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>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm del walters. we're now a day away from the next contest in the presidential race. this time michigan is the big prize. the democrats there last night clashing in a bitter and often heated debate. the crisis and economy front and center. bernie sanders tried to turn up the heat on hillary clinton, but she hit back. al jazeera's diane estherbrook has more from flint. >> ladies and gentlemen, the democratic candidates for president of the united states. >> it was their seventh debate. the venue, flint, michigan. the focus, the toxic. water crisis. the candidates waste nod time in sounding off. >> i believe the governor of this state should understand that his dereliction of duty was irresponsible. he should resign. >> if is raining lead in flint.

and the state is derelict in not coming forward with the money that is required. >> and both were challenged on the failings of the federal environmental protection agency. >> people should be fired. how far it went, i don't know. but as far as it goes they should be relieved because they failed this city. >> president sanders would fire anybody who knew about what was happening and did not act appropriately. >> the candidates were grilled from every direction. some questions were pointed. >> your first visit to flint as presidential candidate was just over a week ago. that was five months after the people here were told to stop drinking the water. what took you so long. >> well, first of all, that's not quite accurate. i was here long before that. >> jobs were high on the list of concerns among michigan voters and with bad trade deals partly to blame for the state's job losses. sanders saw his opening and pounced. >> secretary clinton supported virtually every one of these

disastrous trade agreements written by corporate america. >> he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. i think that's a pretty big difference. >> sanders countered by saying did he not support the bailout because wall street was to blame and kept up his attack on clinton for her wall street ties. the two clashed on corporate subsidies, sappedders had to explain why he sided with senator ted cruz on the issue. >> boeing and other big companies get support just like their competitors do from the companies that they are from in the countries that provide the support. >> isn't it tragic that these large multi national corporations making billions of dollars a year shutting down in america, going to china, going to mexico, oh, absolutely they need a hand out from the american middle class. i don't think so. >> the debate took a poignant turn when the father of a

14-year-old, severer of the uber shooting in kalamazoo brought up the issue of gun control. >> if you hold manufacturers liability, if they understand that they're selling guns into an area that is getting into the hands of criminals, of course they should be held liable. but if they are selling a product to a person who buys it legally, which we're really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in america. i don't agree with that. >> no other industry in america has absolute impunit immunity. >> the candidates were asked about race, both invoked thinks civil rights records but both supported a 1994 crime bill that led to higher levels of incarceration that disproportionately affected blacks. >> both of the candidates are continuing to campaign in michigan today at this point hillary clinton still has a commanding lead over sanders. diane estherbrook, al jazeera,

flint michigan. >> and the latest delegate count giving the lead, if you add in those superdelegates, clinton is halfway to the number needed to lock up the nomination. on the republican side marco rubio would get 50% of the vote there. that means he's going to be awarded all 23 delegates. he still lags far behind donald trump and ted cruz in the over all count. donald trump splitting the support, in the next four states they'll have their say on the republican nominee. lincoln mitchell back from maine. lincoln, ted cruz seems to be gaining ground on donald trump. based on what you're seeing is it possible that trump is no longer the guaranteed nominee? >> trump is no longer the nominee begannee. he has won 44%. he is going to have the

majority. he'll have to up that number. the 15th of march if kasich and rubio can bring home their states. just that, that almost makes it impossible. >> but rubio may not get florida, his home state. does that mean that rubio is a forgone conclusion? >> you mean trump is a forgone conclusion? >> i don't think rubio doesn't win florida, he has to get out. if trump wins florida because he's now a two-person race, trump is in an okay position but if he doesn't win florida it will be tough. if he does win florida, cruz is beating him in a lot of places. he's coming in strong second. there are some states where it's not winner take all. >> was that the mitt romney effect? the effect of that speech and the combination of rubio going after him aggressively in the debates? >> it could very well be. trump was hit harder than he had been. but he's still doing fine. he has come in first and second almost anywhere.

he's still doing very well in that measure. but it's tough in a multi candidate race to break 50%. >> one last question. there are people talking about combination strategies. there is the talk about cruz and kasich. there is the talk about rubio and kasich. do any of these combinations when you combine their delegates work? >> well, cruz and rubio are beginnin combining their delegates. >> do you see cruz, though, or rubio joining forces with donald trump? >> i wouldn't rule it out. i would rule out rubio. i wouldn't rule out cruz. >> anything is possible in politics. >> anything is possible. somebody has to marry somebody. >> let's talk about the exchange last night. there was a heated moment as to just what constitutes big money. take a listen. >> when you talk about corporate greed, when manufacturers sell guns to make as much money as

they can make. [applause] >> big applause line has hillary clinton found a counter strategy to bernie sanders' claim that she's with wall street. >> well, bernie stumbled badly. if you apply that philosophy to other branches of corporate america you're a big apologist for corporate america. >> do you think it was scripted or ad-libbed. >> hillary clinton is known for being very well prepared. i think she was expecting this. i think she thought this through. >> let's look at this exchange where sanders admonished clinton and twitter lit up as a result. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy-- >> you know-- >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> if you're going to talk, tell

the whole story, senator sanders. >> let me tell my story. you tell yours. >> i will. >> reaction online, did that hurt bernie sanders? >> i'm not sure that it hurt bernie sanders. there is reaction. he's trying to shut her up. bernie is a big guy. when you're on stage with a woman your body language counts. this i'm talking, let me finish, it does not play well for a big man who is speaking to someone who is female and not as big. but on the other hand bernie sanders has always talked with his hands. that's the way he is. on the substance of the issues it's tough. he's campaigning in michigan. he's campaigning in flint. the politics of that bail out were complex, but in that exchange hillary clinton came off as the person more committed to keeping the auto jobs in michigan. there was no mention of anyone's appendages. no promises to commit war crimes

and i was a little disappointed. >> lincoln mitchell from the new york observer. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> well, flags in washington added to the california state house at half-staff in honor of former first lady nancy regular began. she was 94 years old. she died in la on sunday. she has had an outsized role. and of course she was the love of his life. they were married for 52 years. jennifer london live for us in simi valley, california, right behind air force one. what do we know about the funeral arrangements so far? >> del, preparations are under way for the funeral of nancy reagan. she'll be buried here along side her husband who passed in june 2004. at this point the library is not

releasing a lot detail surrounding the funeral. i did speak with a spokeswoman who said that later this morning they will release more details but here's what we do know. i was told that nancy reagan was involved in every detail planning her service from picking the pallbearers to speakers to the guests. ronald reagan presidential li library was closed until after her service. her service will be closed to the public as well. we are being told that members of the public will have an opportunity to pay their last respects to nancy reagan before she is buried. now the library itself is something that nancy reagan was considered by many to be a driving force. she was actively involved in a number of the exhibits and she has asked that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the library. she visited the library every year to mark the anniversary of the death of her husband.

she soon will be buried beside him. >> i remember when air force one made it's final voyage to simi valley, tell us how nancy reagan changed the role of first lady. >> well, perhaps her most important role as first lady she was one of ronald reagan's closest, if not the closest adviser to the president. she was also very protective of the president often being referred to as his protector in chief. that being said, del, she di did--she was involved in a number of causes including the war on drugs. she worked for drugs intervention and drugs education. we talked about her role inside the white house. she was known to play key roles in the hiring and firing of key staff members and cabinet members. she was known for being very tough. again, it was her devotion to her husband that made her a key player inside the white house. >> jennifer-done live for us in simi valley. thank you very much. >> jimmy carter saying he has

turned a corner in his battle against cancer. he said he doesn't need any more treatment. he revealed that the doctors discovered four lesions on his brain, a combination of therapy and radiation ending last month. carter is 91 and said he'll continue to get checkups in case the cancer comes back. new threats from north korea the government vowing to launch nuclear strikes. the threat coming as the u.s. and south korea are scheduled to hold joint military drills. 200,000 troops on the south korean side and 17,000 u.s. troops, pyongyang has long condemned those troops and warned of newell attacks in the past. >> here in korea there is a small minority where they're expressing concerns where this is heightening the concerns only of the tensions only. but i think that kind of view would be guaranteed and would have merits on it. this country that we're dealing with, north korea condition

continues to express desire for peace and for their people. which is not the case. if they're talking about regular conventional war, a conventional military build up, which is not the case, and dealing with a country that continuously expressing their desire for self defense. which is not the case. >> last year they ordered the nuclear arsenal to be put on stand by because of those sanctions. the sanctions were the result of a recent long range rocket launch and those newell tests as well. just ahead a first for you mack users ransom wear effecting apple computers. and a rain-soaked northwest looking for more wet weather.

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that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target. >> a supreme court victory for supporters of same sex adoption that justices overturning in alabama ruling it prohibited a lesbian woman from contacting the three children she adapted and helped raise while living in georgia. the alabama supreme court saying that the adoption was invalid and the justice ruling that they must abide by georgia law. and they are setting aside a case of apple and e books appealing the ruling that they had to pay to end an antitrust suit. the lower courts finding that apple can lewded with the publishers that set the prices of the ex-books. most that have settlement will be paid to the book buyers. apple said it is taking steps to stop the first of its security. the software encrypts data on

computers and then asked use tours pay a ransom to get it back. but they say their computers were immune because of better security. it will be raining all day in san francisco, the city having a week of severe wind. leaving the streets looking like rivers. falling trees are been taking down power lines and sometimes even parts of the houses. flooding will continue to be a problem for the residents in the northwest as well. kevin corriveau has more. >> meteorologist: we're still looking at heavy rain across parts of western united states off the coast and that's bringing band after band of showers across the region. you can see this one band earlier this morning. we can see another band that will be a problem later on tomorrow night. most of the heavy rain has been across the central regions. down towards the south there have been severe thunderstorms. all of this rain has led to flooding across the region as

well power outages in the higher divisions we're talking about snow. in some cases over three feet of snow and we could be seeing another foot of snow into the forecast. the other big problem is going to be here across parts of texas. we have an upper area of low pressure that will cause a lot of instability especially as we go through this evening as the large hail and wind damage could effect parts of texas as well as oklahoma. but this particular area really is not moving too much over the next couple of days. that is going to lead to a severe weather outbreak at least all the way through parts of wednesday. look at this area of red right there. not only are we going to be seeing severe weather in the increased change of tornadoes. but because the rain is staying in one location we're also looking at the risk of flooding across this area where some places could be seeing anywhere between 8 and 12 inches of rain. by the time we get to thursday most of this will subside. we'll watch this very carefully

for any changes. >> thank you very much. doctors at the cleveland clinic providing new details about the first uterus transplant performed in the u.s. the doctors did the surge late last month that involved a 26-year-old woman who didn't have an uterus. it came from a deceased organ donor. they'll try transplants as part of a clinical trial. >> our research on uterine transplant hope to give women a better option that may work better for them and their families and give the women the chance to make decisions about the health and well-being about the progresscies that other options do not allow her to do. >> other countries have tried the womb transplant. sweden announcing the first successful birth from an uterine transplant and they have five healthy babies so far. new information on zika on babies as well. 30% of brazilian women infected with the virus have had babies

with health complications as well. members of the cdc are in brazil investigating the possible link between zeke can and those birth defects as well. micrmicrocephaly has been found in rural areas with lack of healthcare. doctors are going door to door with information. >> we want to get the information out in order to be able to understand this, and to create public health activities. >> there have been more than 4,000 suspected cases of microcephaly over the last ten months alone. brazil now scrambling to determine a cause and get zika under control before the olympics. they begin in five months. when we come back, making music resist. cubans coming out in droves to see americans perform. and heritage at risk, native americans try to pass on their language before it all but disappears.

>> the inventor of what we now know to be e-mail has died. ray tomlinson passing away at 74. he sent his first test e-mails back in 1971. his choice for the @ symbol for addresses has become a cultural icon. coworkers described tomlinson as someone who did not frequently check his own e-mail. a group of native americans are trying to keep their language alive. rob reynolds has more.

[singing] >> you're listening to an ancient language, once nearly wiped out but determined to survive. these children are learning hoopa or properly called hoochi on their northern american reservation. hoopa language is hanging by a thread. >> there are three elder speakers. there is a handful of people my age or older who have come to a level where we can teach and understand and have conversations. >> the hooma have lived in this beautiful place of forest, mist and mountains forever. in the 18th century the u.s. government took most of their land. in the century, the u.s. government would force their children into bordering schools where their language and traditions were banned. they would be beaten for using

their mother tongue. >> you would be punished in the school and in the actual community or get turned in so the indians had to go underground. >> amid those deliberate efforts to stamp it out and the on slot of american culture, the hoopa language dwindled. >> it's almost like losing a finger or a part of your body so that really th then we're sick. in this case the world is sick. >> now, the tribe is making a determined effort to bring it back. in this classroom tribal school teachers are learning basic hoopa in order to teach it themselves in primary and high schools. eventually there will be total emerge hoopa classes for children up to age six. like many native american people they suffer from poverty, crime, alcoholism and drug abuse. bringing back the language and culture can help heal wounds.

>> with the language comes the culture, the tradition. this is something that is really vital to the survival of the hoopa people. >> restoring the language won't be easy. it's a project that will span generations. the goal is for these kids to become flute hoopa speakers and then years later to pass on the language when they have children of their own. >> a language that refuses to die, and a people who have survived against the odds. flowing on like a mighty stream. rob reynolds, al jazeera, hoopa valley, california. >> later this month president obama will be the first u.s. president to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. but some young cubans are already enjoying the musical perks of warmer relations with the u.s.

>> another sign of the changing times. [ cheering ] it was build specifically in front of an intersection. today the american embassy under orders of fidel astro, this is the furthest thing from the minds of these young people today. >> there is a new president both here and in the united states, and bringing generations together by this music is what is taking center stage. >> i simply love electronic music. >> this is something that we've been waiting for for a long time

and thank goodness they have come. >> i came here to enjoy the music. >> all this when president obama comes to communist cuba for a historic visit. what will become the norm rather than the exception? >> that is lucia knew man in havana. major laser tweeting to the people at th the concert. thank you, we've been humbled by your love. alaska adding new meaning to the word "mush." >> five, four, three, two, one. [ dogs barking ] >> the iditarod this year. the race has been shortened because of lack of snow. the winner could cross the finish line in nine days. that snow had to be brought in by train. thanks for joining us. i'm del walters from new york. the news continues live from

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