my parents immigrated to the united states the island plays a role in the story. i wrote this poem yesterday kind is the 1st poll what would like to show tonight because for many of us in talking about our families emigrating to this country and talking about the experiences we have had here it is important to acknowledge the history is where we come from and some of the reasons why many of us will not return. looking for light in sri lanka comeau we celebrate the night when light overcame the darkness, when rama returned from exile, principal returned from longer in the grid of the demon king. abducted according to mythology it is becoming history. when the government commits atrocities with impunity it keeps people's faith a mystery to my agrees to reform without accountability where is the light? what can we see? suffered abuses in the evil custody, many are now being tortured at the hands of the police and military. what are their names? when will they be free? where is the light? what can we see? the flames from our lab's guide us. we carry our fires like tor

its first official tour of cuba since 1999 with a the in diplomatic relations between the united states and the islandd offer significant changes for the thousands of cubans who dream of playing in the mlb. >> reporter: posing for photographs, this is considered a triumphant homecoming for some of the biggest names in baseball. defectors who were along hundreds of cubans that have illegally left for the united states. >> translator: i'm very happy. thankful to the major league and the association for giving us this opportunity. >> reporter: the players were once the subject of official disdain, but major league baseball has been moving quickly to rebuild ties since president obama, and raul castro, announced a year ago they would reestablish diplomatic relations between the u.s. and cuba. this is the start of a three-day goodwill tour. >> it's the thought of our commissioner and owners to ultimately negotiate with the cuban baseball federation, operation of the u.s. government, and the cuban government, a safe, and legal path for cuban baseball players. >> reporter: this dodger's outfielder feld in a

as a member of congress representing the united states virgin islands i very much strongly support thebipartisan effort of reauthorizing the office of national drug control policy. i see how important it is not only for the nation in terms of treatment but preventatives as well in terms of stopping the flow of drugs in and out of the country and its transportation throughout. for years the otherwise peaceful communities in the us virgin islands have been experiencing elevated levels of crime and violence, much of it related to the economy which has in turn moved tremendously to a growth and illegal drug trade. we are grateful presence and would be in favor of increased presence because we are aware that much of the traffic of drugs coming into the mainland is coming through the caribbean corridor which many people are not aware of how much drugs are coming into the country through such a small area of the united states. you can imagine if it's coming through such a small and porous border in the small community, the tremendous affected is having on the people that live there, neighborh

the united states. you are contributing to the public funds in the united states. well, move to puerto rico. you don't have to pay. >> he says the strategy is starving the island of much needed revenue -- leading the economy further into debt. >> 4% corporate tax rates. 100% exemption on all dividends and interest income. 100% exemption on all capital gains. >> so as i tell you - >> that's a pretty good deal. >> yeah, that's a pretty good deal, yeah. that's a pretty good deal, and it is a good deal for them. there's no question. the question is whether it's a good deal for puerto rico, and does it generate any economic development? >> the incentives have attracted some of wall street's wealthiest. >> this is our main lobby bar it's called vanderbuilt court this is fahad ghaffar, a partner at paulson & co., a hedge fund that has purchased this 5-star hotel, and several others. >> and that's our other hotel, la concha. there's a beautiful restaurant right on the beach. there's a big ocean, right over there. >> that's yours too? >> yeah. >> wow. >> and if you go through this gate, you walk right through the park and you end up at a humongous beach, which is in fr

as a member of congress represents the united states virgin islands i very much strongly support the bipartisan effort of reauthorizing the office of national drug control policy. i see how important it is not only for our nation in terms of treatment but preventative as well in terms of stopping the flow of drugs in and out of this country and its transportation throughout. for years, the otherwise peaceful communities in the u.s. virgin islands have been experiencing elevated levels of crime and violence. much of it is related to our economy and that economy has in turn moved tremendously to a growth in illegal drug trade and we are very grateful for hida's presence in the virgin islands and would be in favor of increased presence in virgin islands and puerto rico. we're aware much of the traffic of drugs coming into the main land is coming through the caribbean corridor which many people are not aware of, how much drugs are coming through small area of the united states. if you imagine it is coming through a small porous border in the small community, the effect, tremendous effect

the united states, but harmful outside of the united states as well. >> you're watching al jazeera. still to come, the tiny caribbean island that is making giant leaps to become completely self efficient for energy. >>> and a country with vast water resources still experiencing severe drought. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the united states has announced plans for all the countries involved in the syrian peace process next friday in new york. >>> turkey is to stop deploying troops to iraq but refuses to remove forces already there. >>> presidential hopeful donald trump causing a fury after calling for a complete ban on muslims entering the country. >>> taliban forces have attacked an airport in southern afghan city of kandahar. a spokesman said that fighters base themselves at a nearby school from where they fired at from the airport. >> another palestinian is showed deashot dead in in bethlehem. >>> angelo american is cutting 85,000 jobs, the quiff rent of two-thirds of its workforce. it has seen its value drop 70% this year. >> the world's fifth largest mining company is taking

the united states. >> he did australia and the marshall islands. that is nine reindeer by the way rudolph is on the front. >> we'll need him to get him off during the dreary conditions, things are getting better rain wise, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing us we are looking at rain. it's mainly over south jersey and delaware, if you are down there and getting wet, and i'll give you the two dimensional view, there are lighter sprinkles and up in the northern suburbs, it's that stuff down south that is the issue, it gets into a lull and you see that happening down by dover, and there is more precipitation in the south, and over the next several hours you'll continue that off and on wet pattern and things get better in the afternoon as we look outside we have the action cam checking out what looks like spring out there, cloudy and forsythia blooms on the bush and in my wife's front garden we have more color than we usually do the roses are out. that is the way gotting to go for the next seven-day forecast, 71 degrees and we have already blown pa

get normalized at some point including how cubans get treated when they come to the united states. >> how cubans on the island get treated, too. >> there's more there. right, i have heard plenty of stories of things not so good there still. thank you very much. >> have a good night. >>> up next on "mtp daily," ted cruz hits the road for a tour of super tuesday states. is he ged getting ahead of himself. first, hampton pearson. >> we had a federal reserve hangover on wall street. dow sliding 253 points. s&p off by 31. nasdaq down by 68 points. another tough session for crude oil prices. slipping more than 1.5% today to close below 35 a barrel. that decline pressured shareses of oil giants like exxon mobil and chevron. >>> number of americans filing for first time jobless claims dropped by bigger than expected 11,000 to 271,000 last week. it was the 41st straight week they held below the key 300,000 level. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. at planters we know how to throw a remarkable holiday party. just serve classy snacks and be a gracious host, no matter who shows up. [cricket sound] richard.

islands. they did a drive-by, the destroyeyer with past. there has in some criticism of the e on messaging or the substance of that. was it useful? bonnie: the united statestarted bating this in late 2013 when the chinese started building the artificial islands. it has beeeen a lot of intense discussion in the administration between how we respond. interview long time, and finally the u.s. sendsds destroyer withn 12 nautical miles of one of these fereefs. they did this in a very public way because there were so many challenges to freedom of navigation on a very quiet part. thisis is a problem and they hae 70's.ince 199 taking so long to start addressing these challenges is the negative side of the strategy, but fortunately we now do have a strategy in place. i think we will be seeing challenges to many of the artificial islands. the challenge in legal terms, each one is different. it is located within 12 nautical mileles of another feature.. the united states rightly is staying on the side of international law. this is where we have an advantage as the chise are consistent with international law. are one of the people who didisagreed with the idea of doin

there is a coalition of ambition which includes the e.u., united states, caribbean islands, and africanries. there is a coalition of deletion, which is really red lines through the texts. so it's all tricky, and it's very hard work to get to the point where you have 196 countries agreeing on the way forward. let's bring in our guest. i'm pleased to introduce the minister of nigeria. what is your take on where we're at right now? >> not in a bad place. it's pretty tough. there are many, many issues that are pretty tough to try to unpick some of those notts that we have had over the last couple of days. i think we have moved, if the say the document in substance is there, but it's a signal we want to send on ambition, on finance, on how we report on all of this to make 2020 a reality. >> reporter: and nigeria of course an oil-producing country. what do you like in this text? >> i think the ambition of the temperature has to be below 1.5. we have made commitments in our indc that are unconditional, and they will only make sense if we can get the other ambitions realized in the rest of our

the island, and there were 50,000. at the the time the c.i.a. thought the only nuclear weapons on the island were for the intermediate range ballistic missiles to hit the united states. there were tactical weapons on the island and the russian commander in cuba had already been given authority to use tactical nuclear weapons the minute the american invasion began and he had ringed guantanamo bay with tactical nuclear weapons. >> rose: which would have rained on miami and further north. >> it would have been a nuclear apocalypse. kennedy is right to get a lot of credit for that. but what i argue in the book is that, if you realize at the same time he's also dealing with an invasion by communist china of democratic india, an invasion which the chinese scored victory after victory and were on the brink of breaking through and dismembering india, and he dealt with that crisis exactly the same time and he also helped to bring that crisis to a good outcome. >> rose: explain the crisis to us. >> the crisis is simple. china and india have to longest disputed border in the world and remains the longest disputed border in the world. they also have an argument overty bet. chin

constraints, it seems like the united states seems somewhat constrained in terms of the chinese being more aggressive in the south china sea, asserting themselves over a series of islandsthere the united states flying some planes over it. where is that going? >> well, in u.s. china relations there are some things that are zero sum sum and some that are positive sum. above all climate change. the problem with the south china sea is it's zero sum. it's either yours or mine. it's either china's or philippines or vietnam or whomever. i think the united states in its very traditional role of guarantor and patroller ever the open seas. it has to say that china is not allowed to unilaterally annex these things. that's going to be a real source of friction. >> anandrea james mentioned climate change. there is no enforcement mechanism, there's really no way to try to make sure that all these countries will meet their obligation. >> i don't think so, i think occurrence will actually do their best to keep their obligation not just because there are enforcement mechanisms but in the case of the u.s. prior, kyoto did better than expected. >> but there's no that china keeps its obli

as a member of congress representing the united states virgin islands i very much strongly support thebipartisan effort of reauthorizing the office of national drug control policy. i see how important it is not only for the nation in terms of treatment but preventatives as well in terms of stopping the flow of drugs in and out of the country and its transportation throughout. for years the otherwise peaceful communities in the us virgin islands have been experiencing elevated levels of crime and violence, much of it related to the economy which has in turn moved tremendously to a growth and illegal drug trade. we are grateful presence and would be in favor of increased presence because we are aware that much of the traffic of drugs coming into the mainland is coming through the caribbean corridor which many people are not aware of how much drugs are coming into the country through such a small area of the united states. you can imagine if it's coming through such a small and porous border in the small community, the tremendous affected is having on the people that live there, neighborh

you have this coalition -- so-called coalition of ambition which includes the united states, e.u., brazil as well, caribbean islandscan nations who are really pushing trying to bring everybody tonight. and then you have the coalition of deletion where people are putting red lines through the text, and that's people like saudi arabia and venezuela, and to a certain extent china. the job here is to try to bring everybody together. the french president want a resolution around 2:00 tomorrow afternoon, and the french president would come and take think idealization for a specific deal. >> i know you spoke about the traditional division between the developed and developing countries, but what is causing the hold up in this final agreement? >> yeah, well, what the last draft text did is it just highlighted those key issues. the issues of finance, ambition, and responsibility. if you take one out one threat, it unravels the whole lot. and you have developed nations who are now suggesting that the richer developing nations could contribute more to the climate fund, countries like india and china, and they don't want to pla

my parents immigrated to the united states from sri lanka. the island of lanka plays a role in the story of the holiday. i wrote this poem yesterday, and it's first poem i'd like to share tonight, because for many of us in talking about our families immigrating to this country and talking about the experiences we've had here, it's also important to acknowledge the histories of where we come from and some of the reasons for why many of us will not return. look for light in sri lanka. we celebrate the night when light overcame the darkness, when rama returned from exile, when -- returned from lanka and the grips of the demon king. seetha was abducted, according to mythology. many are vanished. it is becoming history. when the government commits atrocities with impunity, keeps people's faiths a mystery, agrees to reforms without accountability, where is the light? what can we see? seetha suffered abuses in the evil custody. many are now being tortured at the hands of the police and military. what are their names? when will they be free? where is the light?

the island. i would hope to prick the conscience of the senate about the 3.5 million united states citizens who just happen to live in the island of puerto rico. you know, and to do something before this crisis transforms into a full-blown human catastrophe. now, these 3.5 million americans who call puerto rico home have a long history with the united states. over 200,000 of them have served in every conflict since world war 1 and worn the uniform of the united states. over 20,000 of them currently wear the uniform of the united states and put their lives at risk for the safety and security of all of us here at home. they are stationed across the globe. if you went with me -- and i'd invite any colleague who wants to go to the vietnam memorial and see a disproportionate number of puerto ricans who served in the vietnam war and gave their lives on behalf of the country. so puerto rico is an integral part of america, and its people are as americans, you and me. they have full citizenship rights. the status of where they live does not alter their rights under the constitution. and the fiscal time bomb

the deal with the refugees, it is an idea that the united , we own real estate outside territory of the united states, such as islands if we compromise have to bring in refugees to the united states of america, we don't have to bring them into this country but we could set up some type of temporary residency or housing facility on some of these islands? to provide them with living facilities and sanitation facilities and some type of education until the dilemma in the middle east is over. yes, it will cost us money and we need to have some way to deal with the other countries to reimburse america. to let the refugees know that this is not a green card to become a citizen of the united dates of america. -- united states of america. that those whoe are trying to come into the ,ountry should have privileges the refugee program is not a green card. idea,a suggestion or an your response? to putting refugees inside a decent living facility we would build in some of the outside border islands? two things. the refugee program that we have in this country we have a long before the crisis in syria and iraq. -- it is a legal me

cuba, cuba, soon commercial flights from the united states will resume to the island nation for the firstry. the state department says it has reached an agreement with cuba. right now charter service is actually the only way to go you can fly between these two countries. this is the latest step to restore ties between the united states and cuba after decades of very frosty relations. patrick oppmann is our correspondent based there in havana. this is exciting for people wanting to go where you live. tell me about this. >> reporter: it's going to make things a lot easier, brooke. in the near future you will be able to contact your jetblue, american airlines, any one of these major u.s. airliners that want to open up full-time operations with cuba. and buy a ticket almost like you would any other country. i say almost because it is still illegal to come here as a tourist under u.s. law. but there are a lot of ways frankly around that. there are now 12 authorized categories, but one of the catches it's been very difficult to come here on these charter services that have been run somewhat ine

will be absolutely vital and one of the things that we heard t consensus between the united states and these small islandions is that we have to have an ambitious agreement. though the targets themselves may not have the force of treaties, the process, the procedures that ensure transparency and periodic reviews, that needs to be legally binding and that's going to be critical in us having higher ambitions and holding each other accountable for those ambitions. the climate financing has to effect the most unique needs of the most vulnerable countries in how it's operates and those pledges have to be real. >> let's get back out to steve who is at cop-21 in paris. now that the leaders, the heads of state have left paris we're down to the technical details. >> and he completely underlined the key details there. no leaders wanted a treaty but wouldn't be able to get that back stateside as well. but he wants legally binding elements to which part of it. that is absolutely key and that's something i have been speaking to the lady whose title might as well be chief cat herder here. her title is executive secret

john d rockefeller's son married the daughter of aldrich of rhode island, the greatest politician in the united states. so the great moneymaker and to the greatest politician and in ldricharriage produced a rockefeller, vice president of the united states. this is constantly changing. not is partly -- it may service these people. this is the world they live in and worked in. ,ou take a family, howard baker wonderful senator and so forth. .is father was a congressman when his father died, his mother took the seat, which is often the case, widow succession. somebody wrote a book that was called, "over his dead body." so he had a mother and father in into theand he married family of the leader of the party and they had children. one child ran for office and did not make it. and she died and he married griffith. a sender from kansas -- senator from kansas, his father -- whose father ran for president. look at that collection of people, not because they were seeking power, it was just how they lived. it was you you went to dinner with -- who you went to dinner with, who they enjoyed. i see that constantly

island, more than 85% of what people eat is imported. seafood, meats and staples like rice and beans and coffee mostly come from the united states, neighboringlatin american countries and even china. the main reason: puerto rico's agricultural sector is dismal, representing less than 1% of the island's gross domestic product. >> from california or china, in a ship that goes to the canal de panama, to come here, that's, like, one, two, three, four, five, six weeks? >> reporter: carlos reyes- albino, a former co-owner of the restaurant, says the island's dependence on imports makes it dangerously vulnerable to any unforeseen event threatening its food supply. >> a catastrophe or something happen with the ships, what's going to happen to us? >> reporter: in october, a puerto rico-bound cargo ship from florida, "el faro," sank during a hurricane, costing the lives of 33 crew members and also the loss of 70 containers of food. right now, puerto rico's agriculture secretary warns the territory only has a one-month food supply on hand. so, the government has implemented a plan to redevelop the island's agricultural sector, providing farmers with su

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the united states. two local airmen are among the dead. joseph lemm, and staff sergeant lewis moncoso was from long island. their bodies are set to arrive at dover air force base. >>> it seems something happens every day that makes headlines on the presidential campaign trail. now senator ted cruz is blasting a washington post editorial ca oon saying it went too far. at the same time toda hillary clinton responds harshly to donald trump. nbc's edward lawrence joins us with all of today's presidential politics. >> when it seems that campaigns can't go any further with attacks or responses, here we go again. senator ted cruz blasts "the washington post" for what he calls a tasteless attack. the newspaper ran an editorial cartoon showing cruz as an organ grinder and his two young daughters as monkeys. >> folks want to attack me, that's part of the process. i signed up for that. that'sofine. >> the editorial page editor says he usually looks at all the cartoons but didn't look at this one. he added in a statement, it's generally been the policy of o editorial section to leave children out of it. but the cartoo

the united states. in the face of superiority we werej?$w÷ obliged to give up wa island.nd wish to thank the people of china for their consideration. >> the camps in china were rough did everything they could to do you in. brutal as hell. >> there was one named the beast of the east, ishihara was very cruel. >> he loved to beat on you. and call you rotten names. >> he beat on you? >> one time. across the back. it wasn't a bad beating. >> with a stick? >> cat of nine tails. >> though beaten day in and day out, the american pows never lost their honor. war stories suppose with major devoro as he spoke of his proud defines. >> marched straight out, eyes up straight ahead, i looked at the japanese around, their faces showed a mixture of admiration and bewillederment. what kind of men were these americans thatdm they can still keep their courage and self-respect. in in the long years to come they often protested but you don't act like prisoners, they never understood. >> there were a few times that some men were allowed to commune case via mailful. case via mail. >> what is th

--peshawar.e shower commander of the united states' pacific fleet has warned about an arms race in the south sea. aging has angered its neighbors artificial islandse spratly islands. the u.s. government and others insist that they are illegal. the philippine authorities are accusing china of allowing poachers to plunder the reefs. rupert wingfield-hayes has the report. rupert: this tiny speck of way and is a philippine military outpost. the philippine military power barely extends beyond the island's reef. less than a mile away on another reef, these boats are chinese poachers. we have come here to investigate reports that under the protection of the chinese navy, poachers are plundering the reefs. with the chinese takeover of the south china sea, has come with the local filipino fishermen are calling environmental leaders. -- environmental looters. people like these who are stripping the reef of its coral and precious giant clams. the anchor their boats to the reef and read their engines -- their engines. i asked ms. man what they are doing. what are you looking for, i asked? ,> we are looking for sea clams he said. rupert: it is unclear what th

but in asia, tensions rose between china and the united states and countries in the region, as beijing built up artificial islands, complete with military runways. still, there were major diplomatic agreements reached, in 2015 as well. iran agreed to curtail its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of ecomomic sanctions; the united states and cuba re-opened embassies in each other's capitals and re-established diplomatic relations; twelve pacific rim countries concluded the trans pacific partnership trade agreement which lowers tariffs; 195 countries struck a landmark climate deal in paris-- it aims to cut man-made emissions and slow global warming; and just last week, the u.n. security council approved a framework for trying to end the syrian civil war. so is the u.s. better off from a national security perspective than it was a year ago? for that, we get the views of two people with extensive foreign policy making experience: wendy sherman was under- secretary of state for political affairs during the obama administration. she was the lead u.s negotiator to the iran nuclear talks, and is now an advisor t

as a member of congress represents the united states virgin islands i very much strongly support thertisan effort of reauthorizing the office of national drug control policy. i see how important it is not only for our nation in terms of treatment but preventative as well in terms of stopping the flow of drugs in and out of this country and its transportation throughout. for years, the otherwise peaceful communities in the u.s. virgin islands have been experiencing elevated levels of crime and violence. much of it is related to our economy and that economy has in turn moved tremendously to a growth in illegal drug trade and we are vy

. >>> china is accusing the united states as serious military provocation and said two u.s. bombers flew over disputed islands the u.s. disputes chinese assertions that the two b-52 were near the spratley islands. china has accused the u.s. of deliberately raising tensions in this disputed region of the south china sea. china has angered its neighbors by building manmade islands in this contested territory. now peace talks in yemen's war has continue. troops loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi has taken control of the northwestern part of the country. >> he cease-fire last the all but a few days if at all. >> we have taken control of the military base that we've been surrounding under the control of the houthis and their allies. thank god we have taken it over. >> they have been fighting to restore the power the internationally recognized president abd rabbuh mansur hadi, making it this far to the city is a milestone. the houthis have control of this region for months, and it's a main roo route to its main capital sanaa. >> the fighting is happening while representatives from the warring sides are meant to be tal

the average grinch or san franciscan's heart grow three sizes. in san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> united states and cuba close to a deal on restoring regular airline service to the island. it would allow u.s. airlines to negotiate with the cuban government for routes. that could bring thousands of visitors a day to cuba and it would be the biggest business development since the two countries began normalizing relations about a year ago. they have already reopened embassies in havana and washington. >>> tonight's the night "star wars" fans have been waiting for. the nationwide premiere of "the force awakens." in downtown walnut creek one fan has been camping out since 7:30 yesterday morning. he wanted to be first in line for the best seats for tonight's big event. >> i have to experience this. this is something that might only get to experience once. >> i like his shirt. the movie is expected to bring in up to half billion dollars this opening weekend. can't wait. >> i think he is working the hat, too. got the full garb. >>> 4:42. college bound bay area teen in the hospital for a month now for -- doctors still don't know what's wrong with him. his family's plea for help

the islands not to be used by the military. they promised to work more closely on security with the united states. abe and turnbull also touched on defense cooperation between japan and australia. they said they will work toward simpler immigration procedures for troops. they want personnel to be able to enter each other's countries more easily to deal with disasters and to train. >>> ethiopia's foreign minister is pushing for closer ties with japan on the economic front. he says he wants much more investment. he is visiting tokyo for a business forum. he told nhk his country is getting more and more corporate investment from china and europe and much less from japan. >> compared to other countries and considering also the potential that japan has, it's really small. >> tedros said he'd like to learn why investment by japanese firms remains low. ethiopia has africa's second largest population, more than 96 million. and it has the continent's highest coming growth, an average of 9% for the past five years. he touched on the tokyo international conference on african development and noted africa will

defectors who were among hundreds of cubans who illegally departed the island nation in rein years in search of riches in the united states. >> i'm very happy, very happy. thank you to the major league and the association to give us this opportunity to return to our homeland. >> the players were once the subject of official disdain, but major league baseball has been moving quickly to rebuild ties since presidents barack obama and raul castro announced a year ago they would re-establish diplomatic relations between the u.s. and cuba. this is the start of a three-day goodwill tour. >> this is the goal of our commissioner and owners to ultimately negotiate with the cuban baseball federation. operation of the u.s. government and the cuban government, a safe and legal path for cuban baseball players. >> la dodgers outfielder puig crossed the u.s. border into texas. he has been a familiar story after making less than $1 a day in cuba, he's now worth $4 million contract. >> what i miss the most was my country and seeing the people here. the cuban atmosphere, which i hadn't seen for a while, that left me emotional. >> it's not a

defectors among hundreds of cubans who departed the island nation in recent years in search of riches in the united states. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm david shuster, you're about to see a news conference from the baltimore city police department. this follows the news that the judge declared a mistrial in t in the first officer charged in the death of freddie gray. >> the jury ended its deliberations without being able to reach an unanimous verdict. all of us, if we believe in justice, must have respect for the outcome of the judicial process. this is our american system of justice. 12 baltimore city residents answered the solum call to serve. they listened to the evidence presented, and they rendered a decision. if some choose to protest, they must peacefully demonstrate. that is their right. but we want to be very clear about any potential disturbances in our city. we're prepared to respond. we will protect our residents we will protect our neighborhoods, our businesses, and we will protect the safety of our first responders i urge everyone to respect every in our neighbo

the president of the united states has said that, that there is the possibility for that here in puerto rico. as we know 300,000 people have left this islandthe past decade. the governor also saying that the people leaving and going to the mainland is not helping the situation. that they are losing out on tax money and like i said earlier, essential services are going to be cut today. and we'll find out exactly what that means in the coming hours. >>> chicago's mayor says he will launch a task force to investigate police misconduct. anger trying there over the shooting of the black teen by a white police officer. jason van dyke faces murder charges for fatally shooting laquan mcdonald. he shot him 16 times. >>> classes once again underway at the university of chicago. a 21-year-old accused of making threats against the school. police say he threatened to kill white men on campus, and any officers he came across. >>> it is day two of jury selection for one of the officers charged in the death of freddie gray. william porter, his defense team says he may not be a fair trial. >>> convicted bosston marathon bomber back in court today. his lawy

states,o which were not in rebellion against the united states. it only applied to the states in rebellion. abolished slavery on june 19, 1865, when a union general arrived on galveston islandps. they would enforce the 2-year-old emancipation proclamation by his general order number three, which reads texas -- the people of texas are informed that all slaves are free." absolutelves an equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves. heretoforenection existing between them becomes that between employer and hired laborer. the freed men are advised to remain quietly at the present homes and work for wages. toy will not be allowed collect at military posts and they will not be supported in idleness, either there or elsewhere." >> despite his defense of the emancipation population as a military measure, president lincoln had lingering doubt of its constitutionality. while he felt the courts would sustain as a war measure, he questioned its force once peace was restored. we already know the slaveholding states argued that lincoln did not have the authority over their state because of secession. the states even contended that slaves could not b

it was 50 mega tons, the biggest weapon the united states has ever exploded, second biggest ever in the world. and so it was mounted, they built a special islandfor it. they had it in the bunker and the dais leading up to the test 26, 27th, 28th of february the wind was blow lg towards the northwest. the navy had swept the area new york city ships, no islands and no nothing, providing there was no people there, then you could safely, relatively safely exploat it, but on the night before, the wind backed to the east, started blowing to the east where there were two islands which were full of people. it's going to be big, it's going to have 15. it turned out 50. don't worry, radiation is no big deal. these people, they will get over it. they might lose a little bit of hair, he ordered the button to be pressed and titanic explosion occurred, like the sunrising of the west, noise that went on for many minute. cloud boiling looking like exploding brain up 20 miles into the atmosphere and within half an hour what seemed to be like snow was falling on the islands and this was calcein, what did they do, started picking it up and licking it, they were

the communist island with the idea to stock up. he's doing that in spite of an embargo which prevents the selling of cuban rum in the united states. >> i'd like the see if i could get cases of it. >> and that's exactly what may have bacardi, the largest privately owned rum company, a little concern. the new u.s. regulation says you can buy $100 worth of liquor and bring it back to the united states and for havana club that works out to about 26 bottles. while this is not a commercially viable amount of alcohol the concern that bacardi has is if enough people come back here and bring all this back to the united states it is possible that havana club, cuba style could start showing up in restaurants. part of that concern is ownership. in 1997, bacardi bought the rights to havana club from an exiled family. that sparked a nearly two decade long u.s. trademark battle, with a company that was selling havana club, after spending nearly $3 million to lobby congress, to essentially rewrite u.s. trademark law in its favor. but now, as the cold war with cuba thaws, those old rum wars may again be heating up as more cuban spirits sneak into

the girl is in stable condition at long island jewish medical center. she is a 16-year-old foreign exchange student from china who has only been in the united states for eight months. >>> in brooklyn, police are searching for another slashing suspect. in this case, they say a man was slashed in the neck at a subway station at nostrun avenue on fulton street before 11:30 last night. taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. >>> in new jersey right now, janitorial union reps are heading back to the negotiating table to fight for better pay. yesterday, we told you hundreds of custodians and other office workers gathered for a strike vote in newark much the union say it is they don't get a minimum of $15 an hour, they will walk off the job and that means janitors would walk out of 500 businesses across new jersey, including schools, office buildings and stadiums, like the prudential center. >>> coming up next at noon, the new security measures coming to a theme park near you. we are going to tell you what they are doing and what they are no longer selling, next. >>> as excitement builds for the big premiere of the new "star wars" movie, we

the united states. that's where the kids go, and they're not ready for the schools. 9 i know here in long island, numbers of ms-13 gang incidents have risen. it's not their fault. they're not prepared educationally or socially. again it's not white people living on the east side of manhattan. they'll be going into underprivileged communities, communities having a tough time already, and already this added burden of having kids coming in. again, you feel bad for the kids, but the ones -- are trying to survive, you know, under very tough conditionses. >>> congressman, i want to turn to trifl on the home front. you have said somewhat controversy yeah we need better surveillance of mosques in the united states, quoting you. the only way you're going to find out this in advantage is to do the same time of 24/7 surveillance that was done in the italian-american communities. when they're going after the westies, you look at where the terror threat is going to come from. right now it's from the muslim community. libertarians and constitutionalists right now congressman. >> they can cry all they want. the fact is