president barack obama held the dinner in honour of francis hollande. francis hollande honoured world war ii veterans. he held a joint conference. francis hollande heads to silicon valley and will meet with tech leaders. >> a victory for the democratically controlled house of representatives, voting to raise the debt ceiling. it passed with no additions. the senate could vote on the measure as soon as tomorrow. another round of snow and ice sweeping across the south-east and tomorrow. officials warned residents of a danger ahead of time that left the city of atlanta. 100 million people, 16-00 flights have been cancelled. more to cox. >> rebecca is following the path of the storm. >> especially as the storm is moving towards atlanta. we have gotten rain in georgia right now. it is being reported as rain, and one reporting site having a mix of snow in that. the ice storm warnings are in effect, greatly in georgia and south carolina. as the storm is moving in, we have had a changeover of snow. the storm is rapidly moving eastwards. the set up of the storm

. >> french president francis hollande travels to silicon valley. why he find himself in familiar company, thousands of miles away from paris. >> this has nothing to do with racism. the people of fremont, i haven't detected racial tension. >> a nebraska town passes a law preventing undocument immigrants from renting apartments. >> welcome back, a live look at a snowy washington d.c. the nation's capital expecting up to 8 inches of snow and ice. the federal government shut down on thursday. that storm heading towards new york city and new england. stay with al jazeera for further updates on the storm. >> a man has been executed in florida for murdering a 9-year-old boy two decades ago. a controversial drug cocktail was suicide to execute juan carlos suarvez. before the execution his attorneys requested a stay, claiming the sedative was ipp effective and would violate his clients rights. florida's supreme court rejected the plea. the state has executed four men with the same drug cocktail. >> voters in a small nebraska town approved a controversial la

the french leader francis hollande has been talking to the u.s. president on a voist to washington. tom ackerman reports. >> the french president received a white house welcome with all the trimmings, in contrast to the frosty relations 10 years ago when france refused to join the u.s. in inviting iraq. >> the logistical and intelligence support of the french military was placed by francis hollande, inshoring up mali. >> translation: the operation was sucks cessful because -- successful because a decision was made and americans took part and europeans helped as well as americans. >> obama and francis hollande gave themselves credit in uniting to pressure ice syria, but concedes that the bashar al-assad has not fulfilled commitments. the u.s. expressed frustration with syria's resistance to a transitional government. only a political solution could end the fighting. >> obama finessed a reporter who asked if france replaced britain. >> i have two daughters. they are both gorgeous and wonderful. and i would never choose between them. and that is how i feel about my outstanding european

there were comments from president obama and francis hollande. lauding each other, talking about the lopping friendship that the -- long friendship that the two countries enjoyed. then there was a bilateral meeting in the oval office, followed by a press conference in which the two leaders took questions from the press for little better than an hour. both presidents, very tough on syria, president barack obama saying the situation was crumb bling, there had been deadlines missed by the regime to remove chemical weapons, reminding everyone by the threat of force, which was an interesting point. the french had been upset in summer, when president obama pulled back from military strikes. he appeared in the rose garden, saying he was going to congress to see if they would approve the strikes. french war planes were all but ready to be airborne, in the skies over syria. president obama spoke very harshly, forthrightly i would say, about russia and their role, asking them to do more to stop blocking humanitarian assistance and evacuation of refugees. t

the promise was made by francis hollande as he visited the capital. >> president francis hollande is due to arrive in the central african republic. he's planning to meet the french soldiers. they are trying to end months of violence. thousands of people have died in the fighting. our correspondent reports from bangui, there's no sign of the violence ending soon. >> this is a city within a city. 70,000 have left their homes for a camp at the airport, and signs they are here to stay. they don't think it's safe to go home because the muslim seleka fighters are still here, accused of staging a coup. the seleka are guarded by peacekeepers who don't want us to disclose their location. this man wants peace, but doesn't accept much responsibility. >> translation: we always speak about seleka. what about the anti-balaka, no one says anything wrong about them. the deposit and the french should take responsibility. >> the anti-balaka christian fighters should take revenge. some want reconciliation, but on their open terms. >> translation: we can't manage our country alone. we are ready on the c

. >> french president francis hollande arrives in america for a visit. president obama will be on hand to meet him. they'll make a trip to the virginia home of thomas jefferson. and francis hollande will be a guest at the white house tuesday night. his trip ipp cloouds a stop in san francisco. a stunning announcement from a top n.f.l. prospect. he could become the league's first openly gay player. >> why aol's c.e.o. is offering apologies. >> a massive meat recall. why the tainted beef could be in your freezer. >> welcome back? a. looking live at the olympic stadiums in sochi, russia. it's morning. gay rights have been a major story line of the winter games. >> attorney-general eric holder plans to give same-sex couples wider rights. this follows last year's ruling saying the federal government cannot refuse to recognise same-sex marriages carried out in states that allow them. >> on monday i will issue a new policy memorandum that will, for the first time in history instruct all justice department employees to give lawful same-sex marriages full and equ

. >> a white house tour with thomas jefferson's home, between francis hollande, and president obama.lustrates a new friend ship. the obama will have a dinner for francis hollande on tuesday night. >> this surveillance video obtained by "the washington post" showed american forces grabbing this man in front of his home. he was a suspect in the bombings in the u.s. embassy and tanzania that killed 200 people. the river thames overran its banks. thousands of homes threatened by floods. the military is helping with evacuations after sandbags and other attempts failed to hold off the water. >> "america tonight" is next. latest news at aljazeera.com. and how georgia's leaders aim to prove they won't make the same mistake twice. >> we want to make sure that we as are as prepared as possible and can respond as soon as possible. >> anonymity trayvo not trayvon martin but another state that echoes the defense, stand your gr.

. >> francis hollande arrives in the u.s. >> francis hollande is flying solo. >> the french presidentis coming stag. [ laughs ] . >> jon stewart on "the daily show." now to the photo of the day. it's from today in doraville georgia. the man is ley mar louis, scraping ice on his car window, a ritual played out across the states. i am sure it will happen tomorrow morning on the east coast. headlines coming up next. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the top stories. >> historic winter weather stretching from the gulf coast to main, 22 states and 100 million people at risk. the storms started in the south and made its way to the north-east. hundreds of thousands of people will not have power after snow, ice and rain. the weather is expected to continue until friday. parts of england are under water after two weeks of flooding. authorities issued high risk warnings for north-west england and wales. 2,000 soldiers are available to help. >> the debate has been revived. studies suggest that it does not lower a risk of a woman dying of breast cancer. a study was pu

. >> a state dinner at the white house to honour francis hollande from france. the presidents held a joint press conference. wednesday he heads to silicon valley to meet with tech leaders. michael dunn took the stand on tuesday, on trial for shooting and killing unarmed black teenager jordan davis after arguing over loud music. the defendant said he feared for his life and had no choice. it happened at a convenience store in jacksonville florida. he is charged with shooting at three other teens in the car. >> those are the headlines, i'm not thomas drayton in new york. "america tonight" coming up next the the latest news online at aljazeera.com. to stand his ground. >> he said he's threatened. and i said you're not going to kill me, and i shot him. >> and president obama said that crisis could destabilize the region. >> we have a horrendous situation on the ground in syria. >> and bad bite. chemica chemicals in some of your favorite foods that are banned almost every everywhere else in the world.

protesters accused francis hollande of the socialist party of being against marriage. having lost the battle they are fighting against laws pushing for reproductive rights. thousands took to the streets of moscow, calling for the release of doze edges, arrested for demonstrating two years ago. the protest led to the arrest of 400 after clashes broke out. it comes a few days before the world's attention shifts to russia. the olympics will kick off in russia in five days security is a concern, as well as the high cost of the games. they were financially modest but successful. rob reynolds have more. >> the flames no longer leap from vancouver's cauldron, but the city has several reminders, in the form of several sport stadiums, a new train station. it craft $2.2 billion. a fraction on what russia is spending on sochi. >> they spent every penny. >> it was blood, sweat and tears. it was day and night. it was looking at everything. we went into every account to find a way to get our project over the finish line. we had to deliver the games. >> when russian president vladimi

francis hollande is taking his u.s. tour west. we'll be in sill -- silicon valley, meeting with google and other companies. francis hollande is expected to face tough questions over france's high taxes and its economic policies are not business friendly. the state dinner featured a who's who of celebrities and la makers. steven colbert, singer marie jblige. it was old on the south lawn, featuring a 5-star meal. francis hollande honoured several american world war ii veterans that fought in france and held a press conference with president obama. >>> the struggle to be openly gay in sports. >> the single battle that athletes have to make is postpone being their whole solves. >> why a former college athletes say they feel the need to live double lines. >>> taking a trip to the company without involving the insurance company. a new way to save time and money. >>> the oldest working paper boy in america proves age is number. his secret to going strong. >> america is celebrating an olympic first. details on that. >> here is a look at t

conservatives are upset with president francis hollande and his party. the interior minister warned that violence aimed at police will be dealt with marshly. >> in russia, thousands took to the streets of moscow, calling for the release of dozens of people arrested two years ago. the protests led to the rest of 400. it comes a few days before the world's attention shifts to russia. in the winter olympics, a couple of days away. but first super bowl. >> it's super bowl country. the came going on in the met life area. every kid that steps on a football field dreams of playing in the n.f.l. and winning a super bowl. to players, it's hard to make the transition to post-football careers once the career is over. a group of players are pooling their resources. >> for some, when they walk off, there's not a path to endorsements. two years after leaving the game, 70% of players have gone bankrupt or are under financial success. even for the players that saved their money, the beside world is a different ball game. there's a lot of research about transferrable ski

is what president obama had to say, speaking at length about syria in a news conference with francis hollande. >> i reserve the right to exercise military action on behalf of america's national security interests. but that has to be deployed wisely. what we saw with respect to chemical weapons situation was an example of the wise use of possible military action. >> do you agree that the president's threat to strike the chemical weapons, and the threat of going in and attacking was successful and that it could be tried again. we have heard all the stories about barrel bombs dropped on syrian civilians and people killed by assad, just not with chemical weapons. >> two points. it was successful in terms of getting assad to give up or attempt to give up chemical weapons, weapons that he claimed he didn't have. let's not remember the chemical weapons were responsible for 1% of the atrocities. as we have seen, since, you know, last september, since the use of chemical weapons, you know tens of thousands of syrians died. you mentioned barrel bombs, they are dropped from helicopters, and they are all