we decided to go to hebron, the palestinian city in which the settlements have taken over a whole neighborhood and pushed out the palestinian majority. there we visited the home of a long-time residents and one of the few homeowners who has resisted a takeover by the settlers. >> an israel ya soldier who had served in hebron defending this very settlement is breaking the file. they are a group of israelis who served in the military and have decided to become witnesses to the injustices that take place there. they seek to educate the public through lecture and photography. >> in is not something i know from my own army. this is why the soldiers are talking, because it's so dehumanizing both sides. people who sit here went to the gas chamber. >> you know, this is like -- i don't have any words. this is like the basement of anything that judaism would stand for. tomorrow is the group of children today. what is there for you when you become 18? 36% of the boys have to go. 45% of them witnessed the beating and the killing of their fathers. they immediately switch from the helpless father, who could

than 1100 were killed in violence in iraq. 611 civilians among the dead with baghdad the most violent city. palestinians in gaza protested in egyptian courts decision to declare hamas a terrorist organization. it sets a dangerous press dent. more on that we her from a fellow from the palestinian institute of studies. >> it's a dangerous decision. it undermines egypt's interests in the region first and foremost as others pointed out. if egypt is no longer able to mediate between the rival palestinian movements hamas and fatah or between the israeli, there's a conflict and there's signs that there'll be another conflict, that marginalise egypt. at the same time this will - this lawsuit was brought by a lawyer in a private capacity rather than being a political decision. they'll have to see to what extent the government adopts this court resolution and seeks to operationalize it. the egyptian accusation is that the gaza strip and specifically hamas are largely responsible. for the security problems that the egyptian government is facing in sinai. in reality, if the gaza strip didn't exist. we'd be facing t

palestinians. >> for the first time, israeli arab parties have united on a single ticket. the new party is expected to drive up voter turnout among the countries arab minority. >> he is campaigning in the city he is the lead candidate for the joint list, an alliance of israeli arab parties ranging from socialists to palestinian nationalists and islamists. that makes him something israeli voters have not seen before. >> it is a historic moment. we have never had this in the past. a single party for all arabs. it has finally happened. >> 1.6 million israeli arabs represent about 20% of the israeli population. some of them are christians, most of them are muslims, they are all full-fledged israeli citizens. they live side by side with jewish israelis, but they say they are experiencing rising discrimination from their jewish neighbors. he runs a household goods store and is outraged that even prominent israeli politicians use anti-arabic rhetoric. >> the foreign minister called for a boycott of our stores. even though we sell israeli products. that hurt my business. >> for him the choice is easy. he will void for the arab list. today he is meeting with party activists. opinion polls show that

palestinian state. the stance puts him at odds with the obama administration which is called for a two state solution. herzog promises to work to restore relations with the palestinians. >>> tonight berkeley cityill talk about their homeless problem. they will consider outlawing the placement of personal objects in planters and in or around trees. the city may also prohibit bedding or tents on sidewalks between the hours of 7:00 in the morning and 10:00 p.m. and make it illegal to cook on the sidewalks there. >>> some good news for people going to europe. everything from cappuccinos in rome to beer in berlin will be cheaper and that's because the dollar is much thonger against the euro. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us live in new york for st. patrick's day. good news for tourists but for american businesses maybe not so much i guess. >> reporter: yeah i mean there are definitely winners and outlawsers from -- losers from this currency jump. and what we should really emphasize is u.s. consumers are definitely the winners. so you know, this is going to mean that we'll see lower costs for imported clothing, electronics and some automobiles. and of course if you are planning

the book "jerusalem." >> basically, this city was divided into two until 1967 when there was the famous six-day war. >> yep. >> and the hall that we're traveling in now, walking in is east jerusalem. it's the palestinian '67 belonged to jordan. so now it's under israeli control. very controversial because for the jews, for the israelis, the city has been unified. but obviously for the palestinian, they're under occupation, as far as they're concerned. we just have to go for a falafel because it's so much part of the culture here. again, contentious because jews or israelis make falafel their own and everybody in the world thinks falafel is an israeli food. but in actual fact it's been done for generations here. and here, you get falafel that's just been fried. you don't get it any other way. when i go to place like that and i see there's a few left in the bowl from the previous customer, i don't take them. i want them to try and fry them for me. that makes all the difference in the world. >> a whole different animal, isn't it? so is there a historically provable answer to who invented it? >> who made it first. the one thing that's very clear in this part of the world, palestine, lebanon, syria, it's b

the ads and how riders are reacting. >> reporter: it isn't just a way to get home but a rolling billboard steeped in political controversy. today this pro-palestinian ad began running in san francisco and other large cities across the country. the ads criticize israel for oppressive treatment of palestinians and american tax dollars are helping support it. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: other buses will carry a different message. a pro israeli organization intends to run counter ads, featuring this sign. referring to hamas. >> if they want to put transit ads out we are not going to let them have that misinformation reach the public without responding to the very same people who would see the misleading ads. >> reporter: while the battle is playing out on public transportation many people don't notice what is on the buses. >> there is so much marketing and content everywhere that a bus ad i may not notice. >> reporter: in the past ads have been the target of graffiti. >> we apologize by people offended by the ads but we are required to run them. >> reporter: they will run till the end of the month. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> california law makers are consideration a package of bills

the old city of jerusalem. you could go back and forth five times. here in the west bank, not so easy. many of the runners are palestinian.nners along the west bank separation barrier into the refugee camp and under guard towers. they run for the crowd and with the crowd. this man won the marathon. he is frut gaza. he arrived in major square to a hero's welcome. i saw parts of the wall all over. very hard, he tells us. but i'm still proud of myself as a palestinian. its third year, the marathon brought runners from all over the world, not for religion or sport. >> one of them i think -- >> reporter: a statement made one step at a time. >> a controversy over chinese statute has sparked a custody battle. the relic is in the hands of a private cleollector. china says it wants it back. >> reporter: the spotlight is on this statue. last month ct scans of the statue revealed it contained the remains of a mummified monk. chinese officials have collected evidence drawn from photos, historical records to support the theory that the statue and the remains may be those of the highly revered monk. the evidence state media says is tha

more than 1,100 died in iraq last month. 611 civilians were among the dead baghdad the most violent city >>> palestinians in gaza protest an egyptian court to declare hamas a terrorist organization. they have been ruling and setting dangerous precedence. >> estonians go to the polls. they were worried about the relationship with neighbouring russia the center right reform party is expected to retain power. a quarter of estonia's population is russian speaking. moscow could use ukraine's example and forment instability in the country. >> votes are being counted after an election aimed at bringing political instability. the poll was called after the prime minister accused the deputy of trying to stage a coup. >> they arrived, securing the booths booths early. they hope by casting boats it will be the end of the upheaval. >> there has been a struggling country for quite a while. hopefully whoever takes over the government will implement policies that will change the life of a man. 75% of the population lives in rural, remote areas of the country known as the mountain kingdom. they suffer the most. >> transl

the top stories from al jazeera. a senior commander from al nusra front has been killed. he died in a government air strike in the city of idlib on thursday. >>> israeli police say a palestinian man has been shot and injured after ploughing his car into pedestrians in occupied jerusalem. four out of five hurt were border police men. five have been injured. >>> a russian dissident has been released. alexi was rested for promoting a rally where the kremlin was due to speak before he was murdered. the family of an argentinian prosecutor said independent forensic tests show he was murdered. alberta nisman was found dead in his home in january, hours before he was due to testify in congress. an official pointed to suicide. lucia newman latin american reporter reports. >> reporter: results confirmed what everyone in argentina suspected, that prosecutor alberta nisman did not die by his own hand. >> i want to let you know na alberta nisman did not have an accident. he did not exit suicide. he was killed and his death was an asags nation that deserves answers and on the part of the institutions of the republic. >> alberta nisman was found dead in his apartment from a gunshot wound to

the east and west parts of the city. according to police spokesperson the driver was a local palestinian man who then got out of the car and tried to stab people with a knife. he was shot and seriously wounded by police officers from a nearby base. this attack took place at the same spot as two similar incidents last october and november, in which several people died. >>> you're watching bbc world news. thanks for being with us. still to come we'll be stepping aboard the ladyies coach. the women-only carriage on the delhi merit. >>they're not here. they can't just get up and walk away >>alright, only 13 more hours to go. you're gonna have to hold it! this year, make every amazing, despicable wizarding second of your vacation count by staying where the adventure never ends. ♪ come with me now ♪ two theme parks. spectacular resort hotels. more epic than ever. don't just vacation... ♪ whoa, go with me now ♪ ... vacation like you mean it. universal orlando resort. go big with epic vacation packages starting at just $139 per night including park admission. ♪ ♪ ♪ hershey's spreads. bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolat

the decision by an egyptian court to declare hamas a terrorist organization has provoked an angry response from palestinians in gaza. hundreds of the movement's supporters have marched through the streets of gaza city in protest of saturday's ruling which ham massachusetts says sets a dangerous precedent. it is the first time an arab court has condemned the group. hamas denied egyptian allegations that it supports fighters in northern sinai who has attacked egyptian security forces. more on the reaction from gaza. it is no doubt very angry and the decision by a cairo court to declare the group a terrorist organization but as well as the anger, we have been speaking to people right across the gaza strip telling us that they are also afraid afraid of what might happen next. here is what they told us. >> since sisi became president, the signatures for us here in gaza has gotten worse. he has tightened the siege so much we can't even move. i am now worried he will carry out military attacks against us here. sisi is an i will legit 3459 leader. so are his courts. he has complicated things for us and we have to be prepared for anything. >> many people right across the gaza strip are concerned about these

jazeera, a senior commander of the al-qaeda al-nusra group has been killed in syria abu hamman al-shami died on an air strike in the city on thursday. israeli police say a palestiniand injured after he plowed his car in pedestrians in occupied east jerusalem and people people have been injured. the russian has been released from prison after spending 15 days in custody, and was arrested for promoting a protest rally after the murder of opposition leader borris and we will get more on our top story, a closer look at the al-nusra front and objective, al-qaeda branch in syria taking on the name in 2012 as part of the uprising against the assad regime and the group has been fighting other groups including islamic state of iraq and levante and looking at cutting ties with al-qaeda to be a pur entity and rebranding the group would have more funding and it's listed as a terrorist group by the u.s. omar is a senior lecture and security studies and politics at the university and joins us now and good to have you with us. we have been hearing reports, haven't we intelligence officials from the gulf states have been meeting with al-nusra front leader to try and persuade him t

the palestinian effort to join the international criminal court. palestinian officials warned the denial of tax revenue threatened economic collapse. a syrian coalition that includes an offshoot of al qaeda have captured the second major syrian cityo fall to the rebels after raqqa, now under control of the islamic state. the rebel coalition includes nusra front. thousands of residents have fled the city out of fear. tens of thousands of people marched against violent extremism in tunis sunday following the shooting rampage at the bardo museum. one day after the government said it killed an al qaeda member it identified as the attack's main suspect. the liens of people voted in nigeria's election amidst violence from boko haram. more than a dozen people were killed and several attacks around nigeria. the race pits goodluck jonathan against former military ruler m ohammadu bahari. final results are expected today. indiana governor mike pence facing protests over a measure that could strengthen anti-lgbt discrimination. it prevents governments from imposing a burden on those following religious beliefs. that could allow businesses to refuse services to lgbt customers. on saturday, thousands marched in indianapolis conflict pence --

the third largest city. u.s. not making a statement at the u.n. during a debate going on right now on human rights abuses committed in the occupied palestinian territoriesng at live pictures from geneva where the commission is meeting on its inquery to the 2014 war in gaza. one of our top stories the death of singapore founder lee kuan yew the current prime minister there is lee's oldest son and spoken about his father's death. >> i'm grieved beyond words as the passing of mr. lee kuan yew. i know we all feel the same way. but even as we mourn his passing, let us also honor his spirit. let us dedicate ourselves as one people to build on his foundations, strive for his ideals and keep singapore exceptional and successful for many years to come. >> reporter: right wing parties have won the most votes in france's local elbow -- elections and sarkozy and penn is hoping for a presidential debate in 2017 and we will go to jackie roland in paris but first here is lee barker's report. >> reporter: consolidating his political come back ex president nicholas sarkozy is ahead in elections weakening the hopes of a first round win. >> translator: icon confirm no agr

the third largest cities. yemen which is in the southern section of the arabian palestinians peninsula is battling al qaeda and >>> the pentagon and the fbi are investigating a new isis threat one that is targeting u.s. troops in america. the group calling itself the islamic state hacking division posted photos and addresses of 100 american servicemen and women online. the group called on isis supporters in the u.s. to kill the people on that list. defense department officials told abc they cannot confirm the validity of message, but contacting the families of those on the list. >>> afghanistan's new president is making his first official visit to the u.s. as head of state. and there are host of key issues on the agenda when he meets with president obama at the white house. among the topics to be discussed he is expected to talk with mr. obama about america's military presence in afghanistan that includes asking for a possible change to the time line in the u.s. troop draw down in the region. he said he wants the u.s. to keep ten thousand troops in average through the next day decade to help in the battle agai

the city as the capital. >>> the obama administration says it is re-evaluating its role in the israeli palestinian peace talks following -- that again he supports a two-state solution. >> today in washington many people are asking at what cost. fresh from his election night win benjamin netanyahu -- so long as he was prime minister. >> united states to -- relationship using the speck or the of palestinian voters -- >> to be the prime minister of all of israel's citizens arabs and jews alike. >> but the white house was having none of that. the tactic was a transparent effort to marginalize citizens. thursday president obama called netanyahu to congratulate him on his win a call many expected to be made earlier. in a statement the white house said the president and the prime minister if plan to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict. >>> republican support for netanyahu is holding firm. the speaker of the house lauded netanyahu as the best choice to fight terror. >> in is an opportunity to renew our commitment to confront threatings and continue to strengthen the bond between israel and america. >> they're go

the deadlock in negotiations to end israeli-palestinian conflict. the e.u. denied reports tony blare may resign from his current role as envoy for the middle east quartet. >> dozen was families are leaving the libyan city of sirte after two days of fighting. clashes have taken place between militia's close to the tripoli government and those to isil. >> amnesty international said airstrikes carried out by the syrian air strike last november may amount to war crimes. the human rights group investigated bombings which occurred over 18 days and found 1800 civilians were killed. on one day, 60 people were killed by government shelling. it is the self declared capitol of isil, the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> a coalition of iraqi forces, shia militia and sunni tribal fighters is trying to recapture the city from isil, tikrit is on the road between baghdad and mosul. >> more than 90% of our objectives are going according to plan. what remains is a very small part, the center of tikrit. we stopped our military advance to tikrit to lessen casualties among our troops. the second thing is to protect what remains of infrastructure. by halter military operations, we give a chance for civilians and fami

the palestinians. that's it for us from new york city. more news in two minutes. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested >> i know that i'm being surveilled >> people are not getting the care that they need >> this is a crime against humanity >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> what do we want? justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> they are running towards base... >>...explosions going off we're not quite sure... >> fault lines al jazeera america's award winning, investigative series... on al jazeera america >> welcome to the news hour. i'm nick clark in doha with our top stories. >> heavy fighting between houthi rebels and tribesmen across yemen after a fifth night of saudi-led airstrikes. >> we're working very hard, working hard. >> world powers try to reach a deal on iran's nuclear program. >> counting votes in nigeria people wait to see who will be the next president.

the answer coalition, anti-war pro-palestinian group. the coalition staged similar protests outside similar consulates in washington, dc, new york and other cities >>> president obama says he will sign the just passed funding bill for the homeland security department as soon as he receives it. after initially stone-walling the republican-led house passed a bill yesterday that will fund the department through the end of the fiscal year. house leader john boehner told republicans that they had few options. he said it would be worse politically though if they allowed homeland security to shut down. conservatives had been insisting on tying the money to the president's executive orders on immigration. they now plan to take up immigration separately. >>> time 6:46. let's check now with tori campbell. >> coming up in the next hour, new concerns for the tallest peak in the world. what the climbers on mount ever -- mount everrest and guides are leaving behind that is creating a serious biohazard. >> a priest in texas cleanses your soul on snapchat. why not all priests think this is a good idea. back to you. >>> time is 6:46. the 49ers signed a new playe

the journey of death. >> it has been a difficult journey for palestinian refugees. it has ended for this woman's daughter. for those left behind it is a daily struggle. >> hundreds of thousands of protesters have marched in cities across brazil many demanding the impeachment of the over the president adam raney reports. >> a sea of people. all squeezed on at the heart of the financial sector. one of the demands the empeachment of dirma ro ussef two years into her term. many are worried about the economy that seems weaker every day. >> they're taking our money and we don't have anything--we don't have anything back, you know. we pay taxes and taxes and taxes. we don't have anything back. >> the calls are all the same. they want the president out. >> hundreds of thousand was people have come out to march and ironically it's the 30th anniversary of the return of democracy in brazil when after 20-year military rule there were free elections. they say there is democracy but many think this is an attacks on that very democracy. >> there were conservative strains visible. signs calling for. military intervention and rejection of communism that they accuse her of following. it's a response by a president it seems that

city. i'm david schuster, the israeli outcome for netanyahu, the u.s. talks with iran. and a peace deal with the palestinians. >>> violence in tunisia a popular museum, and what we know about the gunmen. and racist comments, the text messages sent by san francisco police officers.

the claims. in some cities voting was extended due to technical problems >>> it's time for our regular look at the week ahead. wednesday, the palestinians officially become members of the international criminal court allowing them to press for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by israel during last year's war in gaza. israel and the u.s. have come out against allowing them to join the icc. it appears to be the only thing the two have been able to agree upon. >>reporter: israeli law makers are sworn into their new jobs as members of parliament and horse trading goes on behind the scenes with political parties vying for crucial cabinet positions, benjamin netanyahu has a lot of work in front of him, not at least the relationship with the united states which turned sour when mr. netanyahu made a speech criticizing a deal that the u.s. is trying to make with iran over its nuclear ambitions. he also has to deal with the criticism he faced after making comments about palestinian voters ahead of the poll. mr. netanyahu has apologized but that does appear to fall on deaf ears. whatever the case the prime minister has a lot of w

the palestinians are cynical about a peace agreement. up to now, the negotiations have failed. we were flown over towns populated by israel's arab cities a big part of the anti-netanyahu vote. syrian territory occupyied since 1967. syria's war is across the wire. israeli voters feel they can't do much about war and peace. they are focused on what they might be able to change. >> the regular israeli thinks how can i buy a flat. we are formal people. we want to see good in the situation around us. does not show any beautiful future. on the contrary. many radicalists. >> reporter: in tell-avivtel-aviv, they held a rally. prime minister netanyahu, seems worried. one thing to remember here polls aren't reliable. wait for the results. jeremy bowen, b brksbc news in israel. >> as they hit the polls, we have more on our website of the key issues the key candidates and what the vote will mean for benjamin netanyahu's future. and where it will leave the peace process. all of that and more on our website. >>> a court in myanmar found three men guilty of insulting religion. they have been given prison sentences of two and a half years. our corresp

city. i'm tony harris. iran talks the u.s. with tough issues that still need to be worked out. >>> the two state issue. mixed messages on a palestinian state. and racial tensions at the university of virginia over the bloody arrest of uv students.

the victim's parents also deny it. he was an israeli citizen of palestinian descent. >>> new progress today in the war against isis. iraqi forces and shia militia took back big parts of the city of tikrit. it's known as birth place of former iraqi leader saddam hussein. if iraq regains control of tikrit, it could offer a boost ahead of the future operation to retake mosul, a city much larger, ten times bigger than tikrit. we'll talk more about this offensive and what it could mean for operations against isis later this hour. our military and terrorism analyst will be joining us. >> new developments out of ukraine. u.s. officials will send $75 million in nonlethal equipment to ukraine. that includes radar, drones, radios and medical equipment. the obama administration is sending 200 humvees to the region after a call today where the vice president noted concern with ongoing violations of the cease-fire by russian backed separatists near donetsk. members of both parties, democrats and republicans, highly critical of the president for not arming at this point. >> the fact it continues to deteriorate. >> not sending arms to ukraine and it continues to deteriorate. they decide to

the journey of death. >> it has been a difficult journey for palestinian refugees. for those left behind, it is a daily struggle just to survive. >> iraq says military operations to recapture the isil-held city of tikrit has been stopped to allow any remaining civilians to leave. the iraqi army has been trying to push imout of that city for two weeks. but they still control pockets at the city center. isil fighters took tikrit in june of last year. >> reporter: more than 90% of our objectives are going according to plan. what remains is a core part of tikrit. we lessened casualties among our troops, the second thing is to protect infrastructure and property. the enemy planted bombs in government offices and buildings. but helping operations we give an opportunity for civilians and families to get away from the battlefield. >> and the tomb of saddam hussein is badly damaged. it is just south of tikrit. it was reported that his body had been removeed from that site. >>> desperately needed aid has started arriving in vanuatu but rescue workers say it could be days before it gets to the outer islands where it is needed most. >> reporter: now that the wind has died down this woman returns to what

the driver is a palestinian man in his 20s from easter jerusalem. it was 10:00 in the morning. it happened a few miles north of the old city. at 10:00 this driver was heading north on road number 1 when police say he drove off the road into what would be a bike lane or a walking lane and hit five female -- i'm sorry, four female israeli soldiers and a cyclist who was there. he turned back onto the road drove for another quarter of a mile. at that time a security guard for the light rail opened fire and stopped the car. the driver hopped out of the car wielding a knife. that's when the security guard and another officer opened fire hitting that suspect twice. police say this is a terrorist attack. >> what took place a short while ago is there is a terrorist vehicle drove and plowed through the pedestrian crossing where there are a number of border police crossing women that were waiting to get on the light railway. this is in fact the same area where there was a terrorist attack that took place several months ago. the terrorist himself was apprehended after his vehicle stopped. he came out of the vehicle with a knife and the

the fourth biggest city in jordan. outside jordan's borders, it has isis in iraq and syria, which is spilled over into lebanon and turkey and now perhaps even further afield. it has the palestinianroblem in israel and the west bank right next door. most recently, abdullah has had to lead his nation through the sadness and anger that flowed from the brutal murder of one of the nation's air force pilots by isis. we met in the al-hashmiya palace in jordan's capital. >> your imaginemajesty thank you for joining us. >> good to be here. >> this the first time you're speaking to the world since the death of the jordanian pilot and that brutal video. tell us what was your reaction when you first saw the video? >> in actual fact, i didn't see the video. many of us refused to see what i think is propaganda. obviously, i had a detailed brief of what happened. we couldn't escape seeing, obviously, pictures in the newspapers. disgust, sadness to the family. i had met the family on many occasions. my heart went out to the father, the mother, brothers and sisters, his wife had only been married five months. anger as son of the army forces, god bless his soul, he's a brother in arms. so i think

the palestinian territories. find out why many women are afraid to speak out plus a look into is ill's campaign targeting iraq's cultural heritage as a group destroys the ancient cityhatra. and in sport, real madrid get a rude shock in spain's la liga details coming up with rajoul. >>> in the united states thousands of people have gathered in selma, alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. it was a landmark event in the american civil rights movement. police attacked pieces protest ors as they marched from selma to montgomery to demand voting rights for african-americans. rob reynolds joins us live from selma. hi, rob. how have they been commemorating this event? >> reporter: well the high certainly, was president obama's speech. the president spoke and praised those who had sacrificed for civil rights here in selma on that day 50 years ago including congressman john lewis who was a student organizers who led the march on bloody sunday and was clubbed and beaten by alabama state troopers on the edmund pettus bridge which you can see behind me is now full of people sight seeing and walking in the footsteps of those early civil rights pine easie

. >> if netanyahu does emerge as the prime minister you heard him yesterday say under his watch there will be no palestinian state new york city two-state solution which was his position going into this election and the u.s. position in very a long time. how alarming is this statement from netanyahu? >> well you know what our position is. that the only path forward is a two-state solution with israelis and palestinians living side by side in peace and security. that is what my boss secretary kerry, and president obama are committed to. people say a lot of things during campaigns. what we're focused on is the israeli's moving forward and forming a government. we will work with whoever is prime minister and work to make progress. >> i want you to standby. the secretary of state is holding negotiations with iranianss. we will talk about where this is moving right now. the nuclear negotiations with iran. much more from switzerland when we come back. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraul

light rail goes through, stretching into the old city and one side an orthodox neighborhood, several orthodox neighborhoods and on other side, predominantly palestinianror tax. martha: john, thank you very much. bill: president obama responding to the justice department report that conclude police bias in ferguson missouri. this after the justice department decided against charging the police officer who fatally shot michael brown. the president saying that the type of alleged racial discrimination now, found in ferguson, is not unique across america. >> i don't think that is typical of what happens across the country but it is not an isolated incident. i think that there are circumstances in which trust between communities and law enforcement have broken down and individuals or entire departments may not have the training or the accountability to make sure that they're protecting and serving all people and not just some. bill: so the first part of that answer is what this debate's about. katrina pierson, a spokeswoman for the tea party leadership fund, former congressional candidate. attorney jessica ehrlich, democrat who ran for congress as well. l

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palestinian state as long as he remains leader. his comments come less than 24 hours before israel's general election. the latest talks on the iran nuclear deal have wrapped up in the swiss city of lausanne, with both sides saying real progress has taken place. secretary of state john kerry and the iranian counterpart have met. >>> saying that bashar al-assad should be included in any negotiations in syria. still waiting for concrete action he. >> translator: we are still waiting and we have to wait for the action he and then we will decide. we have no choice but to defend our country. we have had no other alternative since day 1 but to do so. any international change if genuine that come out are something positive. >> meanwhile the war in syria has forced an increasing number of palestinian refugees into compilecompileexile again. zeina khodr reports. >> too old to care for her disabled and daughters. neighborhood in damascus became a battle ground two years ago. they say they are barely coping with the little help they get. but they are alone now that the eldest daughter died from lung infection. >> no one came in time to bring her a doctor. she died in my arms. >> reporter

the establishment of a palestinian state if he wins. >>> and relief workers still assessing the damage from parts of vanuatu. to the island nation in the south pacific. so far 11 people are confirmed dead and entire citieswiped out. >>> infamous real estate heir aren't durst is awaiting extradition to los angeles to face thursday charges. yesterday prosecutors charged durst with killing his friends sue sac berman 15 years ago. a documentary crew recorded durst mumbling boat -- killed them all. of course. and that could become key evidence at trial. >>> and voters in the east bay will choose a new state senator today in a special election. four democrats are running to replace mark desaulnier in district seven a republican will be on the ballot but already withdrawn from the race. the top two will advance to a runoff in may. >>> the 49ers' top returning tackler has suddenly announced his retirement. chris borland has serious concerns about long-term health problems due to concussions. the 24-year-old was expected to replace patrick willis after willis announced his retirement last week. >>> today the state will issue new mandatory water restrictions and it will impact all of us. today at 9:00 a.m., in sa

the city of sirte. vanuatu - thousands in the island nation are left homeless by cyclone sam. and the film festival taking the cinema on the road. >>> hello, israeli prime minister vowed there would be no palestinian state if reprotected on tuesday. making the declaration hours before polls opened in a close election history. opinion polls show likud party is trailling the centralist zionist union. candidates have been making appeals. we look at the main contenders. >>> when prime minister binyamin netanyahu forced a snap election last year it was all but certain me would keep his job. as israelis go to the polls, the future is less clear. binyamin netanyahu and his right wing party are trailling behind center left rivals and many analysts say the vote has become a referendum on his tenure. at this rally organised by pro-israeli settlement groups, the strain was showing. >> >>. >> translation: they are attacking me if we don't close the gap, there's a threat that a left-wing government could come into power. >> this is the man that could be the next prime minister. isaac herzog is the leader of the labor party. they formed an alliance. polling suggesting that their zionist union block could win mo

city. i'm david schuster, the israeli outcome for netanyahu, the u.s. talks with iran. and a peace deal with the palestinians. >>> violence in tunisia a popular museum, and what we know about the gunmen. and racist comments, the text messages sent by san francisco police officers. >> for the fourth time in his career, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is forming a coal lig government. his come from behind victory gave him the mandate that he was looking for. he fired up the right wing base and though he has a clear support, many israelis are worried about the future. dana, what has been the reaction to netanyahu's victory? >> reporter: well, david netanyahu's come from behind win was certainly a big surprise here to many, at the same time as the left-wing. at some point, in the left-wing started to rally and looked like they had a chance, but their hopes quickly fizzled out as a full vote count took place. a minute after the polls closed the left-wing started cheering. they thought they had it in the bag, prime minister netanyahu on the ropes. many israelis are fed up as netanyahu's vision of no pe

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palestinian group. >> they want to go after iran militarily, that would be the greatest disaster we can imagine. >> that same group held similar protests yesterday outside israeli consulates in washington, dc, new york and other cities across the country. >>> it's 4:38. president obama says he will design the just passed funding bill for the homeland security department. as soon as he receives it. after initially stole stonewalling the republican- led house passed bill yesterday that will fund the department of homeland security through the end of the fiscal year. house leader john boehner told republicans that they had few options, he said it would be worse politically if they allowed homeland security to shut down. conservatives had been insisting on tying the money to the president's executive orders on immigration but now plan to take up immigration separately. >>> that coalition between a pickup -- collision between a pickup truck and southern metro link train turned into a death investigation. 62-year-old train engineer glen steele died yesterday from injuries in suffered in tuesday's crash. he worked for the industry for 40 years. they say he mistakenly drove on to the tracks, got stuck. the train slammed int

it happened outside the city of kidal >>> israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu appears to have ruled out the possibility of a 2-state solution with the palestiniansin a statement released ahead of next week's elections, he says israel will not see territory due to the counter climate in the middle east. binyamin netanyahu poses the biggest threat to peace in the middle east. >> the question that we ask him can you close your eyes and work to the river of jordan and what do you see, what do you see - increasing the cycle of violence and violence. binyamin netanyahu's party is a threat to the stability and peace in the region >>> joining us via skype is uri saki former head of the human rights group, which monitors abuses in the occupied territory. thanks for joining it. any evacuated territory would fall into the hands of terrorists no withdrawals - why do you think binyamin netanyahu made that statement now. >> binyamin netanyahu never meant to truly negotiate palestinian states in the contents of a palestinian to permanent status agreement. in the same release, the likud party, the party that leads throughout the career dedicated himself to the

relations with mohamed a former palestinian member, and crucially the current advisor to the crown prince of abu dhabi. that backed the actions in libya. a senior lecturer at the i cityght of islamic studies based at the university. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera i wouldn't say it is a every day occurrence, but it is quite common. similar leaks anything in this one that stuck out for you? >> i think it is a weekly occurrence, and almost, and what we see is really something of a difference. we know how they effect the politics of the region, and the locals. they have done some work on and how they impact the regional politics but this is just beyond any theories. this is what we saw admitting on tape, to fraud, to regional patrons to creating and embezzling money we saw giving directives and instructions to media talk show hosts. we heard the prosecutor general staking instructions from generals, and also instructions given to judges but now we are seeing something the regional impact of which is mainly a spoiler plan for the u.n. backed peace efforts in libya more or less the decision chose to back one side, and take down what was in libya and financed b

city. i'm tony harris. iran talks the u.s. with tough issues that still need to be worked out. >>> the two state issue. mixed messages on a palestinian state. and racial tensions at the university of virginia over the bloody arrest of uv students. >> so the clock is winding down for a deal on iran's nuclear program. the delegates from five world powers have a little less than two weeks to agree on a framework. today in switzerland reports of a draft agreement. but the state department said that's premature. >> reporter: tony, really intense negotiations continue at the hotel behind me. breakfast meetings going on to lunch meetings and dinner meetings, going on late into the night as they try for a deal with seven delegations behind me. of course the lead taken by secretary of state john kerry taking out a week of his schedule so many things going on internationally to lead the negotiations. he says it's a tough process but he's making progress, and the iranians saying that they're making progress, prepared to stay here over the weekend, which is the iranian new year. the problem seems to be from the international community's camp. an

the dinner plate of people... >> techknow only on al jazeera america >>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city i'm tony harris. israel election benjamin netenyahu's about face on a palestinian state. >>> putin returns. russia's leader shrugs off rumors about his mysterious ten-day disappearance. >>> and a monster cyclone wiped out much of this island nation. ♪ >>> in a few hours israeli voters will begin to choose their next government. the polls show that benjamin netenyahu faces an up hill battle to stay in power. his comments could have vast implications for the region and u.s., israel relations. dana lewis is in jerusalem tonight. >> reporter: netenyahu's defeat in the elections given the recent comments about the state of palestinian affairs would be seen as a victory for palestinians. some leaders told us they would do anything on tuesday night to bring about his defeat in these elections. you have him out today making some comments saying he would continue settlement expansion around east jerusalem. and he said he would favorite a two-state solution but it is irrelevant that any land seated in palestinian would be dangerous. in a television interview, israel's prime

city which lies close to the turkish border. fighting has been going on for two weeks now. islamic state of iraq and the levant has released footage reportedly showing a young boy shooting a palestinian captive. the captive is identified as a 19 year old. israeli authorities say he traveled to syria in october to fight for the group, but isil accused him of working as a spy. his father say he was killed because he tried to leave isil. >>> in washington, d.c. the secretary of defense and top advisors are about to testimony before the senate. let's go live now to washington rosiland jordan is there for us. ros what are we expecting to happen today? >> we are expecting a very contentious hearing. that's because the aumf -- you will hear those letters a lot today, is just two pages long. and it is very very brief. it says the limited use of u.s. troops would only last three years. there would not be any use of u.s. ground forces although there would be provisions made for things such as rescue operations and intelligence gathering. but the big prohibition is against the use of u.s. ground troops. there are many conservatives here who think that though u.s. should be standing up a very ro