ali rogin is back to tell us how minnesota is poised to get a new flag in may, redesigned to get rid critic called "a cluttered genocidal mess." ali: atop minnesota's flag, which has flown over the state for six decades, the phrase "l'etoile du nord" - the north star. but critics say this flag needs a new direction. >> it just was kind of a cluttered mess and you couldn't really tell what was going on on it. ali: in 2021, state representative mike frieberg introduced the bill to replace the flag, which depicts a native american man riding away on a horse, as a settler plows the land. >> the problems with the imagery on the seal are etty incontrovertibly racially motivated merit cash motivated. >> for me as a dakota wia, or dakota woman, i felt the old flag was offensive. ali: shelley buck represents the prairie island indian community, southeast of minneapolis. she was part of a 17-member commission, set up by the democratic-majority legislature to choose a new flag and state seal. >> it was important to see this flag change because this is our ancestral homeland. a lot of tribes thro

earlier, ali rogin spoke with bethany allen-ebrahimian, the china reporter for axios, who is based inli: what were the issues that taiwanese voters were most concerned with? and what do those issues say about the fact that william lai has won? bethany: taiwanese voters in this election, as with every presidential election, were, uh, concerned about cross-strait relations. in taiwan's presidential elections the relationship with ina is always a key issue. and that was certainly the case this year. over the past year or so, the chinese government has been increasingly aggressive in its coercive actions towards taiwan. and so voters and the parties themselves made that a key issue. the kmt cast this election as a choice between war and peace. a vote for the kmt is a vote for peace with china, they said. a vote for the dpp is a vote for war, whereas the dpp cast this as an election. that was a choice between democracy and authoritarianism. with a rising china, you know, a sort of specter of authoritarianism looming over taiwan. but those were not the only issues. basically on the ballot t

ali rogin spoke with two ugandan lgbt activists. including one who just survived an attempt on his life. and we should warn you that some of the images in this report may be disturbing for some viewers. >> the man that tried to cut my neck shouted, what is in the local language of uganda, "ffa musiyazzi," which is translated "die, you homosexual." ali: steven kabuye is the executive direct of the advocacy group "colored voice truth to lgbtq." he's faced death threats since march because of his sexuality. then last month, he filmed himself on the ground clinging to life, after being stabbed repeatedly by unknown assailants outside his home. he's now receiving care outside uganda, but kabuye says the police seemed more focused on his being gay than on the attack. >> people wanted to end my life. and the police was really looking into my sexuality and everything. and two days later when they came to get a statement for me, they kept on asking me how i became gay. ali: activists say that this is the new normal for the lgbtq + community

but as ali rogin reports, it turns out the replacement devices might also pose dangerous problems. millions of americans with breathing conditions like sleep apnea, cpap machines have proven to be lifesaving devices. but when these devices become potentially life-threatening, consequences can be deadly. back in october, we brought you the story of a joint investigation published by the pittsburgh post-gazette d propublica, detailing serious issues with some models of philips breathing machines, including cpap and respirators. the machines were recalled in 2021, but not before aumber of users of the machines reported developing new illnesses, including cancer and asthma. now, new reporting on the replacement machines that philips sent out to those customers found that the new machines are emitting elevated levels of dangerous chemicals, including formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. joining us now is debbie cenziper, one of the leaders of the propublica pittsburgh post-gazette investigation. debbie, thank you so much for joining us. >> so propublica and the pittsburgh post-gazette has

earlier today, ali rogin was able to speak with a representative from the un's relief agency throughhaky internet connection for an update about what's happening on the ground. >> the world food program recently tweeted that everyone in gaza is hungry. can you give us a sense of how dire the situation is right now? >> there are proximlly 1.4 million currently displaced people here. the only food most people have is what comes in through crossing over, not enough to accommodate the basic needs for this many people. i have seen a convoy where people are chasing the convoy down the street because they are desperate to get any food they can. we did have a convoy that managed north a few days ago with trucks of flour. you could see how happy they were. but the situation really is quite desperate. children need food because they don't have any. it is a difficult situation for them. i can't imagine how their parents feel not being able to provide for them. overall, we need to be more -- we need to get more food in. >>'s possibilities to the various stakeholders in this conflict have? >> fir