mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> i'm morgan radford, live from new york city, here are today's headlines. yulia tymoshenko is on her way to join protesters at independent square. she was released earlier today and president viktor yanukovych fled the capitol and now refuses to step down. >>> house thousand us of anti-and pro government protesters i demonstrate in caracas today. >>> over in vatican city pope francis promoted 19 bishops to the college of cardinals. and former pope benedict came to greet each of the new cardinals. >> meteorologist: i hope you're all having a wonderful afternoon. if if you're traveling today, you need to be careful because tonight i think we'll see areas of black ice. no cloud cover out there. high pressure is built in behind our frontal boundary from the west to the northeast. you can see its stalling over central florida and i think we'll see stronger thunderstorms later on in the after

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> .ll occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. the american economy has been slowly rebounding since the depths of the great recession in 2008, but it's been choppy and may remain that way. a report out today shows consumer confidence dipped slightly in february. puerto rico is one place that has not recovered as well as the rest of the country. on this edition of the program we're taking a closer look at the multiple problems holding puerto rico back. still with us from puerto rico, kenneth mcclintock former secretary of state and former president of the puerto rican senate. from hartford, professor from the university of connecticut and here in washington, justin hagin, executive director of national puerto rico chamber of commerce. the three main political matters puerto rico are best known for their view of future status of the island. but if we were spending more time on the island and

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ..still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> a powerful volcanic eruption in indonesia has left people dead and thousands displaced. the eruption shroud large parts of jakarta, the country's most densely populated city. it sent ash and rocks into the atmosphere causing airports in the area to be shut down and the blast to be heard up to 125 miles away. >>> several environmental groups said a loophole in federal regulations in oil and gas is now allowing americans to be exposed to toxic chemicals in the air. now there is a report that is required to know what is seeping in the air. >> russell anselmo was a former engineer enjoying his retirement back working in his backyard. sand, shape, contour. >> but he's concerned about the neighborhood. he lives in an industrial occu corridor in louisiana. >> all the plants are this way. >> right, that way. >> not very far. >> not really, no. it's pretty close. >> most u.s. industries have to

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> .ill occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york. i'm jonathan betz with today's headlines. an update on the michael dunn trial. in florida. the jury has reached a verdict in four out of five counts. after two argued over volume of music in the teen's car. charged with a count of murder and three counts of attempted murder. the judge last directed the jury to go back and deliberate. >>> third round of syrian peace talks are expected. >>> the united states will provide a billion dollars of loan guarantees to jordan, to help with with syrian refugees. president obama and king abdalla also discussed the need for transitional government in syria. >>> demonstrators in venezuela's capital last night. police used water cannons to break up the crowds. three were killed during an antigovernment march. >>> four people are dead after volcano erupted in indonesia. seven airports were closed to prevent a