the u.n. panels set to rule, wikileaks founder julian assange is being detained in britain illegally. he's been avoiding arrest ever since 2012 in the ecuadorian embassy in the british capital. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] anchor: im brent goff. it's good to have you with us. 10 billion euros, a down payment on ending the misery of syria. today at a donor conference in london, world leaders made a pledge and a promise to use their check books to ease the suffering of millions of syrians, the casualties of a five year civil war. there is more than just one motive behind the money. for european nations, improving the humanitarian situation for syrians at home is key to slowing the influx of migrants leaving their homes for europe. our coverage starts where today's promises became public. reporter: the appeal could not have been more emotional. the 17-year-old, a refugee from syria, asked confere

now the u.n. panel says he has been, quote, arbitrarily declined. phillips reports. >> reporter: the sweet sensation of victory. that's how julian assange described this moment. after years 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.

. >> 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 provinc

u.n. panel's findings. the depravation of him is arbitrary and - they request the government to ensure he is safety and his freedom of movement in annex peed yent manner and to give nipple compensation for the arbitrary detention which the panel says he has suffered over the past three years. in the last hour we have also had fourth right rejections of this finding from the united kingdom government in the last few moments. they say they will contest these findings at the u.n. - of the u.n. working group. they completely reject it. they are deeply frustrated at this continuing unacceptable situation. the swedish foreign ministry likewise says that it rejects the findings. flish to his stated bihar-- in relation to his fears that he would be extradited to the u.s. were he to go to sweden, the government says it has never received annex tradition request in relation to him >>> in theory even if he is free to leave the embassy today or tomorrow, he could find himself being arrested by london police because pro

place beyond the borders of burundi is not the responsible of the government of burundi. >>> a u.n. panelruled 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

>> reporter: in geneva a spokesman for the u.n. paneld its decision was in part based on the fact that assange has never been formally charged with the rape allegation the swedish authorities wish to investigate. >> five years the investigation is still preliminary. no charges have been filed against him. but still he is derived of his liberty, if this is not a [ inaudible ] what is a [ inaudible ] detention. >> reporter: but the swedish and british government suggest that assange is on the run. the british foreign minister was swornful of the u.n. panel findings. >> 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 wikileaks posted thousands of secret united states government documents on the internet revealing classified and often embarrassing details of u.s. and international dip massey. he says he fears if he is sent to

in some polls by as much as 30 points >>> a u.n. panel has ruled in favor of wikileaks founder, who has been held up for more than three years. our correspondent is outside the embassy. tell us more about the panel's findings. >> reporter: i can give you the findings. the embargo has just been released. the panel says that mr assange has not been guaranteed the international norms of due process that guarantees of a fair trial. that his continued depravation of liberty has been conducted - i'm quoting all the sections - in breach of principles of reasonableness necessity and proportionality. the working group, that is the panel, is concerned that the only basis of the depravation of liberty of mr assange appears to be a european arrest warrant issued by the swedish prosecution based on a criminal allegation that there has never been a formal indictment. if i can just carry on, it talks about his stay in the ecuadorian embassy, which is that building me me, on the first floor, that little building, it talks about the indefinite nature of h

the u.n. panelsaid its decision was in part based on the fact that assange has never formally been charged with the rape investigation the swedish authorities wish to investigate. >> five years, no charges have been filed against him, but still he is deprived of his liberty. >> the swedish and british governments insist assange is on the run from justice, hiding in the ecuador embassy. they were scornful of the u.n. panel's findings. >> i reject the finding of this working group. it's a group made up of lay people, not lawyers and he should not be able to escape justice. this is frankly a ridiculous finding by the working group, and we reject it. >> julian assange's wick lee leaks reveals flagsified and often embarrassing details of u.s. and international diplomacy. he says he fears that if he's sent to sweden, he'll be handed forever oh the americans. >> julian assange is back in the news but it's not clear how much else has changed. the u.n. panel findings are awkward for the british and swiss gov

peace keepers in the central african republic, a u.n. paneles in favor of wikileaks julian assange and will he walk free in london? now 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

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wikileaks founder says he will turn himself over to police on friday if a u.n. panel of legal experts decides his detention is lawful. he has been holed up in the embassy in london for more than three years. president obama has used his first visit to a mosque in the u.s. to take a stand against bigotry. he says an attack on one faith is an attack on all faith >>> iraq, government forces are surrounding the city of falluja hrngs cutting off medical and food supplies. just how serious is this situation in fallujah? >> reporter: it's not a humanitarian disaster yet, but it is a very desperate situation. what we're being told by residents inside fallujah is that the markets are entry, there's no fruit, vegetables or meat. medical supplies are running low as well. nothing is getting in and out. one mother said they were running out of baby milk. it is not at starvation crisis, but there are a number of people concerned about this siege. it is the second largest city in the province. the governor has said that the u.s. need to make food drops into that city to alleviate th

they intend to formally contest the findings of the u.n. panel. the u.n. has not held back on this. the panel of experts not only accusing the british authorities of arbitrarily depriving assange of his liberty by holding him in isolation, but the swedish prosecutor's office are not exercising due diligence and dragging out the deprivation of his liberty. they do not acknowledge so-called diplomatic asylum. which is what the ecuadorian authorities are saying is at play here. they also say that they have not problem with mr. assange walking down the steps behind me, christine, but they are obliged under the orders of the europe wide extradition order to arrest him if he walks down those steps. mr. assange is scheduled to speak later this morning. the prime minister says as far as they are concerned is the statute of limitations on the charges on julian assange has expired and one remaining two outstanding charges, the statute of limitations on that, is due to expire in four years in 2020. what they don't want to happen is for that to run out on the clock as they are putting it. christ

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 update on the ftse and the frankfurt. the london ftse is up, the cac as welker but the frankfurt dax is slightly in -- but the frankfurt dax is slightly in the red. somenow for a look at company results. the world's top carmaker says income was up nearly 5% partly due to the weekend. sales fell in asia -- p

u.n. 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

sweden says a u.n. panel has decided that wikileaks founder is unlawfully detained in a london embassy. scuffles as greek pile on with a nationwide walk out over cuts. >> saudi arabia says it is ready to send ground troops to syria to take part in any operation by the u.s. led coalition military spokes man says the kingdom is willing to provide support on the ground in syria, alongside coalition air strikes which have been targeting for the past seven teen months. they did not say how many troops would be sent. >> . >> from the beginning of the operation in september 2014, the saudi kingdom was also committed to the international coalition and we stays the court despite our operations today the kingdom announced it's redness to participate with ground troops in syria. within the u.s. led coalition against isil, because we now have the experience in yemen, and so do our allies in iraq. we all know air strikes alone can't be enough, we need to combine both in order to achieve better results on the ground. >> le

sweden says a u.n. panelecided that the founder assange is unlawfully detained in a london embassy. and scuffles in athens as greeks have the pressure of prime minister with a nationwide walk out over cuts. ♪ thank you for joining us we begin the program in syria where there have been two developing stories, in the last hour saudi arabia said it's ready to send ground troops to syria to take part in an operation by the u.s. led coalition against the islamic state of iraq and levante as tens of thousands are fleeing aleppo countryside and on the move after a three-day offensive by the syrian government which according to turkey's prime minister was backed by more than 300 russian air strikes, hundreds of families are screaming to the turkish border and urging authorities to let them in. meanwhile billions of dollars have been pledged to help syrians in need in both inside and outside the war torn country. at a conference in london 60 countries committed to give well over $10 billion for life-saving aid but als

. >>> a u.n. panel is set to rule that the founder of the whistle blowing website wikileaks is being subjected to arbitrary detention in britain. julian assange has been hold up in the ecuadoran embassy for over three years. he was detained in 2010 after officials issued an arrest warrant over allegations of sexual assault. in 2012, he was granted asylum by ecuador while on bail. he appealed to the u.n. appeal and said he was being unlawfully detained by the british and swedish governments. they ruled in his favor on friday. british police intend to arrest him the minute he steps out of asylum. and they do not plan to change their policies on how to handle assange. he plans to seek the return of his passport and the attempts to arrest him. >>> i'm gene otani with a look at the business stories we're following today. executives at japanese electronics maker sharp are in talks with their counterparts from hon hai. they are hoping to build their business with the taiwanese company. they considered two comp

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 affected were confined to >>> if you are traveling, >>> still to come on "mornings on fox 11", reno is hosting the u.s. open taikwondo championship. alex cannito will have a live report. >> steve schroeder will stop by to show us how to make spaghetti in $11. epic shot in the control room. it. the control room can be a >> for sure. >>> let's take a look. we are looking relatively quiet on the 7 day forecast. patchy freezing fog this morning, especially sierra

. >>> u.n. panelwikileaks founder julian assange is unfairly detained in britain and should be allowed to walk free and be compensated but britain says it's not legally binding and arrest warrant still in place and he is in the ecuador embassy since 2012 and trying to avoid extradition to sweden as part of a sex crime allegations and we have details. >> reporter: the findings are here and say the deprivation of his liberty is in contravention of the universal declaration of human rights that he should be given freedom of movement and should be compensated, undoubtedly this is call quote an embarrassing for the british and swedish government, they have both rejected the panel's findings in forthright terms and hammond the british foreign secretary said this was a ridiculous conclusion and the british intended to contest it. what has actually changed in practical terms perhaps not very much you can probably see the british police van at the foot of the ecuador emba ba si and says if he tries to leave he

. >>> 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

the u.n. panel said that he is a victim of arbitrary detention he feels vindicated by the outcome. >>> and historic news from vatican city this afternoon. pope francis and the leader of the russian orthodox church will meet in cuba next week, the first step toward healing the 1,000-year-old schism that divided christianity between the east and west. this is the first-ever meeting between the leaders of both faiths. >>> new at the noon hour, firefighters -- [ indiscernible ] d crane collapse in lower manhattan. after 8:00 this morning and in the neighborhood of new york. the crane fell across several parked cars, smashing their roofs in and damaging nearby buildings. >>> not a crane but a mine collapse in south africa. this is an update to a story we brought you. rescued. the collapsed mine had a building collapse over it and rescue efforts continue right now for the three still missing there. >>> and out of japan, a volcano on an island there erupted sending lava down the slope. lightning. seeing as

you mon john: we are back with breaking news a u.n. panel says julian assange should be freed. they say he's been unfairly detained and should be dependence stated. i took refuge in the ecuador embassy fighting swedish attempts to question him about race allegations. don: we are looking at what is going on as far as the forecast goes. my computer is locked up a little bit. there we go. i used a few snowflakes on there. i don't think we will see much snowflake activity but you may see a few flurries or mixing with a little bit of sleet. temperatures around 40, spotty showers and snowflakes this morning. current numbers from across the region, 36 south hill. 37 oxford. 37 louis burkeburg. southern pines 39. too warm in fayetteville for snowflakes. by lunchtime we have partly sunny skies and 44 degrees. we will see mostly sunny skies this afternoon and temperatures around 50. we will talk about cooler air and get the seven-day forecast in a bit. barbara: to vote 2016 and we are counting down to the new hampshire primary. battle for the democratic nomination. clinton challenged san

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a u.n. panel has ruled that julian assange should be allowed safe passage to ecuador. the wikileaks founder has 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. he says the charges are an attempt to extradite him to the u-s because his diplomatic communications online. "we are only waiting for the united kingdom to offer his safe passage so he may come to ecuador ." assange had promised to surrender to british police if the u-n ruled against him. police still plan to arrest him - if he leaves the embassy. as of today... there are twelve cases of the zika virus in florida. "we have to ensure that florida is safe. just like in a hurricane, you're going to prepare for the worst, hope for the best." florida is not alone. it's been confirmed in a number of states - including texas - where health officials say it was spread through sexual activity. the virus can cause birth defects if contracted by pregnant women. up to four million could be inf

he says he will accept arrest by the british government, if a u.n. panel investigating his he took refuge there to avoid extradition to sweden, where two women have accused him of sexual assault. assange says if the u.n. finds that he has lost his case against the united kingdom and sweden, then he will turn himself in to police at noon tomorrow. lisa: a show of athleticism in manhattan. the 39th annual empire state building race took place on wednesday. the world' s oldest tower race and competitors have to climb 86 flights of stairs on foot to win. the fastest runners are able to do it in about 10 minutes. mark: wow. >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. randi: it took a couple of days of , but today you feel that winter chill in the air. mid 30' s today. lunchtime, cloudy, freezing, feeling like 25. we will make it to about 35 or so. skies will be clearing out tonight. 20' s to start out your friday. temperatures back above average by tomorrow afternoon. 51 on sunday. we may see a light makes of rain and snow -- a light mix of rain and snow

. >> does that ruling, by the u.n. panel, change anything as far as washington is concerned? do they take the u.n. working group on arbitrary detention seriously? >> no. we know the attitude of the u.s. concerning anything that's international. group is an advisory group. so we know that this decision is nonbinding. it's good news because he's joining the ranks people.s but really, i mean, and legally speaking, it is not changing anything. >> so has it triggered any debate perhaps, especially as u.s. gears up for the presidential elections? is that something people are talking about much? >> well, they're talking about how much security is necessary and, of course, the republican all thesaying we need equipment of the world and it doesn't matter if liberties are at stake. they were against the the patriotomact, a revision of act adopted in 2015. even hillary clinton is fairly on that too. so the only one that wanted whose priority was to protect liberties is rand paul, the libertarian candidate, and he's race.ger in the when you interview people in the street, they don't menti

he will himself up to authorities tomorrow if a u.n. panel rules against his claims in a case that he's brought against both britain and sweden. he took refuge in that embassy three years ago to avoid extradition to sweden where he faces sexual assault charges. >> we already did the serious political news. we started the half hour. now for a lighter moment from the campaign trail. >> this is hard to watch. jeb bush has a town hall today at a middle school cafeteria in derry, new hampshire. no matter what happens there, it cannot be any worse than this event in hanover, yesterday. >> i think the next president needs to be quieter but sends a signal we're prepared to act in the national security interests of this country to get back in the business of creating a more peaceful world. please clap. [ applause ] >> oh, boy. winning the voters, no one said it would be eds. you got to cue the clapping? >> oh, my goodness. poor jeb. poor jeb. wow. >> by the way, his twitter feed didn't mention the please clap reference. >> oh, my goodness. >> on his t

u.n. panel's finding that he has been unlawfully detained is a significant victory that completely vindicates him. assange held a news conference today, speaking by video from inside the ecuadorean embassy in london, where he has been holed up for more than three years. sweden wants to question him about long-standing allegations of sexual misconduct. stacey: job hiring slowed in january. the labor department says the u.s. economy added 151,000 jobs less than expected. but unemployment is down to 4.9% -- the lowest since 2008. and wages are up, meaning people are making more money. it was a hard day for wall street. the dow closed down 211 points. 146-point loss. the irs is back in business. the agency says it resumed processing tax returns last night, after a computer issue caused a system outage wednesday. the irs says taxpayers should see little, if any, impact on their tax returns or refunds. steve: what are the chances of this? an iowa father, mother, and new baby all sharing the same birthday. greg and katy merhroff were married two years ago. aurora claire was supposed to be delivered

u.n. paneling sides with the wikileaks founder, but britain says he is still wanted for arrest. >>> and hillary clinton and bernie sanders trade accusations days before the primary. >>> treyeding is just getting underway on wall street and the markets are reacting. the labor department says the pace of hiring slowed last month, but the unemployment rate went down. patty break this down for us. >> reporter: the economy added 151,000 jobs last month. in that was lower than a lot of expectations, but it was still above 150. the unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% as stephanie said that is the lowest rate in nearly eight years. and the number of people participating in the labor force, that went up, and that is a really, really positive sign. another positive are manufacturing jobs. the economy added 29,000 of them last month. the u.s. dollar has been so strong compared to other currencies, so was super encouraging. average wages went up as well. so stephanie, even though the pace of jobs creation is slowing down, this report was not all bad. >> we want to see that wage growth that's for sure. >> exa

u.n. panel's judgment is not legally binding. british foreign secretary philip hammond dismissed it as ridiculous. 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. combia hasecorded 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 e unitedtates, 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 isl

the u.n. panel considering the alleged unlawful detense of julian assange reportedly ruled in his favour. he's been holed up for more than three years, trying to avoid extradition to sweden, where he's wanted for questioning of allegations of sexual assault >>> melinda taylor is a member of the his legal team. she told al jazeera they expect the u.k. and sweden to abide by a decision do you on friday. >> we would say that the next steps would be or the u.k. and sweden to move impediments to his release, removing what vened the ex-digs, ensuring his protection and making sure he can't be extradite out the united states where he faces a risk of persecution and potentially inhumane treatment >>> to iraq and a growing crisis. a siege is making it difficult for civilians to get food and medicine. >> although it's not a humanitarian disaster yet, there's concern that the situation could escalate. it's desperate. we've been talking to people in the city. they've been telling us the market is out of food. t

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he says if a u.n. panel rules against him, he will allow himself to be arrested. if not, he will be expecting the return of his passport. assange has been living in the >>> and as the broncos get ready to play in the super bowl, one fan is getting ready to go to the super bowl. but her journey won't be easy. bowl. out of all the perks you can get for having cancer, this is probably the coolest one. >> kimberly ringing looks at her lung cancer. >> i like to compare it to my current fight that not wins are pretty >> reporter: the same way she looks at -- >> it's going to be a tough game and we're going to win. >> reporter: football. every week is a new talent and you have to have a new outlook. >> reporter: kim betterly is on her way to california to cheer on the broncos after she raised $22,000 for the chris draft foundation named after the former linebacker who lost his wife to lung cancer. >> anyone can get lung cancer. >> reporter: scott's wife got lung cancer without smoking. so did kimberly >> nobody deserves to get lung cancer, no matter their >> reporter: sh

can you explain what you understand the u.n. panel has found and what that means for your client, jillion assange? >> good morning, amy. we have received reports from the bbc that the u.n. has found in favor of his application, which would mean he has been found arbitrarily detained. we have not yet received formal confirmation of this. we expect to receive the decision at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and i will be with julian to understand the implications of that decision. we're unable to give comment until then. but we understand as the report has said, this is what we expect. we expect and hope this outcome. the conditions of his detention over the past five years have been in credibly difficult. he needs international legal definition of being arbitrarily detained because he has been granted the right to asylum by the ecuadorian government in recognition of the risk of cruel and unusual punishment should he be returned to the united states. that is an important international legal right. should he have to leave the embassy, the u.k

the wikileaks founder says he will turn himself over to british police on friday if a u.n. panel of legal experts decides his detention is lawful. he has been holed up inside the embassy in london for more than three years. he has been trying to avoid extradition to sweden. joining us now is a member of his legal team. she is joining us on skype from the hague. what's the latest information you have vis-a-vis the legal process and the u.n. decision? >> just before coming on air i was informed that it has been announced that there was a positive verdict in his favor. i can't necessarily confirm that because i haven't received that information from the working group. the decision was sent to the united kingdom and sweden two weeks ago, so they're in a position to confirm because a decision does exist. that is optimistic news for us if it's correct >>> what does that mean and, therefore, what happens next? >> well, the working group deals with issue of arbitration detention. the remedy of arbitrary detention is release. we we would say that the next steps would be for the u.k. and s

. >>> a high level u.n. panel has called for urgent reform at the world's health organization warning that the next pandemic could cause thousands of preventable death. meanwhile the u.s. president barack obama is asking congress for $1.8 billion to fight the zika virus. the white house said that the ask will be delivered shortly but did not give a time frame. 4million in south america has contracted the virus which is thought to cause birth defects in babies. >>> independent vote whose are not dedicated to the republican or democratic parties could have a big say in who wins. an official reports in new hampshire. >> voters pride themselves on candidates. deciding who goes on from here. and who simply does not make the cut. that leaves the candidates chasing the independent vote. that is a difficult line to follow. >> it is estimated that 40% describe themselves as independents. that means they can choose which parties to support, republican or democrat and which candidate gets the vote. a former republican, she n

a u.n. panel found he had been unlawfully detained. assange spoke from the balcony in london, where he has been holeed up for more than three years. >> this is a victory that cannot be denied. if this illegal, immoral, unethical detention continues, there will be criminal consequences. >> british authorities say the nonbinding u.n. finding changes nothing. assange took refuge in the embassy to face sex assault accusations. he claims those are part of a ploy to bring him to the u.s. to face charges for publishing those secret government documents. >>> twitter is taking aim at isis. twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to spot accounts that might be promoting isis and other terrorist groups. the company says that over the past eight months, it has now suspended more than 125,000 accounts for threatening or promoting terrorism, mostly connected to isis. >>> a huge crane collapsed today, killing a man who was walking on the sidewalk below. eyewitness video shows the dramatic moment that the giant crane came crashing down. m

>> in geneva, a spokes imran for the u.n. panel said its decision was, in part, based on the fact that assange has never been formally charged with the rape allegations the swedish authorities wish to follow. >> no charges have been filed against him. still he is depriefd of his deps freedom. >> the british prime minister was scornful of the u.n.'s findings. >> i reject the findings of this working group. it is a group made up of lay people not lawyers and he should not be able to escape justice, this is frankly a ridiculous finding by the working group and we reject it. >> julian assange's wikileaks revealed classified and often embarrassing details of u.s. and international diplomacy. he says he fears if he would be sent to sweden he would be handed over to the americans. 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 tr

. >>> julian assange will turn himself in if a u.n. panel said he should. he has been in ecuador's embassy in london. he is wanted in a sex crimes investigation. he long claimed the investigation is a ruse to have him extra dated to the u.s. for leaking classified documents on wikileaks. >>> the sexual assault case against bill cosby is moving forward. a preliminary hearing is next to see if there is enough evidence to put cosby on trial. >>> the man who received international scorn by jacking up the price of an aids drug is appearing before congress this morning. martin shkreli pleaded the fifty about why drugs cost so much. john henry smith has more about why he is so controversial. >> martin shkreli has been told by his lawyer to stop talking. >> these patients deserve a drug company that is turning a profit, fair profit and also developing a drug that is better for them. >> the former c.e.o. defends himself after raising the price of a drug to $750 a pill. people suffering aids, malaria and cancer depend on the medication to fight a parasitic infection.

sweden says a u.n. panel has decided that wikileaks founder is unlawfully detained in a london embassy.

a u.n. panel has ruled wikileaks founder julian assange's shelter in the ecuadorian embassy in london is unlawful... and he must be allowed safe passage to ecuador. but the british government says it still plans to arrest him as long as there's a european arrest warrant active. laura ingle has more from new york. 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 -

going back to matters syrian, the u.n. panel who are investigating who may have been responsible for the chemical attacks in the country, say they're looking into five possible cases. the team is looking at cases where chlorine or mustard gas may have been used and it will start work next month and will push for access to collect evidence and carry out interviews within syria. to egypt where the president sisi is addressing parliament in the capital. he just announced that he will hand legislative power back to parliament. in the studio is our middle east analyst. this is a significant announcement, isn't it, to come from president sisi that he is handing legislative power back to the legislators. >> yes, of course it should be that way, but i don't believe it is going to make much of a difference. look at what happened since the department met almost a month ago. almost 500 lows that have been passed over the past three years by two presidents since july 2013 have been endorsed by the parliament in two weeks. that means how man

. >>> and the u.n. panelivers welcome news to wikileak founder julian assange. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. we are waiting to hear from president obama who is expected to speak shortly about the state of the economy, this coming just a few hours after the release of the mixed january jobs report. 151,000 jobs were added last month. but the unemployment rate fell to an eight-year low of 4.9%. stocks, though, have been trading in negative territory all day, fol falling more than 20 points. here is the president. let's listen. >> i wanted to stop by, because as you are aware of now, america's businesses created another 151,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate has now fallen to 4.5%. even as more americans join the job market last month. so this the first time that the unemployment rate has dipped below 5% in almost eight years. americans are working. all told, over the past six years our businesses have added 14 million new jobs. 71 straight months of privat

thank you and panel says he has been unfairly detained since -- the u.n. panel have more on what officials are doing to prevent the outbreak. we yard -- we are following a developing story in south africa, where three people are missing after a building collapsed on a gold mine. this is -- around 79 miners are brought to the surface. the cause of the collapse is believed to be a sinkhole. john: a shocking story out of seattle. police say three brothers, one as young as 13 years old, are behind a deadly shooting at a homeless camp. they say the shooting was to their mother. the victim was a low-level drug dealer. then police say he shot the intended target. then he and his 16-year-old brother shot for more people, killing four. police say the brothers were supposed to be -- barbara: more trouble for johnny manziel, after his agent is cutting ties. according to a police report, his girlfriend says he hit her several times at a hotel and on the drive back to fort worth. no criminal complaint was filed. the case is considered closed. the browns are expected to relea

next xtra is sponsored by ministry says that a u.n. panel has concluded that wikileaks founder julian assange's detention is "arbitrary." roslund says "it is a different assessment than what the swedish authorities have made," adding she had no further comments. assange has spent more than three years holed up inside the ecuadorean embassy in london him on sexual misconduct allegations. breaking transition an update to breaking news we've been following all morning crews are on the scene of a deadly house fire in warren county. our jordan vilines has the latest from lebanon a 66-year-old man was found dead in a house fire early thursday, lebanon fire officials said. crews responded to the 400 block of kuntz court about 2:15 a.m. an elderly woman and her son were inside the home when a small fire broke out in a back bedroom, said lebanon fire chief perry gerome. she was alerted to the blaze by a working fire detector and quickly escaped, he said. she went to a neighbor's house, where the neighbor called 911. flames were showing from the home

>> well, it would put him amongst the echelon of others whom the u.n. panelgyptian president hamid morsi. on that level it does give a certain moral heft. he has not indicated if the u.n. finds in his favor he would still walk out of that embassy. because of course the legal status here in the uk has not changed. a lot of the legal experts we've been speaking to in the run-up to this decision being released say at the core of it, george, is this contention over whether he should have been arrested before he was charged, whether he should have been arrested to face questioning back in sweden, given that mr. assange has always said that he believes those allegations were framed politically, as he and his supporters put it. the swedish authorities say as far as they're concerned, they believe and they maintain this throughout, that this is all in the cause of running down the clock, george. two of those allegations, two of those outstanding charges have already expired because of the statute of limitations. and one of the remaining ones, the actual rape charge h