armed services committee in ♪ >> hello i'm del walters in new york.are going to take you back to washington in just a moment where the senate armed services committee is now listening to the debate concerning what is called an aumf. in this case it is battle to isil in iraq and syria. the hearing began about 9:30. they have been testifying for a little more than a hour. but i want to go to our military expert here, mike lyons, retired army major, and as i listen to most of the testimony, there seems to be a lot of concern across

♪ >> hello i'm del walters in new york.e are going to take you back to washington in just a moment where the senate armed services committee is now listening to the debate concerning what is called an aumf. in this case it is battle to isil in iraq and syria. the hearing began about 9:30. they have been testifying for a little more than a hour. but i want to go to our military expert here, mike lyons, retired army major, and as i listen to most of the testimony, there seems to be a lot of concern across the aisle on the republican side concerning the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and in this case it is iran. no shortage of distrust in that room. >> reporter: yes, del. both global concerns were -- one was the ballistic missiles and the nuclear threat. so very clearly this is more about iran than even isis right now. it's almost like isis has a fate with its defeat and the question is what happens when it is over. >> there doesn't seem to be any testimony that isil will not be defeated. >> that's pretty much again a given a

. >>> hello i'm del walters in new york. in that sea of senators and congressmen is afghan president ashraf ghani. he has just completed a joint meeting of congress. we wishes to convey the message of self reliance that the afghan people wish to if you would break the yolk of independence of the united states and others who have been there for so long 12 years to be exact. mike viqueira joins me now. he was taking pains to thank the united states for staying in afghanistan. >> you are right, del. i counted no fewer than eight times that he said thank you to the united states the military sacrifice, the economic sacrifice, the sacrifice of the american taxpayers you name it. it was a rosy picture of afghanistan he sought to paint today. an enlightened afghanistan, capable of providing its own security. and the familiar phrase that afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. he says it is the graveyard of al-qaeda and other elements seeking to deablelize the region. he said overall that -- it was a very forward-looking speech i t

what has prompted some of the questions here because of iran's commitment to do that -- >> i'm del walters in new york. 12:00 now east coast time. you are listening to our continued coverage of the senate relations committee. we return you now to the congress. >> -- take a look at it see how it is going, tweak it if necessary, i don't think he has any doubt about the willingness of congress to continue that forward, but perhaps with some start of the art refinements, so i don't think it's a problem. i think we can deal with that and i think in order to achieve the vote that is necessary, the experience of iraq and the experience of afghanistan, you know create a sufficient cloud over the potential of this vote that i think everybody can say, okay, what is the matter with doing -- reviewing it in three years, but let's go do it. i think that's the commitment that we need and that gets us the stronger vote to do that. >> i appreciate your response. i would just ask you to take that message back and think about what i said because the unequivocal commitment to see it to the end is important,

. >> hello, i'm del walters in mark.aeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is about to address a aipac. you're looking at the walter e walter convention center. the lights have dimmed just a few minutes ago they're looking at a video presentation. the prime minister will be focusing on iran and the united states. prior to him speaking we heard from is a man pa powers, when she told the crowd and received a standing

>>> hello, i'm del walters in new york. it is one of the hottest tickets in town if that town happened to be washington, d.c. benjamin netenyahu set to address both houses of congress. we want to take you live now to capitol hill where he will be the guest of the 114th joint meeting of congress but a number of democrats say they are swiping the speech. house speaker john binder invited the prime minister without informing the white house which is a violation of protocol. mike viqueira is life outside that gathering at the russell rotunda. a very hot ticket in town indeed, but the vice president will be among those who will be notably absent. >> reporter: yeah it is be boycotted about around 40 democrats. speaker john boehner inviting benjamin netenyahu to come and address this joint meeting of congress. he wants to try to derail what he thinks is an merging deal between iran and the west lead by the united states. ongoing right now at this moment in switzerland, trying to put iran's nuclear program -- put some controls on t

addressing the controversy she did not admit that she made a mistake, nor is she apologizing i'm del walters on al jazeera america. >> this week on talk to aljazeera a rising star in the ballet world misty copeland >> it was the first time i had an identity, and ot was through being a dancer >> one of six children raised by a single mother - copeland had a difficult childhood. >> i never felt a connection to anything or anyone. and i was constantly just trying to fit in >> misty copeland stumbled on to ballet at 13 she had natural talent. >> as soon as i stepped into the ballet studio i started to realize that this is beautiful,

i'm del walters in new york.ecapping that breaking news we've been following overnight from ferguson, missouri, two police officers were shot there just after midnight as a mostly >>> trying to retake tikrit forces moved in to the city on wednesday. military qemm say sniper fire has halted promise. is ill conols much of the center including the former complex of sud am hussein. >>> homeowners who suffered flood damage the federal emergency manage see, fema said it is going to review all flail claims from that storm as eric a pitz reports, some families have been living in ter temporary home for more than two years. >> our camper 26 feet. this is my daughter's room. we gave her the queen size room so she would have her own sense of normalcy. my husband sleeps here on the couch, which i make every night and every day. and over here is the kitchen table which i fold down and i sleep on. >> this is how faith viskin and her family have been living since sandy flooded that i had home with eight feet of water in october

the communist countries where the governments tried to hide that we were there, we >>> hello, i'm del waltersnew york. afghan's newly elected president is in washington. he is set to address congress at any moment now. lawmakers from both parties expressing their support for president obama's plan to slow down the troop withdrawal in afghanistan. 9800 troops are going to stay in afghanistan by year's end. that is 4,000 more than planned. the white house saying today's speech is an opportunity for a new chapter in u.s. afghan relations. joining us now from washington, d.c. is al jazeera's mike e viqueira. will ashraf ghani will warmly received by congress? >> i think he will be. this is the third of three days in washington. a visit really designed to show the new unity between the united states and the afghan government. remember one of the biggest things that ashraf ghani has going for him is he's not his predecessor, the man who had a notoriously bad relationship with not only president obama, but president bush as well.. now we have this new agreement in afghanistan. ghani now the presiden

i'm del walters in new york. recapping that breaking news we've been following overnight from ferguson, missouri, two police officers were shot there just after midnight as a mostly peaceful protest was breaking up outside a police station, one man was shot in the face, the other in the shoulder. the st. louis county police said they have been conscious. they are searching for who might be responsible. we expect an update at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. we will bring that to you live when it happens. fault lines is next. you can track us 24 hours a day by going to aljazeera.com. again, news out of ferguson, missouri, two police officers shot, both said to be conscious. more news ahead. sight these days, but just a few months ago, some of these boys couldn't even swim. they're all part of "surf haiti", an ambitious project aimed at bringing tourists and their money to the beaches. joan mamique who runs the camp says surfing here is about more than just catching waves. samson jules, who was one of the first boys to lea

. >> that was del walters talking to nigerian poet. >>> global view segment. >> and also how a taste for salmon and the faroe islands is given a economic boost. >> "the stream". >> your digital community. >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts. "the stream", it's your chance to join the conversation. tuesday to friday, 3:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> and liftoff. the year in space starts now. >> scott kelly last arrived at the international space station. kelly will stay there for nearly a year, twice as long as any astronaut has stayed on the space station. back on earth a scientists will be comparing his data with that of his brother mark. >> sal monday insalmon, in the north atlantic. the faroe islands. >> when russia banned certain imports from the european union the salmon farming faroe islands stepped into the breach. this tiny island in the north atlantic found itself into a near monopoly in salmon sales to russia. with no apologies. >> we are not a part of the eu so we do our trade business ourselves, we are not asking brussels because we are not an

. >> hello, i'm del walters in mark. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is about to address a aipac. you're looking at the walter e walter convention center. the lights have dimmed just a few minutes ago they're looking at a video presentation. the prime minister will be focusing on iran and the united states. prior to him speaking we heard from is a man pa powers, when she told the crowd and received a standing ovation saying that prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been invited to address congress although he will not be speaking with the white house because the white house will not speak with someone close to an election. special ewessing number israeli- israeli-palestine relations. she said that it's much larger than partisan politics. your reaction? >> it was a smart thing to say. she's not the first person to say it. it was written in politico, if that's the wrong publication forgive me, but he talked about the relationship being too big to fail. and there is a sense that america, the united states and isr

. ♪ >> this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york.ere are today's top stories. >> what they did here will reverberate through the ages. >> thousands gather for the memorial of the thousands of courageous men and women who crossed the edmund pettus bridge 50 years ago on what has known as "bloody sunday." and iran driving isil from yet another town. and the agreement to improve the lives of women why progress on many fronts have stalled and some say even gotten worse. [music] >> president barack obama joining tens of thousands of people in selma alabama marching in the foot steps of history. he was there to mark the anniversary of the pivotal today of the america's right for civil rights. 50 years ago many processed the edmund pettus bridge, and they were greeted with batons and tear gas. it pushed president lyndon b johnson to pass the voting rights act. >> we honor those who walked so we can run. we must run so our children soar and we will not grow weary, for rebelieve in the power of an awesome god and we believe in this country's

thank you for watching >> hello i'm del walters life in new york. hillary clinton may break her silence about using an e-mail account while acting as secretary of state. she said, i want the public to see my e-mail. i asked the state department to release them, and they said they will review them. this is the former secretary of state coming now so we're going to take that news conference and listen to what she has to say. as you know, the fact that she kept a private server at her house touched off a firestorm of controversy. here is the former secretary of state. >> all set? good afternoon. i want to thank the united nations for hosting today's event, and putting the challenge of gender equality front and center on the international agenda. i'm especially pleased to have so many leaders here from the private sector standing shoulder to shoulder with advocates, who have worked tirelessly for equality for decades. 20 years ago this was a lonelier struggle. today we mark the progress that has been made in the two decades since the international commu

on al jazeera america >>> hello, i'm del walters in new york.f the hottest tickets in town if that town happened to be washington, d.c. benjamin netenyahu set to address both houses of congress. we want to take you live now to capitol hill where he will be the guest of the 114th joint meeting of congress but a number of democrats say they are swiping the speech. house speaker john binder invited the prime minister without informing the white house which is a violation of protocol. mike viqueira is life outside that gathering at the russell

he spoke with del walters about his struggles, success, and his surprising take on segregation. >> franklyi -- i just to some degree i believe this segregation. i'm not saying i don't think we should have gone for integration. i think we should have not been so sloppy about it. >> reporter: for thomas burel, the distance between mean street to easy street isn't measured in miles. instead for burrell, the distance is measured in the lyrics of jingles that have defined a generation. ♪ >> reporter: iconic commercials like this mcdonald's ad in 1982. and this famous 1978 coca-cola ad launched burrell and his ad agency to fame. but to burrell, they were more than just commercials. when he was young, television was all white. except for the time that there was colored tv. tv when colored people were on it. would you say you influenced more of america with commercials than television shows? >> i think that's arguable. i think that there is a good chance that just because of the fact we were able to run it over and over again. >> reporter: even though he is among the 1% of wealthiest americans, he

managed to take hold following a much larger wave of prescription pill addiction -- >>> hello, i'm del waltersyork. key members of the president's national security team are set to testify on using force against isil. we're going to take you live to where that hearing is takes place. last month you may recall the president authorized a three-year plan with limitations on ground troops against isil. today's hearing is the first step before that plan. it would need to be fully cleared by congress. joining us now is al jazeera's mike viqueira. and mike the national security team set to lay out their plan on dealing with isil what do we know about that plan so far? >> reporter: well, it's exactly as you reported del. congress is now deliberating the so-called authorization for the use of military force. and what is interesting about that is while the obama administration insists that it already has all of the authorization that it needs from the 2001 and 2003 authorizations in the wake of the afghanistan attacks -- or i should say prestaging the afghanistan war and the iraq war, they are now comin

. >>> hello, i'm del walters in new york. we're following the shooting of two officers just after midnight. this is the county police chief, about to update reporters on the search for the suspect. let's listen. >> first foremost i want to express the support of the police department and all of law enforcement to the families and the officers that were shot last night. the chief announced his resignation last night. we began to see protesters began to gather. i started tracking this about 8:01 last night. i got a call from my staff saying we expect protesters in the parking lot. we think there is going to be further protesters on the parking lot. i said listen i want this to be a very measured response by the police department. by that i mean the st. louis county police department because the ferguson policicicice department is right nowack in controlf the city of ferguson. i stayed in touch with this until about 10:30 last night. went to bed and was woke up about midnight. protesters started blocking the road in front of the

. ♪ >> this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york.are today's top stories. >> what they did here will reverberate through the ages. >> thousands gather for the memorial of the thousands of courageous men and women who crossed the edmund pettus bridge 50 years ago on what has known as "bloody sunday." and iran driving isil from yet another town. and the agreement to improve the lives of w

i am del walters. thanks for watching. ♪ glory ♪ alleluia. ♪ glory. ♪ oh ♪ glory, hallelujah. ♪ everybody standing here today has their own edmund pettus bridge to cross. >> we have come a long way since the events of that bloody sunday. selma changed [ ♪♪ ] >> we get the, you know, credible messages from credible source that is we can never trace back to their origins, you know, that austin is alive. >> people have, you know, had no reason to lie to us as far as we can tell. >> reporter: american journalist austin tice has been missing in syria in 2012. a video appeared on the

vo mientras tanto en alemania el campeon del mundo se enfrento a la seleccion de australia. esto fue en el "fritz- walterrco reus abrio la cuenta al 17 para poner las cosas 1 a 0. despues de eso vendrian dos goles seguidos del campeon de asia. el primero al 40 anotado por "troisi" y el segundo lo metio jedinak de tiro libre.... pero a 10 minutos del final lukas podolski rescato el empate para los de casa. vo cambiando las coas al futbol espaÑol...la final de la copa del rey entre el barcelona y el athletic club de bilbao que sera el prximo 30 de mayo ya tiene sede segn anunci antonio surez santana presidente de competiciones organizadas por la real federacin espaÑola de ftbol. el estadio del barcelona se impuso en la segunda y ltima votacin al estadio de san mams por 26 a 18 votos. gabriel mientras que algunos equipos ya iniciaron sus partidos amistosos correspondiente s a la fecha fifa unos aun siguen afinando detalles y tal es el caso de la seleccion mexicana. take vo vo si usted tenia pensado comprar boletos para este encuentro amistoso le tengo malas noticias.. ya se agotaron las 90 mil entradas que

cristina romero hablÓ con uno de los legendarios jugadores tanto en mÉxico como en ecuador, walter, hora delna selecciÓn. espero poder disfrutar de ese momento y hacer un buen partido. mÉxico siempre ha sido un rival muy difÍcil de vencer. tiene buenos jugadores, tiene un excelente entrenador. que mÁs allá de ser entrenador es un amigo que los motiva mucho y creo que el equipo siempre juega como se le trabaja. sabemos que tienen jugadores muy desequilibrantes. esperemos adaptarnos a esos primeros minutos y poder jugar como sabemos. ojalÉ que el partido se torne lindo. a adriana: son mÁs de 174 partidos en el fÚtbol mexicano. todo un baluarte y referente mexicano en el balompiÉ azteca. por supuesto que este fin de semana quiero recordarles que este fin de semana en repÚblica deportiva tenemos un invitado especial en exclusiva con julio cÉsar junior. escuchemos el saludo que les envÍa. julio: hola. soy julio cÉsar chÁvez jr. los invito este domingo en repÚblica deportiva. adriana: hasta aquÍ me despido. le saluda con mucho cariÑo adriana monsalve. alan: gracias adrianita. jhonny: la entrevista

vo mientras tanto en alemania el campeon del mundo se enfrento a la seleccion de australia. esto fue en el "fritz- walterespues de eso vendrian dos goles seguidos del campeon de asia. el primero al 40 anotado por "troisi" y el segundo lo metio jedinak de tiro libre.... pero a 10 minutos del final lukas podolski rescato el empate para los de casa. take gfx gfx alli estan mas resultados del dia de hoy.... la seleccion de indonesia perdio 1 a 0 ante camerun. en un partido entre equipos africanos uganda saco la victoria por la minima sobre nigeria. mientras que escocia por el mismo resultado derroto a irlanda del norte. gabriel mientras estos equipos ya iniciaron sus partidos amistosos correspondiente s a la fecha fifa unos aun siguen afinando detalles y tal es el caso de la seleccion mexicana. take vo vo si usted tenia pensado comprar boletos para este encuentro amistoso le tengo malas noticias.. ya se agotaron las 90 mil entradas que ofrece el memorial coliseum. seguro que la reventa estara sabrosa a las fueras del estadio. el pirncipito andres guardado que pasa por un gran momento con su club en holanda n

vo mientras tanto en alemania el campeon del mundo se enfrento a la seleccion de australia... esto fue en el "fritz- walter cuenta al 17 para poner las cosas 1 a 0... despues de eso vendrian dos goles seguidos del campeon de asia... el primero al 40 anotado por "troisi - '40" y el segundo lo metio jedinak de tiro libre.... pero a 10 minutos del final lukas podolski rescato el empate para los de casa... 2 a 2 final... vo ---cambiando las cosas al futbol espaÑol... la final de la copa del rey entre el barcelona y el athletic club de bilbao qu ser el prximo 30 de mayo, ya tiene sede segn anunci antonio surez santana, presidente de competiciones organizadas por la real federacin espaÑola de ftbol... el estadio del barcelona se impuso en la segunda y ltima votacin al estadio de san mams por 26 a 18 votos... ===traffic open=== live bug lorena --- ayer fue el estreno a travs de nuestras pantallas de la super produccin lorena --- ayer fue el estreno a travs de nuestras pantallas de la super produccin televisiva "la biblia" --- juanfra --- ivette machn nos tiene los detalles de esta miniserie que podra disfrutar a

walter estudiante. >> los prÓceres ante no venÍan por la violencia que se incrementÓ en el paÍs. los planteles delos, en cada frente a frente a todos sus retos. >> la comisiÓn disciplinaria del fÚtbol mexicano, decidieron anular la tarjeta roja que le dieron al jugador mosquera, y para estar en la jornada nueve ante los del tijuana. vamos a la nba, es Último juego lÓpez anotaba. anotÓ 18 de sus 26 puntos y estuvo a punto de hacer otra gran remontada. brooklyn ganÓ por 110 a 108. los clippers se escaparon con la victoria con marcador de 110 a 105. gallardo con potencias se notaba el primer gol que encontraba el camino para los de las barras y las estrellas. estados unidos se quedÓ con victoria dos a cero. en el juego de fondo, contra se enfrentÓ a cuba que parecÍa un dÍa de campo. error y anotaciÓn, pero vea la joya de gol en tiro libre. el portero volÓ sÓlo y exclusivamente para la fotografÍa, marcador final, empate por un gol. comenzamos con el duelo entre las Águilas del amÉrica y los lunes negros en el monumental estadio azteca. golazo de jaguares y ceja defendÍo a su equipo con su gol. juan ar

el vocero de la fifa walter de gregorio confirm la fecha de la final pero no dijo cundo empezar el torneo. indic que el comit ejecutivo del campeonato de 28 das lo que significa que el partido inaugural sera el 21 de noviembre. take vo vo la alternativa de jugar el campeonato en noviembre y diciembre era esperada, despus que fuese recomendada por una comisin especial de la fifa que se reuni el mes pasado en doha qatar. el mundial usualmente se juega en junio y julio un perodo que fue descartado debido al agobiante calor del verano en esa zona del golfo prsico. el presidente de la fifa joseph blatter, haba dicho que prefera que la final se jugase el domingo 18 de diciembre. todas las finales de los mundiales desde 1966 se han disputado en domingo. gabriel durante los meses de junio y julio que es cuando normalmente se disputa un mundial las tempraturas pueden llegar hasta los 122 grados mienstras que en los meses de noviembre y diciembre las maximas estaran entre los 85 - 9o grados. cesar ---como le reportamos ayer, los vendedores afuera de la iglesia guadalupe en san jose fueron despedidos por inspectores del condado por