defies his critics and delivers a highly controversial speech to the u.s. congress. and a major scare for more than 200 passengers after their jet skids off the runway. hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and all around the world. you have another hour with us. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. this is "cnn newsroom." breaking news out of ukraine where at least 30 people are believed to be dead after a coal mine explosion in the eastern part of the country. that report coming from the reuters news service. it happened in the donetsk region controlled by russian-backed rebels, the scene of heavy fighting over the past year. >> information is still coming in. local officials tell reuters that rescue workers haven't been able to make it to the part of the mine where the explosion took place because they have to

remove poisonous gas from the area first. reuters also says at least 14 people are injured, and right now the cause of the explosion is not yet known. we will update you with any now information this hour as we get it of course. meantime, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu didn't pull any punches in his highly anticipated and controversial speech to the u.s. congress. he said the nuclear deal the u.s. and other countries are negotiating wouldn't stop iran from developing nuclear weapons you but actually may pave the way for it down the road. >> mr. netanyahu called iran the enemy. he blasted u.s. negotiators for promising to use sanctions and not doing more to stop iran's support for terrorist organizations. take a listen. >> now we're being told that the only alternative to this bad deal is war. that's just not true. the alternative to this bad deal is a much better deal.

[ applause ] >> now the white house is firing back claiming there's nothing new in mr. netanyahu's speech. u.s. president barack obama challenged the israeli leader to come up with a viable alternative to the current approach. >> it was successful negotiating, then in fact this will be the best deal possible to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. nothing else comes close. sanctions won't to it. even military action will not be as successful as the deal that we have put forward. [ applause ] >> for more on mr. netanyahu's speech and reaction in israel, let's bring in cnn correspondent orrin lieberman. he is live in jerusalem. good to see you. so the reaction has been mixed in the united states where prime minister netanyahu came to lobby against a sitting president. and then have that same president fire back all seem so publicly -- all seen so publicly. where does this leave the

u.s.-israeli relationship, and can the damage be repaired? >> reporter: good morning rosemary. we've seen the same reaction here in israel where you have about half the people here and half the politicians supporting netanyahu's decision and half of blasting it as a bad idea. and that has been what you mentioned perhaps the number-one criticism we've heard in fallout from the speech that netanyahu has done damage not only in the relationship between the u.s. and israel but also the relationship between the prime minister's office here in jerusalem and the white house. netanyahu chose his words carefully. he started by praising president obama and the white house and tried to make this not a partisan speech. here's what he had to say in his speech. >> i know that my speech has been the subject of much controversy. i deeply regret that some perceive my being here as political. that was never my intention. >> reporter: of course with two weeks until the israeli elections, there was no way the

speech of going to be viewed as nonpolitical because of just the nature of how close the elections are and how close they're expected to be in terms of polling. lie kud, his party -- likud, his party, has been polling neck in neck, a few votes ahead of the rival of labor that team up in the zionist camp. that's the biggest rival coming up in less than two weeks now. >> the very point that i wanted to ask you about. prime minister netanyahu the saying that politics was never his intention. his speech to congress comes just two weeks before that critical election in israel. so how was his speech -- how's it being received in israel? did it boost his chances perhaps of re-election, or did it go the other way and perhaps backfire? >> reporter: the real question is what happens to the undecided voters which was about 20% of israeli voters. those that like netanyahu before certainly like him even more now. they viewed it as a charismatic, critical speech. those who didn't like him before

certainly aren't changing their minds after the speech. they view it as purely political. it's the undecided voters who may have looked at the speech and thought it could shift them one way or the other. we have to wait and see. the politicians here the main rival for prime mior&ier, wasted no time. came out in a speech after netanyahu's speech and blasted the prime minister's decision to speak in front of congress and the damage he has done to the relationship with israel and the u.s. here's what he had to say. >> translator: the painful truth is that after the applause netanyahu remained alone. israel remained isolate and negotiations with iran will continue without the involvement of israel. this speech therefore greatly undermined the relationship between israel and the united states. >> even hertzog's location for the speech of symbolic. he said this in hue brew at the beginning over and over again, that while netanyahu is in washington he was in a small town which is a small town

outside of gaza. a town this knows very well what it's like to live in constant worry. that in and of itself was a political move. that choice of where to give the speech to say here is where i am in the middle of where we worry about security the most in israel. so this speech perhaps it wasn't netanyahu's intention to make it political, but it's certainly become political now. >> indeed. a lot of politics and fallout. orrin lieberman reporting live from jerusalem, many thanks to you. >> a split opinion and reaction in israel. but over in iran you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who agreed with the israeli prime minister. >> tehran insists the nuclear program is peaceful, and the country has a right to develop it. here's fred pleitgen reporting from iran's capital. >> reporter: it's not a surprise that benjamin netanyahu's speech didn't get much live airplay in tehran. many here certainly followed what israel's prime minister had to say, and the vast majority didn't like it.

>> america is trying to reach something with iran you know agreement. but netanyahu, israel is trying to make it like stop dog it they're banning us. >> reporter: nuclear negotiationsnegotiation s and the looming deadline for a framework agreement are among the biggest topics in iran these days. while most are cautiously optimistic, say they don't believe a deal will come through. are you confident that there will be an agreement? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> because iran exists to finish this problem. also the america exists to finish this problem during the president obama. >> they made us lose hope in everything. i don't think so. i don't have belief in anything. >> reporter: tre mains unclear how much -- it remains unclear how much of its atomic capabilities iran is willing to give up in exchange for sanctions regular. most iranians believe their

country has a right to develop a nuclear program, especially a peaceful one. nuclear technology is a thing of national pride for many here. if you talk to people, they'll tell you they badly want the sanctions to be lift so they can get direct investment into this country and have a chance for economic development. the southwest worried that iran could work to make a bomb if its uranium enrichment isn't effectively controlled. the iaea has said they don't have enough information to prove that the program is for peaceful purposes. some fear the fear is overblown. >> in a poll carried out in iran a month ago, 70% of iranians believe that the nuclear program is completely peaceful. and in addition to that, the fact that the religious authorities in iran have given

fatwas against nuclear weapons adds to this argument. >> reporter: but fatwas will do tloitd ease the skepticism in western countries. while many iranians hope an agreement will come together that will ease their economic pain. fred pleitgen, cnn, tehran. and we will have much more reaction from mr. netanyahu's sweep whiching my interview with a former member of the israel defense forces. and that is coming up in our next half-hour of "cnn newsroom." don't miss it. now two australian may soon face a firing squad in indonesia. >> andrew chan and myuran sukumaran were sentenced to death for leading the so-called bali nine. a group accused of plotting to smuggle heroin from indonesia to australia. the two men have been transferred to an island where they are expected to be executed. stand ground from sky -- stan ground from sky news in sydney joins us with the latest. things don't look good.

what options are left for the australians, and when might their execution take place? >> reporter: it's been a decade-long ideal for andrew chan and myuran sukumaran since they were first arrested and then vicand then convicted of being ring leaders in a heroin smuggling smuggling group. all appeals have been rejected. there's one final legal appeal outstanding, and the lawyers are saying they hope that there's a stay of execution while that plays out. indonesian authorities are saying they want to carry out the execution as soon as possible. the moment they were move under heavy security from the prison in bali to the execution island in the eyes of many the clock has started to tick. there they'll be health in solitary confinement until they've received 72 hours'

notice of facing the firing squad. in australia, the australian government continue to appeal for mercy. the foreign minister directed -- directly appealing to indonesia's president widodo to a stay of execution. and the prime minister tony abbott saying there are millions of australians ahn now feel be sick in their stomach. >> we abhor drug crime but we abhor the death penalti. we not the australians deserve to be punished but don't deserve to be executed. >> now the families are on their way to the island. during that period they will be able to meet family member speak to legal representatives and also receive past older care speak to any -- pastoral care, speak to religious representatives. the indonesians saying they want these carried out as soon as possible. in the words of the legal team that are representing the pair

while there is life, there is still some hope. errol errol, rosemary? >> it's upsetting to watch this unfoal. prime minister on, got has spoken out forcefully and done so almost on a daily basis. why has he taken on the wish such force? he seems to have placed himself at the forefront of force to save their lives. and at this moment it appears that that didn't make a difference. >> reporter: there's been a lot of momentum billioning here in australia. a lot of simple theme as the date has drawn nearer, as attention has focused more on the plight of the two men, the prime minister has stepped up and become more forceful and direct in his language. he's made a direct appeal to the indonesian president, as well. it has fallen on deaf ears. the president in indonesia, widodo,ness to take a hard line on drug crime. it is something that plays very much to the indonesian public. it's very popular, a very popular stance for him to take. also brings into question here the indonesia/australia

relationship. the largest close neighbor. it's a relationship that's gone through so many trying times. just last year indonesia withdrew its ambassador from australia amidst salgz of australia spy -- allegations of australia spying on the family. the prime minister tony abbot saying regardless of how people may feel about the impending execution he warnings that anger must not impede and undermine what is a crucial relationship. >> all right. reporting from sydney as options continue to be him for these two australians approaching the death penalty there in indonesia. thanks. still to come on "cnn newsroom," a federal probe finds widespread discrimination against african-americans in the u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. we explore the root of the tensions between police and the community there. plus, the feds raid dozens of apartments in california which neighbors say were filled with pregnant women.

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have children born with american citizenship. officials say the businesses catered largely to women from china who paid up to $50,000 to give birth in the states. now we want to get to this damning report for the u.s. city of ferguson, missouri. a federal civil rights investigation has found a pattern of discrimination against african-americans boy the police and by the city's courts. >> as cnn's randi kaye respects tensions between the police and community have like deep roots. no just! >> no peace! >> reporter: in michael brown, the people of ferguson found their voice. >> what are we going to do to get justice? because you see the whole ferguson [ bleep ] -- the whole city in an uproar. >> reporter: still, in the weeks that followed brown's death, it became clear the anger here extended far beyond the shooting death of the unarmed teen. it had been brewing here for years. >> there was a broken trust between the government local police, and the community.

>> reporter: thousands took to the streets as a nearly all-white ferguson police force tried to keep protests peaceful. though 67% of ferguson's population is black, there are just three black police officers in the city. three out of 53 officers. and their response -- tanks and teargas, riot gear and rubber bullets hardly bridged the racial divide in this community. >> this is not right! this is not right! we are trying to get unity, and this is what you all do? >> reporter: it only got worse from there. listen to what this officer says to protesters -- >> bring it. all you beep beep animals bring it. >> reporter: and there's more. ferguson police chief thomas jackson, who is white for days refused to release the name of the white police officer who shot and killed michael brown which only fuel more anger. >> we need for you to clean this

up! if you are not part of the solution are you part of the problem! >> reporter: many found the police chief tone deaf. >> it's never been the intention of the ferguson police department or of any police department that i know of to intentionally target individuals because of race. if there is that happening, it's a crime, and it need to be addressed. >> reporter: it was never really an "if." even before the michael brown shooting, missouri's attorney general found in 2013 that ferguson police were twice as likely to arrest african-americans during traffic stops as they were whites. that same report also found that african-americans were the target of 92% of searches and 86% of traffic stops. after the initial miscues in ferguson, captain ron johnson wlosh's black, was brought in to try to -- johnson who's black, was brought in to try to calm the protesters. >> our kids know they'll grow up in a better place and that their voice means something, no matter what your race is no matter

what your age is. >> stop the killer cop! >> reporter: in a city where the police chief, mayor and five of the six city council members are white, promises like those tend to fall on deaf ears. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> justice! we'll take a break now. still to come after repeated attempts, a landing at kathmandu's airport takes a path off the runway. details on the turkish airline's flight still to come.

the thing we all dread, a difficult landing, a plane skidding off the runway this kathmandu. there were 224 people on board.

thankfully officials say all of them evacuated safely. one passenger reported poor visibility. an airline spokesman said a small technical problem during landing send the plane into a grassy area. we're tracking developments and have the latest. of course we heard about this technical problem be. it appeared earlier when we talked last hour this the weather seemed to play a major role. have they changed their minds on that now? >> reporter: certainly low visibility seems to be the main reason here for the crash landing. it's been raining nonstop for the past two to three days. this is unusual at this time of year. this is a time when the skies are completely clear, a lot of trekkers and climbers from aboard come to nepal to try to go to everest and nepal having

eight of ten highest mountains in the world. and this is the best time to come to nepal to see the mountains when the skies are completely clear. one official there said in the airport said this this plane actually circled kathmandu valley for about an hour and a half trying to land. one eyewitness, one passenger who was inside the plane we spoke to a while ago, said the plane tried to -- circled the kathmandu valley seven times. tried to land once, got close to the runway, and took off again. and then for about 45 minutes circled again the kathmandu valley and landed. that's when it crash-landed on to the runway skiddeded for 15 to 20 seconds according to the passenger and on to the grassy area which you're seeing in those pictures. and those, of course hitting -- nose, foushes hitting the ground. the front area seem to have collapsed. the evacuation slides are out, of course. all passengers have been

evacuated safely. the airport now is shut for all international flights. rosemary? >> monitoring the situation there in kathmandu, nepal. many thanks to you. malaysia has formally declared the disappearance of mh370 an accident. and that infuriated family members of those on board because they had to hear about this from the media. >> yeah. and almost one year later, they say they are still being ignored by getting the government -- ignored by the government and malaysia airlines. we have the story. everything they do they seem insensitive about. we wonder who's -- who are they really -- who are they trying to help? themselves or us? >> translator: they are failing to tell you the truth. >> not only do we not get information of any substance, we don't get any response to our queries. >> reporter: at all? >> at all. >> reporter: one year after flight mh370 disappeared, the

families of the missing say they're still being ignored by the malaysian authorities. sound like your mother would have been hugely proud of you to have this -- grace nathan's mother, anne daisy, office board. for almost a year she's kept silent. this announcement by malaysia's department of civil aviation on january 29 was the final straw. >> with the heaviest heart and deepest sorrow that on behalf of the government of malaysia, we officially declare malaysia airlines flight mh370 an accident. >> reporter: grace and other family members furious over how they had to find out about the announcement. >> we really don't care about how we feel, what we have to say. if they did, they would have asked how we felt about such an announcement being may. they would have talked to us first. none of that happened none of it. and for us to hear from the members of the media, first to

receive a call saying can we come and record you when the declaration is made? and our response being, what declaration? we didn't know anything. >> reporter: the families dispute the declaration itself. this man whose son was one of 153 chinese nationals on board, rallied next of kin to fly to calla call-- to the city. the announcement has no legal pace basis he says, it's not effective. we want evidence. for sarah bejack, whose partner phillip was on 370, the facts have been impossible to come by. >> they still haven't produced the cargo manifest. they still haven't produced air traffic control records. they haven't given any rationale as to why they've determined it to be an accident yet they have. >> reporter: asian authorities say they have not learned from

what happened with the initial disappearance. >> if you look at the response to the international catastrophe, it's a shambles, absolute embarrassment to the country the way the leadership and the military responded to the situation. y understand why the world community accepted it. >> what about a year on have they learned their lessons? >> of course not. if anything they've gotten worse. >> reporter: families say they will ton for access to information. they stayed in touch and plan their next moves on social media. do you feel that you are a lone voice or minority voice amongst the passengers' family, or is this a majority view? >> i'm sure -- i don't speak for every single person but i know whatever i'm saying is definitely the consensus of a large majority of us. >> reporter: they draw strength from each other but their burden doesn't get lighter. >> we hope that they keep us informed. we not that's not a lot to ask for, to ask for transparency and to be treated in a humane

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and a warm welcome back to everyone. you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. our headlines begin with a developing story out of eastern ukraine. we not that at least 30 may have been killed in a mine explosion according to the reuters news service. local officials say they're trying to remove poisonous gas before they get to the site of the explosion. that's why we should note this is preliminary information. reuters reports at least 14 other people have been injured. all 224 people on board a turkish airlines flight were able to evacuate safely after the plane skidded off the runway in kathmandu. there was heavy rain at the time of the landing a passenger reported the plane attempted to land twice before but poor visible prevented it. israel's prime minister says

negotiations underway with iran could pave the way for a nuclear nightmare. benjamin netanyahu addressed the u.s. congress tuesday saying a deal in the work would all but guarantee iran develops nuclear weapons. >> for over a year, we've been told that no deal is better than a bad deal. well this say bad deal. it's a very bad deal. we're better off without it. >> and for more perspective on mr. netanyahu's speech and its impact we're joined by the director of the american jewish committee in israel and a former spokeswoman for the israel defense forces. thank you very much for talking with us. israel's opposition leader, isaac herzog, says every israel opposes a nuclear iran. he says prime minister netanyahu

unnecessarily sabotaged israel's relations with the u.s. by deepening the rift with a strategic ally. is he right and of the speech worth the damage done to u.s./israeli relations? >> i don't believe so. i believe that the u.s. is israel's closest ally. just last summer where five million israelis had to seek shelter of thousands of rockets that were fired here by hamas from gaza, their lives were saved actually because of the help from the u.s. from the iron dome batteries and the intercepttors that were funded by the u.s. so i don't believe that this kind of nitty-gritty politics can really affect a strong and deep pact between israel and the u.s. actually this began in the '60s, of course. >> and so israeli politicians on the right, they have attacked isaac herzog for his comments

and said his views will not serve him well politically. what does it mean politically, and what impact is mr. netanyahu's speech likely to have on the march 17 elections do you think? >> well, it's not a secret that netanyahu's party, the likud, has weakened in the last couple of weeks. and therefore there is no question that the timing of this speech has to do with this current campaign. i do believe that looking at the mood of the israeli streets, the speech of addressed maybe to those 20% in the israeli population that still did not decide who to vote for. in this aspect they do have some chance to vote for the likud following the speech so it was positive. herzog on the other hand tried to contradict the speech by speaking publicly 20 minutes after netanyahu finished his speech near the gaza border, trying to pretend as if he is a

security expert. this i'm afraid did not bring herring on any suspense. >> a lot of olympics breathe side. why did mr. netanyahu lobby so publicly against a sitting u.s. president and offer no alternative to the deal being worked out in regards to iran? what is his end game do you think? >> i think that netanyahu spoke out of an apocalyptic kind of feeling. he believes that he has to do everything in his power in order to save the people of israel. and you know what the end of the day, the speech is over. maybe the media will deal with it for another 24 48 hours. but the big question remains what will happen with iran next? what will happen next week? what will happen in march, 24 i think this is the critical issue. and most israelis in the streets and especially in two weeks when they will vote will go to the

voting places and place their votes there. they're concerned with two things -- two primary things. the first one is security issues, especially security for israel. and the second would be economic welfare social issues. this is something of great concern here in israel. >> come march 17 we'll see if the speech in congress paid off for mr. netanyahu. thank you very much for joining us on cnn. pressure it. want -- appreciate it. >> want to get you the latest on the shadowing isis figure. his masked face and angry voice are all too familiar are from isis execution videos. now an advocacy group that works with convict religious extremists released a new clip. it's a 2009 phone recording of the man who would become known as jihadi john. >> he looked at me and he said muhammad, what do you think about 7 about 7/7? i said innocent people have

been hurt. this is extremism. he said -- i said what happened is wrong. you know, what you want to say? if i make the last comeback i make it and i don't think -- i think what happen is wrong. >> it recording portrays a man frustrated by questions from law enforcement. the group says he felt houstoned by authorities but that may only be part of the story. >> when you're in an interrogation situation and are a radical you'd be the stupidest radical alive to top to having extremist views with a law enforcement official. so he wanted to get out of the situation as fast as he can. >> some analysts say investigators targeted emwazi because they already knew he had links with terrorist groups. nigerian islamist group boko haram has taken note of the provocative messages released by isis.

now they are beginning to mimic the violent isis videos. >> that's right. boko haram released a video showing the apparent beheading two of men similar to isis killings. we want to warn you some may find the upcoming report disturbing. diana magnay has the story. >> reporter: bodies executed one by one and then thrown into the river. militants doing wheelies in their tanks. and now this -- the apparent beheadings of two men by boko haram militants, posted on line. almost the mirror image of the beheadings isis has filmed and published on line since the summer. two distinct jihadi entities strikingly similar imagery. boko haram is an extremist group predates isis by several years. it's clearly been watching and copying the isis formula. since late last year upgrading the quality of its videos,

adding the stamp of a production house and using the same islamic chance for soundtrack -- ♪ >> reporter: even down to the professed leader of boko haram assuming the role of teacher. the alcove setting, a mirror image of isis leader al baghdadi preaching in mosul. >> for boko haram, i think emulating islamic state is of a lot of benefit. obviously it gains the group prominence and places them on the same platform. as the islamic states. then we cannot discount the possibility that there are discernible linkages between the groups and that using islamic state's imagery and making references to the lord might be a preamble to a more established linkage between the two organizations. >> reporter: there's no clear evidence of any direct link yet. in its magazine "dabiq," isis writes of groups including one

in nigeria swearing allegiance but doesn't specify which. operational success is less easy to copy. and boko haram is capturing and seizing territory. it's not using the same governance tools as isis does. and it doesn't control the same kind of economic resources the oil wealth, that isis does. crucially so far, it doesn't have a trail of would-be foreign fires flocking its way. analysts say it may changedenting on how it's dealt with. >> if you see a more visible, more active international response from this, at that point, you could risk truly internationalizing boko haram which has to date actually been really more of a nigerian terrorist movement. >> reporter: for now, the u.s. and others are limiting their assistance to training and intelligence leaving the nigerian and neighboring power to take on the group militarily with hope this a regional force can succeed against boko haram

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pakistan on a mission to eradicate polio. officials are locking up parent who refuse to get their children vaccinated. arresting more than 500 in just the past couple of days. >> now despite vaccination dpans, pakistan -- campaigns, pakistan lead all others in the number of new polio cases. you see this, in twouft, the country had 327 cases. the next closest country was nigeria with just 36. for more we're joined boy journalist michelle stock man. she is in islamabad today. and michelle lack of trust and suspicion surrounding vaccination campaigns is a real problem in many parts of pakistan. but why do police decide to arrest parents? this seems like a real dramatic step. >> reporter: it is a dramatic step. this is seen as a last-ditch effort to reach parents who have refused to let health care workers administer the polio vaccine to their children. first, what happens is that the workers go to the house if

there's refusal, supervisors go. then if there's another refusal, respected members of the community will go to the house and try and convince the parents. these parents who have been arrested still refused after those continued efforts. really there's a lot of political pressure on nationally and internationally to address this issue to get the vaccine to the 2.7 million children in this province where these reaves were made that they receive it. >> and there's a real issue with how to get that done. there's rhetoric being spread that vaccines are a bigger evil than the controversial u.s.-led drone strikes. how can pakistani officials counter that kind of commentary? >> reporter: it is scary to have this threat of the taliban. and i'm sure many parents feel that. and they perhaps feel there's eyes on them as the polio workers go to their home. and that's maybe why they refuse. public health officials have used many tactics.

they try and get people in transit at bus stochs at train stops. when they're crossing to different cities, they try and get to the children that way. outside the eyes of people who might be watching. also they've tried to recruit clerics who can discuss the vaccine and actually say it's a good thing. also popular politicians in the province like the imam he's led polio vaccine campaigns. so they're trying everything they can but it's hard to say what's going to convince one individual parent or the next. but officials really are trying -- these are, again, a last-ditch effort. >> yeah it's frightening when people agree with locking up parents because it's such an important issue. and of course if polio gets out, it continues to spread. michelle stockman live in islamabad on the story. thank you very much:now the debate over air pollution in china is heating up with a documentary that's gone viral. it's called "under the dome" and is produced by a well-known chinese journalist.

>> she says she took on the subject because her daughter was born with a tumor. but critics say they're suspicious the video is a government public relations move. it's gotten over 100 million views since it went on line sudden. for more on the situation of solution, let's it turn again to our meteorologist pedram javaheri. it has been a constant problem for china. and it's difficult to see whether the government's doing very much about it. talk to us about the film. >> you know, it seems like coal is the culprit obviously. you go to 2013 360 million ton of coal were burneded in chen alone. more than every single country in the world combined. that tells you what's going on there. but just back last year 175 days in beijing in particular were considered unhealthy or hazardous. so do the math. that's almost every other day. dangerous air quality across portions of beijing. and it's expected that coal could exceed oil as well as the number-one energy in the world.

>> coal -- >> and the factories the steal factories, as well, in homes the heating source for home. but let's show what's happening across portions of china. the setup certainly not good. when you have the most densely populated -- the most populated nation in the world in china the 500 million people that live north of the river, that's the area of concern. we know back in 1950 for a 30-year period the chinese government gave away free coal to people north of the river because that's climatologically where theest temperatures occurred across china in the winter months. studies have been done, and we know pollution levels north of that line some 55% higher in other portions of china. and all air pollution cutting life expectancy in this region by 5.5 years. so again you do the math not a good setup. we know the air equal index typically gets up to the hazardous category across this portion of the world. the good to moderate scale, that is very unusual to find. there it is this hour oddly enough. much of china is from shanghai toward hong kong sitting in the

unhealthy scale as we speak. 20 times higher than what is considered holiday is what they routinely deal with across areas of china. so here it goes as far as the inversion. typically warmer air because it's less dense. gets to the top. the cooler, more den air at the surface traps the pollutants. that becomes the issue across here. guys we touch on how the official there have -- we touched on how the officials there have tried to put policies in effect. heavy our pollution of developed in 2013. a color-coded policy that says that schools have to be shut down if you have three consecutive days of unhealthy air and excavation on construction sites, they cannot continue. unfortunately it seems like they stretch the rules. so sometimes if business had to go on, business will go on with even polluted days. >> that's very unfortunate. everyone gotten used to wearing masks to protect themselves. thank you very much. it is the last day of prince william's trip to china. we will have an update on his final stops before he heads back home.

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went terribly wrong. now the station she works for could lose its license. sydney station today f.m. sparked outrage when gregg and fellow deejay crank called a london hospital where kate middleton of being treated for morning sickness. >> the nurse who took the call later killed herself. it was tragic. on wednesday, australia's high court upheld a ruling that the broadcaster had broken the law. now today f.m. may lose its license or be taken off the air temporarily. >> and now more on the couple that you see there. prince william is wrapping up his week-long asia tour with a topic close to his heart felt wildlife conservation. >> the prince visited an elephant sanctuary before going on to speak about the importance of protecting them in the wild. elephants are being slaughtered at an alarming rate to supply the illegal ivory trade. mac foster joins us live from london to talk about the prince's most recent activities

in china. max, let's start with an overall feeling of how this trip has gone so far. it is being drawn to a close now. what's the sense? >> reporter: i've been looking at the chinese media actually. this is the sort of test really. 's to whether william could tread the diplomatic line between the u.k. and china and to promote the cause that's are closest to him. the cause that is closest to him is the protect of endangered species. the problem he's discovered while in africa on that is the demand for illegal wildlife parts largely comes from china. chinese medicine. so using parts of endangered animals in chinese medicines, a huge, huge problem. that fuels a lot of the poaching in africa. he wants to address that issue but doesn't want to offend his hosts in china. they don't like to be told what to do. you have images there a successful project in china.

a sanctuary for rescued asian jen elephants. so the way he's handling this is by promoting what china's doing positively in the area of conservation rather than being too negative. you mention he's about to hold a speech. that speech will be his last moment in this tour really. there's lot of speculation that he will address this issue which say risk for him. but hopefully the chinese will understand that from his point of view. apparently this discussion did come up with a meeting with the president, as well. so he's taking it pretty seriously and taking risks there. >> considering the risk it is fascinating. you're speaking of a diplomatic balancing act the prince will need to do. and bringing attention to the wildlife issue, particularly interesting because of what you mentioned. the demand, what keeps poaching going on the african continent is that demand mostly in china and other parts of asia. what might we expect then from him during his speech his farewell speech before he

departs? >> reporter: i think it's a long-term process to make chinese people who use these medicines think about what they're actually doing. he did actually hook up with yao ming the famous sportsman from china. the basketball player. had a very successful campaign in china. i think perhaps modeling it on that. this was around shark fin soup. basically telling people in china this actually it doesn't have healing qualities that you think it does. and democrat dropped massively. that was with the support of the chinese government. so i think prince william will try and reflect the success of that campaign in relation to ivory for example. so that's what he's trying to do. and he is quite a powerful cultural figure in china. so he hopes that just by changing thoughts and feelings around illegal wildlife parts that will have the impact that he's looking for. >> it might do it. >> absolutely. max foster, thank you very much. appreciate it. you have been watching "cnn newsroom." thank you very much for being with us these past two hours.

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the dire warning from israel's prime minister creating new controversy this morning. warning congress that iran will acquire a nuclear weapon if white house negotiations end with a deal. but will benjamin netanyahu's unprecedented stance backfire? we have team coverage in washington, iran and israel ahead. morning, everyone welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> and i'm christine romans. it is wednesday, march 4th. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. reaction developing across washington to israeli leader netanyahu's capitol hill speech where he blasted a nuclear deal with iran. the prime minister holding nothing back in an address to a joint session of congress that drew repeated -- repeated standing ovations. the speech also drawing