nomination, as millions of americans make their choice on super tuesday. hillary clinton is predicted to strengthen her grip on the democratic contest across 11 states. the candidates have spent millions of dollars on their campaigns and highlies of dollars are at stake in these primary polls. >> you've got to get people somehow to work together. our country is so unbelievably divided. it's divided politically, it's divided amongst white and black. it's divided in so many ways. we're going to bring our country together, folks.

we have to bring it together. people don't know that about me, i bring people together. >> elections narrow the field. we will see today i believe the field continue to go narrow. if you want to beat donald trump, we've got to get to a head-to-head one-on-one race. not only do i beat him, resoundingly 66-40. what donald trump is benefiting from is a fractured opposition. let's go to alan fisher in tax. the donald trump bandwagon continues to gain momentum. >> well, if you look at the 11 states where the republicans are voting, he is in the lead in 10 of them. the only one he's not in the lead is here in texas because

senator ted cruz comes from here. this is his home state. this is where he needs to win if he is to continue with his presidential aspirations. he banked on super tuesday being a big day for his campaign, invested in time and money in southern states. convinced everyone he was a strict conservative. played on his evangelical christian background believing that would appeal to voters. he didn't count on donald trump moving into the race and motoring through the republican field. marco rubio is concentrating on florida march 15. he believes he'll do well there. in the latest polls, he's behind the front runner, donald trump. we've heard a lot about personalities. they've gone on the attack against donald trump. he received support from someone who used to be the grand wizard

of the ku klux klan. you would think that policies are being ignored, but for people who will vote not just today but in the general election in november, those issues are still crystal clear. >> in a school hall in the accident, learning how to become an american, many here are undocumented migrants. she has lived under the radar for 50 years, brought as a child from mexico, she now wants to become a citizen and wants to vote in november's election, worried about the language used by republicans on the crucial issue of immigration. >> because separates the family, parents go to work and they are scared they don't come back to home again, so, i'm sorry, by my

emotion is because i'm mexican but it's non-mexican only. >> donald trump wants to build a wall and kick out immigrants, that's 11 million people. the language through this election campaign has left many alienated and frightened and now they are registering to vote to stop the republicans. >> latinos are interested in a number of issues but immigration is a litmus test. >> the issue of immigration is never far from the surface. cleaning, construction and serving jobs are filled by people from across the border. immigrant numbers are going down and the issue hasn't gone away.

>> our lt. governor dan patrick ousted a governor on a campaign that we need to stop the illegal invasion into texas. so there's been a shift in the past 20 years in the republican party in texas on that issue. >> texas is a big prize on super tuesday for republicans. there are a lot of delegates at stake, so appealing at a the base, echoing their feelings on immigration plays well. in november, will latinos have long memories and louder voiceles? >> it looks as though hillary clinton might reinforce her lead in the democratic's contest. >> it's thought the only place that she won't win on super tuesday is vermont and that is bernie sanders' home state. he's a senator from there. he was the mayor in burlington for many, many years. he's well liked and hugely

popular and should win by a landslide there. for other states, hillary clinton holds a commanding lead and hopes that that will cement position at front runner and she will go into contests including ohio, illinois, pennsylvania, california, all big democratic states that she will do so well there, that it will become in evidentable. bernie sanders say he is staying in until the convention in the summer. donald trump leads in 10 of the races on super tuesday and those historically the pepper who wins most states on super tuesday for the republicans goes on to win the nomination. it's a big day for the republican party, for all the candidates after the nomination, but it also can be a huge day for donald trump. >> alan fisher live for us in texas, thank you. let's go to andy gallagher now where minority voting rights have been a big issue.

just explain to us why the mechanics of the voter there have been so filled with controversy and some people aren't getting to vote. >> it's all about this, government i should picture i.d.'s. two years ago, the state of alabama changed the rules, saying anyone who wanted to cast their ballot had to produce government picture issued i.d. said. civil rights activists say poor communities like we're in now, people don't have access to public transport, information or have the means to get somewhere and get picture i.d. that they say is a deliberate policy to exclude black voters. >> how are you all doing? can i give you a flyer before you get out? you may want to leave it in the car. >> campaigning in supermarket car parks is sometimes the only way to meet seaters. this is a sparsely populated part of the state. politics is on the mind for

many. it comes at a time morn half the residents are african-american. there is anger over change to the voter laws. without voter i.d.'s, ballots can no longer be

>> it's a biting wind sweeping across the camp. it is going to take a considerable amount of time to clear the estimated 1,000 people that the authorities are wanting to move, but that said, we did see people getting on two buses today, going to other reception centers where they will claim asylum not in britain, but here in france. some people of realizing that

with the determination that the authorities are showing here, the reality is there is no option for them to go to britain anymore. they're going to have to realize that staying here in the calais jungle is simply not long standing, and long term reality. >> the u.s. envoy to syria say he's delayed, the next round of talks for warring parties the ninth. that limited produce is being regularly tested. this video is set to show fighting in the northern province. the main opposition accuses the government of violating the truce there. soldiers are shown battling isil. isil isn't included in the cessation of hostilities, but opposition groups say the army is targeting them, too.

russias foreign minister has told the u.n. human rights council that syria's border to turkey should be closed, saying it will cut off supplies. >> a very important task is to cut off the terrorist supplies from the outside. for this purpose, it's necessary to close the syrian border with turkey. journalists are put on trial and sentenced to imprisonment. this is about the freedom of speech. still to come here, the f.b.i. and apple make their cases for and against hacking iphones to a u.s. parliamentary committee. the battle to secede zimbabwe's president.

>> here's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. it's super tuesday, the day where several u.s. states decide who they want at their party candidate ahead of the presidential election. billionaire donald trump is well ahead in the five strong crowd jostling for the republican nomination. on the democratic side, former secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to pull ahead of bernie sanders. another great influx of refugees is adding to existing bottle next across europe. more have sailed across the

mediterranean so far this year than in the first half of last year. >> the f.b.i. director james comey and lawyers for apple of testifying before the u.s. house judiciary committee. the technology giant denied a request from the f.b.i. to help them hack into the phone of two attackers in san bernardino last year. al jazeera's tom ackermann is in washington, d.c. what evidence has been heard? >> basically, f.b.i. director james comey has been coming to congress saying that he is looking for a reasonable solution to this problem. he contends that the f.b.i. is looking for just one fix, one piece of software that apple can in vent to undo its automatic

erase procedure software in the iphone where by all the data is automatically erased if you guess wrong on the password. the company has been saying that doing that, providing a piece of software just at the behest of the government would be the equivalent of a cancer. those are the words that c.e.o. tim cook has been using, because there's no such thing as one isolated piece of or tool that can only be restricted. the floodgates will be open after that and the security of millions of people's data will be at risk. basically the f.b.i. director is fielding questions from congress whether apple does have a good

case. this transcends partisan differences. both of misgivings about the intent of the government. right now, this case is in the courts. a dal colle court accepted the request of the f.b.i., apple is appealing. another federal judge ruled just the opposite and said the government does not have this kind of authority to demand this kind of software from apple. the one con sense they all agree, this will ultimately have to be decided by the legislatures and not the courts. >> tom, thank you. be lawyers are in court

trying to reinstate corruption charges against president jacob zuma, charged with an arms deal several years ago. he was also challenged in parliament where you defeated a vote of no confidence. tanya page is at the court in pretoria. a full bench of high court judges will difficult if the authority was wrong to drop corruption charges against president zuma. it's taken years to get here. >> this is probably one of the most important legal cases since we became a democracy. it goes to the heart of whether there is one standard of justice for the ordinary person in the street and another standard of justice for the rich and well connected. >> jubilant crowds greeted zuma when the charges were first dropped in 2006.

they were reinstated by dropped again, clearing the way for him to become president. the charges stem from the conviction for corruption of his former financial advisor, including soliciting a bribe for zuma in connection with a $4 billion arms deal. the national director of public prosecutions dropped the charges because of alleged political interference on what's known os the spy tapes. secretly taped phone calls ben those closest to the case in which they collude over how to maximize the damage from the charges. the prosecutor said that meant he couldn't get a fair trial. >> the democratic alliance is trying to convince the judges that the political interference was limited and insignificant and to reason to dump the charges against assume ma and that the prosecution didn't take into account the strength of the case against zuma. >> the nationals prosecuting authors is deading the decision

by it's former director. president zuma said the decision to drop corruption charges, will it withstand any scrutiny and said the opposition is trying to gain power and win votes. a new political party launched in zimbabwe in the effort to beat the president. >> a. appearance after 18 months of silence. she's launching heir own political party, zimbabwe people first to challenge the party led

by the president. >> it is a dynamic party that embraces the future, a party that offers transformation and hope to the young and old people of zimbabwe. >> other senior politicians have joined her. >> she was a cabinet member since 1980. she became the first female vice president in 2004. she was fired by the president for allegedly trying to remove him from power, an allegation she denies. >> she said she wasn't fired, she resigned because she disagreed with poles. now she's in the opposition. how much support does she have from the people? >> she does have experience in politics and grass root mobilization capacity.

she did not leave alone. she left with people with grassroots and pro advices, so she will have mobilized -- >> they are not worried about the new opposition party. >> i think it's just like all other previous parties that tried to unseat. >> the next presidential election is scheduled to be held in 2018. in-fighting over who should take over is dividing them. she had been accused of corruption and intimidating the opposition. some analysts say convincing voters, she won't bring more to the political scene could be a challenge for her and her party. 30 sudanese journalist announced they are going on

hunger strike to protest the suspension of their paper. they say the suspension which was imposed in december was triggered by articles written from the editor in chief that criticized government plans to lift some subsidies. argentina agreed a debt payment of almost $5 billion to settle a 14-year-old dispute. the finance minster will present the deal for congress, later this woke. venezuela's government increased the minimum wage by more than 50%. it's still below inflation, meaning many workers still cannot afford the basic standard of living. >> for this practicing lawyer, the only way to protect savings is to buy cars.

a toxics mix of devaluation and triple digit inflation means cash is worthless, and assets like used cars, which are negotiated in dollars have become a way to save money. >> one has to find alternative alternatives to avoid seeing to avoid seeing what you have evaporate. >> the government is increasing the minimum wage from roughly $9 at the country's widely used black market rate, 214. for most people, hiking their wage will make no difference. a clear sign of an inflationary economy is printing inorganic money. this is the equivalent of the basic food basket. of this amount, this constitutes the basic minimum wage or 14,000. this is worth 1,000. buying cars works for the middle class, but what are those who earn minimum wage doing? in these bare brick homes in caracas, most are only just getting by.

garcia said he's begun to skip meals. >> it's hard. we are living through things in this country that we have never seen before. >> shoppings at government run food chops could get him more value for his money, but basic goods can hardly ever be found and he'd have to skip work to stand in line for hours. >> with triple inflation, what we are seeing is the shrinking of people's purchasing down. would seem counterintuitive economic logic. today he can get $4,500. >> in this street, i've managed to set up my only personal bank. >> inflation is for most countries, a thing of the past.

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