>> hello everybody, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm david schuster. just ahead. >>> history for the first time in 54 years, the stars and stripes fly over the u.s. embassy in cuba. the flag raising a symbolic gesture met with celebration and anger. we'll have live reports from havana. >>> overturned. the connecticut home invasion killers are spared the death

al jazeera's david schuster picks it up from here. >> you nervous? >> soon after the opening photoop the prime time debate came quickly with donald trump raising his hand and leaving open the possibility he may challenge the gop winner unless it's him. >> if i am the nominee i will pledge i will not run as an independent. >> kentucky senator rand paul takes the first shot. >> he is already hedging his bet because he's used to buying politicians. >> the next question was more direct. megan kelly. >> you call women you don't like fat pigs slobs and -- >> only rosie o'tonl. what idonnell.it's fun and we have a great time. >> kentucky senator rand paul, christie supports the nsa's aggressive use of wiretaps. paul is opposed. >> i want to collect more records from terrorists but less records from innocent americans. >> listen senator when you are sitting in a subcommittee just blowing hot air in this, you can say things like this. when you are responsible for protecting the lives of american people what you need to make sure to use the system the way it's

i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. thanks for watching. ing. state of emergency... >> the whole world is watching. >> missouri authorities move to prevent protest action >>> disastrous mistake... >> we came out together, looked at the river and cried. >> anger over a massive toxic spill, looting a river vital to communities in the south-west >>> controver

>> hello everybody, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm david schuster. just ahead. >>> history for the first time in 54 years, the stars and stripes fly over the u.s. embassy in cuba. the flag raising a symbolic gesture met with celebration and anger. we'll have live reports from havana. >>> overturned. the connecticut home invasion killers are spared the death penalty, the high court called it unconstitutional. >>> dangerous prescription. the fda ruled children as young as 11 can use the highly addictive painkiller oxycontin. and a hard day's night. 55,000 screaming fans the four lads from liverpool and the one concert that changed everything. we will look back at the time 50th anniversary of the beatles at shea stadium. we begin this hour in cuba with a day many veterans of the cold war thought they would never see. today the flag of the united states was raised over the u.s. embassy in havana with secretary of state john kerry looking on three u.s. marines hoisted a flag up a pole at the u.s. embassy for the first time in 54 years. the ceremony marks

i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. thanks for watching. >> it creates a huge opportunity for the small business owners. >> these are all different strains. >> saudi backed forces say they have recaptured a yemen province from houthi fighters. hello. you are watching al jazeera, we are live from doha. coming up on the program, anger in japan as the country restarts its first nuclear plant since the fukushima disaster. an accidental toxic spill as a

i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. thanks for watching. aljazeera.com. >>> the battle lines in the gun control debate have been drown and they are well defined. they are creating an enforced system that is riddled with holes. recent developments have given some hope of keeping guns away from people everyone agrees should never get their hands on a gun. armed.

live from new york state i'm david schuster. gist ahead: fire ball. in china it was a huge explosion in the city, hundreds are injured and the death toll is rising. we have a reporter on the scene. poll position in the democratic nomination race, bernie sanders is the man with the momentum, polls show him beating hillary clinton in an early primary state. we'll take you inside the sanders search. >>> plus ten years after katrina. new orleans is a changed city, schools are dramatically different. and standing up. our conversation with ba barry cremens. the focus of a new film. >> we begin this hours in northeast china where there have been a series of horrific and deadly explosions captured on television. in the city of tinejen, a blast in a warehouse that was home to dangerous and volatile chemicals. at least 32 are listed in critical condition and up to 30 other have been injured. explosion shattered windows and knocked off doors from several areas in the city. first blast happened late wednesday night a warehouse shipping container. adrian brown rep

live from new york state i'm david schuster. gist ahead: fire ball.it was a huge explosion in the city, hundreds are injured and the death toll is rising. we have a reporter on the scene. poll position in the democratic nomination race, bernie sanders is the man with the momentum, polls show him beating hillary clinton in an early primary state. we'll te

and david schuster is here. >> reporter: it's clear that vice president joe biden is not just talking about a 2016 presidential campaign, but taking some crucial steps toward a potential run. sources close to vice president joe biden tell aljazeera that he has encouraged his top political supporters and advisers to begin building a presidential campaign. outreach to dopers and supporters has not made a decision, but many of his staff and backers believe that he will join the race. bernie sanders said that the vice president will be a strong and compelling democratic rival. >> i've known joe for years, and you're not going to find someone more it decent than joe biden is. >> reporter: at the white house monday, presidential spokesman, josh earnest praised his judgment. >> the decision that he made seven years ago now to add joe biden to the ticket as his running mate was the smartest decision that he ever made in politics. >> reporter: white house officials said that the president himself encouraged the vice president to get in the race. the focus on biden and the white house encourage

david schuster has that story. >> reporter: despite his powerful stage presence and confidence -- >> nobody would be tougher on i.s.i.s. than donald trump nobody. >> reporter: rivals say on some issues, donald trump may be vulnerable. the republican front runner opposes obamacare it can be repealed -- and it can be replaced with something much better for everybody. >> reporter: trump has not said what the replacement should be. although he said in his book the america we deserve he said, quote, americans must have universal health care. and abortion, he described himself as having pro choice instingtsz. nowinstincts. now he describes himself as pro-life. entitlement programs and sounding like a progressive. >> save medicare, medicaid and social security without cuts. have to do it. >> former arkansas governor mike huckabee takes a similar position, and trump's anti-abortion statements have been strong. private sector financial success, achieving success in the public sector often requires different executive skills and trump will be on stage with five current or former groaives gone

i'm david schuster in for ali velshi tonight. money for nothing. taxpayers foot the bill.e can close america's wage gap. convincing taxpayers that it pays to host big sporting events in their city becomes larder to do. boston dropped its bid for

i'm david schuster, thanks for watching. we'll be back in a few minutes with antonio morrow. >> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america. prime time, ten republicans, one debate, tonight how the candidates plan to stand out, and upstage a very vocal front runner. an 11-year-old charged with manslaughter, prosecutors say thability falujjahs demand it, others call it cruel and unusual. the landmark voting rights act of 1965, turns 50. >> this act, flows from a clear and s

and david schuster is up in a couple of minutes.see you back here tomorrow evening. >> hello, everybody, this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. >> just ahead. >> war zone, in that catastrophic explosion in northeast china the death toll has gone way up. and now authorities are scrambling to protect residents from the environmental dangers. >> live to tell, forced by isil into sexual slavery, the survivors women and children, are speaking out. >> going home. >> i haven't been there in almost 20 years. >> our antonio moore row returns to cube pa

david schuster, al jazeera. >> jeannie zeno, welcome and good to see you again. what did you think?thought the debate itself was like watching in my mind two debates. one was the donald trump circus, the donald trump show, and the other was a traditional debate, large number of debaters, 9, and they really shoat showed the brf the republican party. >> who stood out? >> the 10th in there, john kasich, governor of ohio, he had a home field advantage, he showed a real compassion, real empathy, a real ability to speak to people on their level. >> what about jeb bush? >> i think jeb bush had a lackluster night and i think that was true of the three top candidates. >> scott walker? >> scott walker, jeb bush and donald trump. bush i think warmed up a little bit, as he got going, scott walker had a difficult night but you know who i was impressed with second to kasich was marco rubio. he seemed a command of issues, very calm and steadfast. i keep thinking imagine pushing trump out of this, imagine a john kasich and marco rubio from florida. that is a real strong field. >> we are more than a

and david schuster will be back in 2 minutes time.ave a good evening. >>> hello, everything, this is al jazerra america, live from new york city, i am david shuster, just ahead. >>> rage, seeing red over the toxic yellow water. are there any reactions from what the epa calls tragic and unfortunate. >>> we take a close are look at the connection of what happened in watts and what is happening now. >>> diplomacy and dollars as the relationship between the united states and cuba gets warm he should we'll show you the

live from new york city, i'm david schuster. just ahead, the ferguson aspect.f michael brown nearly a year ago changed america and inspired a movement. plus -- >> how can you run for the republican nomination and be for single payor healthcare. >> taking aim at donald trump, the second tier group of gop presidential candidates squared off for a debate. and bring you

we'll have that report on al jazeera america, in the meantime, thanks for joining us, i'm david schuster the news continues, live from lorched. london. remember you can get the news any time day or night by going to aljazeera.com. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello there i'm barbara serra. this is the newshour from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes, the united states and russia aim to calm fears. >>> a syrian fighter jet crashes into a packed market killing at least 27 people. a major resignation in the af

. >> i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. "on target" tonight, money for nothing. how wealthy sports teams get away with building stadiums and making the taxpayer pay the bill and the 2016 race for president. american football fans are counting down the days until the nfl season kicks off. it begins two weeks from tomorrow, when the defending super bowl champs the new england patriots host one of their favorite rivals, pittsburgh steelers. the fact is that in the past few years the nfl, the national basketball station and even football has seen a stadium bing and the taxpayers have been footing the bill. tonight we'll take a look at these deals the good and the bad. what is clear is the cost. the book public-private partnerships, have shown that a whopping $12 billion in public financing went to 51 stadiums. hidden subsidies, and lost property taxes that team owners forced cities to pick up when new stadiums are built. another thing that's clear is nfl owners are very skilled in pressuring cities into funding new stadiums by threatening to leave town. the los angel

i'm david schuster in for ali velshi tonight. money for nothing. taxpayers foot the bill. how we can close america's wage gap. convincing taxpayers that it pays to host big sporting events in

i'm david schuster in for ali velshi. thanks for watching. aljazeera.com. >>> the battle lines in the gun control debate have been drown and they are well defined. they are creating an enforced system that is riddled with holes. recent developments have given some hope of keeping guns away from people everyone agrees should never get their hands on a gun. armed. "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story". i'm del walters in for luis suarez ray suarez. president obama showed frustration at getting illegal guns out of the hands of the dangerous and off the streets. >> you mentioned illegal guns, that's an area where - you ask me what is the one area i feel i have been most frustrated and most stymied, it's the fact that the united states of america is the one advance nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient laws. >> if nothing else, the amount of gun violence in places where it's toughest to get it legally is a reminder that there's a patchwork of laws verifying ownership. that means what is illegal in one state is illegal in the n

. >> hello everybody, this is aljazeera america and live from new york city, i'm david schuster. president obama israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu addresses the community and issues a new deal with iran. plus -- >> an aljazeera exclusive. michael brown's mother reacts to comments from the police officer who killed her son. >>> and frozen in time, relics from 70 years ago.

i'm david schuster, the news continues, live from lorched. london. remember you can get the news any time day or night by going to aljazeera.com. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello there i'm barbara serra. this is the newshour from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes, the united states and russia aim to calm fears. >>> a syrian fighter jet crashes into a packed market killing at least 27 people. a major resignation in the afghan taliban. >>> barack obama releases his plan to tackle world climate change with less than two years in power. >> this sport could be the victim of a conspiracy. >> the u.s. secretary of state and russia's foreign minlts has minister have offered their support to the gulf states, as they deal with the threat from i.s.i.l. and the fallout from the west's nuclear deal with iran. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and foreign minister sergey lavrov met in doha. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: a delicate mission for u.s. secretary of state. john kerry is trying oconvince long standing allies that iran's deal with world po

david schuster joins us now. >> john it is exactly one week since the fbi took control of hillary clinton's e-mail certainer and there is everything to believe that the investigation is intensifying. law noirm enforcement forces sae bureau is treating this case as opotential criminal investigation. clinton says she did not break any laws. >> i did not send any classified material and i did not receive any material which is marked or classified which is the way you know something is. >> u.s. criminal code section 18 title 24 makes it a misdemeanor punishable up to a year in prison, keeping documents at a unauthorized location and violation of a statute does not depend on the document or materials being stamped or marked as classified. an intelligence community inspector-general has already reported to congress that at least two of the clinton e-mails his office reviewed out of 40 contained material considered top secret, the highest classification. fbi sources note that agency director james comey has inherited officials in the past. evidence that david petraeus, the former army general and

. >> hello, everybody, this is aljazeera america, and live from new york city, i'm david schuster. president obama israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, addresses the community and issues a new deal with iran. plus -- >> an aljazeera exclusive. michael brown's mother reacts to comments from the police officer who killed her son. >>> and frozen in time, relics from 70 years ago. the united states brought an end to world war ii by dropping an aatomic bomb. we begin this hour with the dueling and intensifying campaigns over what congress should do with the iran nuclear agreement. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, spoke to one o of the effort critics, and he lobbied hard against it. and he disputed president obama's assertion that opponents want a warra iran. at the white house, president obama met with jewish leaders face-to-face. he urged them to support the agreement and said that the dangers from iran will increase if the deal falls through. john has more on the lobbying effort. >> reporter: good evening from washington, where vacation time is looming, and in fact,

david schuster, aljazeera. >> turns out that the candidates in the united states, there are just two or three countries that recognize birthright citizenship. the constitution guarantees that any child born on american soil is a u.s. citizen, even if the child's parents are from another country. and dozens of other countries on the western hemisphere also recognize birthright citizenship, but most european and african and asian nations do not. >>> there's a boat race right now, celebrating the recovery of the waterway after a toxic sludge from a former mining sight was let into the river. and they want to convince others that the river is safe. jacob ward is on the river in colorado. jake. >> reporter: tony, it's an amazing scene to be here. you wouldn't know that this place was a vivid toxic orange two weeks ago, and the residents have come out and the spirits are high in one sense, but they're mixed in another. here's the leader of the boating community here, described the purpose of this parade when we spoke to him. >> the parade, this is our celebration a little bit. i mean it's