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>> it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe ever marco rubio bows out. the party favorite loses the republican race in florida to front runner donald trump. hillary clinton scores wins in three states and more results to come in a big night for the u.s. presidential race also ahead more than a hundred people are reportedly killed in saudi-led coalition air strikes in northern yemen. a deadly shoot out in bruflts following a police raid linked
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to last year's paris attacks. a story of hope for the chile move the bear story it's not over yet, but one of the biggest nights in the presidential contest is translating into big wins for the two front runners. donald trump has pushed one of his main rivals marco rubio out of the race. democratic front winner built on her lead as well. a look at those latest numbers. donald trump remains the front runner on the republican side with 619 delegates winning in florida, north corolina and illinois. john kasich won in ohio. ted cruz hasn't won any. on the democratic side hillary clinton has 1488 delegates taking florida, ohio and north
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carlino. bernie sanders hasn't won this time, but two states are left to declare. before we hear from them, let's listen to what the main republican candidates had to say. >> i just want to kon great late everything-- congratulate everybody. this is an amazing process. it's very tough, but by the end, if you get to the end you can handle a lot of things including pressure, that i can tell you. there's nothing like it. lies, deceit, viciousness, disgusting reporters, horrible people. sure, some are nice. some are nice. some really disgusting people back there though. i just want to say we're going to go forward and we're going to win but more importantly we're going to win for the country. we're going to win, win, win and we're not stopping. we're going to have great victories for our country. thank you very much everybody. >> this nation needs a vibrant and growing conservative movement and it needs a strong
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relationship party. to change the direction now of this country or many of the things that are going wrong in america will become permanent. many of the things that make us a special country will be gone. america needs a vibrant conservative movement, but one that is built on principless and ideas, not on fear, not on anger and not on praying on people's frustrations. >> do you know what, look, this is all i've got, okay. this is all i've got and all i can say is thank you from the bottom of my heart, but i want you to know something, we're going to go all the way to cleveland and secure the republican nomination. >> starting tomorrow morning, every republican has a clear choice. only two campaigns have a plausible path to the nomination. ours and donald trump's.
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nobody else has any mathematical possibility whatsoever. only one campaign has beaten donald trump over and over and over again. not once, not twice, not three times, but nine times all across the country from alaska to maine al jazeera's allan fisher has the latest from palm beach >> reporter: a big night for donald trump. his biggest success. beating marco rubio into second place. marco rubio was always behind in the polls and couldn't make up that gap. he has now suspended his campaign. when donald trump took to the stage here in palm beach, he made no mention of john kasich and his win in ohio, no mention of ted cruz who is now second to him in the delegate count and a passing mention only to marco
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rubio to say that he ran a good campaign. no personal insults, no jibes. this was a much more mellow donald trump almost as if he knows he has got to start acting, for want of a better phrase, in a more presidential manner. this campaign moves on with cruz suggesting it is a two-man race. in his speech attacking donald trump saying he simply isn't conservative enough for the republican party. john kasich now the face of the anti trump establishment side of the party. he will continue in the race but it will be very difficult for him to build up the number of delegates he needs to stop donald trump. he has taken a huge step forward to the nomination and is now looking more likely to be the man on the stage in cleveland at the convention in the summer, accepting the nomination of the republican party to run for president it was a goodnight for hillary clinton. she won in florida, ohio and
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north corolina. she used her victory speech to hit out at donald trump. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country not embarrass it. [ cheers ] >> engage our allies, not allen eight them-- alienate them, defeat our adverseries, not embolden them. when we hear a candidate for president call for rounding up 12 million immigrants, ban all muslims from entering the u.s., when he embraces torture, that doesn't make him strong. it makes him wrong despite the difficulty night vermont senator bernie sanders remained defind assuring pot
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sporter-- supporters he will remain in the race >> what this campaign is about is asking the american people to think outside of the box, outside of the status quo, think about a nation not where our children are being poisoned by led in the water, but where we have a cutting edge infrastructure in roads, in bridges and rail and air transport. that's where we have got to go. [ cheers ] our correspondent joins us live. let's talks first about bernie sanders. not a goodnight for him, losing primaries in north carolina and ohio to hillary clinton. can he sustain his campaign going ahead? >> reporter: he says that he will. unfortunately, the math is not in his favor.
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we are still waiting results in two states. illinois and missouri. we know missouri is leading in his favor. we know there is a larger than expected voter turn out on this polling day and as a result that tends to benefit bernie sanders. it usually indicates that many people who are not typically engaged in the electoral process came out in larger than expected numbers and they tend to go for the anti establishment candidate. he is holding out hope. he said in his speech that what his point was in all of this was really to bring up points that were not being discussed, issues of income and equality, really repairing what he calls a rigged economy, have really been something that has res oneighted. we've heard hillary clinton lifting those talking points into her speeches. he has accomplished that goal. in terms of winning the
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negotiation, when you look at the math, it is difficult to see how bernie sanders can pull it out. he is optimistic and he is watching for some states that we haven't had results for hillary clinton clearly now the front runner, but are we not likely to see any upsets or surprises going into the convention in july? again, hillary clinton has always been the - from the beginning, she looked and and to be the inevitable candidate. it was really her race to lose. for a while there bernie sanders had certainly given her a really vigorous challenge, but at the end of the day hillary clinton is the one with the most delegates. she has the most super delegates, which is very, very important because she has the backing of the establishment of the party. even if there was some sort of upset in the maths, she has the backing of those that have the most clout when it comes to the nominating convention that will take place in july in phil.
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she has the lead. it is very hard at this point, especially with these three wins, the sweep of the south, the heavy support she has from a wide variety of demographics, old people, young people, latinos, african-americans, a variety of income brackets. it really does seem that at this point it's hard for bernie sanders to kind of challenge that and really overcome it thank you. saudi-led air strikes have reportedly killed more than 100 civilians in yemen according to the health ministries. doctors without borders said that more than 40 civilians were admitted to hospital. the u.n. says more than 6,000 people, half of them civilians, have been killed since the fighting began in march last year. four police officers have been wounded in a shooting in brussels during a raid.
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they're investigating suspected links with november's paris attacks. a report from brussels. >> reporter: the raid was coordinated by the belgium and french police working together to search for suspects linked to the paris attacks that killed 130 people in november. armed officers surrounded a building in the forest district of brussels. gunmen holidayed up inside and then opened fire. >> translation: shots were fired this afternoon and there were two people hiding a building. a security cordon and operation ongoing >> reporter: at least four fers officers were injured. witnesses say they saw two suspect escape over the roof tops. snipers position themselves above ground as the area went into lock down. during another round of gunfire, a suspect was killed. he was found with an automatic
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rifle. >> translation: they asked us to evacuate the bus because the police blocked the street. we got out of the bus, walked and then i heard gunshots near the church and school. >> reporter: in this part of the city there is deep shock at the events unfolding here. children who have been separated from their families in the lock down returned home. many of the streets were deserted. parts of this brussels neighborhood are still cordoned off as police continue to search the streets. people are being told to remain on their guard. several of the paris attackers are known to have come from brussels, including 26-year-old suspect salah abdeslam who is still on the run. it is understood he was not the target of this raid. the resistance that police have encountereded seems to have taken many here by surprise. there will be questions about
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why those involved in the police search were not better prepared for what they found we're getting reports of a powerful explosion in northern pakistan. it happened in the northern pakistani city of peshawar what more can you tell us about this explosion? >> reporter: well, this explosion, as you mentioned, happened on a bus which was carrying government officials going to the secretariat in pes, awar. they were picking up the officials along the route. we were there were about 40 or 50 officials were on the bus when the bus entered an area, a
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powerful explosion ripped through the bus. luckily it did not catch fire, but it was so powerful that it spreaded the bus, took the roof and made it difficult for the rescue efforts. dozens are wounded and many in critical condition. at least 10 deaths, likely to go higher thank you for that. localiti lots more to come. volunteers in syria's city helping the casualties of war. and the brazilian president. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change.
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welcome back. a quick reminder of our top stories here. >> we've been waiting for the right moment. now's the time republican presidential candidate marco rubio has suspended his campaign after losing in his state of florida. donald trump has taken florida, north carolina and illinois on the republican side. democratic hillary clinton won in won in alabama, arkansas, georgia, massachusetts, tennessee, texas and virginia. three states securing her leave over rival bernie sanders. four police officers have been wounded in a shooting in brussels during a raid in connection with november's paris
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attacks. one suspect was killed by officers when they arrived to search the department. it has been five years sint anti-government protests began in syria which eventually turned into the civil war. lip low mats at the-- diplomats at the u.n. have been pushing for a settlement. staffan de mistura has been meeting with the opposition in gen ooech a. >> reporter: the man in charge of mediating between the sides in the syrian conflict, u.n. envoy staffan de mistura, staffan de mistura, said he didn't believe the timing of the russian announcement as his talks were restarting was a coincidence. >> we have considered this a significant, i repeat a significant, development, and now we hope and shall be expecting and hoping that this will be happening, that we will be seeing this decision bringing some positive influence on the actual progress of the talks. >> reporter: mr staffan de
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mistura had a meeting with the main opposition block, the high negotiations committee on this, the fifth anniversary of the start of the war. they believe the russian pull-out is positive news. >> this will help us to reach a political agreement and achieve something for our own people there, and i hope it will be an end to all these fights in syria. >> reporter: there have been some suggestions that maybe there's a deal between the u.s. and russia. if part of that deal was for president bashar al-assad to stay on for a time, would you be prepared to compromise on that? >> really, we don't know if there is any such a deal, but we know that there is big efforts from the states, from european countries, that really made putin to take this discussion >> reporter: a diplomatic answer, but what about those representing the groups.
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>> translation: we are for a political transition, but without the presence of bashar al-assad and we will not accept him having a role. >> reporter: the start of the russian pull out has changed things. how much is not yet clear. the government delegation are likely to be uneasy, the opposition a slightly more positive. however, they're still weary about russian motives. perhaps vladimir putin has more surprises up his sleeve syria's front lines have become the world's most dangerous areas forcing millions to flee their homes. some people in the city of aleppo have refused to go. they have taken up voluntary relief work to help the casualties of war. >> reporter: there may be a cessation of hostilities in syria, but the violence is far from over. this man and his team are heading to aleppo to put out a fire. their team is three years old
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and they have dug out and rescued hundreds of people. areas have have been hit hard by government and i.s.i.l. forces. he doesn't see it as an option to leave >> translation: we are hoping people. we are not leaving simply because it is our country. if we all left, who would remain? we are staying to help our people. even if there is no shelling, fires break out frequently >> reporter: snipers are not the only danger, planes carry a double strike, when they hit the same location after rescuers arrive. ilmillions have fled the violence, but rescuers are not the only ones who have chosen to stay in the shell of a once bust meddling neighborhood. >> translation: the regime has
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been shelling these areas for the past five years with the aim to force us out. we're not leaving. we will stay and keep serving our fellow residents. if everyone left, who would remain? >> reporter: his son is helping document the issues around them. he runs a local bakery and hands out water when available. he lost his brother who died in a regime jail. they continue hoping that one day they will rebuild what has been lost hundreds of mourners have marched in west bank in a funeral process ion. the men were shot after firing on people there's growing speculation in brazil that the former president will be given a position in the cabinet. brazil's main opposition says the appointment is to protect
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him from corruption charges. >> reporter: rumors and speculations have been circulating for several days now that the former president would be accepting a position in the cabinet of his successor and protegerousef because this will give him a form of immunity against any charges that might be lobbied against him and state prosecutors in the area have charged him with having hidden wealth. this runs parallel to a wider corruption investigation in relation to the state-owned oil company petrobras. that investigation has been ongoing for two years and involves many high-level politicians. however, as much as people were expecting an announcement on tuesday, it looks like this might be put on hold again because it turns out the supreme court has now accepted a plea bargain from a senator that was previously detained for
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obstructing this very same corruption investigation, supposedly in this plea bargain he names the former president as well as the current president as being involved in wrongdoings to do with petrobras. the supreme court has yet to decide whether the plea bargain and the details are to be made public. that has the government very nervous. whatever announcement might have been made on tuesday, they say will be put on hold and at the moment everyone here is sfeelg that definitely-- feeling that definitely the administration is on shaky round ozone levels reached almost twice the acceptable limit and all cars have been taken off the road from mexico city >> reporter: officials have cleared some 58,000 vehicles on tuesday, but that is out of nearly two million cars and trucks that are on these streets
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every day. you can see there's still a steady stream of traffic. this is the first art particle alert in 11 years, the first ozone alert in mexico city since 2002. in recent years the city has had some success with clearing smog from this high mountain valley because it has kept cars more than 8 years old off the roads, but recently a judge loosened that restriction which has led to more older cars filling the streets of mexico city. people we've been speaking to say they're very concerned about the quality of the air here. >> translation: mainly we're worried about our health and risk of breathing problems because we're breathing in all this pollution. >> translation: the government is definitely not doing enough. to be honest, they're not doing the right thing. they say they're addressing the problem, but they're not doing what they should. >> reporter: the city's
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environmental officials say that a high pressure system coupled with very strong sunlight hitting this high mountain valley has led to the levels. it sits at 2200 metres above sea level so smog is trapped and there is formation in a 2 million vehicles on the road every day and industry in this valley, it is common to see very high levels of air pollution argentina's coast guard says it has chunk a chinese fishing trawler for operating illegally in its water. they chased the vessel firing warn shots. four were rescued and others that abandoned boat were picked up. in bangladesh the head of the central bank has resigned after a huge electronic theft scandal. they allegedly stole 81 million dollars after breaking into the
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central bank's computer system. they managed to get the money from the bank's account, federal re-reserve bank of new york tennis star maria sharapova has been suspended as a goodwill ambassador for the u.n. this follows her admission that she failed a drugs test at the australian open in january. the five time grand slam champion had worked with the u.n. development program for nine years. the u.n. dp has said in a statement that it would be suspending her role pepping outcome of the investigation. the bear story. the country's first ons core for chile. the film aims to spread a message of hope. our krarnt met the team who have been mailed as-- correspondent - did - hailed as heros >> reporter: surrounded by school children, the director is
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received as a hero. it is the same lower middle-class neighborhood that you recognise in his film the bear story. for 10.5 minutes it takes the viewer of a roller-coaster of emotions. >> translation: the idea was to portray a character separated from his family. it was inspired greatly by the exile of my grandfather who was arrested during the dictatorship and then exiled in england. it was important that this not be literal. for the film to be universal so people from anywhere could relate to it. >> reporter: the theme of families and forced separation does strike a cord anywhere but especially for countries that are living in war and oppression. it is a david versus goliath
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tale. a small film company defeating giants like pixar, to win an award. >> reporter: this message is quite clear here and translates more or less into yes, we can. a message to these young people to follow their dreams. >> reporter: the bear story took almost four years to make. >> translation: having a small budget means you have to finance it as you go, often stopping to do other things to pay for your project. >> reporter: now even qeuntin tara are tino is interested to make a feature film inspired by the story >> translation: it shows there's interest in investing in latin-american cinema and the types of stories we propose >> reporter: a story that few
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