america. . >> after haiti was struck by an earthquake sympathetic nations offered billions in support. it is home to a makeshift refugee camp and many struggles left for its future. one when the sun sets in tent city, a fear spreads for women refugees with a gentle knock on the doors offers what could be a stronger sense of security. "america tonight"'s correspondent spent a day in the night with haiti's fearless women. >> this is delna. she is determined to protect these women. >> delna is an inspiration for a group called the fearless women. there's a hatian expression many hands lighten the load. in this tent city outside of porta prince these women are using the hand to knock on doors to bring the end to sexual abuse and violence in their communities. >> what do you ask? >> it's so dark. so you'll walk through here and knock on every door. and arriving the same question to every home. clr >> so it's 11 o'clock at night in this camp, which has more than 200 of these small shacks. as you can

tonight, we honor america. a nation that has witnessed the greatest rise in freedom and opportunity our world has seen. by our potential. a girl who worked at the mcdonald's drive-through to pay for college can be with you at the united states capitol. the most important moments right now are not happening here. they are not in the oval office or in the house chamber. there in your homes. kissing your kids good night, figuring how to pay the bills, getting ready for tomorrow's doctors visit. we ain't two-year from those you love serving in afghanistan. or searching for that big job interview. we the people have been the foundation of america since her earliest days. people from all walks of life and from all corners of the world. people who come to america because here, no challenge is too great and no dream too big. that is the genius of america. tonight, the president made more promises that sound good. but it will not solve the problems facing americans. we want you to have a better life. the president wants

it is good for america. every mayor, governor, state legislator in america, i say, you don't have to wait for congress to act. americans will support you if you take this on. as the chief executive, i intend to lead by example. profitable corporations like costo see higher wages as the smart way to boost productivity and reduced turnover. we should, too. in the coming weeks i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops' meal and washed their dishes you should not have to live in the -- in poverty. [applause] of course, to reach millions more congress does need to get on board. today, the federal minimum wage is worth about 20% less than it was when ronald reagan first it here. -- first stood here. they have a bill to fix that by listing the minimum-wage to $10 and $.10. that's $10.10. it is easy to rim or. ten-ten. it does not involve any new bureaucratic program. join the rest of the

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give america a raise. give them a raise. there are steps we can take to help families make ends meet. fewer are more effected than the earned income tax credit. right now, it helps about half of all parents at some point. think about that. it helps about half of all parents in america at some point in their lives. but i agree with republicans like senator rubio that it doesn't do enough for single workers who don't have kids. let's do more to help americans get ahead. let's help americans save for retirement. today, most americans don't have a pension. social security check often isn't enough on its own. and while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who have 401k's. tomorrow i will direct the treasury to create a new way to elp americans start. myira. new savings bond to encourage folks to build a new nest egg. no risk of losing what you put in. if this congress wants to help with me, work with me and fix an upside down tax code that helps the wealthy saveb. offer every american acc

give america a raise. give them a raise. [ applause ] >> there are other steps we can take to help families make ends meet, and few are more effective at reducing inequality and helping families pull themselves up through hard work than the earned income tax credit. it helps half parents in america a some point in their lives. i agree with republicans like senator rubio that it doesn't do enough for single workers who don't have kids. let's work together to strengthen the credit, reward work, help more americans get ahead. let's do more to help americans save for retirement. today, most workers don't have a pension. social security check often isn't enough on its own. that while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who have 401k's. that's why tomorrow, i will direct the treasury to create a new way for working americans to start their own retirement savings. my i.r.a. it's a new savings bond that encourages notion to build a nest egg. my r.a. guarantees a decent re

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that is what america is all about. but americans overwhelmingly agree that those who work full-time shouldn't have to raise a family in poverty. in the years since i asked this congress to raise the minimum wage, five states have raised theirs. many businesses have done it on their own. nick shooter is here today with his boss. john is owner of a pizza place in minneapolis and nick helps make the dough, only now, he makes more of it. john gave his employees a raise to 10 bucks an hour and that boosted their morale. i ask more of america's business leaders to follow john's lead. do what you can to raise your employees' wages. it's good for the economy, it's ood for america. every mayor, governor, state legislator in america, i say, you don't have to wait for congress to act, americans will support you if you take this on. and as the chief executive, i intend to lead by example. corporations like costco see higher wages as the smart way to oost activity and reduce turnover. i will issue an executive order requiring feder

what america was made of. so first seem to work quite well. water. well, once again the early american settlers east coast larger got into the interior of the country by going up the river's. that james, the potomac and the hudson. after about 40 or 50 our 80 miles inland, they all of them found rapids and they therefore settled there. in towns, places like richmond and fredericksburg and washington, d.c., and albany. and once they had established their settlements and wanted to circumvent trade routes, they built the early canals. so that perfected the basis of building canals and they started building more obviously commercial canals, not simply a round rapids. little canals in new hampshire which effectively created in boston as a city of commerce, a port for all of doing the. the most important of all american canals, theory can help from buffalo to albany which made in new york the central commerce that it is today. and then the canals held in chicago to the mississippi river, illinois and michigan canal

what america was made of. so earth seems to work quite well. water, the early american settlers from east coast largely got into the interior of the country by going up the river, the susquehanna and potomac and hudson. after 40 or 50 or 80 miles inland all of them found rapids and whirlpools and settled counts in places like richmond and fredericksburg and washington d.c. and albany. once they establish those settlements, trade goods down from the mountains, they build the early canals, perfected the business of building canals and started building more obviously commercial canals, not simply a round rapids in new hampshire which effectively created boston as a city of commerce, ports in new england. the most important of all american canals, the erie canal in albany which make new york the center of commerce that it is today, chicago to the mississippi river, illinois, michigan canal and chicago canal, hugely important in allowing congress to go through the audience. and a catalyst asian and control and cont

it's good for america. to every mayor, governor, state legislator in america, i say, you don't have to wait for congress to act. americans will support you, if you take this on. and as a chief executive, i intend to lead by example. profitable corporations like costco, see higher wages as the smart way to boost productivity and reduce turnover. we should, too. in the coming weeks, i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally-funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops' meals or wash their dishes, you should not have to live in poverty. [ applause ] of course, to reach millions more, congress does need to get onboard. today, the federal minimum wage is worth about 20% less than it was when ronald reagan first stood here. tom harkin and george miller have a bill to fix that by lifting the minimum wage to $10.10. it's easy to remember. $10.10. this will help families. it will give businesses' customers more money to spend. it do

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al jazeera america. >>> the internet, today's inside story, joining us for the rest of our conversation on the big ruling on what's called "net new triletety" are in studio, craig aaron, the president and ceo of "free press" a media advocacy group championing affordable enter net access. from new york, maggie rearden from cnet. she writes the "ask columned. >> and center for internet communications and technology policy, the vice president of strand consult, which advises mobile phone operators and rosalind leighton, what do you make of what the congress woman just said that it's still within the fcc's ambeit to revisit and reestablish net neutrality? >> well, i actually agree with quite a lot of congresswoman eschew's comments. i think it's fantastic she pointed out $1.2 trillion investment that's been going on since 1996, about $50,000,000,000 a year. actually, she is quite right. this is not at all a lose for the fcc. this is by far and away a win. ty find it quite surprising we have seen a number of

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god bless america. we do these things because they help promote our long-term security and we do them because we believe in the inherent dignity and equality of every human being regardless of race and religion, creed or sexual orientation. next week, the world will see one example as they march the red white and blue into the olympic stadium and bring home the gold. [applause] crowd: u.s.a. u.s.a. u.s.a. >> my fellow americans, no other country does what we do. on every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because the size of the economy or our military might but because of the ideals we stand for and the burdens we bear it dancing. no one knows this better than those who serve in uniform. the time of war draws to a close, a new generation of heroes return to civilian life. theyll keep slashing so will see the benefits they have earned and wounded warriors receive health care including the mental health care that they need. [applause] we will keep working to help all of our veterans translate their

you could not travel from one area of latin america to another. you could not do commerce, you were prevented as a colony of spain from doing any manufacturing at all. you were prevented from owning a mine, you were prevented from any kind of commerce whatsoever and it was punishable by execution. so you see, a the whole business of putting together a revolution in a place so isolated was a difficult thing and this is when bolivar came up against. it wasn't automatic that countries would welcome him to liberate them even though they wanted to be liberated. it wasn't automatic that the races with all pay -- the races kept shifting. in the beginning of the blacks on whom so much of a revolution depended were aligning themselves because they knew what that meant. they didn't know what the revolution would bring but feeling that they already knew the evil that existed in the colonial system they could deal with that but they didn't know what was coming with the white aristocrats of latin america and so they were very hesitant. it wasn't until simon bo

it is america's energy. it is america's choice. thank you very much and i look forward to entertaining your questions. [applause] >> thank you, jack. there are people collecting cards if you have any. exports are in the news today and the possible exports of crude oil. on exports, u.s. production is only recently at record levels. why not wait and pause and go at a more deliberate speed before considering exporting crude oil or increasing exports of lng? >> great question. let me say it not only is it in the news today, a senator made a speech this morning that talked about this issue specifically. to paraphrase her words, she said that we need to modernize america's energy policy. this is a perfect example of what we need to do in this country as we look at those prohibitions or those limitations on our ability to achieve our full potential. our import reliance has gone from 60% to 34%. it is a significant move. what we should also look at is how we bring more of this vast, domestic supply to the global marketplace. the free marke

"america tonight" is next on al jazeera america. >> on"america tonight," when help is not on the way. flaws in the 911 system nationwide, and how they could be a threat to you. >> millions of americans in hotels, college dormitories and ordinary office buildings are put at risk because they can't reach 911 effectively. >> also tonight doubt... dot on the street. the case of a mentally ill man and his final face-off with police. why his death ignites questions about those sworn to serve and protect. >> they murdered my son and get away with it. >> and viv lamore. in the land of love, a leader, the ladies and a dangerous liaison. >> good evening, i'm joie chen. thing about the things you can count on. one is help, emergency help. we teach our kids if there is an emergency, call 911 and help will come. there are occasions which those three numbers will not bring help. it's a serious problem. the scc now launched an inquiry sparked by the death of a texas mother and a daughter who tried to get help for her. sara hoy has the story from marshall texas. >> last month kerry hunt agreed to mee

"america tonight" is next on al jazeera america. remember, you can get the latest headlines by going to the website. keep it here. thank you for your time. >> on america tonight, they broke it, thank you bought it. our in-depth investigation into a mortgage fraud scheme, and why all of us, as taxpayers, are paying for it. >> this is just flat out wild west fraud. the motto, get the loan in closing, and whatever it took to done. >> and also tonight, we continue an america tonight special series, return to fukushima, those on the front lines of the ongoing cleanup. >> this is where i worked. this is the floor of the work room. the boots are extremely contaminated, off the charts for the radiation model. >> they are frustrated, angry, but not without hope. >>> self he's, the cry of the new generation in lebanon. >> good evening, i'm joie chen, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we consider the haves, have notes, and how so often the haves are getting over on the have notes. we begin with this. just this week, the justice department

america!thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >> the oath of office will now be administered to the attorney general-elect, the honorable mark r. herring by the honorable thomas d. horn, retired judge for the 20th judicial circuit of virginia. >> if you would repeat after me. i, mark r herring, do solemnly swear that i will uphold and defend the constitution of the united states of the united states -- the constitution of the united states and the constitution of virginia and that i will faithfully, impartially discharge the duties incumbent upon me as attorney general of the commonwealth of virginia to the best of my ability, so help me god. congratulations. [applause] >> the oath of office will now be administered to the lieutenant governor elect by the honorable glenn a tyler, retired judge of the second judicial circuit of virginia. [applause]

america. "the stream" is next. and check us out 24 hours aday, at aljazeera.com. >>> hi i'm lisa fletcher, and you are in "the stream." was the time fit the crime when it comes to drugs? we look at changing policies versus sentencing realities. ♪ >>> digital producer, wajahat ali is here, bringing in all of your feedback during the show. when we talk about policies there is always confuse between the difference between decriminalization and legalness, so i'm tapping into your formal attorney-ness. >> yes. our community is looking at this. and a lot of people are saying with marijuana specifically maybe you should legalize it, since it is a, quote unquote, victimless crime. and the debate on the war on drugs including our third host and speaking about opinions, plenty on them in our community. >> so we'll work on separating the fact from the fiction over the next 30 minutes. colorado is the first state to legalize the recreational use of american. washington is right on its heels. but one state's freedom is a states

tonight" is up next on al jazerra america. and you can always find us online it's easy just go to aljazerra.com. we hope you have a good night and a great weekend, thank so much for watching. >> even, i'm joie chen, you are watching "america tonight," the weekend edition. tonight we consider the haves, the have not and how it seems that the haves are getting it over on the have not. this week the justice department announced a settlement with a mortgage banking giant taylor b whitaker and home mortgage merc. they agreed to pay the government $320 million but did not admit no loan violation and kickbacks. the settlement is cold comfort. they are both belly up and bankrupt. in "america tonight" investigation correspondent shyla macvicary introduces us to a whistleblower who tried for years to get the government to act. lisp. >> if you are in the market for a real estate deal consider this stone and stucko house, four bedrooms, three baths on the market for $143,000. actually, you already own it. all of us do. thanks to a big fra

al jazeera america. al jazeera america. we understand that every news >> finally from us tonight we have heard from a lot of voices about what the president's state of the union might include tomorrow night. over the weekend we went online and asked you to weigh in and asked you what the president should cover. even on paper bags. what you told us, about your pain and the high price of your ambitions for the future. bankruptcy on the horizon, for far too many. a length yir lis lengthy list fe family. boat big picture, and closer to home. you're worried about the environment. health care. is prison policy at home -- prison policy at home and overseas. and drones. and finally, a polite plea, capped off with a smiley face from michael glick of lancaster, peace prize, dear mr. president, i want to stop spying on me please. please he said. that's it for us here on "america tonight". don't forget, al jazeera has complete coverage of the state of the union, 6:00, 3 pacific, with the speech getting started at 9:00. and we'll break

is next on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with tonight's headlines. syria's main rebel group will attend a peace conference in switzerland. 75 coalition members voted in istanbul. the majority favoured attending the talks. it will be the first face to face meeting between the assad regime since the civil war in 2011. >> a new jersey mayor is accusing chris christie's office of retaliation. demanding that she approve a real estate project for her city to receive millions in aid after hurricane sandy. chris christie's office denied the claim. >> information about the company behind west virginia's toxic chemical spill. freedom industry's filed for bankruptcy and owners created a new company to bail freedom out. in the wildfire that began two days ago in the foothills in california, it is still burning tonight and covers 1900 area, acre area north-east of loz los angeles. there's little they or anyone can do. >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next on al jazeera america. >> good evening, i'm jo

but it taught that muslims accompanied columbus to america and help discover america.e public school students were this around the country. now the, let's get serious. so, problematic to say the least. >> one of the most remarkable books i've ever read was actually written by a gay american journalist to left the united states because he can do to get threat to society towards what he felt. he ended up going to tear. gloucestershire he ended up leaving amsterdam because he found the muslim community was like my gosh. over in europe they want to kill me. i am wondering, has there ever been a subsequent reporting about that? that would be something global community in in the united states would jump the pond, but you don't see that. >> i have a whole chat or in the book in the brotherhood called occupied sharia, why the left hopes the brotherhood. people might say what? i have to tell you, i document in the book the unholy alliance between the hard-core left in her correspondence. strange fellows on the surface coming up from the left supports rights, abortion, multicult

america fields a full team. (applause) of course, it's not enough to train today's work force. we also have to prepare tomorrow's work force by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education. (applause) as estiven rodriguez couldn't speak a word of english when he moved to new york city at the age of nine. but this month thanks to an innovative tutoring program and the help of teachers he led a march of his classmates from their high school to the post office where they mailed off their college applications. and this son of a factory worker just found out he's going to college this fall. (applause) five years ago, we set out to change the odds for all our kids. we worked with lenders to reform student loans and today more young people are earning college degrees than ever before. race to the top, with the help of governors from both parties, has helped states raise expectations and performance. teachers and principals in schools from tennessee to washington, d.c. are making big strides in preparing s

america is. that's why i believe this can be a breakthrough year for america. after five years of grit and determined effort, the united states is better positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on earth. the question for everyone in this chamber, running through every decision we make this year is whether we are going to help or hinder this progress. for several years now, this town has been consumed by a rancorous argument over the proper size of the federal government. it's an important debate. one that dates back to our very founding. but when that debate prevents us from carrying out even the most basic functions of our democracy. when our differences shut down government or threaten the full faith and credit of the united states, then we are not doing right by the american people. now, as president, i'm committed to making washington work better and re3wibuilding the trust of people who sent us here. and i believe most of you are too. last month, thanks to the work of democrats and republicans, confinely produced a budget that's undone some o

america! his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea o beautiful for pilgrim feet whose stern impassioned stress a thoroughfare for freedom beat across the wilderness america! america! god mend thine ev'ry flaw confirm thy soul in self-control thy liberty in law o beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife who more than self their country loved and mercy more than life america! america! may god thy gold refine till all success be nobleness and ev'ry gain divine o beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears america! america! god shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ [cheers and applause] [applause] [laughter] >> the oath of office will now be administered to the attorney general by a retired judge for the 25th judicial circuit of virginia. >> if you would repeat after me. >> if you would repeat after me. i, mark r herring, do solemnly swear that

america.nd that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. >> we pursue that story beyond the headline, pass the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capital. >> we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. >> and follow it no matter where it leads - all the way to you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. re. >>> ford's ceo alan mulally pumped new life in to ford after the automaker lost $13 billion in 2006. its worse loss effort. he shut plants and cut jobs, now ford is back on track. i was at the ford auto show last week where mulally i was deuced the new did sign its massively successful f-15150 pickup truck. here is what he said. >> it has been the most successful trick since 1932. what we announced nod toed is our latest new f-150 and the developments associated with lightweight materials and turbo charging and fuel agains and and

>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton, here are the top stories we are following this hour. a u.s. military helicopter crash in the u.k. claimed four lives during a training mission. the incident happened near the east coast of norfolk. authorities are investigating. >> the first batch of deadly chemical weapons left syria. it was loaded on a danishship and will be destroyed aboard a specially designed american vessel. >> syria pledged to destroy its stockpile by the middle of this year. >> in collingwoodar one person has died in a deadly avalanche, the grandson of the man who helped to start the vaile ski resort. >> forecasters say the worst of the cold should be over soon. the weather is frigid across most of the countries. many roads are closed and hundreds of schools have been shut down. >> the senate voted for a bill which would enable long-term unemployment benefits. the republicans say the current proposal is not enough. >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" is next on al jazeera, and you

america tonight with joie chen starts right now. >> on "america tonight": promises promises. as the president prepares for his biggest annual address a reminder of how things went after the last one. >> it certainly says a lot about a president's effectiveness. people look back at presidents in history, you look back at what did they believe what did they do what did they accomplish. >> also tonight the fight for chicago. one year after the president highlighted her story to galvanize america, hadiya pendleton. >> whether he is backed or not is a different story. >> and true moral courage to stand against your own. the rebel rabbi tells us why he must speak out. good evening. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin tonight with a look at tomorrow when the president will give us his view of the state of our union. the single most important schedule address our leader gives each year. the idea of a regular report carved to the nation is even enshrined in the accusation, it ensures us that we the citizens deserves some measuring stick by what has and hasn't been accomplis

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this revamped conservation title is huge for rural america. it's huge for farming and ranching families looking to keep their land in agriculture, it's huge for sportsmen, it's huge for anyone who cares about the long-term health of our soil, our air, and our water, and i want to thank again both the groups that traditional represent producers and the groups that traditionally represent the environmental community and conservationsist and sportsmen for coming together on scerns reforms. these measures will help improve the efficiency, production of agriculture and improve the quality of the environment in farm country. we recognize that keeping these land scaips in their historical undeveloped state is an economic driver for our state anyway and i suspect for many states for tourism and for wildlife, habitat and i've traveled the state of colorado, farmers and ranchers are constantly talking to me about the importance of conservation, and their commitment to be stewards of the land for the next generation. they highlighted in particular conser

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the america we want for our kids , a rising america where work is plentiful and prosperity is widely shared and opportunity lets us go as far as our dreams, none it of it is easy. and if we work together, if we summon what is best in us, the way corey summoned what is best in him, with our feet planted intoy but our eyes looking the future. god bless you. and god bless the united states of america. we need to come together as one because we are considered one nation under god and follow the leadership. we can see all the progress and stood of -- instead of digressing. rex share your thoughts with us. well over 1500 comments so far. you can join in on twitter. c-spanchat. graduated college in december. raising the minimum wage will do nothing but hurt our economy. it will put more money into circulation thereby devaluing the dollar as it exists. causing prices to go up and putting our academy in a worse state than it is right now. we need to -- the president needs to get with people that are in industries that are actually working outside of the government, and the private sector to c

and america that regards italy's treatment is deeply unfair, diplomatic concerns that would america want to alienate such a close ally as italy. even if they said you have to go back, there's still one final legal card that amanda knox's legal team could play. it is a complicated process and could drag on for many years here in america. one expert i spoke with said it was a real 50/50. knoxlking about amanda being extradited. today, the first round of the syrian peace talks came to an end in geneva with little progress to report. the two sides remain deeply divided over key issues such as political power-sharing and allowing humanitarian aid into the besieged city of homs. from geneva, james robbins reports. >> it is all about him. at least for supporters of the syrian president assad. sacrifice ourselves to keep you in power" they chant. delegationosition has been equally determined. there can be no peace in syria under the man they call a brutal dictator. after the talks, the man in the middle, the ua media negotiator, said at least the warring sides listen to each other. >> for a

train on america's infrastructure.lus a doctor makes a case against extending unemployment benefits. and what the brave new retail world means for your bottom line. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money," you are the most important part of the show so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter, and on facebook. all right. the coldest temperatures in almost two decades in parts of the mideast or northeast, have me thinking a lot about heat. so i want .to take a hard look at america'sen by boom and what it means for our country, good and bad. here is what the boom looks like. in the last fy years, oil production has surge to 8 million barrels per day. the energy department predicts that will increase all the way through 2016. that's thanks in large part to frac-ing in which drillers blast water and sand into shale in places like north dakota and texas. the oil and gas that is extracted is helping to shrink the u.s. trade deficit, that's boosting the gdp by an estimated 1 minute

barning of america will understand it. when he gives the speech "the new york times" runs a bit the next day with the headline dr. king's error. "the washington post runs an arm; right. only 25% of african-americans agree with king after that speech. doesn't even get us to white americans. right. right, like, right, the degree of unpopular, i think, we forget, and, like, gary is saying, right, the next for us to reflect on who is unpopular and what that message may mean for where we need to go. >>, i mean, we reflect on who is popular in the same way, i mean, what is going to happen with barack obama. what is going happen with the way we remember his legacy? we're going again congratulate ourselves for electing the first black president and re-electing him. but we're not going remember his legacy in any way that i feel is accurate as to what he's accomplished and what has he accomplished? we're talking about health care a republican idea. a boom to insurance companies. we're talking about the continuation of sin the wars t

>> al jazeera america. there's more to it. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters.e are today's headlines. west virginia officials confirming a second chemical finding its way into the elk river. now freedom industries has been ordered to release any information regarding unknown chemicals by 4:00 pm today. >>> and thousands of protesters expected at the march for life. that includes a rally on the national mall. those events scheduled to start shortly. >>> a war of words in geneva. world leaders have gathered to try to end the violence in syria. there was a heated exchange between ban ki-moon and the syrian foreign minister. >>> parts of indonesia are now water after saying of heavy raining. officials say 4100 people are staying in temporary shelters, an estimated 120,000 residents have been effected. as many as 12 have died as a result of the flooding. >>> and going back to our top story, people dealing with bitter cold and a terrible drought. dave warren joins us with both. >> yeah, the bitter cold, we'll start off with that. that is what is behind this storm tha