julian assange spoke just before our broadcast today. we will bring you excellence of what julian assange had to say as well as his lawyers and we will go to oxford to speak with a former u.n. repertory on arbitrary detention. its firstas confirmed three deaths of patients infected with the zika virus who had contracted guillain-barre syndrome -- an apparently connected disease that causes paralysis. colombia has recorded about 100 cases of the syndrome believed to be linked to zika. overall, colombia has confirmed more than 20,000 zika cases. meanwhile, spain has confirmed zika in a pregnant woman, marking the first known case in europe. here in the united states, florida governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency in five counties affected by the virus. all of the florida cases were contracted abroad. the united states has embraced an offer by saudi arabia to join ground operations against the self-proclaimed islamic state in syria. the news comes as peace talks on the five-year syrian conflict have broken down. white house p

julian assange filed a complaint to the u.n. arbitrary detention grout claiming the stay was a detention, because if he tried to leave, he faces arrest. the u.n. group here in geneva is certain to rule in julian assange's favour, and presents findings on friday. one of julian assange's swedish lawyers is calling for his release. >> if the u.n. report states that he has been detained for 3.5 years by sweden, i see no other way out of this for sweden, and the prosecutor, but to cancel the decision to detain julian assange in absentia, and to close the case. >> the government disagrees with the ruling, so, too, does the u.k. . >> it's unclear what influence if any u.n. findings will have on the government. this is not an unlawful detention but it, instead, a voluntary decision by bashar al-assad to evade arrest by staying on. the british government says that they are only said to extradite him because of serio allegations of rape. he denies the allegations, and believes he'll be handed over to washington if he's sent to sweden, and

that's how julian assange described this moment.ears of frustration and loneliness inside the embassy, he savored this appearance on the balcony. holding up the report which says he suffered arbitrary defense. >> what right does this government or the u.s. government, or the swedish government have to deny my children their father for five and a half years? >> reporter: in geneva a spokesman for the panel says its decision was based on the fact that assanged has never formally been charged. >> five years the investigation is still preliminary, no charges have been brought against him, but still he is derived of his freedom. >> reporter: but the swedish and british government insist that assange is on the run from justice, hiding in the ecuadorian embassy. >> well, i reject the finding of this working group. it's a group made up of lay people, not lawyers, and it's right that he should not be able to escape justice. this is frankly a ridiculous finding by the working group, and we reject it. >> reporter: julian assange's wikileak pos

julian assange claims victory. british authorities are detaining him arbitrarily. he has been sheltering in london's equatorial embassy. and a meeting of thousands of years in the making. pope francis meets with his counterpart from his orthodox church. i'm brent goff. it good to have you with us on this friday. fleeing for your lives. tens of thousands are fleeing the city and was left of it from aleppo. this as the syrian army steps up on the turkish border. peace talks in geneva are on board. russia is backing the syrian government. cities reduced to rubble. >> this video posted online shows the syrian city a few minutes after the airstrike. they have stepped up their campaign against rebel positions . it's creating a mass exodus of syrians fleeing toward neighboring turkey. the country already hosts -- they said tens of thousands more may be on the way. according to the latest news, 15,000 syrians have already arrived at our borders. we have given them supplies for all of our needs. meanwhile, a few kilometers outside of damascus, 80 groups are bringing help to

that's how julian assange describes it. he savored this moment on the balcony holding up the report that said he suffered arbitrary detention. >> what right does this government or the u.s. government or the swedish government have to deny my children their father for five and a half years? >> in geneva, the spokesman said that the decision was based on the fact that assange has never been formerly charged with the rape allegation. the authorities wish to investigate. >> the five years the investigation is still primarily, no charge have been filed, and still he has been deprived of his liberty. >> but the british and american governments say that assange is on the run from justice hiding from the embassy. >> this group is made up of lay people, not lawyers, and it's right that he should not be able to escape justice. this is a ridiculous finding by the working group, and we reject it. >> julian assange's wikileaks posted thousands of secret stows documents on the internet and refeeling classified documents. he said he fear

ruled that julian assange is being arbitrarily detained.e has been holed up in london embassy where he is wanted for questioning in a sweden rape case. despite the finding, british police will arrest assange if he steps outside the embassy doors. let's bring in cnn's nima elbagir. what is the situation, nima? >> reporter: we are waiting to hear from mr. assange himself. this will escalate the controversy surrounding the allegations of sexual assault and rape that face julian assange. his lawyer had been speaking out saying if the u.n. panel of experts did not find in julian assange's favor, he was willing to submit himself to arrest. now we know the u.n. supports his team's claims he was arbitrarily deprived of freedom. they go further and criticize the swedish prosecutor's office saying they did not exercise due diligence. britain has come out very strongly, john, they say that they will formally contest the panel of experts findings. they say it is julian assange depriving himself. he is free at any moment to walk out behind me. they will

group is certain to rule in julian assange's behaviour. one of the swedish lawyers is calling for his release. >> if the report states he has been detained for 3.5 years by sweden. i see no other way out of this for sweden, and the prosecutor, but to cancel the decision to detain julian assange in absentia. and to close the case. the swedish government says that it disagrees with the ruling, so, too does the u.k. it's unclear what influence, if any the u.n. findings have on the british government. this is not an unlawful detention, but is a voluntary decision by julian assange, to evade arrest by staying on at the embassy. the british government says they are obligationed to extradite him because of allegations of rape in sweden. bashar al-assad denies the allegations and believes he'll be sent to washington. he agreed to face questioning, only by ecuadorian prosecutors. julian assange wikipedia organizations posted thousands of secret government files on the yet, exposing classified and embarrassing details about world governments. julian

he said julian assange is hiding from justice in the ecuadorian embassy. is your response to that? >> i do not have to answer mr. assange or the foreign minister of the u.k. the panel is established by the u.n. security council. which is a state-run body. and [ inaudible ] comes from the human rights council. and whatever we do we do it on behalf of the human rights council. >> what about a comment there the woman julian assange is accused of raping. she is making a comment directly aimed at you. >> i will not comment on what she said or what her lawyer said, but it's a pure misunderstanding, misreading of our opinion, which was not address any of her situation. >> reporter: and just on a final point, where do you see this going? because it seems apparent now that sweden and the u.k. aren't going to act in the way perhaps you were hoping, because julian assange is still holed up in the ecuadorian embassy. >> we issue an opinion based on the facts brought to us, based on the law we have to enforce. we had no hope. the hope anyone will have in a rule of law

julian assange is back in the news but not sure how much has changed. the british please are still adamant if julian assange steps down from the ecuadorian embassy he will be arrested straight away. perhaps the british, swedish and ecuadorian governments will try to reach some sort of diplomatic compromise. otherwise, it's still hard to see how this farcical standoff will come to an end. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, london. >>> failing crops and collapsing cliffs, a global weather pattern wreaking havoc. >>> lasa fever has left 80 people dead in nigeria. the conference call. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep, touching base, and putting ducks in rows. the only problem with conference calls: eventually they have to end. unless you have the comcast business voice mobile app. it lets you switch seamlessly from your desk phone to your mobile with no interruptions. i've never felt so alive. make your business phone mobile with voice mobility. comcast business. built for business. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. let'

julian assange, to his supporters, is a campaigner for truth. is critics, he is an irresponsible publicity seeker who has put lives at risk by leaking sensitive information into the public domain. reporter: australian born assange rose to prominence when he founded wikileaks, a platform for publishing confidential files. this made headlines around the world in april 2010. later that year, assange infuriated the american government when a wikileaks released masses of u.s. secret military documents in the afghan and iraq wars. soon afterwards, swedish authorities issued an international arrest warrant for him on allegations of sexual assault. the swedes wanted to question him on the claims that he raped one woman and sexually molested and coerced another. he says the encounters were consensual and the investigations are politically motivated. his continuing fear, that sweden would extradite him to the u.s., where he could be tried for releasing the american documents. he spent months under house arrest in the u.k. in 2012, days after his bid to reo

molly: a human rights panel says wikileaks founder julian massage assange -- julian has been arbitrarily detained. in london since 2012. he is wanted for questioning in sweden over rape allegations, which he denies. both britain and sweden have rejected the panel findings, saying he is free to leave the embassy at any moment but will be arrested when he does. jennifer robinson, his lawyer, says the u.n. panel ruling is a resounding victory for julian assange. we spoke with one who is illegal advisories -- with no one of his -- we spoke with one of his legal advisers. >> he is now having very important health problems, including his back and teeth, etc., because you have to -- he has 20 he is meters to work. it is 15 minutes past the hour. let's get a check of the latest business news. i am joined in the studio by william hilderbrandt, and it is the last day of trading friday. william: investors are in a wait and see mode. data --rtant payroll the monthly figures could provide some indication as to the federal reserve's monetary policy committee, taking out interest rates. we will get an

s findings is ridiculous, adding that julian assange is hiding.s written: there are clear red lines in russian journal. >> one is vladimir putin's private life and family. in a moscow magazine appears to pay the price. it is the new times and is critical of the kremlin sometimes. it was fined an undisclosed amount and warned by the state's media watchdog ostensibly over a story on ukraine. at that day it published a pies on the private life -- a piece on the private life and finances of vladimir putin's daughter. the times reported that she and her husband held corporate holdings of $1.3 billion. the magazine came under attack and crashed. the kremlin is suspected of using hackers to silence its critics. attacks against journalists in spreading. last week we reported on the talt ban suicide bomber who killed 7 employees in kabul. since then, another was shot dead in the eastern province, a reporter for the local state-owned broadcaster. two days later men stormed the house of app freelance journal. >> he was beaten. afghan president ashraf ghani i

hammond: "julian assange is a fugitive from justice - he's hiding from justice in the ecuadorian embassy." assange took refuge to avoid being arrested and extradited to sweden to face sexual assault allegations. he thinks the allegations are a ploy to extradite him to the u.s., where he could face criminal charges for publishing secret government documents. the un panel is calling on sweden and the uk to free assange and compensate him for being 'deprived of liberty.' lawyer: "mr. assange is..." a lawyer for the 44 year old australian is urging british officials to respect the un recommendation and let assange go. uk authorities say assange in school watch... today governor sandoval signed regulations to allow faster the regulations will allow nevada to issue provisional licenses to teachers who are otherwise qualified... or within a year of becoming qualified... allowing the hiring of hundreds of teachers immediately. the signing of the regulation follows a change in federal law in december which had prohibited nevada from issuing provisional licenses without the risk of losing federal

. >>> wick key likes founder julian assange say he has been vindicated bay radioing that he has been illegally detained at an embassy in london. >>> in california, a state that's suffered a punishing drought, will el niÑo solve california's water problems? >>> i'll have all the day's sport, including african football backing just weeks before the fifa presidential elections. >>> syria's government and its allies are intensifying their offensive around the countries largest city, aleppo. government forces recaptured a village as they tighten their grip on rebel supply lines to and from the area. tens of thousands of people are fleeing aleppo and amassing on the turkish border. >> the syrian government and its allies have managed to capture another town in the northern aleppo countryside but the opposition is putting up a fight. there was fierce resistance. we still do not know if the opposition will prevent the government from achieving its objective to encircle the city of aleppo. that is what the government has been trying to do, army command saying they are close to achieving this

emily: you are saying julian assange is going to be hillary's worst nightmare?: i think so. ♪ emily: what about julian assange? what is your relationship with him? kim: what julian assange is doing is putting a spotlight on all these secrets. emily: how often do you talk to him? kim: [laughs] why is that important to you? emily: i am curious. kim: look, i like these guys. you know? i look up to them. i think they are very brave. they are going through a hard time. they chose to do that for the betterment of all of us. so, yeah, i love to talk to them. emily: so, you said you would bring the internet party to the u.s. in 2016. why? what is your goal? kim: because i think there is a big group of people out there that disagree with what is going on, you know? they want to have their privacy back. they want to have internet freedom. emily: you tweeted that you were going to be hillary's worst nightmare in 2016. how so? kim: well, i have to say it is probably more julian. [laughs] but i am aware of some of the things that are going to be roadblocks for her. so, if i

the bbc is reporting a united nations panel has ruled in favor of wikileaks founder julian assange who says he has been arbitrarily detained in the past 3.5 years. he has taken asylum in the ecuadoran embassy. we will speak with one of his lawyers, jen robinson. then the transpacific partnership is signed amid protests around the world. >> we don't support the tpp, because it is not for the people. it is more toward big businesses and not people like us. there are more negatives than positives effects. there's no strong reason to support claims it will bring us benefits. amy: we will get reaction to the tpp from lori wallach. then we feature highlights from the congressional hearing into lead poisoning in the water supply of flint, michigan, where -- and in an democracy now! exclusive, we hear from prisoners in the genesee county jail in flint who have had no option but to drink and shower in the contaminated city water. >> i was concerned. i had two bottles at lunchtime and two bottles at dinnertime. not only drink this water, but i have to brush my teeth. i drink coffee will stop we

that's how julian assange described this moment. after years of frustration and loneliness inside the ecuadorian embassy he savored this appearance on the balcony. >> however what right does this government or the u.s. government or the swedish government have to deny my children their father for five and a half years? >> reporter: in geneva, the decision was based on the fact that assange has never been formally charged with the rape. >> favors the investigation is still preliminary, no charges have been filed against him but still he's deprived of his liberty, if this is not arbitrary, what is arbitrary detention? >> but the british and swedish governments insists he is in hiding. the iranian counterpart was scornful of the panel's findings. >> i reject the finding, it's right that he should not be able to escape justice. this is a frankly a ridiculous finding by the working group, and we reject it. >> julian assange's wikileaks posted thousands of secret united states government documents on the internet revealing classified and

it seems the ball is in julian assange's court.oost to his cause here, christine. >> remind everybody the background of the story. he is known as the wikileaks founder. he faces this investigation in sweden over rape. >> reporter: he does. and two of the four charges pending against him have actually had to be dropped because the statute of limitations have passed. in the most serious charge of rape. there are four years remaining in that and the swedish prosecutor's office said this is their biggest fear. that while the u.n. panel experts have been debating julian assange's human rights, they are concerned about the women who brought the charges to court. a lot of controversy and debate about whether he should have been arrested to be questioned and if that respects his human rights. the swedish prosecutor's office telling us, christine, they sought for over a year to question him in that building behind him. the ecuadorian authorities are not giving him that opportunity. >> nima, thank you for bringing us the latest in that case.

julian assange is in the news. the findings are awkward for the british government, but the police are adamant that if julian assange steps onto the streets of london, he'll be arrested straightaway. perhaps the british and the swedish and the ecuadorian governments will try behind the scenes to reach some sort of diplomatic compromise. otherwise, it's still hard to see how this stand off will come to an end. barnaby phillips, behind ecuador's embassy in london. >> at least two buildings collapsed after a earthquake hit in southern taiwan. at least 100 people have been rescued. adrien has more on this. >> reporter: well, this earthquake happened just over four hours ago, at 3:57 local time. people were awakened from their beds. and this was a 6.4 on the richter scale. this was a powerful quake, and in 1999 there was another quake in which 2,000 people died. i've seen pictures of rescuers pulling bodies out of the rubble. and we believe that there are several dead. that's not confirmed but it's being report bid the

panel ruled in julian assange's favor, saying he has been arbitrarily detained.he appeared by video link from inside the ecuadorian embassy. he's been there three years. he praised the finding of the u.n. group calling the ruling a vindication. he says positions taken by that the british and swedish authorities have now been shown to be invalid. >> put simply, those arguments lost. there is no appeal. the time for appeal is over. no appeal was lodged. it is now the task of the states of sweden and the united kingdom as a whole to implement the verdict. >> barnaby phillips has more from outside the ecuadorian embassy in london. >> julian assange has won a clearly moral victory and he says a legal one, too. he said it is incumbent to respect the findings of the united nations panel and he should be allowed to walk free. the british police and the british government and the swede inbound government all see things rather differently. the british and swedish governments rejected the findings of the panel. the british foreign secretary said it was a ridiculous conclusi

panel rules in favor of wikileaks julian assange and will he walk free in london? it's one on one and see who fairs the best in the u.s. democratic rivals first debate. ♪ so we begin in syria where war rages in the northern providence of aleppo and tens of thousands are fleeing for safety and diplomatic talks on ending the crisis are on hold and saudi arabia now plans to send in ground troops. well syrian government forces backed by russian air raids have stepped up their offensive in the east of aleppo, opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply root to turkey is under pressure and the syrian human rights observatory say 40,000 civilians are making their way to the turkish border and gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: out of their homes, out of aleppo and out in the open, they spend the night under the sky on the border with turkey hoping to get in. over the past few days syrians in the tens of thousands escaped aleppo since the sierran government and its russian allies began a new offensive in the province. >> translator: under pressure

phillip hammond/british foreign secretary: "julian assange is a fugitive from justice. he's hiding from justice in the ecuadorian embassy. assange believes the allegations are a ploy to extradite him to the u-s where he could face criminal charges for publishing secret u-k authorities say he can leave the embassy any time he likes, but police will be waiting for him. university of louisville officials have banned the men's basketball team from taking part in any post-season play. this after a prostitution scandal rocked the campus last year. in a tell-all book, an escort claims she and others were paid thousands over a four-year period to strip and have sex with players and recruits. school officials say they chose to self- impose a ban after an investigation determined there was a violation. head basketball coach rick pitino is calling the move "the harshest he's ever seen." rick pitino/ univ. of louisville men's basketball, head coach: "this is not a team that wasn't going to make the tournament, this a team that was very much favored to go very far in the tournament."

has been investigating whether julian assange has been illegally detained. he has been living in the ecuadorian -- the embassy in london since june 2012, when he was granted asylum. julian assange is wanted for questioning about the alleged sexual assault in sweden and said the charges are an attempt to extradite him to the u.s. because his group published a tweet sent out on the wiki links twitter account early this morning said he would leave the ecuadorian embassy and, quote, accept arrest by british police if the u.n. panel did not rule in his favor. assigned to added that if the group did rule in his favor, he expected his passport to be returned and efforts to arrest him to cease. >>> this morning, australian media said that passengers on a cruise ship docking in sydney are suffering from gastrointestinal issues. the outbreak was reportedly affecting 158 passengers and happened on a diamond princess cruise ship that returned from a 12 day trip to new zealand. some passengers said that cruise operators took measures to contain the outbreak of those affe

reporter: julian assange spoke on the balcony of ecuador's and up for more than three years to avoid being arrested. >> this is a victory that cannot be denied. reporter: he says he should be allowed to walk free after a united nations human rights panel concluded he's being held against his will. >> in this illegal, immoral, unethical detention continues, there will be criminal consequences. reporter: the foreign secretary called the nonbinding recommendation ridiculous. >> julian assange is a fugitive from justice. he is hiding from justice in the ecuadorian embassy. reporter: he sought refuge in action site or sweeten to face sexual assault allegations. >> belief the allegations are employed accident him to the u.s. where he could face secret government documents. sweden and the u.k. the freak assange -- free him. a lawyer is urging british officials to respect the u.n. recommendation and let him go. leave the embassy anytime he likes, the police will be waiting for him. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, london. mollie: britain spent more than $15 million for security guards of the in

and heather: -- and wikileaks founder julian assange may surrender to a british police force. heather: that is only at the united nation ruled he was lawfully detained. julian assange has not left ecuador' s embassy in britain he is fighting extradition to sweden. and tonight, brand-new soccer fields have been vandalized. 18-year-old resident jarrod peterson' s charge with defacing the property. police launched an investigation after someone drove onto the fields, terror in them up after the city paid $300,000 to fix them up. damages $6,000. ed: dramatic video tonight -- damage is $6,000. ed: this was dramatic video tonight of a house fire in lawrence. this was certain street last night. firefighters tell us a tree limb brought on a power line and sparked flames. his home was destroyed. heather: and time now to flash you forward to 5:00. ed: as many of you question re asking at the tallest peak in the northeast. the new view we are getting from atop mount washington. heather: and a new move to help women civilly committed. the new treatment as 5 continues to focus on the opioi

(julian assange, wikileaks founder) "how sweet it is. this is a family, for my children" the swedish and u-k government do not agree. both countries issued statements condemning the ruling -saying it "changes nothing." experts say unsanitary conditions in brazil's slums are providing potential breeding grounds for mosquitoes that can transmit the zika virus. that's why many south american countries are now concentrating on prevention. health care workers in peru are spraying insecticides and passing out information -- warning the public about the dangers of the virus. in the capitol of uruguay - a city of one point three million house to house -- looking for standing water -- breeding grounds for mosquitoes that could carry zika. virginia senators mark warner and tim kaine sent a letter to president obama today asking for more money to fight the zika virus. specifically they addressed the need to "control outbreaks and counter the spread" of the disease -- telling the president - investing in the effort to combat zika abroad -- is one of

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legal panel will rule that julian assange is the victim of arbitrary detention. >>> i'll be back withhe news hour in about 30 minutes, but up next on al jazeera, "inside story." >> for god has not given us a spirit of fear. >> the president makes a plea for all faiths to be accepted at the annual prayer breakfast. >>> bernie sanders and hillary clinton look to lure the left before tonight's debate. >>> the outgoing u.s. commander in afghanistan pushes for greater troop presence. >>> ininvoke my fifth amend privilege. >> and notorious drug ceo dodges questions from congress. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. president obama speaking earlier this morning at the last national prayer breakfast of his presidency. the president, first lady michelle obama, house spearer paul ryan, and congresswoman nancy pelosi were all there. the breakfast comes a day after his first visit to a u.s. mosque as president. al jazeera's senior washington correspondent, mike viqueira is live in washington. mike tell us more about the president's message today. >>> good

. >>> julian assange looks to have won his case at the u.n., he's still in the ecuadoran embassy and british police say he's facing arrest >>> oil giant shell is looking to cut 10,000 jobs. we look at the crisis across the world. >>> first up, the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon says the first steps in syria's talks have been undermined by the government's offensive in aleppo, talking at a major conference in london to drum up $9 billion in aide. in a moment we'll have the latest on the fighting in syria. first, more on the donor conference from barnaby phillips in london. and what have we been hearing this morning. >> we have heard a success of features about the magnitude, the scale of humanitarian disaster. i know these are numbers, they do bear rapting. the fact that half of syria's population has been displaced during five years now of horrific fighting. something like 4 million of those people have fled abroad between 6 and 7 million displaced within syria itself, the humanitarian crisis the world has not seen since the world war ii is a phrase echoed around the hall behind

. >>> wikileak founder julian assange is calling a u.n. ruling a significant victory.s was the scene in london just a few minutes ago when assange emerged to cheering fans and reporters. the says the panel's decision that he has been illegally detained at the ecuadorian embassy is legally binding. >> they have had this judgment for the past two weeks. i and the public received it today. they did not file an appeal in that two-week period. why? because they knew they would lose. because there are no grounds for appeal. because the law is well established in this comprehensive binding judgment by the working group on arbitrary detention. >> britain says he will arrest and assange if he leaves the embassy. >>> pope francis is set to hold an historic meeting with his counterpart from the russian orthodox church. he will meet in cuba next week as he travels to mexico. that's the first time the heads of the two churches are meeting since the split between eastern and western christianity. >>> an impact on one california community may be too hard to reverse. >>> and wal-mart'

. >>> julian assange has spoken just hours after u.n. panel ruled in his favor. appeared by video link at a press conference from inside the exwa dorian embassy. >> put simply, those arguments lost there is no appeal. the time for appeal is over. no appeal was lodged. it is now the task of the state of sweden and the united kingdom as a whole to implement the verdict. >> reporter: julian assange has won a clear moral victory, and he says a legal one too. he says it is incumbent on brat tan and sweden to respect the findings of the united nations panel, and he should be allowed to leave the embassy behind me, and be allowed to walk free. the british police, and the british government, and the swedish government see things differently. philip hammond says it was a ridiculous conclusion. and the british police say if he leaves he will be arrested directly. so how much has actually changed? that is far from clear. >>> still to come on the news hour, accused of disloyalty, another high-profile chinese political figure is removed from his post. >>> plus why affordable

. >>> overnight we are learning a official siting julian assange is being unlawfully detained. the ruling does not change anything. as sang is voluntarily in hiding and isn't being held against his will. the wikileaks founder is demanding freedom in less than two hours from now. he has been avoiding a rape investigation in sweden for more than six years. >> we are four-days out from the election primary. we have fox team coverage for you this morning. bernie sanders dominating hillary clinton in the granite state. gary tenney has a wrap up from line is in new ebate. hampshire where poll numbers show marco rubio rising. molly, good morning. >> good morning patricia a. >> it may be the center of marco rubio has the steam at his back. he was the third place finisher out there in iowa. in recent polls he's climbing. university of massachusetts tracking poll donald trump remains at the top of the pack with 36 percent support. rubio has 15 percent up from 8 in the same poll from london. in the cnn, mur poll it shows 29 percent and gaining since the caucuses hit 18 percent. senator te

. >> wikileak founder julian assange says he has been vindicated by u.n. panel who says he should walk free. >>> will el niÑo solve california's water problem? >>> we begin in northern syria where thousands of people are leaving villages in aleppo province, heading towards turkey. diplomatic talks on ending the war in syria are on hold, and now saudi arabia says it is ready to send in ground troops. syrian government forces backed up to russian air raids have stepped up their offensive to the east of aleppo. opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply root to turkey comes under pressure. and large numbers of civilians are now making their way to the turkish border. this report now from zana hoda. >> reporter: the suffering is growing. tens of thousands of syrians are again on the move. those who have arrived are not being allowed in. these people are from the northern countryside of aleppo. many arrived on foot. many came with nothing. there is no safe area for these people, as the government pushes ahead with a major offensive in the p

julian assange is one of the most wanted men in the world... swedish prosecutors are seeking his extradition for assault... and officials in the u-s want to of classified documents he released through his website, found an unlikely in his favor... calling his shelter at the ecuadorian embassy in london an illegal confinement... and ordering british authorities to let him travel to ecuador. patino says: "we are only waiting for the united kingdom to offer his safe passage so he come immediately as soon as the united kingdom gives him safe passage." writing on twitter before the ruling, assange said he would turn himself in if the decision didn't go his way. but the british have held firm - saying they'd extradite him no matter what the u-n said... if he tried to leave the embassy... swedish officials - now mulling their response to the ruling. olsson says: "there are no reason for a country that has made obligations to respect fundamental human rights to question such judgment." legal experts say the u-n doesn't have binding authority to impose

it's a critical time for julian assange, he is waiting for the official conclusion, although, we do haveery strong idea that it will rule in his favor. already we have heard from the swedish government who have rejected these findings saying their conclusion is very different to the one the u.n. is about to officially make on friday. julian assange said if the ruling was in his favor, he would call for his passport and be able to travel to ecuador. if he said the appeal failed, then he would come out any way on midday on friday, potentially facing arrest, because this would have been the last ditch appeal that he could possibly make. but the big question is, what influence, if any, really, will this united nations conclusion have in whether or not the u.k. and sweden continue to push for his arrest, extradition, and of course, the swedes aren't desperate to interview him. he faces a barrage of accusations associated with these rape charges that have been hanging over him for many many years now. the indication of course is the government here in the u.k. will stick to their original plan

randy: wikileaks founder julian assange may surrender to british police. but that' s only if the united nations rules he was lawfully detained. assange has not left ecuador' s embassy in britain since june 2012, after he was granted asylum. he' s fighting extradition to sweden, where two women accused him of sexual assault which he denies. a u.n. decision is expected tomorrow. emily: some computer trouble for the irs is taking a toll on early tax returns. the irs says it has stopped accepting electronically filed returns because of a hardware failure. the outage could affect refunds already submitted, but the major disruptions. some systems may remain out of service today. a go to lightbulb choice for people looking to save money and energy is now coming off the shelves. general electric is phasing out compact fluorescent lights. the company is expected to stop selling cfl' s by the end of the year. instead, customers will transition to led lights, which have gotten cheaper and more efficient over the years. randy: the celtics come out firing against the p

breaking this morning, united nations panel has ruled that julian assange has been arbitrarily detainedt the ecuadoran embassy in london. a warrant for his arrest remains in place. now, assange first sought asylum yes in 2012 to avoid extradition to sweden for sexual assault charges. >>> okay, after a two-day hearing the criminal sexual assault case against bill cosby is moving forward in a pennsylvania courtroom yesterday. a judge ruled that a 2005 decision not to charge him with a crime doesn't stop prosecutors from putting him on trial now. cosby has been charged with aggravated indecent assault. the allegations from andrea constand. lawyers for cosby argued that the former district attorney bruce castor made a no prosecution deal in the case. now the current district attorney argued it wasn't a binding agreement. castor testified there was no agreement not to prosecute, but he decided that there was insufficient credible evidence to prove beyond a reasonenababl doubt. a publicist for cosby says that the decision will be appealed. cosby has said that sex with constand was consensual.

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julian assange had this to say this morning. julian assange: i am being detained now without charge in this country, the united kingdom, for five-and-a-half years. today, that detention, without charge, has been found by the highest organization in the united nations to be unlawful. mark: julian assange has been holed up in ecuador's embassy in london since 2012. if british police arrest them, he would be extradited to sweden, and he could end up in the united states, being questioned about leaked classified documents. a british spokesman said the yuan will and changes nothing -- u.n. ruling changes nothing. i am mark crumpton. back to you. vonnie: thank you so very much. in theave been hearing tech sector, with the nasdaq 100 headed to its lowest close since november, 2014, linkedin is not helping any. down about 45% now. the worst plunge ever, after giving weekend -- weaker than forecast guidance. our investors eager to cut the connections to the company? earlier, an opinion shared with bloomberg. delivering is not and they ar

. >>> wikileaks found that julian assange may surrender to police. the un is investigating whether he has been illegally detained. he has been living in an ecuador embassy in london since asylum. assange is wanted for questioning about an alleged sexual assault in sweden. he says the charges are an attempt to extradite him to the u.s. because he published sensitive diplomatic communications online. >>> five children are recovering from minor injuries after a crash involving their school bus. police say a school bus and suv collided about 7:40 this morning in jersey. the school bus overturned, the driver of the suv died. the bus driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. no word yet on what caused the crash. >>> use already considered a hero to his country for his service, now this iraqi war veteran is being praised for o a et in. veid, f edu ve lidn wo> opa hewes,sc m p tyy,ore adroas y we ye ngshllng eof wawaroaswetoth, es rtortchwamothy etwa ovarngtrdis e dilo ck m sue xb i uptourans ouan mohainy inlyninfl ofhe'sloof oveuefo baheleteat

shaina: right now a united nations panel says wikileaks founder julian assange should be overnight. the human rights panel says assange has been arbitrarily detained by britain and sweden since 2010. they say he should be freed and he is entitled to compensation. assange has been voluntarily living in the ecuadorean embassy in london refusing to return to , sweden to answer to rape allegations. and this morning the democratic race for president is heating up . hillary clinton and bernie sanders debating last night in new hampshire, ahead of the state's primary on tuesday. the two sparred over progressive values and campaign finance reform. >> if we're going to get into labels, i don't think it was particularly progressive to vote against the brady bill 5 times. i don't think it was progressive to give gunmakers immunity. >> in my view it is undermining , american democracy and it is allowing congress to represent wealthy campaign contributors. shaina: the latest polls show clinton trailing sanders in new hampshire. and on the republican side the , in first place, marco rubio in secon

to they're calling on mp's to show fight against terrorism. >> other world news, the founder assange,aks, julian today called on britain and sweden to let him walk rough, that heu.n. panel ruled had been arbitrarily detained. assange sparked fury in communities when he published hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables. since 2012, he's been holed up in the ecuadoran embassy, to extradition in sweden, where he faces accusations of rape. the foreign secretary called it ridiculous and warned that arrested the be moment he stepped out of that embassy. victory,ge called it a and i quote, of history importance. >> how sweet it is! cannot bevictory that denied. historicaltory of importance. my just to me, but for forly, for my children, and the independence of the u.n. system. >> wikileaks founde founder juln speaking there outside the embassy. for more, i'm joined here in the who is an author and expert on the united states. thank you so much for speaking us. >> thank you. >> does that ruling, by the u.n. panel, change anything as far as washington is concerned? do they take the u.n. working

rob wope vo wikileaks founder julian assange may surrender to british police tomorrow...if a united nations panel rules against him. the u-n has been investigating detained. he's been living in the ecuadoran embassy in london since june of 20-12, when ecuador granted him asylum. assange is wanted for questioning about an alleged sexual assault in sweden. happening now more problems for honda this morning. the automaker is recalling millions of more vehicles because of that ongoing problem with airbags. fox19 now's jessica brown joins us with the latest details. live honda just can't catch a break it seems like. another major automaker..this time they're recalling more than 2 million honda and acura vehicles. vo this because the takata airbags can shrapnel into the passenger compartment. recall to last months where honda recalled more than 5 million cars for the same turns out before the automaker focused on recalling older models but now the national highway traffic safety administration said that takata claims airbagas are at risk for exploding...so the recall will effect newer cars. some

julian assange is accused of rape and is on the run.pite this the united nation's panel nobody has ever heard of declared last week that he has been arbitrarily detained of the somehow deserving of compensation to does my right honorable friend agree with me that this was a nonsensical decision that julian assange should hand himself over to swedish prosecutors about anyone is deserving of compensation it is the british taxpayer? who was had to pay 12 million pounds to police come his ecuadorian carveouts because my friend is absolutely. i think this was a ridiculous decision. you've got a man with an outstanding allegation of rape against them. he barricaded himself into the ecuadorian embassy and yet claims he was arbitrarily again. the person who detained himself was insulted what he should do is come out of the embassy and face the arrests were that is against them. he is being asked to stand trial in sweden, country with a rare reputation for justice -- a fair reputation to justice and he should bring to in this whole sorry saga. [