker of the house. paul ryan is expected to come

out on top in front of the full house. ryan played a little bit of offense by hiring a chief of staff with strong conservative credentials. david hoppy, former vice president of the heritage foundation is expected to give ryan a boost with the conservative wing of his party. paul beben, al jazeera. >> investigating the high cost of prescription drugs, why the federal government is getting involved after prices spiked.

>> some favre sui pharmaceuticals are charging more for drugs. this pharmacist was caught off guard for filling ativan, $2,300 for 30 pills. >> that one was crazy. >> crazy he said because the drug was first approved in 1977. he says it's part of a wave of price hikes in brand name drugs including ear and eye drops. >> both have gone from $20 a bottle to $100.

>> any reason given? >> no. none whatsoever. >> the common thread both drugs are owned by valiant pharmaceuticals based in québec, and the company has been sharply criticized over two increases over two heart medications. valiant bought their parent company in february 2015. that's when the cleveland clinic noticed the price go up 601% and 300%. >> the thing that is troubling is it's the exact same drug coming off the same manufacturing line probably by the exact same people. the only thing that has changed is the name on the label and the company owning it. >> the chief pharmacy officer at the cleveland clinic. and so valiant is farm from alone in its sharp price hikes. he said nine individual drugs

alone will cause the hospital an extra $11.2 million this year. five of them belong to valiant. >> of to give them credit financially. it was very creative. however, unfortunately, for healthcare i don't think it's very ethical, but they determined wait a minute, no one else makes this drug. and the price is relatively low because it's been around forever. if we buy it we can basically charge whatever we want and price gauge, which is what we've seen. >> valiant pharmaceuticals is a company not known for innovation but rather buying obscure drugs and then backing up their prices. that approach has brought scrutiny not only from doctors and politicians but from federal prosecutors here in new york and massachusetts. valiant last week received spokens seeking information about how it prices and distributes drugs among other things. valiant ceo said that the company is cooperating with the

investigation. and the company declined our request for an interview. in a letter to senator claire mccaskill who inquired about the heart medication cost, they said, quote, there was considerable room to increase the price of both drugs without depleting the funds available from hospitals to payers. even though patients may not feel an immediate impact on drugs used in hospitals, they said that there is a ripple effect vently through higher insurance costs and tax payers through medicare and medicaid. >> all this does is enrich the executives at these companies, and raise the cost of healthcare for everyone. >> al jazeera. >> thanks for watching. i'm stephanie sy. the news continues next live from doha.

>> welcome to doha. this is the news hour on al jazeera. a powerful earthquake shakes afghanistan and pakistan at least 190 people are dead. also evidence of genocide coordinated by the myanmar government against the rohingya people, an al jazeera exclusive. a gun battle in southern turkey. suo officers and several