were hillary clinton she would be criticized for being a coward for not facing her opponent who happens to be bernie sanders. in trump's case, though, these things don't seem to matter, because he attracts all of this media attention with these bombastic statements, so that gets him all kinds of free air time that other people don't get. so it is possible that this could work against him, and we'll see that if ted cruz wins in iowa. but so far trump thinks this is working for him. >> john, thank you. >>> still to come in this news hour, the latest from chile on the spread of the zika virus. >>> plus working to survive, afghanistan's 1.9 million child laborers. and britain's biggest name in tennis is forced to share the limelight with a history maker. the latest from the australian open coming up. ♪ >>> the first confirmed case of the zika virus has been reported in argentina, it comes as brazil launched an awareness campaign on the dangers of the virus thought to be linked to a rise in babies being born with birth defects. the government will deploy 200,000 troops to distribut

candidates today. hillary clinton saying she hopes the court upholds the president's actions, says it will allow families to stay together, remove the fear of deportation. marco rubio saying the court should rule against the president, but saying even if it doesn't, if i'm president i will end this executive action. the court will rule in the height of the presidential race as well, and i'm sure it could energize one side or the other del. >> we understand that the president is talking about this, but as we await for that tape -- in fact this is the tape right now. let's see if there is sound. >> we had the opportunity to work together at the g-20 summit in turkey, and then had our first bilateral meeting in manila at a-pac and [ inaudible ] events, i'm -- i emphasized at that time, the extraordinary gratitude the american people have for the strong and steadfast alliance between our two countries. i have said before that the frie friend ship between the united states and australia is also based on -- >> okay. we were hoping, lisa that the president might have something to say about t

democrats, monday was a chance for closing arguments. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in iowa. the independent senator in some polls have been edging out clinton. monday, sanders talked about his plan for universal health care and how to pay for it. >> you are going to raise taxes? >> yes, we will raise taxes. >> for clinton it was a chance to push back at sanctions that are new to the economic news. >> i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives >>> and, john, ahead of the caucuses, hillary clinton goes to new york tomorrow for fund raises. bernie sanders goes to the white house to meet with president obama >>> many candidates that win iowa caucus don't necessarily win the nomination. rick santorumion four years ago. why is much emphasis place on this. >> mike huckabee won in 2008. the iowa caucuses have been a win-win process, getting rid of the candidates. it will not be that way this time. looks like new

, clinton acknowledged using a private email for government business did you wipe the server. >> with a cloth or something? >> i don't know. >> stories also emerged with bill clinton receiving speaking fees. and they women captivated by bernie sanders. >> let's have the courage not to beat up on mexicans or muslims but to take on the billionaire class. sanders drew tens of thousands of people to rally after rally. and his speeches and late night clips went viral. feel the burn. polls suggest sanders is nearly even with clinton in iowa, but far behind nationally. however, some say if sanders wins the first two contests will it be 2008 all over again, when barack obama defied expectations beat hillary clinton, and captured the nomination. >> whoa. >> the big question in both the democratic and republican race is whether the passion for outsiders will actually translate into votes. in 2015, the political world was put on notice, 2016, will determine whether the revolution is real. al jazeera. >> well the syrian war will likely play a big role this election season. one activist h

spending money on that ad is a sign of further commitment to his message. >>> bill clinton is on the campaign trail stumping for his wife hillary clinton in new hampshire, and talking about why he believes his wife is the best candidate for president. >> i do not believe in my lifetime anyone who has run for this job at a moment of great importance who is qualified by knowledge, experience, and temperament to do what needs to be done now to deal with these human issues. thank you very much and god bless. >> you the clinton campaign saying they hope that the former's president's popularity will help but his presence has opened the door to new attacks. at a rally hillary clinton was heckled by a state representative. >>> the tsnb showing video of this wreck angle that is on the ocean floor 15,000 feet below the ocean surface. the he will faro sinking in november. it was on its way to puerto rico. none of the 33 crew members on board survived. "star wars" the force awakens. the filmmaking $147 million in the u.s. alone over the last three weeks. >> nothing will stand in our way. >> the

>>> hillary clinton is expected to officially accept planned parenthood's assessment. her endorsement is the first ever in a presidential primary. they vot she said she will conte to defend women's wishes on reproductive health care >>> during a meeting last night this was said. >> these are people that take drugs. they're the ones named smoothy, shifty, these guys. they come up here, they sell their heroin and then they go back home. incidentally, half the time they impregnant a young white girl before they leave. which is a real sad thing because then we have another issue that we've got to deal with down the road >>> spokesman for the governor says he wasn't talking about race, but one said it is one of the most offensive statements yet from the governor while hillary clinton said he had a racist rant. all this week ali velshi was looking at haiti. it was five years ago that the country was devastated by an earthquake. our correspondent went back there to see what happened to all the money that poured into that island. >> reporter: six years ago security cameras capture

the culture changing all around them. the reality is hillary clinton's numbers are also very bad on the democratic side. so donald trump-hillary clinton race will be one to watch. it's not a slam dunk for hillary clinton >>> what do you make that ted cruz is polling in second in most polls and he is seen someone quite frankly someone difficult to get along w doesn't have many allies there on the hill. what does that say about the g.o.p.? >> it says a lot and the country in general. if you look at what bernie sanders is doing against hillary clinton on the democratic side, this is basically an anti establishment revolt, but it's more pronounced on the republican side >>> what do you make of the guy that you're supporting right now, john kasich? does someone like john kasich have a chance in this current atmosphere within the g.o.p. of pulling ahead and winning the g.o.p. nomination? isn't he part of the establishment? >> john kasich left washington undefeated and unindicted as we like to say and went into the private sector and came back as governor of ohio so he hasn't been in washi

accusing hillary clinton and other force what he said were attempts at politicizing the crisis and pointed out the remarks clinton made on sunday. >> and i said it was outrageous that the governor had not acted within two hours he had. >> reporter: regardless of the blame residents are looking for answers. >> we don't know what to do you know the governor has given us this and that and whatever else but we are still here. we are still hurting and we still need a lot more help. >> reporter: and as people scrambled monday to get cases of water from the national guard they are still feeling the effects. >> out of the shower and we start itching and can't eat it orally and you will start itching and having little problems. >> reporter: national guard set up in fire stations in the city cannot keep track of the number of water it has dolled out. >> surprised of the amount of the bottled water on the ground and filters and how fast they are getting here and how fast they are going out. >> reporter: marsh is a flint resident and so moved by the crisis he just joined the volunteers on mond

clinton supporter because she is a powerful woman, someone i can look up to and i know other people can as well. she is also fighting for the rights of me and others. she is really looking out to make sure that the things that tv happened in politics are going to continue, the things that were happened in the obama campaign she is fighting to work on or improve upon instead of tearing those things down which is something that is important >> i've always supported hillary clinton and i especially support her now. i feel like she has worked for so hard for all of the issues that are important to all of us and can help all of us so much. one of those issues is health care. she has always worked hard to get health care reform for us and now that we have it, i agree that we need to make it work and it's here, it's in place, let's make it even better >> the reason i'm kind of a donald trump fan is because this country needs a change. it needs a big change >> i would like to see our borders tightened up, like he says he plans on doing. i would like to see the smaller people helped out, like needs

whose incomes have gone almost nowhere in years. bear that in mind as you listen to hillary clinton speaking recently in iowa. >> we need a tax system that makes the wealthy pay more and does not tax the middle class. i'm the only candidate running in either party who will tell you my goal, my pledge is to raise incomes not taxes on the middle class. and that's what i think we should be doing. >> forget for a moment that presidents have very little ability to raise incomes. let's focus instead on clinton's pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class. that involves defining who exactly is in the middle class. clinton's definition is one that barack obama used when he campaigned for president in 2008. any family that makes more than -- or makes less than $250,000 a year. later in the show i'm going to talk to one economic commentator who says this definition is completely out of touch with reality. one reason is that any family that makes more than $206,000 a year is in the top 5% of the income spectrum in america. i'll also talk to an economist who argues that when you average inco

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english learners in this state since 2000. hillary clinton knew that. when they talk to her tonight, they talked to her about differing from obama when it comes to immigration and the president's stance on dealing with central american immigrants. >> i would give every person but particularly children due process to have their story told, and a lot of children will, of course, have very legitimate stories under our law to be able to stay. i would certainly - i'm going to end private detention centers, i'm going to end family detention, both of which i think are not in keeping with our values as americans. i cannot sit here and tell you i have a blanket rule about who or who won't be ever be let into the country to stay. >> reporter: you heard hillary clinton tonight talking about that issue. it was very important to her that she showed the difference between herself and president obama on this issue saying that it is going to be about individuals, not something that's going to be a sort of a policy in a new clinton administration >>> the democratic candidates had been fairly gentle

clinton's proposal to slap a 4% surcharge on annual income above $5 million. that would effectively raise what are known as marginal tax rates on wealthiest individuals not seen in oafn 4 over 40 year. a tax brac tax bracket for the , 39.6%, only the income above that level is taxed at this rate. clinton's campaign says her so-called fair share surcharge would bring in over $10050 billion over th -- 150 billion r the course of ten years. but not just addressing income inequality or raising revenue for government but about changing the perception that she's too cozy with wall street banks. that is a few perpetuated in part by her rival bernie sanders, making life uncomfortable for clinton by hammering those banks and saying income inequality as quote the great moral issue of our time end quote. clinton's surcharge idea is judges her latest attempt to persuade liberal democrats she shares their feelings, targeting the rich by collecting more money in estate taxes and by raising taxes paid by investment fund managers. now whatever her true motivations are, clinton is tapping into a very real

obama and the woman who hopes to succeed him, hillary clinton. >> i hate to interrupt this episode of court t.v., but the real, i think we have to get back to what this election is about. in 2008 we elected a president who didn't want to fix america. he wants to change america. he's weakening america on the global stage. we elected a president who doesn't believe in the free enterprise system. we have to reverse the dam. >> i watched story time with barack obama and it sounded like everything in the world was going amazing. >> to be honest with you, hillary clinton would be a national security disaster. >> she wouldn't just be a disaster. hillary clinton is disqualified from being commander-in-chief of the united states. >> as the debate passed the two hour mark, new jersey governor chris christie who earlier said he'd kick president obama said rear butted into an argument. >> you had your chance, mark, you blew it. >> republicans get another chance to take on each other and the democrats two weeks from now, al jazeera, new york. >>> the lower polling gop presidential candidates debat

clinton, talking about the optimism, talking about how she needs to take day message to the people, that he has done a lot. altogether subtle, not overt but very important >>> there was also a shot taken at donald trump and ted cruz likely by their own party. nicky haley saying during anxious times it can be techting to following the siren of voices. >> reporter: in the wake of her remarks, what you really don't want when you give that speech is have any attention, negative or positive, it's a requirement, but now the conservative talkers are talking about how she spoke like the president, not as a conservative, not an as a republican an that's the problem. ted cruz said this wasn't a state of the union reference to the speech, said it was the president giving a state of denial. he would not agree at all. of course, on defense, so there is a divide within the party that was exposed by that speech and what happened then >>> thank you for that. we thank you all for watching our special extended coverage of president obama's final state of the union address. i'm antonio mora and the n

women voters as a monolithic block is really dangerous. >> kylhillary clinton,. >>> new ge geological era creatd by human beings. when you're on hold, your business is on hold. that's why comcast business doesn't leave you there. when you call, a small business expert will answer you in about 30 seconds. no annoying hold music. just a real person, real fast. whenever you need them. so your business can get back to business. sounds like my ride's ready. don't get stuck on hold. reach an expert fast. comcast business. built for business. >> governor of maine gave an apology of sorts for making a comment about his state's growing heroin epidemic. paul le page talk about drug dealers come into the state of maine. >> these are guys flamed d money smoothie, shifty, they sell their heroin then they go back home. incidental did i half the time they impregnate a young white girl before they leave. >> today le page talked to reporters about the incident. >> so if i slipped up and used the wrong word, i apologize to all the maine women. because it was not meant to isolate any one person. >> le p

that they don't like obama and his presidency and that hillary clinton will make a terrible president, but things like immigration there are clear differences. donald trump says to ban all muslims. jeb bush said all muslims, seriously? he thought it was a bad idea. marco rubio and ted cruz have a go at each other about letting immigrants from south america into the country and how they have voted in the past. then there is how do you deal with the question of trade and with china, how do you change the tax system here, is it the way that ted cruz wants to do it, which is called a value-added tax system or a flat tax like ben carson. this was a very fiery debates. these have been getting millions and millions of viewers. this will give you a clear idea of where the candidate stood on certain issue and that may make it clearer when it comes to voting. what why ask that important? iowa is just 18 days away. this seems to be a very long campaign but in 18 days we will get the first real test of voters. who won the debate? fk had a goodnight, although he did struggle when marco r

here in iowa if the voter turn out is high. >> reporter: hillary clinton also courting voters in iowa, she holds a get out the vote event today. >>> senate democrats in washington again demanding something be done about the puerto rico debt crisis. a letter was sent on the eve of meetings to discuss restructuring $70 million in debt. puerto rico missing about $37 million of debt payments back in january. >>> and we'll be hearing from the fed today. it has been six weeks since it raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. nothing is expected to change after the meeting even with those record drops in this oil and stock prices. the dow falling more than 7% so far this year. >>> up next, the white house stepping into the fight against the zika virus. >>> chinese activist and artist closing an exhibit in denmark to protest a new law there. the danish parliament passing the law on tuesday. it forces migrants to hand over their valuables when they arrive to offset the cost of food and shelter, and could separate families for five years. and denmark saying the only way to s

against hillary clinton and last chance from iowa voters for hear from all three democratic hopefuls assembled in one place and kimberly reports. >> reporter: it was a chance for iowa voters to pose questions directly to the democratic presidential candidates including hillary clinton, no longer leading opinion polls in iowa and struggling to overcome scandals of the past and win the support of young voters. >> i've heard from quite a few people my age that think you are dishonest but i'd like to hear from you and why you feel the enthusiasm isn't there. >> there is nothing to it. they throw all this stuff at me and i'm still standing. >> reporter: clinton used the stage to echo statements she made on the campaign trail and as a former secretary of state she has the most foreign policy experience to be president and took aim at the republican frontrunner donald trump for his statements against muslims. >> we need a coalition that includes muslim nations to defeat i.s.i.s. and it's pretty hard to figure out how you make a coalition with the nations you need if you spend your time insu

. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders sparring in hopes of winning the first votes of 2016 and a mizzou professor who called for muscle at this protest is in court today. . >>> the democratic president candidacy are back on the campaign trail after making their case at the town hall in did he mine. clinton made the case that she is the proven fighter. al jazeera's political correspondent michael shure has more. >> in des moines at drake university, the three remaining democratic candidacy got their chance at final arguments, a chance to make their case to the voters of iowa and even beyond. it was a forum not a debate so was a town hall style conversation anchored by chris cuomo. the three all showed up and were on stage separately, answering questions and talking with a moderator. the differences that do exist between candidates are amplified in the area of foreign policy where bernie sanders tried to answer those who may think his experience does match hillary clinton's. sanders says that you can look at just one part of miss foreign policy experience, that's the vote against t

appointments to the united states supreme court. >> former president bill clinton appointed two justices, both during his first term. two decades later, ruth bader ginsburg has risen to become this court's most powerful liberal voice. beginsburg is over 80. some of her colleagues aren't far from that milestone. >> scalia and concerned are 78 and 79 and briar is 77. several other justices are in their mid to late 60s. >> the george washington law school associate team, allen morrison says the 2016 election could give justices added incentive to stay on the bench. >> i can't imagine for example justice scalia retiring if anything a democrat is elected. on the other hand, justice beginsburg, if she can hang on, i am sure she will. i don't think she wants donald trump or ted cruz to appoint a successor. >> the roberts court has made controversial decisions with wide ranging effects from upholding president obama's signature healthcare law, to striking down limits on federal campaign donations. republican presidential cab dates are promising to nominate conservative justices with an

conference room where the massacre took place remains closed. former president bill clinton is hitting the trail. a former police officer charged with murdering a man during a traffic stop is out of jail at least for now. >> new moms forced to choose. >> the united states does lag behind other countries on this. >> now a revolution in workers' rights... >> my story is so many peoples' story. >> that could decide the election. >> it can be different. >>> missing country music singer craig strickland has been found dead. his body was found in a lake. on december 27 his wife reported him missing along with his friend chase morland. they were on a duck hunting trip when their boat capsized. a former police officer charged in the murder of an unarmed black man last year is out of jail. a judge in south corolina set bail for him. he previously denied bail saying that he would be a dangerous risk to the community. he has been held in solitary kon fiment since his arrest last april. former president bill clinton is back in a familiar place, the campaign trail. he made an appearance tod

bernie sanders running neck and neck in hillary clinton in the rates for the democratic presidential no, ma'am nails. sander's brand of socialist is surprising. john hendren reports. >> reporter: the time-worn realtyims of american politics are it changing. for the first time in u.s. history, american socialists have a "star-telegram" standard bearer. we need an economy that works for working people. >> a major candidate for president. >> if it takes a socialist to show us the way, a democratic social accident to show us the way, then god bless him. >> the system hasn't worked for a very long time. for me, it's not so much of a taboo or the "s" word so to speak because i have seen what cam tallism has. >> america's agricultural hartland taj these are signs of new times. >> with iowa preparing for, polls show bernie sanders in a heat or deeding with hillae. i with a could set up an epic rivalry, a socialist versus the ultimate capitalist. >> that's what's happening. >> trump is already tagging sanders with the other c word. >> this socialist/communist. okay? nobody wants to say it. >> un

. >>> the president went on to praise hillary clinton's political experience. he did not criticize bernie sanders, but said that a candidate cannot just focus on one issue. he president said he will knot -- not endorse a candidate in the primary. >>> these comments come as the democrats participate in a townhall tonight. michael shure is in l.a. michael, how important is this townhall meeting for hillary clinton? >> john, it's a little bit like final or closing arguments in a law case. i mean in any kind of court case. these candidates have been in iowa for quite a long time now. i was there at the iowa state fair last summer, and they had been campaigning there for months. however, what they get to do here is sort of set themselves apart without the noise of a debate. so these -- none of them are going to be on the stage at the same time. they will get to answer questions about their candidacy, and say some things that they want to be in the voters minds in iowa. >> for the last few weeks hillary clinton has been under a lot of scrutiny, and it appears that bernie sanders and mrs. clinto

. >> barack obama has made law enforce the enemy. hillary clinton has made law enforcement the enemy. >> reporter: the enemy, some police believe the administration has placed too much emphasis on civil liberties, but no police department has accused the administration of not supporting law enforcement. >> the 45-year-old construction worker out there who is having a hard time making ends meet, he has lost $4,000 in the last seven years in his income because offed that administration. >> reporter: actually the recession began in the last bush administration, and according to a non-partisan research group, wages over the past five years of the obama administration have been rising. it was all part of another wild night. >> stop the washington bull and let's get things done. >>> immigration was probably the biggest topic at the debate last night with several candidates throwing jabs at each other on their shifting stances. >> within two years of getting elected you were cosponsoring legislation to create a path to citizenship, in your words, amnesty. >> i do not support blanket amnesty

other rather than their republican counterparts. bernie sanders and hillary clinton getting the most air time arguing over healthcare, wall street and gun control. our political correspondent michael sur shure was there. >> the fact is we have the affordable care act. that is one of the greatest accomplishments of president obama. >> just before the candidates took the stage, bernie sanders released his long anticipated healthcare plan, but adds healthcare premium and raises taxes. >> help all people get private insurance, lower the cost of healthcare for lower class families by $5,000. >> the setting of this debate two blocks from the mother emmanuel ame church where nine people were shot and killed last june was not lost on the candidates who tangle on gun control, an issue that bernie sanders often plays defense. >> he voted against the brady bill five times. he voted for the charleston loophole. he voted for immunity for gun makers and sellers which the nra said was the most important piece of gun legislation in 20 years. >> i have a d-minus voting record from the nra. i'm listened t

my first day in office, they are gone. >> so before i go to what hillary clinton has to say, i want to get your comments on the republican side of the aisle the emissions came after all of those statements and those press releases were e the needle? there's something in there for everyone. and even those who are in the middle or on the fence on this issue. they are going to portray this as gun control, a grab for your guns. really what the president is doing is relatively incremental, and you the even call it a tweak to existing laws and regulations. but they are going to portrait as a grab for guns and look at the way that the president has done this as he has in the past on immigration, and the environment as we were saying and orr issues. with the represents are going to portray as the fiat or degree, with emperor here, governing from the white house. that plays that is red meat for the base, and they are doing to tear into it. as you have just documented. >> what hillary clinton had to say about the executive action on guns. with the lynn con campaign, in new hampshire, lisa, wh

clinton far more combative than pundits could ever have imagined. now sanders is outspending her on television ads and the latest polling shows the iowa caucuses on the democratic side are too close to call. sanders ahead of clinton by eight points, but there in the right, clinton beating sanders by eight points. and sanders lead in have energized his supporters and changed the dynamics of the race. today in iowa we saw how bernie sanders is turning the raw emotion of struggling americans to political advantage not only against clinton but against the gop. here is what he said to a woman who cried when telling her story living on the minimum wage. >> the truth is you can't make it on 12,000. you can't live in dignity on 10,000 or less. and millions of people today are in that position. and then, amazingly enough, beyond comprehension, and i don't mean to be overly partisan but beyond comprehension you have republicans going around saying we got to cut social security. we got to cut it. what people are getting is too much. $10,000 is too much. >> today we also got a look at how presi

hillary clinton as we heard before the president spoke. so as a political matter, there is something in here for everyone. it's unlikely anybody's mriend be changed here in washington or on the campaign trail, notwithstanding that emotional speech the president just delivered. >> i'm going to ask a question of our political consultant and former advisor to chuck schumer. michael there are political calculations on both sides of the aisle. but i go back to hillary clinton somebody that was always viewed as being almost robotic in the way she would respond to issues, but when she got to new hampshire, and she choked up, and it became real to the voters that she wanted to win because she wanted to govern, it moved the meter. >> right. >> undoubtedly every new casts will show that emotional obama bite. will he be able to move the meter? >> i think he will in terms of the conversation, but it is not going to move votes in the house or change the rhetoric of the g.o.p. presidential hopefuls. >> why not? >> it's a consequence of our politics, because the house for example, there are just a

them into oblive yen >>> in a democratic wake, it was supposed to be a cakewalk for clinton. in the string it was enjoyed for using a private email. >> did you wipe this? >> what, like with cloth or something, i don't know. >> people were captivated by outsider options. >> let's have the courage not to beat up on mexicans but to take on the billionaire class. >> this summer, sand, drew tens of thousands, and speeches and late-night clips went viral. polls suggest things were seven. but far behind nationally. some democratic strategists say if sanders wins the first two contests, it will be 2008 all over again. when president obama defied expectations to beat hillary clinton and captured the nomination. the big question and democratic and republican race is whether the passion for outsiders will translate in the votes. in 2015, the political world was put on notice. 2016 will determine if it's year. >> what a year, that does it for us at this half hour. i'm jonathan betz, thank you for watching. we'll leave you with a look at times square with millions of people are there to ring in

sanders is to the left. hillary clinton to his right. whether or not the - there are upcoming primaries that would be crits call in this direction. which way the american democratic vote will go, very much will determine the future of the obama doctrine. >> on the - on the future did this feel like a democratic speech or platform, looking ahead? >> very much so. since 1980, when the president game the president. after every state of the union address, the center of gravity in the american politics shifted to the right. to me, this rhetorical performance of obama puts on the table for the first time after many years, the liberal democratic position without compromising politics, or his economic policies, nevertheless addressing social issues such as gay marriages, obama care, or issues that matter, community information. things as to bernie sanders, my concern was to see which way he shifts. politically he owes hillary clinton and bill clinton a huge debt. >> thank i very much. professor at columbia university. >> my pleasure. >> to northern cameron, where two female suicide bombers kill

the presidential candidates, accusing them of politicizing the crisis. he pointed out remarks clinton made on sunday. >> i said it was outrageous that the governor hadn't reacted and within two hours, he had. >> we don't know what to do, the governor has given us this and that and whatever else, but it's -- we're still here, you know, we're still hurting and we still need a lot more help. >> as people scrambled monday to get cases of water from the national guard, they are still feeling the effects. >> you will start itching and having problems. >> the national guard set up in fire stations around the city can't even keep track of the number of cases of water it's doled out. >> i was very surprised at the amount of bottled water that's on the ground, the amount of filters, how fast they're getting here, and, you know, how fast they're going out. >>> drew marsh is a flint resident, so moved by the crisis, he just joined the volunteers on monday. >> some of them just don't know where to go. some don't even watch the news. >> the residents wonder how long this crisis will go on. >> it's

hawkeye state indicates he's now ahead of hillary clinton 49 to 45. in new hampshire, the most recent poll suggests he's un14 points, 53 to 39. and nationally where hillary clinton had a 20 point edge over sandz just a month ago, now according to a cbs new york times poll it's 48 to 41. throughout his campaign sanders has promoted economic popularrism. >> take on the billionaire class. >> sanders wants to break up the biggest banks and impose new regulations on wall street. his plans are more progressive than hillary clinton's, who has big donors from walters. >> the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approved this message. join us for real change. >> in the face of the latest polls this week, hillary clinton has stepped up her attacks on sanders. >> but we have differences on guns on taxes on health care, and i think people should have that information before they go to the caucus or the primary. >> reporter: on tuesday in new hampshire even chelsea clinton hit sanders on health care. he says it's not true he wants to go beyon

in the white house, hillary clinton. >> i wait to interrupt this episode of court tv, but i think we have to get back to what this ex-shun has to be about. any president wants to change america. we elected a president that is weakening america on the global stage. we elected a president that doesn't agree in the free enterprise system. >> tuesday night i watched story time with barack obama -- [ laughter ] >> and i have got to tell ya, it sounded like everything in the world was going amazing. >> to be honest with you hillary clinton would be a national security disaster. >> she wouldn't just be a disaster. she is disqualified from being commander in chief of the united states. >> chris christie who earlier said he would kick president obama's rear butted into an argument between rubio and cruz. the republicans will get another chance to take on each other and the democrats two weeks from now. paul brennan, al jazeera, new york. >>> president obama is taking to the web today in a follow-up to his state of the union address. he will answer questions live on youtube with three of the w

deal with the water crisis. >>> and why the des moines register is endorsing hillary clinton and marco rubio. ♪ >>> the storm has passed but it left behind, snow, ice, slush, for millions of americans to deal with. the federal government called in a snow day in washington. at least 37 people died because of the blizzard over the weekend. john terrett joins us live from washington, d.c. with more. john? >> reporter: tony good evening. d.c. is on the verge of coming back full-time, according to the mayor, the district government will open on time tomorrow morning. metro is back at 5:00 am with pretty much a full service. all main artillery routes are now accessible, and the schools will return not tomorrow but on wednesday morning. snow-bound washington, d.c., the massive clean up starts small, gets bigger, and bigger still, but there is always room for the little guy making a difference. it's like this all over the nation's capitol, the city's mayor says removing all of the snow could take a week. >> the district has over 4400 miles of roadway and we are making our way through all of

back in 2012. >>> there are new questions about hillary clinton's emails when she was secretary of state. the intelligence inspector general saying some of those emails were more sensitive than top secret. they were described as classified emails that contained information from special access program. the clinton campaign dismissing those findings, saying the emails were not classified at the time they were sent and received. >>> and bad news continues for clinton in new hampshire. there is a new poll showing bernie sanders surging ahead. voters go to the polls in less than three weeks. >>> next, picture this, customs officers begin using facial recognition technology in new york. >>> and a shark new warning about what is filling up the oceans and pushing out the fish. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our

clinton got a boost. she was endorsed by the demoyne register. on the republican side the newspaper gave the nod to florida senator marco rubio. former city mayor michael bloomberg might have presidential ambitions. he has asked his advisers to draw up plans for an independent candidacy. sources close to the former mayor say he is most likely to run if donald trump and bernie sanders are nominated by their parties. he will reportedly make his decision by early march. donald trump today welcomed a possible run saying he would love the competition. he also touted loyalty of his followers, even if were to commit a violent crime. here is what he said at a rally today. >> they say i have the most loyal people. did you ever see that? where i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot something and i wouldn't lose any voters. >> reporter: he is leading the iowa polls ahead of ted cruz. here is a look at the primary schedule. the iowa caucuses are an in a week, then the new hampshire two weeks, and three weeks both the nevada and south carolina will be held. it appears they're runn

voted against this refugee bill, back to you. >> lisa stark reporting. hillary clinton is denying new reports that e-mail sent to her private server contained classified material. clinton told npr that she never received any material marked classified from her server. a separate claim that the e-mails made reference to the drone strikes. >>> the number of undocumented immigrants is shrinking. fewer are entering the country illegally and many leaving. >>> the mayor of flint, michigan are trying to get other cities across the country to avoid the same fate. >> on hard earned, inspiring new beginnings... >> these workers got the fight in them, they just don't know it. >> facing up to old demons... >> i am really, really nervous... >> lives hanging in the balance... >> it's make or break... i got past the class... >> hard earned pride... hard earned respect... hard earned future... a real look at the american dream hard earned only on al jazeera america >> the number of undocumented immigrants in the u.s. continues to fall. there are currently 10.9 million according to the center for migr

. >> on the democratic side, a new poll giving bernie sanders an 8 point lead in iowa, clinton holding the lead for several months but not now. several polls show sanders with a huge lead over hillary clinton in new hampshire. >> there's a lot to like about some of his ideas but in theory isn't enough. a president has to deliver in reality. >> if we do well in both of those states, i think my friends we are looking at one of the great political upsets in the modern history of the united states of america. >> on the republican side, a cnn poll keeps trump in the lead over senator ted cruz in iowa, cruz in third, trump holds a larger margin over both in new hampshire. the political director and anchor at nh1 joining us this morning from new hampshire. paul, good morning, thank you so much for being with us. a lot of buzz this morning about the conservative magazine, the national review's special issue devoted to donald trump, calling him a menace to conservativism and politicallyun moored opportunityist. >> you've seen conservatives say donald trump is not the real conservative in the ra

closing arguments. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in iowa before the caucuses. the independent senator edged out hillary clinton. >> you will raise taxes to do this. >> yes, we will raise taxes. >> for clinton, it was a chance to push back at suggestions he's knew to economic conditions. >> i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. i've been fighting to give kids and women and the people that are left out and left behind the chance to make the most out of their own lives. >> reporter: tomorrow bernie sanders will go to washington to sit in the oval office with president obama, a meeting that hillary clinton had in december, and a meeting which sanders probably covets for its optics ahead of iowa. >> the white house is getting geared up for an outbreak of the mosquito born zika virus. officials briefed the president on what is going done to respond to the disease. a young girl has been diagnosed. news broke that two tested positive. both travelled the country. the kim barnes arico case and the spread of the disease. >> the centers for

you complete coverage. the democratic black and brown form, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, all talking about thegration broadcast on the fusion network. >> we have got to move to a cough prehencei immigration reform and a path towards citizenship. as police department, if congress does not do what they should be doing, i will use the executive offices of the presidency. >> itch come out against the raids. i do not think the raids are an appropriate tool to enforce the immigration laws. in fact, i think they are devicing, sewing discord and fear. >> according to the laidest polls, clinton's lead is shrinking. those iowa caucuses 20 days away. >> two republican candidates won't be on the main stage for the next debate. rand paul and carlie fiorina. instead they have been invited to participate in a debate with mike huckabee and rick santorum. rand paul says he won't be there. he will go to new hampshire and iowa for campaignents. >> a major ruling today. the supreme court in man ill a signing off on a deal coming at crucial time because there are rising tensions in the south chin

clinton and now works with a research group says the decision could have broad ramifications. >> if the supreme court says that this was the wrongful use of that authority, it really throws up for grabs or throws into the air longstanding assumptions about how immigration law is enforced. >> reporter: this case comes in the middle of a heated presidential campaign with the top g.o.p. candidates taking a hard line on immigration >> i understand this issue better than anyone running >> reporter: and democrats, a win of the court could cost them flit kally >> it makes it possible for democratic candidates to say vote for me, vote for me, so that we can go back to congress and fix this >> reporter: either way it will be high drama for both parties and their core supporters. >> reporter: and the court's decision, of course, will affect millions of people living in this country, but it could also affect what future presidents can do, whether they can take these executive actions, not just on immigration, perhaps, but maybe on a host of issues. this will be a big one >>> what happens after the

mentality. >> with hillary clinton and donald trump, relations with russia should be treated with respect. the isolations that many people tried to impose is hopefully going to become a thing of the past in year. >> with oil taking a dive below $28 a barrel, even russia with its hopeful tone knows that 2016 will be tough. and to think it's only january. kamahl santamaria, al jazeera. >> hundreds of people have broken into moldova's parliame parliament. >> u.s. politician sarah palin is backing donald trump to be the next president. the highest profile. >> we are ready for a change. we are troops deserve the best. a new command center chief who's track record of success has proven he is the master at the art of the deal. he is one who would when to negotiate. only one kind's record of success proves he is the master of the art of the deal. he is beholden to no one but we the people. how refreshing. he's perfectly positioned to let you make america great again. >> television show is giving palestinians a chance to choose a new president in theory. auditions are held for contestant w

if the voter turnout is high. >> hillary clinton also has been courting voters in iowa. today she holds a get out the vote event. >>> police in seattle are trying to find those responsible for a shooting at a homeless camp. two were killed. hermela aregawi reports it's the latest trouble as the city tries to deal with the growing problem. >> police say the victims of tuesday night's shooting lived at a camp known locally as the jungle. >> we do have at least two persons of interest. we believe this was a targeted incident. >> the shooting comes at a time when several cities including seattle, new york and washington, d.c. are grappling with how to combat homelessness. seattle's has risen sharply. in 2015 king county saw a 21% increase in homeless population over the year before. executives declared a state of emergency, pledging more than $7 million to address the crisis. >> we are involved in a homeless crisis, the like we have not seen since the great depression. the executive order was not a gimmick. it was an actual plea that seattle by ourselves cannot deal with this crisis.

of the conflict in syria. hillary clinton and senator graham, they talked about the syrian government as being responsible for 250,000 deaths alone. can you give us the indication of what you think the death toll is and why syria doesn't systematically provide that information to the united nations? >> we are providing that information almost on a daily basis to all the reporters. would i like you to be referred to the reports that we provided almost every week, military operation taking place on the syrian soil. this is number one. number 2 when you refer to figures, nobody could double check these figures or triple check them. we are not sure about these figures. sometimes there is an exaggeration on everything as you know. so it may be higher than 250,000. this is what i'm saying. i'm not saying that it is less than 250. it might be higher than 250,000 and this is what i was trying to explain to our gentleman here. that we have a problem, yes we have a problem here because we are a victim of too many examines exercises, so evidently, people are suffering. evidently peopl

negotiations unless the regime stops bombing civilians. the boost for hillary clinton is in "new york times" back for the bid for the white house. the far right mob attacked refugees in the center of sweden's capitol city. and in sport for once serena williams denied success in a grand slam final and germany winning the australian open, her first major title. ♪ so then the main syrian opposition have arrived in geneva for talks aimed at ending the civil war but it's still unclear if they will actually take part within minutes of arriving at their hotel the delegation were threatening to quit and want the prisoners released and bombardment stopped and sanctions lifted as the humanitarian crisis grows and 16 started to dead in madaya since they reached the besieged town earlier this month and people are city dying trying to reach europe and at least 37 died mostly syrians drowning on saturday when the boat struck rocks and capsized as they attempted to arrive at the greek island of lesbos from turkey and we have more from geneva. >> reporter: a very large group of press here quite cha

sanders is almost neck and neck with hillary clinton. his brand of socialism is proving popular with some voters. >> reporter: the time warn rhythms of american politics is changing. for the first time in u.s. history american socialists have a standard there. >> we need an economy that works for working people >> reporter: who was a major candidate for president >> if it takes a socialist to show us the way, then god bless him >> this system hasn't worked for a very long time. so for me it's not so much of a taboo of the s word because i've seen what the c word has done. >> reporter: in the heart land these are signs of new times. with iowa preparing to pick its nominees in its first in the nation presidential caucuses on monday, polls show bernie sanders in a deed heat with or leading hillary clinton. with billionaire leading the republican field iowa could set up an epic rivalry, socialist versus the ultimate capitalist >> that's what's happening: this socialist/communist, okay, nobody wants to say it. >> reporter: until recently sanders european sil socialism was a hard sell in a

qaeda recruiting video. >> muslims of the west, take heed. >> he also called hillary clinton a liar. the story next. >>> plus the debt crisis in puerto rico. who says it's left the island with only a one month supply of food? >> and later, venezuela's newly elected officers banned from taking office. the topic ever the week ahead. >> tomorrow, puerto rico is expected to default on payment towards its $73 billion debt, for a second time. all sectors of the island's economy are feeling the effects. its agriculture secretary warns there is only a one month food supply on hand. al jazeera averages rober's roby explains. >> four years ago, she opened this small organic restaurant in san juan. >> i base the menu every day on the foods our local growers grow. >> people are packing the tables. a sustainable farm to table menu. >> what i've seen in these past few years. on the one end we become a poster child, which is to have good food and good farming practices. >> reporter: now we're leaving san juan and heading up to the mountains, in fact the second highest elevation in puerto rico wher