This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. An unconditional pledge by the republican candidates to support the eventual gop nominee is all but dead this morning. At a town hall last night, all three candidates were given a chance to say they would support the eventual nominee but all declined. That goes back on a pledge the candidates signed with the Republican Party and it makes the race that much more fraught. This morning, donald trump is defending his campaign manager, who has been charged with battery. As al jazeeras Michael Shure reports, its an issue that is overshadowing policy debate. Please welcome ted cruz. Senator ted cruz was first up in cnns gop town hall in milwaukee, wisconsin. Right off the top, a question about the news of the day, the arrest of Donald Trumps campaign manager. The reporter alleged that she was physically assaulted. That, i will say its consistent with the pattern of the trump campaign. The culture of the campaign has been a c
Ted cruz wins the republican caucuses in iowa and defeats the frontrunner donald trump but the margin on the democratic side is less than half a percentage point, welcome to your world this morning, im rochelle carry. And im del walters and cruz calling his victory a win for courageous conservatives but on the democratic side it is as tight as a tick. Lets look at the latest numbers with 99 of precincts reporting and cruz has 28 of the vote. Donald trump came in second and rubio very close behind in third, for the democrats clinton is holding a very narrow lead, less than 1 point and no winner has been declared yet. Al jazeera michael shore is live in des moines, iowa and expecting both of these races to be close for the democrats it still is. Yes, del absolutely its close front the republicans too but half a percentage point and the des moines paper of record saying cruz prevails and the democrats in a dead heat and its where Bernie Sanders kept catching up as you watch percentages bu
A new day in nigeria. Former ruler Muhammadu Buhari defeats the current president and outsmarting the u. S. Its the latest sign of the ways in which the u. S. Is challenged on the global stage American Allies join a chineseled invest. Bank Investment Bank despite objections from the white house good evening, im antonio mora we begin with breaking news on the Iranian Nuclear talks in switzerland. Irans foreign minister zarif briefed reporters saying a final resolution is expected to be drafted wednesday, after marathon negotiations. The parties agreed earlier to extend the talks. They have ended for the night and will reconvene tomorrow. According to u. S. Officials, several issues need to be resolved. Simon mcgregorwood is in Lausanne Switzerland with the developments. Reporter a session with all the Foreign Ministers, including iranians had broken up. We heard from a european official that theyd reconvene at political director level in the early hours of wednesday, coming back to disc
Acclaimed iranian artist talks about building bridges between iran and the u. S. Let the music play. Our job is to play what the people want to hear. In the philippines leaving local artists struggling to catch listeners ears. Good evening, this is al jazeera america. Im libby casey. And im antonio mora. We begin tonight in the u. K. Where Prime Minister David Cameron is pledging unity and a greater britain after he and his conservative party pulled off a stunning victory in the general election, secured 330 houses last night half of the houses houses over half the house he in parliament. Before the vote, it was suggested the vote would be very close but securing a surprisingly easy victory. Cameron says he is already working on a new approach to the European Union. Dana lewis joins us from london. Preelection predicted a close vote it certainly didnt turn out that way. What happened . It sure didnt. 11 election polls said the conservatives and labor would virtually tie on election day
Mexico that helps supply americas drug addiction. Thousands of people gathered in selma alabama to remember the citys pivotal role in the civil rights movement. Today they honoured former president Lyndon Johnson for signing the Voting Rights act in 1965. He was motivated by what happened in selma. 6,000 marched to Montgomery Barack obama to protest fair voting laws. They were med with bloody violence. There were tributes to the civil rights leaders. Many say theres more to go. Tony harris is there. Youve been there all week, it was the culmination of the week. Youre right. The day began in a symbolic and historic place. Brown chapel ame church. 50 years ago it was the organizational hub of the selma marches marches. 50 years ago the names from malcolm x, and Martin Luther king junior. Today it was the attorney general eric holder, and king iii at the selma moment at brown chappell. When we think about what Martin Luther king would want us to do. I imagine hed tell us that work was not