officials suspect boko haram to be behind the attack. >>> the battle against boko haram is high on the agenda for many in niger. other armed groups from libya and northern mali also pose a security risk. >> niger's capital is on high alert. within 48 hours, millions will go to the polls to elect a new parliament and president. it's a moment of uncertainty in a country that along with others is waging a war against armed group's, including isil and its local affiliate, boko haram. niger has thousands of kilometers of pour rouse border witness libya, mali and nigeria, where those groups are active. al-qaeda also is capable of strikes at the heart of south africa. recent attacks have caused concern that something similar may happen in niger. the government said it controls the internal situation but the world should help more on a region alex. >> despite all, niger is stable and peaceful. it has protected citizens and property. no single armed terrorist group is based in niger. we regret the fact that western powers are ignoring what's going on in the lake chad region with regards to boko

were going on without bullets, without shoes, without the actual material they needed to fight boko haram hairn boeing boko hare over so many people because it was the encountering the nigerian military or any of the military in the region. now that's not changed not only the area but ca cameroon and rig now boko haram is on the back foot. he cannot seize any land anymore even as it's still launching suicide attacksd'deadly in nige. >> ifill: finally nick many9s:ç americans the last they heard about this question of boko haram's strength in nigeria has centered around hostage taken specifically about the chibok girls. we're hearing thousands of hostages have been released but not so much the girls. >> this is about boeing haicial is stil -- boko haram is still g on but the military are going into former boko haram strong holds. but the girls themselves are still missing. the president.sto negotiate wito release those girls. he's willing to release boeing boeing -- boeing haicia haicialx osegirls but so long after the kidnapping there's still no sign for them he'lllfor us tonight n, thank

buhari earlier claimed in 2015 that his soldiers would defeat boko haram by the end of the year. but the militant jihadi group, which renamed itself "iswap"-- islamic state's west african province-- in march allegiance to isis, has been able to fight back. several deadly attacks in the country's north east in december 20-15 and january 20-16 have destroyed any hope of a swift end to the fighting. one survivor says he hid in a tree and heard the screams of children - as the village was attacked. the world health organization says the explosive spread of the zika virus should be declared an international emergency. it's spreading rapidly across south and central america - and is a threat anywhere mosquitos exists - since they carry the virus. the w-h-o held an emergency meeting today to discuss the problem in switzerland. it warns there could be as many as four million new infections this year - and right now - there is no treatment for it. "the lack of vaccines and reliable diagnostic tests and the absence of in newly-affected countries were cited as further causes for concern." z

. >>> and the effort to wipeout boko haram in africa may be a losing battle. how political corruption is working against the fight. ♪ ♪ >>> political leaders are preparing for a battle in washington. take on the task of choosing an successor to the late court discuss antonin scalia. the request he is when that person would be confirmed. justice scalia died of a heart attack at the age of 79. mike viqueira joins us live now from washington, d.c. good evening to you, mike, how soon will the president nominate someone you think? >> reporter: i think it's going to happen relatively quickly. one of his spokes people, eric schultz, traveling with the president in california, as he prepares for a summit with asian leaders later this week. has said it's unlikely to happen this week, a president has a lot on his plate. senate incidentally is in recess with this presidents' day week. he will consider it. i don't think it will be much longer after that, erica, that the president puts forward a nominee and, of course, a respected jurist, although perhaps the most polarizi

it is clear that lines were taken by boko haram long that route. over the past two months boko haram has been launching deadly attacks, especially suicide targets. boko haram launched an attack, killing 10 people in the village during a funeral pro significance. >> on sunday they hav have made a vow to crush groups like boko haram. >> within 48 hours millions will go to the polls to elect a new parliament. it is a moment of uncertainty in a country that along with others is waging a war against armed groups including isil and it's local athlete okay if local authorities. the recent attacks within mali and burkina faso have brought concern that something similar could happen here in niger. it says that the world should help more on a regional level. >> despite all niger is stable and peaceful. it has protected its citizens and their property and no single armed terror group is based in niger. but we regret the fact that western powers are ignoring what is going on in the chad region with boko haram, and they are in need of much more assistance as th

and most of the territory from boko haram. but what we have seen over the last seven months or so is the rise in the number of suicide attacks both in nigeria and the neighboring countries. but the entirety of the attacks actually have been in cameroon and to nigeria where they belonged a very dairy attack. where they killed dozens of people in an attack on the vim village, and from another refugee camp. so for the time being what we've seen is that boko haram has been fighting back using unconventional warfare like the attack on soft targets, using suicide-bombers and am bushes as well. >> speaking to us from northern nigerian. ahmed, thank you very much for that. >>> going to zimbabwe now where the vice president said 70% of crops in the southern part of the country has been wiped out by a severe drought. they have said that the country needs at least $1.5 billion for food aid. the conditions have been brought on by the el niÑo weather phenomenon. >> it's rained twice this year. but it wasn't enough. the seeds she planted ar

they came out from that saying that they had weak ended boko haram. we have quarter of a million refugees and displaced people in the region. people here, particularly opposition, are describing this on the failure on the part of the government. this is a major issue here >>> thanks very much. it has been a big night in the race for the white house in the states. hillary clinton won the democratic caucus in nevada. in south carolina donald trump again won the republican primary. he no longer has to worry about jeb bush. he quit his bid to be president. marco rubio won the contest over ted cruz. hillary clinton had 52% of the vote in nevada. >> reporter: for donald trump back to back wins. first new hampshire and now south carolina >> there's nothing easy about running for president i can tell you. it's tough, nasty, mean, vicious. it's beautiful. when you win it's beautiful. >> reporter: if this was a goodnight for the billionaire businessman, it was an awful night for jeb bush. he was the choice of many in the party establishment. it wasn't enough. e

and its local friend boko haram. al qaeda also has groups capable of striking at the heart of west africa. something similar may happen here in niger. the government says it controls the internal situation but the world should help more on an overall level. >> no single armed terrorist group is based in niger. however we regret the fact that western powers are ignoring what's going on in the lake chad region, with regards to boko haram, cameroon, chad, nigeria and niger are in need of much more assistance as they are combating faceless barbarism there. >> niger and chad sent their armies into chad for month nige, leaving behind deserted villages with a quarter of a million people now refugees or displaced. the opposition accuses the government to of of failing to protect people in the east. >> translator: if you go to east niger you will see the extreme suffering caused by lack of security that we are responsible for the situation there. by we, i mean the current government. >> reporter: security is a rallying cry in

this country is one of the four or five countries leading the war on boko haram in area. it has been one and a half years now since they started that campaign in the lake region. the country has sent troops inside niger for six months in a campaign trying to crush boko haram. they came out from that campaign saying that they have weakened boko haram, but they could not until now attack from across the wore border >>> it has been a big night for the race in the white house. hillary clinton won in nevada. in south carolina donald trump again won the republican primary there. he no longer has to worry about jeb bush. jeb bush decided to quit as he was following through on his bid to concede his brother. the republican front runner is donald trump. marco rubio has won a second place over ted cruz. for the democrats hillary clinton narrowly won in nevada beating bernie sanders with judge over 52% of the boat. >> reporter:-- just over 52% of the votes. >> reporter: back to back wins. first new hampshire and now south carolina >> there's nothing easy about running for presidenti

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we're going to try to make sure they can do that. >> back to boko haram and i missed in boko haram was pre-existing insignificance of them raising the flag, it was more symbolic or are they kidding resources come in at the financial resources from isil? i was a just symbolic? >> we have seen some media coordination. some of the boko haram media proxy been more sophisticated would show some connections with isil. but not the type of direct weapon slung finance just because boko haram was already a self-contained entity. but we are to work with the nigerians to get out the boko haram period whether calls itself ice or boko haram, doesn't matter. >> for the attack that took place in mali recently right after france, what do you know of that in terms of its relationship to isil? i believe it was al-qaeda. >> this is where things, we don't want to paint with too sharp coverage because al-qaeda often has the same goals. that was not an isil attack. it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter if isil is attacking a hotel or al-qaeda is attacking a hotel. >> thank you. >> mr. cook of california. >> t

the camp held people who fled boko haram's insurgency. two women went into the crowd and blew themselves up. they'd reportedly disguised themselves as refugees. analysts suggest boko haram launched the attack as revenge for military offenses. the group has launched a string of attacks in nigeria and neighboring countries. it abducts women and forces them to carry out suicide bombings. a woman who would have been a third attacker at the refugee camp surrendered to authorities. she's quoted as saying she didn't blow herself up because her family was in the camp. >>> five years ago today, egyptian president hosni mubarak was forced to step down in the midst of massive demonstrations. looking back, some say the rights they demanded remain far out of reach. >> reporter: these are egyptian citizens who have recently disappeared. some are activists. others are journalists. this human rights organization has been investigating their cases. they've long suspected that the government is responsible. but it was only last month that the minister of i

. >>> niger's current leading is hoping to return to power with a promise to crush boko haram.ged to modernize the army and raise living standards. from the capitol, mohamed vall reports. >> reporter: the capitol is on high alert, within 48 hours millions will go to the polls. it's a moment of uncertainty in this a country that is waging a war against armed groups including isil, and boko haram. niger has thousands of kilometers of porous borders with libya, mali, and nigeria, where those groups are active. al-qaeda has also proved capable of striking at the heart of west africa. its recent attacks have caused concern that something similar may happen here in niger. the government says it controls the internal situation but the world should help more. >> translator: niger is table and peaceful. it has protected its citizens and their property. no single armed terrorist group is based here. however, we regret the fact that western powers are ignoring what is going on in the chad region with regards to boko haram, cameroon, chad, nigeria, and niger are in need of much more assist

boko haram poured gas on children and burned them. ey are a crusading, vial and evil and vicious group. takes in nigeria, cam rune, and niger. and it is important for us to call upon these nations to collaborate. they have pledged their support to isis. and in the course of the homeland security, judiciary committee, boko haram is not going to get away. but we must stop boko haram because they are killing children all in africa and they are committed to violence against a civil society. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal request. e clerk: leaves of absence quested for representative kaptur. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 nutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. gohmert: news has come out february 2, groundhog's day and this article, entitled, the obama administration has not prosecuted a single palestinian terrorist who killed americans. the obama administration has not prosecuted a single palestinian terrorist responsible for k

boko haram is responsible. still fighting for justice after nearly 30 years we catch up with filipino political prisoners. talks to end the war in syria. the saudi backed opposition says the meeting with staffan de mistura was very positive. they had threatened to walk away from the talks unless humanitarian terms were addressed first. they're due to meet again in a few hours. our correspondent is live for us in geneva. yesterday we saw both sides talking to the media. what can we expect today? >> reporter: i will try to breakdown the schedule as we've been told it will go today. right now behind this hotel there are supposed to be meetings going on this morning, delegates, members of the opposition, the high negotiation council, they can agree on how to go forward. they're also expected to meet later today with staffan de mistura, the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura for syria, although the opposition here has stressed on many occasions that just because they may meet at the u.n. with staffan de mistura does not

if possible, i would like it so it push this boko haram out. reporter: finally, she gets a chance to speak president gauck. >> we appreciate it. i'm a teacher. president gauck: and how many do you have here? reporter: when it comes to hopes of german military engagement, gauck has to disappoint. when you have been forced from your home, you want radical change, but germany is not going to lean in directory. "what we are doing is supporting military training as we are doing in mali." gauck spends more than an hour talking to the people in the camp. he says he wants to see more help, especially for traumatized women and children. the people here in the refugee camp have high hopes after the visit from the german president. it is long ago that they say a nigerian president came to visit them, and they hope that german president gauck will address their issues when he needs the nigerian president. full military honors outside the presidential office. president gauck points to comments by the european union. they promised 60 million euros for the fi

boko haram or isil, it's a fundamental problem. t >> so the attack in that took p in mali, right after france recently, what do you know of ,e that? do of its relationship to isil. i believe it was in al qaeda. >> yeah.ai so this is where things, you know, we don't want to paint with no toot sharp a brush becat al qaeda often has the same goals. that was an al qaeda attack, that was not an isil attack.te but it doesn't matter. doesn't matter if isil is attacking or al qaeda is attacking the hotel so it's a huge problem. the french have taken a huge lead on the mali side..>> tha they have degraded that network but it's still able to launch attacks like that. >> thank you. >> thank you. mr. cook of california. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you, mr. ambassador for being here. i don't have envy your job. very, very difficult. h i don't have your sense of the ism about syria with russians supporting them.ion of i think it's going to be very tough to dislodge them. backing up on that question of the turks and the kurds, point blank, a

so some of the boko haram media products have been a little more sophisticated. which shows some connections with isil. but again, not the type of direct weapons flow finance just because boko haram is already a self-contained entity. but we have to work with the nigerians to get at the boko haram problem period whether it calls itself boko haram or isil, it's a fundamental problem. >> so the attack that took place in mali, right after france recently, what do you know of that? in terms of its relationship to isil. i believe it was in al qaeda. >> yeah. so this is where things, you know, we don't want to paint with too sharp a brush because al qaeda often has the same goals. that was an al qaeda attack, that was not an isil attack. but it doesn't matter. doesn't matter if isil is attacking or al qaeda is attacking the hotel so it's a huge problem. the french have taken a huge lead on the mali side. they have degraded that network but it's still able to launch attacks like that. >> thank you. >> thank you. mr. cook of california. >> thank you, madam chair. thank y

. >> reporter: the attack is said to be the hallmarks of the armed group boko haram and it is fightingish an islamic state in nigeria, in 201 niger yanukovich army took back large parts of the country seized by boko haram. in december the nigeria president hadi said the group had been technically defeated and since then there have been three hit-and-run style attacks and people were killed in the village outside of the capitol in bodugary. >> they moved from asymmetrical warfare which the government was actually successfully trying to hinder them in december and early january to these gorilla attacks that you see happening now. >> reporter: refugees fled to the camps hoping to find protection from boko haram but it seems even there they have not safe, rob matheson, al jazeera. >>> a former nazi guard has gone on trial in germany over the murder of 170,000 people at the auschwitz death camp during world war ii and he is 94 denies any involvement in mass murder and from munich dominick cane reports. >> reporter: he entered the court an elderly man with a dark past. in his youth henning w

and set fire to homes close to maiduguri and some of the victims were children and boko haram steppingtacks on villages as it's losing territory to the military. next up a race for the white house and the upcoming vote in iowa could be a decisive movement for presidential hopefuls and making space for mixed gender praying at the holiest site. ♪ ♪ welcome back, quick recap of the top stories on al jazeera and ten people have been killed and several others injured in a suicide bombing in kabul, suicide bomber detonated explosives near the headquarters of afghanistan border police and claimed responsibility for the attack. syria opposition says it received assure ens from international backers about providing humanitarian relief from suffering people and threatened to walk out of talks in geneva unless there was an immediate end to attacks on civilians and dozens of people have been killed in suspected boko haram attacks in northeastern nigeria, gunmen opened fire on civilians and set fire to homes in the town of close to maiduguri. politicians sworn in harolding in for the country and sh

this was the third boko haram attack in nigeria in the past week.oko haram, the group that kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in 2014, has been carrying out terrorist attacks for six years in an effort to establish its version of a strict islamist state. its insurgency has killed an estimated 20,000 people. 22 alleged members of mexico's biggest drug cartel are in custody and two are dead after a joint u.s. and mexican operation along the arizona-mexico border. a spokesperson for u.s. immigrations, customs and enforcement says the high-level members of the sinaloa cartel were arrested friday. the agents also seized hundreds of pounds of drugs and assault- style weapons. u.s. officials say they will seek extradition of the alleged cartel members, who are now in mexican custody. the cartel has been led by joaquin "el chapo" guzman, who was recaptured earlier this month. tanzania has arrested three elephant poachers who allegedly shot down a helicopter that was tracking their illegal hunting activity. the incident occurred friday in a wildlife reserve

. >>> in boko haram, a witness watched from a free as the extremists fire bombed huts burning children alive. at least 86 people were killed, 35 others were injured when gunman raided a village close to where boko haram is. 20,000 people have died during the six-year islamic up rising in nigeria. >>> cuba is launching its first broadband home internet service. the state tell communications company says it will allow through fine optic connections operated with a chinese telecom firm. >>> 6:12. governor mccrory's plan to rebuild the infrastructure may get a boost from wake county commissioners, what support of the governor's $2 billion connect nc program would mean for wake residents. and cam newton in snow, why a family of steelers fans is paying tribute to the panthers s co o mas, wassing gs iol - did we tried tbut didnnect then we d abouan's kidsikconnicalsee two ee s morewth fra tmo stng. h se a wnt oaescovi iorechedredassctoureve> avhoinne.in incio or mraee ratereme hlycuteloofal stomuniay lpaoimo theondu thido theopewayso>>ik pnswe trow>>ellot rtiemhimong iemraut g,ut 5hath orw go

boko haram is incredibly a large group, around 4,000 to 6,000 fighters, we understand. in countries such as cam aroon and niger where boko haram will outsource their fighting to some of those militia groups. the territory it was controlling, the number of fighters it has is immense. as you say, more money needs to be poured into this fight against them. also a more concerted effort from the countries surrounding nigeria as well as the nigerian military itself because not a week goes by where you don't hear of a bombing. often times children and females are used in suicide bombing. it's an incredibly volatile period and time for all of those northeastern countries, those northeastern cities, rather, that boko haram continues to fight almost with impunity. very violent, very dangerous raids. >> you get the sense that something new, something aggressive needs to be done because the boko haram threat continues. robin kriel live for us in nairobi this morning. >>> there's more cnn newsroom after this short break. ♪ (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are bac

. >>> and several hundred hostages held by boko haram have been freed. nigerian forces freed the hostages which included young girls who were being trained as suicide bombers. soldiers from those two countries killed 100 militants. boko haram gained national nearly 300 schoolgirls from nigeria. dozens escaped. more than 200 are still missing. >>> still ahead a carnival cruise ship rescues migrants in the gulf of mexico and a professional football player captures it all. >> plus a group of florida students facing a felony charge for what they allegedly put in their teachers drink. >> and disney changes its ticket prices and it could cost you more. depending on the day. we'll explain. >> if you look outside from our fort lauderdale cam notice the clouds out there. they will be rolling in tomorrow. any rain >>> three middle school students are facing felony charges for allegedly putting red pepper flakes into their teacher's soda. deputies say one of the 12- year-olds was upset about being disciplined. one distracted the teacher, another grabbed the soda, a

i hope the rest of the congress will also wake up to boko haram's atrocity. the girls are still alive but still missing. please continue to tweet, tweet, tweet, #bringbackourgirls, eet, tweet, tweet, #joinrepwilson. remember to wear something red over wednesday, it can be shoe a belt, a tie, anything, just wear something red. we cannot forget the vibles in nigeria. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: i rise in recognition of the annual penn state dance marathon or thon which was held other the weekend on the pennsylvania state university's main campus in pennsylvania's fifth congressional district. hon is the largest student fundraiser in the world. since 1977, they've raised more than $127 million for the four diamonds fun at penn state-hershey's children's hospital. each year people fro

and its local boko haram. supporters with libya, mali and nigeria where those groups are active. al-qaeda also is capable at the heart of west africa and resent attacks on houthis in the capitol of mali and bokino-faso says they are scared of something happening her but saying the world should help more. >> translator: nigire is stable and peaceful and protected the citizens and property and no armed group is here but regret that western powers are neglecting what is going on in the chad region with regards to boko haram and cameroon shared nigeria are in need of much more assistance as they combat faceless barbarism there. >> reporter: sent armies in nigeria for months to try to squash boko haram but until now the group is capable of attacks in lake chad and leaving a quarter of a million people who are refugees and displaced. the opposition accuses the government of failing to protect people in the east. >> translator: if you go to east nigir you will see extreme suffering caused by lack of security and we a

boko haram killed more people last year. this is a daily or weakly occurrence. >> now to the united states. a justice has died. the justice has the potential to shift the balance of power on the court. >> the appointment of a success for sits firmly in the campaign. john hendren has more. >> the flag dropped at halve mats over the supreme court. the death of anthony scalya, could set of tension between the houses. >> he had a brilliant legal mile, wit and colourful conservatives. >> he was part of a 9 member court. he was confirmed 98 to zero, promising not to transform the court. >> i'm not sure going to court with a list of things i want to do. my only agenda is to be a good judge. >> reporter: for 30 years he pushed the court for the death penalty and the right to bear arms. >> he'll be remembered as a writer. >> reporter: he believed in unchanging constitutions. found erts would have scoffed at gay rights and other matters. >> the supreme court will tell you what it means, you cannot do that without causing the supreme c

. >>> the obama administration is spending new helps to nigeria to fight boko haram.he pentagon says it will send dozens of special operations force there, the troops would serve as advisors, not be involved in combat. drone photos recently helped the nigerian army avoid a boko haram ambush. >>> the weather my will looking up here in the united states. >> yes, while the weather is looking up, the temperatures are not so much. >> you can't have everything. >> yes, i guess. >> here is a map across the country. 20s and 30s, some of those 30s all the way down into portions of the south. the difference is around the great lakes and northeast, these are barely going to budge, whereas the central planes, it will warm up nicely. the system that caused all of the damage ushered in warmer air. so temperatures through the northeast especially have dropped over 20 degrees, and you can see the wind flow still ushering in some of that cooler air, with the wind gusting up to the 20 to 30 mile an hour range. a few portions of central new york, for example, feel like wind chill in the

the attacks happened three miles from the birth place of boko haram. the 6 year islamic uprising has killed 20,000 people and drirchl 2.5 million -- driven 2.5 million people out of their homes. >>> two virginia tech students are under arrest for abduction and murder of a 1-year-old girl. natalee keepers is behind bars and david eisenhower has been charged with murder. nicole lovell's body was found 100 miles away from her home. >>> western wall in jerusalem one of judaism's holiest sight will have mixed area for orthodox and moderate screws where men and -- jewels where men and women system prayed separately. >>> traffic tragedy new details on the pursuit of a crash that left three people including two children dead. >> reporter: we're not going overboard with the gear, because in most neighborhoods we're above 40 and a couple of spots in the 50s. bring an umbrella, though, because after school there's a chance of showers in in some neighborhoods, i'll have the details on that and the day planner forecast next. (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you ma

and when you talk about groups likeoa boko haram, are terrorists fromand boko haram making theiry back again or is there no flow there? b and i'm glad you do about degrading the global affiliates. with regard to boko haram are wm training the nigerians of course with vetted troops how to do counterinsurgency that will make them more effective because obviously go boko haram is on tear in its terrorism. w >> thank you, congressman. i'll go through your good questions. nusra is a problem as we focus a ond isil, we can't take our sigt off of nusra. the leader reports directly to ayman al a harry. and we think most of them are s syrians who are kind of under the banner of nusra because that's just where they're going to survive.e. e to but we have to unravel nusra. when we see a threat emanating from nusra, we target ore.it. the corzine group is something we talked about before. we completely eliminated. we are focused on nusra. it's important to remind us it's not isil, buttoo hhand nusra asi threat toat the united states. let me jump to boko haram and the affiliates. many who are raisin

nigeria and cameroon especially over the last last one or two months have taken a lot of heat from boko haram, especially the civilian population without attacks in those two countries. we've seen increasingly the number of attacks like schools and places of worship have increased by boko haram fighters. >> you've been following all the developments in this attack. thank you for speaking us to from northern nigeria. >> the red cross says the upsurge in violence and syria has now displaced an estimated 50,000 people most of them in northern areas of aleppo province. adding to the misery it also says the water supply system has been cut in the city of aleppo. this as the u.s. comes into pressure to do more to end the war with its policy attacked from all sides. turkey's president has criticized american support of kurdish rebels saying the u.s. has turned the region into a sea of blood. france's outgoing prime minister who pushed for military intervention describe the u.s. position as ambiguous. and the syrian says they should do more. the west says it's the russian airstrikes that are undermin

boko haram has been stepping up attacks on villages as it loses territory to the nigeria military. u.s. presidential candidates have been winding-up their campaigns in the state of iowa. on monday republican and democratic voters will take part in the caucus results there are seen an indicator of votings. democratic voting is change in ooib. >> reporter: there are now just hours until the iowa caucus and the message from both republican as well as democratic presidential candidates is one thing, and that is voter turn out, that they all say will make the difference in the result in the iowa caucus. that is especially critical given there is the threat of snow. both the democrats, the main rivals, hillary clinton as well as bernie sanders urging their supporters to come out but it is donald trump who is taunting supporters saying they should not be afraid of a little snow and they need to come out and show their support. another group changing the outcome of this potentially in iowa is the growing demographic of hispanic voters. they are mobilizing saying they're determined to put a

the camp is said to be for people displaced by the violence and fighting involving the boko haram. the attack took place around 85 kilometers outside of maidugari the capital of borno state. we're joined on the phone now in northern nigeria. first of all, talk us through what you know and crucially who might be behind this? >> well, the officials--the emergency officials say as many as 56 people have been killed. but officials on the ground i in the area where the took place houses an internally displaced camp where you have 50,000 internally displaced persons from various towns in that local area who live in that area. so the attack happened in the morning as people lined up especially women and children lined up for breakfast. that's when two female suicide-bombers attacked the area. as a result many people died, and officials on the ground are telling us that more than 70 people have died in that attack. dozens of others have been injured, many of them with severe injuries. but the authorities have also arrested a female--a third female suicide-bomber because she realized that d

at least 85 people have been killed in suspected boko haram attacks in northeast earn nigeria over the, gunmen opened fire on civilians and set fire to homes in the town which is about 12 kilometers from the capitol. more than a dozen villagers are still unaccounted for and some of the bodies have been burnt beyond recognition and boko haram has been stepping up attacks on villages as it loses territory to the nigerian military. al-qaeda fighters say they reclaimed the town of a zan in yemen and had controlled the area until 2012. according to tribal chiefs most of the fighters who seized them come from surrounding areas. al-qaeda and the arabian peninsula expanded during the war with a security vacuum in the country's south. more fighting in yemen's capitol sanaa, dozens of houthi rebels and supporters of saleh have been killed in the east of the city and after attack by the popular resistance backed by the national yemeni army. go to myanmar where hundreds of politicians have been sworn into parliament. harolding in a new era on politics and they won elections in november ending more

. >> reporter: attack is said to be the hallmarks of the armed group boko haram and fighting to establishc state in nigeria. 2015 the nigeria army took back large parts of the country which were seized by boko haram. in december they declared the group had been technically de feeted but they carried out three hit-and-run style attacks and people were killed in the village outside the borno state. >> they moved a little from asymmetrical warfare which the government was actually successfully trying to hinder them in december and early january to these gorilla attacks you see happening now. >> reporter: refugees fled to the camps hoping to find protection from boko haram but it seems even there they are not safe. rob matheson al jazeera. >>> the head of google in europe has dodged questions about how much he earns during a grilling by mps in london and britain was being asked about google's tax affairs following public outcry over the amount of back taxes that the company had been allowed to pay. >> i understand the anger and indeed. >> do you really understand the anger mr. britain, what d

. >> today there was news that in nigeria, boko haram attacked about 96 people were killed. many were children that were burned to death. is that any of our business. and if you're president, what are you going to do about that or not do about that? >> well, let me tell you why it becomes our business. because these sorts of terrorist attacks, where they start triggering a mag igratory crisi. we're having a huge debate in this country now about what to do with syrian refugees that are trying to come to america. they're trying to come here because assad is using chemical weapons, and also because isis is beheading people and committing incredible brutality. so you see it's already infringing on europe. but it's also now a big issue here in the united states. so these sorts of instability ultimately impacts the united states. it also, by the way, allows boko haram, which is a group that now has pledged allegiance to isis, it allows isis to establish one more affiliate, one more place from which they can conduct operations against our interests and allies and eventually the hol

. >>> disturbing details about a deadly attack hosted by boko haram. a witness watched as a group of extremist fire bomb huts better thki cldn alive. at least 86 people were -- huts burning children alive. at least 35 others were hurt when gunmen raided a village three miles from the biggest city in the northeast. witnesses say female suicide bombers blew themselves up among people trying to get away. 20,000 people died during the six-year islamic up rising. resources to help millions of refugees in europe. >>> the group collected 100 carriers to send to mothers in the region who have to carry small children on their journey to seek asylum. me grants are facing -- migrants need essentials for survival. a local business prepared backs, with items like socks, and high protein snacks. >> i think majority of the people watch the news reports and see the photos and media and they see their own children. this is such a humanitarian issue and we finally have an opportunity to step up and do something on a local level and knowing they're going to the people, i

boko haram actually killed more people last year than the islamic state. attacks in many places are a daily or a reekly occurrence-- weekly occurrence >>> in haiti an interim leader has been chosen to replace the former president. the chief will lead a caretaker government. an agreement reached with the opposition before the president's exit proposes a new presidential election in april. it all follows violent protests. tell us more about this interim leader and do people there have confidence in him that he will be able to bring down the political tension? >> reporter: it is a historical day for haiti because of the interim president. it took about 12 hours. he is supposed to guide the country towards the elections to take place in april. we know that he was the state's minister when he was ousted back in 2004. he was detained and accused of persecuting and killing opponents. he vehemently denied that. he considered himself a political prisoner at the time. he is considered to be moderate and he has the support of the party who has widespread support amon

they've been displaced by fighting by the boko haram group. that happened on tuesday. and a break down in telephone communication has limited the information but we'll bring more information as we get it. >>> in jordan one fence is being built and eventually israel already completely surrounded. >> at the end of the day as i see it there will be a fence like this one around israel in its entirety. is this what we want to do? the answer is yes. in the environment we live in we need to protect ourselves from predatory animals. >> we have this update from west jerusalem. >> the comments made by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the construction site of the fence that will separate jordan from israel. certainly will raise eyebrows with israel's neighbors. particularly jordan which has close cooperation with security issues and has open diplomatic ties. but in the background of all of that mr. netanyahu, as he said in that statement he plans to forge forward with his plan to build fences right along israel's territory effectively surrounding israel with fences. a

boko haram actually killed more people last year. attacks in many places are daily or weakly occurrence. >>> more air strikes by the saudi-led coalition in yemen left a number of people dead. the attacks happened in the city north of the capital sanaa. according to the health ministry, five were killed, 10 injured. many fled in air strikes. they are fighting to restore the government of yemen, which overthrew houthi rebels. >> hundreds demonstrated to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2011 protest. there has been a heavy police presence on the anniversary of protests calling for political change in the island kingdom. in shops, towns and neighbours, calling for a general strike. >> more than 11,000 were killed or injured in afghanistan. that's a poll from the new united nations report. it is an alarming 4% increase on the previous year. this report from kabul. >> reporter: delegates were killed or injured in fighting in afghanistan last year. at any times international and u.s. forces in 2001. a report on civilian casualties in afgha

in nigeria, as many as 86 people have been killed after boko haram militants attacked a village in the northeast borno state. witnesses say the attack included three female suicide bombers, as well as men firing on residents and lighting fire to their homes. the attack comes about a month after nigerian president muhammadu buhari said nigeria has "technically won the war" ainst boko haram. news fr afghanian, ntagon oicials rort carryingut at let a doze rstrikes and houseaids ainst mitants wi the lf-proclmed islac state er the lt few wes. this com after t white hse broadened the scope of u.s. litary aions agast isil lastonth. esident ama offially clared aend to t u.s. combat msion in ghanistain 2014 yet there are currently nearly 10,000 u.s. troops serving in afghanistan. pentagon officials told the "new york times," they estimate that u.s. airstrikes and home raids have killed as many as a 100 isil militants within the last few weeks. meanwhile, in kabul, at least 10 people have died in a suicide bomb attack near the afghan parliament this morning. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon ha

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guardian" reports two suicide bombers killed 56 people at a camp for those escaping a jihadist group boko haram. a camp is home to 50,000 refuges. a third bomber did not detonate her vest and was arrested. >>> the new york "daily news" reports a man waved a gun during a live news broadcast on the trial of a police officer. michael george was reporting outside a brooklyn courthouse yesterday. a man behind him displayed what appeared to be a silver pistol. police are searching for that man. >>> "the new york times" reports designer is back home in the u.s. aeromexico denied him boarding turban for seat security check. he posted this image of new york city on instagram yesterday writing in the caption, home sweet home. >>> the honolulu star advertiser reports 42 sailors abandoned ship after it left hawaii after the ship caught fire. the screw escaped with the help of life rafts and work boats and a skiff. a coast guard airplane flew from oahu to organize the takeover. a nearby oil tanker picked up most of the sailors. the rest reboarded on a ship. >>> the olympian in washington state reports searc

and two nearby refugee camps. 20,000 nigerians have been killed during the 6 year fight against boko haram. i am kelly write now back to "hannity"." >> welcome back. ted cruz are neck and neck with trump. let's take a look. >> here's a guy with all of the senators not one endorsement of cruz because he's a nast y guy nobody likes him. you can't run a country that way. it will be a total mess. it will be worse than what you have right now. >> i think the american people deserve more than just a battle of petty insuggests. i don't intend to play that game. >> i think much more important is the whole fact that he was born in canada and he was a citizen of canada until 15 months ago. >> he called me canadian anchor baby. there's a reason he's engaging in personal attacks. >> ted this is why nobody likes him. >> somebody owes hundreds of millions of dollars if not billions of dollars to attack heidi and me because we put our life savings into running for senate. >> joining us knew is the co host juan williams kimberly guilfoyle and juan williams. people get upset over this but this is not bean

boko haram has killed thousands law.yanmar, the party is taking control, but she is not able to take power herself. i am vonnie quinn. tom: thanks so much for it lets get to my "morning must-read." over the weekend, there was terrific reading on international economics. mmr in anding environment of limited wage -- th, price shock carl weinberg is with us from high frequency economics. derek holt at everybody thinking about negative rates. what is the linkage of these five nations in their negative rates? carl: well, just looking at slow growth around the world, the central banks are doing the best they can, or what they think is the best they can. in the case of japan, they are not doing the right thing at all. but in the case of much of central banks, they are trying. tom: everyone wants to know from stanley fischer what the central bank of the world will do about it. can you really link jenny yellen into this debate on negative rates? carl: not quite yet. with expectations for fed tightening this year, we think the lab

boko haram actually killed more people last year than the islamic state. attacks in many places are a daily or a weekly occurrence >>> to other news. one of the u.s. supreme court's most conservative members died. he was 79 and his death has the potential to shift the balance of power in the court. the appointment of a successor will now sit firmly at the center of the ongoing election campaign. republican nominees fought hard in a debate a little earlier. more on that in a moment, but first on the life and legacy of justice scalia. >> reporter: as the flag dropped to half staff over the u.s. supreme court, the death of the justice sets off what could be an epic battle of the white house and the u.s. congress. >> he was a larger than life president on the bench. a brilliant legal mind with an energetic style and witt and colorful opinions. >> reporter: he was a consistent conservative who often tilted the scales of justice. he was confirmed by a senate vote of 98 to 0 after promising not to transform the court >> i am not going onto the court with a list o

boko haram actually killed more people last year than the islamic state. attacks in many places are a daily or weekly occurrence. >> still to come on the news hour. chaos on the campus of one of india's most prestigious universities. >> i'm jonah hull with the soldiers of odin patrolling the streets of northern finland, protecting they say the citizens here from refugees. >> in sport, phi phil mickelson edges closer to ending the longest title drought of his career. >> the violence and the threat of violence is ever present. >> i deal with this every day of my life! >> i don't like to see people get killed. >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting. >> today, they will be arrested. >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning investigative series. >> the stop stories, turkey has shelled kurdish held positions ins northern syria. ankara wants y.p.g. fighters and allies to withdraw from borders near turkey, but the group refuses to retreat. >>> u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia has died. >> why are more and more civilians being killed a

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