aljazeera, liverpool. >> you're watching aljazeera america. more news at the top of the hour. i'm morgan radford. and for more, head to aljazeera.com. >> welcome to aljazeera, and i'm morgan radford. a california meat company recalling diseased meat. and in kabul, uncovering the lebron james that the taliban used. >>> u.n. aid workers vowing to evacuate 600 people from homes, despite attacks on their

an update when aljazeera america returns. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. in egypt, three killed and 14 injured in an attack on a tour bus in the sinai peninsula. two south korea tourists and their egyptian driver were all killed in the blast. and that's as their bus was attacked as it waited toker in an israeli border cross. >>> in south africa, workers have been taken out. >>> anti-government protesters are moving out of kiev in the ukraine, hoping to end months of unrest city. >> florida is experiencing a big boat boom, but it's not being driven by millionaires. reporting from miami. >> it's billed as the world's premier boat show. and if you're in the market for the latest noting palaces, this is the place to be. 2,000 boat makers gather across the globe in miami every year to showcase the very best money can buy. >> here we are an $250 million boat. one of the largest yachts in show. this is a jacuzzi that can comfortably accommodate ten guests. >> but it's not the only one. millions of people in the u.s., an

interpreter welcome to aljazeera america. i'm del walters, and these are the stories we're following for you. interpreter it comes up with something, a shotgun. interpreter a test for florida's controversial stand your ground law. the trial beginning over the shooting death of a teenager. and protecting consumer financial data. security breaches involving millions of you, and seattle fans celebrating that big super bowl win over denver. jury selection is set to begin in a trial that once again raises questions about florida's controversial stand your ground law. the case centers on the death of a black teen killed by a white man. 17-year-old jordan davis was unarmed. and he was shot over loud music. natasha, this case is drawing comparisons to the death of trayvon martin. interpreter it sure is, but others will say that there are similarities which will be unveiled in the trial. suspect is 47-year-old michael dunn. we learned a lot about it from letters tha that he wrote to relatives from jail. and he lays out his version of

aljazeera rejects these charges. the trial has been adjourned to march 5. an aljazeera network cameraman was detained seven months ago in egypt, freed earlier this monthly and said he was abused and tortured almost daily. >> cells were two by two and a half meters with an open toilet inside. we were four person in the same cell. it was too small, so we had to clean in turn. we were prevented from offering group prayers or attending friday sermons. food was very bad. we could see insects crawling on the plate or inside the bread. medical care was totally absent, only pain killers were given to any kind of complaint. >> aljazeera arabic journalist is also in prison in egypt, arrested in august. he's been on a hunger strike protesting his arrest. his wife spoke to us about her husband's condition. >> on 13 june, telling him go to cairo to cover what happens there. he went to cairo, and starting to cover in the square for two or three days. he moved and he covered there until the end of seven there. he was just there as a journalist, not as a... >> when was of

those stories and more when aljazeera returns. >> good afternoon, and welcome back to aljazeera. i'm morgan bradford. millions of pounds of beef were shipped from a california processing plant without inspection, lisa joins us from california, and lisa, what exactly did the department of agriculture find? >> morgan, several regulators said that meat had been shepherd out of here from diseased animals over the course of a year, and we're talking about an extremely large amount of beef here. this is 87 million pounds of beef, being recalled from rancher feeding corporations here in california. that's a huge speculation from mid january, when only 40,000 pounds of meat was recalled from this same company. the meat was shipped from retailers from florida, illinois and texas over the first week of january, and so far no one has reported being sick from it. i spoke to a food safety expert who told me that what probably happened was inspectors came in here last month, when they had the other two problems, and they probably found this time that animals that had been on the ground not wal

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aljazeera rejects those charges. other aljazeera journalists from the arabic channel has been held since august, on hunger strike for more than a month protesting his imprisonment. >> now still to come on this news hour: ♪ >> an emotional public farewell to 21 afghan soldiers killed as they slept as kabul hint at foreign involvement in the attack. >> u.s.a. to see that green house gas challenge in court. >> $18 million on a player they already have. >> he is gay and has aids. that makes life doubly ditch in uganda. we've changed his name and hidden his face. this clinic provides services to people of high risk. he comes here to get life saving drugs but worries the new law will make that impossible. >> i don't think the government will allow us to be here or to actions anything, because they will think that the hospital is promoting us, which is not true. >> here in parliament, the anti homosexuality bill was passed. the president agreed to sign it into law. >> i will sign the bill. [ cheering ] >> it's widely suppor

. >> you're watching aljazeera. we were just listening in to a press conference held by the german chancellor angela merkel as well as the u.k. prime minister david cameron, the two leaders speaking just a few moments ago in 10 downing street in london in the u.k. here's just a few of the highlights of what they said. they spoke about a range of international issues, including britain's tie the with the european union and suggested reforms by the u.k. to the e.u. before a referendum on britain says membership. they spoke about the northern secreti r.a. deals. on the issue of ukraine, cameron said that britain supports a united and democratic ukraine and every country should respect the sovereignty. he's particularly concerned about the situation in crimea and said russia should respect the territorial integrity of the country and the world will be watching. angela merkel on the issue of ukraine said germany will be doing everything it can to support the new government and reiterating what cameron said about the terr

three aljazeera journalists have appeared in court in cairo. they have pleaded not guilty to aiding a terrorist organization. their next court appearance is the fifth of march. >> iran and six world powers agreed for a framework for talks on iran's nuclear program, trying to make progress on an interim deal reached back in november. >> the unrest in ukraine, we go back to our correspondent live in kiev. bring us right up to date with developments today and explain why you're talking to us from your hotel room. >> i'm talking from my hotel room, overlooking independence square. it has been shot at a number of times through the day, including on television crews trying to broadcast through the windows. that's the unfortunate circumstances. it was taken over by the protestors when they pushed the police back out of the square this morning, and its lobby has been turned into a make-shift hospital, but not only a make-shift hospital, also i'm afraid to say a morgue. there were 12 bodies i saw a short time ago. >> we've had indication that there may

aljazeera rejects the charges. another aljazeera journalist has been held since august.till to come, cuba's new billion dollar port, but could it take business away from its caribbean neighbors. >> behind lego's success. >> the man in the mask turns the heat on the new york knicks. joe will be here with a sports update. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >> hello again, the top stories on the aljazeera news hour, the ousted president of ukraine says he is still the country's leader, that power was seized by pro fascist forces and he was forced to leave because of threats. >> armed men ever taken control of the airport in crimea. in the capitol kiev, ukraine's parliament asked the u

aljazeera, california. >> still ahead, rumble in the jungle.visit a village living in the shadow of an active volcano in democratic republic of congo. >> a feisty battle for a place in the finals. >> famous death composer known as the japanese beethoven admitted that he has not written many of the works credited to him. the revelation was made public by the man actually responsible for writing the music. he says he's been composing music for him for 18 years and has doubted all along that the superstar composer is hearing impaired. he apologized to his fans in a written statement. >> the city of gomer in the east of democratic republic of congo is at the bottom of an active volcano. scientists say the spate of armed groups mean they can't monitor it and an eruption could wipe out local village. >> it has ranked in the top 10 of the world's most dangerous volcanos, sitting next to a city of about a million people. at the summit, a lava lake smolders. >> it's 22 kilometers from the city and the quality of this lava is very fluid, so when it start

when aljazeera america returns. welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. and here are your headlines at this hour. a manhunt is underway for an inmate said to be armed and dangerous. michael david elliot was expected of murder and arson. he escaped from prison last night. and he abducted a woman and forced her to drive to indiana before she escaped congress is set to have a hearing for credit card information, the secret service is the lead agency looking into target and neiman marcus and michael's breaches. yanokovych and protesters have yet to reach an agreement to stop the demonstrations taking place in kiev. >extreme drought in california. it's the dryest year on record. snowpack is at record lows. governor jerry brown calling on the residents to cut their water use guy at least 20%. it affects 38 million people. in ecuador, a series of volcano eruptions sending lava 600 feet into a ravine. and it blocked the way into a popular tourist resort town. 85 miles southeast of keto. the blast happening a day after officials have allowed thousands of villagers

stay with aljazeera america for continuing coverage of those protests in ukraine. >> our three aljazeera journalists appearing in a cairo courtroom today, all pleading not guilty to the charges against them, accused are aiding and abet ago terrorist organization. the judge now adjourning that trial until march 5. we continue to demand their immediate release. the department of homeland security is issuing a warning, new threat involving shoe bombs on international flights. the security alert doesn't identify specific date airport or airline. authorities say this is not connected to the recent olympic warnings about explosives in toothpaste. >> iran and word powers agreeing to a framework on cessation of iran's nuclear program, iran's eye toll i can't saying they will not shut down nuclear plants, a key demand of international leaders. those are your headlines at this hour. "consider this" is next. beating in public in sochi. also the focus on sexuality of female athletes, the double standard and its consequences. >> a truce late wednesday in ukraine hasn't stopped the chaos. we'll go to

night live" >> hello from the aljazeera news cr endo has. this is the news hour with today's top stories. >> syrian refugees grow as russia and u.s. search for a solution in geneva. >> egypt's military head meets russian leadiers as putin talks about the presidential elections. >> severe weather continues to hit large parts of britain with hurricane force winds bringing chaos to the northwest of the country. >> plus. >> if parents come and ask do you want to live or die, what kind of question crosses the child's mind. >> an emotional debate in belgium as parliament gets ready to vote on whether sick children should have the right to die. >> in the next half hour, the united states and russia will attempt to break the stalemate in the syria peace talks in geneva. russian and u.s. delegates are due to sit down with the u.n. arab league and attempt to get an agreement on the way forward for both sides. inside sir yes, there's no end that the violence. in aleppo, government helicopters reportedly dropped several barrel bombs on thursday and the

>> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm del walters, and these are the stories we're following for you. the aftermath now of the storm. dozens of cars and trucks, all in a big pileup in pennsylvania. president obama traveling to california, trying to get a firsthand look at that devastating drought. >> a 13-year-old boy, the size of an eight-year-old. and he has not eaten meat for two years or more. >> as the syria peace talks stagnate, aid workers are helping civilians on the ground. the big chill in the eastern u.s. now giving away to the giant meltdown, and more show is on the way. hundreds of people coping with out power, and flight delays and cancellations. it's going to be some time before things are back to normal. jennifer has been tracking the storm's aftermath, and it's going to be quite some time. >> the aftermath of the storm is just starting to come into focus. half a million people still without power. mostly in georgia and the carolinas and in connecticut, a state of emergency has been declared there as t

aljazeera, waro. >>> and this may be a sign of things to come. no u.s. talky team won an olympic without a player from war road. >> it's billed as the premier boat show. and if you're in the market for the latest noting palaces, this is the place to be. 2,000 boat makers gather across the globe in miami every year to showcase the very best money can buy. >> here we are an $250 million boat. >> here we are an $250 million boat. one of the largest yachts in show. this is a jacuzzi that can comfortably accommodate ten guests. >> but it's not the only one. millions of people in the u.s., and that makes it a big job creator. >> well, the recreation industry employed 335,000 people and there are 80 million people that go recreational boating every year. >> reporter: but despite that number, times have been tough. the recession sit the industry hard and manufacturing was down 80%, but now the economy is making a slow and steady come back. and if that come back driven by every day boaters, they have managed to survive. the workforce is small, but highly skilled.

rob reynolds, aljazeera, san francisco. >> thank you for watching aljazeera, aim del walters and "inside story" is next. >>> the constitution specific forbids the use of cruel and unusual prisoners at the hands of governments. but when the state sets out to kill a prisoner, how could it be done in the 21st century death penalty is the inside story. ♪

welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. tell you about concerns over a new pain killer set to hit the market. first, let's find out where it might snow and rain especially across the country today. >> right where we need it, in fact too much rain could plead to flash flooding. here in california, the area under the extreme drought is getting the rain and snow. won't end the drought, but certainly helping the situation there. this is one of two storms, first one coming in today and a little break this afternoon and overnight tonight and tomorrow, the next storm comes in. that will be the big one. the commuter showing a break this afternoon and this evening. by tonight and early tomorrow, the storm is off the coast, very heavy rain especially in southern california. this is feet of snow in the mountains, so helping the situation there, a little too much rain could lead to flash flooding. >> thank you very much. >> health care, consumer and addiction groups sounding the alarm over a new high dose pain killer saying the new pre

aljazeera, guatemala city. >> the u.n.is concerned that the decision to out of the her would impact a number of investigations. >> pakistan's rising polio epidemic threatens neighboring countries. the virus is spread to go countries where the disease had been eradicated. pakistan had double the cases. one reason for the increase, health workers have increasingly become targets of violence. >> after 2011. >> we never saw people attacking health workers. the attacks started in june, 2012. >> according to unicef, 40 volunteers have been killed and another 39 injured in the country in the past two years. sunday, a road sidebaum killed a policeman guard ago team. >> the united nations warns that a familiar anyone is looming in the african desert. we take you to senegal to see how they are coping with the drought. >> villagers know how to live on less, but this has been an exceptionally bad harvest. a small herd of goats and a place of beans is all they have left. >> we've had so little rain, our harvest was really bad. now we h

aljazeera will be following the latest throughout the night. >>> there's a new round of talks over iran's nuclear program set to begin in vienna hours from now. starting today, the negotiators from iran, u.s. and five other countries will be looking for a permanent deal. and there's a lot on the line for tir an. >> reporter: the vienna talks are all about places like this, and what's going on in them. the u.s. said that it's attention. and iran said its peaceful. both sides will try to find common ground to ensure a lasting deal. they suspended elements of its nuclear program. in return, the u.s. and western powers agree to roll back some economic sanctions. >> what is the future of this teal? i think that iran would narrow it down for the agreement. >> the talks in vienna could last for months, and they want to end iran's nuclear program, not just limited. limitit. the negotiations are known sas the 5 plus 1. >> some are interested in continuation of regional tension, and don't like that iran and the 5 plus 1 reached an agreement. they seek tension. especially netanyahu himself. saudi ar

welcome to aljazeera america. i'm libby casey. >> i'm del walters. 25 people are dead after police tried to clear independence square in key every, the center of anti government demonstrations in ukraine. >> police entered the scare foods night and protestors battled back with molotov cocktails. the president of ukraine is urged to demonstrate restraint dealing with the demonstrators. the french president is calling for sanctions against ukraine. >> the president delivered a message to the ukrainian opposition. >> the opposition leaders ignored the basic foundation of democracy, power is gained not on streets but in electoral districts. >> aljazeera has the latest from key every. >> the morning after the brutal crush, a city inflamed by violence, both sides refuse to go give up. independence square went from encampment to war zone, a burned out reminder of an area that was for weeks home to activists. the president still blaming opponents for the ruthless crackdown. >> my duty is a guarantor of the constitution is

>> good afternoon and welcome to aljazeera america, i'm morgan radford in new york city. men who illegally entered a south african gold mine face prosecution. >> . >> in venezuela, three dead as presidential supporters clash with anti-government protesters. >>> talk about star power, as time for the british version of the oscars, the bafta awards are here. >>> 121 illegal miners have been taken out of a mine near johannesburg, south africa. they're all in police custody, accused of mining illegally. they don't believe their men stuck below. and we have the very latest. >> desperately trying to save lives, these rescue workers are trying to recover dozens of illegal workers trapped in an abandoned mine shaft and are believed to have been stuck underground since friday morning. >> it's supposed to be a closed shaft complex. preventing people from entering. but they somehow managed to open up the old inside, and i think we're able to talk to the people that are trapped inside of there, and we are enlarging the hole so that we can lead them out of the shaft. >>> industrial op

. >> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. president obama once again calling for a year of action during his meetings with the nation's governors today. the defense secretary expected to announce a major plan to shrink the military to its smallest size in decades. >> ukraine's ousted president now a wanted man, why russia said that deal with ukraine is used as a cover for a power grab. >> every time a black person does something like this, you break down a barrier. >> one man overcame adverse city with his knowledge of fine wine. >> president obama hosting the nations governors at the white house. state leaders from both parties meeting with the president and vice president, the president addressing bipartisan issues from minimum wage to the affordable care act. mike, what came out of the meeting? >> the president had the assembled governors, the annual meeting, he had them here last night for a black tie din western today for a meeting. he said once again, sort of a mini state of the union in comments about an hour ago. he w

aljazeera, london. >> well, facebook turns ten today. in website years, that's old enough for an aarp card, where the demographics are heading. turns out that some young people can't be bothered with all of that typing. >> reporter: it's become the way that you remember friend's birthdays, and keep in touch with family, and how we stalk our exes. facebook, 10 years old, has become an integral part of our everyday lives. you know its big when hollywood makes a movie about the social network, looking at how it all began at harvard. >> the harvard facebook. >> reporter: lindsay tine is also a harvard graduate, in possession of a pre-digital facebook. >> this is probably like the one that mark zuckerberg has, and it was the inspiration for facebook. >> reporter: founded by friend, today facebook boasts 6,300 employees, with 1 billion users a month. on any given day, 700 million tune into facebook, and 80% are outside of the u.s. and canada. it wasn't until 2009 that facebook introduced the like button, and since then, it's one of the most po

aljazeera new york. >> u.s. oil rose to a high after reports showed inventories in oklahoma, when supplies drop you can expect to pay more for what is left. >> the u.s. finding itself caught up in egypt's turmoil, an employee working on behalf of the u.s. government under arrest. >> looking to stop the tech drain, the french president using his trip to the u.s. to get french entrepreneurs to say come back home. >> a minnesota community where hockey is a pathway to the olympics. >> i'll tell you how an unlikely american claimed teen u.s.a.'s wednesday only gold medal. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts, dispense with the fluff and get straight to the point. >> i'm on the ground every day finding stories that matter to you. >> in new orleans... >> seattle bureau... >> washington... >> detroit... >> chicago... >

aljazeera, sochi. >> the u.s. ambassador to russia announcing tuesday that he is going to leave his post when the winter games end in sochi. he was given the difficult task of trying to reset relations with russia during the president's first term. a professor of political science at columbia university joins us. good morning. >> good morning. >> what is going on with the united states and russia. >> >> the united states is trying to figure out how to make headway against a country that seems to be turning to us with hostility increasingly with time. it's a very difficult relationship, but we have to put it in context to realize we're not in the cold war or dealing with a country that just invaded one of its neighbors, so things aren't that bad. >> with the exception of nuclear weapons not pointed at each other, the atmosphere is really not that much different. >> there are positive things happening. we have to keep in mind there's been a lot of cooperation with russia on dealing with the iranian nuclear question.

right here on aljazeera america. that's going to do it for this hour of aljazeera america. i'm del walters i have not new york. thanks for watching. as always, there is more news straight ahead. remember, you can check us out 24 hours a day just by going to aljazeera.com. ♪ >> with my to aljazeera america. these are the stories we're following this hour. there is as warning out ahead of the winter olympic games, u.s. officials saying terrorists could use tooth paste to smuggle explosives on planes. >> north korea could be backing out of a deal to allow families to reunite, the two sides hammered out a deal but north korea is reconsidering if south korea holds joint military exercises with the u.s. >> snow knocking out power to homes and businesses across the northeast, shutting down highways and schools and grounding thousands of flights. the federal government will set up seven new climate hubs across the country, set to collect information used to better protect farmers and forest owners for more intense droughts, wildfires and severe weather conditions. >> a texas teen w

>> you're watching aljazeera, the news hour with david foster and this is some of what we have coming up in the next 60 minutes. rescue workers in south africa scrambling to free trapped miners. >> the espionage trial of the former president of egypt, his lawyers say they won't work with their client in a cage. >> sign ago deal to end the two month long occupations in ukraine, but the protests on the treat go on and: ♪ >> "12 years a slave" set to win big in london. from the red carpet. >> rescue workers battling against time to free trapped miners in a gold mine shaft in south africa. they are stuck underground in an abandoned mine east of johannesburg. this is the scene, live pictures coming to us here. emergency services there have made contact with at least 30 men trapped by bolder blow the surface. some trapped say the number could be as highs 200. they say the group was working illegally. i understand you're only about 20-meter away. they will us what is happening. >> yes, david, well, it is actually very nearby. what i can tell you now is there is about 12 or so emergency worke

welcome back to aljazeera america. these are the stories we're following for you. >> i intend to continue fighting for the future of ukraine. >> ousted ukrainian president viktor yanukovych speaking out for the first time since he fled ukraine. a defiant heard saying he will return. what really happened in crimea, as armed forces set up shop around airports there. and some californians preparing for the worst, a new threat of flooding because of past wildfires. >> ukraine's ousted president out of hiding, refusing to let go of his title, calling those who oppose him terrorists and vowing to return. viktor yanukovych surfacing in russia giving a lengthy news conference. in kiev, that speech was largely ignored. in crimea, there were new threats of violence today. we have reporters covering all sides of this crisis. we begin with phil ittner in moscow. they are waging a war of rhetoric today. >> absolutely, some very strong words coming out of ousted president viktor yanukovych in a press conference he held inside russia

. >> good morning, welcome to aljazeera america.ters. >> i'm libby casey. >> millions in the northeast are waking up to slashy winter mornings. snow hammered the area, some areas hit with 20 inches of snow yesterday. it didn't end after daylight. another round of rain and snow swooped in overnight. >> the southeast blamed for 21 deaths nationwide and thousands in georgia and carolina still in the dark after trees snapped power lines, leading to massive power out. >>ages. >> we have our team of reporters tracking the storm's impact but begin in new york. jennifer, good morning. people are waking up to another rough commute today. >> indeed they are. good morning to you, libby, as the city wakes up and people start making their way to school or work, there is certainly on this valentine's day no love from mother nature. >> after getting hit hard by a winter storm thursday, a big part of the northeast got another blast of snow overnight. the nation's capitol was a ghost town but its airport busy on the runway, not with planes but snowp

aljazeera, toronto. >> the white house i also also calling on egypt to release the aljazeera journalistsiban fighters in afghanistan releasing this video of a captured military dog, taking it during a firefight, an american military spokesperson saying the dog belongs to british military troops. >> the drought is crippling farms in california. we have the details on one southern california city that is feeling the pinch. >> this farm in california 50 miles north of los angeles has been in the family since the late 1800s. >> we are one of the pioneer california family farmers here. >> he's seen it all, wet years, dry years, but nothing like this year. >> we're doomed here. we got to have water, or, you know, you need water, soil and sunlight so grow a seed, and if you're missing one of those, it just doesn't happen. >> what is happening, summer crops like these tomatoes are growing in the winter. >> tomatoes in february. >> while winter crops like these straw about herries are struggling to survive, which means so is phil mcgrath. >> this is my livelihood, that is what to do. it's my fami

don't miss techno. 7:30 eastern on aljazeera america. >> welcome to aljazeera america.i'm richelle carey, and here are tonight's top story. in ukraine, riot police are moving in on protesters in kiev. the demonstrations have turned violent today. at least 18 people were killed in fighting between police and demonstrators. joe biden called the ukrainian president and urged him to halt the fighting. >>> in venezuela, set back for the opposition. the leader, lopez, turned himself in after the government put out a warrant for his arrest. and thousands of protesters have filled the streets of caracas foreand against president madura. >> an 83-year-old nun has been convicted to prison after sabotaging a nuclear facility. she and two brothers broke into the facility to protest weapons storage, and the others were sentenced to 62 months ago. >>> an oklahoma pharmacy won't give the stit of missouri a lethal drug it needs to kill a man. taylor is scheduled to die, and the pharmacy agreed not to sell it. and they will use another drug. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next,

"talk to aljazeera" and use it. that's what the music industry hasn't done well . >> what musician do you like. >> i sat with kanye yesterday. >> he's a genius. >> he is a genius. >> troubled genius. >> he says the truth a lot of times. he's not the best messenger are for the truth all the time. but says a lot of truth, stuff that we feel and don't say. something artists are supposed to do. i like ric rick ruben he's brilliant. i like that kid jay cole. i like christian adoss, seems the did he notional strong. >> pharrell has had his moment. >> pharrell, that's my man, i love him, he's a great producer. there are a lot of very talented people. a lot of cool stuff out. >> let's talk for a moment about black hollywood. >> black hollywood. i have seen it come and go. i missed stormy weather. i am old but stormy weather and cabin in the sky and a few movies came out they were black movies. way before you and before me. but then there was many, many periods that black exploitation movies made a lot of money. my understan

obviously he is not watching aljazeera america. be things he talked about, the police officers being shot, we saw those bodies being drabbed away and also he forgets the fact that he was just on the airwaves for a long time talking about the russian position, so balance was interesting on that one. >> interesting to see all perspectives. >> a federal judge dismissing a lawsuit in new jersey brought by a group of muslims claiming the nypd secret surveillance program unfairly targeted them because of religion and race. the judge said police could not have monitored new jersey for muslim terrorist activities without also watching the muslim community itself. similar lawsuit filed in brooklyn is still pending. >> an arizona governor jan brewer has to decide whether to sign a bill allows business owners to refers service to gay people because of religious reasons. the measure passed on thursday, similar measures in other states, but arizona is the only one that has passed. >> president obama promised health care reform and delivered. th

the mission continues. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. about mike sell sam, the college athlete that announced he is gay. first, we'll turn to nicole mitchell. >> we have two big snow storms, one through the south that we've mentioned a lot. another one is into the northwest, with that, heavy rain, mountain snow and high enough winds that we have blizzard watches and warnings in parts of montana for winds with gusts of over 60 miles an hour driving that snow around. heading to the south, one band comes through, another cold enough air that into tomorrow could be significant ice storm. it pulls off the coast, impacts the mid atlantic into tomorrow and develops into a nor'easter we'll have to catch. >> in sports and sochi, he is back, the red head that has all of us wanting to take to a snowboard, but some can't. >> i have bad knees. i'll leave to it shaun white. he famously bowed out of slopestyle competition. fellow snowboarders have been critical of his move but if qualifying day is mid indication, it looked as if he knows what he is doi

welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm del walters.ths of turmoil, yanukovych is out, now a warrant for his arrest. the opposition to control parliament calling an emergency session tapping former speaker as the country's interim president. however, yanukovych is still defiant saying he is in charge, calling parliament's decision illegal. russia voicing its dissent, calling the situation a threat to its interests. jennifer glass joins us with more. tough talk coming out of russia, now they say they are not pleased. how is this going to affect the country going forward? >> you know, del, those words are going to be very worrying. the news agency saying russia considers the situation here uncertain, with drew its ambassador for consultation, saying the uncertainty threatens russia's interests and citizens. it said that the country's decision to recognize the current government here, the opposition that took power yesterday is "an aberration" saying the prime minister would have to renegotiate the gas agreements with the current governmen

aljazeera. >> more news in two minutes. a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america >> these are the top stories we're following for you at this hour. the senate is holding a hearing to find out who is responsible for protecting america from cyber data attacks. >> that massive $80 billion farm bill one step closer to becoming law today. the senate is expected to debate the legislation until early evening before harry reid calls and end to the debate. if more than 60 senators agree to end the debate, it moves to a vote. >> in russia, a teen under arrest after entering a school. he held 20 students hostage inside a classroom, and killed a police officer and police officer. >> could you rains president is expected to go back to work today after four days on sick leave. tens of thousands of anti-government protestors called for his resignation. people in thailand going to the polls on sunday to choose a new gove

welcome back to aljazeera america.. >> the latest round of talks over iran's nuclear program are officially underway in vienna. iran agreed to freeze nuclear activities in exchange for reduced economic sanctions. >> starting today, negotiators from iran, the u.s. and other countries looking for a permanent deal. there's a lot on the line. >> the vienna talks are all about places like this and what's going on in them, iran's nuclear facilities, the u.s. and its allies say iran's nuclear program is dangerous. iran said its peaceful. in vienna both sides will try to find common ground for a lasting deal to built on the temporary one struck in november. the u.n. said iran kept its darden and suspended elements of the nuclear program. western powers greed to a rollback of some economic sanctions. >> what is the future of this deal? i think iran will narrow things down adhering to the agreement. iran further proves its activities are peaceful, the west cannot continue the sanctions. if the western party insists on other issu

welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm del walters.xt half hour, israeli prime minister set to meet with the president face-to-face as the president becomes personally involved in the mideast peace process. >> we'll also look at challenges facing hillary clinton should she run for president in 2016. >> deposed ukrainian president yanukovych set to speak following his escape to russia. ukraine's political crisis is a tug of war between pro russian and pro european idealists. the transitional government is looking west for economic aid. we are live with nick shiffrin. >> it is a huge concern, this new government is about 24 hours old and the main thing they've had to focus on in crimea. this is a real secession crisis, the interior minister saying this is a military invasion of crimea. they have to talk about political unity, security, they have to talk about the economic future, but they are absolutely focused on crimea. the interior minister said we will send in the military into this local government institution that's been taken over

to aljazeera america.radford. >> all is calm in kiev where an acting penalty is now in place and leaders laying the groundwork for a new government. >> as for the countries former president, a warrant is expected today for the arrest of viktor yanukovych. jennifer glasse is in kiev. it appears that things are getting back to work and reschooling normal life. is it back to business as usual? >> it's not quite back to business as usual. people are getting back to work, getting, the streets are busy for the first time, really since last week when it was a ghost town here. this actually is a shopping mall, this dome, an underground shopping mall because the winters are very cold here. there's a food shop here. we still do have thousands of demonstrators here in independence square. this is going to stay, the demonstrators stay until they get the government they want, probably until may 25 at least when the presidential elections are held. here in the center web still have a big protest camp shutting down one o

>> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. and these are the stories we're following for you. new security concerns in sochi. airlines with an unusual threat. >> it's cranked up and we're eating from the things that we can cook on the stove. >> the storm is over, but hundreds of thousands of people still don't have power. and the senate taking up a bill that will extend those long-term unemployment benefits. the opening ceremony for the winter games in sochi is set for tomorrow, but security, the homeland security is issuing a warning of its own. >> reporter: more than 10,000 americans traveling to sochi for the olympics now face another security threat. new intelligent information shows terrorists may use toothpaste containers to try to smuggle on planes. it doesn't target specifically americans but to russia. president putin insists that the games are safe. stationing soldiers around sochi. he expects even more terror warnings to come out surrounding the games, adding that it could be a hard balancing act for the u.s. govern

aljazeera's jennifer glass is in kiev, monitoring the latest developments.ment starts the new term, there's a new deal brewing between the u.s. and european union for ukraine. what can you tell us? >> >> libby, that deal, officials tell us, is very much a work in progress. they're negotiating daily with senior officials here in ukraine. the european's foreign policy chief is due here in kiev later today, we are also going to see the assistant secretary of state new land here on thursday. now, the u.s. and the e.u. say it isn't about competing are russia, who offered a $15 billion bailout. that sup jet opposition protestors. that loan project is on hold for now, $3 billion of it was dispersed, but the $2 billion supposed to be dispersed last week on hold. president putin wants to see what the next government of ukraine looks like. the united states is saying the same thing, the u.s. and e.u. package not going to be as large as the russian package depends on economic reforms here and that was a falling point last fall whenian covevich refused to sign the europ

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations.you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> are western governments taking the right steps to fight the emergence of terrorism? drones fire from skies, all to little avail. our next guest has taken a different approach to ending terrorism, setting his sights on an altogether different foe, extreme poverty. >> there are bad people in this world, and there always will be. we need our armed force to say protect us from those people, but terrorists rely on an endless supply of desperate people living in extreme poverty with no other options in life. the only chance we have to see the end of terrorism is to end extreme poverty. >> we're joined here in new york by jake, a former u.s. marine who has made it his mission to fight extreme poverty throughout the world, just returning from his organization setting up its second program. great to have you here. see ago farmer in iraq get killed inspired you to set up your group?

>> welcome back to aljazeera america. these are the stories we're following four. president obama set he to meet with the nation's governors will speak at any moment. when he does, we will bring it to you live. the defense secretary proposing big cuts to the pentagons budget including troop reductions. as a new ukraine emerges, a warrant is issued for its fugitive president, viktor yanukovych. >> president obama set to host the nation's governors today at the white house, this morning state leaders from both parties will meet with he and the vice president, the president expected to address bipartisan issues from guns to marijuana to the affordable care act. mic vicmike viqueira is at the e house. >> there is a lot going on here, a lot of sub plots, undercurrents, both policy and political wise. the national governors association, this is an annual thing, they come to washington for weekend meetings culminating in this morning meeting at the white house in the state dining room. there's plenty to talk about in terms of policy. minimum wage, the president wants to p

welcome back to aljazeera america. we're going to have that story, but first nicole mitchell is tracking the ice storm. >> temperatures are playing a big role. we had milder air in the south and the cold air has gotten in. it comes out of the cloud as snow, hits the warm air, turns, melts, turns into droplets, hits the cold air, super could say and freezes on contact so you get the freezing rain. atlanta 31 degrees. the midwest has warmed nicely, temperatures up about 20 degrees, still cold, but an improvement. the east coast will warm slightly, but the snow is on the way. >> a landmark labor video in tennessee, workers at a volkswagen plant are set to decide whether to join the united auto workers union. the decision is closely watched by automakers and politicians across the country. this is one of those things that the old south side would never happen, a union. >> that's right. it's being closely watched by a lot of people and there's been so much political pressure and campaigning from outside groups that the volk

the headlines are next. >> welcome to aljazeera america.chelle carey in new york, and here are tonight's top stories. a second snowstorm blasting the southeast tonight. and 100 million people are in its path. southern states are bracing for more rain, snow and ice, and president obama has declared a state of emergency in georgia, and the bad weather is headed north. >>> it's a who's who in washington tonight at the white house. celebrities are attending a state dinner with the president of france. president obama has only had a handful of state dinners since becoming president, compared to 33 with ronald reagan. >>> the house has voted to raised nation's debt ceiling for one year. house speaker, john boehner, called it disappointing and the senate could vote on it tomorrow. >>> capital punishment was being applied inconsistently and unequally in washington. washington has nine inmates on death row right now. >>> the fbi has made a round up today of crime families in u.s. and italy. >>> i'm richelle carey and you can get the latest news onli