Fight for freedom. Americas longest prisoner in solitary confinement is behind bars. Why a judge decides to keep him lacked up. Democrats land in iowa before Hillary Clinton but will early appearance is translate into Campaign Momentum . Thank you for joining us tonight, im Jonathan Betz and this is al jazeera america. Tonight the Obama Administration is facing new questions about another massive cyber attack on the government. Officials now say hackers may have gained access to sensitive security clearance information on intelligence and military personnel. Now, this a day after the federal employees union accused the white house of lying about the extent of another breach disclosed just last week. Our john terret is following this story from washington so john, the scope of this problem just seems to be getting bigger each passing day. Reporter jonathan that is absolutely right. The numbers get bigger every day if not indeed every hour. Because when we first heard about the cyberbreak in in the office of Personnel Management last week the number was said to be around 4 million now there was the union push back and the administration said okay there were military and intelligence personnel affected as well, some applying for security clearance and that involved more people, Family Friends cowokers and the guess is somewhat around 14 million american accounts potentially hacked. 24 hours after the biggest federal employees union warned in a letter to the Obama Administration that last years hack of federal employees was far wider than first led on, there was a bigger breach. White house spokes mawrch josh spokesman josh earnest describes. I dont have further informing on the matter. Forms government workers fill out to qualify for security clearances. The information ranges from details about Mental Illness drug and alcohol use to arrests and even bankruptcies. The apparent breach and the one revealed earlier could end up to 14 million federal records being compromised. There are a lot of questions being asked. But why they didnt take some very simple Cyber Security precautions like encrypting the data, around that could be breached by anybody in the system, thats a big problem. The biggest trade union the American Federation of Government Employees wrote to the administration accusing the government of hiding the ongoing criminal investigation not to give out too many details. But earnest was adamant protecting was a task, given the size of the systems involved. Protecting the Government Security is is a challenge and it requires the government to be nimble something youre talking about when you talk about a system this large. Jay cox said we believe the central Personnel Data file was the target and the hackers are now in possession of every employee retiree and up to 4 million retirees. You social security, birth dates, data such as Health Insurance Life Insurance and pension data had been stolen. The rowe spread to capitol hill, Mitch Mcconnell and harry reed, reed saying oftenly for first time it may have been the chinese. So was it the chinese . Well, the answer is we simply dont know. Harry reid certainly thinks so. He said so yesterday. However, the point being there have been hacks in the white house and the pentagon last year and those were blamed not on the chinese but the russians. What we dont know is whether it was one break in and two separate thefts, or two separate break ins. Aolot of unknowns there jonathan. Thank you john. President went to capitol hill today to make a personal appeal to House Democrats to support a bill to expand his power to negotiate trade deals. But hours later the democrats helped vote down that plan. Libby casey has more from washington. Reporter a major defeat. The ayes of 126 the nays are 3 zoo the motion is not adopted. Torpedoed his Fast Track Authority on strayed. It would have allowed the administration to negotiate trade agreements, to stop fast track democrats had to vote down a bill to train and help americans out of work because of globalization. That is something democrats normally support but not this time because it linked to the bigger trade package. We should not pass. Reporter the top democrat was mum on the but nancy blois declared she was a no vote. I will be voting to slow down the fast track to get a better deal for the American People. Bigger check bigger paychecks better infrastructure, help the American People fulfill the plairnl dream. The whowrs pushed hard for democratic support. President obama swung by the annual congressional baseball game thursday night and just hours before the vote on friday he took the ride down pennsylvania avenue to capitol hill in a last ditch effort to gain support. Unconvinced by mr. Obamas personal outreach. He ignores the possibility that we can start pressing our trading partners for a fair trade deal. So were stuck with nafta on steroids. Reporter president obama wants a Fast Track Authority to sign off on a deal with asia. Not all are convinced to give him what he wants. Gentlemen ladies, lets support trade fair trade and again, i ask you to support the trade bill today. Republicans found themselves ever agreeing with the president and supporting him with their votes. What America Needs is freedom and for free enterprise. When we dont lead were allowing and effectively essentially allowing china to go ahead and set the rules of the economy. Gop pledged it is not the end of the road for trade bill. We have an opportunity to bring this back. And the white house has the opportunity to bring others under pressure. Maybe the president today discovery weekend probably into next week. One last chance to rescue the president s trade agenda. Libby casey washington. Developing news this hour. Youre looking at live pictures from pilatesburg joys mitchell who helped two murderers escape. She gave the prisoners hacksaw blades drill bits and lighted eyeglasses pep. Today we have arrested 51yearold Joyce Mitchell of dickenson center, new york, of providing support to david swet and richard matt. She has been charged with promoting prison contraband, class d felony and she will be arraigned at pilatesburg city courtplatsburg countyjail. Joyce mitchell tonight appearing before a judge in these live pictures coming from upstate new york. According to cell phone records her cell phone was traced to friends of the men. They are still on the run tonight. Lets listen in if we can real quickly to this hearing in upstate new york, with joyce miller. Were adjourned. Thank you now. Well move on at this hour but Joyce Mitchell appearing before a judge in upstate new york allegedly helping those two prisoners escape from prison nearly a week ago. A prisoner who spent nearly 40 years behind bars in louisiana will stay behind bars. One of the socalled angola 3 prisoners. As Jonathan Martin reports prosecutors are trying to make sure he stays there. After more than four decades in solitary confinement albert wood fox will remain behind bars now. We are deeply concerned that mr. Wood fox will not be released today. Reporter his supporters hoped he would walk free after a federal judge ordered his immediate release. But a local judge challenged that ruling calls wood fox a murderer. The state continues to appeal his release. I would love for him to stay in prison. Yes, for the end of his life. He was convictof killing britt miller. Millers family says wood fox should be tried a third time. They appealed the Supreme Court decision to keep him locked up. What does this sympathy thing say . I dont understand that, whenever you murder somebody you take price for it. The state ordered limb be released the state couldnt provide him a fair trial because many of the witnesses were not alive. He mentioned the 68yearolds poor health. Do you think he can still get a fair trial . I do, i do. Albert wood fox is an innocent man and he has suffered needlessly. Herbert calls wood fox a political pridz prisoner. A leader of the black panthers, along with wood Fox Robert King and Herbert Wallace became known as the angola 3 because of their stretches in prison in ann angola and others at this time prisons. It was an effort to destroy the black panther movement. To get him out of prison no matter how whrorchg it takes. Protestors rattlied add mckinney templeght etexas texas today. Some demanded cases be filed against eric casebolt. Casebolt has since resigned from the force. Close to an historic agreement with cuba. Reopening embassies and restoring diplomatic relations trying to finalize the agreement in july. At that time, john kerry would finalize the money by ceremony, by visiting cuba. The United States sends out a potential warning about the possibility of the deadly disease. For the first time, doctors in the u. S. Are being quarnd to lookwarned tolook outer for mers. Middle east respiratory syndrome, first detected in saudi arabia. Doctors need to be aware of the risk and consider it when treating people for respiratory problems. The World Health Organization says more cases should be anticipated. Californias waters restrictions have now been extended to farming in the Central Valley areas. The Water Resources control board ordered record cuts in the sacramento, san joaquin and delta regions,. The head of the naacp in spokane, washington is at the center of a heated National Discussion about racial identity. Social media posts and public media posts Rachel Dolezal gave the impression she was black but her parents say she is really white. A look at the story that has lots of people talking. She runs the spokane brach of branch of the naacp. Here is Rachel Dolezal at a rally in march describing hate mail she said she received. Not isolated just in spokane not something targeting me, its targeting the larger black community. But the Police Department has stopped its investigation into those claims. Dolezal teaches africana studies. Here she is on youtube. What does that do to us as an image, how does that then connect to doing what you love . If you are an an artist selling your art or if youre a musician selling your music and performances . Reporter but her claims of black heritage as in this application for appointment on a Police Oversight board her mother describes her ethnic background as german swedish and czech. Its so very disturbing that shes become so dishonest says her parents. Dolezal identifying this man as her father saying he was coming to visit. But this is a family photo showing Larry Dolezal her real father, according to a birth certificate out of Lincoln County montana. And this is what happened when a spokane reporter asked her point blank about her race. Are you African American . I dont i dont understand the question of, i did tell you that yes thats my dad. And he was unable to come in january. Are your parents are they white . Im not dolezals parents who adopted four African American childrens much younger than her said her behavior changed about eight years ago. The naacp says Rachel Dolezal is enduring a situation with her system and we respect her in this matter. Ones racial heritage is not a qualifying or disqualifying criteria for naacp leadership. I dont know this is an issue at all, other than im white woman im committed through my scholarship and my Committee Work with African Americans. But the apparent situation in the dolezal case makes this different, according to megan ming franklin. She calls it puzzling and takes personal offense. It is on some level distilling, if i can get a weve and i have block braids, i can be black too. Is that offensive . I find that very offensive. Allen schauffler, al jazeera e. Utah law bans price fixing for contacts. Three of the countrys contact manufacturers is fighting that law. Based in utah pushed for measure. The other manufacturer says it will allow the company to ignore minimums and sell contacts at discount prizes across the country. Adoptive agencies pulling turning away couples. Bisi onileere reports. Less than 24 hours after arriving on his desk, Merrill Lynch governor rick insider signedschneidersigned off on a bill, critics saying that means people who are gay, lesbian or even ever a particular ethnicity can now legally be turned away. This particular package of bills would allow the moral ideology of an institution of a company of an agency to trump the needs of our most vulnerable children. And i think its wrong. Reporter Democratic State senator Rebecca Warren was one of receivable who voted against the is legislation, it winds up hurting children. These are our states kids and theyre receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars of state taxpayer money and now they get to pick and choose what families and what kids they are going to work with. Reporter now there are 62 adoption agencies operating in michigan and according to the Michigan Catholic conference 17 have a religious affiliation. Last year 19 million in state and federal funds was spent on adoption and foster care services. Almost 10 million of that funding went to faith based organizations. Senator rick jones voted in favor of the legislation he says it will allow more adoption agencies to stay open by heading off lawsuits. Do you see the argument that people have that some feel this is a discriminatory law . This is political nonsense spread by a few people that want to stir it up. We have a system that is working. Has worked for over 50 years. And we simply want to keep it in place. The new adoption law takes effect immediately. Just as the u. S. Supreme court weighs whether same sex marriage should be legal in michigan under several other states. Attorney dana nessle is representing the michigan couple behind that case. It is beyond words to me how atrocious it would be for these couples to finally have the right to illegally adopt only to be effectively stripped of that right because they cant find an Adoption Agency that will work with them. Reporter the fight to reor overturn the law is not over. The American Civil Liberties union is prepared to file suit bensagainst michigan. Bisi onileere, al jazeera detroit. Harnessing power months before casting a vote. With xfinity from comcast you can manage your account anytime, anywhere on any device. Just sign into my account to pay bills manage Service Appointments and find answers to your questions. You can even check your connection status on your phone. Now its easier than ever to manage your account. Get started at xfinity. Com myaccount a french court has cleared Dominique Strauss kahn on pimping charges. At one time he was a he did take part he tonighted in wild or orgies but didnt pay anyone for sex. A former political operative has been sentenced to two years in prison. Tyler harbor is the first person ever charged for coordinating political dmaikses between a donations between a a campaign and a from superpac. Sentenced to two additional years of probation. Hillary clinton will hold her First Political rally in new york and then off to iowa. Ashhar quraishi has more for campaign trail in des moines. For president ial candidates the run up to the iowa caucus is all about momentum. Trying to build it when youre behind, trying to maintain it when youre ahead. The grotesque level of wealth and income level in our country. Bernie sarnth in sanders has in the last week drawn large crowds in iowa. Governor how does it feel to be bake in iowa . Its great to be back in iowa. Everyone wants to meet the candidate two or three times before making up their mind and thats good. Governor omalley is trying to get interest, he is making rounds in the hawkeye state. Im running for president of the United States. Reporter this meet and growth in iowa city is omalleys third of the day. The candidate has to be willing to have hundreds and hundreds of the meetings like the ones here and more that will follow in the days ahead. Reporter so far four democrats senator sanders where billionaires are literally i able to buy elections. Lets not kid ourselves. Three have them have been pressing the flesh and first in the nation caucus state overshadowed by the presumed party front runner Hillary Clinton who has spent little time here so far. Outside a heavily scripted listening tour after she announced her candidacy doesnt seem to have hurt clinton. Less than 57 of des moines ftc caucussers said she would be their candidate. Its important for somebody like an omalley or sanders even though they seem like a long shot, should get Hillary Clinton a serious competition so she can get in shape for the general election. What we have got to do is to create an economy that works for all of us. So far serious competition is coming from senator sanders. Hoping the vermont senator can carry the torch. Ashhar quraishi on the campaign trail in iowa. Last months oil spill on the california coast killed hundreds and possibly thousands of animals but workers have managed to save some and now a few of them are back in the wild. Today crews returned ten brown pelicans back to the beach. Washed each bird by hand and nursed them back to health. About 100 more animals will be released in the coming weeks. Good to see. Im Jonathan Betz. Thats it. Stay toournd tuned, ray suarez and inside story start now. The nine justices of the Supreme Court include one justice in her 80s and seven in their 70s. The next president may get to a point two three even four justices shaping the nations highest court for a