this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm del walters. >>> fresh off of their presidential battle in iowa, the candidates on both sides are now in new hampshire, they will embark on a seven day dash woo the more moderate less reege voters than those in iowa, cruz defeated donald trump, picking up the most votes r. recorded by a republican in iowa. on the democratic side, it is still too close to call, hillary clinton and bernie sanders both just a fraction of a percentage point apart. state department officials have yet to declare a winner in that contest. we have team coverage tracking the candidates. lisa stark is in new hampshire. we start with michael shure live in des moines. it has been a long night and morning for the democrats there. they are still counting. where do things stand now? >> and for the people following the democrats, dell. as if this could get any closer, it hasn't been declared yet. they are looking at some precincts that have not reported and irregularities in precincts that have not reported, but the narrative has probably already been written. >> w

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. after 18 months, hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousand was ads, it call comes down to this, the iowa myanmars, the first contest of the 2016 campaign. the candidates are in. al jazeera is live in des moines does it appear that voters in the hawky states have made up their minds or are there a lot of undecideds out there? >> there is so much low hanging fruit in the state. the latest bloomburg polling shows 30% of likely democratic caucus goers and 45% of gop caucus goers still haven't made up their mind and these are the undecided voters that presidential candidates are going after like hawks. >> we'll be passing out slips of paper for you to vote on. >> iowa holds its first in the nation caucuses today. over the weekend, it was all about the final push to get the candidates' message across and gotten the votes. hillary clinton told voters she's the most experience and most electable. >> i know the hard choices that face a president. if they're not hard they don't end u

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm del walters. the big night is almost here in iowa. they are set to hold the first contest of the 2016 presidential elections. after 18 months, hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of t.v. ads spent inside, the place you are looking at is the capitol dome of des moines, the center of the political university today. iowaens will take part in caucuses tonight. the candidates are making a mad dash to try to get support. hillary clinton has a slight lead over bernie sanders, but it is inside the margin of error. >> on the republican side, donald trump leading with 28%, ted cruz with 23% support of the vote. al jazeera is live in des moines. the caucus is starting at 7:00 p.m. local time. any indication as to how many votes are up for grabs? >> there are so many votes up for grabs. according to a poll by the des moines register and bloomberg, a full 30% of potential caucus growers and 45% of gop caucus goers have not decided. this is why candidates are aggressively trying to get those v

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. the candidates who want to be president are making their final pitches today before millions of people in 12 states before they head to the polls. voters will make choices in primaries and caucuses on super tuesday. for democrats, 865 delegates are up for grabs, nearly a third of those needed to win the party's nomination. for republicans, 595 delegates are at stake, just under halfway to the gop convention. we begin with heidi zhou castro live in dallas. good morning. 155 delegates at stake, the accident is extremely important for the republicans, none more so i imagine than south korea senator ted cruz. where does he stand right now. >> that's right, stephanie. i'm here at his rally scheduled to begin in dallas. you can see the lines already lining up with thousands of people who expect to see the senator. in the accident, ted cruz is leading in the polls. the latest poll showing him over donald trump leading by children points, but in every other super tuesday state, trump does hav

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> while reporting this story, i interviewed over thirty eyewitnesses and family members of civilians who had been killed during the military operation. but i wanted to find out more about who was responsible. i scheduled an interview with the united nations office that had published the brief report about the deaths. but just a few hours before we were due to meet they pulled out. they told me that they stood by their findings, but wouldn't give me an on camera interview. i was bitterly disappointed. i was able to track down a journalist who told me that then president karzai had sent an envoy to investigate the civilian deaths. >> so this guy is the investigator? >> the presidential envoy promised that the civilian deaths would be looked into thoroughly. >> but the family members i spoke to told me that the promises made at the meeting were not kept. i tried to reach the

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>> this is aljazeera america, lining from new york city, i'm tony harris. one last try, president obama tries to close down the prison at guantanamo bay. taking a gamble on donald trump. it is almost caucus time for republicans in nevada. the growing debate over apple's refusal to unlock an iphone for the fbi. bill gates weighs in, and teaching children about their culture through music. >> president obama put forward a plan today to close down guantanamo bay, cuba. and it faces opposition from congress. more on that, but first jamie mcintyre has a closer look at the president's plan. >> tonyant president insisted that he's very clear i.d. about the hurdles facing the closure of guantanamo, he said that the politics are very tough. but he asked the congress and the american people to "step back and take a look at the facts." seven years after signing an order to close guantanamo, a bruised and battle wear president obama was pleading with congress to give it a chance. >> i don't want to pass this problem onto the next president, whoever it is, and as a nati

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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. >>> other media stories on the radar, the british and swedish governments are rejecting a judgment by the united nations which concluded that the julian assange is arbitrarily detained and should be freed immediately. the working group found nap julian assange suffered a depravation of liberty given his confinement embassy. and blamed the prosecutor in sweden for a lack ever due diligence to allow the case to drag on for five years, refusing his option to be questioned in london or online. julian assange called it a vindication. british foreign secretary philip whom and said the u.n.'s findings is ridiculous, adding that julian assange is hiding. as written: there are clear red lines in russian journal. >> one is vladimir putin's private life and family. in a moscow magazine appears to pay the price. it is the new times and is critical of the kremlin sometimes. it was fined

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this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. seven are dead since the storms began tuesday. four in virginia, which has been hard hit. >> the winter storm that slammed the south brought its rage to the north and the east overnight. in virginia, at least four people died, the result of tornadoes. >> this came three feet off the ground. it just dropped is straight down. >> virginia's governor declared a state of emergency after a town took a direct hit. two adults and a toddler were among those killed. >> i knew he was gone, man. >> around four dozen tornadoes have wreaked havoc across the country since tuesday. from louisiana when a water spout skirted the air to a twister that hit a r.v. park. >> then to the florida panhandle, where an e.f.3 tornado hit pensacola. the storms brought flash flooding to the washington, d.c. area. winds were strong enough in new york city to overturn a tractor trailer on the busy george washington bridge. in the midwest, there were white out blizzard conditions. in crown point, indiana, firefighters

i'm ray suarez, good night. >> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. turkey car bombing, dozens injured, and no one claiming responsibility. apple, whether the temp giant should unlock the san bernardino shooters a iphone. the pope's message of peace to victims of mexico's drug

. >> this is aljazeera america, lining from new york city, i'm tony harris. one last try, president obama tries to close down the prison at guantanamo bay. taking a gamble on donald trump. it is almost caucus time for republicans in nevada. the growing debate over apple's refusal to unlock an iphone for the fbi. bill gates weighs in, and teaching children about their culturth

. >> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. victory lap.sident obama celebrates the lower unemployment rate and criticizes republicans. >>> significant victory, julian assange claims victory. but the government disagrees. >>> tackling homelessness. san francisco's $5 billion super bowl city. and entertainer, ben

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. ali "on target" is next. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, a firsthand look at the harsh reality of the american dream. presidential candidates are making lots of promises designed to appeal to middle class voters. that's no surprise. one obvious reason is that more than half of americans still, still identify themselves as middle class. that's after a great recession that knocked many people out of the middle.

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. >>> preparations are underway today for the funeral of supreme court justice anton sale i can't. his body is now in virginia, the unexpected passing sparked a political battle. the president intends to nominate a successor. many republicans say the next president should be making that nomination. al jazeera has the story. >> i plan to fulfill my constitutional responsibilities to nominate adjusts in due time. >> a simple announcement that has ignite a firestorm of controversy, even before the supreme court officially confirmed that justice scalia died, republican presidential candidate ted cruz put out a statement saying president obama should not name a replacement for justice scalia. saturday night, it was the only issue the candidates agree on. >> i think it's up to mitch mcconnell and everybody else to stop it, it's called delay, delay, delay. >> there's been a precedent that in the last year especially the last 11 months you do not have a lame duck president mak

. >> this is aljazeera america, living in new york city. and i'm del walters. eye rear-view mirror, both in new hampshire, and they will goo into a 7-day dash to get those less religious voters than iowa. and no one arriving in new hampshire more than ted cruz, he defeated donald trump in iowa, picking up the most votes ever recorded by a republican there. and on the democratic side, at this hour, too close to call. hilliary clinton and bernie sanders, now a fraction of a percentage point apart. and it has been like that for hours, because they have still not declared him a winner. hilliary clinton is holding a rally at this hour, but we're going to start with michael shure, and it has been a long night and rally for democrats there hoping to declare a winner, and the headline coming out of iowa has to be what happened to donald trump and this is the guy who asked, how stupid are the people of iowa? >> that's exactly right, del, a lot of iowans were sceptical of donald's motives here when he first start. and a lot of them glommed onto what he was saying, and la

. ♪ >> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm tony harris. a call for unity. obama condemns anti-muslim rhetoric on his visit to an american mosque. and the epa said that it's the state's fault. and the ocean is filling with

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm richelle carey. this morning ted cruz looks to new hampshire with confidence following his victory in the first presidential contest. the texas senator defeated donald trump to win in iowa. picking up the most votes ever recorded by a republican in the caucuses, more than 51,000. marco rubio came in a very close third. on the democratic side be it is a tie. hillary clinton and bernie sanders mate history with a very tight margin, the difference a fraction of a percentage point. state department officials have not declared a winner just yet. al jazeera's michael shure is live in des moines. when are we expecting to actually know more about who won the democratic race? it's really close, the closest in state history, i believe. >> yeah, it's hard to get a whole lot closer than the two of them are right now, sometime today i expect they'll come out with final numbers. the delegate totals will favor hillary clinton while the raw number, the number of people that came out to vote will probably at least ac

. >> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm richelle carey. tony harris has the night off. apple's argument, the tech giant's illegal case against unlocking an iphone for the fbi. the threat facing the united states, what secretary ashe carter is concerned about. >>> detained in iran, his an-year-old father.

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. a congressional hearing underway into the water crisis in flint michigan, a house committee is grilling city leaders and hearing from residents. these are live pictures from capitol hill. the man at the center of the problem is not there, darnell early, the state appointed emergency manager was subpoenaed to appear but says he can't comply. e.p.a. officials who are busy working in flint. lawmakers say they have emails that show government officials knew about the problems. >> part of this email said recent results indicate the presence of high lead results in the drinking water. that without objection will be intercepted into the record. >> andy, good morning. what are lawmakers looking to find out and why will darnell early not be there? >> well, he said originally he didn't wanting to when he was just asked to appear in front of this committee. last night, the detroit free press record that he was subpoenaed and his attorney said he simply couldn't make it there on time, of course b

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. >>> this is aljazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters. we are now two days from the next contest in the presidential race, the republican primary in south carolina and the democratic caucus ins nevada. the candidates aren't backing down as they try to win over those last minute votes. the latest poll showing ted cruz inched ahead of donald trump. that is the first time that has happened. a cbs news poll giving trump a commanding lead double that of cruz. last night, both men were two of the candidates facing of in a series of town hall meetings. john men smith has more. >> the republican candidates, each had the stage to himself during town halls on cnn and msnbc but they still took shots and defended against attacks from each other as if they were in debate. >> on pro life, he said he is pro life. he can't say that. >> little the most ridiculous theory that telling the voters what donald trump's actual record isis deceitful and lying. >> and cruz versus rubio. >> both donald trump and marco rubio are following this pattern, whenever anyb

. >> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city. i'm david schuster. just ahead, the u.s. justice department has now filed a federal lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri, and it comes after failed negotiations with the police department. congress testimony today in the flint, michigan water crisis, a no-show on capitol hill. and his refusing

. >> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city, i'm richelle carey, and tony harris has the night off. the conservative governor mentioning a possible supreme court nominee. winning, winning, winning. donald trump hits the jackpot in nevada and it increases his odds of winning the republican nomination. a show of support for the former new york city police officer haven'ted in the fatal shooting of an

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. authorities this morning are piecing together clues, trying to find a motive behind a shooting spree in kalamazoo, michigan. jason dalton shot eight people saturday night, first at an apartment complex, then a car dearly ship and later eight restaurant parking lot. six people shot died. two others are in critical condition. al jazeera's andy has been following this story for us. police believe the suspect chose his shooting victims at random. that's the word they are using. where does the investigation stand right now? >> it's just a big question why, that everybody wants to find out. it looks like the only person who can answer that is the suspect. jason dalton sitting in jail now and probably with a court appearance this afternoon, the big question of why hung over a prayer vigil held last night in kalamazoo at a church. hundreds of people showed up. they played amazing grace and remembered the eight victims. they are trying to make sense of something seemingly so senseless. >> shot

you are watching aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. again what you're watching right now is supreme court justice antonin scalia's casket being removed from the hearse at the supreme court today, his body will lie in repose. after a private ceremony, the public will be allowed to file past the casket in a public viewing. the casket of justice antonin scalia right now being moved to the supreme court where he served for so long as one of the most conservative voices in the court. president obama and other leaders will pay respects today. his colleagues will be expected today. libby casey has been covering this from washington. good morning, tell us about today's ceremony. >> the body of antonin scalia will lie in the great hall of the supreme court and his body will be placed on the same cataflak that held president lincoln's body. supreme court justice, family, a prayer will be read, there will be a short ceremony. later today, the doors of the supreme court will open and the public will be able to file past and pay their respects, hav

. ♪ >> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris.o new hampshire after an historic win tonight for hilliary clinton. and ted cruz, the battle for the granite state heats up, and the fbi joins n. and the federal prosecutors are investigating the contamination of flint's drinking water. a court date for bill cosby, and federal prosecutors are arguing for the case to be throne out and not

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. parts of florida are now under a state of emergency, as new cases of the zika virus pop up across the u.s. nine people have been diagnosed with the virus in four counties across florida. doctors believe those cases were contracted abroad. florida gun wants his state to be prepared. >> miami has long been known as the gateway to the americas and borne out by the international airport. every day 40,000 passengers arrive from or go to latin america and the caribbean. it makes florida vulnerable. some of florida's most senior politicians voids their concerns that miami international airport may not be able to cope with the zika virus. experts we spoke to say getting back to basics may help the most. >> almost all experts expect locally transmitted cases at some point in the united states. >> the university of miami has been studying infectious diseases for years. there is nothing new in how communities can adapt and respond to the zika virus. florida already has programs in place to battl

. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. the big melt is now underway in the east where temperatures are rising after a major storm rolled through. it brought snow, ice and rain. some areas could still see heavy snow today. some people are cleaning up from damaging tornadoes. john henry smith has more. >> a powerful 1200-mile storm will head off the coast today. it brought record cold to the east coast over the weekend. it began the work week with enough snow and wind to cause verge and north carolina to declare states of emergency. some parts of virginia got nearly a foot of snowfall and the traffic problems that go with it. hundreds of accidents occurred. >> i hit the inside rail of the bridge and spun around. the posted speed limit is 60. i was doing 55. >> the roads are block ice, they're iced over. >> this massive pileup in indiana. >> when the weather starts changing, people need to reduce their speed and they just didn't do that today. >> the storm also brought tornadoes across four gulf states, twisters in mississipp

>>> good evening, this is aljazeera america. >> holy cow! >> a powerful storm system has killed at least six people moving through the south and east and the danger is not over yet. the standoff on capitol hill over the president's plans to nominate replacement for supreme court justice scalia, the republicans say don't even think about it. >> it's going to be an amazing two months. >> six days and counting to a critical super tuesday when some candidates may get new life and others see the end of the road. >>> choosing the sex of your baby. a super model's decision to use science to give birth to a girly nights a long standing ethics debate. we begin with day two of a powerful storm system that first roared through the south and now is going across the east coast. three were killed today as the storm moved into virginia and millions still face danger from this fast moving system. >> in louisiana, dozens were injured when a tornado tore through this trailer park. >> there are family members calling in that has not made contact with loved win

. >> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. tony harris has the night off. the occupation in oregon is over. after 41 days, the final four holdouts surrender. >>> another triple-digit flores the dow. what investors are so concerned about. >>> the mayor of cleveland apologizes to tamir rice's people for billing for emergency service. >>> and albert

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. >>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. this morning there are doubts over a u.s.-russian deal to stop fighting in syria. the agreement was reached lately last night between secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. today moscow said it will continue supporting damascus to "fight terrorism" and there are reports of more airstrikes. good morning. the u.n. just announced it hopes top start delivering aid to besieged areas in syria in the next 24 hours. this is a key part of this deal, right? >> right, there's to parts of this and one of them is and i think this is the area where there is the most agreement between the united states and russia is that there is a desperate need to get human assistance into some of the besieged cities in syria where the civilian population is suffering greatly. that's a key part of this agreement and the significant part of that is as you said, it's supposed to take effect right away. some relief would be dropped by air, but otherwise would really for significant

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. ali "on target" is next. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, a firsthand look at the harsh reality of the american dream. presidential candidates are making lots of promises designed to appeal to middle class voters. that's no surprise. one obvious reason is that more than half of americans still, still identify themselves as middle class. that's after a great recession that knocked many people out of the middle. and even though we are years into an economic recovery a lot of americans who consider themselves middle class continue to struggle to pay their bills and save money for retirement or send theirs kids to school. and that struggle adds power to preliminary pledges to help people whose incomes have gone almost nowhere in years. bear that in mind as you listen to hillary clinton speaking recently in iowa. >> we need a tax system that makes the wealthy pay more a

>> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm richelle carey. tony harris has the night off. apple's argument, the tech giant's illegal case against unlocking an iphone for the fbi. the threat facing the united states, what secretary ashe carter is concerned about. >>> detained in iran, his 80-year-old father. and an unusual high number of babies in washington state. apple is officially fighting back, the tech giant went to court to fight the request to hack into a phone that belonged to one of the san bernardino shooters. jacob ward is in san francisco, and it seems that the stakes are high for all involved and for the country. >> reporter: that's right, richelle. absolutely. this is not just a case of being a war of words, but truly, a war in the courtroom. apple finally filing a motion that makes the argument because no one has ever been asked to do this before, their constitutional rights as a company have been violated. in a motion filed a day ahead of the deadline, apple magistrates are asking to reverse the order of the order to hack into

and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >>> state media reported today that north korea launched a long range rocket. the rocket was carrying a satellite for non-military purposes. critics say it was a destabilizing action. it comes a month after north korea claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb. south korea is planning on holding a meeting to discuss north korea's actions. going back to our national security correspondent in washington. what more do we know about today's launch by north korea? >> what the u has been able to confirm is that just over four hours ago north korea did, in fact, launch three stage rocket apparently successfully put an object into space ostensibly that earth observation satellite. this was in defiance of u.n. resolutions. the rocket took a southerly past over the west coast of korea, over the yellow sea. it went over japan. japan has said it would fire at it, but it did not. north ko

>> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. victory lap. president obama celebrates the lower unemployment rate and criticizes republicans. >>> significant victory, julian assange claims victory. but the government disagrees. >>> tackling homelessness. san francisco's $5 billion super bowl city. and entertainer, ben vareen. >> the release of a january jobs report prompted a victory lap by president obama today. saying that americans are working, and the president said that the 5% unemployment rate is evidence of the economy's strength. u.s. businesses created 151,000 jobs last month, and that pushed the unemployment rate down to 5.9%, the lowest that it has been since the president took office, and it was accompanied by a rise in wages, up half a percentage point. >> we are recovering from the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. the worst in my lifetime and most of the people in this room, and we have done it faster and stronger and more durbibly than just about any advanced economy. >> mike, hang on, it was a good report, we can all agr

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. >>> good evening, this is aljazeera america. >> holy cow! >> a powerful storm system has killed at least six people moving through the south and east and the danger is not over yet. the standoff on capitol hill over the president's plans to nominate replacement for supreme court justice scalia, the republicans say don't even think about it. >> it's going to be an amazing two month

. >> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city, i'm richelle carey, and tony harris has the night off. the conservative governor mentioning a possible supreme court nominee. winning, winning, winning. donald trump hits the jackpot in nevada and it increases his odds of winning the republican nomination. a show of support for the former new york city police officer haven'ted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. a hollywood subversety problem on the center stage of this weekend's oscars. president obama is pushing back against republicans who are threatening to block a supreme court nominee. the president said that the republicans will damage the credibility of the court if they hold fast to their threats of not even meeting with the possibly nominee. libby casey is joining us from washington, and libby, the president used an unusual venue to speak about this. >> reporter: authorities, richelle. he was meeting with king abdullah of jordan, and they met with the press briefly where the conversation was really about syria, and the refugees, but the president did take o

. ♪ >> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm tony harris. a call for unity.resident obama condemns anti-muslim rhetoric on his visit to an american mosque. and the epa said that it's the state's fault. and the ocean is filling with sewage. well, today, problem set foot inside of a u.s. mosque for the first time since taking office. mr. obama used his visit to the islamic society of baltimore to condemn anti-muslim rhetoric from the came pain trail and to find a way forward together. >> reporter: president obama came to this mosque outside of baltimore to deliver a history lesson, part for conciliation, and for fair play and justice, but there was an edge to the president's remarks. a reaction to much of the anti-muslim rhetoric that's being heard from the right on the campaign trail. for many muslims listening to president obama, it was a message that they had been waiting for. >> you fit in here. you're right where you belong. you're part of american too. you're not muslim or american, you're muslim and american. >> reporter: part what have brought mr. obama

>> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. turkey car bombing, dozens injured, and no one claiming responsibility. apple, whether the temp giant should unlock the san bernardino shooters a iphone. the pope's message of peace to victims of mexico's drug bombers. at least 28 people are confirmed dead after a car bombing in turkey, it happened in ankora in a place frequented by the military. they appear to have been the target of the attack. >> turkey's capital rock bid an explosion after the last bombing in the city. the blast had been caused by a car bomb. the target, a convoy of military service vehicles passing close to the parliament and the country military headquarters. it indicates that the pkk may be behind the attack. snatch the purpose was to ininflict fear in our citizen's minds. the citizens should be united because the terrorists are threatening to divide us. >> and it has not been an isolated incident. in the past months, there have been four bombings in turkey. a suicide bomber blew himself up in the historic dist

. ♪ >> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris.urning to new hampshire after an historic win tonight for hilliary clinton. and ted cruz, the battle for the granite state heats up, and the fbi joins n. and the federal prosecutors are investigating the contamination of flint's drinking water. a court date for bill cosby, and federal prosecutors are arguing for the case to be throne out and not so fast. the role of women on the front lines. blank so after a night of surprises in iowa, the 2016 race for the white house today shifted east as all of the presidential candidates con verge new hampshire. senator ted cruz will be looking again to the polls. the polls in the granite state for donald trump holds a big lead. on the democratic side, hilliary clinton won what was the closest race in iowa caucus history. but one week before the new hampshire primary, several polls show her trailing vermont senator, bernie sanders. lisa stark joins us from milford, new hampshire, at a rally for donald trump. lisa >> reporter: we are indeed. the cro

>> this is aljazeera america, live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. tony harris has the night off. the occupation in oregon is over. after 41 days, the final four holdouts surrender. >>> another triple-digit flores the dow. what investors are so concerned about. >>> the mayor of cleveland apologizes to tamir rice's people for billing for emergency service. >>> and albert einstein was right. gravitational waves in space do exist. >> the stand off in oregon, today, the four remaining holdouts at the national wildlife refuge, with that, the anti-government protest was over about six weeks after it began on january 2nd. allen schauffler has been covering it from the start. and he joins us from burns, oregon. and allen, how are the people reacting? they have had meetings about this, and it's finally over, and is there a sense of relief? >> reporter: yeah, a considerable sense of relief, but also considerable anguish in this town. it has been a rough way to start the year for the people who live here in hardin county. when the protesters took over the wildl

. >> reporter: robert from aljazeera america, have you had the chance to talk to the many residents -- >> we're not going to be commenting to the media at this point. >> reporter: i have to keep asking. >> in august of 2014, gary southern and five other executives pled guilty to three federal pollution charges. >> i believe that the only true deterrent in these sorts of cases is to send the message that if you engage in this sort of conduct, you're exposed to jail time. executives are used to writing checks for things. they're not used to checking their three piece suit. >> mr. sother land, are you a criminal? >> reporter: so far, five of the next officials who pled guilty have been not sentenced. put on probation, ordered to pay fines, and one order to serve jail time, 30 days. today, the result of a similar had disaster would lead to almost identical effects on the community. and last week, a federal judge slapped freedom industries with a $900,000 criminal fine for the chemical spill, but the judge said that the bankrupt company is unlikely to ever pay the penalty, and the move was

. >> we've covered that here extensively at aljazeera america. it is surprising when you consider the fact that we thought as of 50 years ago, that voting rights were getting better for minorities. in some of these states, it's clearly a challenge. >> that all goes back to a supreme court decision. of course she's talking to african-american voters there in south carolina when she talks about voting rights. bernie sanders is not in the pal metostate today. how much effort has he been putting into trying to win that state? >> i think the sander camp is looking at south carolina almost as a watch and moving more on to super tuesday. >> we have wage add very, very vigorous campaign. we have picked up a lot of support, and we have closed the gap very, very significantly. but this from the one was going to be a very difficult state for us. we are not writing off south carolina. >> moving on to super tuesday, which is just a few days from now, stephanie, 11 states, a major showdown for that not only the democrats, but also the gop, because remember, at

eastern time right here on aljazeera america. >>> world health leaders are in geneva this morning forency meeting on the zika virus. cases have been reported in 25 countries and territories across the americas. the world health organization saying the virus is spreading in their words explosively. the agency could be close to declaring an international health emergency. robert ray is live in san juan puerto rico, the c.d.c. issuing a travel warning there as well as after a rash of new cases. how is the island handling this outbreak? >> 19 confirmed cases here in puerto rico. we're in the capital of san juan, the major issue right now is that health officials are very worried about the mosquitoes populating dense areas especially with a drought that has occurred in the past two years here, they are expecting a heavy rain season, which will increase the population of the mosquitoes and as you know, tourists from around the world flock to puerto rico especially this time of year with the warm temperatures. there's not a whole lot health officials can do, because there's no vaccine or any

eastern time, right here on aljazeera america. >>> investigators on the scene of a train collision in said two commuter trains that crashed had no time to brake before colliding head-on. nine people died in the accident during the morning rush hour. all the survivors have been pulled out. the trains were on the same track. dominic cain has more. >> it happened involving two trains operated by the private company meridian. the rail track is owned by the german rail network, but the company a private concern, meridian. the two trains collided on a single stretch of track at about 7:00 local time. we understand that there are many dozens of casualties. it's been suggest that had perhaps 15 people are critically injured, further 40 severely injured. then of course, there are the other casualties here of more lighter injuries perhaps. we understand that the authorities say that perhaps 15 police helicopters, ambulances, were sent to the scene and many other ambulances rushing to the scene when first this i understand happened. the german justice minister has been tweeting about the sorrow