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america tonight only on al jazeera america , the road map that >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines this hour. the syrian peace talks scheduled to begin this week are now in doubt. opposition is threatening to pull out of the geneva two talks. the city of charleston, west virginia, now considering filing a lawsuit to compensate the losses caused by the elk river comment spill. 8,000 gallons of chemical spilling into that river. the investigations are now under way at the state and federal level. today is dr. martin luther king, day, it was a day of service for many americans who came together to serve in their local communities. >> i'm meteorologist dave warren. we're tracking the development of a western storm along the east coast and starting to see snow in north and south dakota. and then we get that storm developing. it's starting to develop now. temperatures really drop in north dakota, fargo at 1 degree. that's it. 16 in minneapolis. 43 in omaha and warmer to the shout. there is that front. it will continue to move south monday and tue

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>>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following for you. it is the latest tell all and the talk of the town in washington. a new book written by former defense secretary, robert gates. >>> a u.s. military hospital crashing in england. >>> and later one big show in las vegas, where there are no high kicks involved. ♪ >>> taking aim at president obama former defense secretary robert gates criticizing his old boss in an explosive and candid new book, but the hardest attack involves vice president biden. writing . . . our white house correspondent mike viqueira is in washington. mike how is the white house responding so far? >> well, dell, this is really remarkable when you consider the former secretary of defense, he is a republican, and served both republican and democratic administrations, but the scathing sworn for congress just soaked through with sarcasm in this book. gates himself has written an op-ed in the wall street journal, just remarkable how much he had to say. you mentioned that quote about joe biden. that's certainly gathering

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on al jazeera america >> good afternoon, and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. here are the stories we're following for you at this hour. a state of emergency in california where the water is getting dangerously low and wildfires continue to rage out of control. >> two were shooting at people inside the restaurant. >> and the very latest on a suicide-bombing by the taliban that killed 21 people including two americans. >>> plus safety concerns over the shipment of syria's chemical weapons create violent protests at a fishing port. >>> and why one tactic of chinese diplomacy is not as black and white as it seems. >>> too much fire and too little water making for a dangerous situation in california. the wildfire that ban two days ago in the l.a. suburb of glendora is still burning, and now the state's governor has declared a drought emergency. >> reporter: this fire is just one consequence of the drought crippling california. >> today i'm declaring a drought emergency in the state of california. >> reporter: the governor

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>>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following for you. the northeastern part of the u.s. trying to get back on track of the major winter storm brings things to a crawl. and secretary of state john kerry doing the diplomatic shuffle turning his attention to palestinian president. and birth control and the affordable care act the obama administration now appealing to the supreme court. ♪ >>> delays, cancellations and bitterly cold temperatures all part of the first major snow storm in the northeast this year. that storm already being blamed for 11 deaths as it moved across the country this yeek. you are looking at the plains over the now. the orange planes are the ones that aren't flying. nearly 2,000 flights have already been canceled. another thousand have been delayed. richelle carey is in new york where 1 million kids spent the day at home, but first to john terrett in boston. john, boston got hit on both fronts today, the snow and the cold. >> reporter: you know, dell, it really did, and the school kids in massachusetts are also off

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check check >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton, here are the top stories we are following at this hour. >> a dangerous chemical spill in west virginia, a chemical used to process coal leaked from a factory into eliud kipchoge. there are fears of water contamination, a state of emergency has been declared in and around the capital. >> the indian diplomat arrested in new york has been indicted by a grand jury, charged with visa fraud and making false statements. she was granted diplomatic immunity and left the county. >> new jersey grandfather snore chris christie is sorry about a political revenge scandal involving a top aide. the staffer ordered lane closures on the george washington bridge causing gridlock. chris christie denied involvement. >> u.s. missionary kenneth bae's family accepted an apology from dennis rodman. he had insinuated during an interview that kenneth bae was at fault for his imprisonment in north korea. >> a cold blast may have bost the u.s. economy $5 billion, because thousands were forced

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compounds and th al jazeera america. we open up your world. >> here on america tonight, an opportunity for all of america to be heard. >> our shows explore the issues that shape our lives. >> new questions are raised about the american intervention. >> from unexpected viewpoints to live changing innovations, dollars and cents to powerful storytelling. >> we are at a tipping point in america's history! >> al jazeera america. there's more to it. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are today's headlines. west virginia officials confirming a second chemical finding its way into the elk river. now freedom industries has been ordered to release any information regarding unknown chemicals by 4:00 pm today. >>> and thousands of protesters expected at the march for life. that includes a rally on the national mall. those events scheduled to start shortly. >>> a war of words in geneva. world leaders have gathered to try to end the violence in syria. there was a heated exchange between ban ki-moon and the s

right here on al jazeera america. the congress to hopefully shed line on immigration reform as a path to citizenship. for the center of american progress, he's in washington d.c. this morning. and good morning, mr. fietz. >> good morning, del. >> are you confident that this year immigration reform passes and are you sure why it pass it's. >> i'm confident that the president will be talking about the importance of find of bipartisan agreement with this congress, and this is obviously the issue that seems more teed up to have the senate has passed a bill by a bipartisan super majority and now it's up to the house to pass it. and we know that the pass republican conference is meeting in a retreat this week, and one of the things they will be discussing is how to move forward on immigration reform. consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> an

still ahead on al jazeera america. we will go inside the private it school attended by nsa whistle-blower edward snowden. >>> plus they adopted two children from the democratic pep of congo but one american couple can't bring them to the u.s. details ahead. >> >> welcome back. tonight's headlines. main rebel group in syria has agreed to peace talks. it may be too late for some. thousands of palestinians living at a refugee camp in damascus have been under siege and are starving. some food good through for the first time in months. new information about the company behind west virginia's toxic chemical spill. freedom industries has filed for bankruptcy and its owner has created a new company to bail freedom out. mount near funding was founded the same day freedom industries filed for chapter 11. >>> more than 98% of voters backed a new government in egypt. but only 20 million people voted. critics say results were rigged. >>> united states has condemned a tail pan attack on the afghan capital. 21 people were killed incl

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america al jazeera america. we open up your world. >> here on america tonight, an opportunity for all of america to be heard. >> our shows explore the issues that shape our lives. >> new questions are raised about the american intervention. >> from unexpected viewpoints to live changing innovations, dollars and cents to powerful storytelling. >> we are at a tipping point in america's history! >> al jazeera america. there's more to it. >> my family here in south dakota has lost family in the welfare system. the story hits close to home. >> lag lala lakota. this land was home to a rich culture. it has also seen some of the darkest parts of native american history. in the 1800s the government began sending native children from across the country to bordering schools. sometimes using armed police to remove them from their families . >> native american children were stripped of their culture and identity. many suffered abuse in the schools. the assimilation policies continued. and in the 19 50's came the indian adopt

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>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we're following for. >> you there is no one who had a done more to syri make syria a magnate to terrorists than bashar al-assad. >>> west virginia giving freedom industries two hours to disclose all information about the chemical spill into the elk river. >>> and we take a look at homeschooling and how little to know regulations are causing concerns. >> world leaders are gathering in montreux, switzerland, they're trying to bring a deal to syria. a short time ago secretary of state john kerry was saying that bashar al-assad cannot remain the leader of syria. >> you cannot have peace. you cannot have stability. you cannot restore syria. you cannot save syria. from disintegration as long as bashar al-assad remains in power. >> those who are behind the acts of terrorists, terrorism in syria should choose between an arsonist or fireman. they cannot be both at the same time. >> and nick schifrin is in montreux, switzerland, tonight. tough talk from both sides of

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i'm john siegenthaler, america tonight is up next on al jazeera america. remember you can always get the latest news on are aljazeera.com and i will see you back here tomorrow night. >> th welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. we're talking about the president's ability to make nominations when the senate is at recess. in the nlrb and many other departments were of longstanding but unable to either get a hearing or unable to pass the relevant committee. the question is had the advice and consent power been used to make the nlrb non-functioning as an agency of government? >> i think that was the plan. there was, the nlrb, the supreme court previously held unless the agency has a quorum, three members, they're not able to junction, and they dip below that. they are not able to decide matters properly before them. and notwithstanding that the senate was refusing to take nominees before them. this was a case of holding up nominees was very much by design, intended to slow or halt functioning of the agency. >> and it was defeated because ultimately the