but the next president will come from the nld.the favorite is the lower house, 69-year-old, a trusted loyal ally of the party leader. the nld has not given up hope of suu kyi being president, and there's another push for a constitutional amendment in the next year. back to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. and whoever is leaked by members of the parliament next week will have to stand aside and allow suu kyi to take over. >> we need an amendment to the constitution. we have to try to amend this constitution with full force. >> the military will also nominate a presidential candidate, and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice president vicpresidents. >> hundreds of people have been appropriated in baca in support of the mangrove forests. the government is trying to build two coal sites. and they say that it will help to reduce poverty in a government where half of the people have no electricity. [ unintelligible ] the largest mangrove forest in the world -- they ar

the nld hasn't given up hope of her becoming president.t's believed there will be another push for cans stukesal amendment within the next year, but to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. >> whoever is elected by members of the parliament next week will have to be someone who's happy to stand aside and allow her to take over. >> i think she will be president after the amend to the constitution. we have to try to amend the constitution with full force. >> the military will nominate a presidential candidate and the two nominees will become vice presidents. wane hey, al jazeera. >> friday marks five years since japan's earthquake and tsunami which killed over 18,000 people. the prime says it's required a massive cleanup operation but that effort is starting to bring results. >> we're moving faster to improve the environment so that by march next year, we hope to lift the evacuation orders in all regions, except fukushima. >>> we have been meeting survivors. >> this has become his life's work. he's bee

it is expected that the real power behind the throne will be his ruling nld party leader. wayne hay explains. >> this was a major milestone in the political transition. members of parliament voted decisively for the man they want to lead the country into a new era. >> we announced that tin chao wins the majority of votes and is selected to be the president. >> it was no surprise, given he is from the national league for democracy party, that won november's election, and dominates both houses of parliament. but the 69-year-old expected to be a figure head only. the party leader has made it clear she will be the one calling the shots. she is barred by the constitution from becoming president, pause she has family members who aren tokers. negotiations to set aside that section of the constitution fails. >> it is believed the nld may not wait long to make another attempt at relation relations e military have reportedly soured. the armed forces will remain very powerful, retaining control of three security ministries and veto power over constitutional change. their nomination w

after he is sworn in will be a 69-year-old who is not a member of parliament, he is a member of the nld who is known to be very close to the party leader who cannot become president under this constitution but the party has not given up hope of her becoming the president and it's believed there will be another push to amend the constitution perhaps within the next year to allow her to become president and known to be very loyal to her and and that is going to be important if indeed those negotiations with the military to suspend that article of the constitution are to be successful then they need someone to be president now who is willing to stand aside and let her become the president and now he will be a proxy president because she said she will be above the president. >>> still to come on the program a state of a higher and most win for u.s. presidential hopefuls in another big day in the race for the white house and the mission to grow potatos on mars and what they are practicing in peru. ♪ ♪ hello again the top stories here on al jazeera, russia is withdrawing the main part of its

it is believed the nld will not take long to make another attempt.ed forces will remain very powerful, maintaining control of three security ministries and veto power over constitutional change. their presidential contamination who will now become vice president is a former general known to be a hard liner. he oversaw a violent crackdown on an anti government protest in 2007. his nomination is being seen as a sign that the military will not let the nld have its own way completely, for now, though, the ruling party will celebrate its victory in parliament. >>> hundreds of mourners have marched in the west bank in a funeral procession for two palestinian men killed by israeli forces on monday. the two men were shot after they opened fire on people waiting at a bus stop outside of an israeli settlement near hebron. >>> three afghan refugees have drowned. 23 people were rescued from the water, hundreds of others who managed to make it on to macedonian territory were retained for the night. alex sus tsipras says the chaos is being caused because of the fa

it is believed that the nld will not wait long to make another attempt. armed forces will remain very powerful, retaining control of three ministries and veto power over constitutional change. their presidential nomination is known to be a hard liner, under military rule, he oversaw a violent crackdown on an anti government protest lead by buddist monks in 2007. his nomination is being seen as a sign that the military will not let the nld have its own way completely. wayne haye, al jazeera, bangkok. >>> in the u.s. voters in five states will get their chance to vote for their preferred presidential candidate on tuesday. polls are open in florida, ohio, illinois, missouri, and north carolina, where republican and democratic vote escher -- voters are casting ballots. the winner in this state has gone on to win the race for the white house every time since 1964. our correspondent is in the state of north carolina. he sent this update. >> reporter: this could be one of the most critical days in the primary season thus far. we're here in the state of north car

very little will change within the hierarchy of the nld, itself, since the election in november.as made it very clear that she will be above the president if, indeed she was unable to convince the military to and the section of the constitution that presents her from becoming the president. obviously her negotiations with the military were unsuccessful. she has to take up this role of whatever it is of being above the president. she hasn't said what that means. in terms of what sort of title she will have. she may be the prime primary, but she certainly hasn't made that clear. what is clears that the president who will take over after the first of april will be a proxy president, that he is there for his loyalty, for his obedience if you like to do as he is told, to do what the leader of the nld wants him to do. >> wayne, thank you very much. benjamin zuwaki is an independent southeast analyst. he dubs the party will push for constitutional changes to hold the if of the. three years or so, her lot into trying to reconcile with the military sacrificing a great deal including some

but the next president will come from the nld, because it dominates both houses of parliament.avorite is this man, a low-profile, 60 year old who is a trusted loyal member of the party. it is believed there will be another push for constitutional amendments within the next year, but to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. and whoever is elected by members of parliament next week will have to be someone who is happy to standing aside and allow sue chi to take over. >> i think she will be president after the amendment of the 2008 constitution. we have to try to amend this constitution with full force. >> reporter: the military will also nominate a candidate, and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice presidents. >> let's get more from a lecturer of politics at the university of london. tell us more about this man and who he is, and why he is significant. >> that's a question quite a lot of people in myanmar are asking. he is not well-known. he is a fairly well-published o po -- poet. but he is a lifelong friend of su

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the favorite a low profile trusted ally of the party leader. the nld has not given up hope of suu kyibeing president, and there's another push for a constitutional amendment in the next year. but to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. >> and whoever is elected by parliament next week will have to step aside to let suu kyi take over. >> we need an amendment to the constitution. we have to try to amend this constitution with full force. >> the military will also nominate a presidential candidate, and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice presidents. wayne hay, aljazeera. >> brazil's popular former president, the man known as lula, is facing charges as farther of a money laundering investigation, and prosecutors are investigating the state-run oil company. more fromryo his lawyers are saying that the fact that there are two concurrent cases could cause complications and the charges could be dropped. the supreme court could step in and the case take precedence against the other. but it makes it difficult for the current pre

it's believed the nld may not wait long to make another attempt but relations with the military have recordly soured in recent months. the armed forces will remain very powerful, retaining control of three security ministries and veto power over conservative change. their presidential nomination who will now become vice president is former general, whose known to be a hardliner. under military rule, he oversaw a violent crackdown on an anti-government protest led by buddhist amongst in 2007. his nomination is seen as a sign that the military will not let the m.l.d. have its own way completely. for now, the ruling party will celebrate its victory in parliament and in fact will have one of its own as president. wane hey, al jazeera, bangkok. >> the author of the rebel of ran gone, a tail of defiance and deliverance in burma joins me from new york. hello. i father it's no surprise that he got the job. is he in a holding position now? >> that's exactly right. that's what the speculation says. i've been talking with people very high up for the last few weeks. when they have a moment, thou

it is believed the nld may not wait long to make another attempt.s forces will remain very powerful, maintaining control of three security ministries and veto power over constitutional change. their presidential nomination who will now become vice president is this former general, who is known to be a hard liner. uner will military rule, he oversaw a violent crackdown on an anti government protest lead by buddhist monks in 2007. his nomination is being seen as a sign that the military will not let the nld have its own way completely. but for now they will celebrate the fact that it will have one of it own as president. >>> let's go to the u.s. presidential elections. and five states are voting on who they want to be the next presidential candidates. the most significant day since super-tuesday earlier this month. to win the republican race, candidates 1,237 delegates. right now donald trump has 460, ted cruz 370, marco rubio 163, and john kasich has 63. in the democratic party a candidates needs 2,383 delegates. hillary clinton has 767, and bernie s

the nld on thursday named tim shaw as its presidential candidate from the lower house. the uk educated former technocrat was approved by 274 votes to 29. aung suu kyi said she will be above the president meaning he will act in her place. they vowed to keep trying to revise the constitution. >> she was born here and lives here. she is the daughter of our hero. why shouldn't she be president? we need to work to change the law. >> translator: politics means being patient. i'm not angry about the presidency. even though she won't be president, she will still lead the country. >> she has not spoken to reporters since thursday as she is apparently trying to avoid friction with the military and issued a statement asking supporters to stand by with wisdom and farsightedness. analysts said the public will support the new president. >> the public voted for the change. now the public wanted a civilian president. when the civilian president came into power, the public will support him. and the public even may not care for whether he is the president or not. >> the other candidate i

the nld is fronted by a leader who will take the post of foreign minister as well as three other portfolios. outgoing leader handed over the presidency as part of the ceremony. japan's prime minister is on his way to washington. he'll meet with leaders to discuss north korea's nuclear program. south korea's president will be among them. >>> the delegates will discuss ways to prevent terrorist attacks. they'll also talk about the response to the islamic militant group in the wake of the bombing in brussels. authorities suspect terrorists may target one of the country's nuclear power plants. japan will make a strong commitment to creating a safer world. >> japan will call on other countries to work closely together to fight against terrorist attacks like those in brussels. >> also a three way meeting on the sidelines with the president and president obama. he's expected to confirm that he'll work closely with them against north korea. in light of pyongyang's nuclear launches and tests. >>> dutch investigators say the fbi warned them about the two brothers in the brussels attacks. days before

. >> november's general election resulted in a landslide victory for the nld, but the 2008 written by the military bars sue chee from becoming president, because her two sons have foreign nationality, as did her late husband. changing the constitution requires the support of more than 75% of lawmakers. the military controls 25%, giving it an effective veto. she has been negotiating with the powerful commander in chief, general line, but recent meetings appeared to make little headway. she said she would rule from behind the scenes from choosing a proxy leader. she said she would be in her words above the president. >>> it is time now to take a look at the latest in business news. spring is when people at japanese companies talk wages. union leaders negotiate on employees' behalf. it happens every year, and this year is of course no exception. ai joins from the business desk. >> it is said every year, one company holds a lot of sway in the direction of wage negotiations. that would be auto giant toyota their employees more for two straight years now, and they say they're willing do it

but the next president will come from the nld, because it dominates both houses of parliament.ite is the higher house's nominee, htin, kyaw, a trusted loyal friend of the party leader. in fact it is believed there will be another push for constitutional amendments within the next year, but to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. and whoever is elected by members of parliament next week will have to be someone who is happy to stand aside, and allow, suu kyi to take over. >> i hope she will be president after the amendment of the constitution, 2008 constitution. we have to try to amend this constitution with full force. >> reporter: the military will also nominate a presidential candidate and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice presidents. wayne haye, al jazeera. >>> the european central bank has surprised markets by cutting all three of its interest rates, and expanding its asset-buying program. it cut its main rate to zero. the aim is to boost the economy, and to stop ultra low inflation from becoming entrenched

. -- nld party. catherine: tens of thousands of football fans are back in the french national stadium just outside paris right now, this for the national team's first match since it was targeted by suicide bombers. leading 1-0rrently in the family match against russia. there is increased police and security presence including snipers deployed to protect the area. the national coach admitted today that the november attacks are on the players' and the staff's minds but he insisted that they are focused on the european championships in three months time. now, if you have ever had nightmares after watching any of the "jaws" movies, this next story might not be for you. airbnb andy harris aquarium are offering an unusual accommodation experience. it is a competition to win and i spent underwater -- win and i sleeping under death went on night sleeping underwater in a tank -- an opportunity to win a night sleeping underwater in a tank full of sharks. reporter: plunged into 3 million liters of shark infeste

it is believed the nld may not wait long to make another attempt, but relations with the military havesoured in recent months. the armed forces will remain very powerful. their presidential nomination, who will now become vice president is this former general who is known to be a hard liner. he oversaw a violent crackdown of an anti government protest in 2007. his nomination is a sign that the military will not let the nshs n -- nldhave its own way completely. >>> al-qaeda has threatened france and its allies fighting armed groups in west africa. the group, which was behind sunday's attack on an ivory coast beach resort has warned that more could come. the threat comes as french government ministers visit the ivory coast as a show of support for the mourning nation. nicklas hawk has this update. >> reporter: another injured from this attack has succumbed to his wound. there are many more injured in hospital, so we expect the death toll to rise. we have a little bit more information regarding the investigation. there weren't six attackers but three. this investigation is ongoing. the iv

but the next president will come from the nld.avorite is this nominee, a low-profile, 69 year old, who is a trusted -- >>> he campaigned on a message of hope and change. his positive and optimistic vision is inspiring young people. at home he is governing with inclusivity and equality. on the world stage his country is leading on climate change and cares deeply about development, so from my perspective what is not to like? of course no two nations agree on everything. but in terms of our interests, our values, how we approach the world, few countries match up, the way the united states and canada do. and given our work together today, i can say, and i believe the prime minister would agree, that when it comes to the central challenges we face, our two nations are more closely aligned than ever. we want to make it easier to trade and invest with one another. america is already a top destination for canadian expo exports. when so many of our products, like autos are built on both sides of the border this makes us more competitive in

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nld take the economy forward. a lot of questions being asked as to how myanmar will go forward.haad: indeed, we don't know who the president will be. there are opportunities. what is being highlighted? , there, infrastructure lies the great opportunity. we note myanmar with seen as asia's missing link, but with roads being built, that is changing. foreeds about $80 billion not just roads and transport, power, technology, also banking. securedks have preliminary licenses, a second round expected this year. plus, the stock exchange. a matter of taking the risks. rishaad: thanks a lot for that. joining us from singapore. competition, a strange set of bedfellows. artalibaba and tencent teaming up with oil companies as they take their rivalry to the world of feel. "trending business" back after the short break. ♪ ♪ (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh) (hush my darling...) (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) (hush my darling...) man snoring (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) woman snoring take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number

one of six new appointees from the ruling party the nld, social media discovered the be fake degree. brooke li park university a fake online school that was one of 370 such sites uncovered by the new york times last year. >>> nasa's latest launch could help the people in the philippines, the cargo that could warn people of impending storms. >> art ba basil, what impact cod it have? ((úz@úxóxkxÑ($9 al jazeera america. >> taiwan is trying to boost its claim to one of the disputed islands in the south china sea. gave the international media a tour, to try oreinforce its claim. taiwan, brunai, and other countries claim rights to the island. >>> art basil is having its towrt year in honfourth year in. amidst their country's slowing economy, al jazeera's sarah clark reports. >> it's the art fair with everything. paintings, sculptures, huge installations, interactive paces and an array of unique digital works. from 35 countries, half of them asian. the art scene is generally younger in asia in comparison to the west. but i think, you know, they do make una sense of diligence, commitment a

when she arrived in springfield, nlds he was ms. todd, molly, pet name. when she married abraham she man in november, she was mrs. lincoln. she signed all of her correspondence mrs. lincoln. she took the lincoln name and she never gave it another thought. she was mary lincoln until she died. i suppose the feminist historians started this mary todd lincoln thing to save her from domestic obscurity, but it is historically inaccurate and it drives me bananas every time i hear it, so please just call her mary lincoln or mrs. lincoln. that's what she would have wanted and you and i will get along better if you do too. fact number two, the lincoln marriage was a companionable one. mary todd lincoln and abraham lincoln. mary and abraham were looking to a spouse that would share interests with them and have similar perspectives as they did. both mary and abraham loved poetry. they loved reading and books. they liked children and they loved partisan politics. and they had a very large circle of political friends in common. they were both smart, quick witted, and a

the nld hasn't given up hope of their leader becomes president. it's believed there will be another push for constitutional amendment within the next year, but to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. and whoever is elected next week, will have to be someone who is happy to stand aside, and allow sue chi to take over. >> i think [ inaudible ] amendment of the constitution, a constitution, we have to try to amend this constitution with full force. >> reporter: the military will also nominate a presidential candidate, and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice presidents. >>> still to come on this al jazeera news hour, as drug-related violence sores, workers at one of peru's main ports talk exclusively to al jazeera on the illicit trade. >>> and we meet some survivors of the tsunami. >>> i'm in greenland where traditions are being kept alive in the gym. >>it's crazy money that you can make here. it's a ticking time bomb. >>do you know what chemicals have been in that tank? >> my big brot

thinking and you survived nld a very long time. >> you know what i address that in the show. and that's because i said well what's the story about it? let's do this story about this. you really want to tackle that? i said yeah. instead of hiding behind it let's put it upfront and let me show you how i really felt about it. and we did a lot of little things involving my life which make me too happy at the time. : really personal. >> it is really personal but it's really funny. you know buzz i'm going -- playing woody allen whases -- what's happen hadding here and six fantastic comedians tomorrow doing the the premier start and gotham live everybody is watching. they can come over and i have no idea where it is. >> gotham live comedy club. : 23rd street. >> it's like the 100th show or -- and i'm hosting that. and then we show the prepremier a great night because comedians are friends of mine, and it's exciting. >> wow and u how do you keep in shape? >> sports guy was telling me that he's right 90% diet. if u you stay on the right diet and get in the gym three, four times week h

. >> but the next president will come from the nld, because it dominates both houses of parliament.he favorite is the lower houses nominee a low profile who is a trusted loyal ally of the party leader. >> they haven't given up hope of becoming president, in fact, it is believed there will be another push for constitutional amendment within the next year. back to achieve that, relations with the military will need to improve significantly. >> and whoever is elected by members of parliament will have to be someone who is happy to stand aside and allow her to take over. >> we have to try to amend this constitution. >> the military will also nominate a presidential candidate, and the two unsuccessful nominees after the vote will become vice presidents. wayne hay, al jazeera. >> hundreds of people have been protesting in the bangladeshi capitol in support of the main grove forest. the demonstrating against plans to build two coal power plants near the world heritage site. the government says the plans will help reduce poverty in a country where a third of the people have no power supply.

nld and see where some wild weather turned a tr i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. >>> 6:15. new video out this morning showing a pair of robbers at work. in the past two weeks they have struck at least seven times targeting gas stations in brooklyn and queens. they flash a gun, then they threaten to use it. they have stolen about $6,000 along with cell phones and cartons of cigarettes. if you know either man, please call police. >>> it's 6:15 right now. how was your ride in this morning? there was a lot of rain out there earlier >> yeah, there was. a couple slick spots, you had to be careful. >> bill says the rain is moving east. long island

you used to work for lisa in nlds and you switched over to this job. i ask why did you apply for the job, who let you know the job was available, that sort of thing in. >> i didn't apply for the job. in fact i actually wrote a number of recommendations for other people to take the job. and when i was first approached my answer was no. i, however, was persuaded to take the job. i will tell you that one of the reasons i was hesitant is i recognized the huge, huge problems9xt that epa has to dea with in appe period of declinin budgets and it seemed a huge task to take on. but i did. >> who asked you to -- who approached you about the job? you said you didn't want the job but people approached and begged you to take it. >> i received a call from the epa administrator. >> secretary jackson? >> yes, administrator jackson. >> okay. mr. edwards, you're kind of familiar with ms. hedman's background? >> sorry. mr. edwards, we can come back to you. he has his own personal water issue at the moment. he'll be right back. we'll come back to you if you would like. th

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