breaking tradition, the outgoing president cristina kirchner refused to attend the swearing in. kirchner had been a charismatic leader, in the style of the popular eva peron, who shared president juan peron, in the 1940's, and whose legend went all the way to broadway. >> don't cry for me, argentina. >> stahl: the peronist party has dominated argentine politics on and off for the last 70 years. kirchner was a peronist, whose populist economic policies: generous subsidies on things like electricity, high taxes on agricultural exports, burdensome regulations, a bloated bureaucracy, and currency controls, all in combination, crippled the argentine economy. >> alfonso prat-gay: she left an economy that's not been growing for four years now, a stagnant economy. >> stahl: alfonso prat-gay is president macri's minister of finance. >> prat-gay: high inflation. eight years in a row of more than 25% inflation. a significant fiscal deficit. the central bank was running out of reserves. >> stahl: this is what you walked into. >> prat-gay: absolutely. >> stahl: and making matters statistics,

trading concession is in return for hiding cristina kirchner's role i in the bombing of a jewih center. a in the last year expimps expiz theorieconspiracy theories have abounded. he was a threat for the argentine and iranian government. >> former spy master with close links with the cia and israel intelligence. the only image of him is this picture. he has recently said in court that those behind the killing were close to former president kirchner. he even cugd that iran could be behind his death. but claudio lipsig says that steusso should be investigated as well. >> translator: this man was fired by the kirchner administration and was angry and blaming the government for nisman's death. >> reporter: analysts say the investigation into nisman's death has been marred by irregularities. >> everything is so distorted and evidence was destroyed. there was a coverup at the community center in 1994. who killed nisman? we play never know. >> and that's something that upsets many people here that it will be another crime in argentina that will remain unresolved. teresa vo, al jazeera, buenos

called the casa rosada.ry that had been ruled for eight years by a left wing populist named cristina kirchner who alliedamerican regimes like iran, venezuela and cuba. >> stahl: here argentina hasmost a bloc that takes in almost all of south america. >> mauricio macri: that was-- >> stahl: left-leaning. >> mauricio macri: not anymore. that was, and not anymore.e, because he made a u-turn in his country's foreign policy. in a flash, argentina has become pro-american.dent biden were all smiles at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland in january, whereties with the west and foreign investment. he brought one of the men he defeated in the election with e president. something. the new president brought alongon with him. that's what we got to do at home. >> macri: i really believe in 21st century.e have to be open, and not putting any more ideological differences in front of the best solutions.gmatist. trained as an engineer, macri started off an outsider in argentine politics. of the wealthiest men in the country, and worked at first in the family real estate and construction business, on

he died a day before he was due to give evidence in congress about a cover up of cristina kirchner. > reporter: it was a death that shocked the nation and forced thousands of people on the streets. prosecutor nisman died over a year ago. he was found with a bullet hole in the head. while initially officials treat it suicide, authorities believe it could have been murder. >> translation: if he had killed himself, he would have had gun powder on his hand. he didn't. we did several tests with the gun that was used and there was gun powder. he had none on his hand >> reporter: he was found dead a day before he was supposed to go to congress to queues christiri kirchn kirchner. -- to accuse. the case against kirchner was later thrown out. since his death there has been a changing government in argentina. members of the judiciary seem to be more willing to pursue an investigation into what happened to the prosecutor. in the last year conspiracy theories have flourished in this country and while many believed that he killed himself because he accused the president without proof, others are c

people close to former president cristina kirchner and left wings say no more debt should be taken on. >> translation: argentina should be crying today and not celebrating. we're paying off a debt that has not helped the country at all. every time we have taken debt it has not been use to build roads, schools or hospitals. >> reporter: for now argentina has until april 14 to pay its debts. it's not the best deal most people say here, but it is the only one available that will allow this country to leave the past behind >>> thousands of people are expected to demonstrate in france on thursday against proposed reforms that could alter the 35-hour working week. supporters say it will make the country more competitive while krimentics-- critics believe workers will have fewer rights. >> reporter: they're known for being ideal for getting out of tight corners and for being economical. in a squeezed market, tens of thousands of these smart cars are being produced at this factory in france every year. when the workforce arrive on shift, they know they will finish slightly later than they use

. >> the president mauricio macri, and form he president cristina kirchner, resolution balking the nation's right to protect them from creditors was approved overwhelmingly by the general assembly. creditors were not happy. >> i have been involved with 5 sovereignty negotiations from liberia, ecuador, argentina really stands out as a country that refused to talk. >> one of the largest hedge funds, nml capital, had a frigate embargoed. the debts must be paid and paid with interest. however, a moral argument has arisen. the previous argentine government, should be able to hold sway in the interest of profit over whole countries. countries often rebuilding. holding out for repayment in full plus interest. some accidents have been paid, with creditors accepting reduced offers. argentina's financial sector said the dispute was a huge impediment to growth. >> i think argentina is slowly but surely coming back under the radar of international investors. they are a still a bit cautious awaiting the problem but there have been many things that have been improving regarding foreign veforts. foreign i

then during the center-left government of cristina kirchner, currency h restrictions scared many investors away. >> we're not looking for one economic partner but many economic partners. we want to work with the world. the u.s. is a world power, and of course it would play a key role. >> argentina has historically been considered anti-american. the last time an american president visited was in 2005 when president bush attended the summit of the americas. now many are opposing obama's visit because it coincides with the anniversary of the coup which brought a brutal dictatorship to power. >> many here don't support the u.s. because it supported the dictatorship that killed thousands of political opponen opponents. >> obama's visit opens a new championship between argentina and the united states. and many here are hoping to see the benefit soon. argentina, buenos aires. >> coming up next, the sand berm killers' iphone. how the justice department might be able to unlock it without apple's help. and the latest effort to overturn obama's care is argued before the u.s. supreme court. >> al jaze

many say that's what isolated this country with the government nestor and cristina kirchner. this is a radical change. mauricio macri said that they're opening up to the world and they're ready to receive investors not only from russia and china, but europe and the united states, and the world is responding. we've seen in the last months the president of france, the prime minister of italy and now barack obama is here. during a press conference he referred and condemned the attacks in brussels, and this is what the united states president had to say. >> as i sold belgium's prime minister yesterday, the united states will continue to offer any assistance that we can to help investigate these attacks and bring attackers to justice. we'll also continue to go after isil aggressively until it is removed from syria and removed from iraq, and is finally destroyed. >> the last time an u.s. president visited argentina was more than a decade ago. it was president bush. there were protests. what kind of welcome has barack obama received? we know that the government has received him. wha

former argentine president cristina de kirchner had long demanded the hedge funds, which she called "vulture funds," renegotiate the debt, arguing they were unfairly profiting off argentina's economic crisis. but this week, president macri's right-wing government agreed to pay singer's fund and three others $4.65 billion. singer's fund itself netted $2.4 billion, 10 and 15 times its original investment. in new york city, about people 100 rallied as the coalition of immokalee workers announced a national boycott of fast food giant wendy's. the florida farm workers said they were launching the boycott because wendy's has refused for years to join the fair food program, which the immokalee workers established to protect farm workers' rights. other fast food giants, including taco bell, mcdonald's and burger king have already , signed on to the program after pressure. farm worker and organizer lupe gonzalo explained the new york city rally was targeting billionaire nelson peltz, who is a major investor in wendy's. cent're asking for one more from every pound of tomatoes they buy from the

fuera la secretarÍa de el ex-presidente nÉstor kirchner fallecido ya dijo que era amante de el ex-presidente por 10 aÑos. dice que la ex presidenta cristina cristina y lo sabe todo el gabinete. reportera: hablar una entrevista en una cadena por todo el paÍs. tras dar su versiÓn en un juicio que ha quiroga se le habÍa tratado de mentirosa. en la misma entrevista contÓ porque cayó durante tanto tiempo su relaciÓn con el ex mandatario. >> amenazaba a mi familia, tuve autos de la side frente en apartamento. reportera: dice que su vÍnculo íntimo no era ninguna novedad la casa rosada. >> por eso de alguna manera me respetaban, y se va acabar la idea de que yo estuviera tan cerca reportera: cementos confiesa que la muerte de kirchner se tomÓ por sorpresa y dijo que ya has se esperaba la reacciÓn de la viuda. en entrevista quiroga tambiÉn desmintiÓ haber tenido un hijo con el ex-presidente, por otra parte ademÁs dice que la ex presidenta de argentina siempre supo de su relaciÓn como amante. agregÓ que sospechaba, habÍa un acuerdo entre matrimonio de los kirchner y que ella no fue la Única relaciÓn extramarital que sostuvo el difunto empresario. r

former argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner had refused to pay the firms, calling themture funds. but under the new right-wing president mauricio macri, argentina has agreed to pay $4.65 billion to four hedge funds, including elliott management, run by billionaire paul singer. the deal would see the hedge funds take about 75% of what they demanded from argentina; several times more than what they actually paid for the debt. singer's fund itself netted $2.4 billion -- 10 to 15 times its original investment. amy: paul singer is a the long-time republican fundraiser and has endorsed republican-establishment favorite marco rubio in this election cycle. for more go to los angeles where we are joined by journalist greg palast. he is a puffin foundation fellow for investigative reporting. his recent article is called, "rubio's billionaire wins ransom from argentina." greg, explain. >> what happen is that paul the vulture singer, and i've been following him for bbc and democracy now! for about nine years, this is a guy who has -- he is called the vulture not just by argentina,

former argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner had refused to pay the firms, calling them vulture funds. but under the new right-wing president mauricio macri, argentina has agreed to pay $4.65 billion to four hedge funds, including elliott management, run by billionaire paul singer. the deal would see the hedge funds take about 75% of what they demand up from argentina. that is several times more than what they actually paid for the debt. in a victory for privacy advocates, a federal judge has rejected an fbi request to force apple to unlock a drug dealer's iphone. monday's ruling came hours before apple and the obama administration face off in a congressional hearing today over apple's refusal to help the fbi break into the iphone of one of the san bernardino massacre suspects. that is in a separate case. justice clarence thomas has broken a decade-long silence during arguments at the supreme court. thomas asked a series of questions in apparent defense of gun rights during a case on domestic violence and gun control. the remarks monday came exactly years a one weeafter

i mean the kirchner government, nestor and cristina, was very antiamerican, contrary to u.s. interests in the reasoning. president macri on the campaign trail clearly said he was going to take a different tack. the argentine people were looking for a pragmatic approach, an approach that would bring jobs, end political polarization, they don't see the united states as an enemy and they're looking for ways to restore that relationship and i think president macri has really heard that call. >> economically is it a win win for both countries? u.s. bond holders get some back due to the default over a decade ago? >> it dogs seem to be win-win. you know it's too large trading partners e-partners brazil and china are currently having economic difficulties. it needs to build out these relationships for its own domestic purposes, but the united states the size and importance of argentina is important. argentina has a important voice in terms of globaling governance, on the g-20, has a very strong voice, the bond holders not directly be related to the president's visit but that's going

escÁndalo en argentina, ex secretaria de kirchner asegurÓ que durante varios aÑos fue amante del presidente fallecido. >> esta losa de cristinaue. ¿bilingue? es un super poder, bueno para ti. como nuestro cereal. ¡uhum! buenos para el corazón de tu familia. ---buenas noches hoy solo a las once...tras los ataques terroristas en bruselas, la seguridad en los medios de transporte del área de la baÍa se ha reforzado... hablamos con usuarios del "bart" y autoridades del respecto.---una pareja demandó al departamento de poliÍa de vallejo por haber calificado su secuestro como una farsa... seÚn la pareja, la agencia del orden les arruinó su reputacÓn. "tengo miedo del gobierno vilma: finalmente kate del castillo se atreviÓ a contar su direcciÓn en espaÑol. reportera: quÉ balance hace kate del castillo? >> pasaron tantas cosas,de entrada nunca me imaginÉ que un tweet iba a causar todo lo que causÓ. todavÍa no encuentro balance. marÍa: ante el titubeo, le ayuda a encontrar las palabras. para referirse a joaquÍn el chapo guzmÁn lo llama por su nombre, dice el seÑor. >> la corrupciÓn, ser un poco naif, el creer en ciertas personas, el q

escÁndalo en argentina, ex secretaria de kirchner asegurÓ que durante varios aÑos fue amante del presidente fallecido. >> esta losa de cristinastro cereal. ¡uhum! buenos para el corazón de tu familia. manos que amasan la esperanza de una familia. manos que siembran el futuro de una comunidad. manos fuertes que reman sin darse por vencidas. manos que llegan cargadas de fe. manos de mujeres extraordinarias. mujeres que como tú y yo tienen el poder de tocar otras vidas. yo soy extraordinaria. es lo que pensamos en care... y tú, ¿estás lista para dar una mano? "tengo miedo del gobierno vilma: finalmente kate del castillo se atreviÓ a contar su direcciÓn en espaÑol. reportera: quÉ balance hace kate del castillo? >> pasaron tantas cosas,de entrada nunca me imaginÉ que un tweet iba a causar todo lo que causÓ. todavÍa no encuentro balance. marÍa: ante el titubeo, le ayuda a encontrar las palabras. para referirse a joaquÍn el chapo guzmÁn lo llama por su nombre, dice el seÑor. >> la corrupciÓn, ser un poco naif, el creer en ciertas personas, el querer hacer una pelÍcula. ese tweet que yo mandÉ fue una carta a corazÓn abierto, ahora me

kirchner dio a conocer su verdad. >> fui la amante de nÉstor durante 10 aÑos, esto lo sabe todo el gabinete, lo sabe cristina.artamento. reportera: en la dÉcada que es su tubo la su puesta relaciÓn dijo que no era un secreto. >> todos sabÍan. por eso de alguna manera me respetaban, entre comillas. reportera: confiesa que la muerte de kirchner la tomÓ por sorpresa. >>me dijo, la presidenta no te va a recibir. reportera: desmintiÓ haber tenido hijo con expresidente. dijo que la ex presidenta de argentina ya sabÍa, que no fue la Única relaciÓn extramarital que sostuvo el difunto mandatario. ilia: monumentos y edificios mÁs emblemáticos de varios paÍses lucieron de rojo, amarillo y negro. ♪ ♪ todo cuenta. lavase los manos y las superficies. separe las carnes crudas de las frutas y vegetales. cocine hasta la temperatura adecuada. refrigere a 40 grados. proteja a su familia. ilia: queremos despedirnos con luces de solidaridad y esperanza. el mundo lo demostrÓ a travÉs de monumentos y edificios mÁs emblemáticos. enrique: todos con los colores rojo, amarillo y negro de la bandera de bÉlgica. buenas noches. ♪ ♪ conde: