destroy boko haram. nigeria says it will take out the rebel group in six weeks after refusing to cancel municipal elections for now other countries are joining the fight. a creative battle with i.s.i.l. iraqi state tv is using parody videos, and a test of human will undermine extreme conditions. athletes in canada racing their way in hundreds of miles of frozen tundra in temperatures as low as 50 below. good evening and welcome to al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm antonio mora. today we begin with the growing concerns in eastern europe. >> german chancellor angela merkel was in the white house today. >> she aand the president promised to stand together against russia. but she refused to give weapons to kiev. she says that would make the fighting worse. >> and putin continues to blame the u.s. for making the cries worst. >> the two leaders say there's no gap in their approach to russia. people moved from towns along the border. angela merkel believes the peace plan joined with the french, all sides meet in belarus on wednesday. willing to give diplomacy a chance for

just song and dance. >> we'll begin this news hour with breaking news out of nigeria. the national security advisor in nigeria said all boko haram camps in the north of the country will be completely destroyed within six weeks. his comments come ago the countries presidential election has been delayed because of. >> security in the north of the country where the group is active. we'll have more on that breaking news later in this news hour. >> talks are underway in yemen to try to solve the political crisis there. one party has withdrawn but the talks continue. friday houthi rebels took power in a coup, plunging the country into turmoil. many regions in the south and east have ejected the houthi declaration. tribes are threatening to stop oil production and cut off electricity if the houthis try to enforce their rule across the country. meanwhile, the former penalty hadi the prime minister and 20 ministers are still under arrest. we are live via skype. with what's happened in yemen friday and the opposition to it what are the chances that peace talks will get anywhere. >> in fact,

queen maker. >> nigeria ub votes votes for a new president next week. most of nigeria 170 million people still don't have access to power. yvonne ndege talks to people who have been affected by the shortage from gwair. >> homes and business he every day starting a generator to provide leverage. victor needs a steady supply of leverage. he has to spend about $25 a day on generator fuel. money he could spend on his business. >> they are supposed to provide leverage for us. they are not doing things that should be done. now our action is, we went for protects yesterday for this leverage. >> to get an idea how serious this situation is nigeria need about 80,000 and they get with 4500 a day. how plefnlg has been leverage is being distribute over the years governments have spent more than $40 billion trying to provide leverage for nigeria. but today less than half the population have access. president goodluck jonathan introduced a privatization program to try and improve things. the hope is that private companies will do a better job of generating and distributing leverage. >> one of the prob

chadian army in nigeria. and stage one of the tour of dubai was won in a photo finish. find out who was victorious. that's coming up. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> music superstar akon >> it is a way for me to make money. it's clearly a business >> lending his voice to those in need >> i'm in a position where i'd been offered opportunities where i can make a difference >> his goal, to have africa be part of the modern world >> if you wanna keep africa stable, there has to be elections >> every sunday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> on al jazeera the king of jordan is about to step up the action to isil. it has retaliated by executing two iraqi prisoners linked to al-qaeda. five people have been killed in rocket fire in ukraine's eastern city of donetsk. the u.n. has criticize

leaders were killed. >>> just when it seemed nigeria was actually making progress against boko haram the group fights back leaving hundreds dead. and hackers break in, this wasn't the first time. he first time. >> the measles outbreak is spreading. in illinois as many as five infants at a chicago area daycare center have the disease. two children tested positive for the illness. others have shown signs. it is not clear if the cases near chicago are linked to the outbreak that began at disneyland. one of the nation's biggest health insurers is the latest to bebe hit by hackers. anthem including the birth dates and social security numbers of customers and employees. the insurer says health care information was not taken. robert sicilyan is here with us. good to see you. the fact that the company was hacked is not a surprise but you do tell us america you need to understand this: this is a fact of life, and you may not like it but you need to accept it, correct? >> yeah, you know homes are broken into every day. banks are robbed. businesses are hacked. that is the way of the world today. as

share their profits with their young workers. ♪ >>> first to breaking news out of nigeria. there have been several explosions at an opposition rally in the south of the country. it happened at an all-progressives congress party in the oil-producing rivers state. let's go to our correspondent who is live for us. who was behind this ivan. >> reporter: well jane we have managed to speak directly to the sitting governor of the state who is a member of the opposition and what he basically explained were supporters were about to get started when three large explosions were heard. there was pandemonium, and people began running helter skelter. there was quite a stampede. but it wasn't clear what the purpose of the explosion was. it is an area that has been traditionally in control by the ruling party, the people's democratic party, and when i spoke to the sitting governor what he basically explained is that many in the opposition are asking themselves the question was this attack on their campaign politically motivated? he said that people even began coming out of their houses trying to chas

. >>> coming up in this half hour what next for the people of the nigeria? boca bocoko haram releases a new video. ahead of the outcome of his final appeal against the conviction for sodomy miss opposition leader tells the bbc he's optimistic but also torn about what to do. >> reading the classics again or re-reading shakespeare and spend my time reflecting and thinking and of course believing. >>> we're seeing a bunch of business in india. >> yeah jim, a bunch of numbers, but not without controversy. they have just reported growth similar to that of china. good news for prime minister modi's government. but there are skeptics. they say the new method used to calculate these numbers doesn't necessarily reflect what's going on in india's economy. so stay tuned. we'll go live to mumbai to get the latest. >> hello and welcome back to "gmt." the islamist group, boko haram, vowed in a new video the group will defeat a regional force fighting the militants in the northeast of the country. troops from nigeria have been joined now by soldiers from chad and cameroon in recent weeks, because of i

attacks outside nigeria as the african union puts together a force to deal with boko haram. >> thousands of jordanians rallied in the capitol amman to show support for the family of muath al-kaseasbeh and the government. isil burned jordanian air force pilot muath al-kaseasbeh to death earlier this week. demonstrators support king abbull la's military campaign against the armed group. we report. >> the islamic state of iraq and the levant's murder of jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh has produced outrage and calls for revenge. it has also shifted public opinion. those who were against jordan joining the u.s. led coalition against isil are now for it. everyone here chanted in support of king abdullah. >> islamic state of iraq and the levant face us at our borders. you don't remember islam. >> for the thousands of people at this rally in the capitol amman, muath al-kaseasbeh's murder revealed that jordan has always been islamic state of iraq and the levant's target. >> jordan is the next target after syria. if they occupy all of syria jordan is next. we have to strike this criminal group

nigeria promises to destroy the group's camps within six weeks. . >> translator: my heart burns and no appetite and my entire body is swollen. >> reporter: tricked into selling kidneys the village nl the poor duped by organ trafficics and all the sport including the and antonio spurs joining the 1,000 win club. ♪ ♪ you are with us on the al jazeera news hour and i'm david faster and global headlines, ukraine denying reports from pro-russia separate tipss they -- separatists and cutoff the main supply road from forces and the key rail way outside the separatist stronghold of donetsk. malaysia opposition leader lost his appeal against the conviction for sodomy and anwar ibrahim was the biggest threat of the hold on power which stretches back more than 50 years. india's common man party won a landslide victory in deli state election and led by anticorruption campaign stunned the bjp and won last year election by a large margin. taking you to cairo now and the state russian president of vladimir putin and in side the car with the russian flag at the front. earlier we saw him being led

a diplomatic solution. funerals are held for fans killed in an egypt stadium stampede. and nigeria says allied forces will destroy all boko haram camps within six weeks but conduct even more attacks. and. >> i'm daniel lack in canada's yukon territory where one of the longest toughest most treacherous races is being conducted, called the yukon ultraand i'll be reporting on it. >>> u.s. president barack obama says he has yet to decide whether to supply weapons to ukrainian forces. the president met german chancellor angela merkel. who says diplomatic measures should be given time to work. the key message: additional sanctions on russia should be delayed. meanwhile the violence in ukraine continues the escalate. russian backed separatists have attacked over 100 times in the last 24 hours. allen fisher has the story. >> the violence continues in eastern ukraine with people being moved from towns along the border. angela merkel believes a peace plan drawn up with the french and presented to the russians may be drawing out of the crisis. barack obama is coming under pressure to provide

examine germany's role in the crisis. and nigeria postpones the next year's elections because of growing security concerns as they get ready to take on boko haram. thanks for being with us. we begin tonight with a deadly shooting in georgia. several people were killed in douglasville just outside of atlanta. >> reporter: five people including small children are dead in an atlanta suburb west of the city. >> it's always art when you have children involved in this and it kind of touches your heart. >> a domestic situation according to officials in douglasville, georgia. the shooter is deceased from a self inflicted gunshot wound. residents heard and saw the mania. >> i've been with the sheriff's office 38 years. and i've never seen this many victims in one shooting. >> reporter: the violence on a warm sunny day at approximately 3:00 p.m. local time according to police. >> well, as you can imagine we have neighbors that are in shock. we have neighbors who came to the aid of those victims. >> investigators are speaking with onlookers and family right now. the motive is unclear but the result

three countries on the border of nigeria and cameroon. the army says they killed more than 200 militants in a battle in northeast nigeria. reports from the town say they have had intense clashes with fighters. you are watching bbc world news america. should the american government have more power to oversee internet providers? the battle lines are drawn and consumers have a lot at stake. >> the egyptian court has sentenced 230 people, including one of the leading activists in the uprising of 2011 to life in jail. >> it was very much a leading figure in the revolution, having been a symbol of hope. he has come to symbolize the repression that followed. now, he responded to the life sentence with an ironic round of applause and the presiding judge said, do not talk too much or i will give you an extra three years. during the trial, he had referred the lawyers to the prosecutors for investigation. not surprisingly, they withdrew from the case. the judge issued controversial verdicts and sent the al jazeera journalist to jail earlier this week. he confirmed death sentences for almo

this week. >>> security in nigeria has been stepped up ahead of next week's presidential election. a team from the international criminal court is in the country urging all parties to refrain from violence, before, during, and after the february 14th vote. >> no one should be insighted insighted to commit violence. the elections should be held under peaceful circumstances and a warning that anyone who insights violence, then who comitleanyone whoeconomists crimes, the prosecutor will be watching. >> nienchnigeria has the largest economy in africa. the falling currency, has lost 10% of its value. yvonne ndege has the story. >> reporter: the prices have nearly doubled here because of the falling global price of oil. sellers buy their goods in dollars from abroad. the local currency, the nira, has lost nearly 10% of its value against the dollar. sellers have passed the increased cost to purchases. >> it's ridiculous. i came intending to spend 7,000. i ended up spending 9,000. the products have been added money to so many of its commodities. >> nigeria's central bank, because of the fall

with breaking news out of nigeria. that's where a female suicide bomber has blown herself up. the attack happened in a crowded market in borno state. we're working on getting more on that attack that took place in nigeria, and we'll bring it to you. >>> an egyptian court has granted bail to two al jazeera journalists. mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed have been detained for 411 days in a cairo prison. they are accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. their colleague, australian peter greste was freed and deported on february 1st. and the trial will resume on february 23rdrd. >> reporter: this could be the beginning of the end of an ordeal that lasted for more than 400 days. al jazeera's bureau chief, mohammed fahmy and producer baher mohamed, have been granted bail at the start of their retrial. [ applause ] >> reporter: mohammed fahmy was asked to pay a security bond of around $33,000. >> we'll abide by everything in the egyptian law, and i'm sure -- he has been vindicated by this and hopefully vindicated later on when this case

for a diplomatic solution. >>> nigeria forces say they will disarm all boko haram camps in the next six weeks. >>> will this solve the deepening political crisis? plus. >> i'm daniel lack in canada's yukon territory where one of the longest and toughest race is taking place they call it the yukon ultra. island bei'll be reporting on it. >>> good day. president obama says he hasn't decided whether to back ukrainians. with arming them with defensive weapons. angela merkel says diplomatic means should be given a chance to work. the violence in ukraine continues to escalate. the government in kiev says, russian backed rebels have aattacked them more than 100 times in the past 24 hours. >> want to be sure there's no gap in the approach to russia. as the violence continues in eastern ukraine with people being moved from towns along the border. angela merkel believes a peace plan joined with france presented to the russians. presented at belarus on wednesday. president obama is willing to give diplomas a chance diplomacy a chance. >> if in fact diplomacy fails what i've asked my teams to d

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gunfire in opposition rally in nigeria. and party lockdown. we look at the tight security measures at this year's rio carnival. >> but first egypt's foreign minister at the u.n. head quarters speak about the strikes in libya. they want to tackle groups affiliated to isil and are rejecting calls for foreign intervention. but that's exactly what egypt's government is pushing for. it's angry over a video apparently showing libya's isil-linked fighters killing 21 egyptian hostages. it's retaliated with airstrikes in libya. these picture shows the aftermath in a town. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: many are angry about the egyptian airstrikes. >> there is no militant presence here. just families. the father, mother, children, they were all killed. another man died here. about seven people were killed in the neighborhood. >> the court appointed the to describe the attacks as hostile. now militia say they're heading to the city of sirte to attack the affiliate groups themselves. libya's political leadership are fractured that the strikes are carried out. egypt is calling for for an u.

, so note surprise it is hit nigeria's economy hard and sent the currency into freefall, now don't -- done more than 20% since july. helima croft from rbc capital markets, warns africa's most populous country may be the first sovereign casualty of opec's price war. as tom said, essential reading on nigeria. why do think nigeria could be the first metro state to fall? >> they're going into elections and they're usually very volatile affairs. this time that no money and very deep political and regional divisions and a scary islamist extremist group running around occupying territory south of belgium. we look in the jury and say this is primed to potentially go over the cliff. venezuela could go afterward. election has been postponed. we're very concerned you could have major unrest accompanying this election. >> terminal headlines they're going after cameroon troops as well overnight with the rebels in the eastern part of the country. bring up the chart, if you would olivia. this is the currency chart and it shows the chaos. this is back 20 years. some sense of stability. you have a

washington d.c thanks allen. still to come on the program. nigeria says it is making headway against boko haram but the president admits he underestimated the group. plus. >> this oscar -- [ laughter ] >> this actor almost left speechless. all the highlights from the oscars. >> "inside story", now at a new time. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day, breaking it down, getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find the inside story. >> now at its new time. weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a reminder of top stories on al jazeera. al jazeera has obtained what appears to be a recording of a egyptian security meeting where the security chief deals with security on upcoming demonstrations, everybody from water cannon to live rounds. an egyptian court has sentenceed kate to terms in prison. >>> did not believe iran was working to produce nuclear weapons, despite prime minister benjamin netanyahu tell the u.n. otherwise just a month earlier. and the u.s. says some progress was played at the second day of

troops across the border into nigeria in pursuit pursuit of boko haram fighters. >>> and the white house will bring cuba in from the cold. >>> and in sport the unlikely semifinal appearance at the africa cup of nations. we'll have the latest from equatorial guinea. >> three soldiers have been injured in a knife attack in the french city of nice. france is at its highest security level. people were killed in a series of attacks in paris in january. jacky rowland reports. >> reporter: the scene of tuesday's attack and the reminder of the tension on the streets of many french cities. a man with a knife stabbed a soldier in the neck. the attacker then tried to run away but was reportedly stopped by a shop owner. two more soldiers intervened, and the attacker stabbed them as well. >> when he was arrested, thanks to a local who was passing by, they brought him under control with the help of two tramway officials and police. he was struggling and hurt two other soldiers who had come to help their colleague. the perpetrator has been arrested and is now in the hands of municipal police. >>

civilians suffered most. >> more to come here on the al jazeera newshour. let there be light. nigeria's president launches an ambitious plan to stop chronic power cuts. >> the sun could wreak havoc on earth. there's a plan to make sure we know it's coming >>> equatorial guinea at the african cup of nations, returning two days after major crowd violence. details in sport. >>> 23 people have been killed in two suicide attacks in iraqi capital. one targeted a local restaurant in a mainly shia neighbourhood. 11 killed, dozens injured >>> egyptian security forces killed at least 41 suspect operatives in the north. the military says air streaks targeted armed groups. soldiers reportedly shot dead a number of gunmen in a ground assault. fighters killed 30 security personnel in attacks in northern sinai over a week ago. >> the white house says it can't confirm if a fellow american has been taken prisoner in syria. in a statement i.s.i.s. says the aid worker was buried under rubble after a raid. she was captured while working with doctors without borders. rosalind jordan follows the story from w

situation in the middle east and nigeria, not to mention what is happening in ukraine. so i do not think there is a proper appreciation of the dangers political and a command -- economic dangers that are unfolding in europe, not just in grace but spain and portugal who do have those elections coming up. >> thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >> more than 150 women and children abducted by boko haram have been reunited with their families. they were kidnapped in northeast nigeria in december. it is not clear how they were released but one report said that suggests they were abandoned in the village after they were attacked by security forces. the world health organization has approved a rapid test for ebola that would dramatically cut waiting time for results. although the blood test is less accurate than in existing procedure, it is easier to perform and he can give results within 15 minutes as opposed to between 12 to 20 for hours at present. police in britain have appealed for help to find three schoolgirls from london who are thought to be traveling to syria where it is fear

the latest attack. >>> nigeria's presidential election has been delayed by six weeks over security concerns. president goodluck jonathan's government has come under fire by that decision, which has made by the independent election commission. he spoke to a media panel and faced tough questions about the country's future and how they plant to defeat boko haram. >> we're not too committed. i have spoke with the government of chad, who were also willing to send troops. but in the african union the united nations must key in whatever is being done is some kind of acceptable. now it becomes--that's why chad has moved in now. cameroon has moved in. so there is no place for boko haram. >> we're live from abuja. do you think he would have answered some of his critics with this long chat with the media? >> please repeat the question for me, please. >> i was asking whether you thought that goodluck jonathan would have answered any of his critics during any of this media conference? >> i think yes, he would have. the two fundamental issues on the minds of many nigerians is, one, why was the e

out with the political correctness. >> thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, nigeria's military claiming it has killed hundreds of fighters from boko haram after the terror group attacked one of the country's largest cities. it happened in the northeast part of nigeria. extremists moved in on the city from four sides. they forced people there out of their homes before the military says it drove them out. this attack comes just weeks after a terrorist reportedly strapped a bomb to a young girl. and set it off in a crowded marketplace. >>> egypt releasing an imprisoned foreign reporter. and an australian journalist who works for vzfnal-jazeera english. he and two other journalists were arrested in 2013. the government unhappy with their coverage of the bloody crackdown on islamist protesters after the overthrow of mohammed morsi and he was sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges. the other two remain in prison. >>> we have to be prepared to put boots on the ground if that's what it takes because, i think -- >> boots on the ground in syria? >> i don't think that's an immed

help compute a cure for cancer, that's what i'd like to do. >>> an american woman kidnapped in nigeria today. she was abducted yesterday from a school. she was teaching there. the fbi is trying to find her and rescue here. arwa is out front with the story. what can you tell us about how she was captured? >> reporter: it does seem as if this was a carefully orchestrated kidnapping according to the police commissioner. not too far away. five men scaled a wall offense a school where her office was based. they whisked her away to try to clear people out of the area before disappearing into the mountains. there's an investigation under way. it's unclear how many resources they can really dedicate to try to somehow secure her release or even rescue her. her abductors asked for a ransom slightly upwards of $300,000. >> what do you know about her and what she was doing in nigeria? >> reporter: she was running an ngo that was helping some children of the nomadic tribe. trying to educate them and providing them with some other assistance that they did not have before. very much focused on humani

. >>> in nigeria elections are postponed until next month because of security concerns as thousands of more troops are ready to combat the growing threat of boko haram. bombs killed dozens in bag dads hours before a deck laid-long nightly curfew is lifted in the city. bridging the divide. friends sharp pork on the u.s.-mexico border where family members torn apart by immigration can be face-to-face. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin with breaking news out of an atlanta suburb. police say at least five people have been killed in a shooting in douglasville, that is just west of atlanta. reports say several of the victims are children. in all, seven people have been shot. the alleged gunman was also injured. he is in the hospital. the motive for the shooting is not clear right now. but we'll continue to get updates for you throughout the newscast and bring you that information, so do keep it here. >>> also tonight, vice president biden and german chancellor angela merkel both blasted vladimir putin taye. merkel saying he shows disrespect to the peace process. edbiden, it's last time for paout en to

northern com ruin. the group based in nigeria attacked a town along the border between the two countries. >> an offensive against boko haram, african leaders agreed to send troops to fight the troop. armies from chad, cameroon and nigeria are using ground forces and war planes. boko haram which has been fighting since 2009 has stepped up violence ahead of nigeria's february 14 election. >> the cameroonian minister of communication said cameroon can't defeat boko haram alone. >> what the international community to do is to understand that this problem cannot be tackled by cameroon, we need intelligence we need equipment which will enable us to face this ferocious terrorist group to help us work out a plan that we will put at the disposal of the african union which will increase the security council in order to give us official mandate and other country to say help us so that we can address we can eradicate boko haram. >> the creator of the silk road website faces life in prison at his trial in new york. he was found guilty of drug and money laundering charges. he'll be sentenced

. the financial times reporting that nigeria's opec oil minister is suggesting this tha opec may hold an emergency meeting on the crude oil slide. again, we just got a headline now. dan greenhouse of btig said it to me along with others. i apologize for jumping in, but if energy and oil prices are a part of the thesis nigeria is suggesting that opec is going to hold an emergency meeting to deal with potentially the crude oil slide, guys. right now the price of a west texas intermediate not moving a lot. it's down $40.85 a barrel. that's where it was before the headlines. they literally just crossed. >> can you serm see it coming off its lows there, and the intraday, you know, a little bit of a spike as it does come off those lows. what do you think is going to guide the markets this week dan? you know is it going to be oil? is it going to be yellin or greece? what would you put your money on? dan? have you got me? no. maybe not. okay dave, would you like to answer that question? >> i think certainly janet yellin's testimony tomorrow and wednesday will be important, and what we'll be l

prison will likely stay with her. al jazeera in the occupyied west bank. >> nigeria facing boko haram fighters carried out its first attack inside neighboring chad. ten people have been killed. fighters used canoes to cross lake chad, which separates the two countries. houses were set on fire in the board town of ngouboua. >> the details come from an unnamed security official. what we know is that boko haram stormed this village in the early hours of friday morning. according to the security official there were at least 30 suspected boko haram fighters. however, there is some discrepancy of how many people may have been killed. what does this mean for the broader fight of boko haram. if you talk to though who are supporting the military offensive going on against the group by countries like nigeria chad cameroon, they say this is an ongoing battle. no army said they would be able to defeat boko haram. it's difficult to know where the group are to know where the members are and how they're planning their attacks. but when you talk to critics of the authority they say this news of

haram. the paper says the sect is continuing to carry out massacres in nigeria but it is also threatening niger and cameroon. public enemy number one. an enemy that remains evasive and multifaceted. jeune afrique focuses on the strategy of boko haram. more sophisticated than it may seem. it is hard to decrypt. the paper says boko haram is waging a hybrid war. cozzi operations, kidnappings. other times -- kamikaze operations and kidnappings and other times it is precise. this is a challenge for regional forces fighting against boko haram. forces in nigeria cameroon, and chad. genie: it acts in the name of islam, as does islamic state. flo: we talk about these groups and we say they want to impose sharia law. that they are acting in the name of islam and following the koran. what does the koran say? looking at this, it wonders what is in the koran. it is a special issue and l'obs reads the kloran. it's the central religious texts for islam. it comes from the word of god. it interviews and islam specialist and a historian. she takes a look at what fundamentalist islamists are doi

for an ultra marathon lasting up to 10 days. u.k. says nigeria's decision to postpone presidential and legislative elections is a cause for concern. the vote was supposed to have happened next week but is now being delayed by six weeks due to security concerns as mohammed urda reports, opposition parties are also criticizing the decision. >> it's a decision arrived at after long deliberations. when he finally, came to announce it, the chairman of the electoral commission had this to say about the decision to postpone the elections due to security concerns: >> at a time security agency protection for personnel and materials as well as e legs or even observers, the commission cannot likely wave off the advice by the nation security counsel. >> the reaction was swift and angry with the opposition all progressives congress apc, calling the decision proven okaytive. people have been protesting for days against delaying the vote outside the electoral commission headquarters in abujah. >> that man, to draw timetable for elections should not be allowed to sit on the eve of elections to pos

up in nigeria. we'll report on a looming currency crisis there. >> poetic justice prisoners get a dose of shakespeare as part of a new education program in new york. >> another bad day for tiger woods as he pulls out of his latest tournament. details coming up later in sport. >> hello again. our top stories this hour, the leaders of france and germany are head to go moscow for talks on the conflict in crain. thousands have rallied in jordan in solidarity for the family of pilot muath al-kaseasbeh. he was killed by isil. demonstrators support the governments campaign against the group. >> investigators in taiwan have begun to unravel why a plane crashed into a river. they say one engine failed before the second engine appeared to be manually shut down. >> let's look at how jordan's policy toward the fight against isil is changing, the brutality in which jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh was killed appears to ever transformed the kingdom's role in the coalition to a point of pride. for months now jordan has been taking part in the u.s. coalition, but strikes were limited to syria.

nigeria that killed 35 people. groups from chad are moving in to dpeet the militant group. arwa damon was invited to join chad's military as it chases down boko haram. >> reporter: the weather conditions have reduced visibility forcing these helicopters to fly quite low. we'll be passing over camera roone as we head to one of chad's front lines with boko haram in nigeria. we're in one of the region's most feared military forces and also apparently one of the most effective. some say heavy handed. after coming under attack by boko haram and neighboring cam maroon this chadian unit gave chase following the militants right across the border into northern nigeria. we were invited along with the chadian top brass. the convoy to front is massive, heavily armed, packed with jub ilant troops. this is one of boko haram's positions. that's what the soldiers were just yelling as we were driving by. chad's well equipped and battle hardened army joined the fight in february helping nigeria reclaim a chunk of territory. we pass through the abandoned town. it was firmly under boko haram's cont

boko haram islamic extremists who now control portions of northern nigeria. the decision was made at a summit meeting in ethiopia of members of the 54-nation african union. attacks by boko haram have intensified in the weeks leading up to nigeria's presidential elections next month. boko haram is responsible for thousands of deaths, and the group is still holding hundreds of hostages, including the schoolgirls the militants abducted last april. german chancellor angela merkel today appeared to rule out any plan to forgive more of greece's debt. in an interview with a german newspaper, merkel was quoted as saying, "i don't see a further debt haircut." greece is scheduled to repay about $11.5 billion worth of debt this summer. greece's finance minister will meet with his french counterpart in paris. he has called germany's approach to the crisis "fiscal waterboarding." meanwhile, in spain, there was a rally in support of an anti- austerity party, much like the one that just rose to power in greece. violence between pro-russian rebels and ukrainian government forces continues to esca

, thank you. >>> a methodist preacher from seattle has been kidnapped from nigeria. a missionary for the free methodist church, it she was abducted on monday night from the nigeria coggie state. and the department officials are aware of this, but they can not comment x also in nigeria two suicide bombers have killed four people in two it separate attacks today. in crowded bus stations, and these images are from the state where half of the victims died. and another young man forced his way onto the bus before detonating the explosives. it's believed that the attacks were linked to boko haram but that's not confirmed yet. it shows that the cia tried to contact hamas despite labeling the grup a terrorist organization. and clayton has the details. >> the spy cables show us just how the u.s., israel and the palestinian authority play political games with each other. >> the general conference for palestine, as member of unesco. >> unesco gave the state of palestine full membership in 2011. and it's president, mahmoud abbas has soughter exception every since, but the u.s. fought that at the hig

nigeria to try and reverse that situation. >> we have had a number of sessions on nigeria. we have the development secretary who has one of the largest programs of any country in nigeria. they come back and explain what they think is going on. you have the secretary of defense whose pilots are flying over somalia. who's military it -- military is assessing what help we can get. we have experts in counterterrorism working with counterparts in nigeria. all of this is in one place with one budget. to make sure that we maximize the impact of written can have on nigeria and the political relationship have. it is still extremely testing inc. has nigeria has massive challenges in terms of corruption in the government and all the rest of it. we are pressed to find a country that has a more clear thought-through of approach to what nigeria needs in terms of help from us. our committee will do a report -- promoting infrastructure. but it says it has concerns. how can we be sure. sure that our money is actually delivering what it is intended to do rather than be divergent. >> he came to the meeti

hardship. >>> we're getting reports of 30 civilians being killed following an air strike near nigeria's border with niger. nigeria, long with chad and cameroon are carrying out an offensive against boko haram. >>> those who have stayed behind are struggling to keep their businesses alive. >> reporter: this is what many streets look like after five years of attacks by boko haram. hardly any new jobs are created these days and many of the existing ones are disappearing. this man is forced to live apart from his wife and four children. now he may lose his job as an mechanic. >> translator: nothing makes sense in this city anymore. i used to earn the equivalent of $50 in two to three hours take care of my family and apprentices. some days i go home with empty pockets. many resort to taking taxis or tricycles, this means most of us go hungry. >> reporter: for joseph a degree is not an option. people from this part of nigeria are often accused of belonging to boko haram, so he's not sure how he will be treated elsewhere. a lot of businesses in the city are threatened. this is the biggest mark

director for the center of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma. . >> nigeria says they have killed 109 boka haram fighters. friday four soldiers and a civilian have also been killed. boko boko haram is in northern nigeria but targeted border towns in camaroon and niger. they are putting together a new joint force to go after the group. >> reporter: for days soldiers have been strengthening their positions after taking over the town of gombora, from boka haram fighters. inside nigerian territory, chad groups are helping to maintain and push out the fighters. >> we were firing intensely. >> that's why they dropped their weapons and ran away. >> we liberated them. >> if you listen to the those who have been suffering understand boko haram's rule, actual. >> the nigerian military has not been able to stop boko haram's attacks. now it has regioned nigeria's neighbors. the from the town of boso in niger have reported the first attack by boko haram, making niger the second to come under attack in days. they attacked the chadian army on the border killing more than a dozen sold

being here on the debut of our global news hour. thank you. have. >> thank you. >> nigeria's president narrowly escaped a rally in gombe. meanwhile, a series of blasts in the oil rich province, yvonne ndege reports violence is intensifying ahead of the february 14th elections. >> the car bomb went off two meters from where the president and people's democratic party were holding a rally. the presidential election is being held on 14th of february just a couple of weeks away, we don't know how many minutes after the broam bomb went bomb went off. maintained the position that the military are able to and are repelling attacks and planned attacks by boko haram despite the violence we have seen in gombe and on the broader issue of how they might impact the election the electoral body says they will ggd with go ahead with elections but if it's not safe, they will make that known to the public. they maintain the position that there won't be an impact, a significant impact if, in certain areas people aren't able to vote. you have to remember nigeria is a country of 170 million peopl

on nigeria's neighbors. we report from a town in niger. and the death of a prosecutor adds to the concerns among argentina's jews 20 years after the bombing of an usual community center. >>> and in sport england's captain has another bad day ahead of the cricket world cup. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> welcome 5:00. the top stories here 7:05. will are talks for eastern ukraine. president barack obama say that there will not be a ground war but cause for the flexibility of using troops on the ground in limited circumstances. he spoke after asking congress for an intervention. >> there is a dispute over the motive. the argument ov

chad which separates chad and nigeria in canoes. they set homes on fire in a border town killing several people, before being pushed back by the army. >> reporter: the details of this attack come from an unnamed security official and what we know is the group, boko haram, suspected members of the group stormed this village in the very early morning hours of friday morning. according to the security official there were at least 30 suspected boko haram fighters. however, there is some discrepancy if you would like about how many people would have been killed. what does this mean for the broorder fight against boko haram? when you talk to those supporting the military offensive, the various military offensives going on against the group by countries like nigeria, chad, and cameroon. they say this is an on going battle. no army has said they are able to defeat boko haram. it's difficult to know where the group are, to know how they are planning their attacks. but when you talk to critics of the authorities, they say this news is more evidence of the ineffectiveness of the armed force

scheduled for next week in nigeria because of security concerns. civil rights groups were in the capital today to voice their concern over the postponement. officials decided to put off the vote for six weeks to allow time for an international military force to secure areas where boko haram has claimed territory. many fear recent attacks by the group will keep voters away. boko haram is fighting for an islamic state in northern nigeria and have set up bases in large parts of the country's northeastern states. yvonne ndege has more. >> decision to postpone the election was taken on the advance of nigeria's various security chief who basically said they couldn't guarantee the safety and security of voters and of hundreds of election staff who were going to be flown across the country to make sure that the vote took place. he says that the election commission itself was ready from a logistical point of view, but for a transparent hope he could only take the decision to postpone it another six weeks. so far there is also another issue that has also been brewing which is the fact that tens of

terror in nigeria; a rare glimpse of the man behind the n.s.a. leaks; plus, shields and brooks on the week's news. >> woodruff: sunday marks the deadline for enrolling in the state and federal health exchanges this year. the push is on once again to get people to sign up. there are signs that perhaps more than ten million will enroll, less than initially expected, but better than a revised estimate showed. to fill us in on the latest, we're joined again by mary agnes carey of kaiser health news. and susan dentzer, a health analyst for the newshour. good to see you both again. >> thank you. >> woodruff: time to talk healthcare. mary agnes carey, overall, how has the process been going the second year? >> the web site is better, actually works and that's better for everyone trying to enroll. the federal government said right now we've got about 10 million people who have enrolled and picked a plan. most of those people about 7.75 million, with the federal exchanges in about 37 states and the rest are from the state's run exchanges. >> woodruff: how many of these who are signing up are p

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isil operating in israel. >> protestors rallied saturday in nigeria demanding the postponed presidential vote proceed. security concerns forced the delay as armed group boko haram poses an increasing threat. >> in nigeria's niger delta region an amnesty offered to local fight everies has improved the security situation there. there are concerns growing positive either could bring back the violence. we have a report. >> still new at this, back in 2009 the nigerian government granted amnesty to 30,000 fighters from an armed group called the movement for the emancipation of the niger delta. former fighters get a basically month allowance of ruffle $340, and taught a trade an incentive not to attack pipelines and kidnap foreigners. desperation could make her go back to a life of violence. >> i feel bad. i don't want to go back. >> these creeks are quieter but armed groups still hidout here. largely disbanded when the amnesty deal was accepted, the fighters were well armed and often attacked people living in the delta. they would destroy oil pipelines and kidnap foreigners. after

. >>> kidnappers of an american missio in nigeria are demandina r of nearly $300,000. the refer end of free methist church was abducted monday morning at work in central nigeria. told nbc news kidnappers are probably crimin crist. and boko haram do in that area. >>> a man murdered in northeast d.c. and now police are looking for his killer. it happened last night on quarls street. e learned the man died overnigh > the man accused of jumping the white fence is expectedo make a plea deal. defense attorneys for omar gonzal say they plan to resolve the case next month. th reveal the terms of the deal. in september agents tackled et room of the white house. investigs say he had a knife. >>> a new affordable housing develot on the way to arlingn county. county leaders agree the new complex on south rolfe street. the george washingn carver homes cooperative is there now. the report says that complex will b down to create the new building to more than 200 low income residents. > two of virginia's top ranking govert leaders could fa each other in the next governor race into 17. the "washin says at l

jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. i'm shilli gauche. nigeria says they will destroy all boko haram camps in six weeks. president obama says he doesn't whether to arm ukrainian forces