don't forget that hassan rouhani is not popular with the reformis reformists. he's playing a pragmatic line, in the parliamentary election and the assembly of experts. >> thank you for that for the moment. live for us in tehran, we'll check in with you throughout the day for all the latest on iran's elections. the u.s. president urged the syrian government and russia to do their part to end syria's civil war. a proposed cessation of hostilities - president obama accused russia of increasing air strikes and worsening the situation on the humanitarian front. the fight against i.s.i.l. will continue. >> only way to deal with i.s.i.l. in a way that defeats them in a lost way is to end the chaos and the civil war that has engulfed syria. that is how i.s.i.l. was able to thrive in the first place. the cessation of hostilities that is scheduled to take effect at midnight tomorrow is a potential step in bringing about an end to the chaos. none of us are under any illusions. we are aware of the many potential pitt falls and there are plenty of reasons for skepticism. bu

president hassan rouhani had an endorsement in tehran. he didn't win across the country. on the other hand, the principalist did poorly in tehran, the reformist, the sort of performer, i think they lost. but the moderate reformist wants. everyone can spin it in their own way and say it was a victory. taking into account that this region is unstable and we are surrounded by civil war and dictatorships, the faster tehran has the elections and they are unpredictable is a huge plus for the country. >> we'll leave it there. the headline will be a big endorsement for the reformist. the subtext, no sea change overnight. >> thank you so much. jonah hull from tehran. >> reports from yemen say 30 people have been killed in air strikes in a market outside the capital. no one claimed responsibility. security officials are blaming the saudi-led coalition. locals say mean of the dead are civilians. forces loyal for the government, backed by the coalition troops, trying to retake sanaa, which fell to houthi rebels in 2014. the brigadier general, the spokesperson says he doubts civilians

overall, it's a huge expression of support for mr hassan rouhani, the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions and opening up the economy and engage with the rest of the world. it's an expression by many of a desire for change. >> you mentioned the reformists were making gains. remind us the influence that the assembly has in the country. >> you are breaking up, but i can tell you were asking me about the assembly of experts. the former president running for the body, he and his son topped the list. they'll reclaim their seats on the influential advisory body. it has the job, the assembly of experts of appointing the next supreme leader, the current supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, is said to be in ill health. there is a possibility that the counter, the new assembly of experts which has a greater amount of moderate influence on it may be involved in appointing the next supreme leader. possibly from one of its own members. possibly president hassan rouhani himself. >> it will be interesting to see what's. >> jonah hull speaking from the capital. >> ireland's prime minister concede

parliament well where hassan rouhani's reforms have been blocked by hardliners.el of cleric barred a third of candidates. many are formal. hassan rouhani calls the election a symbol of political independence in the country. andrew simmonds is in tehran. >> iran has 54 million voters and there has been a brisk turn out of many of them already. this is one. busiest polling stations in the north part of tehran city. it's packed at the moment. over here we have people casting ballots. it's a known reformist part of the city, the ballot for the two elections, dom nighted by conservatives and hard linesers and a vote in the assembly of experts, the 88 member bote will elect next supreme leader. this is an important time. it will be a vote of confidence in president hassan rouhani in the nuclear deal. >> andrew simmonds reporting from tehran. we spoke to thomas there, the bureau chief for the "new york times", and he told us many have the nuclear deal on the top of the mind and are hopeful it can brick economic relief. >> we see the people, the more affluent and middle

it's a test that progressive president hassan rouhani has helped to secure since the your last year. >> reporter: the queue of voters stretched around the block. turn out at this election has been high and in the capital at least that should favor the list of moderates and reformists. definitely the next parliament should reform the law on foreign investment, banking, social security as well as the labor laws. in my opinion these major laws need to be modified very fast. >> the mosque serves as a polling station. no ordinary mosque, it was here that the revolutionary spread its message of monarchy over 35 years ago. watch what happens when a conservative cabinet turns up to vote. >> get back to the back of the queue, they cry. reformists and moderatists are expected to hold sway. >> i would like to have a better economy, a better life with friendship all over the world. >> yet conservative support remains strong elsewhere. this was supreme leader ayatollah khamenei casting his vote. the reformist block could well determine if iran moves to openness and much-needed reform. but in in t

on thursday, iranian president hassan rouhani addressed a large crowd in tehran to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the islamic resolution -- revolution. he also spoke about upcoming iranian elections. this 35 minute speech is courtesy of press tv. president rouhani: led by the supreme leader of the islamic , iolution -- revolution would like to congratulate all of them on this occasion. greetings to the soul hmeini, the imam ko founder of the islamic republic of iran. greetings to the souls of all the martyrs of the islamic revolution and the holy defense era. imam masthi. to ago, on such a day, we theessed the uprising of in order to gain control of the state of the country. and they emerged victorious. , for hundredsiran they had been under the domination of a domineering autocrat ruled the fate of the country. part inad taken different uprisings and including the constitutional uprising. despite some successes and victories people had gained, they had not been able to overthrow an autocratic system by then. it had been for dozens of years that foreign powers, especially , they ha

. >> iran's president hassan rouhani has won strong support in the influential council of experts. the candidates are doing well there. it is believed 3. million people voted in these parallel elections. the vote was seen as a major test for rouhani who helped to secure the nuclear deal last year. jonah hull is in the capital for us. what are the early indications of these results? >> well, he's looking as if the moderate reformists have been well. two elections. you indicated it there. the assembly of experts. more powerful than the president. more powerful than parliament, but has the power to appoint the next supreme leader of the islamic republic. president hassan rouhani remind you in his reformist and moderate allies were looking to this election to try and make as big of a dent as possible into the ultra conservative control of both of those bodies. it's looking like they have done that rather well. preliminary indications, and we're close to the end of the assembly of expertser efforts who say here in they've won 13 of the 16 possible seats they could have had. with preside

how hassan rouhani says his country overcame u.s. propaganda. the battle between drug cartels leads to a prison riot that left dozens dead. >>> iran celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 resolution that ousted the shah. demonstrators chanted anti-american slogans and carried banners attacking the u.s. and israel. president hassan rouhani spoke at a rally in tehran. >> the world public opinion accepted that public opinion lunched by zionism, public argoians and the u.s. is a lie. we thwarted the irana fobian project and made the world realise that the iranian nation is reasonable and seeks peace and armony alongside other nations. >> they also defended the nuclear deal. saying the plan protects the right to nuclear power, and strengthened the standing around the world. >> as part of the incontext segment crealy takes a -- courtney rioli looks at the revolution. >> in 1971 this monarch through a celebration to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary, and gave himself the title of shah and shah, emperor of king of kings. he replaced calendar. leaders sa

both with other ballistic fall ,(nats)and a recent letter from an iranian general to president hassan rouhani - suggesting the goal of forcing americans back to the negotiating table.fred fleitz/former cia analystit wouldn't surprise me that the reason they're making these provocative statements is that they would like to get concessions out of the west especially the united states." stand-upconcessions, like additional sanctions relief, which is raising concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aislerep. will hurd/r-texas "are they trying to target our friends like israel? how are they trying to threaten the balance of power within the middle east against some of these other moderate sunni arab nations?"rep. james himes/d-connecticut "if their activities are outside of their obligations that's not leverage, that's a cause for sanctions and for punishment by the international community." still- some experts call iran's actions "propaganda with the state department saying so far there have been no violations.though no doubt world leaders will be watching and waiting - the future of an hangi

including hassan rouhani. many said that the election was a referendum amongst the iranian. whether they support or do they want to support the hardliners. radicals who are against the united states, and against iran and arab neighbours, et cetera, et cetera. i think this provides president hassan rouhani, a better mandate to man the bridges with the arab country and the west. >> in the u.s., republican donald trump received a boost to win his party's presidential nomination. new jersey governor and former rival chris christie is backing the front runner. >> he says trump is the best candidate to take on hillary clinton. hillary clinton is hoping voters will give her a boost. many african-american support her, but younger black voters are not so sure, as kimberley halkett reports. >> we thank you for a wonderful gathering... >> it's a place for prayer and poll dicks, where they meet. african american women show how they'll vote, and how it cannot be taken for granted. >> the black community no longer needs a person speaking for them, or telling them how to vote. i see it as

this election is a test of the policies of plod rat president hassan rouhani. he settled the nuclear issue and had sanctions lifted and likely to get a show of support for that but no one is expecting a country wide landslide. jonah hull, al jazeera, tehran. >>> with the essentials lifted, iran's pistachios are already a big sell ear broad and despite a banner year for that crop here in the u.s., some farmers are finding the increased competition a bit lard to swallow. al jazeera's rob reynolds has the story. >> the busines pistachio trees e san joaquin valley are winter-bare now. >> each one of the clusters can have anywhere from two to 25 nuts open them. >> what you are seeing here looks good right? >> looks very good. >> after years of punishing drought farm pler manager foreca bumper crop. with 1.2 million electric tars ohectare oftrees. complicating things for u.s. pistachio growers. sunlt they arsuddenly three ares competition. iran is the a strong producer, u.s. is in second place. iranians are free to export therapist tash yoas ttheir thet. >> iran has

all 30 have been run by reformists and candidates aligned to president hassan rouhani. a huge endorsement for him and his policies. a big embarrassment for the conservatives who lost very key figures in this capital and center of power. of course, there is not an overall national picture to point at yet to see how well they have done. in the last parliament, few are 5%. bigger advantages, combining forces. people that may have been described as conservatives. pooling their resources to chip away at conservative power. it seems like they have done it. it doesn't suggest a major city. the conservatives appear to have lost their major city. nevertheless a massively significant advance. a huge endorsement and expression by the people much this country of their hope and desire to change. >> now, the u.n. warns of a growing humanitarian challenge along macedonia's boarder with greece. refugees making their way to west and northern europe. crossing many. 5,000 have been stranded. macedonia closed its boarder. some have been allowed to concludes. she is at an example on the gre

and president hassan rouhani cast his ballot as reformists hope to gain ground against religious hard-liners and move them closer to the west. and a countdown to asus cessation of hostilities in syria has begun -- to a system nation o's of hostilities in syria has begun. good to have you with us. a new president, a new package of reforms, and hopefully a new era for fifa, the disgraced entity that touts itself as soccer's world governing body. gianni infantino will take the chair vacated by the scandal that plagued sepp blatter. his task will be to restore professional soccer. one zealous sportswriter described him as these substitute who came off the bench to score the winning goal in a cup final. >> a deep draft for p5's new president. -- for fifa's the president. gianni infantino is the most powerful man in world football. gianni infantino: i want to work with all of you together, with all of you, in order to restore and rebuild a new era in fifa, a new era in football, with the ball in the center of the stage. reporter: the clock is ticking. the congress has passed a package of reforms t

assembly of experts the body which appoints the country's supreme leader, the election is a test for hassan rouhani, who secured the nuclear deal last year. >>> al shabaab attack in mogadishu. armed fighters tried storm the building but were stopped at a checkpoint. mohammed ali hasan says corruption is at the root of the unrest in somalia. >> somalia has some problems. the problem first is a lot of corruption is taking place, and the people from the international community trusted and using people like ngos or the neighboring countries which have the same like americans would like a general peace in somalia. but they cannot have this by using these international forces that doesn't want somalia to come out of this miserable thing but somali government, the force he would be able to invade and build a real somali force, like we did with the taliban extend our hand in a general and sincere way to welcome people who want peace, take them out of al shabaab. that is the only thing that can create peace in somalia. >> donald trump, has gotten an endorsement, chris christie is backing the billionaire fro

. >>> iran's president hassan rouhani has won strong support in elections for the influence hal assemblyrts that chooses the country's supreme leader. most of the representatives electric today the capital iran has been allieded to the president. it's believed 33 million people voted in the election, and for simultaneous one for the country's parliament. early results in parliamentary elections also indicating reform i was candidates are doing well. the votes were seen as a major test for ru for rouhani who repd secure iran's nuclear deal last year. jo jonah hull has been monitoring all of this for us he's in teheran. it look says like we could see some very significant results for the assembly of experts. with rouhani doing very well. >> reporter: yes it, certainly does look that way, maryam. we are pretty late now in to the counting process, i think there will be a final result in hours at least if not on sunday morning. but already it's looking as if in the assembly of experts, one of the two election that his happened concurrently on friday along with the parliamentary vote as you sa

. >> the popularity of hassan rouhani seen here as a medal award ceremony and his part in the nuclear deal is rising. but hard liners have key of institutions. they threw out mostly 6,000 moderate reformers half of those wanting to stand in the parliamentary elections. it also barred nearly 80% of those who wanted to be candidates in the assembly, the body that will eventually choose the next supreme leader after ayatollah khamenei. for now absolutely power still rise with the supreme leader ayatollaeye i can't toll khamenei. >> the former thai prime minister has cold al jazeera he can't return because he fears for his life. >> the best part of a decade shinawatra has stayed away from thailand but has remained deeply connected to its politics. since the most recent coup of his homelands highway been usually quiet. back in an interview issued this morning to those who governor the presence. >> the 2014 coup removed the government headed by his sister, yingluck shinawatra after protesters on the streets. he said that the whole event w was, in fact, welleorchestrated. >> there were some

president hassan rouhani winning 15 of state 16 seats in the an i systembly of experts, the body that will choose the next supreme leader. modists sweeping all 30 of the seatsburg the parliamentary elections. more than 30 million iranians voted. >>> ash carter said that the u.s. is using cyber bombs. at a news conference carter promising to do more when time comes to push isil out of raqqa and mosul. our national security correspondent is live. tell us what you can about this new cyber strategy. >> part of the u.s. strategy to defeat isil in iraq and syria is to begin to isolate them, force them to be confined to their de facto capitals in mosul and in raqqa and they've been doing that through airstrikes and action on the ground. now the defense secretary tear said they're using another potent weapon. something that he calls cyber tools, or cyber bombs and essentially they're trying to deny isil access to the internet either three overloading their systems, something that we know as denial of service attacks or perhaps infecting their computers and they're trying to do it in a way tha

president hassan rouhani and his allies winning 15 out of tehran's 16 seats of assembly of experts, theody that will choose the country's next supreme leader and moderates and reformists win the parliament election. >>> now the u.s. is using cyber bombs to discorrupt isil's communications as they continue efforts to isolate isil to de facto countries. carter promised to do more when time comes. push isil out of raqq and mosul. the national security jamie mcintyre is live for us. how much detail did the pentagon outline on the new cyber strategy and what they're trying to do. >> they described it in very broad terms. the u.s. is not just dropping regular bombs on isil and iraq and syria, but also cyber bombs. what he meant was that the u.s. is using it's new cyber command to mount attacks to try to deny isil access to the internet. so that they can not communicate with their--the people in the region. and also can't send their message out to the world. the pentagon said that it's not going to give a lot of details because it does not want isil to know what it is doing, but both secretary

supporters of the current president, hassan rouhani, are hoping that the recently relaxed economic sanctions will give a .oost to his fellow reformists he has given special attention to women and young people during his first term in office. it is young, first-time voters seen as making a critical difference. reporter: they form some 70% of population and their book constitutes nearly half of the electorate. this is iran's youth, arguably one of the most vocal demographics in the country. some of the islamic republic's future republic were trained here. they are looking for parliamentary candidates who line.oe their leader's >> we want someone who will follow the instructions of ayatollah khamenei. it doesn't matter to us whether they have a beard or not. reporter: for the more liberal minded students, it is iran's employment that has become a major election issue. today, some 40% of graduates are out of work. >> we really have no hope. the employment situation is at a low point in our country. many people are unemployed. when i graduate as an engineer, it is not even certain i will be able

the answer is it could do, because moderate president hassan rouhani is responsible for sanctions being lifted. there's a question of timing. >> i think because of this lack of relations between iran and international committee, at the moment there is a lack of confidence and a lack of - i mean, knowing each other. and to get to know each other more, to get familiar with iranian business, we need more time. so it could be too soon for some voters to be convinced despite support for moderates and reformists, it may not be enough to see a parliamentary defeat for hardliners and conversations. >> egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi says unfair criticism of his government is contributing to event to bring down the state. he told listeners not to listen to anyone but himself, and offered an unusual solution to the economic problems. >> let me say something difficult. it is difficult to say that. let me be clear. if i could sell myself to benefit the nation, i would have done it. we are a nation of 90 million, think about it. if 10 million much us wake up and they donate by s.m.s. one poun

she's now serving a third term as vice president this time under hasan are a had hassan rouhani, and she believes the conservatives will be overturned . >> i believe that the people will change the course of events. if people had not voted for rouhani, come to the polls two and a half years ago, we would have not been successful in the nuclear deal and lifting the sanctions. >> reporter: but there are powerful institutes who are against her. they've cut the number of standings for parliamentary elections by half. it has had an effect on the assembly of experts cutting the standing for that body by more than three-quarters. most of those disqualified were either reformists or moderate. >> the way that it's actually done, i think that's open to a lot of criticism. >> what is your view of it? >> we should be more open in terms of allowing people particularly those who are coming, for example, with strong political credentials in the past, or people who are coming for the first time, and they don't have that much experience in the political arena. i think they should be given a chance. >

it is a resounding success for president hassan rouhani coming on the heels of the nuclear deal signedith the world powers and the lifting of international sanctions. it does not mean a sea change overnight. iran will not be a different country the day after final results are announced but it is a big expression for moderate thinking, reformist hopes and a resounding expression by the people of this country of their desire for change. >> greece is warning that the number of refugees and my grant on its soil could more than triple next month because of the cap imposed by balkan countries up the migrant route. as many as 70,000 could find themselves trapped in greece next month unless other eu countries help relief the burden of numbers. paul brennan reports. >> reporter: this is the greek macedonian border. it was set up as a transit camp intended for 1,000 people, maximum. now, 7,000 desperate refugees are stuck here in squalid conditions, many for more than a week now. >> there are thousands of people here. >> children jostel for a bottle of water, an orange and perhaps a sandwich, qu

the answer is it could do because moderate president hassan rouhani is responsible for sanctions being lifted. but there is a question of timing. >> i think there is a lack of relations between iranians and the international community. at the moment there is lack of confidence and a lack of knowing each other, and to get to know each other more, to get familiar with the iranian business with it we need more time. >> and so it could be too soon for some voters to be convinced despite what appears to be increasing support for moderates and reformists it may not be enough to see a parliamentary defeat for hard liners and conservatives. andrew simmons, al jazeera, tehran. >> kuwait and qatar are the latest countries to ban their citizens from lebanon. it's because of an escalating row between saudi arabia and lebanon. last week saudi arabia decided to withdraw $4 billion worth of military aid to beirut. it accuses lebanon of being influenced by the political group hezbollah, which the kingdom has imposed sanctions on. it has expressed concern that lebanon has not supported it enough agains

moderate candidates have won all seeds enter ron, a victory for megan: --president hassan rouhani, awers. space x aborted the latest launch of its falcon nine rocket. the mission plan to place a satellite into orbit and attempt to land the booster on a floating barge. it failed on three previous attempts. the company was playing down expectations of success. it's not clear when they may try to launch again. security tight outside the adobe wherer in los angeles, the academy awards are getting underway. extra security measures for joe biden, due to introduce lady gaga. this year the oscars have been hit by controversy over the lack otherersity, leaving stars to boycott the show. powered by over 2400 journalists and 150 bureaus around the world, this is bloomberg news. rishaad: india in the spotlight later today. the budget being presented. the finance minister arun said india must review its targets in coming years. from arune expect jaitley. ? >> all eyes are indeed on arun jaitley. expectations are high that president modi will bring back the promises of creating jobs and enhancing

early results in iran's national election show moderates aligned with incumbent president hassan rouhanieping all 30 parliament seats contested in the capital, tehran. while his party is not expected to win a majority of iran's 290- seat parliament, the results could be validation for rouhani, who reached the sanctions- lifting nuclear disarmament deal. final results from friday's vote are not expected before tomorrow. astronaut scott kelly returns to earth tuesday after 340 consecutive days in space, a record for an american. this is a photo of yesterday's sunrise from kelley, who's been sharing images on twitter. this was his last moon photo posted today from aboard the international space station. nasa says kelly's 12 months in space will help prepare astronauts for a possible mission to mars. see more of scott kelly's mission this wednesday on pbs, in part one of "a year in space." >> there's no sun on your face. you never feel this cold breeze, it's always exactly the same. >> scott kelly is spending a year in space, traveling over 139 billion miles. >> if the tragic thing was to ha

today's vote is largely to see if citizens approve of the nuclear deal president hassan rouhanis made. it curbed the country's nuclear activities in exchage for other countries lifting international sanctions. campaign posters lined the streets of tehran. there are six-thousand candidates vying for more than 300 seats in parliment. right now at 6:30, we want to update you on that breaking news we've following all morning. firefighters are on the scene of a deadly duplex fire on kingston avenue. it started around two a-m in ocean view. rico bush is live there now. rico, from your last report, we saw a lot of damage to the home we have a lot more news to get to on this friday morning. jen lewis is here, watching for any tricky spots on the highways. and meteoroloigst jeremy wheeler has your weekend forecast. jeremy, say it'll be a dry one! ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. chilly & breezy. highs will be in the upper 40s. winds nw 10-15mph. tonight: mostly clear. cold. lows will be in the upper 20s. winds north 5-10mph. saturday: mostly sunny. chilly. highs will be in

today's vote is largely to see if citizens approve of the nuclear deal president hassan rouhanis made. it curbed the country's nuclear activities in exchage for other countries lifting international sanctions. campaign posters lined the streets of tehran. there are six-thousand candidates vying for more than 300 seats in parliment. we want to get back to that breaking news out of norfolk. a 10 on your side viewer and neighbor just posted this video to our facebook page. this is brand new video you're seeing right now. investigators tell 10 on your side, an older woman died in a house tried to rescue her from a second floor room, but she did not survive. three other people were hurt, including two children. they're in the hospital this morning. and paramedics treated a fourth person at the scene for a minor burn. a man and woman got out from the first floor. a woman and a child also got out from the second floor, according to investigators. it started around 2:00 this morning on kingston avenue that's in ocean view. now here is a still picture of the scene from a 10 on your side viewer

missile tests conducted last fall ,(nats) and a recent letter from an iranian general to president hassan rouhani - suggesting the goal of forcing americans back to the negotiating table. fred fleitz/former cia analyst it wouldn't surprise me that the reason they're making these provocative statements is that they would like to get concessions out of the west especially the united states." stand-upconcessions, like additional sanctions relief, which is raising concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aislerep. will hurd/r-texas "are they trying to target our friends like israel? how are they trying to threaten the balance of power within the middle east against some of these other moderate sunni arab nations?"rep. james himes/d-connecticut "if their activities are outside of their obligations that's not leverage, that's a cause for sanctions and for punishment by the international community."still- some experts call iran's actions "propaganda with the state department saying so far there have been no violations.though no doubt world leaders will be watching and waiting - the future of an alre

>> reporter: it is, in ways, something that validates the policies of hassan rouhani.anges here in iran after this. even the reformers voted here, are moderate reformers. they are part of a wider political establishment. one of the things that we can expect is that the reformers that have been initiated by rohani, the course of opening up to the west, is something that will continue. and is something that will possibly even be axeccelerated a certain extent. but there won't be leaps towards larger performs or big political changes. that's something that won't happen with the consolation right now. we can expect an opening up of the west, to be strengthened by the results, if they stand the way they're shaping up to. and at this point in time, the final results are what we're seeing right now. >> fred pleitgen, covering the elections in tehran. the official results will be revealed very soon. they will follow what we have just seen. thanks so much, fred. >>> isis is claiming two bombings killed 66 people in baghdad. the explosive in a crowded market, followed by a suici

today's vote is largely to see if citizens approve of the nuclear deal president hassan rouhanis made. it curbs the country's nuclear activities in exchage for other countries lifting international sanctions. campaign posters lined the streets of tehran. there are six-thousand candidates vying for more than 300 seats in parliament. good news this midday - the centers for disease control and prevention says this year's flu vaccine is working pretty well. health officials say the vaccine cuts your chances of getting the flu by almost 60- percent. that makes it one of the most effective flu vaccines in recent years. last year's flu shot was only about 20 percent effective. the flu is still deadly, and the c-d-c says 13 children have died from the flu this season. tracked. the c-d-c also says it's still not too late to get a flu shot. today's a big day for soccer worldwide. leaders within fifa approved reforms today to curb the president's power and protect against corruption. they'll also vote for a new president. you're looking at video of delegates arriving at fifa's headquarters in zu

president hassan rouhani is seeking pollsters to support parliament, where they have stymied his economica. >> they want to elect as many reformists as they can and it probably will that there are certainly a lot of them who won't -- that is the honest thing about iran, it looks to a degree like a democratic election when you look at what is going on and people lining up to vote, but the number of people, the kinds of people that they have a choice from constrained very dramatically. mark: joining us for perspective pchak ofegion's cliff ku the eurasia group. thank for joining us today. cliff: shirley. reformistshere many candidates even up for election? many were disqualified from the vetting council. cliff: there are not many reformists but i would like to put this to finley. centrists andtic reformists. the question isn't really how wealthy reformists are going to do, because there aren't many of them. the question is is this brought government coalition going to do better than the security-oriented hardliners? i think there is a chance they may do better. mark: what is that mean for p

candidates have won all 30 parliamentary seats and to run in a sweeping victory for president hassan rouhaniesults follow a high , anout in the capital referendum on iran's nuclear deal with world powers. reform is coalition also has an early eat in a separate vote for the assembly, a senior clerical body that selects iran's supreme leader. spacex forced to abort the latest launch of falcon nine rocket at the very last moment. ae mission plan to place satellite into orbit and then attempt again to land the booster on a floating barge. it failed on three previous attempts, and elon musk was playing down expectations of success. it is not clear when they may try to launch again. powered by over 2400 journalists and 150 bureaus around the world, this is bloomberg news. >> welcome back. now here in hong kong, chief economist indosuez wealth management, marie owens thomsen. >> any other countries quite there yet? >> it is hard for people to imagine what it might contain. the two structural reforms in every country is to liberalize the service sector, and second of all, get the 330 million young p

. >> iran's president hassan rouhani said that the elections have given the government more credibility and it is now time to open a new chapter in iran's economic development. one to secure the parliament, and the other for the parliament of experts. what are the early signs? >> well, we are getting early election results coming through from the ministry of the interior being quoted by the news agencies here. they're indicating that the reformists and moderates may have done rather well. assembly the experts. very fluent body, made up of senior clerics has the power to appoint the supreme leader, and then the second election for parliament itself. on the assembly of experts we expect the final results through the course of the night. but particle results where just a thread of the votes with the third counted president rouhani who will go on the seat with that body are in the lead. after 16 seats available of the 13 it looks like they're going after the reformists and moderates. >> this is not to suggest that these candidates will win a majority of either body ultra conservative suppor

. >> this election is a test of the policies of moderate president hassan rouhani.e settled the nuclear issue and had sanctions lifted, and he's likely to get a show of support for that. but no one is expecting a country wide landslide. >> people in the united states in south carolina are heading to the polls to pick a democratic presidential nominee, a place where hillary clinton is hoping to pick up a lot of support. the former secretary of state is hoping that she has won over african-american voters. the key to winning the nomination is ultimately not about the popular vote. it's about getting the support of enough dwell dates at each party's convention in july. whoever wins the democratic nomination will need to secure the votes of 2,382 of the 4,763 delegates. the republican winner need 1,000 43. both the republican and democratic parties send delegates to their conventions. >>> well, helping us make sense of all this is our correspondent kimberly halkett who is live for us in south carolina. hillary clinton is banking on the black vote there. how significant

moderate president hassan rouhani is responsible for the sanctions being lifted. it is a question of timing. >> at the moment there is lack of knowing each other and to get to know each other more, and giving iranian business more time. >> so it could be too soon for some voters to be convinced despite what appears to be increasing support of moderate performance, it may not be enough to see a moderate defeat for hard liners and conservatives. andrew simmons, al jazeera, tehran. >> the director of the iranian studies program joins us live from stanford, california. thank you for joining us here. we have these elections. these two elections taking place on friday as we've been hearing in that report. the first election since the nuclear deal, how big of a difference would be made. perhaps in the results of the election but in how to run in the first place. >> i think the elections are going to be very important. they will choose the next supreme leader. the number of performs get in, they will promise to bring back the issue of supervising the work of the supreme l

it's a test that president hassan rouhani. >> the could you of voters stretched around the block. turn out that the election has been high and it should favor the list of moderates and conformists. a list of vastly reduced numbers after thousands were excluded from taking part. >> we should look at foreign investment, banking, social security and labor laws. in my opinion these major laws need to be modified very fast. >> the mosque serves as a polling station. no ordinary mosque it was here that the revolutionary spread their message over monarchy over 35 years ago. watch what happens now when a conservative candidate turns up to vote. >> get to the back of the queue, they cry. in tehran reformists and moderates are expected to hold sway. >> i would like to have a better economy, and better life with friendship all over the world. >> this is supreme leader ayatollah khamenei casting his vote. they could well determine whether iran moves to greater tolerance, openness and much needed economic reform. but in a system geared to the ultimate power of religious conservative tim, old t

. >> the popularity of moderate president hassan rouhani seen here with his negotiators in the nuclear deal is rising. but the conservatives and hard liners have patrol of key institutions. the conservative guardian counsel threw out half of those wanting to stand in the parliamentary elections. it also barred 80% of those wanting to be candidates in the assembly. that's the body which will eventually choose the next supreme leader after ayatollah khamenei. but right now absolutely power lies with ayatollah khamenei. >> billionaire donald trump have a double digit lead going into tuesday's nevada caucus. five candidates remain in the race for the republican nomination, but that's less than a third of the number who initially threw their hat in the ring. well ahead of his rifles, marco rubio, john kasich and ben carson. you need 1200 delegates. after the first primaries, trump has 67 compared to cruz and rubio who have 11 and 10 delegates respectively. kayic has won five. carson trails behind with just three. but the big test is on march 1st the day known as super tuesday. that's when m

iranians have gone to the polls of that landmark iran nuclear deal the reformist president of iran hassan rouhani work that deal out with world leaders including president obama iranians are voting for members of parliament the world leaders involved that nuclear deal. hope these elections are free from corruption. but there's some doubt and that's because the candidate selection process is controlled by iran supreme leader and he disqualified many of including fifty current members of parliament and we are gearing up for special homecoming but this one isn't a military homecoming. it's a homecoming for space and it involves batman history of astronaut scott kelly is coming back to earth on tuesday he says he can't wait to get back all the things that jump in a swimming pool and kiddie i leave he has already spent a year a year and spacing of the command was formally assigned to the norfolk area at virginia beach area so we can have our fingerprints all over him he posted the other day seven days away copies now down to three days on a ladder all camano of the great the way yes i heard was how we

as such, the policies of president hassan rouhani, including the nuclear deal with world powers thatthe lifting of sanctions, have passed that test. his moderate and reform i was allies have made their biggest gains in the country's key institutions in over a decade. but analysts are quick to point out that neither immediate nor lasting change is inevitable. >> if the economy doesn't pick up perhaps in four years from now you'll see the losers coming back to power. president rouhani, you know, since he has been able to achieve an agreement with the p5 plus one he has an advantage, but he also have two major problems and that is the fall of the price of oil as well as the global economy that's not doing well. so it remains to be seen how this will play out in the next year and a half. >> reporter: the vibrant bustle of the grand bizarre disguises the damage that years of international sanctions, along with economic mismanagement, have route here, 60% of the population is under 30 and one in four of those is without a job. the economy is where most people want to see change the most. t

in from iran's elections: they show strong gains for relatively- moderate allies of president hassan rouhanietback for more-hardline elements in iran's conservative islamic establishment. it's the first national elections since last summer's nuclear deal. there was heavy turnout friday as iranians elected a new parliament, and the so-called "assembly of experts," a council of senior clerics that is tasked with selecting the supreme leader. the man currently in that office, ayatollah ali khamenei, praised the high turnout and advised the newly-elected bodies to guard against western influence; he remains the decisive voice in iran. so what does this all mean inside iran, and for the u.s? we turn to karim sadjadpour, of the carnegie endowment for international peace. karim, welcome back to the program. so how do you read these results? >> judy, i think this was a best case outcome for president rouhani. as you know many of the moderates and reformist candidates were disqualified, prevented from running. so before the election it looked pretty bleak for rouhani. but they managed to come up with

missile tests conducted last fall ,(nats) and a recent letter from an iranian general to president hassan rouhani - suggesting the goal of forcing americans back to the negotiating table. fred fleitz/former cia analyst it wouldn't surprise me that the reason they're making these provocative statements is that they would like to get concessions out of the west especially the united states." stand-upconcessions, like additional sanctions relief, which is raising concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aislerep. will hurd/r-texas "are they trying to target our friends like israel? how are they trying to threaten the balance of power within the middle east against some of these other moderate sunni arab nations?"rep. james himes/d-connecticut "if their activities are outside of their obligations that's not leverage, that's a cause for sanctions and for punishment by the international community."still- some experts call iran's actions "propaganda with department saying so far there have been no violations.though no doubt will be watching future of an 3 (sam)3 >> that was kristen frazao reporting

but the more-moderate forces, led by president hassan rouhani, hoped to chip away at hard-line dominance ( translated ): today, our friends and enemies from around the world are gazing at islamic iran. i have no doubt that the iranian nation, like always, will create another epic turnout at this very sensitive juncture in time. >> sreenivasan: the vote is, to some degree, a referendum on rouhani's promises of greater freedoms and economic reform. it's also the first election since the nuclear deal with the u.s. and other world powers, signed last summer. under the agreement, iran is curbing its nuclear program, in exchange for international sanctions relief. just today, the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog found tehran is mostly complying with the deal-- so far. the election outcome is also being closely watched in washington. full election returns are not expected until early next week. joining me now for more on the iranian elections and what may come next, is thomas erdbrink. he's the tehran bureau chief for the "new york times." thomas, we've heard several headlines today that the polls have

the landmark nuclear deal appear to have dealt a major victory to reformist allies of president hassan rouhani. while final nationwide results appearnclear, in the capital tehran, pro-government parties won all 30 parliamentary seats. rouhani's allies also appear to have blocked a number of key hardline clerics from taking posts on an influential clerical council. the early results are seen as a victory for the nuclear deal after hardliners opposed it. in anaheim, california, violets are up to between members of the ku klux klan and counter protesters. 13 people were arrested, including one klan member who is accused of stabbing someone with a flagpole. in the latest on the water crisis in flint, michigan, newly released emails show top aides of michigan governor rick snyder advocated changing the city's water back to the detroit system months after it was switched to the corrosive flint river. the switch, made by an unelected emergency manager, ultimately poisoned the city's water supply after the river water corroded the parts, leaching lead into many people's homes. the e-mail shows snyder

voting could strengthen hassan rouhani's effort to expand his country foreign trade and investment. >>> back-to-back bombings claimed the lives of at least 24 people in iraq. the bombs went off in an outdoor market in eastern baghdad.>> that's the shiite district of sadr city and 52 others hurt. >>> 7:36 cents tragic shootings death of a sheriff's deputy in >> a horrific crime and longmont last year and hockey fans getting sun this week. here is kim christiansen with the report.>> reporter: there isn't a corner of the community that is an impacted by this. we lost another member of law enforcement and the people of park county lost a friend, coach, and neighbor. comments? >> my deepest condolences and prayers to the families and close ones affected by this. i can't believe this happened over an eviction notice.>> to the people of bailey deputy nate carrigan was more than a protector. he was a football and baseball coach and a well-liked guy.>> is for all you did for the community in all the years to coach football and what you did for youth your life was taken too early point the good

. >> iranian president hassan rouhani spoke to a crowd in tehran. to commemorate the 37th anniversary of iran's 1979 islamic revolution. he also talked about the iran nuclear deal. and encouraged high turnout in the upcoming iranian elections. this 35-minute event is courtesy of iran's state-run channel, press tv. mr. rouhani: led by the supreme leader of the islamic revolution, and all freedom seekers around the world, across the globe, i'd like to congratulate all of them on this occasion. hello and greetings to the lofty soul of the late imam