jamil has more from new dehli. >> they was the latest victim of a horrific crime. the 16-year-old was allegedly gang raped twice, over two days in acth. the family says the torment didn't end there. they alleged that family and friends of the accused continuously harassed and threatened them to withdraw the case. >> they said they would kill us. policemen watched silently. what is the use of policemen who can not protect us? >> reporter: on december 23rd she was set on fire, dying in hospital a week later. until thursday, police were treating the girl's death as a suicide. but now, they sare treating it s a murder as disclosing they recorded a deathbed statement by the victim. this crime is the latest since the december 2012 gang rape case in new dehli that led to tougher punt issuements for crimes against women. while the laws have strengthened police are weak in enforcing them. >> maybe they are behind bars. then how could this family have been regularly threatened for over one month and then, again, she was put on fire? how could they manage it? there must have

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sumnina udas, cnn, new dehli. >> so sad. thanks for watching "around the world."n newsroom" starts right now. have a good afternoon. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now, using the words false and illogical, the lieutenant governor fiercely denying new charges of favoritism, among other things. mean time, christie tells a reporter what he is going through has been, in a word, awful. right now, president obama marks martin luther king's birthday in five years in office, opening up about how his own skin color both hurts and helps him. >>> and right now, the olympic torch gets closer to sochi, as new terror threats emerge. can russia keep the world's athletes safe?

fez jamil, al jazeera, new dehli. >> a rumbling volcano shot ash into the air more than 30 times todaysinamung has been a threat since november. it spewed ash 13,000 feet high. local officials say more than 20 78,000 people have been displaced. >>> that's our show tonight. thanks for joining us. i am jonathan betz. we will be back in an hour with more. headlines are next after a short break. you are watching al jazeera america america life from new york. i am jonathan betz with tonight's headlines. the u.s. says it's concerned about the situation in western iraq where the government is battling an armed group link today al-qaeda. police in the main city of fallujah say rebel fighters control the center of town. at least eight people have been killed in the violence there. brutal cold weather is bearing down on the midwest. a deep freeze is bringing some of the lowest temperatures in years in the dakotas. it could feel as low as 50 degrees below zero. several states across the midwest may face negative temperatures for days. u.s. coast guard is being called on to help two stranded ships

. >>> in india, students and soldiers, they are rehearsing for the indian republic day parade in new dehliildren fully dressed in their costumes, beautiful, practicing their tiger dance for the big parade. that parade will be held january 26th. >>> thanks for watching "around the world". "cnn newsroom" starts right now. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. have is a great afternoon. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now, president obama only minutes away from giving an important speech on the economy in north carolina. that state's democratic senator notably absent from today's event. has the president become a campaign liability this year. >>> i am not a bully. chris christie said it and apparently new jersey voters believed it. new polls show an improvement in the governor's rating. >>> and michelle obama gets ready for her 50th birthday and opens up about plastic surgery, botox and one day becoming a grandma. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, reporting from washington. president obama isec

secretary is postponing his trip to india next week amid the diplomatic route between india and new dehliuthorities accused her of underpaying her nanny and lying on a visa application. >>> still to come, there was many happy returns for macy's during the holidays. we'll have a look, right after this. ♪ [ cellphones beeping ] ♪ [ cellphone rings ] hello? [ male announcer ] over 12,000 financial advisors. good, good. good. over $700 billion dollars in assets under care. let me just put this away. [ male announcer ] how did edward jones get so big? could you teach our kids that trick? [ male announcer ] by not acting that way. ok, last quarter... [ male announcer ] it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. ♪ >>> the blank of glbd andenglanb are getting ready to make rate decisions. >>> macy's posted strong sales over the christmas season. >>> and inflation hits a seven-month low. there was a fairly happy end to the holiday season for macy's. reporting pretty good sales numbers. bertha has been doing her bit, of course. she joins us for more stateside. hi, bertha. >> hi, ross. i do my