the two aids for abdullah abdullah have been shot dead.he election is seen as a test of whether afghanistan can ensure a stable transition. n.a.t.o. troops are prepared to leave. jane ferguson has this report. >> 11 men in afghanistan are getting ready to sell themselves to the public. soon their faces will be posted across the capital. for those hoping to be the next president posters are crucial. in the past images were produced abroad. the manager of this business said times have changed. translation: one of the reasons we get the contract is the work is done in kabul, and the money is not wasted. the candidates are happy. >> the 13 men who work here are happy. for small businesses like this in kabul, the presidential election season is the busiest they have experienced. having one candidate as a client means tens of thousands of business, keeping men like this employed. >> posters are one part of the battle. winning over influential tribal elders will be less visible but essential. this candidate's campaign manager says it depends on l

president obama met with kink abdullah of jordan.has taken in half a million refugees since the war began. in the last few hours the chief mediator announced both sides agreed on a third round. lakhdar brahimi expressed regrets that not much had come of the talks. >> james bays is at the talks in geneva. is a third round likely to achieve what the previous two failed to do? >> nothing has been achieved in two rounds at all. the sponsors of the process, who set up the process, the americans and russians, now appear to trade barbs with each other. lakhdar brahimi seemed frustrated when he spoke to the press. >> i apologise to them. on these two rounds we haven't helped them. i very much hope that the two sides and come back ready to engage seriously on how to implement the geneva communique. the big question is who is to blame for the failure of the talks. lakhdar brahimi said it was the syrian government side that did not agree with the order. james bays live from geneva. >> the u.s. in china agreed to cooperate over climate change. >

two aids working for the presidential candidate and former prime minister abdullah abdullah had been shot dead. the election is seen as a test of weather afghanistan can make a transition. n.a.t.o. troops are seeking to leave the country after 13 years of war. >> the killing of the two aids working for abdullah abdullah, what are the details. >> what is known is they were leaving their campaign headquarters after a day of work in the early evening in harr at, a major city in the west of afghanistan. it's considered to be one of the safest urban areas in afghanistan. it's believed they were gunned down by gunmen in a car who sped away. both of the aids died. it's worth pointing out these were aids to a doctor who is a contender in the elections and a contender when he competed with hamid karzai for the presidency in 2009. it's a worrying event on the eve of compaining, nonetheless campaigning got started today. up until today the 11 candidates have not been allowed to campaign. they are kicking off with posters across the city. they have large scale meetings starting the press and get

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home ofd close to the the former president ali abdullah saleh.earlier, a car bomb exploded a few hundred meters away. on aices also went off minibus parked near the defense ministry. no one was killed. it is unclear who carried out the attacks. >> we heard a big explosion. scene, but wehe did not know what happened. our neighbor's house was burning and we helped them to extinguish the fire. >> in december, a suicide bombing attack on the defense ministry killed a number of people -- killed and wounded a number of people. al qaeda militants were believed to be behind that assault. terrorists have stepped up activity in yemen ever since ali abdullah saleh was forced to resign. there has also been a recent spate of attacks against foreigners. last month, on iranian diplomat was shot during a kidnapping attempt. a japanese diplomat was stabbed. >> to the central african republic where at least 75 people have been killed during clashes in a town in the west of the country, according to local priests who gave details of the metallic these -- the fat al

al jazeera, and mohammed 1/2ny have been detained since desks abdullah al shammy has been held since august. the work called for their release today at the white house and on the floor on the house of representatives. >> they are allowed out of their cell one hour a day, and they have been detained. abdullah, the al jazeera arabic correspondent has been held since august of 2013, and has been on a hunger strike protesting his detention since january. we understand that the defends pleaded not guilty, and that the trial was adjourned until march 5th. we strongly urge the government to allow these and all journalists to allow them to do their jobs and it is impossible to see how they can do that. ifner faced with questionable charges. >> this is the scene at our headquarters in doha, the entire newsroom stopped for a moment of silence, balloons bearing the # free a.j. staff were released in london. in paris, there was a demonstration. >> journalists and friends where our reporter was based and there was a show of support in sidney australia. in beirut. badgers and posters say journalis

abdullah abdullah. he made clear that he's not backing any clear candidate. as that, mr.bama giving a warning to president karzai. >> if you're planning to engineer the outcome of this election, we will not welcome it. we will be firm in calling for a credible election with some degree of integrity. we're still looking forward to see a popular government emerging from this election. >> reporter: if the u.s. does pull out it's troops, then other foreign governments are likely to follow suit. all the contenders in the presidential election say they will sign the bilateral security agreement. they know that tied to it is $8 billion a year in military and humanitarian aid that this government needs to function. without foreign troops on the ground to help keep an eye on how that money is spent then the government is unlikely to release the cash. >> the head of india's navy has resigned taking responsibility for a number of accidents. he stepped down hours after a training accident of a submarine off the co-coas coast. we have the latest from new delhi. >> it has not been a ni

she says abdullah was the worst. >> almost as soon as we had been taken, abdullah seemed to lay somegel were moved house to house many times, some worse than others, mold on the walls, cockroaches and rats on the floors. they were always trapped indoors, but all that changed nearly a month after they were taken. they were rousted out of their room and marched outside. >> we were terrified and a small video camera was brought out and set down on the ground before us and we were told to beg for our lives. >> reporter: it was a pivotal moment. on september 17, 2008, lorinda turned on the tv and saw this, a hostage video on al jazeera. she was crushed. it was the first time she saw amanda and nigel and they didn't look good. >> we're just analyzing her, how she looks, how she's holding herself. >> you take your negotiator cap off and put your mom hat on. >> it was terrifying. but to be honest, i couldn't keep my mom hat on very often because i couldn't function. >> reporter: the video was broadcast without sound so lorinda couldn't hear her daughter but the image of the masked heavily ar

. >> president obama meeting and king abdullah in jordan. the two discussing the war in syria. jordan has taken in more than half a million refugees since the war began. as the white house correspondent explains, they talked about prospects for the middle east peace agreement. >> president obama meeting with king abdullah of jordan in the palm springs area. they are having a working dinner. the fall out crisis the fall out from the war. 600 syrians streamed into jordan, costing it $900 million a year. the president and the king will talk about us aid. the president spoke after the dinner, and here is what he said the united states can do to help. >> we've been working aggressively at the united states level and the regional level to provide basic humanitarian assistance and access to people suffering tremendously as a consequence of the war inside of syria. >> already $660 million a year in aid to jordan has been given. whenever the president meets with the king of jordan, the middle east peace process. john kerry back and forth several times, trying to work on the two-state so

abdullah al-shami has been held since july. al jazeera rejects charges against them. >> the annual berlin film festival continues. the berlinale is caught up in the battle of a man seeking asylum in germany. >> the bright lights are shining. this is the place that launches careers. not always. this man is the case in point. the best actor 2013 - a surprise winner. he took the silver bear, one of the top prizes for this, a movie following a day in the life. a world away from berlin. the movie was short lifted for an oscar for best foreign language prize. it was promising until the vest val ended. >> translation: in bosnia people betrayed me thinking we have a lot of money. they promised a lot. it didn't happen. >> he came to germany. he is here with a pr campaign to keep him. the authorities said no. they send roma asylum seekers home. there appears to be no exception made here. we are in contact with him. we tried to make it work for him. but i mean legal advice? >> some roma people come to germany for the wrong reasons. they a

turkish president abdullah who has appeared in new york tightening control of the internet's it would enable feel such a stupid all access to web pages within hours without a prior court order. the controversial bill to stop the sense that the censorship which the government did i say making the internet will say us secretary of state john kerry has promised a new cia help in the fight against islamist medicines during a brief visit to the country with the arab spring began to pray steamy scenes democratic progress of the crisis of cheerful told by the king into a position he says cheney cia has now adopted a new constitution. american guitarist of sla has died suddenly of heart failure and sixty one. some analysts is that joe was one of the other two members of the us new wave band devo. the trip was best known for its nineteen eighteen speed with eight which featured on the feet of choice album which would cost them. i think. one mm the continued fall in the show you're a soldier went romantic soldiers died when she won her second gold of the games. so that they can fall to my mom p

oris it just financial aid, would king abdullah be wise to press the obama administration that plus.yor if it is that plus, what is the plus? >> the plus for many months, if you talk to the department that work with allies in the region, is diplomatic pressure. worked so hard to secure chemical weapons, yet the future of syria's children has not been secured in the same way because we have never seen that as an imminent threat. ,f you look at what happened that many children are out of school. arnie duncan will talk about that link between violence and low educational attainment. this will not be a problem that stays local for a long time. i think that is something king abdullah continues to say. >> far be it for me to speak for the obama administration. i think the president would say, that is what we are trying to deal with, by pressing syria on what they have done with their own people, that is how we avoid these children being placed in harms way, that is how we avoid a humanitarian crisis, because there is a link. >> absolutely, but you need more. you have left every conventional

but abdullah is in custody for allegedly taking the libyan people's money ot of the country. it's the latest of a series of coups. 30 military officers are wanted for plotting a coup against the government. we had a youtube coup in which a former military leader announced on youtube that he wanted to see a change in government. it's an instable time in libya. i talked to the minister of justice. and he told me the obvious, saying that when it comes to security we have a problem. >> unstable and complex situation. thank you very much there. john hendren reporting from the libyan capital tripoli. >> now, the trail of three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt for 49 days is due to begin on february the 20th. they are part of a group of 20 people charged, accused of having links to a terrorist organization. the egyptian authorities detained mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and greste on 29th december. among the charges, having ties to muslim brotherhood, which were declared as a terrorist organization, abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since j

. >> two aids of abdullah, abdullah have been shot and killed. several suspects have been detained by police. 11 candidates are vying to run. they'll campaign in the the april 5th election. >> the flu season taking a toll. >> plus, it's super bowl sunday. and millions have been watching the big game. a look at who is cashing in. information that makes it into your child's textbook where church and state may cross pass. and a live look at pennsylvania, everyone waiting to see if the ground hog will shatter today. >> okay, we have another guest... >> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. next, why young people are being struck down by the flu. first a look at what temperatures will see across the nation. we are heading forward a cool down. from the north-east back to the southern plains and into the southern plains. it is cold enough where we are seeing snow and freezing rain to the northern texas. it will be a messy go. we do have the darker shades of blue. that's where the snow is com

. >> president obama heads to palm springs later today for a working dinner with jordan's king abdullahe meeting is just one of several upcoming events with world leaders. and it's an indication that the president is shifting focus to foreign policy. after meeting with the king of jordan, the president will welcome israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the white house on march 3rd, and he meets with saudi king abdullah during an overseas trip later in march. i want to go ahead and bring in "time" magazine political correspondent. does this suggest discouragement? we heard speaker boehner throw cold water on the prospects for immigration reform. this is a sign president obama is maybe discouraged and turning away from domestic policy and towards foreign policy? >> i think, brianna, it's a sign the 2014 elections are heating up and not getting anything else done in washington this year. it's going to be all politics for the next few months until after the 2014 elections and will have another window after that. >> so he'll be meeting with the king of saudi arabia next month. this wa

they'll meet with saudi king abdullah to talk about middle east interests. issue certain for discussion will be the interim deal, the nuclear deal with iran. let's bring in elise labott over at the state department. as you know, elise, the saudis like the israelis. the united arab emirates. they're very nervous about this interim deal with iran. the president is going to have to do some hand-holding to reassure king abdullah. >> reporter: hand holding on a whole host of issues. as you know, the relationship between the u.s. and saudi arabia has really hit new lows that you haven't seen really since years since the bush administration and over the u.s. invasion in iraq. i really think the iran deal is something that the saudis are extremely nervous about, not just that possibly that could give iran some lee way to develop its nuclear program if the curbs airport tight enough but also iran's growing influence in the region. when you look across the region, it particularly what's going on with syria right now, a lot of people see this as a proxy war between sau

. >> abdullah abdullah is seen as a front runner in the election, picking up 30% of the vote and the only candidate supporting the deal to keep n.a.t.o. troops in afghanistan after combat forces withdraw. >> early returns are in. it looks like new orleans voters decided not to make a change. the mayor expected to win enough votes. he has done enough to stop crime. >> for the first time in history farms and resist department in california will need to rely on other resources for their water. >> the state of california is suffering through the worst drought in its recorded history. now state officials are taking drastic measures to deal with it. for the first time in its 54 year history the state water project turned off the taps to local districts that it suppliesway water. that means zero water supplies. leaving millions of urban residents in california and farmers to find another way to get the water. many of the districts have reservoirs. farmers are looking for their own ways. here in loss already, there's enough to deal with it in the short term. they are not looking at mandatory

abdullah alchamois has been in custody sips last august.l jazeera rejects all charges and demands the release of its staff. we take to terry waite held hostage in lebanon between 1987 and 1981, and he said it's in egypt's best interests to release detained journalists. >> the fact that so many journalists have been detained and imprisoned for doing their job is a retro grade step. what it is meaning for egypt is egypt is rapidly losing the international support. it's vital in any situation, no matter how polarized, how difficult or extreme, that journalists be allowed to do their job. to do and to report impartially all sides of the argument. that is what these journalists, men and women, have been doing. the first thing i would say is it's in the interests of egypt to bring the matter to a speedy close. to release the men and women and at least then get greater international support. >> our colleague in prison know little about what is going on. they don't have much information, don't have much access to their lawyers. how hard is to cope

one of the local witnesses interviewed was abdullah muhammad al-tisi. he described the scene on the day the wedding procession was attacked on december 12, 2013. his son was killed in the drone strike. >> we were having a traditional marriage ceremony. >> that was abdullah muhammad al-tisi talking about the drone strike in december that killed his son. all this comes as the white house is considering using a drone to you -- killed a u.s. citizen living in pakistan allegedly affiliated with al qaeda. for more we are joined by letta tayler. she wrote the new report entitled "a wedding that became a funeral: us drone attack on marriage procession in yemen." we are also joined by jeremy scahill, cofounder of as thept.org, as well producer and cowriter of the documentary nominated for an oscar, "dirty wars: the world is a battlefield." letta, you recently came back from yemen, tell us about your findings. on a weddinge convoy in yemen killed 12 people, injured 15, including the bride, who received a face over and. wound. we are concerned this may not have on

. >> before dawn, abdullah al ruqai'i leaves his house in >> before dawn, abdalla al rakai leaves his home. for the mosque. up until october, it was a trip he made regularly with. his freart went to prayers without him. what his father didn't know is that he was being watched. his car, being followed back through the darkened streets. a group of armed men had been tracking him for weeks. at 6:40 a.m. just as he arrived home they took him. >> it's incredible. you can actually see american special forces grabbing anas al-liby, putting a hood over his head and putting him in a van driving him away. the whole thing captured on the video cameras, everything. >> the family's video of the raid shows three vehicles converging on the house. armed men pulling al-liby from his car, they were part of a u.s. special forces team, pulled in for that purpose. al-liby accused of high profile bombings of americans in tanzania. >>> when did they realize he was in the hands of the americans? >> that must have been shocking for her. i mean that he would be in the hands of the americans. or was it a relief

what about abdullah abdullah does the united states want him to win? >> it's important that the white house doesn't support a candidate. there's several. hamid karzai's little brother, abdullah, abdul a, a lot of legitimate candidate. i don't think anyone knows who is ahead in the pollingment polling is primitive in afghanistan. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> demonstrators clash with police in turkish cities. >> protesters throwing stones at riot police, where they respond by firing tear gas and water canons. the clashes mark the 15th anniversary of a kurdish leader. protesters in ukraine left the site of a 2-month sit-in after authorities freed more than 200 of their authorities. these are pictures of protesters leaving city hall where they were camped out. a large rally in kiev was under way. ukraine saw mass protests when viktor yanukovych passed on a european union deal that would have increased trade, opening the country's borders. >> in venezuela there's protests, turning violent, where police used tear gas and water canons agai

king abdullah ii thanked president obama for extending u.s. aid and loan guarantees to his country. >> we do hope the rest of the internationiale community also steps up and catches up in the support, not only for the syrian refugees but the impact it has on jordanians and jordanian infrastructure. as well as looking at mechanisms of how we can push u.s. supplies into syria. >> with no public events on schedule today, the president is enjoying a round of golf. >> thanks, james. good to see you as always. >>> president obama under fire for appointing political donors as u.s. ambassador. now this is a practice that has been going on for a very long time. a topic of debate for more than a century. recent gaffes by nominees have many people wondering if the president's picks are qualified for these high-profile jobs. this has been going on for a century. the president when campaigning back in 2008 said, no, it's going to be a different politics when i'm president. maybe not so. >> maybe not so. it has been a long tradition, as you said, president

that is a live picture, he's going to meet with jordan's king abdullah. >> the city of calistoga will begin mandatory water restricks part of the stage emergency. >> city leaders say have no choice and say asking people to conserve wasn't working. clerk remembers how each person was limited to 60 gallons per day >> we had our first child in 1977 we not only had a new baby boy but 50 more gallons of water per day. >> starting march 1st, residents will stays water restrictions. homes with odd number addresses only awill youed to water yards tuesday asks thursdays. homes with even numbers will be allowed to water monday and wednesday. >> is monday, wednesday enough to main twhan you have? >> probably not. >> what are you going to do? >> wait ask see what happens. >> residents say hosing down sidewalks and driveways will be prohibited. >> we can see them driving down the street. so starting march 1st if we see someone with a violation we'll give a warning if they do it again, we'll fine them. >> calistoga relies most water from the kimbell reservoir. officials say it's still not enough. b

. >> one of the al jazeera journalists, abdullah elshamy, has been held since august. his wife jihad khaled, spoke in doha on thursday. >> egyptian authorities are treating him as a detainee like other detainees. abdullah should be treated as a journalist. the charges against him are the same as other people. he was there to cover the sit in, no more. he was originally at the office and was called to provide coverage from egypt. why you not treating him as a journalist? haiti, many marched to safely. protesters denounce the current government and called for resignation. in news from new mexico authorities have confirmed 13 , employees were exposed to radiation during a recent leak at the nation's first underground nuclear waste dump. authorities did not give details on the level of contamination detected. the radiation leak was detected february 14, but it is still not known what caused it. president obama has tapped a former lobbyist who led efforts to pass the stop online piracy act legislation to be the new deputy u.s. trade representative. if confirmed robert holle

he'll meet with jordan's king abdullah and play golf as well. the usda would ease restrictions for organic farmers affected by the drought. they have to allow cows to graze four months a year for it to be organic. the usda is loosening restrictions and allowing them to bring in organic hay as feed. >> you may get fire insurance for your home. some insurers may be opting out for what they say is high risk in the oakland hills. they can refuse or cancel policies that are in effect for years. if you want more info on the story or what you can do if your insurance is cancelled log on to our website. >>> the most recent happened where a model s was in a garage and was not charging. three tslaa's caught fire. they said no car is completely fireproof. >>> we've learned the identity of the worker hob was killed in yesterday's industrial accident in san leandro. 48-year-old john died when a piece of equipment fell on him. it happened on marina boulevard. cal osha is investigating and they say it's not been cited for any safety violations. >>> there's a s

another journalist, abdullah al-shami has been held since august. >> he is a dual citizens of canadand egypt. the canadian government is providing him with consular assistance and help and said: >> now, the water supply in the u.s. state of west virginia has been given the all clear after a chemical spill last month. some have their doubts. >> when keeley learns the drinking water in charleston was contaminated she acted quickly. with customers coming back, she knew she could no longer rely on tap water. >> we have commercial water pumps so the coffee makers could run on bottled worker. >> they are spending $5,000 extra so her customers have bottled water. she's paying the price of mismanagement. a chemical company's failure to maintain tanks. on 9 january, a tank sprung a leak and 38,000 litres of a cold-cleaning chemical poured into the river and into the water supply of 300,000 residents. >> the owners filed for bankruptcy protection. now almost impossible for the residents to sue for compensation. the damage to the brand is something that will be carried on for years, for the res

al jazeera network arabic journalist abdullah al-shami has been in custody six months. they are accused of supporting a terrorist organization after interviewing members of the outward muslim brotherhood. al jazeera maintains the journalists were doing their job. the committee to protect journalists puts egypt among the worst countries for freedom of the press. >> egypt's interim government has a responsibility to ensure they are protected. we expressed the concerns to the government of egypt and urged the government to drop the charges and release the journal lifts and academics. >> the rally in london organised by the union for journalist in part in order to present a petition at the embassy calling for the release of journalists. this repress of all journalists in the country who are operating under outrageous pressure and intimidation calls into question the government's attitude to basic humans rights. this is not local. the push for the journalists release is global. whether it's in east africa, where peter greste is based or his family's pleas to the australian p

abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera denies charges and continues to seek the release of staff. >> hundreds of thousands in afghanistan were killed during the law. we have this report from western afghanistan, on how the people there are remembering the occupation. >> on the edge of harr at in western afghanistan, captured soviet weaponry remembering the horrors of war. >> the walls are filled with a name of the hundreds of thousands of afghans who died when the moouja had een rose up against the occupation. >> what people feared was aerial bombing from the soefiates. it was stuff. what was most distressing was the killing of women, children and the elderly. that nunted us to fight the soviets. >> at the heart of the museum, life-style statues guarded the entrance. it takes visitors through the wall against the sof yet. if history is written, the story might appear too straightforward. sof yet murder villages. they rise up. butt it's one of the view easy accessible in the country. >> afghanistan's history book

abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last year.al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> a reminder that all our news can be found on the website aljazeera.com. >> get a leg up in the tough job market. three jobs that give you a bang for your buck. and a look at how the farm bill will happy a family's dairy business. why the next gold rush could take place in outer space. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money". conversation over the next half hour at @aj realon

abdullah al-shami, from our arabic sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera rejects all charges and calls for their release. >> we spoke to a former prisoner saying it's in egypt best interests to release detained journalists. >> the fact that so many journalists are detained and are in prison for doing their job it a retro grade step. it means egypt is losing the international support. it's fightal in any situation, no matter how polarize the, difficult or extreme, that journalists do their job and report impartially all sides of the art. that is what the journalists, men and women, have been doing. the first thing i would say, it's definitely in the interests of egypt to bring the metre to a speedy close, release the men and women, and get greater international support to deal with the problems that face them. >> our colleagues in prison know little about what is going on. they don't have much information or access to their lawyers. how hard is it to cope with that isolation. >> i spent almost five years in solitary confinement. you grave news of

tonight president obama is meeting with king abdullah of jordan. >>> why the rise in a number of go-around in a local airport may jeopardize your safety. >> also, target, a warning the retail giant reportedly received. >> live from the sochi games. my home away from home. i'm not talking about my hotel. an inside look where i spend most of my time. coming up. >>> it's not a plane crash, but a close call. a plane jerking back up in the are area. >> it happens often at san francisco's bay area airport. but how often does it happen? >> they are called go-arounds and a regular occurrence at sfo, one aday. for the first time we analyze these numbers going back to 2009 p. we find the numbers are adding up to some troubling safety concerns. in the crowded skies and runways, flying into and out of san francisco international airport. >> 59 going around. >> this is a conversation between air traffic control and pilots that data shows has happened as often as twice a day. >> 1521, go around. >> for passengers that go through it, it can be unsettling. >> it was a little terrifying. >> he had a window

boarded air force one from fresno, he will fly to southern california for a meeting with jordan's king abdullah. >>> california farmers say they are grateful for the $100 million in aid from the government to help the state's livestock industry, but unless the weather changes it may not matter. >> it will help to get these cattle fed. my concern is the water for these cattle. and money won't make the water come up in the ground. beef and dairy prices are high because the farmers have to truck in the feed and supplements. the feddal aid will offset some of the costs. without rain the fields won't grow. farmers want the governor and the lawmakers to hammer out a long-term plan to manage the state's water supply better. our coverage continues on ktvu.com where we are posting more information about the president's plan for drought aid and ways to conserve water. you'll find our section under hot topics. >>> crews are keeping watch on areas where a sewage pipe was repaired near beach and orchard averages -- avenues not far from the russian river. early this morning they installed a plastic pipeline

obama then jetted off to palm springs for the evening where he met up with king abdullah of jordan. >>> all-new this morning a motorcyclist dies overnight after tumbling off of a freeway on-ramp. the california highway patrol sels the rider was getting on southbound highway 101 on 10th street at 2:00 this morning when he fell off his bike and dropped 30 feet onto the roadway below him. the crash is currently under investigation. >>> well, instead of preparing for horse riding competitions a group of bay area girls are now channeling their efforts to team up with the east bay regional park police hoping to track down thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment. somebody broke into the las trampas stables equipment room in san ramon stealing 11 saddles and all other kinds of riding equipment. instead of practicing, the gymkhana team showed police and nbc bay area news picturebles of their missing saddles, hoping that somebody would find them and return them. >> and you make memories in them and we compete with them and so each memory is kind of with that saddle. >> i won champion in

another journalist abdullah al-shami has been in custody since july last year. >> turkey has gone another step further after mps there approved new legislation. defenders of internet freedom say the law is designed to silence the critics. the government says it's protecting privacy. it's due to be signed into law by the president. a government agency, the telecommunications communications presidency will be able to shut down websites it doesn't approve of within hours. providers will be forced to store records of users' activity for two years, on top of the fact that some websites have been blocked under existing laws. we have the details from istanbul. . >> since the rule was presented in the parliament there was a reaction from the young users. they tried to organise a protest. since yesterday they have asked the president to review the law. there was tweets from him about the fact that internet bans are bad for the country. people say that turkey is going through the same thing with china, north korea. turkey is a young society. people need alternative media and information sources. th

last night near palm springs he met with jordan's king abdul -- abdullah. mr. with a refugee crisis. yesterday president obama paid his first visit to fresno and announced more than $160 million in federal aid to help with california's drought. >> kind gesture during a storm crisis, and a muni station shutdown after a death on the tracks. >> we'll find out if the clouds will be sticking around for sunday. here's a look at what is coming up on world news with david muir at 5:30. >> coming up here the dramatic olympic moment, the new miracle on ice, the blizzard hitting again in the east. the other massive system hitting the northwest. the rogue wave turning a cruise deadly, and the plea from the president about the hit show being devoured by viewers this week ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give m

abdullah al shamy, the al jazeera arabic journalist has been held since august. he's been on a hunger strike protesting his detention. >> we understand that the defendants bleed not guilty and the trial was adjourned until march 5th. we strongly urge the government to allow these and all journalists to continue to do their jobs, and it is impossible to see how they can do that, how any journalists can do their job if they're faced with questionable charges and detained and on trial. >> reporter: al jazeera held events in 30 countries around the world. this is the scene at our headquarters in doha. entire news rooms stopped for a moment of silence. balloons bearing the #free a.j. staff were released in trafalgar square in london. there was a demonstration outside of the egyptian embassy. journalists and friends of the media marched in nairobi, kenya, where our reporter was based. and there was a show of support from sydney, australia. in beirut protesters held up banners saying journalism is not a crime. you can follow developments on our story on website and acro

abdullah. it's good to hear from you. how are things in cairo ? take your time. yeah. really ?erful. how long are you staying ? well, in that case you must join us for dinner tonight. no, no, no, not at all. i insist. i'll call jihan right away. she'll be so pleased to hear from you. is 7:00 okay ? wonderful. you have our address ? good. good. i'll see you then. good-bye. good-bye, and thank you for your time. i must say, she seemed very qualified. she took to the place the second she walked in. and did you hear of the nice things she said about my specials ? she's perfect. when does she start ? i think i want to talk to a few more candidates before i make up my mind. but that was the 12th person you've interviewed. who are you waiting for, mother teresa ? i just want to find the most qualified person for the job. of course you do. this is katherine's decision, and i'm sure you will find someone soon. thank you, mr. brashov. it took less time to build rome. be patient, victor. it will all work out. hey, hold on a minute. aren't you forgetting something ? what do you mean ? i th

there's abdullah al-shami from our arabic sister channel, in custody since last august and is on the 29th day of a hunger strike since his detention. al jazeera rejects all charges and demands the upconditional release of its staff. >> 11 rescued miners in south africa are facing charges. it's believed others are still hiding underground, fearing they'll be arrested too. from johannesburg, we have this. >> desperately trying to save lives, these workers were on a dangerous mission to rescue miners trapped in a mine shaft. >> at this stage rescue operations have seized on the site of the incident or has been handed over through to the mine securities. 11 minors have been removed from the site. they have been checked by the medical operations. in these cases what we worry about is severe dehydration. vital signs are table, from there they have been moved through to police custody >> more people could have been trapped in the mine. illegal miners may be scared to come out, fearing arrest. >> industrial operations pded several years ago. the miners were 30km east of joez are. unemploymen

abdullah al-shami, from our sister channel has been in custody since july. al jazeera rejects charges and demands unconditional release of its staff. >> the owners of a factory where more than 100 died in a factory surrendered by police. ner in prison after a court denied them bail. we have more from daka. >> for many people this is a village. the garment factory caught fire in 2012, killing 112 workers. della war has been charged with criminal negligence. it took police 13 months to do so. many that tried to escape were trapped. gates were locked. this man insists he is a victim of sabotage. this man's sister was killed. her body was never identified. she should be charged with murder. >> my sister called me from inside the factory and said she couldn't get out because the gates were locked. >> activist says the arrest is a sign of progress. >> it is a progress. it took too long to get here. the first factory fire happened in 1990, in dakar. 52 workers were kill. if the state has taken a step against the factory owner, maybe we could have made the fires fro

abdullah who may have been robbed in the 2009 election will want to have an honest vote. >> so onlyeconds left. clearly there is very little contact between washington and kabul now, reports that they haven't been talking since november. so are you confident that once karzai is out of power that the relationship will get better? >> yes, it will get better. but it may be that the united states will decide that actually it does want to get out and will go to the zero option, that is a complete are drawl. karzai is pushing things to the edge. >> ambassador peter galbraith good to have out show thank you for your inside. >> very good to be with you. >> staying in afghanistan but switching topics to a constant threat to the u.s. war effort. afghanistan's flourishing opium trade. accord to this latest figures from it the u.n. office on drugs and crime. afghan only yu opium productions from 3700 to understand to what could be 5500 tons in 2015. they he have mat taliban profits from the opium trade were around $100 million last year. and while the defense department has spent some $2 billio

abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last july, from my sister channel.l jazeera rejects all charges and calls for the release of its staff. >> 11 people have been killed in an attack on a prison in yemeni. a bomb was triggered. 29 inmates were able to escape during the chaos. >> the u.k. government says package bombs sent to army recruitment officers appear to be the work. several devices were sent to locationations including oxford and brighton. >> flood-weary residents in the u.k. could be in for rain. 6,000 homes have been flooded in the u.k. since december. . >> another day dawns over the river thames. here in the town of staines west of london, the river is swollen to bursting point. the speed of the water boosted by months of rainfall. a few hundred metres down. they faced ruined. we are trying to give you a perspective. how many streets and homes, we mounted the camera on a remote controlled drone. there's a brief respite in the weather. it won't last. another band of rain is expected to pass through this area in the next two days, bringing with i

he was meeting in california with king abdullah of jordan, where there are 6,000 syrian refugees. >> we'll take steps to help the humanitarian situation there. there will be immediate steps we can take to apply more pressure to the assad regime, and we're going to continue to work with all the parties concerned to try to move forward o on the diplomatic inclusion. >> for now there is no diplomatic solution on the horizon. a third round of talks on syria has been promised but no date has been set. >> so where do we go from here? is the u.s. out of options? are the russians ready to bargain? is there hope for the people of syria? joining us now is daniel senior research professor of conflict management at johns hopkins schools of advance international studies. also a scholar at the middle east institute. from new york city michael weiss fellow from the institute of modern russia and columnist. he has covered the story from inside syria including the siege of aleppo in 2012. and heather, her work focuses on the civilian and conflict resolution. and let me start with you. in conflict res

would work. >> some people remember, king abdullah was in washington this week. the two could have hooked up in d.c. near the snow, but instead, chose palm springs. understandable, i suppose. >>> the house is in recess today ahead of the presidents' day holiday, but democrats are already making plans for how they say they want to try to force a vote to raise the federal minimum wage and create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers. to do it, they want to use a procedural move called a discharge petition. it requires 218 congresspeople to sign on, meaning some republicans would have to support the measures. i think there's almost a 0% chance it will work, but democrats say they want to keep the pressure on republicans to try to bring the bills to the floor. >>> all right to markets now, stock markets overseas mixed today. japan closing with a loss of 1.5%. ouch. other markets, though, in asia closing slightly higher. at this moment in europe, you've got stock markets digesting better-than-expected data on eurozone growth in that region. data just came

abdullah al-shami, from the arabic channel has been held since august. patty culhane reports. >> making a statement with their silence. the solidarity burst on display in the al jazeera english news room in doha, swept across the globe to 40 locations. the message clear and consistent from the streets of australia, floating in indonesia, balloons released in england, and flying high in brazil, in every language. one message. >> journalism is not a cry. >> a poet joined the chorus in mexico. braving the rain in paris. [ chants ] >> and in toronto, all calling from freedom for al jazeera's imprisoned journalists. >> we want to call on the egyptian government to release them and the canadian government to call for their release publicly, strongly, unequivocally to get them free. >> none of the al jazeera employees are american. that didn't stop the press secretary calling for their release. >> we are watching the trial of al jazeera staff and journalists in egypt. we understand that the defendants pleaded not guilty and the trial was adjourned until march t

but last night, syria was the focus when he met with king abdullah. now, jordan has housed more than 600,000 refugees. last month, president obama pled pledged a billion dollars in loans to shore up a weakening jordan economy. a british-based opposition group, the syrian observatory for human rights estimates that more than 5,000 syrians have been killed since peace talks began on january 2nd, and more than 100,000 killed overall. now, with the peace talks and no resolution in sight. last night president obama said he is considering steps to deal with the crisis but did not give specifics. now separately, late this afternoon, president obama signed the debt ceiling bill into law which extends the nation's borrowing limit. lester? >> kristen welker tonight, thank you. >>> and when we continue tonight, we take you to hockeytown, usa, where they claim to be an olympic breeding ground. >>> and they're the conversation about his car loan didn't start here. it began way, way back. before he had children. before he got married. it started in his very first a

abdullah al-shami has been in custody since last year. al jazeera rejects all the charges. >> a reminder that all our news can be found on the website aljazeera.com. >> get a leg up in the tough job market. three jobs that give you a bang for your buck. and a look at how the farm bill will happy a family's dairy business. why the next gold rush could take place in outer space. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money". conversation over the next half hour at @aj real money, and aj.com and facebook.com/aj real money. 113,000 net new jobs were added to the economy. that's a whole lot fewer than the average we saw for all of 2013. many economists say we need 113,000 a month just to keep up with the number of working age people enter the economy each other. more people reach working age each month, graduate from school, than retire or pass away. things started to go south just in december when we saw a mere 75,000 jobs added to the economy for that month. now back then i said wait until you see what happens in january. two months of disappointing

achieved not sign the three presidential but also in parliamentary elections you turkish president abdullah goal signed into effect a new bill giving the government's right to control a vintage fishery on wednesday. gold said he had asked the fifteen anti constitutional points in the bill to be corrected the full final approval the main opposition republican people's party says it will bring you this application to make the new old boys. critics say it weakens judicial independence protests and ankara and istanbul have already broken out of the government's corruption. prime minister attempt i a bad one is embroiled in a scandal in which alleged tape recordings reveal them. austin has some to dispose of boston ounce of illegal cash goal has already at the scene the approval of a little tightening up control of the internet's critics claim this is a crackdown on dissent and the response to the ongoing corruption inquiry. i want history says the games the government's continuing venezuela president aaron has called for a national conference to peace to end the protests. hayden's have refused

he will be staying in rancho mirror gauge for the weekend, where he will meet with jordan's king abdullah later. patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and a new order of water conservation takes effect fossor the 34,000 employees of at&t. the president of at&t california is ordering workers to cut their water use on the jb by 30% -- on the job by 30%. that means no car washes, fountains outside of the corporate buildings will be turned off and brooges will be used for -- brooms will be used for cleaning instead of hoses. on ktvu.com we have an entire section dedicated to our drought topics. follow us on twitter and facebook for updates on the central valley tour and remarks on federal aid for the state. we'll have complete coverage of his visit tonight on the news at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a san jose firefighter is facing disturbing allegations. he's being accused of sex and drug crimes involving children. janine de la vega tells us what she's learned so far about the investigation. >> reporter: this is mario cuestas. a few years ago working at a disaster drill in san jose. he was someone who h

he also met with king abdullah of jordan to talk about u.s.-jordan relations and middle east issues. next, a brief exchange with reporters before the closed-door meeting with the king. >> -- back to the united states. and it's wonderful to be able to host him here at beautiful sunnylands. i want to thank the annenberg group that has maintained this wonderful facility and made it available to us. this gives me an opportunity to have an extensive consultation with his majesty in a less formal setting. but i think it's fair to say that we have very few friends, partners and allies around the world that have been as steadfast and reliable as his majesty king abdullah, as well as the people of jordan. in a region that obviously is going through enormous changes, the friendship between our peoples has been a constant. and most recently, we are now partnering because jordan just took its seat on the security council and is working actively with us on a whole range of international issues. i'm going to be very interested in hearing more from his majes

turkish president abdullah killer welcomed into the capital raising his contribution to world literature. praise be to emphasize that turkey china has strong ties the one hundred chinese intelligence project was part of the two thousand and thirteen turkish culture here in china and brought many chinese writers journalists and intellectuals here to turkey. as the one hundred chinese intellectuals project comes to an end in turkish culture and tourism minister emphasized the importance of the project for turkey. in the uk. we're doing everything we can see from all turkey and china as a ministry we care very much the chinese intellectuals capital turkey. for that reason a world we know mine are more youngsters that it's very important for us. during his meeting with culture minister. i'm actually more yun stressed his fondness of turkey turkey's a country that produced europe and asia it may be too graphically the stunt from us but it is close to la paz. after visiting turkey's world we know the museum the aya sofia molly on call duty. well maybe documents from the past as local clients t