could take my property away from me >> hard sell an america tonight investigation only on al jazeera america u.s. secretary of state is due in ukraine as pro-russia separatists step up their offensive in the east. ♪ ♪ >>> hello i am martin dennis, you are with al jazerra live from doha. also to come. rescuers are still searching for the missing after a plane crashed in to a river in taiwan killing at least 31 people. >>> back home al jazerra journalist peter greste thank the his supporters and

only on al jazeera america u.s. secretary of state is due in ukraine as pro-russia separatists step up their offensive in the east. ♪ ♪ >>> hello i am martin dennis, you are with al jazerra live from doha. also to come. rescuers are still searching for the missing after a plane crashed in to a river in taiwan killing at least 31 people. >>> back home al jazerra journalist peter greste thank the his supporters and appeals to the release of his colleagues, still jailed in egypt. plus. >> reporter: i am jennifer glasse on afghanistan's boarder hundred of families are arriving here every game because pakistani authorities are forcing them to leave. ♪ ♪ >>> but first john kerry the u.s. secretary of state is on his way to ukraine for talks with president poroshenko. they are expected to discuss whether washington should start supplying weapon to his kiev to help combat pro-russia rebels. now, both sides are battling for control of positions in eastern ukraine. heavy shelling continues in the rebel-held strong holds of don

only on al jazeera america. >> the u.s. says it's deeply disappointed over the decision to delay nigeria's presidential poll and issues a call for atom. calm. from al al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm fauzia ibrahim. >>> we're in eastern ukraine where separatists say even if a truce is declared, they will never retreat. and believe it or not, this is baggedbaghdad. and they have something ocelebrate no more curfew. >>> the u.s. has criticized nigeria's decision to postpone presidential and legislative elections scheduled for next week. secretary of state john kerry has issued a statement saying the u.s. was deeply disappointed with the move. political interference with the decision is unacceptable. it is critical that security occurrence is not a reason for impeding the process. the electoral commission says elections will be held six weeks after planned because of security occurrence. yvonne ndege has the story. >> security chiefs say they could not dparnt safety guaranty the safety of voters especially in areas in are

only on al jazeera america. >> the u.s. it's deeply disappointed over the decision to delay nigeria's presidential poll and issues a call for atom. calm. from al al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm fauzia ibrahim. >>> we're in eastern ukraine where separatists say even if a truce is declared, they will never

rail car borderland continues only on al jazeera america >>> the u.s. says it's deeply disappointed over the decision to delay nigeria's presidential poll and issues a call for come. ♪ ♪ >>> from al jazerra's head quarters in doha, also ahead yemen's houthi leadership defends its decision to take over the country. also ahead. >> reporter: believe it or not this is baghdad. and three i do have something to celebrate. no more curfew. >> reporter: i am in southern tunisia. i will be explaining why so many people are leaving this region and the impact it's having on the community here. ♪ ♪ >>> the u.s. has criticized nigeria's decision to postpone presidential elections scheduled for next week. secretary of state john kerry has issued a statement saying the u.s. was deeply disappointed with the move. he said political interference with the independent national electoral commission is unacceptable and it is critical the government does not use security concerns as a pretext for impeding the democratic process. now, the electoral commission says the polls will

. >>> i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. the u.s. wants to intensify an offensive against i.s.i.l. as the group's popularity is gaining popularity in the west. 3400 westerners, including men are fighting with i.s.i.l. and other groups in iraq and syria. it comes as the united arab emirates resumed their role in coalition air strikes, and jordan is reportedly sending thousands of troops to the iraqi border. tomorrow president obama requests broader authority in the fight. he says he was heart broken over the news that 26-year-old kayla muller was killed. jamie mcintyre has the story. >> reporter: the white house confirmed an f-16 bombed a storage facility in raqqa last friday. they cast doubt on the i.s.i.l. assertion that that strike killed kayla muller. >> the evidence we have is no civilians in the area prior to the strike taking place, calling into question the claims by i.s.i.l. >> photographic evidence by i.s.i.l. that after analysis by the community confirmed kayla's death, but not how she died. the pentagon will not conduct th

discuss the issues their local communities won't >> the stream on al jazeera america >> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera the u.s. secretary of state called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern ukraine. john kerry met president poroshenko in kiev. >> french president hollande and german chancellor angela merkel are due there later on thursday. >> syrian government airstrikes killed more than 60 people in rebel held areas near damascus. the attacks followed rebel rocket and she will attacks which killed seven people in a syrian capitol. >> germany's skeptical about the greek proposal to cult its massive debt burden, the finance minister saying he agreed to disagree. it was their first meeting. >> the arab spring may be a distant member for many countries, but tunisia's parliament approved a new government. >> this is the moment tunisia's parliament greed on a new government. it wasn't an easy decision for many of these members. it will abcoalition government. the opposition will be small and weak but tunisia's next prime minister says it's the only option. >> we're all invited the government and political partie

al-sisi in cairo. >>> now u.s. commanders have carried out air strikes against al jazeera america fighters near the iraqi city of mosulpeshmerga forces have also reportedly retaken areas nearby. the nearby mosul dam controls the water supply for several large towns. imran khan has more from bagdad. >> reporter: what we have seen in the last 24 hours is coalition air strikes, mainly the americans and the british, help kurdish peshmerga forces take over three key bridge heads. we're seeing a big push now between -- from the kurdish peshmerga fighters and the isil fighters being put under pressure in mosul, and it feels like there is a preparation for a ground offensive going on now. iraqi officials say they expect a ground offensive to take place within the next three weeks. we have also heard one of the top u.s. military commanders say the taking of mosul will be a key morale boost for the iraqis and the kurds, and when that happens they will need ground support. so there seems to be a real push now to take back mosul city which was taken over by isil in june. in syria we're also seeing the jordanians mounting at least

only on al jazeera america. >>> the u.s. announces a major ground offensive has jordan has airstrikes have destroyed logistics centers and arms depos in syria. ♪ i am jonah hull. also coming up: egypt says it will stop the retrial of al jazeera journalist mohammed fahmy and mohammed on thursday as shells rain down. leaders agree to meet for peace talks on

al jazeera america. >> welcome back. the u.s. secretary of state called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern ukraine. john kerry met president poroshenko in kiev. french president hollande and german chancellor angela merkel are due there later on thursday. >> syrian government airstrikes killed more than 70 people in rebel-held areas near damascus. the attacks followed rebel rockets and shell attacks that killed at least seven people in the syrian capitol. >> germany's finance minister is skeptical about the greek's proposal to cut its massi debt burden. he said they agreed to disagree. >> boko haram fighters have killed more than 100 people in northern cameroon. the nigeria armed group attacked a town along the border between the two countries. the massacre comes amid a major regional offensive against boko haram. african leaders agreed to send troops to fight the group. ground forces mom chad, nigeria and cameroon are fighting the armed group. cameroon can't defeat boko haram alone, said the communications director. >> the in

al jazeera on as tonyaastonia russian border. >> joins in 2004. >>> i.s.i.l. and iraq. >> coming up, on al jazeera america what the u.s.saying about the size and scope of troops needed to recapture a key city. >>> and we will take you inside a u.s. state department program designed to counter i.s.i.l. propaganda online. ♪ welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. >> antonia and coming up, in the half hour of international news state department team tasked with fighting i.s.i.l. through social media, a tool that i.s.i.l. used effectively to recruit supporters. >> beat them at their own game and reducing waste by giving businesses, places markets and people to bring a left over food and one website says it's a step to solving the world's hunger program. >> we have developments in the fight against i.s.i.l. iraqi preparing for offensive to retake the city of mosul which i.s.i.l. captured last june and as david reports from the pentagon the u.s. is saying more about when the operation will take place. >> in a briefing for reporters at the pentagon a senior official at central command laid out the plan to retake

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al jazeera america ♪ >>> welcome back. a reminder of the headlines here on al jazeera. u.s.nt has confirmed the death of american aid worker kayla jean mueller. obama has vowed to find and bring to justice those responsible for her death. >>> the u.s. has announced its intentions to close the embassy in yemen >> at least seven people have been killed in a rocket attack in kramatorsk in eastern ukraine. >>> u.s. commanders have carried out air strikes against isil fighters near the iraqi city of mosul. mosul is iraq's second largest city and has been controlled by isil since last june. im has more from bagdad. >> reporter: what we have seen in the last 24 hours is coalition air strikes, mainly the americans and british, helped kurdish peshmerga forces take over three key bridge heads towards the north of mosul near the dam itself. we're seeing a big push from the kurdish peshmerga fighters and the isil fighters being put under pressure in mosul, and it feels as though there is a preparation for a ground offensive going on now. iraqi officials say they expect a ground offensiv

al jazeera america. >>> hello, welcome back. let's remind you of the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. president said the request for approval would not involve ground troops but the use of them in limited circumstances. >> the leaders of france germany, ukraine and russia held all-night talks in belarus. they are trying to reach a peace deal after a ceasefire collapsed. >> and an italian court convicted the captain of costa concordia. he was sentenced to imprisonment >>> a man found guilty of recruiting young people has been sentenced to prison. part of the mass trial of 46 young muslims, the biggest of its kind in belgium. simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> there was high security outside the courtroom. of 46 accused, fine were in court. >> in a close hearing. the judge declared that sharia4-belgium was a terrorist organization. all found guilty for recruiting dozens of muslims to fight in syria. around 350 belgians have done so. the greatest number in europe. >> the verdict is designed to send a signal to those thinking of going to syria. regardless of what they do when they are there

al jazeera america. ♪ >>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the u.s.ack obama has confirmed the death of the humanitarian worker. obama has called the group islamic state of iraq and the levant hateful and abhorrent. >>> continued fighting in eastern ukraine. kiev says at least seven people have been killed in a rocket attack. the government is denying reports by the separatists. they are surrounded the town. >>> the russian president has been holding talks with his egyptian counterpart in cairo. they have agreed to build a nuclear power plant, increase trade. >>> the palestinian leader is in sweden to try to grain international support for his cause. the swedish foreign minister has said they hope the visit will open doors for peace talks with israel. >>> meanwhile an illegal israeli settle in the occupied west bank is attempting to collect attackses from the palestinian neighbors. >> reporter: in january this father of 13 received this letter under his door. it's a tax bill for over $22,000. it was sent by the council of an illegal israeli settlement

al jazeera america. ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera. a reminder now of our top stories. president obama, says the u.s.ntinue to fight against al-qaeda and its affiliates in afghanistan, yemen and somalia, and announced the creation of a joint digital monitoring center with the united arab emirates. >>> and germany has rejected greece's request for more time to repay its massive loan from the european union. the euro group is meeting on friday to consider athens demand. >>> the united states has identified 1200 syrian fighters that it can train to take on isil. this is part of a military program expected to begin next month. washington says it will send more than 400 soldiers to train the fighters. turkey saudi arabia and qatar have offered to host the program. >>> meanwhile fierce fighting continues in and around the syrian city of aleppo with at least 70 pro-government fighters and more than 80 rebels killed since tuesday. both sides are trying to expand their area of control, wliel the u.n. is trying to broker a ceasefire. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: once a thriving tourist destination,

al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. u.s. president barack obama says he still hasn't decided whether to supply weapons to ukrainian forces. angela merkel says diplomatic diplomaticking means should be given a time to work. >>> armies of three countries are now fighting boko haram. egypt has launched an investigation into a stampede outside a cairo football game. >>> toppled residential buildings, city sauce fierce fighting over the weekend. the syrian army has been fighting to regain duma for nearly two years. >>> kurdish fighters in syria are advancing against i.s.i.l. stefanie dekker reports the. >> they surround the border town of kobani and the victory in that town by the kurdish people protection units or ypg has seemingly upped the momentum, and various other affection uniting to battle a common enemy. >> now we're done with the country side of kobani and god willing, mambeach god willing on to aleppo. >> that doesn't mean this battle is over. i.s.i.l. is threatened to return and still holds large areas along the borde

al jazeera america. >> the vilification, targeting of immigrants in the u.s. isn't anything new. but since the mid the mid 90s, after the oklahoma city bombings in 1995, congress passed laws expanding the grounds for the detention and deportation of noncitizens. for national security reasons and set up a registry for those from predominantly predominantly muslim countries. in 2003, the bush administration created ice, under the newly formed department of homeland security, its ten year goal was to deport every single deportable noncitizen in the country. two years later the bush administration expanded the detention of criminal prosecution of undocumented people crossing the border. >> undocumented individuals to enter our country represents an obvious homeland security act. >>> in 2006, congress passed the secure detention act, ice also promoted programs like secured communities and the criminal alien program that flagged potentially deportable immigrants. secure communities has expanded leading to a sharp rise in detentions and deportations. >> the highest number of roofnlingsr

talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america >> the vilification, targeting >> the tarting of i am grants in the u.s. isn't anything new but since the mid 1990's, there's been a systemic push to connect immigrants with national security and criminality. after the oklahoma city bombings in 1995, congress passed laws expanding grounds for the deportation of non-citizens. in the wake of september 11, the patriot act authorized detaining non-citizens and set up a rental industry for those predominantly from muslim countries. the bush administration created ice, under the newly formed department of homeland security. its goal was to deporter single non-citizen in the country. the bush administration expanded criminal prosecution have undocumented people crossing the border. >> the fact of the matter is the ability of undocumented individuals represents an obvious homeland security threat. >> in 2006, congress passed the secure impact to build a wall along the mexican border. ice promoted programs like secure communities and the criminal alien program that flagged potentially deportable immigrants in stat

u.s. law could soon catch up with film streaming. major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the top stories once again on al jazeera deposeed yemeni president. >> athens have three days to put together new economic reforms. the eurozone finance minister will accept. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that russia will face further sanctions because of its actions in ukraine. they added the u.s. knows to a certainty that russia is giving support to the separatists. >> russia has engaged in an absolutely brazen and cynical process over the last days. we know to a certainty what russia has been providing to the separatists, how russia is involved with the separatists and the ways in which russia has cynically been willing to go to even lead an effort in the u.n. even simultaneously as it is continuing to do land grabbing in ukraine. >> meanwhile n moscow thousands have marched in opposition to last year's up rising in kiev. organizers at the rally said that more than 20,000 people took part on the one year anniversary of the deaths of 100 protesters who took part in

al jazeera america. >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. egypt's foreign minister has called for a naval blockade of libya so his government can deal with i.s.i.l. u.s. president barack obama says his country is not at war with islam but those who have perverted islam. he made a comment on a three day summit on extremism at the white house. hundreds of thousands of people have come out in argentina's capital in silent protest over the death of a prosecutor last month. alberto nisman's body was found with a bullet hole to the head. >>> overturning a war crimes conviction against an australian. andrew thomas is in sydney. >> in 2001, david hicks was in afghanistan. he accepts that he was training at a military camp associated with the taliban. he was seized by what was then the northern alliance flown to the americans. and in in guantanamo bay. he accepted that he was guilty for providing material support for terrorism freed from guantanamo bay on condition he never appealed his conviction. what is hamed in the last few hours the u.s., wasn't a crime in 2001 and that the law couldn't be applied retrospectively. they've also said that plea bargain that

al jazeera america. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello there welcome to this al jazeera news hour. i'm at our headquarters in doha. coming up this hour. obama undecided. the u.sow whether to arm ukrainian government forces as german chancellor pushes for a diplomatic solution. funerals are held for fans killed in an egypt stadium stampede.

al jazeera america primetime. >>>this is al jazeera america, i'm michael eaves in new york. here are the top stories. pressure is mounting in indonesia. u.s. may pull out of talks if progress is not made. >>> al qaeda linked group al-shabab targets the mall of america >>> egypt's president defend his decision to launch air strikes in libya, calling for a joint military force to fight the threat >>> and rising tensions after turkey send tanks and soldiers no syria to rescue the remains of an icon and evacuate troops protecting the tomb. >>> we begin with the iranian nuclear talks at a make or break moment. john kerry arrived in geneva it's unclear how long the secretary state or iranian negotiators will stay there. there's no progress towards an agreement that it can accept. the participation says it will depend on what the u.s. decides to do. but the iranian president says his country wants to g et deal down. >> the combination of nuclear negotiators showed steadfast determination to have interaction with the world. >> rosalind jordan is in geneva. how serious is the u.s. threat to walk away from the talks, or is it posturing. we heart pr

al jazeera america ♪ ♪. >> live from london coming up. the white house confirms the death of young u.s. worker held hostage in syria. deep in government held territory hours before crucial peace talks. >> frees' new government, but will that leave the country out in the cold with it's international lenders. and india's common man party sweeps to a landslide victory in the delly state elections. hello, the u.s. has confirmed the death of kayla muller the american aid worker held hostage by the islamic state of iraq. she was captured in august 2013 in the syrian city of aleppo. announced by president obama who vowed to hunt her captain tors and bring them to justice. >> in her home state of arizona the crowd holding a candlelight vigil hoped that word of her death was wrong but my morning the news was confirmed. the white house said it's intelligence agencies has verified her death though not the or the time, they also challenged the assertion she is killed in a jordanian air strike. >> there is no evidence of civilians in the target area. prior to the coalition. >> and that certainly wou

. >> hard sell an america tonight investigation only on al jazeera america welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in ukraine to speak about the violence in the east of the country. the me they are to discussion help to ukraine, such as providing weapons. >>> shelling hit damascus killing five, injuring dozens. syrian observatory for human rights said it game from army of islam >>> rescue groups are still looking for those injured in the trans-asian plane crash. the plane went down after takeoff on wednesday with 58 people on board. >> greece's new finance minister is meeting its german counterpart to discuss bailout plans. he is in berlin. wednesday, they visited the european central bank to try to gain for its government new anti-government support. it will no longer allow greek banks to use the collateral for loans. jonah hull has more. >> greece is looking for support and running out of places to find it in europe at the greek february minister. they would meet with the german opposite number looking for a plan to restructure the enormous debt burden the billi

u.s., fighting i.s.i.l. >> that's it for this edition of al jazeera america's international hour. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. thanks for watching. for watching. >> the first stop for many child migrants to the united states is this border patrol facility in mcallen, texas. >> "good afternoon, welcome to the rio grande valley processing center..." >> it opened this summer in response to an influx of unaccompanied minors from mexico and central america. >> do you think this is an immigration issue or a refugee issue? do you think some of them will be granted political asylum? >> we're not talking about criminals. these are innocent children, fleeing desperate times, whether it's poverty, whether it's violence, whether it's the draw of a better life in the united states. >> the obama administration has made it clear: most of the children will be deported. but they continue to arrive -- twice as many as last year, and 4 times as many as in 2011. >> we've been riding along the border all week and we're seeing some action in this area. we're not far away from the river and fr

al jazeera america. >>> fighting intensifies in eastern ukraine. a bus depot is attacked in donetsk, hours before peace talks. future resumes in minsk >>> al jazeera, live from doha. also on the programme - the u.s. and the u.k. close their embassy in the yemeni capital as houthi leaders strengthen their hold. tough talks with eurozone ministers. a rebel fighter is killed in the philippines after a 10-year manhunt >>> leaders from the ukraine, russia germany and france are due to neat in the belarussian capital minsk in an attempt to end the fighting in eastern ukraine. a ceasefire collapsed, hundreds killed in recent days. two people have died in an explosion at a bus satisfaction in donetsk. a shell hit the bus depot in the early hours of wednesday morning. an industrial plant was targeted. charles stratford with more from donetsk. >> reporter: this happened 8:30 local time this morning. it's one of the central bus faces in donetsk. there were around 30 people at the time. you can see the extent of the devastation, the people that we spoke to in local restaurants heard a massive explosion, panic in the area. it's one of two places hit this morning, another strike on an industrial plant very cl

u.s. cuba relations. house members were democrats. the office said some republicans had expressed interest but none ended up going. lawmakers in al jazeera america passed legislation to decriminalize small amounts of marge your. pot has long been a cultural part of al jazeera america, even though it's not legal. experts say the move may have been purred by the u.s. legalizing marijuana. alaska is the third state. colorado and washington the other two. >> a dark subject on display. >> a museum show about forensic science and the history of studying crime scenes. >> f.i.f.a. kicking the ball down the road. the international agency urging qatar to shift the dates for the 2012 world cup games. >> sunday, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> the international olympic committee is satisfied with re-joe 2016's -- rio's 2016 preparations. they are in brazil checking on the pace and construction. so far $14 bil

al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story" on "al jazeera america" are. i'm ray suarez. a federal judge concluded that a group suing the obama administration has standing in attempts to stop people living and working in u.s legally, those with legally resident children. the president announced an order dropping them to the bottom of the list for deportation. with the injunction in place, they are in a kind of limbo until higher appellate levels hear the case. keep in mind the previous deferred action for childhood arrivals or daka will remain in place. joining us is josh blackman, sant professor of law. and the executive director of center. >> let me start with you. hasn't earlier supreme court decisions made it clear that there's federal authority in the area, that the states can't make policy. >> thank you for having me. the supreme court explained that in immigration, it's the congress who makes authority, and gives the ability to enforce that. it declines to deport four or 5 million people. it is not controlled by a number of supreme court decisions. the fact that the district court judge pronounced the state as having standing, that's a big deal, isn't it? >> this is based on a 2003 decision in mass

al jazeera america. >> hello from doha. this is the news hour from al jazeera. more protests from houthi rebels as the president flees to the southern city of aden. >>> the u.s.ing for more sanctions against russia. >> i'm alan fish center

al jazeera america. >>> every year hundreds of people are shot and killed in the u.s. by accident. new technology could prevent many of those shootings, as jacob ward reports the gun lobby is fighting against it questioning how well it works. at least 60 children a year are killed in gun accidents in the united states. in 199415-year-old kenso wrote down a 10-year plan. a month before school let out for the summer he went to the friend's house. his friend brought out a handgun. thinking he had unloaded it he pulled the trigger. the trigger in the chamber hit kenso's heart. his father spent the next decade in court trying to punish the manufacturer for making an unsafe gun. he lost. gun rights groups say that what is needed it getter training, not more regulation. >> when you do things right with holsters and lock them you don't have the problems much there's still the children that have this happens. the nrma teaches kids to stop don't touch. >> some children are too young to understand. after christmas a to the ler accidentally killed his mother with a gun she kept in her purse. >

rebecca stevenson, thank you >>> next on al jazeera america, we begin the week of covering on race in america. the u.s. is growing increasingly diverse, many neighbourhoods and cities are segregated. it's one topic we talk about in "the week ahead" after the break. stay with us. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america here are the top stories - a riot in egypt killed at least 40. police and soccer fans clashed outside a game in east cairo. ahead of a match between egyptian premier league clubs. it's unclear what started it. a similar incident three years ago left 74 dead >>> negotiations on the iranian nuclear programme drags on. kerr john kerry says all signs are key to get an agreement >>> jordan announced it bombed 56 i.s.i.l. targets. the head of the air force said he was determined to destroy the group. jordan stepped up air strikes in syria and iraq since it learned i.s.i.l. burnt a jordanian pilot to death. >>> it's sunday night and time for "the week ahead". it is black history month and al jazeera is marking the occasion with a series on race in america. we look at how the country is divided a

al jazeera america primetime. >>>this is al jazeera america, i'm michael eaves in new york. here are the top stories. pressure is mounting in indonesia. u.s. may pull out of talks if progress is not made. >>> al qaeda linked group al-shabab targets the mall of america >>> egypt's president defend his decision to launch air strikes in libya, calling for a joint military force to fight the threat >>> and rising tensions

al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> a crisis on the border... >> thery're vulnarable... these are refugees... >> migrent kids flooding into the u.s gonna go and see josue who's just been deported... >> why are so many children fleeing? >> your children will be a part of my group or killed... >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines no refuge: children at the border only on al jazeera america >>> the leading cause of work-related deaths for journalists worldwide is murder. the salve rage execution of james foley, by islamic state terrorists is a gruesome reminder of that reality. the documentary "killing the messenger, the deadly cost of news," aired on al jazeera. a warning, some of the video we will show is graphic. [ gunfire ] >> there is a lot of very brave and extraordinary work that goes on around the world from people who the public don't know much about. i see enormous bravery, enormous challenge, great courage going on to surface things that the public really ne

al jazeera america >> a crisis on the border... >> thery're vulnarable... these are refugees... >> migrent kids flooding into the u.s. >> we're gonna go and see josue who's just been deported... >> why are so many children fleeing? >> your children will be a part of my group or killed... >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines no refuge: children at the border only on al jazeera america >> growing up in a poor neighborhood in baltimore means the odds are stacked against you. >> and so we have a school to prison pipeline operating in baltimore and in other cities across the nation where young people believe with some good reason that their destiny lies behind bars and they, too, will become members of the under-caste. >> females is getting pregnant and they're having children. now it's children raising children. without no high school education, how are they going to take care of that child? you see what i'm saying? >> my mother was a child when she had us

al jazeera america . >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. newly released video from the u.s.ommand apparently shows u.s. and coalition air strikes on areas controlled by i.s.i.l. in iraq. meanwhile, a centcome official saycentcom officialsays the operation to retake mosul will involve 25,000 troops and expected to start in april. >>> rival political factions in yemen have agreed on a people's transitional council. helping guide the country out of its political crisis. after houthis performed a coup earlier this month. >>> involved in a coup attempt the layer of caracas antonio ledesma, was detained on the first anniversary of the start of antigovernment demonstrations. myanmar's chinese ethnic minority, a group says it represents the will of the people, many refugees are fleeing to hunan province. veronica ped rosa pedrosa reports. >> either trapped between fighting an ethnic rebel army and the myanmar army or fleeing for their lives. now that martial law has been declared ending what they see as a threat to national sovereignty. >> we saw two helicopters and airplanes shooti

al jazeera america. >> >>> >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> welcome to al jazeera news. coming up in the next 60 minutes - civilians killed before russia and european leaders hold crisis talks. >>> u.k. and u.s. close yemeni embassies. >>> a record - a 7 billion company - apple >>> and a reusable space plane >>> leaders from germany, russia and france are about to meet in minsk in eastern ukraine. a ceasefire will be held and hundreds since the beginning of this year have been killed. a bus station in donetsk was hit by shelling at least two people were there. charles stratford is at the scene. >> reporter: the attack happened 8:30 local time. there are 30 people here at the time. the people that spoke in the restaurant said they heard a massive explosion, panic in the air. it's one of two places hit in donetsk. another strike on an industrial plant close by. both sides of this conflict suffered indiscriminate shelling. yesterday we saw the attack on the ukranian military controlled city of kramatorsk, and comes on a day of it comes on a day of renewed effort to bring a truce to the conflict and shows how difficult that will be. >> before that incident in donetsk, charles went a few kilometr

al jazeera america. >> the it's and cuba resume talks for furl normalization. wants to reopen u.s. that have been frozen for decades. president obama seems to be listening. during his state of the union address he called for an end of the embargo on cuba. not everyone is leap about the kumbaya moment. bacardy, the signature rum brand, now the u.s. could open you sales of black market versions of that very be rum. david arioso reports. >> in this new york city tavern there's a growing thirst for what kenneth connolly is serving up. u.s. rum to stay competitive connolly is on the lookout for those vintage and hard to get brands, in order to tempt customers. >> if you can't get it, then that's one thing but it's all going to change because of what's happening in cuba. >> havana q has been available in places like europe but warming relations between cuba and the u.s., have people planning trips to the island with idea of stocking up. despite the embar go that prohibits resale in the u.s. >> if i'd like to, i would like to see if i could get cases of it. >> and that's exactly what may

al jazeera america. >>> i.s.i.l. forces in iraq are moving closer to an american base housing u.s. troops. fighters are taking control of al-baghdadi near the base and are attacking from two directions. myanmar state stay there has been four days of fighting with ethnic chinese rebels they are trying to take shan state in myanmar >>> mohamed fadel fahmy has been freed on bail after 412 days behind bars in egypt. his colleague baher mohamed is expected to be released in a few hours. their retrial for charges of colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood is expected to resume in four days. >> a u.s. policeman has been charged. a man was tackled to the ground after he was reported as suspiciously walking in the neighbourhood. his lawyer says he's been left partially paralyzed. earlier we spoke to his lawyer. >> reporter: he's making a little bit of progress every day. he has little function in his left leg. he's regained movement of his arms but has little grip strength. he's making a little bit of progress every day, and the family hopes that he - and prays that he'll make a full recovery.

u.s. economy billions >>> i'm antonio mora and this is al jazeera america. we begin with breaking news from egypt. mohamed fadel fahmy, our colleague was released from prison on bail. he was held for 412 days along with baher mohamed, also expected to be released within hours. the two journalists were granted bail by an egyptian judge. they were being retried on charges that they aided the muslim brotherhood. neave barker reports on their day in court. >> reporter: this could be the beginning of the end for an ordeal that lasted more than 400 days. mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed were granted bail at the start of a retrial. it's a huge relief for their families. >> i'm going immediately to tell the kids that their father is going home and life will be beautiful. i'll wait to welcome him back. life has changed today. >> baher mohamed was asked to pay a security bond of $33,000. >> we will abide by everything in the egyptian law. i am sure he's been vindicated by this. and later on in this case when it falls apart >>> the judicial fight for baher mohame

al jazeera america. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello there welcome to this al jazeera news hour. i'm at our headquarters in doha. coming up this hour. obama undecided. the u.s. president says he still doesn't know whether to arm ukrainian government forces as german chancellor pushes for a diplomatic solution. funerals are held for fans killed in an egypt stadium stampede. and nigeria says allied forces will destroy all boko haram camps within six weeks but conduct even more attacks. and. >> i'm daniel lack in canada's yukon territory where one of the longest toughest most treacherous races is being conducted, called the yukon ultraand i'll be reporting on it. >>> u.s. president barack obama says he has yet to decide whether to supply weapons to ukrainian forces. the president met german chancellor angela merkel. who says diplomatic measures should be given time to work. the key message: additional sanctions on russia should be delayed. meanwhile the violence in ukraine continues the escalate. russian backed separatists have attacked over 100 times in the last 24 hours. allen fisher has the story. >> the violence continues in eastern ukraine with people bei

u.s. we'll tell you more. ♪ people of our time... talk to al jazeera part of our special black history month coverage on al jazeera america >> start withssue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> good to have you with us. adrian finighan here in doha. the taliban says it has attacked a shia mosque in northwestern pakistan. >>> the u.s. military says that isil forces in iraq have attacked a major government base housing hundreds of u.s. troops. it happened at the air base in anbar province. the iraqi security forces have reportedly resecured the facility. >>> boko haram fighters have launched an attack in chad. they set homes on fire in a border town killing several people before being pushed back by the army. >>> syrian activist say that a car bomb in the countryside around damascus has killed at least ten people. the blast happened at the worshippers were leaving the mosque. dozens of other people were injured. >>> several protests have been held across syr

but now that group is on the side of the u.s., fighting i.s.i.l. >> that's it for this edition of al jazeera america's international hour. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. thanks for watching. for watching. >> the first stop for many child migrants to the united states is this border patrol facility in mcallen, texas. >> "good afternoon, welcome to the rio grande valley processing center..." >> it opened this summer in response to an influx of unaccompanied minors from mexico and central america. >> do you think this is an immigration issue or a refugee issue? do you think some of them will be granted political asylum? >> we're not talking about criminals. these are innocent children, fleeing desperate

u.s. >> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler. the victims shot to death in north carolina. >> we're still in a state of shock and can't make sense of this tragedy. >> why some call it a hate crime. race in america why some say leaders from the civil rights era are out of touch. >>> an ancient culture threatened by war. the unlikelylikely warriors fighting to save it. and african gorillas, poachers and the fight to save an endangered species. >> were they killed because of a parking space or because of prejudice? three muslim college students shot dead in chapel hill, north carolina last night. a 46-year-old suspect craig steven hicks has been charged with three counts of murder. saying it results from a dispute or a parking space. not bias. those victims are being remembered on the campus of university of north carolina. we know how they dyed decide. erica pitzi has a story on how they lived. >> solemn and shake the days after three members of her close knit family were killed. she wanted everyone to know that they lived good and

al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of the headlines. u.s. president has confirmed the death of american aid worker. she was working in a syrian city of aleppo in 2013. when she was captured by isil. the u.s. has announced it will close it's embassy in yemen due to on going political instability. and the ukrainian government says at least 12 people have been kills in a rocket attack in eastern ukraine the government is denying reports that they have surrounded the town. syrian forces with help from hezbollah and the revolutionary guard which are both under rebel control. in recent weeks the fighters including those have made significant gains in southern syria. it is strategically important due to the proximity of neighboring jordan and israel. >> meanwhile the u.n. envoy to syria is in damarcus talks with the government. expected to meet syria's foreign minister and is seeking a truce in aleppo. plans to push for a halt in the fighting so the u.n. can get aid into the city. aleppo is at the heart of intense fighting between government forces

al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> these are the headlines. iceisil forces in iraq are moving closer to a base housing hundreds of u.s. s are taking control of the town of al baghdadi in anbar province after attacking from two positions. >>> 47 soldiers have been killed in me an myanmar in four days of fighting with ethnic chinese rebels. they are accused of trying to take over a capital in myanmar. >>> the al jazerra journalists mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed are now home with their families. the men spent 412 days behind bars in egypt. their retrial on charges of colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood is due to resume 10 days are now. >>> thousands of mourners have been to the funeral service for three muslim students killed in the u.s. state of north carolina carolina. the police have charged a suspect with murder allegedly after an argument over parking. but the families of the victims say they were killed because of their faith. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: this was always going to be a somber service full of raw emotion. but the local community was determined that the victims families wouldn't be a

al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >>> scientists in the u.s. are preparing to launch a satellite they hope will give them warning of solar storms. it can damage the power grid and communication systems on earth. >> reporter: a combination of gas, mass and energy erupts from the surface of the sun. while it is spectacular, it can cause damage on earth. the electromagnetic radiation disrupts mobile communication, computer systems and power. scientists wanted to develop an advance warning system. now they have a satellite. deep space climate observatory will be launched on sunday and sent around 1.6 million kilometres towards the sun. >> this is about environmental intelligence. if we get the warning time. that left environmental intelligence to decision makers like satellite operators, who can use the moments to take precautionary action to limit the damage that a big solar storm might create. >> reporter: a best known example was the collapse of the hydroin quebec. it left 6 million in the dark for nine hours. >> the event from the sun are huge

al jazeera america. >> hello from doha. this is the news hour from al jazeera. more protests from houthi rebels as the president flees to the southern city of aden. >>> the u.s. is looking for more sanctions against russia. >> i'm alan fish center harlem, new york. it's 50 years since the assassination of the american civil rights leader malcolm x. we're asking if his legacy is greater than just the street named after him. >> to nigeria where military say they have captured a down from boko haram fighters. boko haram had taken over a town, hundreds of people are reported killed. now is this a success for the nigerian army? let's talk with yvonne, our correspondent on the line from abuja. what more have you got yvonne. >> reporter: well, the military said it has recaptureed the town and it is a significant victory it was symbolic for them and for the nation, really, for the capture of this down, baga. it has been at the center of the worst violence we've seen perpetrated by the group. reports of 200 people were killed in the cross fire the. this has been called victory and they would recapture this town to show ultimately the nigerian people that the offensive

al jazeera america. >>> iraqi forces are finally gaining ground on i.s.i.l. not without help from america, and with iraq going broke as the oil business goes bust. how much more blood and treasure can the u.s. afford to provide. i'm talking about a man who had his own boots on the ground and trained its army >>> plus one of the influential women attempting to shape the future of this region at war.